Ubuntu 10.10 Final Release Now Available (Linux) Earlier this week we walked through our favorite new features in the Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" release candidate; today the popular Linux distribution's final release is ready to download and install.
How "Windows Live" Is Obscuring Some Actually Good Products (Windows) Microsoft has some cool products hiding behind ridiculously confusing names. Users of the very nifty Live Mesh file and desktop syncing beta, for example, were told their service shuts down in March 2011. Where should they migrate? Windows Live Mesh, of course.
Greenpois0n Jailbreaks iOS 4.1 Devices (Windows) If you missed out on jailbreaking your phone using the PDF exploit, you've got a chance to jailbreak again using Greenpois0n.
Chrome 8 Hits Dev Channel with GPU Acceleration, More Labs Offerings (Windows/Mac/Linux) Chrome has hit version 8 in its Dev builds, adding more solid graphics acceleration to the web using your video hardware, along with a few new Labs features that herald the coming of Chrome OS.
SuperOneClick Roots Virtually Every Android Phone Out There (Windows) We recently featured Universal Androot, an app that rooted many Android phones, but had a few limitations (and Google's already killing it with a patch). Windows program SuperOneClick is the easiest, most universal rooting app we've seen yet.
Skype 5 Integrates Facebook Phonebooks, Makes Group Video Semi-Official (Windows) Skype is out with an official version 5, making the group video chat seen in previous sign-up betas an official option, and linking up with your Facebook account for status updating and quick calls to friends' Skype or landline numbers.
Audiogalaxy Desktop Streaming Service Now Available to All (Windows/Mac/iOS/Android) Audiogalaxy, the surprisingly simple app for streaming your own music between computers and smartphones (surprising in how rare that is, at least) is out of beta and open for registration. Download it, activate it, and listen to your tunes anywhere.
EmailOracle Tracks Your Emails and Confirms They've Been Opened (Firefox/Chrome/Safari) EmailOracle isn't anything entirely new, but it is unique in offering a mail tracking service for individual users, rather than wide-focus email marketers. It monitors emails and reminds you when your recipients haven't replied to, or even seen, your message.
Evernote 2.0 Beta for Android Speeds Up Your Notes, Looks a Lot Better (Android) Evernote's offering a sneak preview at the 2.0 release of their Android capture client, and few will have reason to shun the beta peek. It syncs your notes for faster access, makes navigation much easier, and looks a whole lot better.
