dupeGuru Music Edition 5.8.1: search for duplicates among audio

July 22nd, 2010

If you need to bring order to its collection of music files, it can be done using a small utility dupeGuru. The program scans the hard disks on the subject “duplicate” and displays search results in a table. Search for duplicate records dupeGuru performs on many parameters, including bit rate, length of the track, the information in the tags, etc. Features dupeGuru not limited search of identical files. In addition to copies, and the program finds those files but they are very similar. dupeGuru supports searching audio formats MP3, WMA, AAC (iTunes), OGG, FLAC, AAC and WMA lossless.
dopegurume

The latest version fixes errors that led to an emergency closure of the program.

Developer: Hardcoded Software
Distributed: shareware, $ 25
Operating System: Windows All, Mac OS X

Easy CD-DA Extractor 2010.3: to copy an audio CD

July 22nd, 2010

Updated software, which allows for direct digital copies of audio CD formats: MP3, Windows Media, as well as a codec Audio Compression Codec Windows. Easy CD-DA Extractor can do direct recording of WAV and MP3 files on CD, supports BURN-Proof. It is also able to circumvent copy protection, read scratched discs and report bugs. With the help of Easy CD-DA Extractor can edit metadata, rename files and download the names of tracks from the Internet. The program is available for more than thirty languages, including Russian.
Easy CD-DA Extractor

Developer: Jukka Poikolainen
Distributed: shareware, 29,95 USD
Operating System: Windows All
Size 6,7 MB

PROMT Translation Server 9.0 – an interpreter for the corporate network

July 22nd, 2010

An update of the system transfers the intranet PROMT Translation Server (PTS) 9.0.

The introduction of PTS 9.0 allows to fully automate the process of translating the texts within the company. This means that the whole foreign-language content coming into the company, circulating among its entities, or goes beyond its limits, can be automatically translated into the desired language.

After installing the solution, all translations in a company run on a single server. Employees, including working remotely, via the web interface have access to the server transfers from their computers, from the usual office applications. No additional software in the workplace is not required. By centralizing the translation provided by the unity of the translated terminology and style adopted by the company.

Solutions PTS 9.0 – part of a new line translator PROMT, published this year. Compared with the previous version, they received updated dictionaries and translation tools, as well as advanced functionality:

* Support of MS Office 2000 – 2003, 2007 – 2010 (including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, OpenOffice, Adobe (translated files in PDF);
* Each user web interface can use the base accumulated translation (Translation Memory), selecting themes and settings transfer.

Solutions are available in models: PTS 9.0 Intranet Edition (PTS 9.0 IE) – a complete solution for inclusion in the information flow of the company’s Intranet, PTS 9.0 Developer Edition (PTS 9.0 DE) – Development tools for integration into business processes.

Nokia company is looking for a new executive director?

July 21st, 2010

According to the online edition of the Wall Street Journal, on Monday became known to people familiar with the situation inside Nokia, that the company is looking for a new executive director. Occupying this position at this time Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo (Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo), already suffering a series of setbacks in finding ways in which the company was able to return to the market of high-tech smartphones. While Nokia still manufactures and sells more phones than any other company in the world, but its position in the market the most technologically advanced solutions have been greatly shaken phones Apple and Android-smartphone.

According to those most “people familiar with the situation” a decision can be taken before the end of July, when the board of directors will decide on Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo. It is reported that there were questions after reviewing the income statement, the Finnish company, which has significantly decreased. After that it became known that the current CEO of Nokia is very likely lose his post. One of the main contenders for this position is called the Anssi Vanyoki (Anssi Vanjoki), who heads the newly created unit to develop “mobile computing”.

MTS Ukraine has increased the capacity of CDMA-network

July 21st, 2010

The mobile operator MTS Ukraine and SITRONICS Information Technologies today announced the completion of work on optimizing the core CDMA-operator network, thus improving the speed of Internet access services through MTS Connect 3G ».

As stated by the operator, optimizing the kernel was the third phase of development of its network CDMA. In this phase SITRONICS Information Technologies has supplied the operator, as well as assembled and put into operation equipment for the expansion of several hundreds of base stations to the 2-D and 3-frequency channels, as well as equipment to expand and upgrade the network core. In particular, the network was added another radiokontroller and executed the replacement of the elements of IP-core network to the new version to meet the increased requirements in terms of performance and capacity.

