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Mozilla Thunderbird 10.0.1 Final
Tuesday February
13 @ 08:55:51 GMT +02:00
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Mozilla Thunderbird is a redesign of the Mozilla
mail component. Our goal is to produce a cross
platform stand alone mail application using the
XUL user interface language. Our intended
customer is someone who uses Mozilla Firebird
(or another stand alone browser) as their
primary browser and wants a mail client based on
mozilla that "plays nice" with the browser. In
addition, by focusing solely on stand alone
mail, we believe we can make some dents in the
overall footprint and performance of the mail
client by removing components and chrome we
don't need. On top of that, the UI becomes much
cleaner as a stand alone application as opposed
to being part of the mozilla suite.
In addition to the feature set found in Mozilla
Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird has several new
features and improvements to make your mail and
new experience better.
Highlights include:
The ability to customize your toolbars the way
you want them. Choose View / Toolbars /
Customize inside any window.
UI extensions can be added to Mozilla
Thunderbird to customize your experience with
specific features and enhancements that you
need. Support for extensions.
Extensions allow you to add features particular
to your needs such as offline mail support. A
full list of available extensions can be found
here.
A new look and feel. Thunderbird also supports a
large number of downloadable themes which alter
the appearance of the client.
An addressing sidebar for mail compose which
makes it easy and convenient to add address book
contacts to emails.
Online help includes a FAQ, tips and tricks and
other useful information.
Simplified preferences UI and menus.
Footprint and performance improvements.
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Tweaking.com - Windows Repair
1.6.4
Tuesday February
13 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Intel Chipset Device Software
(Formerly Chipset Software Installation Utility) 9.3.0.1019
Tuesday February
13 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Run this easy to use Intel® Driver Update
Utility and it will "automatically" tell you if
you need to update your chipset INF file, and if
so, will prompt you to install and you are done.
This will save you a lot of time not only on
your chipset download but the most common files
needed for your system.
Name changes:
Intel® Chipset Device Software is the new name
for the Intel® Chipset Software Installation
Utility; this name will be seen when running the
installation package.
About this file/download:
The Intel® Chipset Device Software installs the
Windows* INF files. An INF is a text file that
provides the operating system with information
about a piece of hardware on the system. In the
case of the current Intel Chipset Device
Software, that information is primarily the
product name for the piece of hardware. This
allows the operating system to show the correct
name for that piece of hardware in Device
Manager.
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Daily Reviews Summary
Tuesday February
13 @ 08:41:01 GMT +02:00
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Five Ways Windows 8 Will Make
Apps More Power-Friendly
Tuesday February
13 @ 08:36:10 GMT +02:00
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Windows 8 will change the way apps work, reduce
power-draining background tasks, and more.
From PCWorld:
With the Windows 8 consumer preview rumored to
be announced Feb. 29, Microsoft has given much
thought into optimizing it to run well not just
on desktops and laptops, but also on tablets and
even smartphones. Part of making an operating
system friendly for mobile devices is making it
power-conscious, able to do everything you want
while using as little power as possible.
Earlier this week, Microsoft's Building Windows
8 blog detailed how Windows 8 will accomplish
this. Here are five ways the OS is being
optimized so your apps use less power and you
can get more work done.
Five Ways Windows 8 Will Make Apps More
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Google Chrome 19.0.1036.7 Dev
Tuesday February
13 @ 08:25:24 GMT +02:00
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Google Chrome was developed to be a browser that
combines a minimal design with sophisticated
technology to make the web faster, safer, and
easier.
One box for everything
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for
both search and web pages.
Thumbnails of your top sites
Access your favorite pages instantly with
lightning speed from any new tab.
Shortcuts for your apps
Get desktop shortcuts to launch your favorite
web applications easily and quickly.
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More Windows 8 consumer preview
screenshots leaked, new wallpapers emerges
Tuesday February
07 @ 08:55:51 GMT +02:00
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The unofficial Windows 8 beta blog published
more screenshots from the upcoming Windows 8
consumer preview We have posted about the
Windows 8 consumer preview screenshots earlier ,
today another set of screenshots has been leaked
by the chinese site PCBETA. These screenshots
shows the new set of wallpapers in Windows 8
consumer preview and also as mentioned earlier,
we could see in the screenshots that their is no
start orb. These screenshots belong to Build
8220 and the complete file name of the leak is
8220.0.WINMAIN.120127-1925_X64FRE_CLIENT_EN-US-HB1_CCS_X64FRE_EN-US_DV5.ISO
. As this leak has reached to more people
outside the Redmond campus we could expect the
leak very soon.
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Intel 520 SSD Series Reviews
Roundup
Tuesday February
07 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Apple iPhone 4S A5 chip
incorporates Audience EarSmart noise reduction tech for Siri
Tuesday February
07 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Apple's A5 System on a Chip incorporates
dedicated noise reduction circuitry by Audience,
Inc., which optimizes the performance of Siri
voice recognition on iPhone 4S.
From Apple Insider:
When Audience filed for an initial public
offering last month, it revealed that
"commencing in the three months ended December
31, 2011, Apple has integrated our processor IP
in certain of its mobile phones," in a S1 filing
outlining the startup's potential risk factors
for investors.
The firm also made reference to its own "first
generation of processors, the A1026, the A1028
and a custom processor for Apple," and stated,
"we began shipping our first generation of voice
processors in 2008, our second generation of
earSmart voice and audio processors in 2011 and
as of December 31, 2011, had sold over 135
million processors worldwide."
Apple iPhone 4S A5 chip incorporates Audience
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Google reportedly
hired away Apple senior director for 'secret project'
Tuesday February
07 @ 08:41:01 GMT +02:00
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A new report claims Google has managed to hire
away Apple's senior director of product
integrity to work on a "secret project" in its
highest-level recruitment pull from its rival.
From Apple Insider:
VentureBeat claims to have learned that Simon
Prakash, an eight-year Apple veteran whose
LinkedIn profile currently lists him as Senior
Director of Product Integrity, is leaving the
company for Google. Report author Dean Takahashi
called the new hire "historic" for Google, as
Prakash is reportedly the most senior person
that the Mountain View, Calif., company has
recruited away from Apple.
In his new role at Google, Prakash will
allegedly work on a "secret project" that may be
led by co-founder Sergei Brin. Brin is believed
to be in charge of a number of clandestine
research and development projects at the
company, including an "X" lab that works on
speculative technology.
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Microsoft Skydrive Gets Big
Update - 25GB Of Cloud Storage
Tuesday February
07 @ 08:36:10 GMT +02:00
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Microsoft SkyDrive has been around for a while,
but was recently given a fairly significant
update.
From MakeUseOf:
We took some time to talk to Microsoft about the
new features and play with it all, so here’s a
breakdown of what you can expect.
You’ll need a Windows Live account to start
making full use of SkyDrive. For those too lazy
to read – there’s 25gb of storage, web-based
versions of popular Office apps; collaborative
editing that doesn’t require everyone to login;
and an iPhone app you should probably avoid for
now.
Microsoft Skydrive Gets Big Update - 25GB Of
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Daily Reviews Summary
Tuesday February
07 @ 08:25:24 GMT +02:00
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GameSave Manager 2.3 (Build 736)
Tuesday January
31 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Perhaps you have been victim of file corruption
which also victimized your gamesaves? Maybe you
just wish to transfer your gamesave(s) to your
new machine, or to take with you to a friend's?
With GameSave Manager, you can easily backup,
restore and transfer your gamesave(s).
No longer do you need to manually track through
all of the those different directories to
backup/restore/transfer your gamesaves, making
it great for those who like to share gamesave
progress with friends/family, format frequently,
paranoid about data loss, etc...
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Diagnosing a Blue Screen of
Death Error in Windows
Tuesday January
31 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Ghacks posted a tutorial about diagnosing a Blue
Screen of Death Error in Windows For many
years now the famous Blue Screen of Death (BSoD)
has been the ultimate indication that something
disastrous has happened to make your computer
die, but how useful is the information in the
BSoD and the respective crash dump file that
Windows produces?
The best article I ever found explaining the
BSoD in depth is here on the Microsoft website,
however it’s quite technical and doesn’t discuss
how to actually troubleshoot a problem. The
crash dump file is just technical details of
what was being held in the computer’s memory at
the time of the crash, and this will include
details on every driver and service that was
loaded, and every piece of software that was
running.
Diagnosing a Blue Screen of Death Error in
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Windows 8 stable on ARM,
going to developers soon, say sources
Tuesday January
31 @ 08:41:01 GMT +02:00
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Windows 8 on ARM should go to developers in
February, said one source, who had some hands-on
time with a high-profile device from a major PC
maker, adding that Windows 8 was impressive and
stable.
