Seadragon Mobile, Microsoft’s first application for iPhone

Seadragon Mobile

Software giant Microsoft released its first software for iPhone users. Called Seadragon Mobile, the application enables users to access large photos through via of 3G connectivity.

Seadragon Mobile can be downloaded for free at the iTunes Store App. The iPhone application has the ability to perform high-quality image zooming with a very high speed.

The Images available for search are the image that available on PhotoSynth and images that have been downloaded by users. In addition, the Seadragon Mobile users can also get access to RSS feeds to get information in realtime.

In addition, Microsoft said they’re preparing other applications for iPhone and Blackberry. Most likely the applications outside of the Microsoft platform will be released in the next few months.

Chrome Beta Release 0.4.154.25

The latest Beta version of Google Chrome has just been released, The updated patch should be available in the next few days. You can check the update by clicking About Google Chrome under the menu, if the version appeared isn’t the latest version you can get it updated right away from there.

As the update of the previous chrome version, Google Chrome Beta Release 0.4.154.25 brings up some new changes including import/export features on the bookmark manager, bugs fixing, new blocked pop-up notification.

Bookmark manager
After the pacth installed, you should be able to see Bookmark manager under wrench menu. Bookmarking features such as export and import can be effectively managed with this new feature.

Bug Fixing
The downloaded files are no longer connecting to network with XMHttpRequest() and you will be prompted to confirm for downloading if it is HTML file.

New blocked pop-up notification
The new chrome will display a small notification that shows the number of blocked pop-up is displayed at that corner instead of the blocked pop-up window. To open each of the blocked pop-up windows, you can simply click on the menu on the notification.

Privacy section under Options
Features that might send data to another service are grouped under wrench menu -> Options -> Under the Hood tab.

Display Song Lyrics with Lyrics Seeker

Lyrics Seeker

Sometimes when playing music on Winamp, you just don’t get the correct message of the song, and then you search the internet to find the lyrics. Fortunately, now there’s a plugin for Winamp that retrieves lyrics to songs currently playing called Lyrics Seeker.

The plugin only requires little hard drive space and uses small amount of memory. Lyrics are fetched from metrolyrics.com, and will notify you whenever it found words to song in the extensive database consisting of more than 500.000 lyrics and 15,000 artists. The plugin is pretty easy to handle, it can be activated right away after only seconds of installs.

Lycrics Seeker Supports WinAmp, iTunes, & Windows Media Player. Although the developer pays license for every lyrics displayed, there’s no charge for plugin users. So we can use it for free.

White G1 now Available

T-Mobile G1 handset is now available in the new color; white, besides the currently G1 on the market that available in black or bronze. Like the other two, the white G1 also shares the similar features, including T-Mobile’s HSDPA- or UMTS-based 3G service, built-in Wifi Connection and a full HTML web browser.

T-Mobile G1 now available in white

Along with the launch of Google’s white G1, T-Mobile also unveiled the MotoZINE ZN5 which will be available this holiday weekend at T-Mobile, Which will cost $100 with a $100 mail-in discount when purchased on two years contract.

10 Unsafe Games for Children

National Institute on Media and the Family (NIMF) recently released its annuals annual video game report card on the ten games that has raised “red-flags”.

The institute criticizes the gaming industry, which create games without any warning or age restrictions for gamers. According to NIMF, children often play games with violence content and adult scene, and this is unsafe for their mental development.

NIMF also reminds parents to pay enough attention to their children with their video gaming activities , especially as this holiday season many games that circulates on the market, actually unsafe for children to play.

Here are the list NIMF’s “red flags” video games.

• Blitz: The League II
• Dead Space
• Fallout 3
• Far Cry 2
• Gears of War 2
• Legendary
• Left 4 Dead
• Resistance 2
• Saints Row 2
• Silent Hill: Homecoming

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Antivirus for Gaming PC, Norton Antivirus 2009 Gamers Edition,

Symantec just rolled out with the new antivirus that specially coded for gaming, Norton Antivirus 2009 Gamers Edition. The Antivirus will be a much lighter app, and only takes 3 seconds when the system boots. Compared to Norton 360, Which is heavier and require more space. The Norton Antivirus 2009 Gamers Edition uses more efficient memory resource than the usual antivirus, and only takes just about 5-6MB.

Generally, Gamers don’t t use the usual antivirus, and don’t want their PC bothered by the antivirus. Symantec said that the update system of the gaming Antivirus is even more quickly. Norton Antivirus 2009 Gamers Edition can be purchased via online for $ 39.99. The system should run perfectly on Vista and XP. And can be installed on 3 PCs for the standard version.

here are the notable feature of Norton Antivirus 2009 Gamers Edition

Gamer Mode

• No alerts + no notifications = no interruptions
• Optional settings to temporarily suspend updates, behavioral scanning and intrusion prevention
• Enabled automatically when your PC is in full screen mode
• Activate manually with a quick click on the Norton system tray icon

Lightning Fast

• Rapid Pulse Updates every 5 to 15 minutes
• Installs in less than a minute
• Adds less than 1 second to boot time

Light as a Feather

• Uses less than 6MB memory even without the Gamer Mode performance boost
• Needs less than 50MB hard disk space on installation
• Runs only 2 processes at a time
• Performance graphs display CPU and memory usage and how little Norton is using

Respects your needs

• Smart Scheduler holds resource intensive actions for when you are not using your PC
• Resource usage table shows you the what, when and how long for background actions taken by Norton AntiVirus
• Delivers consistently strong protection - that’s why Norton AntiVirus has won more consecutive Virus Bulletin 100 awards than any other AV software

Special Thanks Giving, With Jupiter, Venus and Moon

Moon Jupiter Venus

This year’s thanksgiving occasion would be very special, not just families that gather to celebrate it, there are also three objects that are shining bright in the night sky, Venus, Jupiter and the moon – that will gather. The Natural phenomenon won’t happen again until November 18 2052.

The rare moment will occur when Jupiter and Venus getting closer each other on Saturday and Sunday. Both planets will be visible at two degrees angle. Senior editor Sky and Telescope magazine, Alan MacRobert said, the planets will be appears along with the moon on Sunday night.

If the sky’s bright, you’ll be able to witness the beautiful moment without a telescope together with the family and celebrate this year’s special thanksgiving.

The Moon will look brighter, more closely from 500 thousand kilometers distance. Together with Venus and Jupiter