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Connectify turns Windows 7 based Laptop or Notebook into Wi-Fi Hotspots
Dec 2nd
Few years ago a little-known feature called Virtual Wi-Fi was crafted by Microsoft‘s research group as a way to “virtualize” one wireless card as several separate adapters in Windows. The project was discontinued in 2006, but some of the code apparently made its way into Windows 7, and now at least one company is taking advantage of it with a new application that can turn any laptop into a wireless access point.
Developed by military consulting firm Nomadio, Connectify lets a laptop “tether” other wireless devices to a single internet connection by effectively turning it into a software-based wireless router. Windows 7 is required on the notebook acting as a wireless hotspot, but any wireless-equipped device, including handhelds and other notebooks running whatever operating system can jump online without any additional software. The program even encrypts traffic to and from the software hotspot using WPA2-Personal (AES) encryption.
While the Connectify beta is free to download, Nomadio expects to charge users once the complete version is released in about six weeks. A free, ad-supported version might also be released down the road.
Windows 7 and Federated Search
Dec 1st
Back in February 2009, Brandon Paddock and Alwin Vyhmeister authored the Windows 7 Federated Search Provider Implementer’s Guide and described federated search as follows:
Federated search enables users to search remote data sources from within Windows Explorer. Remote data sources make themselves searchable with a simple web front end that exposes their search capabilities.
Windows® 7 introduces support for search federation to remote data stores using OpenSearch technologies that enable users to access and interact with their remote data from within Windows Explorer.
Imagine being able to open Windows Explorer on your PC and search popular sites directly from there. Instead of opening a browser window, going to a site, finding the search box, entering your search words and getting your results you would just open Windows Explorer and search right there using the search connector for that site.
What are the benefits of this method compared to the normal search methods? We will let Brandon and Alwin answer that:
The benefit of integrating your data source with Windows Explorer is that users can get at all of their information by using the already familiar Windows Explorer user interface. Your users will be able to see files from your remote data source just as they would local files, with the right application icons and context menus. They can preview documents or web pages, see thumbnails of images, and drag and drop a file directly to the desktop or into an email.
We are not sure about you but that sounds pretty handy to us.
We did some digging online and found several search connectors that are already built – all you have to do is install them on your Windows 7 system and you will have access to them in your Searches folder in Windows Explorer.
Opera Mobile 10 Beta Released for Windows Mobile Phones
Nov 23rd
This version for Windows Mobile users elevates mobile browsing to a desktop-like experience, helping people to search, socialize and stay connected while on-the-go.
The Opera Mobile 10 beta for Windows Mobile looks and feels similar to the Opera 10 desktop browser and Opera Mini 5 beta. Opera is creating more cohesion between its products by introducing a unified look across many of its platforms. Opera maintains its powerful arsenal of features in this beta, including Speed Dial, tabbed browsing, a password manager and its super, server-side compressor, Opera Turbo.
Read more and get to know all the techy details on our mobile pages.
If you don’t care about that, download Opera Mobile 10 Beta for Windows Mobile phones.
Opera Mobile 10 Beta works on both Classic and Professional editions of Windows Mobile 6.5, Windows Mobile 6.1, Windows Mobile 6.0 and on Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC.
Devices tested: Acer N311, HTC Touch 2, HTC Touch Pro 2 (Rhodium), HTC Touch Diamond 2, HTC Touch HD, HTC Pure, HTC Touch Diamond, HTC Touch Pro, HTC Touch Viva, HTC Touch 3G, HTC Touch, HTC Tilt 2, HTC Touch Cruise, HTC Touch Cruise 2 (Iolite), HTC TyTn II, HTC TyTn, HTC Touch Pro (Raphael), Motorola Attila (A3100), Oki C4, Samsung Omnia i900, Samsung Omina II, Samsung SWD-M100, Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, Toshiba Portege, Toshiba TG01, Xda Zest.