"In October of last year. [Windows 8 on ARM]
scared the industry because it was unstable. But
what we are seeing now is quite stable," said
another source, who also confirmed an expected
February developer time frame.
Windows 8 stable on ARM, going to developers
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Sophos poll reveals widespread
concern over Facebook Timeline
Tuesday January
31 @ 08:36:10 GMT +02:00
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Like the new Timeline feature on Faceobok? I
hope so because it is about to become part of
Facebook, whether you like it or not according
to Security company Sophos:
” In the next few weeks, every Facebook account
will be updated with the new-look profile,
presenting a scrapbook of all of your past
status updates and photographs.”
Sophos asked 4,000 Facebook users what they
thought with the following results:
51.29% are worried about it
32.36% wonder why they are still on Facebook
8.39% guess they will get used to it
7.96% say they like it.
Sophos does admit that the people they polled,
much like Majorgeeks readers, are more security
conscious so the negative numbers might be high.
Finally, Sophos ends their blog post with the
following:
”But, if nothing else, use this opportunity to
re-evaluate what you share online, spring clean
your Facebook account and online friend
relationships, and ensure that you are only
sharing what you want to share, with who you
want to share it with.
If you do decide to stay on Facebook, and want
to get an early warning about privacy issues,
the latest security threats and scams, be sure
to join the Sophos Facebook page where we have a
thriving community of over 160,000 people.”
Majorgeeks is running the same poll on it's
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Google Chrome 17.0.963.46 Beta
Tuesday January
31 @ 08:25:24 GMT +02:00
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Google Chrome was developed to be a browser that
combines a minimal design with sophisticated
technology to make the web faster, safer, and
easier.
One box for everything
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for
both search and web pages.
Thumbnails of your top sites
Access your favorite pages instantly with
lightning speed from any new tab.
Shortcuts for your apps
Get desktop shortcuts to launch your favorite
web applications easily and quickly.
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Disk Health Monitor 2.0.4
Tuesday January
24 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Disk Health Monitor is a real-time NT Event log
monitor which scans for disk/controller errors
of many types, and alerts you when a relevant
event is generated.
Alerts types are configurable, and there are two
options:
A balloon pop-up from the system tray.
An email notification to a predefined address.
* Usage on Server operating systems constitutes
commercial use, and requires registration.
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In Depth: 12 reasons to love KDE
Tuesday January
24 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Techradar posted 12 reasons to love KDE
We rain positivity onto the world's most
configurable desktop and pick out some of its
best functions and applications...
01. Keep it configurable
The best thing about KDE is that you can change
it. This has been its most consistent feature
since version 2, and the latest releases are
just as strong as their predecessors.
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Report: Apple sees
350,000 textbook downloads within three days after iBooks 2 debut
Tuesday January
24 @ 08:41:01 GMT +02:00
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Daily Reviews Summary
Tuesday January
24 @ 08:36:10 GMT +02:00
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Google Chrome 16.0.912.77 Final
Tuesday January
24 @ 08:25:24 GMT +02:00
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Google Chrome was developed to be a browser that
combines a minimal design with sophisticated
technology to make the web faster, safer, and
easier.
One box for everything
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for
both search and web pages.
Thumbnails of your top sites
Access your favorite pages instantly with
lightning speed from any new tab.
Shortcuts for your apps
Get desktop shortcuts to launch your favorite
web applications easily and quickly.
Features:
Speed: Fast to launch, fast to load web pages
Quick to start up from your desktop
Loads web pages in a snap
Runs web applications faster than ever
Simplicity: Designed for efficiency and ease of
use
Search and navigate to web pages from the same
box
Arrange and organize tabs however you wish —
quickly and easily
Get to your favorite websites with just a click,
from the thumbnails of your most visited sites
in the New Tab page
Style: Themes to add delight to your browser
Try Minimalist, Star Gazing, or Google Chrome
Artist Themes.
One box for everything
New Tab page
Application shortcuts
Dynamic tabs
Crash control
Incognito mode
Safe browsing
Instant bookmarks
Importing settings
Simpler downloads
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Apple jumps 9 spots to become
8th most valuable brand in the world
Tuesday January
17 @ 08:59:54 GMT +02:00
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Apple was ranked the eighth most valuable brand
of the world in 2011, with an estimated total
value of $33.49 billion, making it bigger than
Disney, Mercedes-Benz and Budweiser.
From Apple Insider:
The 2011 rankings were released on Monday by
Bloomberg as part of Interbrand's Best Global
Brands 2011 report. It found that Apple
increased its brand value by 58 percent year
over year, helping it surge 9 places from the
No. 17 spot it held in 2010.
Apple's tremendous year over year growth in
brand value was by far the largest of any
company in the top 100. The next closest in
terms of growth was Amazon, which grew its value
by 32 percent in 2011 to bring it to $12.76
billion, good for 26th place.
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Windows 8 Intel tablets may be
priced to fail
Tuesday January
17 @ 08:50:13 GMT +02:00
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Tablets running Windows 8 on Intel architecture
may be priced too high to succeed in the tablet
market
From Techradar:
The reason neither company wants to go lower on
prices is partly good old-fashioned greed, but
also because they are loathe to "damage" pricing
in the PC market; cheaper tablets could force
down the prices of PCs, notebooks, software -
otherwise known as Microsoft's bread and butter.
Windows 8 Intel tablets may be priced to fail
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Expect Windows 8 in October
Tuesday January
17 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Microsoft apparently plans a consumer preview in
late February and aims for an October release of
the commercial version, according to hints at
CES.
From PCWorld:
Microsoft has been reluctant to say exactly when
it will release Windows 8, but Poole seemed
ready to offer a strong hint. "We haven't talked
about the release date and we generally don't.
We are talking milestone to milestone, so for us
right now we're talking about the next milestone
being the consumer preview happening in late
February," she says.
Windows 8 (See also: "8 hot features in Windows
8") will feature touchscreen navigation and
commands as well as support for tablets. Not all
apps that run on Windows 7 will be compatible
with the touchscreen capabilities, but mouse and
keyboard devices will enable all apps that ran
on Windows 7.
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Windows Server Now Runs for Free
in Amazon's Cloud
Tuesday January
17 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Enterprises can now run Windows Server in
Amazon's cloud for up to 750 hours per month at
no charge, using the AWS (Amazon Web Services)
Free Usage Tier
From PCWorld:
With this announcement, enterprises that run
applications on Windows Server can try Amazon's
cloud at no-cost, the company said. Users can
select from a range of pre-configured Amazon
Machine Images with Microsoft Windows Server
2008 R2.
The Windows Server images run on a Micro
instance, or virtual server, which includes 613
MB of memory and 32-bit or 64-bit support as
well.
Windows Server Now Runs for Free in Amazon's
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Tweaking.com - Windows
Repair 1.6.0
Tuesday January
17 @ 08:41:01 GMT +02:00
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Tweaking.com - Windows Repair is an all-in-one
repair tool to help fix a large majority of
known Windows problems including registry errors
and file permissions as well as issues with
Internet Explorer, Windows Update, Windows
Firewall and more. Malware and installed
programs can modify your default settings. With
Tweaking.com - Windows Repair you can restore
Windows original settings.
Tweaking.com - Windows Repair can do the
following:
Reset Registry Permissions
Reset File Permissions
Register System Files
Repair WMI
Repair Windows Firewall
Repair Internet Explorer
Repair MDAC & MS Jet
Repair Hosts File
Remove Policies Set By Infections
Repair Icons
Repair Winsock & DNS Cache
Remove Temp Files
Repair Proxy Settings
Unhide Non System Files
Repair Windows Updates
and more...
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Daily Reviews Summary
Tuesday January
17 @ 08:36:10 GMT +02:00
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Bluetooth Driver Installer
1.0.0.76
Tuesday January
17 @ 08:25:24 GMT +02:00
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This small freeware utility will try to install
generic Microsoft driver for your bluetooth
adapter. The program is based on a widely known
method of patching %WinDir%\inf\bth.inf file.
It works for most (but not all) bluetooth
adapters, both USB dongles and built-in. (See
the list of bluetooth devices and hardware IDs
known to work. Note that this list is not
exhaustive.)
Before making changes to your system the program
automatically creates a restore point. If
anything goes wrong you can use Windows System
Restore feature to revert all changes made to
your computer.
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Marvell's newest innovation in
advanced SATA technology delivers twice the performance
Tuesday January
10 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Marvell has introduced a new SATA controller
that could truly change the game in performance
computing. The hard drive is the largest
bottleneck in today’s computers, unable to keep
up with the speed of today’s processors. Over
the years we have watched as hard drives have
gotten faster up to the latest in SSD drives
which, as it turns out, is not much faster than
today’s SATA drives. If you could double the
hard drive speed that would enable your computer
to truly unleash its maximum potential for many
years to come. Here is the press release from
Marvell. I can’t wait to try this!
