Dell to Sell Its Computers in Tesco Stores

Dell and Tesco announced the availability of Dell notebook and desktop computers in Tesco, an international retailer with operations in Europe and Asia.
Beginning next month, customers will be able to purchase Dell XPS and Inspiron products in Tesco stores in the UK, Ireland, Poland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
With Dell and Tesco’s proven expertise in both supply chain management and manufacturing execution, this agreement is the logical next step in Dell’s evolving global retail strategy.
“With over 13 million customers per week shopping at Tesco’s stores, this deal will result in substantial exposure for Dell’s brand and products”, said Mark Ormerod, Vice President and General Manager, Consumer business for Dell’s Europe, Middle East and Africa operations.
Dell products will soon be available in more than 10,000 stores and on-line around the globe. In the past several months Dell has announced relationships with Best Buy in the U.S., DSG International and Carrefour in Europe, Staples in the U.S., Courts stores in Singapore, Gome stores in China, Bic Camera Inc. in Japan, Carphone Warehouse in the UK and Wal-Mart in the U.S., Canada, Brazil and Mexico.

Piracy Suit Lost by Yahoo!

Christmas and the Holidays will come with a bitter taste for Yahoo! China, as it has just lost the suit filed against it by the IFPI, representing companies including Warner Music Group Corp., Sony BMG and Universal Vivendi, for violating copyrights because of links between its search engine and Web sites with 229 illegally copied songs.
This comes on the heels of China’s changing its laws on enforcement of copyrights and other intellectual property that gave Yahoo! a 27 thousand dollars fine, in April, for the same charges. That’s bad luck, Baidu.com, a Chinese search engine, was sued under the new system and was charged with one million Yuan when it lost the trial.
The International Federation of Pornographic Industries came with the latest news about the trial and, so far, the Court officials would not confirm the report. The company that manages Yahoo! China’s arm, Alibaba.com had nothing to say on the matter through the voice of its spokesperson, Porter Erisman, but later on, he acknowledged that Yahoo! had been hoping to strike a deal with the music companies to create a licensed download service.
At the moment the suit was filed, Yahoo was actually in the middle of negotiating with the companies and the talks were suspended pending the ruling of the court. Erisman highlighted that the company had hoped that the latest court ruling would "add clarity" and allow the talks to resume. "We've always said our ultimate goal is to cooperate with the record labels", Erisman said. "Our goal is to protect and support the intellectual property rights of all publishers."
Joe McDonald of the Associated Press states that "China is a leading source of pirated copies of music, movies and other goods. Operators of pirate Web sites offer music, games and other services to attract users and make money from advertising or online commerce."

Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 2 Has PulseAudio

Enlarge pictureThe second alpha release of the upcoming Ubuntu 8.04 (codename Hardy Heron) was released last night. This alpha comes with HOT new features and improvements, like PulseAudio as the default sound system, the latest and greatest 2.6.24 Linux kernel and Xorg 7.3, with an emphasis on better autoconfiguration without config files:"The Ubuntu developers are moving very quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source Community has to offer. Hardy Heron Alpha 2 is the second alpha release of Ubuntu 8.04, and with this new alpha release comes a whole host of excellent new features."
What's new in Ubuntu 8.04 Alpha 2?
• Xorg 7.3• Linux kernel 2.6.24• PulseAudio
What's new in Kubuntu 8.04 Alpha 2?
• KDE 4 RC 2• Amarok 1.4.8• Qt 4.3.3• Digikam 0.9.3 RC 1• Tasty Menu• Speedcrunch 0.9• KGmailNotifier• Thinkpad Flashing for Kopete• Rear Speaker Volume Support in KMix• SMB Printer Browsing• User Hard Disk Mounting• Adobe Flash in Konqueror
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Release Schedule:
30 November 2007 - Alpha 1 release21 December 2007 - Alpha 2 release10 January 2008 - Alpha 3 release31 January 2008 - Alpha 4 release21 February 2008 - Alpha 5 release6 March 2008 - Alpha 6 release27 March 2008 - Beta release17 April 2008 - Release Candidate24 April 2008 - Final release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
About Ubuntu:
Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default, every other package you can imagine available from the network and professional technical support from Canonical Ltd and hundreds of other companies around the world.

