You might be worried that some files sent over by your friends are infected by viruses. The antivirus software installed in your PC might be outdated or unable to detect the latest viruses. If you need a quick assurance to confirm whether these files are safe or exposed to any security threats, just try some free online scan services and they will alleviate your worries. Of course a simple virus scanning tool is not enough to remove all the infections on your computer system. However, this preliminary step somehow can minimize your risks and prevent any extensive damage. There are plenty of online virus scanners available in the net. Most of them are free. We have recently come across a pretty interesting and resourceful web-based virus scanner, namely” No Virus Thanks” that users probably should try.

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The 2008 Professional Developers Conference (PDC) has finally closed. Microsoft successfully impressed developers, users and the public about Microsoft’s future new platform of Windows 7. The positive and excited response has far exceeded Microsoft Windows7 Team’s expectations. Windows 7 Team has promised a more detailed technical analysis and deep exploration of this new product in its upcoming Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2008 from 5 – 11 November 2008 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Users who want to learn more about Windows 7 can register to attend the conference. A pre-beta build of Windows7 will be given away to some selected and lucky guests at WinHEC. (Of course you can download it via the leaked Bit Torrents, as in the case of Windows 7 pre-beta 6801 32-bit and 64-bit editions). While waiting for more excitement from Microsoft on Windows 7, let’s review the video collection from PDC 2008 on Windows 7 from Channel 9:

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During the FPD International 2008 event held in Japan, Sharp, one of the famous LCD panels manufacturers has showcased a next generation LCD panel with built-in memory module, making the display contents retainable when the power supply is totally cut off. The new innovation which resembles e-paper technology could let Sharp stays in leading position even in this competitive industry.

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Can you tell the sex of a blogger by reading a blog? By reading the content and observing the writing style, selection of vocabulary or expressions used, do you think it is possible to tell whether the writer is male or female? It doesn’t matter whether you are motivated by curiosity or interest. If you are awed by the genius of a blog or simply find it appealing and irresistible, try this interesting tool, Gender Analyzer, to know the gender of the blogger.

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Advertising can be a form of effective and informative communication whereby users get useful product details although there are substantial commercial elements in it. You will receive many additional marketing messages while browsing the internet via online advertising media such as banner ads, online classified advertising, email marketing and so on. Despite furnishing users with product briefs and services details, most of the time online ads that keep popping out can be quite disturbing and annoying. If you are against the random bombardment of ads and Firefox is your default browser, try some settings below that can help you to minimize and block the ad banners or pop-ups. Of course they cannot totally remove all the ads, but at least they can reduce the number so that the ads do not become too much of an eyesore.

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The owner and operator of the nation’s largest wireless network, Alltel Wireless has announced the launch of new Samsung Delve, the touchscreen phone which highlighted by virtual QWERTY keyboard and tactile feedback, available now for pre-sale at Alltel’s official website and will hit Alltel stores starting November 6.

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The world’s leading wireless entertainment publisher with award-winning games such as Tetris, Bejeweled, The Sims and Need For Speed, EA Mobile has announced a new global games line-up for Nokia N-Gage, aiming to further its support for N-Gage platform.

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Have you ever facing difficulty on downloading application and looking for alternative download manager? You may try out WideStream. WideStream is a download manager and FTP explorer that can be used to effectively manage your download from HTTP and FTP resources. WideStream supports multi-threaded download that allow downloading several files at one time, to resume broken download, to download from servers that require authorization and much more.

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