Firefox 14.0 Beta 9

The Web is all about innovation, and Firefox sets the pace with dozens of new features to deliver a faster, more secure and customizable Web browsing experience for all.
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CCleaner 3.20.1750

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Int...
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Android this week: 4.1 for Nexus; Galaxy S III reviewed; Swype and SwiftKey improve

Google's annual developer conference is next week, but some Android news is leaking out in advance. For a brief time period on Thursday, anyone purchasing a GSM Galaxy Nexus direct from Google got the tip: The Jelly Bean version of Android is definitely 4.1 and it will first appear soon on Google's Nexus. Details of what Jelly Bean will contain are still a mystery but Galaxy Nexus owners will have the initial look at the software. Similar to the Nexus is the Galaxy S III, although it shows many improvements both in the hardware and software. Both are made by Samsung, hence the similarities, but those looking for cutting-edge performance in a thin 4.8-inch high-resolution smartphone should certainly check out Samsung's new phone. My own experiences show a device that many people will be happy to use for quite some time, even if they purchase on a 2-year contract. I don't think Samsung's competitors will catch up that quickly on the software front. The trick is, however, finding a Galaxy S III. Even though the device is launching on five U.S. carriers, it's already playing hard to get. This week both Sprint(s) and AT&T announced they were experiencing inventory shortages due to high demand. Verizon never planned to deliver the phone until early July, possibly expecting or planning for such a situation. T-Mobile does have the Galaxy S III in limited markets, but is charging $80 more per handset; even after a $50 mail-in rebate. Still, I think the phone is worth the wait. And if it weren't for fast Android updates direct from Google, I'd likely buy one myself. One of the appealing features of Android as a whole has two updated options this week: Both Swype and SwiftKey improved their keyboard software for Android devices. Swype gained XT9 predictive text technologiesto improve the keyboard's ability to guess the word you've swiped. It does so through sentence context. Even better: The keyboard learns to better predict phrases by scanning your prior communications, helping to automatically insert the right text. SwiftKey actually offered that same learning technology last year in a similar fashion, but now improves with a range of small, but useful features: smart spacing, two new themes — including the Android 4.0 "Holo" look — larger spacebar, dedicated comma key, and faster access to common punctuation. I'll go back to try the new Swype, but I find SwiftKey to be a better option for my fingers. You can find SwiftKey in the Google Play store for $1.99 (half price this week) whileregistering for the Swype beta will get you a free direct download.
http://techgig.com/tech-news/editors-pick/Android-this-week-4-1-for-Nexus-Galaxy-S-III-reviewed-Swype-and-SwiftKey-improve-13261
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Online education startups: a field guide

Online education is on a tear. Every few weeks or so, it seems like yet another startup offering online classes announces a multimillion dollar funding round. This week, San Francisco-basedUniversityNow, which provides affordable higher education degrees online, said itraised $17.3 million. In the past three months, at least seven online course startups have launched or announced funding. "I think we're hitting a tipping point where online education is accepted," said Gene Wade, CEO and co-founder of UniversityNow. "There's enormous demand for education around the world." In the past decade, he said, more than a billion people have joined the middle class, creating new demand for educational opportunities. Globally, 150 million people will seek higher education in the next eight years and, domestically, 2 million will pursue higher ed over the next ten years. When people join the middle class, education becomes one of their biggest priorities. But, increasingly, he said, traditional educational institutions can't accommodate all of the interest. Because everyone is now connected on the Web and technology has matured to a place where it can be used to create learning programs that adapt to students' needs, Wade said, online platforms can provide a compelling educational alternative. And the momentum behind online education isn't expected to let up. According to Harvard Business School professor and disruptive innovation expert Clayton Christensen, half of North American higher education will move online in the next ten years, followed by half of K-12 education by 2019. Several startups (and institutions, including Harvard and MIT through their EdX initiative) are starting to realize that future. Here's a guide to seven that have made headlines in the past few months. UniversityNow"We don't need to reinvent Harvard," UniversityNow's Wade said. "We need to build a school that works for everyday people." To do that, he said the company is creating a network of low-cost, accredited universities that let students complete courses at their own pace. The program, which costs $199 a month for as many courses as a student can handle (including textbooks), targets working adults who want an associates, bachelors or masters degree. While they're enrolled with UniversityNow, students can defer loans from other schools and potentially get a tax credit. This week, the company announced it had raised $17.3 million from University Ventures, Bertelsmann AG, Kapor Capital, Novak Biddle Venture Partners and Greylock Partners, in addition to receiving a $300,000 research grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation. CodecademyBarely a year after launching, Codecademy is quickly emerging as a favorite among education-oriented startups. The New York-based company, which offers gamified online classes that teach people how to code, this week announced that it raised $10 million from Index Ventures and Kleiner Perkins. The online classes are available to anyone – students and professionals alike. But Zach Sims, Codecademy's co-founder, said it is starting to make its way into high schools and middle school classes as teachers organically adopt the platform to teach students computer science. At the F.ounders conference in New York last week, he said, "We're seeing more [innovation] from outside the system… It's easier to start from the outside and then have the [schools] adopt what you're doing after they see traction." CourseraFounded by Stanford computer science professors, Coursera wants to bring classes from top-tier universities to the Web for free. On the platform, students can sign up for classes on everything from business and technology to sociology and literature. Students can't earn degrees through the site, but a student could use it as a credential that opens up new opportunities. The startup has said that it plans to match employers with people who have performed well in classes on its platform. Its partners include big-name schools, such as Princeton, Stanford and the University of Michigan. In April, the company said it raised $16 million from Kleiner Perkins and New Enterprise Associates. 2torWith nearly $100 million venture funding, 2tor partners with top universities to deliver masters degree programs in a range of fields, including law, nursing and social work. For each degree program, the startup partners with just one institution, which commits to giving online students all of the same privileges and rights as its offline students. In addition to live online classes (in which all of the students can simultaneously see each other and the teacher via video), 2tor coordinates field placements for students when relevant (for example, in-clinic experiences for nursing students). In April, the startup announced its latest round of funding, $26 million from an affiliate of the Hillman Company, New investors, SVB Capital and other investors. Minerva ProjectCalling itself the first elite American University to be launched in a century, The Minerva Project wants to bring a Harvard-grade education to the Internet. It sounds awfully ambitious, but it has both influential people and an impressive chunk of funding on its side. Former Harvard president and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers chairs its advisory board and in April, it announced that it raised $25 million from Benchmark Capital, which said is the largest seed financing in the fund's history. UdacityLaunched earlier this year by former Stanford AI professor and Googler Sebastion Thrun,Udacity's goal is to bring high-quality university classes to as many students as possible. Students can take classes and participate in the platform's social network for free. Udacity will also send students' resumes to one of its 20 partner companies for free. But it charges a fee to those who want to certify their skills online or at one of the site's testing centers. The startup has raised a reported $5 million from Charles River Ventures. UdemyWith a goal of democratizing education, the San Francisco-based startup provides a learning platform that lets anyone create and take classes. Since its launch in 2010, Udemyhas raised $4 million and attracted thousands of instructors who teach classes for free or between $20 and $250 a course. As of now, the best-performing classs center around web development and technology, but instructors have also created classes on the humanities and sciences. Last month, the company said that some instructors were earning six-figure salaries through the platform.
http://techgig.com/tech-news/editors-pick/Online-education-startups-a-field-guide-13262
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Internet grows at 47% CAGR: IRS 2012 Q1

