Battery overheating: Packard Bell recalls some laptops

Packard Bell, bought by Acer there almost two years, said yesterday that some of its notebook EasyNote had defective batteries. The computers in question are the EasyNote MX36, MX37, MX51 and MX52.
According to Packard Bell, these four PCs have been sold primarily in Europe and none in the United States. Only machines designed between July and December 2007 are affected by this recall.
The subsidiary of Acer said that its batteries can cause a risk of overheating or fire making. A classic case.
Those involved can get on this page dedicated to the problem or contact the hotline of Packard Bell so that it replaces your battery charge.
Packard Bell recommends noting the serial number of the battery containing 32 characters, and the serial number of the computer, which contains 12 characters.

Chrome beta 4: extensions are now active

On the last version 4 beta of Google Chrome, the extensions were finally selected. To take advantage, it must therefore necessarily begin by installing the latest version of test, including download links are given below:
• Windows
• Mac OS X
• Linux

Once the browser up, the rest is fairly simple. In the wrench menu, you have to click on Extensions:

We then come to a page that references all of those have been installed. Since this is the first time, none of this, and Chrome gives you an active link to the catalog of extensions.

In this case, we tested the installation of Google Mail Checker, whose role is to display a small icon to the right of the address bar to warn of the receipt of mail in Gmail:


Once the extension in place, it automatically fills his role:

Extensions currently the most popular are:
• Google Mail Checker
• Google Translate for quick access to tools to translate the firm
• AdThwart based on Adblock Plus to block advertisements on websites
• RSS Subscription Extension for a quick button to add a feed to a list
• Xmarks at the base a popular Firefox extension to synchronize bookmarks
• Chrome Bird, a Twitter client built

Mozilla Messaging: Thunderbird 3 finally version

Mozilla Messaging has finally released the final version of Thunderbird 3. For those who have followed the development of this version of mail client, there will be no change in visual or functionality. For others, many are new to report.

Here are the main improvements in Thunderbird 3:
• New filtering tools for research: the search results can now be filtered by sender, tag, or attachment, per person, per folder or mailing list.
• The autocomplete now works in the search bar with search in the address book.
• New configuration wizard email accounts with a greater database of suppliers, which can make presets.
• The toolbar for couriers has been improved, notably including Global search bar. The usual buttons as Reply, Forward, Delete or Spam are now present in every mail.
• The tabs now work like in Firefox: use the Enter key or double-click opens the mail in one window, while the click wheel opens the mail in a tab in the General window.
• Smart Folders are present by default in the left column. The Inbox allows eg to combine all the boxes of this type for all accounts.
• The selection of multiple messages to display a summary of the whole.
• The arrangement of columns can now be changed for each different folder.
• Creating an Archive folder which can drag emails from any other folder.
• The business manager can track all transactions between suppliers and Thunderbird e-mail.
• The extension manager is now as complete as that of Firefox, and therefore encompasses the extensions themselves, but also the themes and plug-ins.
• Contact Manager improved display with a star beside the name of a contact to indicate whether or not the address book and allow you to edit data quickly. You can also add a picture on each sheet, and include a birthdate.
• Better support for Gmail
• On Vista and Windows 7, Thunderbird can use the indexing engine built, which will display the letters in the research results from Windows itself.
• The haul IMAP are now downloaded in the background.
Regrettably, however, that more developers have not worked the interface, outside of the tabs and some controls, is precisely the same as in Thunderbird 2. Furthermore, the display "off" still offers a column of letters where all information is concentrated on one line. They also cite lack of management features offered by Windows 7 as the progress of an operation icon in the alert mail also received on the icon or the Jump Lists.

Microsoft Live Messenger and Bing soon on iPhone

On the iPhone and iPod Touch, many have found that many email clients are available. Among their common features, there are of course the protocol support conversation in Windows Live Messenger, often called simply "MSN". But why did Microsoft ever released its own version of the iPhone software? The editor was probably decided on later, but it actually works on an application.

The information actually come from different sources confirm that two developments underway:
• A client Live Messenger
• An application Bing
This work is conducted simultaneously with those for wave 4 of Windows Live, which Microsoft also remained very quiet. The editor has indeed missed a few drops of information, and the only thing we know is that the ribbons appeared with Office 2007, will invade a little more space. The wave 4 is taking shape for next March, with no real certainty, but Microsoft could use this to launch his arrival applications for iPhone and iPod Touch.

