IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 7/19/2013

Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 11S Review
Lenovo's latest entrant in the hybrid marketplace brings full Windows 8 to the 11-inch form factor. The Lenovo Yoga 11S is described on the company’s website as a groundbreaking multimedia mini ultrabook, measuring just 11.6-inches, the convertible is a bit lighter than the Yoga 13 (although not by much) at...







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Google testing encryption methods to foil government snooping
Google is researching and experimenting with methods of encrypting files within its Google Drive cloud storage service, according to CNET. The move to encrypt files stored in Google Drive is likely an attempt to protect its customers’ privacy against attempts by the U.S. government to access the data.







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Valve grants Half-Life modders access to game engine to build standalone co-op version
Half-Life fans, rejoice! It’s been nearly 15 years in the making but the time has finally come. The Sven Co-op team, responsible for the dated (but still updated) Half-Life co-op mod, has been granted full access to build a standalone game based on the popular mod.







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Russia dumps the iPhone, plays favorites with Samsung
Each of the three major wireless carriers in Russia, MTS, MegaFon, and now VimpelCom, have opted to stop selling the Apple iPhone, citing tough contractual requirements as the cause.







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Yahoo purchases mobile advertising startup Admovate
Yahoo on Wednesday announced the acquisition of advanced mobile ad technology startup Admovate. The company is responsible for developing sophisticated technology that helps marketers reach their desired audience at the right time and place according to a post on Yahoo’s official Tumblr.







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Tumblr issues emergency security patch for iOS app
Tumblr has issued what they are calling a very important security fix for their iOS app. Users are urged to download the update ASAP and update their password on Tumbler and any other site where they used the same password.







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One month in, first 8-inch Windows 8 tablet already set for a refresh
Last month, Acer’s Iconia W3 became the first (and still only) Windows 8 tablet to sport a smaller 8.1-inch form factor, alongside an all-time low starting price of $380. But faced with poor reviews it appears that the company is already moving to bring an updated version of the device...







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HP quietly launches Split x2, 13-inch Windows 8 convertible
HP has quietly launched a new Windows 8 convertible notebook with the help of Best Buy. Priced at $749 at Best Buy (which seems to be the only place to purchase it as of writing), the Split x2 now joins HP’s lineup alongside the Envy x2 with a larger display...







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Made ya look! Google Glass was hackable with a simple QR code
Researchers at Lookout Security recently found a vulnerability in Google Glass that would allow a third party to take control of the device via a simple QR code. Although it has since been reported and fixed in a software update on June 4, the company is now sharing the details...







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Google Maps update for iOS adds iPad support, new features
Google on Wednesday released an updated version of Google Maps for iOS, adding official support for the iPad and iPad mini as well as a number of new features that were recently pushed out to Android users. Before the update, iOS users wishing to use Google Maps on an iPad...







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WhatsApp for iOS moves to subscription model
WhatsApp’s first update of the year has arrived, delivering a number of changes as well as a new business model for iOS users. The one-time fee associated with WhatsApp for iOS is being replaced with a subscription model in an effort to entice new users to give the app a...







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Apple grabs 56% of dedicated streaming devices market
Apple may view its set-top box as little more than a hobby at this point -- or so they claim -- but apparently it's popular enough to attract more buyers than any of its direct rivals. According to a report by market research firm Frost & Sullivan, the Apple TV...







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Google wants to deliver live television content over the Internet
Google is in the process of meeting with multiple media companies to pitch the idea of streaming live television programming over the Internet. Such a service would certainly put pressure on cable and satellite providers like Time Warner and DirecTV at a time when others like Intel are also testing...







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"OK Glass" might be the official catchphrase, but alternatives were "Go Go Glass" and "Pew pew pew"
In the early beginnings of Project Glass, Google had yet to appoint a marketing team and was in search of an industry guru. As a result, Mat Balez, the Glass Project Manager, had setup a meeting with Amanda Rosenberg to discuss a possible career. Although no one knew it at...







