Posted: 13 Jan 2010 02:48 AM PST

Google has been trying out to get new features to its brand offerings to make local area searching easier and now they have introduced a new feature called “”Near me now”.The main goal of local search service's to make it simpler to quickly look up local businesses and info about them. Users can access this new feature by accessing Google.com through an Android or the iPhone and "tapping", or clicking, on the "Near me now" button once the phone provides your location.

According to Daily Tech, the new service was mainly created to address two issues for mobile device search users."Near me now" will provide information about businesses physically near you and let users gain more information on whatever they are in front of with a "Explore right here" option. By clicking or "tapping" on the latter option, users would be able to read reviews about restaurants that they are about to walk into.

There are some flaws but it’s just started and would be fixed soon.You must be running an iPhone with OS 3.x or higher and/or an Android device that is 2.0.1 or later. Google's recently introduced Nexus One Android phone will work with the new features as well. The "Explore right here" option option only works if the handset provides an accurate location to one city block, so the feature is likely only going to be guaranteed to work in large cities.

Google introduces local search for Android and iPhones

How to enable Aero effects in Vista/Windows 7 Home basic

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 01:08 AM PST

One of the prominent things that differ from higher versions like Ultimate to lower end Basic is the presence of Aero effects.This Aero is one class feature which makes your desktop look supercool something similiar to Linux.But to enjoy this you need to pay a price.Not all versions come with this Aero effects.This leads to users going to the illegal way of getting Operating systems from unverified sources.So if you are not intending of upgrading to better versions then here is one app Aero Enabler which enables aero effects in basic version of Windows Vista and Windows 7.

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Aero Enabler comes free and main requirement is you would need to have .Net Framework 3.5 or higher installed.What this app does is gives you the effects you want without undergoing the internal hardware check which checks if your hardware requirements are met or not.Go download the app from the link below and run Enable Aero to enjoy Aero effects.Hope you will like it.Get back with problems and comments you feel.

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Microsoft pulls out Office from its online store

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 08:00 AM PST

Microsoft has pulled almost every version of Office from its own online store to comply with a court order requiring it to remove custom XML technology from its popular Word software starting today.All other Windows editions, as well as Office 2008 for Mac, were accompanied by the message: “This product is currently unavailable while we update versions on our site. We expect it to be available soon.”

Microsoft confirmed that the disappearance of Office was related to the injunction that came out of a patent infringement case the company lost in 2009.

“We’ve taken steps to comply with the court’s ruling and we’re introducing the revised software into the U.S. market,” said Michael Croan, a senior marketing manager, in an e-mail. He also downplayed the move. “This process will be imperceptible to the vast majority of customers, who will find both trial and purchase options readily available,” he added.

In an e-mail earlier today, Croan said only that Office would be “temporarily” unavailable, and that the suite would return “soon after Jan. 11,” when asked when Office sales would resume.In the meantime, Microsoft also told potential customers that they can download the free beta of Office 2010, the next-generation suite slated for a June release.

Previously, Microsoft had said the revised software would be ready by the Jan. 11 deadline. “We expect to have copies of Microsoft Word 2007 and Office 2007, with this feature removed, available for U.S. sale and distribution by the injunction date,” said Microsoft spokesman Kevin Kutz on Dec. 23.Lets hope everything gets sorted out fast.

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