CCleaner updates with full Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 4 support

CCleaner continues to be one of the most popular Windows maintenance programs we cover here at Download Squad, and Piriform has released a minor (but important) update. CCleaner version 3.05 now includes full support for both recently-released Web browsers, Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 4.

The update doesn't stop there, however. CCleaner is now better at scanning your registry for unused file extensions, obsolete software references, and invalid browser helper objects (BHOs). Cookie management has been improved with the addition of iTunes support and tweaks to CCleaner's Intelligent cookie keeper.

Application clean-up has gotten a big boost, too -- with added support for Adobe Air, Steam, Xfire, TeamSpeak, Ventrilo, Skype, AIM, Camfrog Video Chat, Miranda, Pidgin, Yahoo Messenger, FrostWire, uTorrent, iMesh, BearShare, and more.

You'll find both the CCleaner 3.05 installer and portable version on Piriform's site.

CCleaner updates with full Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 4 support originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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3 More Trends in Idea Management

Six months ago we did an overview of trends in the idea management market. At the time, most of the action was going on in the internal idea/innovation management area. This time around, the new trends are emerging around externally focused idea management solutions.

Each of the three trends we identified six months ago now has a corollary trend.

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Internal Innovation Management Solutions Turning Outwards

Six months ago we looked at how UserVoice, originally intended to solicit ideas and feedback from customers, was being used internally at some organizations to manage ideas from employees. Deloitte even offers a service based around the product.

Now, companies like BrightIdea and Spigit, which have historically been focused on internal innovation, are now offering services that reach outward to customers instead of just employees.

It seems that the internal and externally facing enterprise idea management spaces are now converging. This could have something to do with the growing interest in social CRM and social business. The concept of "customer collaboration" is hot again, so social software vendors are providing services that can help make connections and bring in ideas from outside the firewall.

Facebook as an Idea Management Platform

In our previous idea management trends article, we highlighted Microsoft SharePoint as the hot platform for internally facing idea management vendors. But for externally facing idea management vendors, Facebook is the clear platform of choice. It's an obvious choice: if you want your customers to provide ideas, you go where your customers are. Increasingly, that means going to Facebook.

BrightIdea and Spigit both released Facebook applications recently, following vendors like Jenni and IdeaScale which have been offering Facebook applications for quite sometime.

We looked at idea managment applications for Facebook here.

Vendors are Adding More Features to Products

In September, we looked at how social software vendors like Jive, MangoSpring and NewsGator were adding idea management features to their social suite offerings. What we're seeing now is that best-of-breed idea managment vendors are adding more structure to their products to provide differentiation both from each other and from the suite vendors.

In the past six months, BrightIdea and Spigit both launched new products: BrightIdea InnovationSuite and SpigitFusion. Both are focused on the process of transforming an idea into a real project. Also of note, Kindling added a recommendation engine to its product shortly after our last trends round-up, UserVoice recently added a help desk to its offerings, and relative newcomer UserEcho offers Q&A, "Thanks" and bug reporting in addition to ideas.

This expansion of features lead to a conversation about product scope and feature creep.

As vendors flesh out products and markets converge, how much is too much? Should microblogging, Q&A and idea management also converge?

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Craig Mundie questions whether tablets have a future -- does he or Microsoft without them?

By Joe Wilcox, Betanews

The man who predicted that the PC's successor would be a "room" wonders if tablets are just a fad. Is he nuts or prescient?

Source: http://feeds.betanews.com/~r/bn/~3/nyDZ24Qs0L4/1301531489

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Get a data protection and recovery bundle for just $25, proceeds go to Japanese Red Cross

Bundlelytic, until March 25, is offering a data protection and recovery bundle for $25. The bundle contains Genie Timeline, Paragon Backup & Recovery, and EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard Professional. Individually the three packages would cost you $160.

If the great price wasn't sweet enough, 80% of all proceeds -- as in, 80% of your $25 -- will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society. In other words, you're paying $5 for software worth $160, and donating $20 to charity, to help the Japanese rebuild after the massive destruction caused by last week's earthquake and tsunami.

Almost as important, though, is that all three of the tools included in the bundle are top-notch. Paragon Backup & Recovery received top marks from Lee, and EASEUS Data Recovery is one of our go-to tools for scraping the last vestiges of data from dead drives. We haven't used Genie Timeline before, but it sounds pretty nifty -- it takes snapshots of your hard drive every 30 minutes and automatically backs up any changes. It even keeps revisions of your documents, just like Apple's new Time Machine and Versions in the upcoming OS X Lion.