As per the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) for Q1, 2012 data, internet in India has gone up by 47.3 per cent in the last three quarters CAGR, with the reach climbing to 37.48 million, from 34.41 million in the Q4 survey. The total reach of TV media has also gone up by 5.6 per cent CAGR to 554.65 million, according to the Indian Readership Survey report released by the Media Research Users Council (MRUC) and Hansa Research. Meanwhile, radio and cinema are two sectors which are seeing negative growth. In the Q1 report, both the sectors have seen a negative CAGR of 4.2 per cent. While total reach of radio is at 154.94 million, Cinema goes out to 75.19 million.
http://techgig.com/tech-news/editors-pick/Internet-grows-at-47-CAGR-IRS-2012-Q1-13268
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Former Reliance Broadcast Network exec to launch online radio RadioWhiskey.in

Former Reliance Broadcast Network (RBNL) Business Head Madhukar Pandey is launching an internet radio website titled RadioWhiskey.in, which is expected to go live by mid-July, 2012. The tagline of the website says "Nasha music ka". The internet radio channel will predominantly be playing Indian music along with other popular music 24X7. The core target of the website is youth, from school going students to 36-year-olds. The radio station will draw revenue mainly from pop-up advertisements and audio commercials. The channel also plans to have a shorter ad inventory of about two minutes per hour. According to Pandey, the company will be basing its server in the US and has applied for licenses for acquiring labels. The channel is also working upon developing apps for various devices like Blackberry handsets, iPad and iPhone amongst others. Pandey has over 14 years of experience in life insurance and information technology. Prior to joining RBNL, he was with MetLife Insurance as GM regional head. He had also worked with NIIT, CMC, and Informatics in various capacities.
http://techgig.com/tech-news/editors-pick/Former-Reliance-Broadcast-Network-exec-to-launch-online-radio-RadioWhiskey-in-13269
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Facebook Finally Lets You Edit Your Comments

We've all typed things on Facebook that we regret. Over-the-top angry responses to shared political articles. Weirdly inappropriate comments under a friend's photo. Typo-ridden exclamations under a big announcement. Before, Facebook only gave you a few seconds to make an edit, which resulted in moments of panic before you either had to delete a comment or just live with it. On Thursday night, that all changed when Facebook decided to let users edit comments. Now all you have to do is hover over the right corner of your comment and a pencil icon will appear, letting you edit or delete it. Don't worry if you can't do it right now; Facebook is gradually rolling it out to all users. You'll also be able to view the edit history of any comment by clicking on the "Edited" button near the timestamp. That means that any typos or regrettable things you edit out aren't gone forever; they're just gone at first glance. This is all well and good, but what about the Facebook feature everyone really wants — the ability to edit Wall posts? The day that I can edit a rambling screed written at 3am after a night of watching my team lose at a sports bar is the day I know that Facebook is truly safe for the impulsive writer.
http://techgig.com/tech-news/editors-pick/Facebook-Finally-Lets-You-Edit-Your-Comments-13286
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