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 9, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/
-- Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL), a worldwide leader in
integrated silicon solutions, today launched the
Marvell® 88SE9230 6Gb/s SATA controller powered
by HyperDuo™ embedded processor technology. The
new Marvell 88SE9230 solution is designed to
deliver twice the performance, capacity and
scalability as its predecessor to unleash
groundbreaking solid state drive (SSD) benefits
to consumer desktop motherboards and consumer
electronics products. Marvell's HyperDuo
technology enables SSD-like performance while
allowing all data to be stored on traditional
SATA hard disk drives (HDDs).
Marvell's newest advanced SATA controller lays
the groundwork for the next-generation of
high-end consumer applications, doubling in
capacity with four ports for SSD or HDD
connectivity, while two PCIe 2.0 lanes are now
equipped to deliver double the PCIe bus
bandwidth to accommodate multiple SATA SSDs. The
88SE9230 SATA controller uses intelligent
algorithms to automatically pin hot data files
and directories to up to three SATA SSDs while
enabling all data to be safely stored on larger
capacity SATA HDDs. The 88SE9230 is also
designed to provide unparalleled security,
including 128/256 bit on-the-fly AES encryption
to ensure maximum data security.
"Marvell is continuing in its mission to deliver
leading-edge automated and integrated SSD
acceleration technology to the mainstream
consumer technology market via the
high-performance, low cost and low power silicon
solutions the company is renowned for," said
Shawn Kung, director of Product Marketing at
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. "Our leadership in
SATA technology products is reaffirmed with
today's milestone 88SE9230 launch and the
dedicated support of our marquis customers."
The Marvell SATA 6Gb/s controller powered by
HyperDuo technology brings integrated SSD
acceleration technology to the mainstream
consumer technology market, especially with
high-end desktops and laptops, home NAS and
set-top boxes and host bus adapters. Touting an
enhanced CPU for unrivaled processing
performance, the new solution now supports
concurrent RAID 0/1 on SATA HDDs while running
HyperDuo technology to enable a dual SSD + dual
RAID0/1 HDD configuration. These capabilities
are being further maximized through the use of
technology providers across all elements of SATA
technology, including Western Digital, Seagate
and Toshiba for hard disk drives (HDD); ASRock,
ASUSTek, GIGABYTE and msi for motherboards;
Micron and OCZ for SSDs.
"Marvell is once again advancing the data
transfer standard in the consumer electronics
industry by delivering an advanced SATA
controller with SSD-like capabilities at less
than a third of the cost of competitive
solutions," said Tim Bajarin, president,
Creative Strategies. "Through a unique
technology that combines the performance
benefits of SSD with the storage and cost
benefits of HDD, Marvell is helping its
customers cost-effectively support both the
latest and future demands in consumer-intensive
applications across devices. Doubling the
performance, capacity and scalability of its
solution and adding on-the-fly encryption to the
88SE9230 is impressive, and further cements
Marvell's legacy as an industry leader that
fully understands the needs of the market and
its deep roster of customers."
"The Marvell 88SE9230 delivers even greater
performance with our latest hard disk drives and
Z9PE-D8 WS motherboard series without
sacrificing security, which is increasingly
important to our customers," said Tom Lin,
general manager of the Server Business Unit at
ASUSTek. "Marvell has security covered in full,
enabling our customers to turn on the most
advanced encryption in the industry, on-the-fly,
to ensure against data theft and bolster their
experience with our products."
"ASRock selected Marvell's 88SE9230 controller
to implement into our products because we only
leverage the world's best motherboard technology
and Marvell is a clear leader in this space,"
said James Lee, vice president of Sales and
Marketing at ASRock. "By doubling the
performance, capacity and scalability of its
leading SATA controller technology, Marvell is
equipping us to achieve greater performance
potential than ever before possible with
enhanced storage reliability while setting new
standards for the industry."
"The Marvell 88SE9230 is the industry's first
PCI-e 2.0 x2 lane SATA 6Gb/s storage IC setting
new SATA performance standard," said Dr. Michael
Whang president and CEO at HighPoint
Technologies. "The Marvell 88SE9230 enables
HighPoint to stay a step ahead of the
competition and we are excited to be among the
first adopters to deliver RAID HBA that truly
leverages SATA 6Gb/s SSD performance and doubles
storage capacity."
"The Marvell 88SE9230 helps maximize the
throughput available for SATA storage devices,"
said Justin Sykes, director of Client SSD
Products at Micron. "We're always optimizing our
solid-state drive designs to deliver to the full
performance potential of our Flash technology.
It's great to work with companies like Marvell
who help ensure all that performance can be
delivered to the end-customer."
Get all the details at
http://www.marvell.com/storage/system-solutions/sata-controllers
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Nielsen report shows that
television still rules but online viewing is skyrocketing
Tuesday January
10 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Windows 8 beta road
map leaked?
Tuesday January
10 @ 08:41:01 GMT +02:00
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A new rumor claims to have gotten hold of
Microsoft's road map for the beta version of
Windows 8, claiming that Microsoft is aiming to
show the final beta version internally on
January 30.
From Neowin:
Windows 8 is officially still in its pre-beta
phase of development, with Microsoft only saying
that the next version of its PC operating system
will be released to the public in a beta form
sometime in late February. A few days ago, the
well known Windows 8 screenshot leak web site
Winunleaked.tk claimed that the current version
number for Windows 8 is up to 8176.
Now that same web site has claimed to have
gotten a hold of Microsoft's current development
road map for Windows 8. It claims that from now
until January 23, Windows 8 will be considered
to be in pre-beta form at Microsoft. On January
23, Windows 8 will go into what is known as Beta
Escrow.
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AMD Radeon HD 7970 Video Card
Reviews Roundup
Tuesday January
10 @ 08:36:10 GMT +02:00
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Here
a roundup of today's AMD Radeon HD 7970 reviews
from Tweaktown, PC Perspective,
HardwareHeaven.com, TechReport, KitGuru,
Overclock3D, Benchmark Reviews, techPowerUp,
Computerbase, and Anandtech.
Tweaktown:
XFX HD 7970 Black Edition Double Dissipation 3GB
Video Card Review
What's really cool is that today we're not
just looking at a reference designed card
from one of the AMD partners, instead we're
looking at a card that not only carries an
out of the box overclock, but also carries
with it a new cooling solution.
The Black Edition naming in the new XFX HD
7970 Black Edition Double Dissipation isn't
anything new to us, the new Double
Dissipation tag is, though, and that refers
to the cooling solution they're using today.
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PC
Perspective: XFX Radeon HD 7970 3GB Black
Edition and CrossFire Results
Reference clock speeds on the HD 7970 were
set at 925 MHz on the GPU and 1375 MHz on
the memory. For comparison, the XFX Black
Edition ramps that up to 1000 MHz on the GPU
and 1425 MHz on the GDDR5 memory. While
these aren't out of this world results that
we might have been hoping for, the 8% boost
or so in clock rate will surely be seen.
Read more
HardwareHeaven.com: PowerColor Radeon HD 7970
CrossFire Graphics Card Review
Today we are finally able to talk about
partner cards and so have paired up
PowerColor's hardware in our test system and
have retested the latest games such as
Battlefield 3 and Star Wars: The Old
Republic with single and dual GPU's on the
latest drivers and game patches. What does
the PowerColor 7970 and CrossFire offer us?
Let's find out...
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The TR
Podcast 103: Down and dirty with the 7970
In this episode of the podcast, Scott and
special guest David Kanter from Real World
Technologies dissect the Radeon HD 7970. Our
panel also answers some listener questions,
discusses upcoming games, and examines the
Eee Pad Transformer Prime from Asus.
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KitGuru:
Sapphire Pure Black X79N Motherboard and HD7970
GPU Review
Sapphire Pure Black X79N Motherboard and
HD7970 GPU Review
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KitGuru: XFX
R7970 Double Dissipation Graphics Card Review
AMD launched their new flagship HD7970
graphics card in December, and we have been
extremely impressed with the solution as it
has claimed the top performance slot
Read more
HardwareHeaven.com: HIS Radeon HD 7970 Graphics
Card Review
First up on our test bench is the HIS Radeon
HD 7970 3GB. We will be putting it up
against the best of the last generation in a
selection of real world tests which include
Battlefield 3, Star Wars: The Old Republic
and Skyrim all at 5760x1080. In addition to
this we will also look at GPU computing and
media performance as well as power and
thermal performance.
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OC3D: HD7970
Quadfire Eyefinity Review
Overclock3D have just published a new
article titled: HD7970 Quadfire Eyefinity
Review. So what if money was no object? What
if you want to break world records? Perhaps
Quadfire HD7970s would be the ticket...