Buy the Bundlelytic's Data Protection and Recovery bundle for $25

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Samsung Galaxy S getting a 1.4GHz '2011 edition' next month (update: confirmed)

You didn't think Samsung was going to leave the classic Galaxy S handset in the past, did you? Dmitriy Ryabinin of hi-tech.mail.ru has tracked down the above comparison sheet showing off a new variant of the 4-inch Android phone, this time packing a 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255T chip and a 14.4Mbps HSPA+ radio. Other than those upgrades and a 1650mAh battery, it's a faithful reproduction of last year's original and should be arriving in Russia around the end of April for a price of just under 24,000 rubles ($846). What gives us faith in this apparent leak is our earlier sighting of a 3.7-inch Galaxy S2 "Mini" device from Samsung, which also clocks in at a mighty 1.4GHz. Coincidence? We doubt it.

[Thanks, Andy]

Update: That was quick. Samsung's Russian mouthpiece has confirmed all of the above, adding note of a metal back cover and a Galaxy S Plus name for markets outside of Russia. Sadly, there's no word as to where else it might be showing up.

Samsung Galaxy S getting a 1.4GHz '2011 edition' next month (update: confirmed) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Angry Birds iOS update ends their Frontier Badlands adventure with 15 new levels, a Golden Egg and ads

Angry Birds, everyone's favorite casual gaming juggernaut, has just been updated to version 1.5.3 for iOS. In 'yet another blistering update' the Birds conclude their adventures in the Frontier Badlands with 15 new levels 'each more challenging than the next.' There's also another Golden Egg to be had too, and it's apparently 'good, band and ugly' all in one deliciously difficult to obtain challenge.

It's no wonder Angry Birds remains so popular with the constant stream of updates Rovio rolls in. With new contenders like Tiny Wings on the block, the Birds that kicked it all off will need to keep it coming, and with $42 million in the bank, there's no reason to think the Angry Birds production line should halt any time soon.

Hit the App Store for the update, and let them Frontier Pigs have it, one last time.

Update: Looking at the App Store reviews, Rovio's decision to include some promotional material for other Angry Birds-associated content on the pause screen (screen shot after the break) has angered some.

What do you think dear readers? Should a 99c game contain any ads and would you even class these as ads?

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AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile USA will cause 'Ma Bell duopoly', says Sprint

By Tim Conneally, Betanews

Sprint Nextel, the United States' third largest wireless network operator on Monday officially took a stance against wireless network operator AT&T's proposed acquisition of number four network operator T-Mobile USA.

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Virtual Networks for Virtual Applications

You've prepared your critical applications for virtualization. You've tested and selected a virtualization platform. You've built out a fleet of virtual servers and migrated your applications to them. Your hypervisor is configured and you're ready to start sending your uses to your spiffy new virtual environment. Wait. There's one more step you may want to take.

Just because your servers are virtual doesn't mean they don't need network infrastructure. Running multiple virtual servers on the same machine can create I/O bottlenecks and reduce the efficiency of your applications. Fortunately, you can use virtual I/O technology to make sure you're getting the most out of your network infrastructure and eliminate bottlenecks.

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A typical hypervisor environment will require six to eight physical network cards. Each of those cards will need a network cable, and each cable will need a port on a switch. Your virtual servers are getting physical fast.

I/O virtualization provides virtual network cards that satisfy these requirements without requiring actual physical cards. The hypervisors can't tell the difference. These virtual cards can share a single cable using a single port on a switch, cutting down on the gear required to support your servers.

You can use I/O virtualization to:

• Reduce costs, thanks to having less hardware to purchase.
• Reduce complexity, thanks to having fewer cables and a central, virtual place to manage connections.
• Reduce space requirements, again thanks to having less hardware and fewer cables.

Some I/O virtualization solutions also offer bandwidth throttling. In a physical networking environment you're typically faced with a choice of using either a one GB connection or a 10 GB connection. If you have a server that requires three GB of bandwidth you'd need to provide a 10 GB connection. The other seven GB of capacity are wasted. Worse, if a server that typically doesn't need more than a one GB connection suddenly needs two, you need to upgrade the whole connection.

Using virtualization, you can allocate capacity to servers however you see fit. If you have three servers requiring three GB each, you can split one 10 GB connection instead of proving three separate 10 GB connections. If one of those servers ends up needing more bandwidth, you can dynamically allocate bandwidth from another server.

Several vendors offer I/O virtualization solutions, including established companies like Brocade, Cisco, Dell, HP and IBM as well as younger companies like 3Leaf and Xsigo. Considering the benefits of virtualizing your networks, it's worth looking into early in your migration plans.

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