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Enhanced IM capability now in AOL web mail beta 2007-03-27 21:12:00 AOL will soon upgrade the beta version of its latest Web mail service. Following Gmail, Yahoo it plans to include an expanded integrated instant messaging capability
. AOL also recently announced a new Vista-compatible instant messaging client and toolbar. While AOL's Web mail has included a basic instant messaging functions since 2004, the upgraded mail beta will allow users to have instant message conversations without leaving Web mail. They'll also be able to choose between sending a message via mail or instant message. The buddy list in the new Web mail will also highlight frequent contacts. Web mail users will see and be able to access their AOL instant messaging buddy list within the Web mail interface and conduct instant message conversations in a window that appears on the Web mail page.In addition to the new integrated messaging and mail features, AOL also has plans to launch a Vista-compatible AIM 6.1, which will become available very soon for free download. An additional ne
A clone of YouTube better then YouTube 2007-03-26 18:42:00 This is a brand new video-sharing site where you can insert the url of a video you’d like to share, and get feedback from other users. One of the features on the site dubbed “Challenge” is aimed at holding contests to get the ranking of a video, and posting videos for the voting purpose. Anyone can commence the challenge. Also users can export the challenges to personal profiles on sites such as MySpace, Piczo etc. The site is crowdrules So an obvious question would be if YouTube
also has voting option whats so different about it in CrowdRules ? Well as per Crowrules, YouTube is just for fun and they have designed CrowdRules as a contest-oriented question and answer site with videos. The voting on YouTube and other video sites can be gamed, so the results aren’t reliable. By keeping the voting honest, CrowdRules allows people to get meaningful ratings and rankings on anything.If you’d like to get more focused with the results you’re getting for videos on CrowdRules, you can Read more:clone
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A Virtual Keyboard in your pocket 2007-03-26 18:01:00 Technology breakthrough often surprises us all, well heres the latest one, a virtual laser keyboard. The Virtual Laser Keyboard (VKB) uses both infrared and laser technology to generate an invisible field and project a full-size virtual QWERTY keyboard on any surface.You can use the VKB (Virtual PC Keyboard) with both your laptop and PC or with a compatible mobile device, Smartphone and PDA. The VKB reacts exactly like a real keyboard. you can then type away accompanied by simulated key click sounds. It really is true future magic at its best. You'll be turning heads the moment you pull this baby from your pocket and use it to compose an e-mail on your bluetooth enabled PDA or Cell Phone. With 63 keys and and full size QWERTY layout the Laser Virtual Keyboard can approach typing speeds of a standard keyboard...Welcome to the world’s first laser beam keyboard in your pocket!
FastStone Image Viewer releases its beta 3.1 version 2007-03-23 20:31:00 FastStone ImageViewer
which is one of the fastest, stable, user-friendly image browser, converter and editor has released its latest 3.1 beta version
. It has a nice array of features that include image viewing, management, comparison, red-eye removal, emailing, resizing, cropping and color adjustments.Its innovative but intuitive full-screen mode provides quick access to EXIF information, thumbnail browser and major functionalities via hidden toolbars that pop up when your mouse touch the four edges of the screen. Other features include a high quality magnifier and a musical slideshow with 150+ transitional effects, as well as lossless JPEG transitions, drop shadow effects, image frames, scanner support, histogram and much more.* Common image formats support, including loading of JPEG, JPEG2000, GIF, BMP, PNG, PCX, TIFF, WMF, ICO, CUR, TGA and saving to JPEG, JPEG2000, TIFF, GIF, PCX, BMP, PNG, TGA* Digital camera RAW formats support, including CRW, CR2, NEF, PEF, RAF, MRW, ORF and DN
Now bloggers can talk to their site visitors via land phone for Free 2007-03-21 19:42:00 Imagine a small cute widget on their website which would allow free voice interaction between you and your website visitor and that too through your normal phone
/mobile phone and THAT too for FREE.... hmmm !! am i joking ?? nope.. check out this new releaseWhat Jaxtr's latest released beta does is it allows the call to be initiated from a website. Also, both parties are called from Jaxtr, so there are no call tolls. And phone numbers are not communicated to either party, moreover this would be free of cost. Now how to go about it? Jaxtr users places a widget on their website (mine is above.. not activated yet). Others can then call the user by entering their own phone number. The caller’s phone rings, and then the other party’s phone rings. Then you have a phone conversation. Jaxtr also allows people to send the publisher a text message or just send them a voicemail directly (text messages and voicemails are administered on the Jaxtr site, not on your phone). Jaxtr never discloses Read more:bloggers
Simplest way to download youtube videos 2007-03-19 03:48:00 Now its possible to download YouTube videos
the easy way. Either put kiss in front of the youtube.com video URL in the address bar, or go to the site and enter in the full URL there. and the result : video on your hard drive. The idea is to 'kiss' keep it super simpleEg: Just in front of the youtube.com domain name, insert the word ‘kiss’. If the Youtube URL is youtube.com/watch?v=tRTk0RPXtW4 then to download you got to typr http://www.kissyoutube.com/watch?v=tRTk0RPXtW4 , Press ‘Enter’ key and it will bring you to the main site. Click on the download link provided to save the video to your computer.
