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In the software domain, especially in that of Linux, Wine needs no introduction. It is one of the most popular software that a Linux user uses. For those who don’t know what Wine is, here is a brief introduction about this wonderful piece of product.

Wine is a translation layer (a program loader) capable of running Windows applications on Linux and other POSIX compatible operating systems. Windows programs running in Wine act as native programs would, running without the performance or memory usage penalties of an emulator, with a similar look and feel to other applications on your desktop.

Today, Wine took another step in the history with the commencement of its new version “1.0-rc2″. This release is a free execution of Windows on UNIX. Basically, the new version comes up with an ample amount of bug fixes. A brief list of changes can be found below.

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Addicted to MSN messenger? Then this is the real deal for you. The iBuddy will be the perfect desktop accessory that will just blend in an amplify your MSN activity. This connects to your computer through a USB and syncs with the MSN messenger. The iBuddy has wings that look like the logo of MSN messenger. The iBuddy will respond to all the activities that are taking place on your messenger. You can even programme it to act in different ways with different types of contacts. It flashes with many colors and moves its head and flaps its wings.

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The Winamp remote is a new piece of software by Orb. This software is made for the iPhone or the iPod touch. This software allows you to access your music collection which is in your home computer from anywhere that has a WiFi signal. This can be done without even hacking your iPhone. You can now listen to your favorite songs stored in your home computer on your iPhone through fast streaming. The entire process is done through a web browser and the streaming of the songs is very fast.

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Microsoft has now released the Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Office 2007. This service pack consists of enhancements that concentrate on this versions stability and performance. This service pack is available online as a free download from office online. The SP1 also is packed with an automatic update that will come into action within 3 to 4 months.

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Now you can enjoy the two most widely used social networks simultaneously without taking the pain of logging into each one. Recently through a blog I found a Facebook application that will surely make your social networking life much faster by letting you managing both profiles simultaneously.

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The first beta of Mozilla Firefox 3 was finally released after falling months behind schedule. After correcting a few bugs here and there this platform have significant improvements to both the type of user interface and the performance of the browser. Firefox now faces strict competition in the market. When it was 1^st launched Mozilla was the only option to the Internet Explorer. Now it competes against OPERA 3 and Internet Explorer 7 which is much improved and also Safari 3 by apple.

Download Firefox3 Beta2

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The free software foundations have now released GPL for various web services. The free software foundations have now published a new open source software license that is aimed at developers whose codes are used for softwares as service or the SaaS applications. This license is called the GNU afro general public license. (more…)

After much development mozilla finally has decided to release a bug fix for its browser that would repair a long standing security flaw in the software. Mike Schroepfer who is mozilla’s vice president of engineering has said that the current update that will be update 2.0.0.10 has undergoing through much testing and is now gong through the final development stages to make sure that there are no issues with this update.

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Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 beta is out and had it downloaded real quick. New emoticons and skins have been added to help you talk for hours, if you want, between PCs. File transfers can be of any size you need to.

Some New Features !

• Add a contact button is now at the bottom of the messenger, hmm may be some users will find t more comfortable but i am used too of havinfg it at top

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GUI version of iUnlock has just been released by the iPhone development team. An Installer.app version is coming soon that will let you download the file over any EDGE or Wi-Fi network into your phone and run it. Look for most recent version on the development team’s wiki, but here’s our mirror site anyway. Here’s hoping that the next firmware update on the iPhone won’t bork the iunlock. As always, there are no guarantees though your iPhone won’t get gummed up!

Download from Tech Wizard (v1.01) or iPhone Dev Team

UPDATE : Apple claims this may result in “Permanently Inoperable i-Phone”

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