Devices tested: Acer N311, HTC Touch 2, HTC Touch Pro 2 (Rhodium), HTC Touch Diamond 2, HTC Touch HD, HTC Pure, HTC Touch Diamond, HTC Touch Pro, HTC Touch Viva, HTC Touch 3G, HTC Touch, HTC Tilt 2, HTC Touch Cruise, HTC Touch Cruise 2 (Iolite), HTC TyTn II, HTC TyTn, HTC Touch Pro (Raphael), Motorola Attila (A3100), Oki C4, Samsung Omnia i900, Samsung Omina II, Samsung SWD-M100, Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, Toshiba Portege, Toshiba TG01, Xda Zest.
Opera Mobile 10 Beta Released for Symbian S60 Devices
Nov 23rd
Nokia owners just got a load of win delivered with the release of Opera Mobile 10 beta. Opera Mobile’s facelift hits harder than office linebacker Terry Tate – Yes, the beta actually merges the best from your favorite desktop experience into a traditional sleek minimal Mobile interface!
Read more and get to know all the techy details on opera’s mobile pages. If you don’t care about that, simply download for your Nokia, Samsung or Sony Ericsson S60 device.
Opera Mobile 10 Beta works on Nokia, Samsung, and Sony Ericsson smartphones running Symbian/S60, 3rd edition FP1 and FP2 & 5th edition.
Devices Tested:Nokia E51, E52, E55, E63, E66, E71, E75, N78, N79, N81, N82, N85, N86, N95 8GB, N96, N97, 5320, 5630, 5800, 6220c, 6720c
Samsung i7110, Samsung i550, Samsung Omnia HD, Samsung Innov8
Sony Ericsson Satio
Opera 10.10 with Opera Unite is now Available
Nov 23rd
Opera Software released Opera 10.10 with Opera Unite, a powerful technology for personal content sharing directly between all your devices!
Opera’s latest Web browser introduces a new technology platform, Opera Unite, allowing you to stream music or share files, photos and more, right from the browser. Learn more about our latest browser innovations.
Here are three things you can do with Opera Unite:
- Have you ever shared 10 GB of photos directly from your browser? Try the Photo Sharing application.
- Have you ever streamed your entire music library to another computer, mobile phone or game console? We recommend you try the Media Player application.
- Have you ever had time to brew a cup of coffee while you wait for a Web page to load? Opera Turbo speeds up your network connection, giving you eight-times-faster Web surfing over slow connections than other browsers.
Opera’s Unique Features
1 Opera Unite Use applications to share content with others in a quick and easy way.
2 Opera Turbo Boost your speed with our powerful servers to compress Web pages, so you get them faster.
3 Visual tabs Drag the handle underneath the tabs to reveal thumbnails of your open Web pages.
4 Customizable Speed Dial Get easy access to your favorite sites every time you open a new tab. Choose the layout and the background you prefer.
5 Opera Link Synchronize your Speed Dial, bookmarks, notes and other useful data.
And, so much more:
Content blocking
Make Web pages load more quickly—block images, pop-ups, and plug-ins, as you wish.
Mouse gestures
Perform movements with your mouse to navigate the Web with Opera’s mouse gestures.
E-mail and feed integration
Use the built-in mail client and online feed reader as your default clients.
Reopen closed tabs
If you accidentally close a tab, you can retrieve it from the Closed Tabs button.
Password manager
Store usernames and passwords, so they will be at your fingertips.
Sessions
Save your open tabs, or start with the pages you had open when Opera was last closed.
Inline spell checker
Spell-check quickly as you type, with support for 48 languages.
Opera Dragonfly
Debug in a cross-device, cross-platform environment with the Opera Dragonfly tools.
Opera Mail
Access, organize and search all of your e-mail with the fastest mail client available.
Quick Find
Search the full text from any Web site you visit, right from your address bar.
Personalize Opera
Choose from hundreds of skins, add or remove buttons, toolbars, or change the entire layout.
Feed Preview
Preview a feed in a clean, multiple-column layout before subscribing to it.
Get started today and download Opera 10.10!
