Wednesday, March 31, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 31/03/2010


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Western Digital ships standard height 750GB notebook drive
Not to be outdone by Toshiba and its recently unveiled MK7559GSXP drive, Western Digital today announced it has begun shipping Scorpio Blue notebook hard drives in 750GB capacities. According to the company, this drive is the industry's highest capacity 2.5-inch hard disk drive to reach the market in the standard-height (9.5mm) notebook form factor, boasting a 375GB per-platter design for greater ...
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XFX will not offer Fermi-based graphics cards at launch
Nvidia's Fermi architecture finally debuted late last week with the launch of GeForce 480 and 470 cards. But while most manufacturers have come out with their respective models since then, one of Nvidia's biggest partners for the best part of a decade is noticeably missing from the scene: XFX.
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Google adds file transfers to iGoogle, Orkut
Google has announced the ability to transfer files via iGoogle and Orkut -- a seemingly minor but handy addition. Rather than having to rely on email or another messaging service, users can now share files directly in their browser.
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Nvidia brings 3D Vision support with new mobile GPU drivers
Not to be outdone by AMD, Nvidia today released a new set of Verde drivers (v197.16) for notebooks, which offers a number of tweaks and new features.
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Microsoft to release out-of-band security update tomorrow
Microsoft announced today that it will release an out-of-band patch on Tuesday to fix nine security flaws in Internet Explorer. Among the holes is one (KB981374) that affects IE6 and 7, which can be used to gain control of a computer. An Israeli security researcher published the code for that vulnerability earlier this month and claimed the exploit had a 60 to 70% success rate.
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Apple updates Snow Leopard, resolves many security issues
Apple has issued the third maintenance update for its "Snow Leopard" Mac OS X operating system, patching dozens of vulnerabilities and bringing the software up to version 10.6.3. Included are many fixes and improvements for issues related to printing, wireless networking, OpenGL-based apps, QuickTime X, third-party external USB devices support, Time Machine backups to a Time Capsule, Exchange supp...
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Toshiba intros Canvio portable HDD lineup, tops out at 1TB
Following the announcement of its new high capacity notebook hard drives, Toshiba has unveiled an equally capacious portable offering. The Canvio lineup is comprised of four units: 500GB ($120), 640GB ($140), 750GB ($160), and 1TB ($200).
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Valve opens Steam for Mac beta registrations
Calling Mac gamers: Valve wants all five of you to beta test the new OS X Steam client. To sign up for the beta, head over to this page and log in with your Steam credentials or create a new account. Once logged in, you'll need to fill out a brief form asking how many Macs you own, how many people use them, whether you own a PC or console(s), how many games you've purchased for each platform, and ...
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News around the web: Why Jailbreak an iPad?
Why Jailbreak an iPad? @ ReadWriteWeb
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AMD launches ten 8-core and 12-core server CPUs
AMD today officially launched its latest offensive against rival Intel in the server market, releasing a line of 8- and 12-core processors referred to as Magny-Cours. The chips feature a new 45nm design made up of two processor dies (with 4 or 6 cores each) sharing a single CPU package, which will fit in a brand-new G34 socket, while offering newer I/O technologies and four DDR3 memory channels fo...
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New PS3 patch to kill "Other OS" feature, due Thursday
Sony has announced that a new firmware update will land this Thursday, and for security reasons, it will disable the "Install Other OS" feature. Present on models launched before the
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TwistedBrush Open Studio 16.22
TwistedBrush is a software that helps you paint and draw with completely natural art tools.
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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.45
Easy-to-use, simple, and effective anti-malware application.
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Corel Paint Shop Pro 13.01
Do anything with graphics, photos, and more.
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PRTG - Free Network Monitor 7.3.3.5610
PRTG Network Monitor is the powerful network monitoring solution from Paessler AG.
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SmartSync Pro 3.1
Full-featured solution to back up and synchronize your data.
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x264 Video Codec rev. 1510
x264 is a free library for encoding H.264/MPEG-4 AVC video streams.
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CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) Portable 2.30.1130
The normal CCleaner program, but it doesn't require installing
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Driver Magician Lite 3.6.2
device drivers backup tool for Windows
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FlashGot 1.2.1.18