For that, he will of course have to go through the App Store, but one can assume that Microsoft should not be too difficult to overcome the various security locks for the validation of its products. The firm appears surprisingly decided on these applications. Thus, the principal said David Raissipour recent CNet: "We are actively working over" speaking customer research Bing in preparation.
The question that arises in both cases is: what are the features of this software? It is clear that an iPhone version of Live Messenger will not contain as many features as the Windows milling. The discussion is based instant but file sharing does not work any more than the audio and video conferencing. For audio, it could still operate in Wi-Fi, but its interest is limited. It is possibly sharing photos. On the client side Bing, the voice search would be a definite plus. Indeed, the situation is largely conditioned by the attitudes of operators, some as Bouygues has promised to allow VoIP on its network next year.
To return to Microsoft, the information could happen sooner than expected, rumors of "revelations" on the Windows Live suite next to the end of the week

Germany is considering mandatory vaccination of unsecured PCs

The Ministry of Interior Germany is supporting a project aimed at reducing the percentage of infected computers across the Rhine by viruses and other malware. To achieve this goal, evoking the possibility of blocking Internet access for users who do not protect their computers quite effectively despite the warnings from your ISP ...

The measure, which raises important questions about the position of ISPs and the neutrality of their role, is a previous response in Australia at the initiative of the Australian Communications and Media Authority. Here already, in 2005, another project evoked keeping lists of infected computers IP, distributed to five local ISPs partners in the operation. In this context, each Fai comes into contact with the customer to alert and help repair its security problems. Failing a satisfactory response, the ISP may be able to cut access, at least until the problem is resolved. A form of graduated response, safety version.
Even in 2005, the Federal Trade Commission launched an operation, Spam Zombies, 2005, requesting the establishment of emission allowances, blocking ports, or isolation in quarantine of suspicious computers, those who ship abnormal amounts of emails .
The proactive measures of this magnitude are rare. Typically, ISPs argue for specific solutions, such as filtering of TCP port 25, used for sending emails. In its recommendations to the fight against spam, the FAA recommends that "for e-mail (...) the position of a residential user should be able to issue e-mails via the server's email service provider. "Free opted for this solution since December 2006, leaving the subscriber however the freedom to turn the filter since the management interface for use smtp competitors. All these questions are also marked by a need for transparency: Orange had also blocked the famous port, but without informing its customers who were using other SMTP servers, making it impossible to blow the issue of letters.

With Kinomap, connect the video from a trip with Google Maps

The French company based in ExcelLance Douai (59) had the brilliant idea to launch Kinomap a free service that allows Google Maps to link to any video of a trip, whether performed on foot, in vehicles (motorized or not), on land, air, water (not too deeply), by a human being or even a pet why not. While the journey was filmed and is geolocation, everything is possible with this "mash-up (almost).

Here are several examples among the few hundred videos currently available:
- Line 1 of Metro Lille
- a small flight of 7.4 km Gaillac
- 500 m in the North to back ... dog
- clip "baby, baby, baby" manually traced by the team Kinomap (Paris)
- 500 m walk at Douai
- 16 km in the North by car
To publish your videos Kinomap, you simply have a camera (camcorder, smartphone, APN, webcam, etc..) And a datalogger or the safeguarding your GPS route with precision.
Then you should use Kinomap Uploader, a free software available on the website and can synchronize the video with GPS coordinates, and upload everything on the server application.

An iPhone application has been proposed to Apple and is awaiting validation has given us. the publisher. An Android application is also in development.
The purpose of this "Super Street View" is of course not to be filmed while driving at 200 km / hsur a small country road, but rather to propose various paths in order to benefit the community. The site is open to the world (a video in Australia is already visible), and the videos are hosted on Kinomap, not YouTube or Dailymotion.

Google: the new home page active in the United States

Google has officially renewed attack from its homepage. The catches we had recently published ultimately prove to be good and the new "home" is now visible to everyone in English Service.
We now expect that the amendment be passed to other nationalities, but this change raises a question. Since last week, the home page of Google in France (and elsewhere) already presented a different view: the trademark logo and the search appeared first, followed by the rest melted in case of movement.
Google has officially renewed attack from its homepage. The catches we had recently published ultimately prove to be good and the new "home" is now visible to everyone in English Service.

We now expect that the amendment be passed to other nationalities, but this change raises a question. Since last week, the home page of Google in France (and elsewhere) already presented a different view: the trademark logo and the search appeared first, followed by the rest melted in case of movement.
Moreover, it is noted that the display of the new English homepage is effective only in Firefox. In Internet Explorer, Opera and Chrome, nothing happens. We will get back to you with further information on this subject.