Firefox 3.1 Beta Delayed Due to Bugs

Mozilla has delayed the third beta of its Firefox 3.1 web browser, citing a "large number" of remaining bugs as the reason for the slip.

The setback won't affect the final release date for Firefox 3.1, a company executive said. "Right now we're not expecting this to delay our shipping target of late in the first quarter," said said Mike Beltzner, director of Firefox.

Firefox 3.1 Beta 3, which until this week was set to launch on January 26, will now release a week later, on February 2, according to a tentative schedule Mozilla posted on its website. "Due to the large number of outstanding P1 blockers, we are declaring a code slip," Mozilla said in notes published after its weekly status meeting.

The third beta is expected to be the last for Firefox 3.1, which at one time was projected by Mozilla to ship in final form as early as late 2008.

There are 15 bugs blocking Beta 3's release, Mozilla said elsewhere in the notes, referring to those unfixed flaws labeled 'P1', the company's designation for show-stopping problems. Among the unfixed bugs are ones related to Firefox 3.1's new privacy mode, dubbed 'Private Browsing', a feature that debuted in Beta 2 last December; and several connected with the new ability to drag tabs from the browsing window.

Mozilla added a third beta to the Firefox 3.1 process in late November, saying at the time that it needed the extra build to wrestle remaining bugs and allow more testing of new features, including Private Browsing and a faster JavaScript engine. At the time, Beltzner said that the additional beta would not have a "major impact" on the final delivery of Version 3.1.

But Beltzner also said then that Beta 3 would enter "code freeze" - a milestone after which changes are either forbidden outright or tightly restricted - in early January. Yesterday, however, Mozilla set January 25 as the beta's code freeze deadline.

Beltzner remained confident that Firefox 3.1 would still be ready for release this quarter. But he also offered a caveat, the same that most major software developers regularly tout. "Of course, Mozilla will continue to abide by our policy of only shipping software 'when it's ready,' he said, "meaning that we'll never publish a release that doesn't meet our strict criteria for quality, stability and performance."

Announcing Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta!

Oliver Rist, Technical Product Manager for Windows Server Marketing, announced availability of Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta on Windows Server Division Weblog..
For homo sapiens, getting older is painful. Take me for example. Nine hours on a plane never bothered me when I was in my 20s with a rubber backbone. But a couple of weeks out from birthday # 43 and one cross-country airplane ride translates into a sudden spinal meltdown that has me lying in bed, rigid as a vampire, popping painkillers like Christmas chocolates.

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http://blogs.windowsnetworking.com/wnadmin/2009/01/08/announcing-windows-server-2008-r2-beta/

Configuring IIS To Host an FTP Site

t is easy to think of IIS as just being an application for hosting Websites, but IIS can also be configured to act as an FTP server that allows users to upload and / or download files. An IIS FTP site can be bound to a Web site or it can be a standalone site. In either case, IIS offers you a great deal of flexibility in setting up an FTP site. In this article series, I will show you how to install the necessary services, and how to provision your IIS server. I will also show you some variations of these techniques that you can use to adapt your FTP site to specific types of situations.


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http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Configuring-IIS-Host-FTP-Site-Part1.html

RIM Introduces the BlackBerry Curve in India

Research In Motion today introduced the new BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone together with Airtel, Reliance Communications and Vodafone. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone features a stylish black finish with chrome highlights. At approximately 110 grams and 109 x 60 x 13.5 millimeters, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 feels comfortable for either one-handed or two-handed use. It features built-in GPS and supports location-based applications and services. It also allows easy access to social networking sites and has built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), making it easier to stay connected to family, friends and colleagues.


The BlackBerry Curve 8900 feature list includes:

A 2.4 inch HVGA+ (480x360) light-sensing display.

A 3.2 MP digital camera including auto focus, image stabilization, digital zoom, flash and video recording

Built-in GPS and out-of-the-box support for 3rd party location based applications and services

Built-in Wi-Fi

Instant messaging with BlackBerry Messenger, Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger

Support for Facebook, MySpace.com and Flickr , with fast, streamlined and optimized mobile access to the popular social network sites

An advanced media player for music, video and pictures, including support for streaming audio and video

An enhanced web browser that supports full HTML and fast browsing with desktop-style depiction

MicroSD/SDHC memory card slot supporting cards of up to 16 GB, ideal for storing songs, pictures, videos and documents

Removable and rechargeable 1400 mAhr battery that provides approximately 5.5 hours of talk time and 15 days of standby time

DataViz Documents To Go preinstalled, enabling customers to edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on the smartphone

BlackBerry Media Sync, giving users a simple way to sync iTunes digital music collections with the smartphone*

Premium phone features including voice activated dialing, enhanced background noise cancellation, a low-distortion speakerphone, and Bluetooth (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals

BlackBerry Internet Service support that allows access to up to 10 supported personal and corporate email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts

BlackBerry Enterprise Server support with advanced security and IT controls for enterprise deployments.


Commenting on the launch, Ms. Frenny Bawa, Vice President, India, Research In Motion said: "We are pleased to be working together with mobile leaders like Airtel, Reliance Communications and Vodafone who share our vision for wireless solutions in India. We have experienced growing demand for BlackBerry smartphones in India and we believe that the BlackBerry Curve 8900 will be a very popular choice amongst both businesses and consumers.

16GB JetFlash Pen Drive from Transcend

Transcend introduces the JetFlash V33 16GB pen drive in India. The JetFlash V33 has dimensions of 60mm x 16.5mm x 8.1mm and weighs 7g. According to a press release, the JetFlash V33 supports Windows Me / 2000 / XP / Vista, Mac OS 9.0 / OS X and Linux Kernel 2.4.2 or later


The JetFlash V33 further comes with Transcend’s JetFlash software that offers features such as AutoLogin, PC-Lock, Mobile Favorites, Secret-Zip encryption, Mobile E-mail, DataBackup, Online Update and the My JetFlash browser. Apart from 16GB (Rs. 2,300), the V33 is also available in 1GB (Rs. 400), 2GB (Rs. 500), 4GB (Rs. 800) and 8GB (Rs.1,300).

Google Launches Reseller Program for Apps Premier

Google will launch a reseller program for the paid version of its Apps hosted collaboration and communication suite.

The program will allow, for the first time, third parties to resell Apps Premier, which costs US$50(Rs 2,450) per user per year.


For More Information please visit http://pcworld.in/india/news/5833016/Software/Google_Launches_Reseller_Program_for_Apps_Premier

Tare Zameen Pe...Journey Ends...

Finally Journey ends for Tare Zammen Pe, India's Official entry in Oscar Academy awards for this year.

Film is about the sensitive story of an eight-year-old dyslexic child with a lot of emotions mix up with the great acting from Aamir Khan as well as Darsheel Safari,child actor who played role of suffered boy from DYSLEXIC.

The film was selected as India's entry to the foreign language category for Oscars. Written by Amole Gupte