Wednesday, December 16, 2009

IT News HeadLines (bit-tech.net) 16/12/2009


bit-tech.net
Adobe Acrobat, Reader under attack
Adobe's Acrobat PDF-maker and Reader PDF-viewer are under active attack by crackers exploiting an as-yet undetailed flaw in the software's security.
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"BBC should support small UK devs"
Labour MP Tom Watson has claimed the BBC should do what it can to support the indie scene in the UK.
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Crysis - Did you upgrade?
It came, it saw, it conquered - our PCs that is. It's rare that we've seen a game that was so demanding on its release. The question 'Yeah, but can it play Crysis?' is now a comical catchphrase addition to most graphics card reviews. It was responsible for tens of thousands of bank managers groaning under the huge wake of costly upgrades. Now the dust has all but settled, did Crytek's awesome DX10 FPS help or hinder the PC gaming industry?

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First L4D2 add-on announced for Spring
The Passing, a new add-on campaign for Left 4 Dead 2, has been confirmed for Spring and will feature the L4D1 cast.
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ASTRA builds 13-GPU supercomputer
The guys at the University of Antwerp have done it again, besting their eight-GPU desktop supercomputer with a 13-GPU beast offering 12 teraflops of computing power.
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A PC in a Christmas Tree
Once upon a Christmas, a long time ago, merry modder Josh Blodwell made Project Christmas Tree, easily the most festive computer ever manufactured. Join us as we head down memory lane to celebrate Christmas as only a modder can.
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