Firefox 3.5 released!
We normally don't use exclamation marks in titles but this is a special occasion as after months of delays and a 'number' change it's finally here! Mozilla has now introduced the Firefox 3.5 browser which is claimed to be the "fastest, safest and smartest Firefox yet."
Coming in over 70 languages, Firefox 3.5 features a Private Browsing Mode for those who don't like to leave 'tracks' when surfing, the speedy TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, an improved Gecko layout engine, support for HTML 5, native JSON, and web worker threads, and more goodies.
Too much talk already, just visit this page and get your Firefox 3.5 install package.
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New Opera 10 build comes with more fixes
If the Pirate Bay acquisition announcement didn't shock you into taking a break from browsing then know that Opera Software has delivered a new snapshot of the upcoming Opera 10. Mostly a bug fixing release, the build features:
User Interface
- Set Large Images=0 for native skin
- Fixed the Pagebar Skin so that it does not have a negative padding left
- Fixed Bug DSK-232501 (Crash when activating message from mail notification while cert approve dialog is open)
- Fixed Bug DSK-249063 (unremovable English entry in Spelling > Language should be grayed out): The preinstalled dictionaries will now have full name in the choose default language page in the wizard
- Fixed Bug DSK-250617 (Text overlaps in UI)
- Fixed Bug DSK-255452 (New initial BitTorrent dialog leaves unnecesary short space for checkbox label): Also fixed so it is an Ok/Cancel dialog
- Fixed Bug DSK-255971 (Session not saved when closing Opera)
- Fixed Bug DSK-256929 (Bookmarks visited/unvisited icons hardly distinguishable)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257266 (Missing padding on hover in main menu)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257336 (First pixel at the left side of the menu button doesn't activate the menu button)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257343 (Progress indicator height inconsistency)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257346 (Pages in Window menu no longer reachable by their number)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257349 ("new tab" button too high up in tab bar wrapped to multiple lines)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257355 (Panel buttons overlap search field's focus ring)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257378 (Dragging produces text-only buttons): by Reverting Fix to Bug DSK-257195 (Panel header text becomes unbolded when customised)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257439 (Disabled UI buttons should probably have dimmed text color)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257593 (Adjust memory/cache changes)
Core
- Fixed a memory leak
- Fixed Bug CORE-20064 (Event.origin on message events returns origin of current window and not the origin of the message)
- Fixed Bug CORE-21557 (Move media player plug-in doesn't paint until window resize)
- Fixed Bug CORE-22049 (Certificate with HTTPS CRL URL to site with same CRL and certificate warning trigger run-amok dialog opening)
- Fixed Bug CORE-22293 (moveTo inconsistencies on some platforms)
- Fixed Bug DSK-252565 (Click on link at TV2 crashes Silverlight in Opera)
- Fixed Bug DSK-257534 (Disabling spell checker in multiline edit boxes crashes Opera)
Opera Unite
- robots.txt now added, with search engines disallowed by default
- Fixed Bug CORE-19330 (Possible to embed unite:// on http:// pages): also made sure that unite services can not manage each other
- Fixed Bug CORE-21620 (Webserver crash)
- Fixed Bug CORE-21680 (Incorrect escaping/unescaping of characters in WebserverRequest.uri)
- Fixed Bug DSK-247847 (Wrong handling of "username too short" error from auth server)
Windows
- Set max values for the automatic memory cache
- Fixed Bug DSK-249688 (Systemwide settings are not read)
- Fixed Bug DSK-254706 (/settings command-line flag is not functional)
- Partial Fix of Bug DSK-257293 (Opera fails to find any mails after 9.64 to 10 upgrade)
Unix
- Correctly specify Linux 64-bit Qt4 when uploading crash logs
- Fixed Bug DSK-256111 (Webserver doesn't serve proxied requests in Qt4 builds)
To test out this fresh Opera 10 snapshot download its Windows, Mac OS, or Linux version by clicking here, here, or here, respectively.
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Skype 3.0 final for Windows Mobile up for grabs
Future eBay spin-off, Skype, has now rolled out the final 3.0 version of its communication software for Windows Mobile smartphones. This release provides free Skype-to-Skype calls, instant messaging, paid landline and mobile calls, and includes new features like the ability to sent SMS', file transfer, the Add to Contacts Wizard, Dial Helper, plus a number of improvements (and fixes).
Recommended to be used with a WiFi connection, Skype 3.0 for Windows Mobile can be downloaded via this page.
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Curtain raised on AMD's Phenom II 42 TWKR BE processor
First seen a couple of weeks back, the Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition processor has stepped up into the spotlight as the best of the best overclocking part AMD has at this date. Hand-picked and ready to handle some 'high voltage' settings, the TWKR (tweaker) CPUs are not for sale as they are meant to be given out to members of the overclocking community for use and abuse.
Less than 100 Phenom II 42s are being delivered and all of them are 45nm quad-cores clocked at 2.0 GHz that feature and unlocked multiplier and 6MB of shared L3 cache. AMD is expecting the processors to reach higher clocks than the current commercial flagship, the 3.2 GHz Phenom II X4 955 and it's probably just a matter of time before we hear of a TWKR breaking records.
