Wonder no more. Use the links below to generate status messages from a Calculator, an ATM, a vending machine, even a satellite from Pluto .

via Calculator

via Nokia 3310

via BlackBerry

via iPHONE 4G

via MiRC

via YAHOO MESSENGER

via KEYBOARD & MOUSE

via STEREO-HEADSET

via Satelite on Pluto

via infrared

via GameBoy

via XBOX 360

via PSP GO

via TV remote controler

via Vertu Diamond Phone

via Nokia 5110

via Type Writer

via Nintendo Family Computer

via ATM Machine

via Opera Mini

via Bolt Browser

via Snaptu

via Friendster

via Justin Bieber’s iPhone

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Firefox 4.0 also ships with Firefox Sync functionality, allowing you to synchronize settings, passwords, bookmarks, history, open tabs and other customizations across multiple devices.  Yes, the Mozilla Team is been late on the game as similar services are already in place for Opera and even Chrome.

Additional features of Firefox 4 include:

1. WebM and HD Video support.
2. Enhanced privacy protection.
3. New JS values for executing heavy, numeric code more efficiently for cleaner graphics and a better browsing experience.
4. Multi-touch support for Windows 7.
5. 3D the Web support with WebGL.
6. Audio API through <video> and <audio> elements in HTML5.
7. Retained layers for fast scrolling on complex web pages.
8. XPCOM module improvements for better extensions framework and fast startup.
9. Support for new CSS3 features like Transitions and Transformations.
10. OpenType font.
11. More Form features like list attributes and HTML5 validation.
12. HTML5 parser with full support for web video, audio, drag & drop, and file handling.
13. Web Console web pages analysis tool.
14. JetPack SDK to develop add-ons which can be installed without restarting the browser.
15. Full hardwareacceleration with Direct2D and Direct3D on Windows, XRender on Linux and OpenGL on Mac.
16. Use SVG as images and backgrounds in Firefox.
17. Better manage JavaScript objects with Compartments, offering improved cache utilization and garbage collection mechanisms for better security, memory management and overall performance.
18. Crash protection from crash in the Adobe Flash, Apple Quicktime or Microsoft Silverlight plugins.
19. HSTS for sites to request Firefox to automatically establish secure connections to their servers (https).

Download Firefox 4.0:
Firefox 4 for Windows: Firefox Setup 4.0.exe
Firefox 4 for Mac OS X: Firefox 4.0.dmg
Firefox 4 for Linux (x86-x64): firefox-4.0.tar.bz2

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Google touts the following features for those having second thoughts about switching from other popular url shortening services like bit.ly:

• Stability: Near 100% uptime since our initial launch with continuous work behind the scenes to make goo.gl even stabler and more robust.
• Security: Automatic spam detection based on the same type of filtering technology we use in Gmail.
• Speed: Can’t get more self-explanatory that this.

To access goo.gl, just type it into your browser’s address bar.

If you have a google account, you can sign-in and use goo.gl and have it save your past shortened URLs.  For those who love numbers and analytics, clicking the details link next to any of shortened URL will give you public, real-time analytics data, complete with traffic over time, top referrers, and visitor profile.

Goo.gl extensions are already available for Chrome and Firefox.

source Google Social Web Blog

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Black says, “HTML5 will sit side by side with Flash. Gradient fonts, drop shadows, basic video and simple transitions are probably better suited for HTML5. When it comes to rendering display objects, animation and digital rights management for video, it would be silly not to use Flash.”

Black bases his statements on benchmark tests on both iOS and Android devices. The test suit plays the same animation on an iPod touch, an iPhone 4, and a Nexus One using HTML5, and then again using Flash 10.1 on the Nexus One. Here’s a video of the test:

As for the results?, They’re pretty self-explanatory. 22FPS for the iPhone 4G, 24FPS for the iPod Touch 4, 40FPS for the Nexus One running HTML5, and 57 FPS for the Nexus One running Flash. Note that while these tests do not represent real world performance, the benchmarks do give a clear indication of the performance of both Flash and HTML5 on both iOS and Android.

If you want to see the results in action, see the video above, and if you want to run the test on your own device(s) navigate to these pages: HTML5 versus Flash.

source Christopher Black

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IE9 packs a lot of enhancements and features such as HTML5 support, hardware acceleration graphics rendering using Direct2D, hardware accelerated text rendering using DirectWrite, hardware accelerated video rendering using Media Foundation, new streamlined and simplified address and navigation bar, faster JavaScript, better CSS3 compliant support, SVG1.1 standards support, embedded ICC v2 or v4 color profiles support via Windows Color System, and more.

