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Facebook testing new service that charges for messages sent to strangers

, Dec 20th 2012 Discuss [7]

Facebook announced today that they're testing out a new feature in Facebook Messages that will allow you to pay $1 to have a message sent to someone that you're not connected to go straight to their inbox instead of the "Other" folder. This might seem like an intrusive approach to talking to someone you aren't friends with, but it could come in handy if you need to get a hold of someone that's friends with a friend. Read The Full Story

Steam for Linux beta opens to the public

, Dec 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

On November 6, Steam for Linux was launched to a limited number of users who signed up and received an invitation. Now Linux gamers can rejoice: Valve opened the beta up to the general public this evening, giving anyone who wants to test it access to the Linux client. In addition, there's now an installer package repository as well. Read The Full Story

RIM starts BlackBerry 10 Technical Preview Program for selected enterprise customers

, Dec 17th 2012 Discuss [1]

Research In Motion has announced today that they will be rolling out a technical preview of its next operating system, BlackBerry 10, for a select number of enterprise and government customers in an efforts to court companies and government agencies, and retain market share before the company launches the new platform next month. Read The Full Story

Steam Game Guides launch as part of Community beta

, Dec 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you get stuck on a game, there are resources everywhere you can use to get back on track. You could hunt down a walkthrough on the Internet, visit YouTube to see if someone has posted a video that can help, or you can even head out to your local game store and pick up a physical guide if you want. Valve has decided to tackle this realm of the gaming universe as well, launching a Steam Game Guides beta as part of the Steam Community beta. Read The Full Story

Steam Community Market rolls into beta

, Dec 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

Valve has been rolling out a lot of new features for Steam lately. Big Picture Mode just recently came out of beta, while Valve is currently beta testing Steam for Linux with some members of the community. There's yet another beta being rolled out today, this one for Steam Community Market, which allows Team Fortress 2 users to buy and sell their consumable items with other players using funds from their Steam Wallet. Read The Full Story

MediaMonkey beta for Android released, offers WiFi sync, podcasts, more

, Dec 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

Since there are tons of music player options for the desktop, a lot of underrated players get left behind, MediaMonkey being one of them. However, the team is still alive and well, and they just released a beta music player app for Android that comes with some pretty cool features that a lot of music junkies can benefit from. Read The Full Story

SwiftKey Flow Beta available for download and hands-on action

, Dec 6th 2012 Discuss [5]

It’s time to get your SwiftKey Flow on with the official Beta release right this minute, complete with a lovely colorful tail for your typing finger! SwiftKey Flow is a new edition of the next-generation predictive keyboard for Android, here bringing on not just one of the most advanced learning engines in the keyboard universe, but a way to type that’ll have the competition rather nervous. This release is part of the SwiftKey team’s super powerful VIP community, a group of intrepid citizens of the web working as lab rats for the greater good of the app!

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NVIDIA releases GeForce 310.64 beta drivers aimed at Far Cry 3

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Far Cry 3 officially launches today in Australia, with the European release arriving tomorrow, and the US seeing the game next week on December 4. To celebrate the launch, NVIDIA has released a new beta version of its GeForce graphics drivers that come with some very specific improvements for the game. Read The Full Story

Steam for Linux beta launches with 26 games

, Nov 6th 2012 Discuss [4]

Remember that Steam for Linux beta we told you about a while back? It launched today, giving a selection of users a first glimpse at Steam running on Linux. The beta is limited-access, so users needed to sign up to get an invite. Even if you signed up, there's still a pretty good chance you weren't selected as a participant with this first round of invites - if that's the case, then sit tight, because Valve will be sending out more invites to the beta soon. Read The Full Story

Evernote 5 for Mac beta is now available, offers 100+ new features

, Nov 1st 2012 Discuss [1]

A few days ago, Evernote announced the upcoming beta release for Evernote 5 for Mac. This feature brings with it over 100 new features, as well as an updated user interface. Now the application is available for download, with Evernote cautioning users to remember that it is still in beta and might be buggy at times. Read The Full Story

Evernote 5 for Mac announced, offers 100+ new features

, Oct 26th 2012 Discuss [3]

Evernote, the application that turns note-taking into an art form, has announced the arrival of Evernote 5 for Mac. Slated for beta released on October 29, this version brings with it over 100 new features and an updated user interface. Included in the announcement is a video showing off the latest and greatest features and its slick UI. Read The Full Story

Opera 12.10 beta released for desktop download

, Oct 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

The next iteration of the web browser known as Opera has been released in beta form for download by the masses, that being Opera 12.10 for the desktop environment on Windows, Mac, and Linux computers. This version of the software works with APIs for Context Menus, Screenshots, and Resources Loaders, and paves the way for operating system updates for both Mac and Windows this Fall. The Windows 8 iteration will have touch support while the Mountain Lion version will be working with Notification Center, built-in sharing with social networks, and Retina display support. Read The Full Story
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