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With the anticipated release of Firefox 3 this June, the Firefox community have set an initiative to get a new Guinness World Record for the most software downloaded in 24 hours.

There’s no actual date yet on the release of Mozilla’s new version of its flagship browser but you have the option to be automatically notified through email one it has become available to the general public. With Mozilla releasing Firefox 3 Release Candidate 2, the final version should be out in the next couple of days.

As of the moment, over 800,000 people have already pledge their support and the numbers is increasing by the hour. So far, the US is in the lead while the Philippines have garnered more than 5,000 pledges from people who will support this event.

Please join us and show your support!

Mozilla made Firefox 3 Released Candidate 1 available to the general public. Mozilla engineers expect to ship the final release by the end of June 2008. If you’re ready to check it out, you can download a copy from this link.

Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 is available in more than 45 languages as a public preview release intended for developer testing and community feedback. It includes new features as well as dramatic improvements to performance, memory usage and speed.

Microsoft has launched the new WorldWide Telescope, a free web-based program that puts together images from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Center, the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and others.

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Windows XP Service Pack 3 is just around the corner and from the looks of it, it will be made available these coming few days. Microsoft plans to release Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) to business on April 21, 2008 (tomorrow April 22 local PH time) and to the general public on April 29, 2008 via Windows Update. Below is the Windows XP SP3 release overview:

April 14, 2008: Support is available for the release version of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP
April 21, 2008: Original Equipment Manufacturers, Volume License, Connect, and MSDN and TechNet subscribers
April 29, 2008: Manual Update (Microsoft Update, Windows Update, Download Center)
June 10, 2008: Automatic Update (Windows Update)

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I just found out when Nokia’s PC Suite notified me with an update of their software. Nokia made the new firmware available couple of weeks ago and is only available for the European and Asian version of the N95.

The new Nokia N95 firmware update version 21.0.016 is ready to download (around 118mb) and install with Nokia Software Update utility. You can also visit the nearest Nokia Service center to request for an upgrade if you’re not comfortable on updating your phone on your own.

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Converting a file like an mpeg video to a quicktime file can be a pain specially if you don’t have the proper software to do the task. Normally you have to download one, or two, sometimes three utilities just to convert a file to a format you like.  If only we can avoid this hassle just to convert a file to a different format.

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After some delays, Automattic has finally released Wordpress 2.5 and is now available for download. The 2.5 branch is nicknamed “Brecker” in honor of Michael Brecker, an exceptionally talented saxophonist.

For a short overview of features with some screenshots, I suggest visiting the RC1 announcement. Or check the screencast of the new Wordpress interface in action. If you want to upgrade and go straight with the good stuff, I suggest checking your theme and plugins first to make sure that you won’t encounter some compatibility issues.

The improvements in 2.5 are numerous, and almost entirely a result of your feedback: multi-file uploading, one-click plugin upgrades, built-in galleries, customizable dashboard, salted passwords and cookie encryption, media library, a WYSIWYG that doesn’t mess with your code, concurrent post editing protection, full-screen writing, and search that covers posts and pages.

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