Kaspersky False Positives Quarantine or Kill Windows Explorer in Windows Vista - And Windows XP

Kaspersky has taken a bite out of the core of Windows Vista and Windows XP. Following the release and implementation of faulty signature updates, several versions of the security solutions from the Russian antivirus maker have taken a swing at the heart of Microsoft's Windows client and have managed to take out Windows Explorer. A Kaspersky Lab Certified Personal Security Professional confirmed the issue and the validity of end user reports.
According to the Moscow-based security outfit, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0, Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0, Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 have all been affected by the erroneous signature update. As a direct consequence, Kaspersky started emitting false positives and labeling Windows Explorer in both Windows Vista and Windows XP as infected with Worm.Win32.Huhk.c. In this context, the antivirus either quarantined or completely deleted the Explorer core component of the Windows operating system.
Shvetsov Dmitry, Virus analyst, Kaspersky Lab, promised that the issue would be dealt with. Kaspersky addressed the problem immediately and issued an update design to resolve the problem, acknowledging at the same time that the matter was indeed caused by false positives and that the "explorer.exe" file was not compromised or corrupt in any way. The Worm.Win32.Huhk.c infections were generated by the faulty signatures updates. "Update now, the detection has been fixed. Restore it from the kaspersky 'backup' tab. Its a false positive. Roll back the databases until it is fixed", advised a Kaspersky representative. Kaspersky also provided a workaround for bringing back Windows Explorer, if it were quarantined.
"If you have no icons/taskbar/menus/etc, you can try to restore explorer as follows: Open task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC) click on file- New task (run). In the box that pops up, type in the path to your Kaspersky installation and avp.exe. So for example, mine is located at C:Program FilesKaspersky LabKaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0avp.exe. Replace the Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 with whatever version you are running, so for example, it could be Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0; Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0; Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0. Click OK (you will have to repeat this process once more if you have disabled Kaspersky from starting up with Windows, to bring up the Kaspersky interface). Kaspersky main window should pop open. Now, restore from the Kaspersky 'backup' which can be accessed via 'reports and data files' tab – backup", the Kaspersky representative added.

Watch Duke Nukem Forever Teaser Trailer Here!

10 years since we're all waiting... 6 years since the last trailer appeared. Millions of people yelling: "We want Duke Nukem Forever!". 3D Realms finally announced that a teaser trailer will be available today. Joy to the world! The teaser trailer is HERE!
We can't say more than: "Wooooooooow! The Duke is back and looks better than ever!" Smoking his cigar, working out, while alien invaders do crazy things around... it is just pure heaven, something some might have lost hope to live and see. But 3D Realms have just proved that they didn't waste any time (no pun intended) and, with all the problems, we'll have a hell of a game!
The even better thing is that a full trailer is in the works and will hopefully be available really soon for us to see. And when trailers start being released, one thing's certain – the game's development is doing well! I can hardly wait to hear our ol' Duke singing, like back in the old days: "Born to be wiiiiild!" while turning enemies into dirt and sticking a cigar up their arses. Yeah, baby, bring it on!
Want to know exactly the reason we received this incredible teaser trailer? Well... you'll have to thank 3D Realms for holding Christmas parties, since some people working there wanted to prepare a surprise for those at the party and made this teaser trailer for Duke Nukem Forever. The teaser looked so good (...duh!) that everybody agreed it was time to share. And what a Christmas gift we got!
Now, what else can we say than quote the character of the day: "I'm looking for some alien toilet to pack my bricks. Who's first?" Wahoooo! The Duke is younger than ever. Hopefully he still remembers the "Born to be Wild" song I was talking about earlier! Now... enjoy the teaser trailer (download it HERE) and share your opinion!

Download Windows XP Service Pack 3 Build 3264- Right Here!

Download Windows XP Service Pack 3 Build 3264- Right Here! This is it! Microsoft has made available for download the first public version of Windows XP Service Pack 3. Having already dropped release candidate versions for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 this month, the Redmond company lived up to its latest trend, the synchronization of the major update milestones for its Windows client and server
operating system. This is the first official beta build of XP SP3, and is accessible to all Windows XP users. However, you have to be advised that Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate is still in beta stage, and as such, it should only be deployed in testing environments, and not used on productions machines. The Standalone Update Package for XP SP3 RC can be grabbed as windowsxp-kb936929-sp3-x86-enu.exe. The executable file weights in at 336.1 MB, contains build 3264, and is offered via the Microsoft Download Center. Earlier this month, Microsoft dropped Windows XP SP3 RC1 Build 3244 also through the Download Center. Windows users that have deployed a previous testing milestone of XP SP3 will have to uninstall it, before applying XP SP3 Build 3264. All those interested in getting their hands on a the near-final version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 can download Build 3264 via this link right here on Softpedia. "This is the self-extracting executable that contains the update package for Windows XP Service Pack 3. Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes all previously released updates for the operating system. This update also includes a small number of new functionalities, which do not significantly change customers’ experience with the operating system. This pre-release software is provided for testing purposes only. Microsoft does not recommend installing this software on primary or mission critical systems. Microsoft recommends that you have a backup of your data prior to installing any pre-release software", reads Microsoft's overview of the XP SP3 download.

Mad Clock of Life 4.6.2007

Mad Clock of Life is cool clock with a lot of interesting facts about space, body, phisycs, earth and many more. You can set a World's Time Begin as Christ and also Buddha and many another World's Begins. With combinating World's Start Time and another paramethers you can get any clocks that you need. For women also clock have female period clock.