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World’s Largest Mobile Carrier Opens Its MobileMarket

by Salman Ul Haq on July 3, 2009

Seems like the huge success of Apple’s AppStore has set industry standards andimage other competitors across the continent are taking up the model and implementing into their own  markets. It’s no surprise that China Mobile, China’s and World’s Largest Mobile Operator has launched an early version of its MobileMarket (Google translated version) which it will aim at the Chinese market which is extremely huge by any measures.

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Source Code of Several Atari 7800 Games Released!

by Salman Ul Haq on July 3, 2009

Remember the Dig Dug or Centipede or Robotron? They used to be favorites wheimagen Atari’s 7800 series was still around. Now since the era of those consoles is over and a different world of interactive reality gaming has taken over, Atari has unofficially released source code of over 15 games for the coders and enthusiasts to admire the state-of-the-art (because  this is what it was back then). During those times nobody would have imagined in their wildest dreams the games that Atari’s developers floated into the gaming thirsty market and instantly swept across continental boundaries. But things changed soon after that and a company once regarded as one of the most successful gaming console manufacturers and developers faded away in the pages of our technology’s hall-of-fame.

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Video: How to Data Bind WPF Controls in Visual Studio

by Umair Khan jadoon on July 3, 2009

Kathleen McGrath has interviewed McLean Schofield, a programming writer, who demonstrates how to data bind WPF controls in Visual Studio. He also explains the auto generated XAML code:

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Beware: Buying Pirate Bay Might Cost You Your Stock License!

by Salman Ul Haq on July 2, 2009

imageIf you are even remotely thinking of getting a pie of the bay (Pirate Bay that is) then beware  that it might and most probably will cost you your stock exchange listing but if you don’t have one then be prepared to face lawsuits. Fredrik Neij and other three creators of Pirate Bay have faced several lawsuits with the last and most lethal one as:

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Now Microsoft Partners Can Get Microsoft Surface SDK & Simulator

by Umair Khan jadoon on June 29, 2009

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Microsoft Partners can now sign up for Microsoft Surface’s SDK and Simulator. The initial entry level (Microsoft Surface Community Members) provides access to the SDK and simulator, as well as training and other resources without any commitment.

Microsoft Surface Partner program is for those Microsoft Partners who offer dynamic applications, solutions, or service offerings. Microsoft wants these Partners to jump into development for Microsoft Surface to increase it’s boom and offer solutions to customers for the development of Microsoft Surface.

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Get Your USB Flash Custom Designed!

by Sovick Mallick on June 29, 2009

usb-23 USB Flash sticks have become more of a trend then necessity. They have pretty much become a part of our digital identity…carrying data with us in a much handy way (I know we now have terabyte portable HDs as well)

Although there are various kind of much storage devices available in the market, but USB flash drive is the preferred choice of everybody because of its portability, small size, huge storage capacity, fast data transfer, low price and great look and on the top of that they are very convenient to carry anywhere.

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4 Steps To a Professional Database Design

by Anum Lodhi on June 28, 2009

This is a guest post by Anum Lodhi, who has great interest in software designing

Free_Database_Icons_by_artistsvalley Just as you require a blueprint to build a house, you will need a database blueprint in order to implement a database successfully .The process of the construction of the latter is called the ‘Designing Phase’ which includes a number of heavy steps for the end-product to be flexible. This phase actually defines the information (+ its structure) that will go into the database, the assumptions made related to the type or values of the data items and the relationship between the data items within the database. All professional companies use this procedure design their database and its the most efficient way.

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All you want to know about Palm Pre before you get it

by Umair Khan jadoon on June 13, 2009

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Palm stroked back in the Smart Phone market after a long time with Palm Pre . A multi touch  phone with great features, most likely to be competing with iPhone, is in market now. Confusions exists to prove that Palm Pre is not just like another smart phone…so here are some of the resources on web that give a better idea:

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Quick Tip: Running AppEngine on Ubuntu 9.04

by Salman Ul Haq on June 8, 2009

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For all those AppEngine developers who must have faced a bundle of errors while running AppEngine on Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackelope), here is a quick fix that must work:

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Lock Folders in Windows XP Without Any 3rd Party Application

by Sovick Mallick on June 5, 2009

For the amateurs out there, here’s a simple Windows trick to protect your data and locking your folder/s. There are many desktop apps for locking your folder/s but if you forget the password with which you locked your folder then your data is history! Here’s a simple trick which doesn’t require remembering any passwords but does the same job: Locking access to your folder/s.

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