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Iran's government has removed its block on Gmail in that nation, claiming it didn't mean to restrict access to the service. It now says the block was an unintended result of a deliberate effort to stop Iranians from viewing YouTube. These new claims ... contradict an earlier comment from an Iranian official who said last week: "Due to the repeated demands of the people, Google and Gmail will be filtered nationwide. They will remain filtered until further notice." Another government official now says: "Unfortunately, we do not yet have enough technical know-how to differentiate between these two ... (view more)

Google has announced it will punish websites accused of piracy by moving them lower in its search results rankings. However, there are some questions flying around the Internet about whether Google's own YouTube video site will get special ... treatment. The changes include a minor tweak to the way Google decides how high or low specific sites should appear in a search results list. The search giant says its automated system considers more than 200 factors, but doesn't say how much emphasis it gives to each one. The new ranking method takes effect this week. Afterwards, search results will ... (view more)

Google has announced it will finally close its original video hosting service, Google Video, and will keep both YouTube and its video search site running. The decision, along with the closure of four other services, is part of Google's ongoing ... program to ditch ideas that didn't work out. The search giant says it has abandoned more than thirty programs since fall, 2011. Google Video was first unveiled in 2005. It was originally designed to host videos for users who didn't have their own web servers or couldn't cope with the traffic, if a lot of people watched their clips. After buying the ... (view more)

It might already be one of the most popular websites on the Internet, but that hasn't stopped YouTube from trying to improve its appeal with a major redesign. YouTube management calls the update a "fresh coat of digital paint," though not everyone ... agrees it's a turn for the better. YouTube says on its blog that the new design is intended to make using the site a lot easier, from finding and following channels to recommending videos to friends and linking YouTube content with Google+ and Facebook accounts. For example, videos uploaded to YouTube can now automatically be seen on those social ... (view more)

Arachnophilia 5.5 Build 2671 Arachnophilia is a powerful HTML programming editor with special production and editing features. With it, you can create HTML pages using a suite of powerful tools, upload your web site to your Internet service provider ... using the built-in FTP service, and more. http://vps.arachnoid.com Sothink Free YouTube Downloader 1.0 Sothink Free Video Converter is all-in-one video universal converter freeware that can convert rich formats of video audio files easily, like AVI, MP4, WMV, MPEG, 3GP, M2TS, H.264, FLV, MP3, OGG, RM with high definition and top speed. http://www. ... (view more)

BienneSoft YouTube Downloader 3 YouTube Downloader is software that allows you to download videos from YouTube, Facebook, Google Video, Yahoo Video, and many others and convert them to other video formats. The program is easy to use, just specify ... the URL for the video you want to download and click the Ok button! http://youtubedownload.altervista.org SysExporter 1.51 SysExporter utility allows you to grab the data stored in standard list-views, tree-views, list boxes, combo boxes, text-boxes, and WebBrowser / HTML controls from almost any application running on your system, and export it to ... (view more)

PathLock 1.0 Do you share your computer with others? PathLock is a small utility for Windows which allows you to lock folders, thereby making its contents inaccessible to others. You can decide which directories users can rename files and folders or ... create files and folders, essentially allowing you to protect data from unwanted actions. http://www.rcpsoft.net Go! YouTube Snagger 1.5.0.47 Go! YouTube Snagger is a YouTube video downloader, which supports HD videos. Videos can be downloaded in FLV or MP4, upon availability. Go! YouTube Snagger is a free program from the non-profit organization ... (view more)

YouTube has unveiled a section of its site dedicated to live video broadcasts. It could be the first step towards a full set of TV-style channels with original programming. Although the Google-owned site has occasionally broadcast live video (such ... as interviews with politicians and concerts), this is the first time its has had a dedicated section on the site for live streaming. The plan is to allow YouTube users to stream their own content in the future. This will be rolled out gradually, with the intent being to allow the site programmers to work out the kinks, though it may also be so staff ... (view more)

Earlier this year, Jeremy Hotz, known to some as "GeoHot", made quite a name for himself by using his website to publish programming code that allows people to hack Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) video game console. Hotz is currently in the middle of a ... lengthy legal battle with Sony as a result, and we've yet to see a final decision. However, it's a side story from the case -- a court order that allows Sony to see who is and has been visiting Hotz's web site and YouTube page -- which has drawn lots of attention lately. Hotz originally decided to publish a special hack for the PlayStation 3 that ... (view more)

Data Crow 3.9 Data Crow is a media cataloguer and media organizer, which allows you to create a huge database containing all your collected items. Use online services to retrieve the information of your items (CD, DVDs, for example) instead of ... typing all the information yourself. http://www.datacrow.net BienneSoft YouTube Downloader 2.6.3 YouTube Downloader is software that allows you to download videos from YouTube, Facebook, Google Video, Yahoo Video, and many others and convert them to other video formats. The program is easy to use, just specify the URL for the video you want to download ... (view more)