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Lenovo Yoga 11S Ultrabook Review

A lot has changed since late last year when I first looked at the Yoga 13. That system showed that there is a market for convertible notebooks and while the Yoga 11S is essentially a slimmed down version of the original, there needs to be more to it at this point to make it a true standout device.







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Palit GeForce GTX 780 Super JetStream Review: Overclocking to reach Titan-like performance

We've only previously seen water-cooled GTX 780 cards pushed this far. Palit's GTX 780 Super JetStream is no ordinary graphics card, however, as its massive heatsink and three large fans keep its core cool when under stress -- a solution that allows the card to outpace the Titan, Palit says.







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Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 Review

Apple won't appreciate my perversion of their iPad Mini slogan, but the Lenovo ThinkPad 2 is every inch a ThinkPad. Polarizing as it may be in the consumer world, ThinkPads have long-donned an inky-black design with well-defined corners and edges. Love or hate it, the ThinkPad 2 tablet lives up to its namesake.







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Ouya Gaming Console Review

The Ouya sets the bar low with its $99 price tag and its initially-free games. There are some good games, but not many, and they're hard to discover. Yet the system is a fascinating experiment and can be fun for those for whom $99 isn't much to plunk down. Read on for some of the hits and misses along with a look at the game lineup.







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Razer Blade 14" Gaming Laptop Hands On

At a mere .66 inches thick and powerful enough to capably handle some of the most demanding games on the market, Razer's new 14-inch Blade might be the coolest piece of equipment I've ever played a PC game on. Crammed inside its sleek aluminium body is an Intel Core i7-4702HQ and Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M.







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Company of Heroes 2 Performance, Benchmarked

Company of Heroes 2 takes advantage of DirectX 11 but also supports DirectX 9, and Relic's proprietary Essence 3.0 engine has a mess load of new features. Our tests comprises nearly 30 graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia paired with an Intel Core i7-3960X to remove any CPU bottlenecks.







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SanDisk Extreme II SSD 240GB Review

The SanDisk Extreme II series is aimed at enthusiasts, with initial models offering capacities of 120GB, 240GB and 480GB. The Extreme II features an in-house developed firmware, dumping the SandForce controller in favor of the new Marvell 88SS9187.







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Last Call: Google Reader Dies Monday, Here Are The Best Alternatives

With Google Reader nearing its imminent death, a race to build the perfect alternative for the service's refugees has been taking shape over the last few weeks. Even though there are dozens of alternatives already out there, if you care about cross-platform compatibility and synchronization across different devices (read and favorited items) then your options are a little more limited than you'd imagine.







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Company of Heroes 2 Review

Seven years is a long time between wars, though, and now that we have a sequel, people are expecting a lot from this game, the first time Company of Heroes has ditched Western Europe for the Eastern Front. So what's new?







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Gainward GeForce GTX 760 Phantom Review

Previous 700 series cards have been heavy hitters. Assuming Nvidia doesn't throw us a curve ball, we expect the GTX 760 to deliver performance comparable to that of the HD 7950 with a price tag that's closer to that of most HD 7870s -- a situation that would invariably benefit anyone shopping for a mid-range GPU.







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PC Games That Weren't Cancelled, But Should Have Been

Although some decent games do poorly for no good reason, many titles are so headscratchingly bad that you have to wonder why the developer even bothered. In the group of terribly bad games, there are the truly bad ones and then there are the big flops: those that have built an irredeemable amount of hype. Here's our list of PC gaming shame: titles that weren't cancelled but should have been.







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The One Thing Next-Gen Consoles Could Really Learn From The PC

Steam gets a lot of credit for rejuvenating the PC gaming market, and there's one area it deserves more praise than anywhere else: its regular, highly-discounted sales. The PS4, Xbox One and Wii U are all very different consoles, but there's one thing I wish all three had in common: their digital pricing. Something they could learn from the PC.







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In Win D-Frame Red Case Review

In Win's latest open-air chassis has to be their finest creation yet. The D-Frame is a limited edition aluminum pipe and tempered glass case that is unique and equally pricey. DIY'ers will be pleased nonetheless.