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OC3D: HIS
HD7970 Crossfire & Eyefinity Review
Overclock3D have just published a new
article titled: HIS HD7970 Crossfire &
Eyefinity Review. If one HD7970 is
exceptional, what would the performance of
two be like? Thanks to HIS Digital we can
find out. Read on.
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OC3D:
PowerColor HD7970 Overclocking & Eyefinity
Review
Overclock3D have just published a new
article titled: PowerColor HD7970
Overclocking & Eyefinity Review. Next up in
our insane look at the HD7970 is Powercolor,
purveyors of some of our favourite Radeon
cards.
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KitGuru: HIS
HD7970 Crossfire Review
AMD have lifted their partner NDA today, and
in this review we will be looking at the
performance of two HIS HD7970s in a
Crossfire configuration.
Read more
OC3D: VTX3D
HD7970 PCIE2 vs PCIE3 Review
Overclock3D have just published a new
article titled: VTX3D HD7970 PCIE2 vs PCIE3
Review. Today we start our mammoth look at
the HD7970 with the VTX3D version, and a
change of testing methodology.
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Benchmark
Reviews: XFX R7970 Black Edition Double
Dissipation
AMD might have trouble keeping up with the
competition in the CPU arena, but their
acquisition of ATI allowed them to become a
major player in the graphics world. AMD and
NVIDIA regularly trade places in the
"fastest video card" rankings, and while
NVIDIA's been good holding down the title
with its current high-end, the Fermi-based
GTX 580, it looks as if AMD's new
Tahiti-based Radeon HD 7970 will snatch the
crown away...especially if it's a hot-rod,
factory-overclocked video card like today's
test subject: the XFX R7970 Black Edition
Double Dissipation.
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techPowerUp:
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 CrossFire
AMD's Radeon HD 7970 has quickly established
itself as the fastest single GPU graphics
card in the world. In our ASUS HD 7970
CrossFire review we take two of these beasts
for a spin to see what benefit they offer.
One of the highlights is reduced power
consumption thanks to AMD's new ZeroCore
power technology.
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Computerbase:
XFX ist erster Hersteller mit eigener Radeon HD
7970 (German)
Bereits im Dezember präsentierte AMD die
Radeon HD 7970 (ComputerBase-Test), die
erstmals auf die neue Graphics-Core-Next-Architektur
setzt und damit vieles anders macht. Kaufen
konnte man die Karte jedoch noch nicht, das
geht erst ab dem heutigen Tage: Und dann nur
das Referenzdesign, andere Versionen gibt es
(fast) nicht.
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Anandtech:
AMD Radeon HD 7970 Now For Sale
Although they're not officially supposed to
go on sale until tomorrow, Newegg already
has their selection of 7970s up for sale
this evening. Newegg has cards from all of
AMD's major North American partners,
including HIS, Gigabyte, XFX, Asus,
Sapphire, and PowerColor. Most of them are
at the AMD MSRP of $549, though the Asus
card is $589, and XFX's custom cooled and
overclocked model is at $599.
While we don't have an official statement
from AMD on 7970 availability, historically
the first run of every next-generation GPU
has sold out and we don't expect the 7970 to
be any different. (Ed: One sold out while we
were writing this post).
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LG to Introduce Google TV at CES
2012
Tuesday January
10 @ 08:25:24 GMT +02:00
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SEOUL, Jan. 6, 2012 -– LG Electronics (LG) will
introduce its highly anticipated Google TV at
the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las
Vegas. LG Smart TV with Google TV combines the
familiarity of Google’s Android OS with the
convenience and comfort of LG’s 3D and Smart TV
technologies, offering consumers a new and
attractive home entertainment option.
“LG has constantly strived to provide consumers
with wider choices in home entertainment that
bring the highest level of sophistication and
convenience,” said Havis Kwon, President and CEO
of LG Electronics Home Entertainment Company.
“Through Google TV, LG has merged Google’s
established Android operating system with LG’s
proven 3D and Smart TV technologies, offering
consumers a new and enthralling TV experience.”
LG’s Google TV’s most attractive feature is its
ease of use, thanks to the combination of its
Android-based user interface and the Magic
Remote Qwerty designed by LG. LG’s Google TV’s
user interface and main screen have been
designed for convenient browsing and content
selection. Multi-tasking is also possible, as
the search, social networking and TV functions
can be run simultaneously. The user interface
can be accessed using the Magic Remote Qwerty
which combine the user-friendly benefits of LG’s
Magic Remote with a QWERTY keyboard.
Equipped with LG's own CINEMA 3D technology,
Google TV provides a home entertainment
experience that is immersive, comfortable and
convenient. Based on LG’s own Film Patterned
Retarder (FPR) technology, CINEMA 3D glasses are
battery-free, comfortable and lightweight. The
glasses are also very affordable, making LG’s
Google TV ideal for viewing by a large group of
family and friends when used in 3D mode. And
with a single click of the remote, any 2D
program or movie can be viewed in 3D, thanks to
the built-in 2D to 3D conversion engine.
Alongside Google TV, LG will continue to advance
its own Smart TV platform based on NetCast,
which will be available in more than 60 percent
of LG’s flat panel TVs scheduled for
introduction over the coming year. With a
growing collection of content and services, LG’s
Smart TV platform will continue to provide
consumers with a unique user experience.
The first demonstration of LG’s Google TV will
take place at the LG Electronics Press
Conference on January 9.
Check out the full story on LG's website:
http://www.lgnewsroom.com/newsroom/contents/61747
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How to Install Latest Bleeding
Edge Unity Packages
Tuesday January
10 @ 08:16:29 GMT +02:00
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Ubuntu Vibes shows you how
to install the Unity packages
A new 'Unity Staging' PPA has been setup to test out Unity/Unity2D
packages in Oneiric. These packages are built from trunk.
PPA Description:
This archive contains the latest builds generated from trunk, that have
passed the unit tests, but didn't pass the user acceptance (autopilot)
tests yet. Unless you are a developer and know what you do here, you
should probably use the "unity-team/ppa" instead.
The packages in PPA are not recommended to be used on production
machine. It can leave your system in unusable state so it would be
better to try it out in virtualbox or on a spare system.
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Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB
DDR3-2133
Tuesday December
20 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Benchmark Reviews posted a review on Kingston
HyperX Genesis 16GB DDR3-2133 memory
A quote from the article:
With the introduction of Intel's X79 Express
chipset, enthusiasts must now consider
quad-channel memory kits, and vendors like
Kingston are rushing to assert themselves in
this new market. Pushing 4GB DDR3 modules to a
very high 2133MHz frequency, Kingston's new
KHX2133C11D3K4 kit offers 16GB of
high-performance memory for your new LGA 2011
rig. Benchmark Reviews runs it through our test
suite to see how it performs.
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Apple supplier reports 61
injured in explosion at metal case factory
Tuesday December
20 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Apple Insider posted a story that Apple supplier
and manufacturing partner Pegatron said 61
workers had been injured as a result of an
explosion at a subsidiary's metal casing factory
in Shanghai, China.
Pegatron Chief Financial Officer Charles Lin
reported the incident, noting that the facility
in question was still under construction,
according to Reuters. 23 workers were
hospitalized after the gas explosion, which
occurred on Saturday at a metal casing factory
belonging to Ri-Teng Computer Accessory Co.
"The factory has not started operations yet.
Part of the facility is still under
pre-operation inspection and part is running
trial production," he said.
Apple supplier reports 61 injured in explosion
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Cooler Master Xornet gaming
mouse
Tuesday December
20 @ 08:41:01 GMT +02:00
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XSReviews has a new review of the Cooler Master
Xornet gaming mouse
A quote from the article:
There's two main schools of thought when it
comes to gaming nice. There's the heavily
evolved, multi buttoned, feature and software
packed beasts. They might have changeable
weights, a little LCD display, 10+ buttons etc.
The other camp is cut back and basic in
comparison. However it dispenses with a lot of
the unecessary guff that's often bundled with
the hardware of the first group. Today I'm
looking at a similar rodent, though it's also a
budget offering. The Cooler Master Xornet, with
its rubberised sides and compact design embodies
the simplified nature that some of the popular
mechanical gaming keyboards do.
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One For All Smart Control Review
Tuesday December
20 @ 08:36:10 GMT +02:00
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Tech-Reviews.co.uk posted a review on the One
For All Smart Control
A quote from the article:
We've all seen universal remote controls for
TVs, but the One For All Smart Control takes
things to a completely different level. The
Smart Control provides the ability to control
your devices with just a simple flick, or tap,
of the remote control. Retailing at only Ł17.50,
the One For All Smart Control is an absolute
bargain considering you're receiving quite a few
features. Let's take a closer look...
