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This article was written on August 23, 2010 by CyberNet.

Welcome to the WrapUp by CyberNet. This is a collection of news stories, downloads, and tips that we have collected over the last few days, but never got around to writing about. Don’t forget to send in your own tips, or just leave a comment on this page if you think you’ve got something we should include.

–News–

Helium Supply to be Depleted in 25 Years
According to a Cornell scientist the world’s supply of helium will be used up in the next 25 years.

Like.com Acquired by Google
The visual search engine Like.com has been acquired by Google for an estimated $100 million.

Next Gen iPod Touch Parts Leaked
Some parts have been leaked that are supposedly from the next generation iPod Touch, and reveals a front-facing camera.

Google Charging Extension Developers Fee to Publish
Google announced that they will start charging extension developers a $5 fee if they want to publish their extension. They are hoping that by doing this they will decrease the number of spammers.

Gmail Video/Voice Chat Adds Linux Compatibility
Google has released a Linux-compatible plugin for their Gmail video/voice chat service.

HP Confirms webOS Tablet for Early 2011
In an earnings call HP announced that they will have a webOS based tablet out in early 2011, and a Microsoft tablet out in the near future.

Intel Buys McAfee for $7.68 Billion
Late last week Intel purchased McAfee for $48 per share (60% higher than the closing price) which comes to a total of $7.68 billion.

Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse
Some people were thinking that Microsoft’s Arc Touch mouse was going to be similar to the Magic Trackpad or Magic Mouse released by Apple, but this article explains what you can expect.

Google TV is a Tough Sell to Content Providers
Some content providers are considering whether they should block their content from playing on certain devices like the Google TV, much like what Hulu has done with Boxee.

Over 4 Million Evernote Users
Evernote is rapidly growing as they hit the 4 million user mark. They also include some statistical breakdown on mobile and desktop usage.

Grooveshark Pulled from iPhone App Store
After being available for a short time Apple has removed the Grooveshark app from the App Store due to a complaint from Universal Music Group UK.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Hotmail Users Can Receive SMS Alerts
Using filters in Hotmail you can have certain emails forwarded to you as an SMS alert on your phone.

Search Your Google Docs in Gmail
A new Gmail Labs feature will let you search your documents while viewing your Inbox.

Dirpy Studio Downloads YouTube Videos as MP3s
This free app can be used to grab your favorite music video from YouTube and have it saved as an MP3.

Eight New uTorrent Features Coming Soon
The uTorrent developers are working on some great new features… one of which is a Linux version of the popular BitTorrent client.

Yogile Provides Simple Photo Sharing
You can quickly create a photo gallery that anyone can contribute to using this free online service.

PhotoEdit is a Simple Yet Powerful Image Editor
With PhotoEdit, a free and portable Windows app, you’ll be able to apply some interesting effects to your images.

AirDropper Lets Others Upload to Your Dropbox Account
AirDropper makes it easy for anyone to upload a file to your account. Just send them an email, and they’ll be presented with a friendly interface to upload the requested file to your Dropbox account.

Google Calendar Sync Supports Outlook 2010 (32-bit)
Google has released an updated version of their Calendar Sync program that now supports the 32-bit version of Outlook 2010. They have not provided any time frame as to when a 64-bit compatible version will be available.

Feewhee Uses Mouse Wheel to Resize Windows
This portable app lets you hover over the title bar of a window, and when you use the scroll wheel the size of the window will be adjusted accordingly.

Enable Ctrl+V Pasting in Command Prompt
Using an AutoHotkey script you can actually start pasting into the command prompt using the common Ctrl+V keyboard shortcut.

Make Windows Look Like Snow Leopard
The Snow Leopard Transformation Pack can change the appearance of your Windows machine (even Windows 7) so that it looks like a Mac.