As a result, MTS was able to increase the capacity and bandwidth of its network of CDMA, which, in turn, provided the technical basis for future traffic growth and development service “MTS Connect 3G».

The first Android-smartphone for networks iDEN Motorola i1 comes from Sprint

July 21st, 2010

U.S. operator Sprint revealed the release date Smartphone Motorola i1. According to him, the first model-based operating system Android, designed for cellular networks, iDEN, will go on sale July 25. Although this applies only to direct sales channels, for example, through the online shop or by phone. For other channels, the device will be available starting August 8. Cost Motorola i1 is $ 149.99, taking into account the two-year contract and rebates of $ 50.

Recall Announcement Motorola i1 held in March this year. This is a candybar with 3.1-inch touchscreen display, 5-megapixel camera and a wireless Wi-Fi adapter and Bluetooth. The hardware keyboard does not have. He is running Android 1.5. The smartphone can operate in the radio (push-to-talk). Also, Motorola i1 protected from external influences, in accordance with military specification MIL-810A, and it will not harm the spray water, dust, shock, high and low temperatures and the like.

By Palm tried to buy Apple, Google and RIM

July 16th, 2010

Interesting facts about the bidding for the company published a resource Palm The Business Insider. According to the publication, the well-known manufacturer of smart phones on the platform WebOS tried to buy Apple, Google and RIM. Eventually, the Palm, as you know, got Corporation Hewlett-Packard.

All bidders mainly interested in only the patents owned by Palm, although Apple, according to rumors, was ready to set up production of smartphones with physical QWERTY-keyboard as competitors apparatus BlackBerry. However, the company Steve Jobs offered only $ 600 million for the Palm, while in the end it was acquired by HP for $ 1.2 billion

As reported by The Business Insider, Google is interested in Palm only because it claimed Apple. So when at a certain stage producer iPhone out of the negotiations, the Internet giant has also lost interest in Palm.

The result left the two main candidates for the developer WebOS – RIM and HP. The most advantageous offer was made by Canadian manufacturer of smartphones BlackBerry. However, on the advice of Jon Rubinstein, head of Palm executives Hewlett-Packard offered $ 5.7 for each share of the company. This rate is the result and proved decisive.

In India, created a phone with ABCD-keyboard

July 16th, 2010

The Indian company Lava presented in the local market phone B5 with an unusual keyboard. At first glance this is quite mediocre BlackBerry-clone, but the buttons on the device are arranged in alphabetical order contrary to usual layout of computer users, according to Unwired View.

In Lava argue that new suit customers who are not familiar with the QWERTY-keyboard because of the lack of access to a computer.

Specifications B5 can be called commonplace: 2,2 “display with a resolution of 320×240 pixels, 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, FM-tuner, 3.5-mm audio jack, support for memory cards, two slots for SIM-cards. In India, the phone can be purchased for $ 95.

Domestic unplugged “gray» iPhone

July 16th, 2010

The Ukrainian State Centre of Radio Frequencies cautioned Ukrainians from buying smartphones Apple, which will soon be “transformed into an expensive toy.” «IPhone to date we have not been certified, and therefore, by law, can not be imported into the territory of Ukraine and realized through the trading network”, – reported in the organization.

Representatives UGTSR say that when you connect your smartphone to Apple network operator will make it into a “gray list” and eventually cease to serve. “Vendors black market once again trying to foist the Ukrainians illegally commodity which in a few months may be unnecessary to you” – added to the center.

To function will only iPhone, which citizens have imported into the country for their own needs and registered in the generalized database codes ІМЕІ.

Nokia gave up its rights to ownership of the company MetaCarta

July 14th, 2010

The Finnish company Nokia has announced the refusal of their property rights to private U.S. company MetaCarta, which it acquired in April this year. In this case, as claimed by Nokia, it has retained the right to the intellectual geographic technology in the field of local search, which, as she had planned to be used for navigation and other services. His refusal to Nokia connects with the fact that MetaCarta aims to work primarily with government and oil and gas companies.