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Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet Review
Tuesday December
20 @ 08:25:24 GMT +02:00
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Hardware Secrets posted a review on the Amazon
Kindle Fire Tablet
A quote from the article:
Since the release of Apple's first iPad,
competitors have been trying to duplicate its
features in a less expensive tablet. No one has
succeeded. Now Amazon has released the Amazon
Kindle Fire – a tablet that takes a new
approach. Amazon didn't try to match the
features or even the size of the iPad. They
simply tried to create a new tablet that can
provide Web surfing, email, and a wealth of
entertainment options at an affordable price. We
took a close look at the Fire to see if Amazon's
new approach created a worthwhile device.
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Tweaking.com - Windows Repair
1.5.6
Tuesday December
20 @ 08:16:29 GMT +02:00
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Tweaking.com - Windows
Repair is an all-in-one repair tool to help fix a large majority of
known Windows problems including registry errors and file permissions as
well as issues with Internet Explorer, Windows Update, Windows
Firewall and more. Malware and installed programs can modify your
default settings. With Tweaking.com - Windows Repair you can restore
Windows original settings.
Tweaking.com - Windows Repair can do the following:
Reset Registry Permissions
Reset File Permissions
Register System Files
Repair WMI
Repair Windows Firewall
Repair Internet Explorer
Repair MDAC & MS Jet
Repair Hosts File
Remove Policies Set By Infections
Repair Icons
Repair Winsock & DNS Cache
Remove Temp Files
Repair Proxy Settings
Unhide Non System Files
Repair Windows Updates
and more...
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Sun Java Runtime Environment 6
Update 30
Monday November
29 @ 08:59:42 GMT +02:00
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Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) lets
you develop and deploy Java applications on
desktops and servers, as well as today's
demanding Embedded and Real-Time environments.
The Java(TM) Platform, Standard Edition Runtime
Environment (JRE(TM)), excluding the JavaFX(TM)
runtime, is intended for software developers and
vendors to redistribute with their applications.
The Java SE Runtime Environment contains the
Java virtual machine, runtime class libraries,
and Java application launcher that are necessary
to run programs written in the Java programming
language. It is not a development environment
and does not contain development tools such as
compilers or debuggers. For development tools,
see the
Java SE Development Kit (JDK(TM)). The JRE
installation triggers the download of the JavaFX
runtime. The JavaFX runtime is also available
separately, and is not part of the JRE.
What Java Do I Need?
You must have a copy of the JRE (Java Runtime
Environment) on your system to run Java
applications and applets. That is this download,
intended for consumers and desktop PC's.
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Tweaking.com - Reset File
Permissions 1.5.4
Monday November
29 @ 08:50:12 GMT +02:00
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Same as registry permissions, will add admins
and system with full access. Will not remove
current permissions or owner. This tool is also
a part of Windows Repair (All In One).
What will this fix?
Fixes any problem where not having the right
permissions to a file will cause things to
break, such as windows updates and programs.
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Tweaking.com - Repair Internet
Explorer 1.5.4
Monday November
29 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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When IE is corrupt and stops working you will
notice you get just a white page and nothing
more when using it. Also other errors and
problems. This repair tool will get IE working
normally again. This tool is also a part of
Windows Repair (All In One).
This will repair Internet Explorer.
When IE is corrupt and stops working you will
notice you get just a white page and nothing
more when using it. Also other errors and
problems. This repair tool will get IE working
normally again. This doesn't replace ANY IE
settings. It only repairs IE files. This tool is
also a part of Windows Repair (All In One).
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Multi Commander (64 bit)
1.2.1.876
Monday November
29 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Multi Commander is a multi-tabbed file manager
that is an alternative to the standard Windows
Explorer. It uses the very popular and efficient
dual-panel layout. Multi Commander has a
everything you need in your daily works with
files to make your work fast and efficient.
It has all the standard features like a file
manager has like copy, move, rename, view. But
Multi Commanders big strength is the special
features that allow you to do advanced task with
ease. Like Auto-unpacking, Auto-sorting, Browse
inside archives, Workspace support, Scripting,
Searching and a lot more. And it allows you to
do everything from the keyboard.
Features:
Tabs allowing you to have multiple folders open.
Caching that enable fast file browsing.
Background work for all tasks that takes time to
finish, allowing you to continue working without
interruptions.
Customize the layout and colors to fit your
styling needs.
Extensions and plugins that will increase the
functionality of Multi Commander.
FTP, Registry , Zip, 7-Zip, Rar , Tar , GZ , Bz2
, Jar Support
View and Change file permissions, Take ownership
of files.
Picture tools like Convert / Rotate Pictures,
View/Remove EXIF tags, Adjust EXIF Date of
pictures.
Show Movie information from IMDB/Rotten tomato
as extra columns on your movie files. Audio
tools like View Audio file properties, View/Edit
MP3 Tags.
Open API for developers to create extensions and
plugins.
Remember selections when you get back from
another location when browsing the filesystem.
Use mouse and drag and drop or use quick
keyboard command for all the task.
FileOperations plugins that can automatically
sort / unpack files when they are moved or
copied.
File viewer that lets you view files of any
size, as ASCII/Unicode/UTF8/Binary and Hex.
Both 32bit and 64bit versions available.
Handle folders with many thousands of files with
easy, And use power full filters to limit what
you want to view.
Compare folders and select the files and folders
that are different, that are the same and many
other options.
Power full script engine allowing you to create
script that automate tasks.
Portable. Can be installed and run from portable
(USB) device. Will not write any
settings/session info on host computer.
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Samsung Focus S
Windows Phone Review
Monday November
29 @ 08:41:01 GMT +02:00
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TechSpot posted a review on the Samsung Focus S
Windows Phone
Where the original Focus had a strong familiar
resemblance to the Samsung Galaxy S running
Android, the Focus S is as close to a Windows
Phone 7.5 version of the Galaxy S II as one can
get.
Despite a nicer display and a much better
camera, the Focus S shares the same processor
and RAM as its lower-cost stablemate, which
means that the everyday experience is largely
the same. Still, the Focus S is an impressive
smartphone, with fast performance and the
familiar Windows Phone interface – flawed as it
still may be. Read on to find out whether the
Focus S is worth the extra $150 on-contract
price over its Flash sibling.
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TeamViewer 7.0.12280
Monday November
29 @ 08:36:10 GMT +02:00
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Desktop sharing has never been easier: With
TeamViewer you will be able to connect to the
desktop of a partner anywhere on the Internet.
TeamViewer also works in the other direction:
Show your own desktop to a partner over the
Internet and illustrate your own developed
software, presentations or solutions.
Remote Control without Installation
With TeamViewer you can remotely control any PC
anywhere on the Internet. No installation is
required, just run the application on both sides
and connect - even through tight firewalls.
Remote Presentation of Products, Solutions and
Services
The second TeamViewer mode allows you to present
your desktop to a partner. Show your demos,
products and presentations over the Internet
within seconds - live from your screen.
NOTE: Free for non-commercial use only.
Features:
Remote Control without Installation:
With TeamViewer you can remotely control any PC
anywhere on the Internet. No installation is
required, just run the application on both sides
and connect - even through tight firewalls.
Remote Presentation of Products, Solutions and
Services:
The second TeamViewer mode allows you to present
your desktop to a partner. Show your demos,
products and presentations over the Internet
within seconds - live from your screen.
File Transfer:
TeamViewer comes with integrated file transfer
that allows you to copy files and folders from
and to a remote partner - which also works
behind firewalls
Works behind Firewalls:
The major difficulties in using remote control
software are firewalls and blocked ports, as
well as NAT routing for local IP addresses.
If you use TeamViewer you don't have to worry
about firewalls: TeamViewer will find a route to
your partner.
Highest Security Standard:
TeamViewer is a very secure solution. The
commercial TeamViewer versions feature
completely secure data channels with key
exchange and RC4 session encoding, the same
security standard used by https/SSL.
No Installation Required:
To install TeamViewer no admin rights are
required. Just run the software and off you
go...
High Performance:
Optimized for connections over LANs AND the
Internet, TeamViewer features automatic
bandwidth-based quality selection for optimized
use on any connection.
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MP3 Skype Recorder 3.1
Monday November
29 @ 08:25:24 GMT +02:00
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This software is designed to record Skype calls
even ones over landlines. The recordings can be
saved at the desired bit-rate and in mono or
stereo.
Features:
Automatic or manual recording capabilities.
Compact format of stored records (mp3 files).
May be used to record P2P, SkypeOut calls and
calls made to Online number.
Capable to track simultaneous calls and to save
them separately.
Easy integration with Skype Conference
recording.
Intuitive easy to use interface.
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Microsoft launches
ExcelMashup.com
Monday November
29 @ 08:16:29 GMT +02:00
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Engadget posted a story that
Microsoft has launched ExcelMashup.com, a new website for Excel users
Most of our day jobs aren't
nearly as amusing as life at Wernham Hogg and Excel doesn't make things
any more exciting. But, if you're looking to spice up your spreadsheets,
Microsoft's ExcelMashup.com may be just what you've been waiting for.