–Downloads–

• BurnAware Free 3.0.3 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• CCEnhancer 1.4 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• CDBurnerXP 4.3.7.2356 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Evernote 3.5.6.2757 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
• FileHippo Update Checker 1.038 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Foobar2000 1.1 ^{Beta 3} [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Google Chrome 6.0.495.0 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Google Earth 5.2.1.1547 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Kindle for PC 1.2.1.30427 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• PDFCreator 1.0.2 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Picasa 3.8.115.45 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Screenshot Captor 2.84.01 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• uTorrent 2.0.3.21177 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• VLC Media Player 1.1.3 [Homepage] [Mirror]
• Windows Live Messenger 2011 ^Beta [Homepage] [Mirror]

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Here’s one way to fix the spectrum crunch: set up wireless base stations and WiFi hotspots in every single one of the 9,000 buildings currently owned and operated by the US General Services Administration. That idea, along with the proposal that such installations be made mandatory in all future federal structures, was put before the US Senate this Friday. It’s argued that installing femtocells at those locations would improve reception indoors, lighten network loads in busy areas, and expand accessibility for more rural locales. Ubiquitous WiFi routers, on the other hand, hardly require any justification beyond “common sense,” but you should be aware that the Federal Wi-Net bill also asks for a $15 million budget for the performance of retrofitting and future installs. Full PR after the break.

Continue reading Federal Wi-Net bill proposes a femtocell and WiFi hotspot in every federal building

Federal Wi-Net bill proposes a femtocell and WiFi hotspot in every federal building originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 01:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Uh oh, just as we thought NVIDIA had moved beyond its penchant for rebadging hardware, here comes the vanguard of its 500M mobile GPU series — which happens to be specced nearly identically to what’s already on offer in the 400M family. The GT 540M chip maintains the same 96 CUDA cores and 128-bit memory interface as the GT 435M, but earns its new livery by cranking up graphics and processor clock speeds to 672MHz and 1344MHz, respectively, while also taking the onboard memory to a max speed of 900MHz. Power requirements have been kept unchanged, mind you, and NVIDIA itself admits it’s exploiting the maturation of the production process to just throw out some speedier parts. China gets the GT 540M immediately, courtesy of Acer, while the rest of the world should be able to buy in at some point next month. Jump past the break for the full press release.

Update: We’ve managed to track down the particular Acer model that’ll mark the GT 540M’s debut, it’s called the Aspire 4741G. The option we saw came equipped with a 2.66GHz Intel Core i5-480M processor, 4GB of RAM, a 640GB HDD, a Blu-ray disc drive, and a 14-inch screen up top. There’s not much, aside from the new top cover design, to really distinguish this from the rest of Acer’s Aspire line, with the keyboard in particular being the very same one that we’ve witnessed on Timeline series machines for over a year now — comfortable, well spaced, but exhibiting quite a bit of flex around the Enter key. See more of it in the gallery below.

Continue reading NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M refreshes mobile graphics midrange (update: hands-on pics)

NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M refreshes mobile graphics midrange (update: hands-on pics) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Dec 2010 22:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Deja vu all over again? Not quite — this time it’s Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois and and Indiana feeling the pain of no Comcast internet, according to a bevy of tipsters and a series of official ComcastCares tweets. As before, the fix is fairly simple, assuming you know how to manually switch your DNS — just point your computer to a public domain name server (like Google’s at 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4, but there are plenty of others) and things should re-route themselves in seconds flat. Friends don’t let friends go without a connection, so if you know someone who’s likely affected but won’t find out what’s wrong until it’s too late, why not shoot them a text message or something to share the fix?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Comcast internet down in the midwest, DNS servers to blame again originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Dec 2010 22:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In what will no doubt be held up as an shining example of irony in the months and years to come, it seems the RIAA has succeeded in shutting down LimeWire… but only the legal part. The LimeWire Store, which legitimately sold online music, will reportedly close on December 31st, and the site itself states that it won’t be taking new customers from now on. Where, oh where will folks get their digital tunes instead? Some might go right back to filching them using LimeWire’s peer-to-peer application, which hasn’t actually been squashed by the injunction. Yes, a rogue group released LimeWire Pirate Edition last month, a version of the original Gnutella P2P client with all the bloat stripped out and premium functionality turned on, which is apparently receiving so welcome a reception in the file-sharing community that the Lime Group felt the need to issue a cease-and-desist to those distributing the software. Yo ho, yo ho…

LimeWire the online store fades away, LimeWire the file-sharing service soldiers on originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Dec 2010 21:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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