Google Rises in Rank as Most Improved Brand

We all know that branding is important. Image is everything. And according to a report from Interbrand, Google has been deemed the most improved brand.
According to a survey of global brands, Google has gained the most in value of the past year. Interbrand reports that Google’s brand value has increased 44% in the past year to $17.8bn, bringing it to rank at number 20 on the short list of Best Global Brands. Coca-Cola tops this list for the seventh year in a row, and a few tech companies aren’t far behind, with Microsoft, IBM, GE and Nokia respectively in second, third, fourth and fifth place. Intel isn’t too far either, coming in at number seven. The brands’ value is determined according to how important it is in its sector.
So that means that people really value Google as a brand, and is important to the general public as its own entity. Things like this can’t be taken lightly, especially when it comes to publicly traded companies. The public’s perspective on a company can have an impact directly on its value. There are a great many factors that could have caused its rise, including its numerous acquisitions like YouTube, new developments such as Google Checkout, as well as its furthered integration into mainstream media, specifically its new goals for a print ad distribution network.

uTorrent Relaunched as Official BitTorrent Client

BitTorrent Inc launched their rebranded version of uTorrent as BitTorrent 6.0.

The rebranded version of uTorrent looks just like the original uTorrent client, however, it now includes BitTorrent DNA. Another significant change is the absence of the built in search for sites like Mininova, Torrentz and The PirateBay. However, you can easily add those under options –> preferences.

Thanks torrentfreak

Cisco axes Linksys branding

Cisco CEO John Chambers recently announced at a European roundtable discussion that Linksys products would now sport the Cisco name. Chambers was quoted as saying that "it would all come, over time, into a Cisco brand," and he also noted that the reason the Linksys name was kept alive was because "it was better known in the US than even Cisco was for the consumer." As the firm "goes globally," he concluded, there would be "little advantage" in keeping it around.

Thanks to Darren Murph(Mashble)

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Microsoft to slash XBOX 360 prices ??

A good source within a major Canadian retailer guarantees that the Xbox 360 will drop $100 across all SKU's. When?.. Perhaps ... Sooner than you think.!!!! AUGUST 1ST.


In less than 3 weeks the console prices will be the following:

-Xbox 360 core, $199 American (with pack-in memory unit!)
-Nintendo Wii, $249 American
-Xbox 360 Premium, $299 American
-Xbox 360 Elite, $449 Canadian, possibly $399 American
-PS3, $599 American, $649 Canadian

So August 1st, Xbox 360 will be the lowest price console on the market with the core system.

Source :Zero Iscariot (Destructoid)

µTorrent 1.7.1 released

µTorrent 1.7 version has been released .

The biggest changes were full Vista support and the removal of the 65,536 piece limit for torrents.
Also added was support for finding local peers (peers on the same LAN) and optionally not having any upload restrictions for them.
It is also possible to turn on automatic updating for betas now, found in the "Other" section of the preferences.

To get it ...

http://download.utorrent.com/1.7.1/utorrent.exe

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Playing with system files using resource hacker can be Dangerous for your system and it can make your system not working.

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Hi guys im goin to post the tricks tat can be done using resource hacker

Before i start :: here are some pts,

1. First of all , Thnx to Mr. Vista (thinkdigit)

2. all the images which i m uploading are jpg's...u can open it in paint n then save as 24 bit BMP image..

3. U need to disable windows file protection .... get patch from here:

wfps10.rar

4. U need replacer to replace the files that r in system use:

Replacer.zip
5.download resource hacker from here:

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1) Process Dialog Box(copy and move)
For this , open %windir%\system32\shell32.dll in resource hacker !



1.save tis pic
71174_JenniferLopez0061_122_421lo.JPG (Right click and select save target as)

2. Save the pics in .bmp format and then click on Action->Add New Resource->Open the .bmp ... give it the name 701 and language 1033..

3. Go To Dialog <1020<1033..Replace the code in right hand pane with the following....

Code:

1020 DIALOGEX 20, 20, 266, 160
STYLE DS_FIXEDSYS | DS_MODALFRAME | DS_NOIDLEMSG | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU
CAPTION ""
LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
FONT 8, "MS SHELL DLG"
{
CONTROL 701, -1, STATIC, SS_BITMAP | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, 0, 0, 400, 48
CONTROL "", 103, STATIC, SS_LEFTNOWORDWRAP | SS_NOPREFIX | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, 125, 37, 133, 10
CONTROL "", 102, STATIC, SS_LEFTNOWORDWRAP | SS_NOPREFIX | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, 117, 143, 145, 10
CONTROL "", 104, "msctls_progress32", WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, 102, 76, 158, 30
CONTROL "", 105, STATIC, SS_LEFT | SS_NOPREFIX | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, 103, 56, 155, 10
CONTROL "Current file:", 2, STATIC, SS_LEFT | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, 117, 121, 40, 10
}

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This is a kind of useful post for all our classmates ..
Initially from 2nd semester we found it very uneasy working ,typing and editing in LINUX's Vi Editor ... We were'nt able to get ourselves transformed to Vi Editor from the acquainted and user friendly NOTEPAD in WINDOWS ..
But we ve to adapt .. as we do all our practicals , lab classes in Vi Editor only .. Here s one useful tutorial , BEGINNER's GUIDE TO Vi EDITOR ...

http://www-acs.ucsd.edu/info/vi_tutorial.php