The site lets you create apps of your very own using Redmond's various
products. For example, you can combine some Excel JavaScript, a workbook
stored on SkyDrive and a little HTML to create apps that run in a
browser. Add a dash of Bing Maps and you've got a Destination Explorer!
For the uninitiated, there are tutorials and for the showoffs a shared
code space.
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Hard drive shortage pushing up
PC prices
Monday December
05
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Thailand floods hit manufacture of hard drives,
pushing up prices for internal and external
drives and hitting PC makers Quote :
"If you want an external hard drive, best buy
it quickly. Prices of hard drives are being
pushed up rapidly as manufacturers say that they
will only be able to meet two-thirds of demand
in this quarter, and shortages will continue
into 2012 – and possibly beyond. "
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Windows Phone 7 receives
"operating system of the year" award
Monday November
29 @ 08:59:42 GMT +02:00
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WPCentral posted a story that Windows Phone 7
has received the "operating system of the year"
award There's been some beautiful headlines
lately with the Windows Phone OS taking awards,
winning polls, and more. Adding to the trophy
cabinet is "Operating System of the Year",
judged at the 2011 Know Your Mobile Awards. The
Metro interface was the main focus, which
differentiates the OS from the likes of both iOS
and Android. Xbox Live, Bing, Windows Live and
Office integration were also highlights. Runners
up were Samsung's Bada and Blackberry 7.
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AMD FX-8150 CPU Review
Monday November
29 @ 08:50:12 GMT +02:00
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Metku.net took a closer look at the AMD FX-8150
CPU.
A quote from the article:
The Bulldozer has to be one of the most
anticipated PC hardware launches of recent
times, and now, after being "just around the
corner" for ages, it's finally here! Now testing
the flagship of the 8 core lineup - the FX-8150!
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NVIDIA GeForce 290.36 Beta
Drivers Released
Monday November
29 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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The new NVIDIA GeForce 290.36 beta drivers are
now available to download. Recommended for
gamers diving into Batman: Arkham City , the
drivers also add official support for Ambient
Occlusion in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Furthermore, a
Battlefield 3 fix is included to combat the
random appearance of triangular artifacts, a SLI
shadow bug is stamped out in Crysis 2, and
Settlers 7 corruption is eliminated.
On the tech side, the 290.36 beta drivers enable
NVIDIA Surround on newly-released X79 SLI-certified
motherboards, and native 3D Vision DisplayPort
1.1 connections are now possible on BenQ XL2420T
and BenQ XL2420TX monitors.
Ambient Occlusion
As mentioned, the 290.36 beta drivers now allow
for the use of Ambient Occlusion directly
through the control panel in the two most
popular titles of the moment: The Elder Scrolls
V: Skyrim and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
If you're unfamiliar with Ambient Occlusion, it
is most easily described as a way to make
in-game shadowing more realistic, and therefore
better. To enable the effect, open your NVIDIA
Control Panel either via the desktop or the tray
icon, and follow the steps below:
Browse to 'Manage 3D Settings,' select 'Elder
Scrolls 5: Skyrim' or 'Modern Warfare 3' in the
drop-down. If you can't see it in the list,
untick the 'Show only programs found on this
computer' box and try again.
Set the 'Ambient Occlusion' option to
Performance or Quality.
Click the Apply button.
There will be a performance impact, have no
doubt, though it is impossible to predict
exactly how large given the millions of PC
configurations, so we suggest enabling Fraps'
frame rate overlay while you play, and should
the frame rate drop below thirty simply undo the
Ambient Occlusion changes or use the less
demanding Performance mode.
Release Notes In Full
NVIDIA Ambient Occlusion
Adds NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion
support for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Adds NVIDIA Control Panel ambient occlusion
support for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.
NVIDIA PhysX
Updates PhysX System Software to version
9.11.1107 for the best PhysX experience in
Batman: Arkham City.
NVIDIA Surround
Enables NVIDIA Surround support for Intel X79
SLI-certified motherboards.
NVIDIA SLI
Added or updated SLI profiles for Crysis 2,
Heroes and Generals, Inversion, Stronghold 3,
and Syndicate.
3D Vision
Adds support for 3D Vision over native
DisplayPort 1.1 connection - available on BenQ
XL2420T and BenQ XL2420TX monitors.
Added or updated the following 3D Vision game
profiles:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – Rated Good
Cang Sheng – Rated Good
Diablo 3 – Rated Good
Fei fei – Rated Good
Final Combat – Rated Good
L.A. Noire – Updated Rating To 3D Vision Ready
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 – Rated Fair
Qian Nv You Hun Online – Rated Good
QQ Xi You – Rated Good
Sonic Generations – Rated Good
Xian Tu – Rated Good
Yong Bing Tian Xia Online – Rated Good
HD Audio
Updates HD Audio driver to version 1.3.9.0.
Bug Fixes
Fixes random flickering as Windows boot logo is
loading or fading away.
Fixes corruption in Crysis 2 with SLI and lower
quality shadow settings.
Fixes ability to set Surround resolutions to
5760x1080 using custom resolutions.
Fixes some random instances of triangular
artifacts when playing Battlefield 3.
Fixes corruption and flickering of some objects
in Battlefield 3 in the New York single-player
level when anti-aliasing is enabled.
Fixes corruption seen in Settlers 7 with the
NVIDIA 275.33 drivers.
Fixes playback of videos or live TV using Window
Media Center resulting in a black screen.
Fixes the issue where 1920x1080 @60Hz PC
resolution mode switched down to @59Hz.
Fixes mouse cursor flickering and shaking in
Crysis 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Deus Ex
and Civilization V when SLI is enabled when
using 3DTV Play.
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Apple rumored to revamp MacBook
Air lineup with 15-in. model in early 2012
Monday November
29 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Apple Insider posted a story that Apple is said
to be preparing an update to its MacBook Air
series in the first quarter of 2012 with the
addition of a new 15-inch thin-and-light model.
The new 15-inch MacBook Air would join the
existing 11.6- and 13.3-inch ultraportable
notebooks offered by Apple, according to
DigiTimes. Citing industry sources in the
upstream supply chain, the publication reported
on Monday that pilot production of the new
MacBook Air models has already begun.
"Commenting on Apple's move, sources from retail
channels pointed out that Apple will start
dropping the price of its existing MacBook Airs
before launching its series and the promotion
could further boost Apple's share in the global
notebook market," the report said.
Apple rumored to revamp MacBook Air lineup with
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Kingston HyperX 3.0
128GB 8-Channel USB Flash Drive Review
Monday November
29 @ 08:41:01 GMT +02:00
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Real World Labs posted Kingston HyperX 3.0 128GB
8-Channel USB Flash Drive Review
A quote from the article:
If you are out to buy a large capacity USB 3.0
compatible flash drive and you need the highest
possible data transfer speeds then look no
further since none is currently faster than the
latest and quite amazing HyperX 3.0 8-Channel
USB Flash Drive by Kingston.
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HotHardware's Holiday Gift
Guide: Smartphone Edition
Monday November
29 @ 08:36:10 GMT +02:00
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HotHardware posted their Holiday Gift Guide:
Smartphone Edition
A quote from the article:
We hope everyone is able to spend the holidays
with the people that mean the most to them, but
we also recognize that sometimes it's impossible
to get everyone together. When you can't be
there in person, a phone call may be the next
best thing.
With these smartphones, you'll be able to call
your far-away siblings, parents, and other
important people in your life to wish them Happy
Holidays, perhaps even with direct video chat
for quality face time.
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OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 120GB
Review
Monday November
29 @ 08:25:24 GMT +02:00
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HCW posted OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS 120GB Review
A quote from the article:
Today we look at the OCZ Vertex 3 Max IOPS
edition, which pairs the SandForce SF-2281
controller with 32 channels of Toggle Flash
goodness and the latest 2.15 firmware revision.
Also included are a pair of other SandForce
midrange drives, and our favourite midrange SSD,
the Crucial M4. How does it compare? Check it
out!
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EVGA Precision 2.1.0
Monday November
29 @ 08:16:29 GMT +02:00
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EVGA, once again, sets
itself apart from the rest with the EVGA Exclusive Precision
Overclocking Utility.
This program allows you to fine tune your EVGA graphics card for the
maximum performance possible, with Core/Shader/Memory clock tuning, real
time monitoring support including in-game, Logitech Keyboard LCD Display
support, and compatibility with almost all EVGA graphics cards.