Google acquires the technology from Gapminder 2007-03-17 07:03:00 Gapminder a Stockholm-based non-profit venture for development and provision of free software that visualise human development. It wants to "make the data more accessible and easier to use for instant visual analysis." They developed a tool called Trendalyzer "that turns boring (...) statistics into attractive moving graphics" and used it to visualize. Google
rs found about the organization last year, when Gapminder gave a very interesting presentation at Googleplex. After hosting their visualization tool on Google's servers for almost a year, Google decided to acquire the technology from Gapminder. Gapminder and Google share an enthusiasm for technology that makes data easily accessible and understandable to the world. Gapminder’s Trendalyzer software unveils the beauty of statistics by converting boring numbers into enjoyable interactive animations. We believe that Google’s acquisition of Trendalyzer will speed up the achievement of this noble goal. Trendalyzer’s developers hav
Is the Ultra Smart F700 here to beat the iPhone ? 2007-03-16 18:09:00 This Samsung's silder phone features a 5 Megapixel camera, HSDPA, EDGE, Wi-Fi. The triband GSM phone has a 2.78 inch touchscreen display supporting 262k colors and a resolution of 240x440 pixels. It is powered by a proprietary Samsung OS with a unique drag and drop system for menu navigation and media playback with also a full QWERTY keyboard.
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The latest 32 GB Solid State Drive launched by SanDisk 2007-03-13 17:48:00 SanDisk has introduced a 32-gigabyte, 2.5-inch Serial ATA (SATA) interface model, broadening its solid state drive (SSD) product line for the portable computer market. Coming just two months after SanDisk introduced a 1.8-inch SSD for ultra-portable laptops, the 2.5-inch SSD is now available to PC manufacturers as a drop-in replacement for hard disk drives. Previously, large capacity flash-based drives had been used primarily by the military, aerospace and telecom industries, which demanded high performance and reliability under challenging environmental conditions. But now the declining cost of NAND flash memory has made SSD a viable and economically attractive alternative to existing technologies in a wider variety of applications, including mobile PCs aimed at enterprise and consumer users. Another advantage of SanDisk SSD is its extremely low power consumption rate compared to the hard disk drive: 0.4 watt during active operation versus 1.0 watt. This is particularly important to e Read more:Solid
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Now share your desktop via internet 2007-03-10 15:45:00 If you are looking for an efficient, easy and free way to connect securely to a computer at another physical location to take control of its screen, mouse and keyboard, CrossLoop enables you to do just that.. for Free. CrossLoop enables you to see the screen and control the mouse and keyboard on a remote computer using an encrypted connection which utilizes the Blowfish 128 bit algorithm. All that needs to be done is download the CrossLoop application and run it at both computers that shall take part in the process. The host, that is the computer that sends it screens to the other computer, has to setup an access code and the computer that wants to join has to enter that access code to be able to establish the connection. A random access code is generated when you click on the Host tab. This service is really worth it.. do give it a try..Link: http://www.crossloop.com/
High Definition(HD) now brought to Digicams 2007-03-10 15:33:00 Micron Technology recently announced that they've developed a two CMOS sensor that brings 720p high-definition video capture to consumer-level digital cameras, thus bringing HD to digicams. The sensor, which fits into a 1/2.5-inch optical format, can capture 720p video at 60 fps. It can also take 15 still photos in a rapid sequence.The MT9P401 is a 5-megapixel sensor designed for "hybrid cameras".The sensor also enables a 15-frame burst mode. Mass production of the sensor is expected in the third quarter of this year. Another sensor, the 8-megapixel MT9E001, which is now in mass production, is capable of 720p video at 30 frames per second, with a 10-frame burst mode at its highest resolution.Official Press Release
