Note: This update is meant only for the GSM/UMTS Nexus S phones. Also, only upgrade if your Nexus S is running the official Gingerbread build and NOT any Custom ROM.

Steps to Manually Update Nexus S to Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich -

1. Download Android 4.0 ICS update file. (Official)

2. Rename the downloaded file to update.zip.

3. Copy the file to the Internal storage (root directory) on your Nexus S.

4. Turn off the device. Then hold down the Volume Up and Power button to boot into the Nexus S bootloader.

5. Select Recovery (Use volume buttons to navigate and power key to select.)

6. As you see the warning triangle and arrow, hold the power key and tap volume up button. A menu will appear.

7. From menu, select “apply update from /sdcard“, and select update.zip file.

8. Wait till device installs the update. Upon completion, choose “reboot system now“.

Voila! After reboot, Android 4.0 should welcome you.

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CopyTrans Manager is a free, light and efficient alternative to iTunes that offers the ability to quickly transfer data such as music, videos, podcasts and applications to your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and lets you manage them. It doesn’t requires any installation, offers drag & drop support, and instantly Syncs the transferred stuff to iOS device. With the new version, you can add/sync Apps (.ipa files) to any iPhone by simple drag and drop without iTunes and jailbreak.

Features:

• Add songs, apps, videos, etc. from any PC to iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone
• Create and delete playlists or edit existing ones
• Drag & Drop songs directly into playlists
• Edit track information (artist, album, ratings, genre, etc.)
• Add missing album artwork automatically
• Browse by album, artist or any other tag
• Play songs and videos on any PC

Transferring Apps to iPhone – If you don’t prefer using iTunes to install apps on iPhone, then do it easily using CopyTrans Manager. To do so, just download the apps from App Store via iTunes. Then navigate to the directory “C:\Users\User\Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Mobile Applications” on your Windows PC to access the downloaded apps. Next, connect your iPhone to PC, run CopyTrans Manager and drag the app’s IPA file to Applications in CopyTrans. Hit the ‘Save changes’ button and you are done.

Compatibility: All iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad models, all iOS versions – Windows only

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Video – Introducing iOS 5

- Official List of New Features in iOS 5 [Full Changelog]

Direct download links for iOS 5 IPSW files:

• iPod touch 3G
• iPod touch 4G
• iPhone 3GS
• iPhone 4 GSM
• iPhone 4 CDMA
• iPad
• iPad 2, iPad 2,2 and iPad 2,3
• Apple TV 2G (iOS 4.4)

To Update to iOS 5 manually, connect your device to computer and launch iTunes. Now select your device, and click the ‘Check for update’ button while holding the Shift key (in Windows) and Option key (on Mac). Browse to the iOS 5 firmware location, select IPSW file, and click Open to proceed. Let the device get updated.

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The Stable CyanogenMod 7.1 build has been finally released after a long delay. CM 7.1 comes with lot of new features, improvements and support for 68 devices! This build is based on Android 2.3.7. While stable CM 7.1 is available for majority of devices but still there are many devices still in beta status (Pyramid, HP Touchpad, Optimus 3D, etc.)

Official CyanogenMod support for Samsung Galaxy S II has been added in CyanogenMod 7.1. Here is our Guide to Install CM 7.1 on SGS2 (follow the below steps carefully). This tutorial can be used to install CM7 on other supported Android devices as well if your device is rooted with an appropriate tool.

Disclaimer: Please try this guide at your own risk. We will not be responsible in case you brick the device or its warranty gets void.

Before proceeding, Make a BACKUP – It’s recommended to backup entire phone data like contacts, messages, photos, etc. Use Titanium Backup to create a backup of all Applications installed on the phone (requires rooting). Also, backup everything stored on the SD card to a folder on your PC because it might be formatted too.

>> To Flash a custom ROM on your device, you first need to ROOT the Galaxy S II. Visit this thread posted at XDA-Developers forum to see how to root your SGS2.

Perquisite: 100% charged phone and download below files.

• Download CyanogenMod 7.1 (Stable Mod) for SGS2 I9100
• Download Google Apps for CM7

Installing ClockworkMod Recovery -

• Download and install “ROM Manager” app from the Android market. Now open ROM Manager, a message will appear, select OK to continue.

• Select the first option “Flash ClockworkMod Recovery”.

  

• A confirm phone model window will appear, select ‘Samsung Galaxy S II’. A pop-up will open asking for Superuser access, instantly click Allow. A dialog box will appear saying ‘Successfully Flashed ClockworkMod Recovery!’.

• Re-open ROM Manager and select “Reboot into Recovery”.

Backup Current SGS2 Gingerbread Stock ROM -

In ClockworkMod Recovery, open ‘backup and restore’ and select the ‘Backup’ option. The recovery image of current ROM will be backed up to a folder named ‘clockworkmod’ on your SD card. Then select ‘reboot system now’ to restart the phone. Next,

>> Make sure to copy the ‘clockworkmod’ folder from SD card to your computer.

>> Transfer the update-cm-7.1.0-GalaxyS2-signed.zip and ‘Google Apps zip’ file (downloaded above) to root directory of your SD card.

Reboot the Phone into Recovery Mode – Launch ROM Manager on phone and select “Reboot into Recovery”.