Features:
Independent or Synchronous control for fan and clock settings in a
multi-GPU system
Allows up to 10 profiles, and ability to assign hotkeys to these
profiles to allow in-game
Ability to view temperatures in the system tray
Core/Shader Clock Link/Unlink capability
Fan Speed manual or auto adjustment
Real-Time on-screen display support for ingame temp, framerate, and
clock monitoring
Logitech Keyboard LCD Display support
In-app temp/clockspeed monitoring of GPU's
Information button shows device, driver, memory size, BIOS Revision and
SLI mode
Ability to choose different skins, and make your own!
Now you can save screenshots from your favorite games!
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OCZ Synapse 60 GB Caching SSD
Review
Monday November
21 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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techPowerUp posted a review on the OCZ Synapse
60 GB Caching SSD
A quote from the article:
OCZ's Synapse Caching SSD offers a unique way to
achieve SSD-like performance for your big hard
disk, which could be up to 3 TB in size. In our
testing we see a performance improvement of 250%
when compared to a SATA 6 Gbps HDD alone.
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Microsoft to Help 10 Kinect
Startups
Monday November
21 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Microsoft on Friday announced a program designed
to help 10 developers or startups launch
businesses around products for Kinect
From PCWorld:
he 10 people or startups accepted into the
Kinect Accelerator program will spend three
months in Seattle working out of the Kinect
Accelerator office, where they will receive
technical training and support and be mentored
by entrepreneurs, investors and Microsoft
executives. They will also get US$20,000, an
Xbox development kit and the Windows Kinect SDK
(software development kit). At the end of the
program, the companies will present their
business ideas to angel investors, venture
capitalists and the media, and potentially
receive additional funding.
Companies accepted into the program must give up
a 6 percent equity stake in their business to
TechStars in common stock.
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Steve Jobs wanted
Apple to reinvent TVs, textbooks & photography
Monday November
21 @ 08:41:01 GMT +02:00
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A new interview with the biographer of Steve
Jobs reveals that before he died, the Apple
co-founder had three things he wanted to
reinvent: the television, textbooks and
photography.
From Apple Insider:
Jobs' biggest issue with modern televisions,
according to Walter Isaacson, was their
"complicated remote controls." In an interview
with The New York Times published Friday,
Isaacson revealed that Jobs said he had "licked
it," as he felt there was "no reason" for TVs to
be so difficult to use.
But televisions were only one of the product
categories that Jobs apparently had interest in
revolutionizing. Isaacson also noted that Jobs
wanted to push more change with textbooks,
something Apple has already begun to do with the
iPad in schools, and photography, where change
has been brought about by the convenience and
quality of picture taking on the iPhone.
Steve Jobs wanted Apple to reinvent TVs,
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Major PC makers plan to concede
tablet market to Apple, Amazon in 2012
Monday November
21 @ 08:36:10 GMT +02:00
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Traditional PC makers like Dell and HP believe
they have no advantages in the tablet market,
and plan to phase out from competing with
Apple's iPad, along with low-end tablets from
content providers like Amazon and Barnes &
Noble, in 2012.
From Apple Insider:
Along with Hewlett-Packard and Dell, other
"pure" PC makers like Acer and Asus plan to
gradually exit the tablet market next year,
industry sources told DigiTimes. The main reason
is said to be that they cannot provide content
like Apple, Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
So far Apple's iPad has dominated the market,
representing nearly all of tablets sold, and
hooking in users with its vast App Store
selection. But new devices from Amazon and
Barnes & Noble aim to take the lower end of the
market with prices less than half that of
Apple's $499 iPad, and make up the difference
through sales of content like books, music and
movies.
Major PC makers plan to concede tablet market to
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Universal USB Installer 1.8.7.0
Monday November
21 @ 08:25:24 GMT +02:00
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Universal USB Installer is a Live Linux USB
Creator that allows you to choose from a
selection of Linux Distributions to put on your
USB Flash Drive. The Universal USB Installer is
easy to use.
Simply choose a Live Linux Distribution, the ISO
file, your Flash Drive and, Click Install.
Other features include; Persistence (if
available), and the ability to format the flash
drive (recommended) to ensure a clean install.
When the process is completed, you will have a
ready-to-run bootable USB Flash Drive that has
your chosen Linux version installed on it.
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Win7codecs 3.2.7
Monday November
21 @ 08:16:29 GMT +02:00
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Win7codecs is an audio and
video codec package for Windows 7. The installer will automatically
remove most other popular codec releases from your computer before
installing this concise yet comprehensive package. You won't need to
make any adjustments or tweaks to enjoy your media content immediately.
Windows Media Player and Media Center will instantly recognize all your
files as playable.
It does not contain a media player and it does not associate file-types.
With this package installed you will be able to use any media player,
limited only by the players' capabilities, to play all movies and video
clips. Streaming video is supported in several formats in all popular
web browsers. Users of the Win7codecs have the ability to choose what is
installed and where to install it using the public redistributable.
After installation you can select to remove specific portions without
removing the entire package. You can also re-add the removed items at
any time.
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Intel Sandy Bridge-E Roundup
Tuesday November
16 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Here a roundup of today's Intel Syndy Bridge-E
reviews from Techreport, KitGuru, Tweaktown,
Benchmark Reviews, HardwareHeaven.com, OCC, Hi
Tech Legion, Vortez, Techspot, PC Perspective,
OC3D, HotHardware.com, Hardware Canucks, Legit
Reviews, Tom's Hardware, HT4U, HardOCP,
Anandtech, Bjorn3D, and Techradar
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Free Ringtone Maker 2.1.0.210
Tuesday November
16 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Free Ringtone Maker is an extremely simple and
handy Windows software for making your own free
ringtones.
Make Your Own Ringtones in 3 Easy Steps.
Step 1: Pick a Song
To make your own free ringtones, just click
button "Choose a Song from My Computer".
Step 2: Cut Out the Best Part
In this step, you´ll select the best part of the
song for your ringtone. Just drag the sliders to
set the start and end point of the selection.
You can pre-listen the ringtone using the player
buttons. You can also add some fade-in and
fade-out effects to your ringtone.
Step 3: Get the Ringtone!
Just click button Save Ringtone to My Computer.
Then you can choose a location to save your
ringtone file.
When the ringtone file is saved, you can locate
it by clicking button Locate in Windows
Explorer, or start to create a new ringtone by
clicking button Make a New Ringtone.
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How To: Add Open In
Terminal To File Menu On Ubuntu 11.10
Tuesday November
16 @ 08:41:01 GMT +02:00
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n00bs On Ubuntu posted a guide about adding
"open in terminal" to file menu in Ubuntu 11.10
Here is a guide that will show you how to add
the Open in Terminal option to the file menu.
This option allows you to open a terminal in the
location your working by right clicking your
mouse button and selecting the option in the
file menu.
How To: Add Open In Terminal To File Menu On
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Quick Review
Tuesday November
16 @ 08:36:10 GMT +02:00
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DragonSteelMods posted a review on Call of Duty:
Modern Warfare 3 A quote from the article:
It's the game that everyone's talking about -
Modern Warfare 3. And this time, the talk on
launch day isn't about shafted PC players, or
scenes of unnecessary violence, or even Call of
Duty's domination as the biggest entertainment
launch ever. All of those things still happened,
in their now usual way, but they just aren't the
biggest issues any more.
Instead, the game itself is taking centre stage.
Many critics are conceding that though Modern
Warfare 3 does little different than its
predecessors, it is still one of the best games
of the year, and utterly deserving of the
success it gets.
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Yet Another Windows 8 Pre Beta
Screenshot Reveals Start Screen Background Changer
Tuesday November
16 @ 08:25:24 GMT +02:00
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The Windows 8 blog posted another screenshot of
the Windows 8 Start Screen background changer.
So now with the Color customization with Start
Screen we can now change the Start Screen’s
background image as well.The image might look
like a half baked one and rightly so because
this feature is still under construction and has
not yet been fully implemented for the current
build.As we inch closer for the beta launch
which is expected in the first quarter as early
as the first month of 2012 when the CES 2012 is
scheduled,we can expect some more leaks by that
time.Stay tuned for more Windows 8 Scoop.
Yet Another Windows 8 Pre Beta Screenshot
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Unofficial Windows 8 Language
Packs
Tuesday November
16 @ 08:16:29 GMT +02:00
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Ghacks reports that a fan
project has started to create unofficial language packs for the Windows
8 operating system
While it is unlikely that the installation of language packs causes
issues on the system, it is not recommended to install the language
packs in a productive environment without prior testing.
The language packs are installed with the help of the WDP Universal
Language Installer linked on the development website. Users furthermore
need to download the language packs and use the Universal Language
Installer application to install them on their Windows 8 installation.
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Jailbreak hack enables Siri on
iPhone 4, 4th-gen iPod touch
Tuesday November
1 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Hackers have succeeded in bringing a limited
port of Apple's new Siri voice assistant feature
onto "jailbroken" versions of the iPhone 4 and
the fourth-generation iPod touch, though they
have noted that the workaround is not ready for
a public release.