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YouTube banned in Turkey following court order 2007-03-08 18:55:00 YouTube, the popular video-sharing web site from Google was banned in Turkey
afetr an Istanbul court oder, over a video deemed insulting to Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. The ban followed a week of what the media in Turkey dubbed a "virtual war" of videos between Greeks and Turks on YouTube and came as governments around the world | including France | grappled with the freewheeling content now readily posted on the Internet.The largest Internet provider in Turkey, Turk Telecom, immediately complied with the ban and cut off access to the site. Visitors to the site in Turkey on Wednesday afternoon were greeted with the message first in Turkish and then in English: "Access to www.youtube.com site has been suspended in accordance with decision no: 2007/384 dated 06.03.2007 of Istanbul First Criminal Peace Court."In a written statement, YouTube said they were working to prevent the offensive video from ever re-appearing on their site, noting that they regretted the cou Read more:YouTube
An updated version of AnyDVD, CloneDVD released by SlySoft. 2007-03-06 13:39:00 SlySoft have been busy again updating their range of DVD backup tools. The company released
new version
s for AnyDVD
and CloneDVD
. The latest version of AnyDVD, version 5.9.5.8, includes the following changes over the previous version: * New: Added support for new versions of the Sony Arccos protection to the option to remove "Protection based on unreadable Sectors" * Change: The option to remove unreferenced and blank cells in the AnyDVD ripper is now disabled by default * Fix: Error with Nero Recode and Macrovision RipGuard protected DVDs * Updated ElbyCDIO access layer * Some minor fixes and improvements * Updated languages * Fix: Setting Autostart did not work on 64-bit OS * Fix: Discs could accidently be identified as Arccos protected, which made them unplayable * Fix: the option to "Remove CD Digital Audio Protection" did not work * correctly with older CD-ROM drives * Updated ElbyCDIO access layer * Some minor fixes and improvementsAnd the chan Read more:SlySoft
Acrobat 3D 8 will be available in Beta version by March 2007-03-06 13:33:00 The Adobe Company has announced soon release of the Acrobat
3D beta version
, a program of implementing 3D-models in PDF documents. The eighth version has a lot of new features, in particular, optimization of models for further sending by email (it is said, that 150 MB CAD file can be turned into 1MB PDF one ), addition of such information as size, annotations, information about developer .Much attention is paid to the protection from copyright - while being viewed in Acrobat Reader models will be displayed without detail, in the form of mosaic.However, depending on the developers willing, empowered persons will be able to view detailed version as well. But the extraction from Acrobat Reader won’t be available
. The new version of Acrobat 3D will help to solve the problems of formats incompatibility, because it can export Cad-files into commonly used formats, as STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product model data). A demo version of Acrobat 3D 8 is appointed at the end of March
. It w
Sony Ericsson, turning mobile phones to remote control 2007-03-06 06:22:00 Nokia when announcing the N80, went as far as saying that: "With simple to use yet advanced UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) technology, the pioneering Nokia N80 can be used to tap into the digital home network, acting almost as a remote control, enabling secure and convenient access to compatible PCs, audio equipment and TVs." However, the key words here are "acting almost as a remote control..." In other words, not quite a remote control - yet! Now SonyEricsson
, with its new patent, seems to have come up with obvious idea of making your mobile phone an actual remote control, capable of switching TV channels, calling up and controlling a TV programme guide, operating your DVD or VCR - in other words, everything you'd want a remote control to control. Sony Ericsson
