The Windows Blog has just announced that the Windows 7 SP1 Release Candidate is available for download. According to the post, this release candidate is the last public beta build to be released prior to the RTM final release. Today we are releasing the Release Candidate (RC) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to the public. This RC signals the last public beta build to be released prior to the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) final release. As previously announced, the only new features added to the SP1 are the Windows Server 2008 R2-related virtualization technologies, Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX – please see the Windows Server Division Weblog for more details. Comments
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Russia Launches Rare Case Against Accused Spammer
Russia is finally starting to arrest spammers? What? Isn't that one of the signs of the apocalypse? The paper said the charges were unprecedented in Russia, a major center for spammers, which is under pressure from Western partners to clamp down on abuse of the Internet. Moscow police Tuesday raided the home of Igor Gusev who is accused of illegally operating a spam network that helped earn his partner company $120 million. Comments
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Intel WiFi Card Certified for WiFi Direct
WiFi Direct technology lets WiFi-enabled devices connect without a WiFi hotspot. WiFi Direct enables two or several devices—such as mobile phones, keyboards, printers, cameras, gaming devices and headphones—to connect, with or without the availability of a WiFi hotspot. The devices can then sync for gaming, or to pass content such as photos, music and applications. The Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 WiFi card is one of the first five devices to have the certification. Comments
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AMD Catalyst 10.10c Hotfix
AMD has just published the new Catalyst 10.10c Hotfix for all you Radeon owners out there. Grab it if you need it, here is a list of what's new: OpenGL 4.1 beta support Support for the new Morphological Anti-Aliasing feature Dead Rising 2 - Crossfire profile (Resolves negative scaling) Performance optimizations for systems with a Radeon HD 6870 and HD 6850 Aliens versus Predator performance enhancements Star Craft 2 performance enhancements OpenGL performance enhancements Crossfire Performance Improvement for: Metro 2033, F1 2011 - (Direct X9 version) and Fallout New Vegas Comments
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PayPal Unveils Micropayments, Facebook Integration
You know what it's like when two great things just go together? Stuff like chocolate and peanut butter, milk and cookies, beer and BBQ. Well, something tells me that this is not one of those occasions. PayPal unveiled a new micropayments service on Tuesday that makes it easier to buy digital goods and announced an integration with social networking giant Facebook. Comments
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Once Again, Schmidt's Comments Were 'Just a Joke'
Once again Google's CEO goes to the "I was just joking" well after making creepy ass statements. Didn't he say the same thing on the Colbert Report when asked about other creepy ass comments? Don't like Google Street View taking pictures of your house? "Just move," joked Google CEO Eric Schmidt, in a CNN interview on Friday. A controversial joke, no doubt — one made even more controversial for later seeming to disappear from the interview. Don't blame Google, the company says. It didn't ask for the quote to be pulled. And by the way, anyone can remove pictures of their home from Google, no need to move required. More below. Comments
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Judge Slaps LimeWire with Permanent Injunction
It looks like LimeWIre has finally bit the big one and the RIAA vultures are circling. RIAA lawyers have told the judge that LimeWire costs the record labels about $500 million in lost music sales every month. They wouldn't wait a year. They wouldn't wait a month. They assert they have taken a beating from LimeWire for too long. "For the better part of the last decade, Limewire and Gorton have violated the law," the RIAA said in a statement. Comments
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Lian Li Pitstop T60 DIY Test Bench
Ryan and the gang at PC Perspective have posted a review of the Lian Li Pitstop T60 do-it-yourself test bench. If you are a fan of open air systems, an overclocker that swaps parts often or a professional hardware tester, this could be the case-thingy for you. This is the second open-air test bench we have tested this year from Lian Li and the build quality and construction is absolutely exceptional. The installation and assembly instructions were easy to follow and intuitive to use. I didn't like the position of the power supply and thought they could have made some improvements to the cable management system at the back of the case. I would also recommend Lian Li make the fan bracket standard to add a few cooling options for consumers who want to use basic fans or even add a water cooling unit to the T60." Comments
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Politicians Using Technology To Cheat During Debates
Raise your hand if stuff like this surprises you any more. I guess the only thing that is surprising is the fact that people are this stupid. Tech FAIL of the day award for sure. Alex Sink's campaign violated rules Monday evening at the CNN/St. Petersburg Times Florida gubernatorial debate when her make-up artist delivered a message during a television break. Comments
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Air Cooled Sandy Bridge At 5GHz?
Straight from the Coolaler forums, we have screenshots showing an Intel Core i7-2600K running at 5GHz + on air cooling. Hit the link for more screencap goodness. Comments
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"Light at the End of the Tunnel" for APB?
Can it be? There might actually be a buyer for the ill fated APB? Not sure anyone even cares about the game anymoreÂ…well, unless they are offering refunds. "It's looking like there might be light at the end of the tunnel for APB. The end of the administration process is apparently close and there appears to be a buyer for the game." Comments
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New NVIDIA 260.99 WHQL Certified Drivers
Hot on the heels of last week's driver launch, NVIDIA has released new 260.99 WHQL certified drivers for your downloading pleasure. There is a long list of added / improved features that includes Blu-ray 3D support, HD Audio upgrades, NVIDIA Surround, NVIDIA 3D Vision, SLI and more. Windows 7, Vista and XP are all supported in both 32bit / 64bit flavors so all you GeForce owners out there better grab em' if you need em'.
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Sound Blaster X-FI Titanium HD Sound Card
What's that you say? Onboard audio just isn't cutting it for you anymore? Well then, I recommend you give our evaluation of the Sound Blaster X-FI Titanium HD sound card a look. Creative and Sound Blaster have been synonymous with high end sound products for years, but have recently fell on rough times. Today the company is back with its high end product offering for the audio enthusiast. Creative even states right on the box that it is "the audiophile's choice." Let's see that statement backed up. Comments
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