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If you’re wanting to install Windows Vista Service Pack 1 but are not planning to be anywhere near Redmond on October 27th, you may be in luck. A couple of hackers have posted a registry setting that will reportedly allow you to download Vista SP1 through Windows Update.
A little “evaluation copy” watermark will show up [...]

Google has just released an updated version of Gmail Mobile. Google Maps now works on cell phones running the Symbian operating system.
Here are the new features:

Display contact information including photo, email address, phone number, and notes when you click on a contact
Can call a Gmail [...]

Everybody knows that there is tension between Apple and Universal Music. Itunes is the dominator of music that is easy to see. Without Universal Music there would be no iTunes so basically they need each other to survive. Universal started offering DRM-free tracks for download this year, the label went with Amazon, Wal-Mart, and RealNetworks [...]

Vixta is a Fedora-based distro with a custom KDE-based interface. Just like Vista there are widgets, a start menu and taskbar. Without looking close at the desktop many would mistake it as Vista. Though it looks like Vista we believe very few windows users will make the switch.
You can’t run Windows programs without the help [...]

Microsoft is adding some making some changes to its services in the coming weeks. A new page will offer a many new features making it easier to find and print driving directions. Here are a few of new features:

A new display mode will let you compress the first few or last few directions. If you’re [...]

Rating:
Version tested: 1.0.1
Any Audio Converter is a freeware audio converter. It allows you convert audio files between MP3, WMA, ACC, or OGG audio format. It can also demux (extract) audio tracks from most video files, including FLV and DVD video VOB files, and provides a preview screen so you can set beginning and end [...]

Rating:
Version tested: 4
Review:
CDBurnerXP is not just a for burning CD’s It also burns DVD’s and has much more to offer than most other burning programs. Plus it is free!

CDBurnerXP 4 was recently released, and it has some impressive new features:
* Support for burning Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, and Double layer DVDs
* Support for FLAC audio [...]