's idea is even more ingenious, though, as they anticipate the remote contorl user interface being implemented as a 'skin', which can be downloaded onto the phone either from the device itself or from a web-ste. In other w Read more:turning
Archos's latest Gadged, the 604 (30GB) Wi-Fi Player 2007-03-04 16:34:00 Archos Company is one of the main manufacturers of peripherals for laptops and desktops in Europe. Archos 604 Wi-Fi presents a 4,3 inches touch screen display convinient for naviagion on the net by means of stylus or even fingertips. This multifunctional device comes with 802.11g wireless interface permits to access media, navigate the web, send and receive instant messages, connect to a home network for files transfer or playing of content directly from the network.Archos media player features a fair storage capacity (30GB), enough to stock up to 120 hours of video or approximately 25 films in DVD quality. The resolution (720 X 526 pixels) is perfect for photo or video viewing. Playable video files formats include MPEG4, WMV, AAC/H.264, MP4, Quick Time, MPEG2 and VOB. Archos 604 also presents some functions that make it more comfortable for video content. These are slow motion, video editing and adjustable screen size. The display is not as shiny as of its predecessor because of the Read more:Archos
Cisco Systems to buy out a social networking website. 2007-03-04 16:32:00 Networking and communications technology giant CiscoSystems
will acquire the technology asset of Tribe.net, which is a social networkingwebsite
that is lost and forgotten in the jungles of the Internet. The announcement was made by individuals close to the company. The deal will allow Cisco Systems to gain a technology with the help of which several large companies will be able to develop MySpace or YouTube - like services. This will allow bringing their clients together on-line. The deal is considered unusual since it is rather odd to see a company with about 38,000 employees that provides networking equipment for big enterprises to buy Tribe.net, which is owned by a company of eight employees. Tribe.net has been pushed aside by such giants like MySpace and Facebook.If Cisco acquires Tribe.net it will continue its way to become a consumer-oriented company. The company looks further to the days when consumers spend most of their time in on-line communities.
Now watch CBS, ESPN, Fox Mobile, MTV and NBC on your Mobile 2007-03-03 09:37:00 A new live mobile TV product from Verizon Wireless is now officially available. The subscription-based service, provided through Qualcomm's wireless network, is being offered initially in 20 markets. Eight 24-hour channels will display live and time-shifted programming from CBS Mobile
, ESPN, Fox Mobile, NBC 2Go and NBC News 2Go, in addition to Viacom's MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon. Most mobile video services offer programming on an "on demand" basis, allowing users to select from a limited collection of videos from various TV networks and exclusive mobile channels. The new Vcast service, delivered by MediaFlo, includes a live feed of MTV. This makes the Viacom-owned network the first to simulcast its TV programming 24/7 to a mobile platform.MediaFLO is Qualcomm’s new technology to broadcast data to portable devices such as cell phones and PDAs. Broadcast data will include audio and video streams, individual video and audio "clips", as well as information such as stock market Read more:watch
NewsGator releases a new beta version 2007-03-02 03:37:00 NewsGator has released a new beta version
that makes use of AJAX to speed things up a bit. For example, when you click on the settings tabs in Newsgator Classic, you're directed to a new page. In Newsgator Beta a window pops up on your screen and disappears when you click close. The page doesn't need to refresh every time you switch feeds or mark items read. But Newsgator still takes longer to load feeds than Google Reader. And I've grown rather fond of my river of news. Otherwise, the new beta looks and behaves remarkably like Newsgator Classic. While this is great if you've been using Newsgator for a while, it doesn't seem to offer many new compelling features that would convince me to switch back.