• In ClockworkMod Recovery, scroll down to 3rd option “wipe data/factory reset” using the volume keys and select it. Select ‘Yes — delete all user data’ to confirm.

• After the Data Wipe is completed, select “wipe cache partition” and then select ‘Yes – Wipe Cache’ to confirm.

• Then open “advanced” and select “Wipe Dalvik Cache”, confirm to proceed. Next “Wipe Battery Stats” too.

• Next select “install zip from sdcard” from the main Recovery menu. Select “choose zip from sdcard” and then choose the update-cm-7.1.0-GalaxyS2-signed.zip file to apply, select ‘Yes..’ to confirm.

• Just wait for few minutes until the installation gets completed.

• Similarly, Flash the Google Apps zip file (gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip).

• Once the installation has finished, select +++++Go Back+++++ to get back to the main menu, and select the Reboot system now option. The Samsung Galaxy S II should now boot into CyanogenMod.

That’s it! Enjoy the all new, powerful and customizable CyanogenMod 7.1 ROM.

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New Features in Flash Player 11 and AIR 3

• Stage 3D Accelerated Graphics Rendering (Player & AIR desktop + AIR for TV)
• Flash Access Content Protection Support for Mobile
• Flash Access Content Protection Enhancements
• Protected HTTP Dynamic Streaming (HDS)
• NetStream.dispose()
• H.264/AVC Software Encoding for Cameras (desktop)
• JPEG-XR support
• Enhanced high resolution bitmap support
• High efficiency SWF compression support
• G.711 Audio Compression for Telephony
• Native JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) Support
• Garbage Collection Advice
• Cubic Bezier Curves
• Secure Random Number Generator
• Socket Progress Events
• DisplayObjectContainer.removeChildren and MovieClip.isPlaying

New Features in Flash Player 11

• Native 64-bit Support (Flash Player desktop) — Take advantage of native support for 64-bit OS and 64-bit web browsers on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows.
• Asynchronous Bitmap Decoding
• TLS Secure Sockets Support

New Features in AIR 3

• Native Extensions
• Captive Runtime Support
• Stage Video Hardware Acceleration (AIR Mobile)
• H.264/AAC Playback Support (AIR for iOS)
• Front-facing Camera Support (AIR for Android)
• Background Audio Playback Support (AIR for iOS) — Developers can now write multitasking iOS applications that can play audio while in the background, such as music applications or reliable voice conferencing apps with multitasking support.
• Device Speaker Control for Mobile (AIR for iOS & Android)
• 16 and 32-bit color depth
• Game Controller API (AIR TV)

Read detailed Release Notes

Adobe Flash Player 11.0.1.152 for Android can be downloaded from Android market.

Download Adobe Flash Player 11 for desktop at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer

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Firefox 7.0 aims to enhance your browsing experience by improving one of its major drawback, i.e. high memory consumption. The latest and new Firefox 7.0 drastically improves the usage of memory (RAM) and is said to consume 20-30% less memory than former builds of Firefox browser.

Changelog based on the recent beta of Firefox 7:

• Vastly improved memory usage (up to 50% better) and increased speed
• Added a new rendering backend to speed up Canvas operations on Windows systems
• Bookmark and password changes now sync almost instantly when using Firefox Sync
• Added support for text-overflow: ellipsis
• Added support for the Web Timing specification
• Added an opt-in system for users to send performance data back to Mozilla to improve future versions of Firefox. This can be enabled by installing an add-on
• Fixed several stability issues

The Final build of Firefox 7 is scheduled to be officially released within 24 hours. You can download it now using the direct download links (English) below.

• Firefox 7 for Windows
• Firefox 7 for Linux
• Firefox 7 for Mac

Update – Firefox 7 is now officially available in over 70 languages. Get it here.

[Release Notes]

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The introduction of a Free 30-day trial for Final Cut Pro X is a nice initiative by Apple that provides users the opportunity to try this expensive and professional video-editing software before making a $300 purchase. To get a free trial of Final Cut Pro X for your Mac, just visit www.apple.com/finalcutpro/trial and enter the required info. You will then be able to download its free fully-functional trial, valid for 30 days.

What’s New in Version 10.0.1

This update improves overall stability and performance and adds the following features:

• Export audio and video stems as a single multitrack QuickTime movie or as separate files using Roles.
• Import and export XML to support third-party workflows.
• Place Projects and Events on Xsan to improve collaboration between editors.
• Set custom starting timecode for your projects.
• Add transitions to connected clips in a single step.
• Enable full-screen view in OS X Lion.
• Speed up delivery with GPU-accelerated export.

This update is recommended for all users of Final Cut Pro X

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AVG 2012 comes with enhanced protection to combat against new emerging threats but still it is packaged in a lightweight technology that doesn’t strain your system resources. It is lighter, faster and smaller than any previous AVG product.

AVG 2012 also continuously looks for performance improvements based on your machine. If your PC seems sluggish, the new AVG Advisor will notify you about the problem and will help you fix it. The new version improves upon last edition by speeding up full disk scans by up to 50 percent and browser launches by up to 10%. The memory consumption has been reduced by 40% and it runs 30% fewer processes.

Compatible with: Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit).

Download Here (Web Installer)

Download AVG Antivirus Free Edition 2012 [Official Standalone/Offline Setup]

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