Friday, February 26, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 26/02/2010


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Micron starts shipping 6Gbps Crucial RealSSD C300
Micron today begun shipping what they claim is the "industry's fastest" solid-state drive. Sold under the Crucial brand, their new RealSSD C300 uses the SATA 6Gb/s and Open NAND Flash Interface (ONFI) 2.1 specifications, allowing it to deliver sequential read speeds of up to 355MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 215MB/s. That's quite a bit faster than both Intel and OCZ's flagship products....
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ATI Radeon HD 5830 Review
AMD has been spitting out new graphics cards like crazy since launching the Radeon HD 5000 series five months ago. With today's release that translates into almost two new graphics cards each month.
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Wednesday tech deals: 47" Sharp LCD HDTV for $699 with free shipping
Sharp 47" 120Hz 1080p LCD HDTV for $699 + free shipping
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Flash 10.1 beta 3 adds support for Intel GMA 500
Adobe has released a third beta revision of Flash 10.1 (10.1.51.95) that adds further support for hardware video acceleration. The first public beta of Flash 10.1 launched in November and brought hardware-based H.264 acceleration, significantly reducing CPU workload during HD video playback. In some instances, CPU utilization was cut by half or more when comparing Flash 10.0.32.18 and 10.1.51.45.
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EU probing Google after several complaints of unfair play
The European Commission has launched an investigation against Google after receiving complaints of unfair trade practices from three European Internet companies -- Ciao! from Bing, UK price comparison site Foundem, and French legal search engine ejustice.fr. The firms believe they are not being ranked fairly in Google's search results. Foundem claims to have been snubbed by "search penalties" that...
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Cablevision intros 'PC to TV Media Relay' service
Cablevision has introduced a new service called "PC to TV Media Relay" that will allow its digital cable subscribers to view computer content on their TV. While many of you probably already have a solution in place, the service might be a great option for less tech savvy folks. PC to TV Media Relay could also appeal to someone interested in reducing clutter, as it doesn't require additional wires ...
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Microsoft releases specs for the Outlook PST format
Following through with its previous plans, Microsoft has released the specifications for its Outlook PST data format. The company announced in October that it was working with industry experts to prepare the technical documentation. Said documentation was made available for download a few days ago. You can read the 200-plus-page PDF, or download a 102MB zip file with 35 total PDFs covering formats...
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Windows 7 RC's bi-hourly shutdowns begin on Monday
Just a quick heads up for those who signed up to run the Release Candidate (build 7100) version of Windows 7 and never upgraded to the final code: get going with that or prepared to be annoyed. Starting this Monday, March 1st, besides showing an expiration notification on the taskbar, your system will start to shut down every two hours and any unsaved work will be lost in the process.
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News around the web: Can This Object Save the World?
Can This Object Save the World? @ FoxNews
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ATI Radeon HD 5830 Review
AMD has been spitting out new graphics cards like crazy since launching the Radeon HD 5000 series five months ago, a record eight cards to be precise. With today's release that translates into almost two new graphics cards each month. While not every one of them has left us with a tingly sensation, the series as a whole is very impressive and has allowed them to cover almost every price point in the discrete graphics market.

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Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.2
Thunderbird is Mozilla's next generation e-mail client.
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Skype 4.2.0.152
Skype is free and simple software that will enable you to make free calls anywhere in the world in minutes.
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CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) 2.29.1111
Freeware system optimization tool that removes unused and temporary files.
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RSSOwl 2.04
RSSOwl is a freeware RDF and RSS newsreader written in Java using SWT as graphic library.
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Recover My Files 4.5.2.683
Recovers deleted files emptied from the Windows Recycle Bin, or lost.
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TVU Player 2.5.2.1
This new service will provide a user experience directly comparable to cable and satellite.
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IncrediMail 6.0.6 Build 4494
Make your email incredible.
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Kaspersky Anti-Virus Update February 25, 2010
Virus definitions for Kaspersky Anti-Virus.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2003-07 February 24, 2010
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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avast! Virus Definitions February 25, 2010
Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2008-09 February 24, 2010
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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Synergy 4.4b2 for Mac OS X
Synergy is a tiny Cocoa application for Mac that puts three buttons to control iTunes in your menubar.
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Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.2 for Mac OS X
Now with tabs, better search, and email archiving.
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Opera 10.50 Build 8271 Beta 1 for Mac OS X
Opera introduces the looks and the performance of an exceptional Web browser.
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Video DVD Maker Free 3.26.0.67
A free DVD authoring tool for home video enthusiasts to create DVDs in 3 clicks.
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Opera 10.50.3273 Beta
Opera introduces the looks and the performance of an exceptional Web browser.
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Picasa 3.5.0.105.41
Automatically finds and organizes all of your pictures.
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Adobe Flash Player 10.1.51.95 Beta
This is a developer prerelease version of the Adobe Flash Player 10.1.
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ChrisTV Online! 4.50
Watch more than 1800+ TV channels and 600+ radio stations from all over the globe without a TV card.
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Wise Registry Cleaner 5.02
Wise Registry Cleaner is one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in the market today.
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PSPad Editor 4.5.5.2384 Beta
PSPad editor is freeware programmer editor.
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Norton Antivirus 2010 17.5.0.27
Trusted antivirus solution. It protects email, instant messages, and other files.
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Ad-aware 2008 Definitions File 0149.0161
Manually update Ad-aware 2007 with the latest definitions file.
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IObit Security 360 Offline Database Update 02/24/10
Update IObit Security 360 offline.
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Spybot Search and Destroy Detection Update February 24, 2010
This updates the detection rules for Spybot Search and Destroy.
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Microsoft Windows Defender 1.75.1117.0
Free program that protects your computer against pop-ups, slow performance and security threats.
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McAfee SuperDAT Update 5902
Update your Mcafee based virus scanner.
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ECS A740GM-M(V1.0/1.0A) Bios v 10/02/22
Driver Date: 2/24/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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ECS A740GM-M(1.0/1.0A, DVI) Bios v 10/02/22
Driver Date: 2/24/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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ECS G41T-M6(V2.0A) Bios v 10/02/06
Driver Date: 2/23/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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ECS G41T-M6(V1.0) Bios v 10/02/06
Driver Date: 2/23/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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Asus ET1610PT Audio Driver v 5.10.0.6010 for Windows XP
Driver Date: 2/22/2010 OS Support: Windows XP

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