Internet Explorer 9 (IE 9) sports a new high-speed engine called Chakra, greatly improving its performance. On the surface, IE9 is sporting a new novel, clear interface that may put off some due to the odd placement of the tabs.

If you’re looking to install IE9, you should take note the following items:

• IE9 is not supported, and hence not available for Windows XP.
• Installing IE9 on Windows Vista or Windows 7 will automatically replace and remove the existing installation of IE7 or IE8. IE9 and IE8 or IE7 does not co-exist alongside (yet, at least until hack available). So, for users who want to use IE7 or IE8, do not upgrade, or make available another PC or virtual machine just to run IE7 or IE8. However, uninstall IE9 should also automatically rollback to IE7 or IE8.
• IE9 is available in both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions. However, 64-bit edition can only be installed on 64-bit operating system.

To download IE9 Beta, visit http://www.beautyoftheweb.com/.

Beauty of the Web website releases a mini version installer that requires Internet connection during installation.

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Details are still currently scarce but Sony has announced that this subscription based music and video service is on track for a 2011 launch, with deals with the major record labels and studios all in the pipeline.

The cloud-based service will be available to users via Playstation 3 (PS3), Bravia televisions, Blu-Ray players, Sony branded laptops and desktops.

Why not PSP users when it has undoubtably more users that Sony’s latest generation console? Sony has failed to comment on the question but all fingers point to the rampant piracy on the portable gaming console as the cause.

“Via Qriocity, Sony will deliver a variety of digital entertainment content and services… including video, music, game applications and e-books over time,” said Sony Europe President Fujio Nishida.

The still unnamed service will offer music, and movies for a yet undiclosed subscription cost.



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Yahoo! announced the completed conversion today: its Web, image, and video search experiences on both desktop and mobile devices are now being served up by Bing (look at the footer to check). Note that this conversion currently only affects Yahoo’s English search results in the US and Canada. Microsoft says that other languages will follow “in the weeks and months ahead.”

Aside from replacing Yahoo!’s in-house search engine, the two companies are also working on the sponsored results in the sidebars. Yahoo’s search ad infrastructure will start replacing Microsoft’s AdCenter platform “later this fall,” but both companies have said they are willing to postpone the move till early next year as it may disrupt the holiday season. The revenue model for the Yahoo Search BOSS program still needs to be finalized, and many search-related tools for publishers will be released “in the months to come.”

source Ars Techinica

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According to Microsoft, Internet Explorer 9 will be a big improvement on their current offerings as it features considerably improved standards compliance and functionality, a boon to Web Developers and netizens alike. Compared to Chrome and Firefox in terms of development however, in seems IE will remain stuck in catch-up limbo.

Internet Explorer 9 will NOT be available to XP users.

No release date has been announced, but most believe that the final version will not arrive until 2011.

source zdNet

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“Now, all of the major U.S. movie studios, music labels and over 1,000 other global partners use Content ID to manage their content on YouTube,” he said. “Because of the success of these ongoing technological efforts, we are able to increase the upload limit today.”

To promote the new upload limit, YouTube is holding a contest called “15 Minutes of Fame.” If you’re interested in participating, just create a video showing the world what would you want to communicate. What will be the enduring stamp you’ve left on us all?

The deadline for the “15 Minutes of Fame” contest is August 4. Just be sure to tag it “yt15minutes” and the winners will have their videos featured on the YouTube homepage at some point in the future.

source YouTube Global

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The embedded video gives a full overview of Tab Candy:

Tab Candy gives Firefox something like Apple’s Expose feature mixed with their Spaces feature. For those who don’t use a Mac, it’s the OS’s feature that allows you to zoom out and get a bird’s-eye-view of all your windows (in Tab Candy’s case it’s tabs) that are open which you can interact with by clicking, dragging, etc.

While Tab Candy is an interesting feature, one has to wonder how much resources this will require for the final build. Still, it’s an interesting take on tabbing. One that I hope won’t be killed by an errant lawsuit.

You can get Firefox 4 with Tab Candy from a very early nightly right here.

Important: This is still in alpha so expect bugs, resource hogging, unstability, etc.

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