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YouTube Downloader is a free tool that downloads videos from youtube and saves it as Avi file to your local computer. It allows you to easily grab and save desired youtube video. Simply paste the URL of a video into the program, press Start , and the AVI or MPEG file will be downloaded into the selected folder. You dont need any players to play flash video just play it on the defult media player clasic.

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LG and DivX has announced their partnership to enable a high-quality consumer media experience with the LG Viewty (Model: LG-KU990), a new 5.0 mega-pixel digital camera phone available from LG Mobile. The DivX Mobile Certified LG Viewty supports DivX playback and joins the over 100 million DivX Certified devices shipped into the market today, including DVD players, in-car devices, digital still cameras and more.

The LG Viewty enables consumers to easily playback a wide range of DivX files from the PC on the go or output to a TV monitor without converting to another format. Consumers can also view DivX files from popular online video communities such as Stage6.com at ten times the speed of WCDMA through the HSDPA 3.6 high speed internet access capability. DivX is a widely popular digital media format that enables consumers to create, share and playback high-quality video content across an ecosystem of platforms and devices.

LG Viewty is the first in LG’s new line of high technology handsets and boasts a number of ‘world first’ features never seen before on a mobile handset, including 120 fps video recording as well as unique camera functionality such as manual focus, image stabilizer and handwriting recognition that makes editing easy on the Viewty’s 3-inch wide LCD touch screen.

It is not yet known if the LG Viewty will make its way to Malaysia but the phone will go on sale in Mid October starting in Europe and then move on to other regions.

Microsoft s removing the beta, or test, tag from Live Search, its next-generation search engine, and making it the underlying search tool at its MSN.com portal.

The move comes as Microsoft attempts to gain traction in the search engine market, where it remains a distant third behind leader Google and Yahoo. Because search engine-based advertising is a fast-growing, multibillion-dollar business, Microsoft has invested heavily in improving its search tools and accompanying ad network. But it has failed to make a dent in Google’s dominance.

In June, Google nabbed 45 percent of all search engine queries in the U.S., while Yahoo got 29 percent and Microsoft 13 percent, according to comScore Networks Inc. This represents a market share reduction for Microsoft of almost 3 percentage points from June 2005.

From Tuesday to Thursday, Microsoft will replace the current MSN Search engine on MSN.com with Live Search, which features a revamped image search service, an improved local search, a redesigned user interface and new tools to refine query results, said Derrick Connell, general manager of the Microsoft search business unit. The change will take place progressively on different MSN host servers.

When users run a search on MSN.com, they will be taken to a Live Search results page on the Live.com domain, but there will be links there to guide users back to the MSN.com portal, he said.

Live Search went into public beta testing in March at Live.com, the home page of the Live-branded initiative Microsoft launched last year to boost its software-as-a-service offerings. Live.com is also exiting its beta status this week.

Among the enhancements in Live Search are new options to view full-size photos in image search results and an increased number of “bird’s eye” aerial images in local search, which is shedding its beta label in its U.S. and the U.K. services.

Live Search also features a new social search service called QnA, in which users can pose questions and have others chime in with answers. Yahoo, Google and others have similar question-and-answer search services.

The Star Online (Monday August 20, 2007)

Maxis Communications Bhd (Maxis) hopes to tap the individual user market segment with its newly-launched BlackBerry Curve smartphone.

Chief operating officer Jon Eddy Abdullah said that he expected healthy growth in the individual segment with the new smartphone because it was specifically targeted at entry-level users and also featured new services.

Currently, Maxis has about 10,000 BlackBerry customers, of which 70% are business users and 30% are individuals.

“As BlackBerry usage in Malaysia continues to climb, we are making the powerful device accessible and affordable to people with an entry-level package for the BlackBerry Internet Solution at RM20 per month,” he said at the launch of the smartphone Monday.

For as low as RM20 per month during the three-month promotional period, users will be able to send and receive e-mail, chat online and surf the Internet. Users will be charged RM20 per MB after the promotional period which ends Nov 20.

“We believe the consumer potential for e-mail services is largely untapped and this package is designed specifically for the consumer looking for wireless e-mail connectivity,“ he added.

Priced at RM1,999, the BlackBerry Curve is equipped with a 2.0-megapixel camera, fast web-browsing and powerful multimedia capabilities. It also comes with value-added applications like Namimail, which allows users to read and write e-mail messages in Japanese, and MobileStockLive, a mobile stock trading solution that addresses the needs of business professionals.

In the near future, customers will also be able to enjoy the convenience of on-the-go personal banking and financial services using their BlackBerry smartphone.

Maxis hopes to sell at least 2,000 units of the BlackBerry Curve by year-end, said Eddy.

A complete package of essential software applications for the modern office. MYOffice 2007 lets you create, edit and save to Microsoft® Word, Excel and Powerpoint file formats. The handy built-in PDF exporting capability creates PDF documents for easy transmission and sharing of work files.

With a familiar and easy-to-use interface MYOffice 2007 consists of 5 major components:

Word processor – use it for anything from writing a quick letter to producing an entire book with embedded illustrations, cross-references, tables of contents, indexes, bibliographies. Auto-complete, auto-format, and real-time spelling check make light work of the hardest task. Writer is powerful enough to tackle desktop publishing tasks such as creating multi-column newsletters and brochures.

Spreadsheet – This powerful spreadsheet has all the tools you need to calculate, analyze, summarize, and present your data in numerical reports or sizzling graphics. A fully-integrated help system makes entering complex formulas a breeze. Sophisticated decision-making tools are just a few mouse clicks away. Pull in external data using the Data Pilot, and sort it, filter it, and produce subtotals and statistical analyzes. Use previews to select from thirteen categories of 2-D and 3-D charts including line, area, column, pie, XY, stock and net with dozens of variants.

Presentation – Impress is the fastest, most powerful way to create effective multimedia presentations. Your presentations will truly stand out with special effects, animation and high-impact drawing tools.

Graphic editor – Draw will produce everything from simple diagrams to dynamic 3D illustrations and special effects.

Database – Base enables you to manipulate database data seamlessly within MYOffice. Create and modify tables, forms, queries, and reports, either using your own database or Base’s own built-in HSQL database engine.

MYOffice is extremely suitable for:

• Governments and Public Administrations

• Educational Sector (Schools, Colleges, Universities)

• Not-for-Profit Organisations (Charities, Voluntary Organisations, Non-Governmental Organisations)

• Small/Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

• Own Equipment Manufacturers (PC Manufacturers / Builders)

System Requirements:

• Pentium or compatible PC (Pentium III or higher recommended)

• Windows 98, ME, 2000 (Service Pack 2 or higher), XP, 2003, Vista

• 128 MB RAM (64 MB minimum, 256 MB recommended)

• 300 MB available disk space

• 800 x 600 or higher resolution with at least 256 colors