From Apple Insider:
Steve Troughton-Smith (@stroughtonsmith) and
Grant Paul (@chpwn) publicized the hack via
Twitter late Saturday. The tweak requires that
devices first undergo a jailbreak, the procedure
for hacking an iPhone to run unauthorized code
and applications.
The two hackers provided screenshots and a video
(below) of their success, while reporting that
the service was "literally just as fast" on the
iPhone 4 as the iPhone 4S. According to Paul, UI
on the iPod touch felt "slightly slower," though
the actual Siri was "pretty much identical."
Jailbreak hack enables Siri on iPhone 4, 4th-gen
iPod touch |
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ASUS HD6770 1GB DirectCU Silent
Review
Tuesday November
1 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Vortez posted ASUS HD6770 1GB DirectCU Silent
Review A quote from the article:
The HD6770 is little more than a rebranding
exercise sadly as it offers virtually the same
performance save for some video enhancements as
the older HD5770, both being Juniper core
examples so it is odd that ASUS have gone to the
trouble to design a passively cooled card which
by today's standards, is old technology.
Obviously they believe there is a demand for
such a product and while I do agree that silent
cards are always going to be sought after,
performance is also a primary attraction when
choosing a graphics card and in that respect I
hope ASUS have not overlooked this key aspect.
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CM Storm Xornet Optical
Gaming Mouse Review
Tuesday November
1 @ 08:41:01 GMT +02:00
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Benchmark Reviews posted a review on the CM
Storm Xornet Optical Gaming Mouse
A quote from the article:
When it comes to PC gaming, precision control
begins with the mouse. You can have the best
computer and display, but without a durable
pointing device to transmit your intentions, the
entire system becomes point-less. Cooler Master
has a plan: pack only the most essential
performance features into a solid gaming mouse,
and sell it for less than any other. Behold, the
CM Storm Xornet 2000 DPI Gaming Mouse, model
SGM-2001-BLON1. In this article Benchmark
Reviews compares the value-priced CM Storm
Xornet to the more expensive Logitech G9x and
previous CM Storm gaming peripherals.
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Apple Has Already Started Work
on Mac OS X 10.8
Tuesday November
1 @ 08:36:10 GMT +02:00
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Apple has already begun work on the next major
revision to Mac OS X which is being labeled as
version 10.8
From MacRumors:
Apple only just released the final version of OS
X 10.7 (Lion) to customers in July. OS X Lion
was the first version of Mac OS X to be
distributed through the Mac App Store and it
included a number of new features for the Mac.
These included an iOS-like application launch
screen known as Launchpad, full-screen apps, a
new combined interface for Dashboard, Expose,
and Spaces known as Mission Control, enhanced
Multi-Touch gestures, and improvements to a
number of core applications such as Mail.
Apple Has Already Started Work on Mac OS X 10.8
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Tweaking.com - Repair Internet
Explorer 1.4.0
Tuesday November
1 @ 08:25:24 GMT +02:00
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When IE is corrupt and stops working you will
notice you get just a white page and nothing
more when using it. Also other errors and
problems. This repair tool will get IE working
normally again.
This will repair Internet Explorer.
When IE is corrupt and stops working you will
notice you get just a white page and nothing
more when using it. Also other errors and
problems. This repair tool will get IE working
normally again. This doesn't replace ANY IE
settings. It only repairs IE files.
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NetworkTrafficView 1.10
Tuesday November
1 @ 08:16:29 GMT +02:00
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NetworkTrafficView was built
to be a small and easy-to-use network monitoring tool that captures the
packets that pass through your network adapter. The program also
displays general statistics about your network traffic.
The packets statistics is grouped by the Ethernet Type, IP Protocol,
Source / Destination Addresses, and Source / Destination ports.
For every statistics line, the following information is displayed:
· Ethernet Type (IPv4, IPv6, ARP),
· IP Protocol (TCP, UDP, ICMP),
· Source Address,
· Destination Address,
· Source Port,
· Destination Port,
· Service Name (http, ftp, and so on),
· Packets Count,
· Total Packets Size,
· Total Data Size,
· Data Speed,
· Maximum Data Speed,
· Average Packet Size,
· First / Last Packet Time,
· Duration,
· and process ID/Name (For TCP connections).
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Thai floods: Expect months of
hard drive shortages
Tuesday October
25 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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From CBS News
"Floods in Thailand have rattled the hard drive
supply chain from component suppliers to giants
like Western Digital and ultimately PC and
server makers will be affected, say analysts.
Thailand's disaster has shut down 14,000
factories, flooded hundreds of thousands of
homes and put more than 660,000 out of work.
Last week, the impact of the flooding in
Thailand played out very differently for hard
drive giants Western Digital and Seagate, but
shortages will loom into 2012, say executives.
Western Digital CEO John Coyne said that the
company's December quarter revenue will fall 60
percent from a year ago since the company has a
high concentration of supply chain factories in
flooded areas."
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Microsoft collects license fees
on 50% of Android devices, tells Google to "wake up"
Tuesday October
25 @ 08:45:50 GMT +02:00
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Googles complaints about patent-based attacks
against Android dont seem to be doing the
company any good. We all know Steve Jobs pledged
to destroy Android, claiming it stole its ideas
from Apples iOS. Yet what is likely an even
bigger threat comes from Microsoft, which claims
that more than half of all Android devices are
now subject to patent licensing agreements.
From Ars Technica:
What does that mean? When you buy an Android
phone, theres a good chance either the vendor
whose name is on the device or one of the
manufacturers who contributed hardware to it is
paying Microsoft a fee for each sale. Today,
Microsoft announced an agreement with Compal, an
original design manufacturer that produces
smartphones and tablets for third parties and
takes in $28 billion in annual revenue. This was
the tenth license agreement providing coverage
under our patent portfolio for Android mobile
phones and tablets, and the ninth in the last
four months, Microsoft lawyers Brad Smith and
Horacio Gutierrez write in a blog post.
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PDF To Excel Converter
3.0.2
Tuesday October
25 @ 08:41:01 GMT +02:00
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PDF To Excel Converter is a handy utility
designed to batch convert PDFs to Excel files.
With PDF To Excel Converter, users will be able
to edit their PDF forms in MS Excel in few
clicks.
PDF To Excel Converter supports page range
selection, which means users can convert
selected form pages from a big PDF file, and it
will save much more time than converting the
whole PDF file. Also, PDF To Excel Converter has
the Batch Mode to convert hundreds of PDF
documents to Excel XLS files at one time
Features:
Editable - Edit Your PDF Forms In MS Excel!
Easily - Convert PDF To Excel Document Just In
Only 3 Clicks.
Fast - New PDF To Excel Converter conversion
engine, 160% faster than other Converter.
Page Range - Convert Selected Pages of PDF
document To Excel format.
Batch Mode - Convert HUNDREDS of PDF Files to
Excel XLS at One Time.
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100 Apple Tips
Tuesday October
25 @ 08:36:10 GMT +02:00
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Here a roundup of the latest tips and tricks
from Mac OS Hints
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Patriot Pyro SE 120GB SATA III
SandForce SF-2281 SSD Review
Tuesday October
25 @ 08:25:24 GMT +02:00
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Hi Tech Legion posted a review on the Patriot
Pyro SE 120GB SATA III SandForce SF-2281 SSD
A quote from the article:
Coming from an already notable lineage, the
Patriot Pyro SE 120GB SSD adds synchronous NAND
to its award winning design to raise the bar on
performance, increases write speeds across the
board on compressed and non-compressed files.
The Patriot Pyro SE 120GB features the SF-2281
second generation SandForce controller and MLC
NAND Flash for stellar performance, with
read/write speeds clocking in at a blistering
550/520 MB/s respectively. Patriot's DuraClass
and DuraWrite Technologies extend the
performance life of the Pyro SE. Full TRIM
support and Intelligent Recycling handle
"garbage collection" to keep speeds at maximum
even after prolonged use. The Pyro SE has
best-in class ECC Protection for long, reliable
drive life and maximum data retention. The Pyro
SE 120GB SSD is backed by Patriot's 3-year
warranty.
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Free MP3 Cutter and Editor
2.5.0.733
Tuesday October
25 @ 08:16:29 GMT +02:00
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This is an extremely simple
and handy Windows software for editing mp3 files.
Editing Commands:
Delete Selected - Deletes selected part from the mp3 document.
Delete Unselected - Deletes unselected part from the mp3 document.
Change Volume - Changes audio volume by specifying a percentage value.
Maximize Volume - Increases volume as high as possible without
distortion.
Fade In - Gradually increases the volume throughout the selection.
Fade Out - Gradually decreases the volume throughout the selection.
Convert to Stereo - Duplicates mono track to make a stereo track.
Convert to Mono - Mixes all channels to make a mono track.
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