Free Mozilla/Firefox extension to handle downloads with external download managers
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Digital Audio Editor 7.6.0.127
Record music or voice, edit with a set of effects, mix it with other audio parts
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J. River Media Center 14.0.159
Organize and experience all your media: Music, photos and video YOUR way -- all from a single software program.
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Throttle 6.3.29.2010
Optimize your internet connection by modifying your Dial-up, DSL, ADSL, Cable, ISDN, and Satellite modem settings.
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SuperRam 6.3.29.2010
SuperRam 5 increases computer performance by freeing wasted memory.
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PCMedik 6.3.29.2010
Enhance PC performance, it increases overall speed and squeezes out every last bit of performance.
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PcBoost 3.3.29.2010
Boost the speed of your computer by making games and applications run faster.
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GameBoost 1.3.29.2010
Boost your PC games by optimizing your computers' speed and internet performance.
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GameGain 2.3.29.2010
Enhance gaming, it increases overall speed and squeezes out every last bit of performance from your computer.
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Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Database 30/03/10
Keep our Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware updated.
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Ad-aware 2008 Definitions File 0149.0191
Manually update Ad-aware 2007 with the latest definitions file.
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Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0.4 for Mac OS X
Now with tabs, better search, and email archiving.
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Opera 10.52 Build 8313 Beta for Mac OS X
Opera introduces the looks and the performance of an exceptional Web browser.
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CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) 2.30.1130
Freeware system optimization tool that removes unused and temporary files.
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Nero Burning Rom 9.4.12.708b Free Edition
Data disc burning and copying application totally free.
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Hamachi 2.0.2.84
Allows you to establish secure direct connections to PC's that are not accessible due to the restrictions in network setup.
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Nokia PC Suite 7.1.40.6
Nokia PC Suite is a package of Windows-based PC applications developed especially for use with Nokia phones.
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ID3 renamer 3.0.4
Rename a large number of files in a directory accordingly to their ID3 description and a given "formula".
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LameXP 3.1.8
LameXP is a GUI for the LAME mp3-encoder
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MediaInfo 0.7.30
MediaInfo supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio file.
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ZoneAlarm Pro 9.1.507.000
The best Windows software firewall.
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Samsung SE-S084C Firmware v TU00
Driver Date: 3/29/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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Nvidia WHQL Notebook Driver v 197.16 for Windows Vista/7
Driver Date: 3/29/2010 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7

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Nvidia WHQL Notebook Driver v 197.16 for Windows Vista/7 64-bit
Driver Date: 3/29/2010 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7

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Nvidia WHQL Notebook Driver v 197.16 for Windows XP
Driver Date: 3/29/2010 OS Support: Windows XP

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Nvidia WHQL Notebook Driver v 197.16 for Windows XP 64-bit
Driver Date: 3/29/2010 OS Support: Windows XP 64-bit

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AOpen DE965-EUP Bios v R1.00
Driver Date: 3/26/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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AOpen DE965-HE Bios v R1.00
Driver Date: 3/26/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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Asus Maximus III Extreme Linux Support Drivers
Driver Date: 3/26/2010 OS Support: Linux

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Asus Maximus III Extreme T-Probe v 1.00.12
Driver Date: 3/26/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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Asus Maximus III Extreme AI Suite v 1.06.09
Driver Date: 3/26/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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ASRock X58 Extreme Bios v 2.2
Driver Date: 3/26/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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ASRock X58 Deluxe3 Bios v 1.30
Driver Date: 3/26/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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ASRock P55 Extreme Bios v 2.20
Driver Date: 3/26/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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ASRock P55 Deluxe3 Bios v 1.30
Driver Date: 3/26/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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