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To celebrate Christmas and Boxing Day, SN:Tech is giving away 10 Google Wave Invites. Google wave is a new online tool currently in private preview which revolutionize the way email is handled and the way people communicate.

The so called wave can be specified as a document or a conversation. Participants in one of these wave is able to discuss and edit the wave in real-time. Wave messages supports text, photos, maps, videos, documents (doc, excel etc) and much more.

To learn more about Google Wave watch the video toward the end of the post.

So enough talking how can you get a invite from SN:Tech? Simply follow the 3 steps below.

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When it comes to the web hosting needs of their sites, many people are very confused on the issue. Many people who are new to online businesses can get confused with all the different types of web hosting services available and many make mistakes. For your online presence to be successful both financially and visitor wise, you will need the very best web hosting available to you. Read more…

It may be a confusing task for to choose a web host for those with little experience of doing online businesses. Because web hosting is crucial to any online business it is imperative that you get the best one. There are a number of features which you should look out for when choosing the best web host for your requirements. Read more…

We all know about the mainstream variety of glasses, from sunglasses and prescription sunglasses to aviator glasses and just the regular kind. Have you ever heard of USB glasses? The USB glasses look the same as any other pair of sunglasses but come with a bit extra. Read more…

For the past decade years there has been a wondrous maturation in the custom of notebook or laptop computers. The impact is that the notebooks are slowly replacing the traditional desktop computers from home as well as from office. There are so many varieties, technologies and brands of notebooks available in the market that it has become very difficult for a regular user to identify the best fit for his or her needs. Read more…

By now you should have heard Mininova has removed all of its illegal contents to compile with the court rulings. Rather than shutting down their services like The Pirate Bay (TPB), Mininova has changed the way as to how they provide their service.

From now on Mininova will only limit their torrent to legal content distribution. So say goodbye to those TV, Movie, Music, Anime and other downloads. Sad day for the pirates.

RIP Mininova, you will be remembered dearly.

Source: [Mininova Blog]

Ain’t I glad to hear this news. After nearly eight years of causing nothing but carnage on our PC with spyware, virus and annoying toolbars. Microsoft has finally came to its senses and decides to force an upgrade from IE6 to a newer version of IE.

Surprisingly after eight long years, IE6 still have around 23% of the total browser market share. This is mainly caused by Microsoft’s decision to make IE6 the default browser for the still-in-favour-but-slowly-losing-grip Windows XP. Hope this push would make the internet a safer medium for us to browse and surf in. Although I would opt to go with a more safer browser, but glad to see Microsoft is doing their bid in trying to help everyday users and protect them from potentially malicious programs.

Source: [DownloadSquad]

In time for the release for Windows 7, Microsoft has added 14 new customised theme to its Windows 7 gallery. There is something for everyone. Car lovers would probably like the Ferrari, Ducati, Porsche and Infiniti themes. While hardcore xbox gamers would most likely prefer the two Gears of War themes.

If your like me who prefer a more cool/laid back/landscape(ish)/scenery theme the Bing’s Best would be perfect for you. To download the themes head over to Windows 7 Personalization Gallery.

Installing these themes is easy, follow the instruction below.

To download a theme, click the Download button, and then click Open. The theme is applied to your desktop and added to Personalization in Control Panel.

Finally the wait is over, Windows 7 has finally retailed. If your like me I’m very excited about Windows 7 and rightly so! I could say many of Windows 7’s feature is better than Mac’s OSX.

If you are looking to get a copy of Windows 7 from retail stores or buy a new computer preloaded with Windows 7. DON’T! There are plenty of ways out there to get it for cheap or even free for that matter. One of the way is joining the Windows 7 Upgrade Program, which would work if you have purchased a new PC or laptop preloaded with Windows Vista between June 26th, 2009 and January 31st, 2010. Basically if you fall into this category contact your computer maker and sign up to the program and they will send a upgrade DVD to your mailbox.

I have attached below some manufactures which does run the Windows 7 Upgrade Program and their links.

• Acer Windows 7 Upgrade Offer
• Asus Windows 7 Upgrade Program
• Dell Windows 7 Upgrade Option Web Site
• Gigabyte Windows 7 Upgrade Program
• HP Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program
• Lenovo Windows 7 Upgrade Program
• Medion Windows 7 Upgrade Program
• MSI Windows 7 Upgrade Program
• Samsung Windows 7 Upgrade Program
• Sony Windows 7 Upgrade Program
• Toshiba Windows 7 Upgrade Program

If you are a student chances are you can also get Windows 7 on the cheap just ask around. Let me know how your Windows 7 experience is/was.

That ain’t a Google Ice Cream stand in the video below. If your wondering, its Google’s newest way to extend the reach of Google Map Street View. By using a peddle bikes street view now can go where the street view car cannot.

Google Trike was first unveiled in the UK and due to its success Google has decided to bring the Trike to the U.S. You now can nominate where the Trike should go and take street view shots of interesting and unique places in the U.S. To nominate just head over to http://maps.google.com/trike.

Hope it comes to Australia soon.

Link [Street View: We can trike wherever you like]