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This article was written on December 01, 2008 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–

I Want Sandy & Stikkit Close
Two popular online productivity applications, I Want Sandy and Stikkit, have announced that they will be shutting down soon. Both services are run by the same company and recently got acquired by Twitter. It was hinted that some of the technology would be integrated into Twitter later on.

Google Admits to Breaking App Store Terms
After a little searching around a group of individuals managed to find out that Google had used undocumented API’s in their iPhone application, which is against Apple’s SDK rules. There’s been no word from Apple yet regarding whether Google will have to change how their program works.

eBay’s Traffic Plummeting
According to some data eBay’s traffic in the U.S. has been sharply dropping. In October 2007 they were receiving 13.5 million unique visitors, but in October 2008 they received just 9.1 million unique visitors. And it continues to drop from one month to another. Will eBay be able to come back?

Apple Finally Got Safari Right on the iPhone
Looks like I’m not the only one noticing a dramatically improved Safari browser on the iPhone 2.2 firmware. I used to see Safari crashes several times each day, but haven’t had a single hiccup since the iPhone 2.2 firmware update. Yay!

Google Maps Updated
Google has updated their maps service with a refreshed interface, and spruced up the Street View a bit. Now when using Street View the imagery will take up the entire map area on the screen instead of being contained in a bubble. This is a dramatic improvement for anyone that uses the Street View regularly.

G1 Gets Visual Voicemail and Opera Mini
The T-Mobile G1 powered by Google’s Android operating system now has two long awaited apps: visual voicemail and Opera Mini. The only downside is that the visual voicemail service is run by a third-party, but it is still free.

Watch Out for the New Digsby Installer
I’ve been a huge fan of the Digsby instant messenger client ever since it became available, and have managed to get dozens of friends, family, and co-workers using their software. Now, however, they are doing something I’m not all that fond of… asking users to install toolbars and other things during installation. I’ll continue to recommend their software, but I’ll be sure to warn people about the things it will try to install.

–Tips, Tutorials, and Reviews–

Lunascape Browser Uses 3 Rendering Engines
Lunascape is a new browser available for Windows that lets you view websites using the Trident (Internet Explorer), Gecko (Firefox), or WebKit (Safari/Google Chrome) rendering engines. You get to pick and choose which rendering engine you want to use!

Zenbe Brings All Communication Into One Place
Zenbe is truly on the bleeding edge of email and communication innovation. Their email client will let you do things like manage tasks, sort through your calendar, post to Twitter, view Facebook updates, and much more from one central interface.

Share a Printer over the Internet
There have been times where I’ve wanted to print something when I’ve been away from my home. This freeware app will let you do just that by using your Internet connection to share your printer.

–Downloads–

• 7-Zip 4.61 ^Beta [Mirror]
• BurnAware Free 2.1.7 [Mirror]
• CCleaner 2.14.750 [Mirror]
• Deluge 1.0.5 [Mirror]
• Digsby Build 38 ^Beta [Mirror]
• FeedDemon 2.8.0.7 ^Beta [Mirror]
• FileZilla 3.1.6 [Mirror]
• Flock 2.0.2 [Mirror]
• Google Chrome 0.4.154.25 ^Beta [Mirror]
• HandBrake 0.9.3 [Mirror]
• ICQ 6.5.102 [Mirror]
• MediaCoder 0.6.2.4215 [Mirror]
• PeaZip 2.4.1 [Mirror]
• Recuva 1.21.373 [Mirror]
• Trillian 3.1.12 [Mirror]
• uTorrent 0.9 ^Beta
• uTorrent 1.9.13485 ^Alpha

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Well, well, look at what’s been added to a tentative agenda when the FCC meets on December 21st: net neutrality. Here’s how the item reads:

Open Internet Order: An Order adopting basic rules of the road to preserve the open Internet as a platform for innovation, investment, competition, and free expression. These rules would protect consumers’ and innovators’ right to know basic information about broadband service, right to send and receive lawful Internet traffic, and right to a level playing field, while providing broadband Internet access providers with the flexibility to reasonably manage their networks.

Presumably, a draft order is now circulating amongst attendees, the details of which are of the utmost concern for both consumers and wired / wireless providers alike. According to the AP, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will outline his net neutrality proposal in a speech on Wednesday, with plans to bring the new rules to a full vote before the end of the year and ahead of the newly elected Republicans taking their seats in the House.

Update: The AP received an advanced copy of Genachowski’s speech. Here are the highlights of the FCC proposal:

• Wired broadband providers will be required to let subscribers access all legal content, applications, and services with the flexibility to manage network congestion and spam as long as they publicly disclose their network management approach. Broadband providers would also be allowed to experiment with dedicated networks to route traffic from specialized services like smart grids and home security systems as long as they “don’t hurt the public internet.”
• Wireless providers would also be required to disclose network management practices and be prohibited from blocking access to web sites or competing applications like cellphone VoIP services. However, they’d be given more flexibility to manage traffic due to relative bandwidth constraints. In other words, wireless networks will still be special under the FCC proposal, just not as special as the plan pitched by Google / Verizon (which only required transparency) over the summer.
• The proposal would leave the FCC’s regulatory framework for broadband unchanged as a lightly regulated “information service,” not as a “common carrier” as Genachowski had wanted. Another victory for Comcast.

Update 2: The New York Times says that the proposal will allow broadband companies to implement usage-based pricing, charging customers higher rates for heavy data usage.

FCC addressing net neutrality on December 21st (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AG Findings says its new iPhone 4 case, the Vent Shell. has the kind of head-turning style that iPhone users demand. While it may not literally turn any heads, it’s still an attractive case. It comes in vibrant colors and is engineered from strong polycarbonate. It’s a one-piece case that snaps onto your device, leaving the charging port, camera, and controls fully accessible.

You can pick up the Vent Shell at AT&T stores for $29.99 in a two-pack that includes both red and black cases. If you’d prefer a two-pack that includes clear and purple cases, visit AT&T’s wireless accessories page. For other colors and combinations, visit the AG Findings Web site. 

Adobe’s ubiquitous Flash Player has a new beta version out today that promises to complete the move to hardware acceleration of video played back using the web software. You’ll no doubt be aware that the current, non-beta Flash already does some offloading of video tasks to the GPU, but the new Stage Video API permits the entire workload to be shifted over, resulting in “just over 0 percent” CPU utilization when playing back 1080p clips. Should you doubt the veracity of Adobe’s bold new claims, the company’s set up some demo vids for you to test this out for yourself after downloading the beta — hit the source link to find out more. Windows, Mac and Linux machines are supported right out of the gate, while Microsoft gets an extra bone thrown its way with Internet Explorer 9 hardware acceleration also being implemented in this latest iteration of Flash. Full PR after the break.

Continue reading Adobe Flash Player 10.2 beta arrives, expands hardware acceleration

Adobe Flash Player 10.2 beta arrives, expands hardware acceleration originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Dec 2010 02:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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