Mozilla has just released Firefox 20.0 Beta 5.
Google removes ad-blocking apps from Google Play.
It is apparent that Google is having a who-cares-about-the-users-Wednesday. After announcing that Google Reader to shut down on July 1, 2013; Google apparently removes ad-blocking apps from its Google Play Store for Android.
From Phandroid:
It’s hump day, but there’s no time for middle-of-the-week celebration if you’re the developer of ad-blocking software on Android. According to several sources, Google has started sending notifications to developers with ad-blocking software in the Google Play Store regarding these apps’ removal. Players like AdBlock, AdAway, AdFree and more are being whisked away.
So why, exactly, is Google bringing the ban hammer down on these unfortunate souls? Well, they seem to violate section 4.4 of the Play Store developer agreement. Said section states:
You agree that you will not engage in any activity with the Market, including the development or distribution of Products, that interferes with, disrupts, damages, or accesses in an unauthorized manner the devices, servers, networks, or other properties or services of any third party including, but not limited to, Android users, Google or any mobile network operator. You may not use customer information obtained from the Market to sell or distribute Products outside of the Market.
AdBlock is one of the casualties.
Meanwhile, Android is still open.
Strike that!
Android is Still Open™.
It is such a weird Wednesday with Google. Earlier today, Google announced Andy Rubin stepped down as head of Android™ team.
Google Reader to Shut Down July 1, 2013.
Be ready to say goodbye to another Google product. Google Reader to shut down on July 1, 2013.
There are still a lot of people that are actually using Google Reader, unlike the trumped-up Google+ number of users. RSS readers such as NetNewsWire give users option to sync with Google Reader,
As usual, Google provide users the ability to download their data through Google Takeout.
Feedly immediately jumped on the news, welcoming the soon to be ex-Google Reader users.
Angry Birds Seasons gets Power Ups
Rovio has just released an update for Angry Birds Seasons with Power-Ups and a few new levels.
What’s New in Version 3.2.0
Angry Birds Seasons now has power-ups! Check out your old favorites Sling Scope and Super Seed, and get ready for the never-before-seen HOMING BIRD! This hog-seeking hero will head with missile force for the first pig to enter his radar!PLUS: earn stars and Mighty Eagle feathers to unlock up to EIGHT NEW LEVELS in Winter Wonderham and Haunted Hogs!
Angry Birds Seasons is available for iPhone/iPod touch, iPad, Android OS, Mac OS X, Windows and other platforms.
Microsoft releases updates for Office 2008 and 2011
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.3.6 Update
This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code.
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.3.2 Update
This update fixes critical issues and also helps to improve security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code.
Dropbox 2.0
Dropbox 2.0 is out now.
New in 2.0.0:
- Fix a bug where discrete graphics would be enabled on OSX laptops.
- Add support for Brazilian Portuguese.
- Other small fixes.
Here are a few things you should know:
- It is only enabled on Mac OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and above, and on Windows XP and above.
- It is not yet enabled on Linux.
Font Rendering on Web Browsers
It is interesting how different Web Browsers render fonts. I wonder why Google Chrome on this particular computer running Windows 7 doesn’t render the fonts correctly.