MSN Mobile Beta is now available 2007-03-02 03:30:00 MSN Mobile
Beta is now available
for those with a Windows Mobile Treo to take advantage of. So whats included in the all-new MSN Mobile beta? Well.. You never know when you'll need quick access to information, now it’s even easier to find the information you need with these mobile web services.Windows Live MailDon’t miss out on email just because you’re away from your PC. With Windows Live Mail for mobile, it’s fast and easy email on the go right from your mobile device.MSNBC NewsStay in the know on the go with the latest news headlines from MSNBC. You'll find full-length articles and images formatted especially for your mobile device.Windows Live SearchFind friends, facts, and answers while you’re out and about. Windows Live Search for mobile connects you to the information you need when you want it and delivers it right to your mobile device.MSN EntertainmentGet local movie times, celebrity gossip, and more right on your mobile device.LocalFind pizza in Pittsburgh or muff
Corel offers WordPerfect Lightning beta 2007-02-27 17:40:00 Corel recently releases a free public beta of WordPerfect
Lightning, which adds collaboration and storage features, its designed to serve as a key component to its online-services model. WordPerfect Lightning beta, a free, downloadable word-processing and note-taking software application, aims to provide a new distribution and online-services model for Corel WordPerfect Office. The WordPerfect Lightning beta builds on Corel's earlier efforts to create applications such as its modular components that are designed to work in an online environment while remaining on the desktop. It also comes with a "Viewer" tool which can store several document formats including PDF, WordPerfect and MS Word files.Corel has also thrown in a Navigator tool to go through these saved documents and objects. The company said that the users of this application would be able to access files stored by Corel when they are on a different desktop. They are offering the customers of this tool 200 Megs of web space t Read more:Corel
Software to Identify Copyrighted Video Clips on the Internet 2007-02-25 20:30:00 Identification of the copyrighted content has always been the major challenge for media companies and the online video sharing sites. Now, a Californian company dubbed Audible Magic has developed new content-recognition software that they claim to be a new weapon in web war over piracy. The technology could address what the entertainment industry sees as one of its biggest problems.. songs and videos being posted on the Web without permission.How the new software works? Well.. when any new clip is being uploaded to a site, the content-recognition software checks the database for relevant matches via a technique called digital fingerprinting. Copyrighted material can then be blocked or posted, depending on whether it is licensed for use on the site. Once it checks for the matches, copyrighted material can be blocked or posted.Though Audio fingerprinting technologies have been put in use in the recent times to identify copyrighted music on video-sharing networks like MySpace, it would be Read more:Software
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A video on how thieves clone your credit card 2007-02-25 20:28:00 The modern hi-tech thief prefer cloning than stealing the card. Check out the video
which shows a waitress at a coffee house stealing peoples card details using a hidden device.
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The fastesh digital SLR camera unveiled by Canon 2007-02-22 20:14:00 The newly announced EOS-1D Mark III Digital SLR camera also happens to be the fastest digital SLR camera in the world. There are so many reason that make the EOS-1D Mark III Digital SLR camera from Canon
a sure hit with professional photographers. High-speed cameras are useful for professional sports photographers and photojournalists who often need to take many quick shots in order to capture dramatic action shots. The difference between a slow camera and a quick camera can be the difference between a great shot and a dull one.The EOS 1D Mark III also includes a live-view shooting mode. Live view enables users to more conveniently shoot a scene while watching the real time pictures on the 3-inch LCD screenThe Canon EOS-1D Mark III Digital is a 10.1 mega pixel SLR camera that employs the new Dual DIGIC III image processor engine. This technology makes it possible to fire huge motor-driven bursts of 110 Large JPEGs or 30 RAW files, providing just enough computational horsepower to perfo Read more:unveiled
Nokia's latest video podcatcher released 2007-02-22 17:34:00 Nokia announced a new mobile feed reader focused on video
at the recently held 3GSM conference in Barcelona. The Nokia N95 comes with 160 MB of internal storage with up to 2 GB available via a microSD memory card. Mobile videos will make most sense for people with a large memory card always in their smartphones since internal storage will fill up fastThe Nokia Video Center comes pre-installed on new Nokia Series 60 devices such as the newly announced N95 and N93i but is also available as a separate download for compatible devices.You can load videos onto the phone through your home computer or receive updates over-the-air at HSDPA speeds or using open WiFi while you're on the go. The Video Center software supports H.264 videos, meaning videobloggers have even more reasons to create specially formatted and mini-sized (320x240) versions of their show for iPods and Nokia phones.YouTube will soon release its videos in H.264 according to the Nokia announcement. Media RSS is supported (and Read more:released