For a little glimpse at what the limited edition TWKR 42 can do check out Legit Reviews' article on it.
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Scythe intros the BIG Shuriken low profile CPU cooler
Almost a year and a half has passed since the Shuriken came into play and now its younger brother, the BIG Shuriken has arrive to provide its services and cool off your processor. The new low profile CPU cooler measures 125 x 135 x 58 mm, weights 405 grams, and features a nickel-plated copper base, four copper heatpipes and a 120mm Slip Stream 120 SLIM ball bearing fan that works between 650 and 1600 RPM.
The BIG Shuriken is compatible with Intel Socket 478, LGA 775, LGA 1366, and AMD Socket 754, 939, AM2/AM2+, AM3 processors and costs $34.95 / 24.95 Euro (without VAT).
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China delays requirement for web filtering software
Just one day until the Green Dam-Youth Escort filtering software was supposed to be installed on all new PCs sold in China and the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has decided to delay this plan for a yet undetermined period of time.
The Green Dam app is officially said to block access to sites with pornographic material, but it has been criticized for the censorship possibilities it unlocks, as well as for its security issues, and potential copyright infringement. The US has even sent letters to China's government saying that the mandatory install of the filtering software could be in breach of the country's commitments to the World Trade Organization.
Apparently the delay was because of the need of PC makers for more time to implement the software. Hopefully it's more than that and the Chinese authorities will find another way to 'protect' the country's youth.
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Micron starts volume production of 34nm NAND memory chips
Paving the way for Intel's reported 320GB SSDs, Micron has now proudly announced that it has kicked off mass production of 34nm NAND flash memory chips. For starters, Micron is making 16 and 32Gb MLC (multi-level cell) chips on 34nm, but it has also begun sampling 8 and 16Gb SLC (single-level cell) parts.
Set to enable even higher capacities for storage devices based on them, the new 34nm MLC NAND chips are more compact than those made on previous process nodes, have an ONFI 2.1 synchronous interface, and are said to deliver transfer speeds of up to 200 MB/s.
"Our industry-leading NAND products are opening new possibilities for some of the worldأ¢آ€آ™s most popular consumer electronic devices," said Brian Shirley, vice president of Micron's memory group. "With our new 16- and 32Gb NAND chips in mass production, we are enabling customers to design cost-effective, high-capacity storage in their small-form factor products, using less space and fewer die. In addition, the high-speed interface is ideal in the industryأ¢آ€آ™s quest to continue to increase throughput performance for SSDs."
To get things rolling Micron subsidiary Lexar Media has stated that it is using the 34nm chips for its new Platinum II 32GB SDHC and 16GB microSDHC memory cards.
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Inno3D iChills the ION platform
Seen earlier this month at Computex, Inno3D's ION-based motherboard has now been revealed as bearing the iChill brand, although its maker still hasn't said when we'll be seeing it in stores. The upcoming mini-ITX board is set to become available in two versions - one with a single-core 1.6 GHz Atom CPU, and one with its dual-core counterpart, and feature two DDR2-667/800 memory slots, GeForce 9400 integrated graphics (DirectX 10 support, 16 Stream Processors) clocked at 450 MHz, one eSATA and three SATA 3.0 Gbps ports, Gigabit Ethernet, and 5.1 channel onboard audio.
Inno3D's motherboard will come bundled with a low-profile fan and a 90W external PSU, and provides D-Sub, DVI and HDMI outputs. Just what the doctor ordered for a low-cost nettop. Or is it?
Picture courtesy of Hexus.
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Global Gaming Factory X to acquire The Pirate Bay
In a rather unexpected April 1-like announcement, Global Gaming Factory X, the self proclaimed owner of the biggest network of internet cafأƒآ©s and gaming centers in the world, has reached an agreement to acquire famed torrent tracker The Pirate Bay. The deal worth $7.8 million (half cash, half GGF shares), is expected to be completed in August and is paired up with another GGF buy, that of Peerialism, a software company developing new peer-to-peer technology, for $13 million).
With the Pirate Bay and file-sharing tech in its grasp, GGF plans to transform the former so it "satisfies the requirements and needs of all parties, content providers, broadband operators, end users, and the judiciary."
"We would like to introduce models which entail that content providers and copyright owners get paid for content that is downloaded via the site," said Hans Pandeya, CEO GGF. Without jumping the gun we'd say that GGF wants to turn the Pirate Bay into a nice tropical (well, not tropical, it's in Sweden) resort that probably won't be to the liking of those visiting it currently. It will be interesting to see how this situation evolves so stick around for more info.
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Green House delivers new Full HD, HDMI-equipped LCD monitor
Green House is keeping itself busy with a new visually-pleasing release - that of the GH-JEJ223SHB 21.5-inch widescreen monitor. The fresh LCD has a native resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a 2ms G2G response time, 300 cd/m2 brightness, and a contrast ratio that can go up to 100,000:1 thanks to the Dynamic Contrast Enhancement (DCE) technology (without DCE the contrast if o 1000:1).
The all-black monitor also boasts two 1W speakers, has a maximum power consumption of 55W and provides mini D-Sub, DVI and HDMI connectivity. The GH-JEJ223SHB is backed by a three-year warranty and cost about $217 / 154 Euro (in Japan).
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