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What are Google gadgets and how can one use it ? 2007-03-28 22:37:00 Well... good question and a simple answer. Gadgets powered by Google
are miniature objects made by Google users / code developers or general google lovers like you and me. These codes offers cool and dynamic content that can be placed on any page on the web or your blog. Examples of Google Gadgets are to-do list, currency converter, calculator, games, etc..One can add these gadgets
to their Google personalized homepage and, if they have Google Desktop installed, they can also add gadgets to their computer's desktop.A complete list of Google Gadgets is available here By adding these Gadgets one can enhance your own website/blog and also reach more people with your content. You can now use Google Gadgets to make your webpages even more interesting and useful to your visitors. For instance, you can add your city’s current temperature or a quote of the day to your own page. Gadgets can be quick and simple, like the countdown gadget which is really cute and simple
How to create a Poll in Orkut, simple steps. 2007-03-28 22:21:00 Orkut users now have the ability to create
polls within their forums, allowing users to rate anything and everything..Just click a button in your favorite community, type in your question, and add pictures (if you like), and its done! community members can vote and leave comments on your question of choice. Follow the steps
to set up a poll on your forumClick on the "create polls" link near the top of your forum... verify that you are human.....type in a polling question...insert an image (optional)......select your language ...Add in the choices....decide how many options are available as well as who can vote (whether community members or everyone on Orkut)...select how long a poll should last...After your done, simple hit the create button (near the bottom) and your brand new poll should appear.To view the polls in a forum, simply click on the "view polls button on the sideInfo gathered via googleblog.blogspot.com
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New version of Orneta's Scissors and Notepad released for Windows Mobile. 2007-03-29 23:44:00 Orneta's Scissors Mobile
2007 allows Cut, Copy and Paste with Outlook Mobile SMS, E-Mail, Tasks, and Contacts using the Edit Menu for Windows
Mobile 6 and Windows Mobile 5.0 based devices; without using a touch-screen! The MarkEdit engine is designed to work the way users expect, providing a simple interface with powerful features. more details hereOrneta's Notepad
Mobile 2007 by Orneta enables Outlook 2007 Text Notes and Voice Notes Synchronization between Windows Vista and Windows Mobile 6 Standard and Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone via Windows Mobile Device Center 6 (32-bit and 64-bit) and Microsoft ActiveSync. more details here
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New revolutionary browsing for Windows Mobile phones 2007-03-29 23:34:00 Microsoft Live Labs recently announced the limited public availability of Deepfish, a preview of a technology that can be used to improve mobile browsing. Deepfish provides users of mobile phones or other small screen devices a full ‘as designed’ view of websites on their mobile device. Because the site looks as you would expect it to on your desktop, pages are easier to navigate than the typical experience with mobile browsers today.Deepfish’s unique architecture retrieves the information needed for a particular view, significantly reducing that time to load. To optimize for faster load times, Deepfish takes a snapshot of the selected page reduced to fit on the mobile screen and sends that view to the mobile device.The interface lets people zoom in and out on the parts of a web page that interest them in an intuitive way, making it easy to use these large screen formatted pages on a mobile device. With Deepfish, Microsoft is providing limited access to the technology preview on Read more:Windows
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Beat RapidShare restrictions by using this application 2007-03-29 09:09:00 By now we all are aware of the time restriction on rapidshare for non premium users. It is a pain when we need to wait about an hour after we finished download file from Rapidshare. But for premium accounts thats not a problem at all. Here's another software that can trick Rapidshare so we (non premium users) can use it to continue or download multiple files from Rapidshare at the same. Here's the link to download the application. Click hereImportant Note: By the way this file is password protected. The last time i released the password on my blog, my mails were flooded with questions and queries and more tricks. So this time i intend to share it in a controlled way (hehehe hope so) if you are interested in testing/using this application, please mail me ur mail id and i would send u the password and the instruction to use... By the way my previous post on Grabber (full Version) here, which if always free to use.Do post in your views and comments... and enjoy free downloading
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