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Gunpoint Review

Gunpoint may be a stealth game, but Conway (the main player character) isn't some Sam Fisher-wannabe, crouching in the shadows and garroting unsuspecting guards. His methods are a bit flashier, and a hell of a lot of fun. Players line up his leap by holding down the left mouse button, sort of like taking aim in Tanks or Worms. Release, and sproiiing!







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Computer Tips & Tricks Everyone Should Know

Many hardcore computer users might think themselves above learning new tricks, but there's always new things to learn that will help improve your skills. Our bet: you will find at least one useful thing here that you didn't know before.







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AMD A10-6800K and A4-4000 Richland APU Review

Last year Trinity picked up where Llano left off, providing an affordable package with enough processing speed for most users with powerful GPU performance (for integrated graphics). Now, little over 6 months down the road, AMD is updating their product lineup with Richland, a minor refresh that focuses on clock speed improvements and better power management.







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Prison Architect: One of 2013's Most Interesting PC Games

Prison Architect is like SimPrison made by people who seem to be damn near fearless about making video games about uncomfortable topics. Indie studio Introversion's developers served up some fascinating answers to our questions about the possibilities of a game about building and running a prison.







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Intel Haswell Makes Its Debut: Core i7-4770K Review

So what is Haswell exactly? It is Intel's 4th generation Core architecture which will see a major refresh of the entire Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 product lineup in 2013. Today we'll be checking out the new HD 4600 Graphics which comes as part of the high-end Core i7-4770K desktop processor.







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Gainward GeForce GTX 770 Phantom Review

Much like a GTX 680 on steroids, the GeForce GTX 770 features the fastest GDDR5 memory we have ever seen at 7GHz. Memory at that clock rate is good for a peak bandwidth of 224GB/s, 16% more than the GTX 680. Therefore, technically if you could overclock a GTX 680 well enough you could create a GTX 770.







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A Stroll Down Memory Lane: Best 3dfx Glide Games

Having a specialized API could be arguably said was both the highlight and the downfall for 3dfx. The Glide API when used in conjunction with Voodoo hardware optimized the overall gaming experience and for the few short years that Glide reigned supreme, several games based its 3d implementation in this proprietary API.







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AMD A4-5000 Review: Kabini, the mainstream APU

AMD are releasing their first Kabini based processors today with the launch of the A6-5200 and the A4-5000. Kabini will be AMD's first, and also the first ever, quad-core x86-based SoC. With the Kabini platform AMD is aiming to compete in the subnotebook, ultra-thin and small form factor markets.







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Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Review

The new GeForce GTX 780 is based on a similar, albeit slightly cut down version of the Titan GPU, managing to keep many of the features that make the $1,000 graphics card great, such as the 384-bit memory bus.







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OCZ Vertex 450 SSD Review

Meet the Vertex 450, OCZ's latest addition to the Vertex SSD series based on a slightly modified version of the Barefoot 3 controller that is designed to be more cost effective. So how does the new Vertex drive fare against the best SSDs in the market including OCZ's own?







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Xbox One: Entertainment Hub First, Gaming Console Second -- But Could It Disrupt TV?

Tech companies have been trying for years to get broadcast behemoths to change their ways and there's been a good bit of progress. But it's not enough. Technology is simply outpacing the traditional broadcast model. Something's gotta give. Could the Xbox One be the catalyst for change that we've all been hoping for?







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UVK Ultra Virus Killer 5.6.1.0
With an easy-to use interface, UVK allows users to easily remove all kinds of malware, and perform all tasks related to Windows optimization, maintenance, repair and info retrieval. Compatible with Windows 8.




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Aqua Mail for Android 1.2.4.0
Easy automatic setup for popular email services: Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail (POP3 only), FastMail, Apple mail services (@me.com / @mac.com), GMX and more.




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IObit Driver Booster Beta 2.0
Driver Booster is a brand new driver updating tool.




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Artweaver Free 4.0
Artweaver lets you paint creatively with the help of a huge range of painting tools. You can create sketches from photos or just experiment with colors.




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RogueKiller 8.6.3
RogueKiller is a program written in C++ and able to Kill malicious processes, stop malicious services and unload malicious DLLs from processes.




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PRTG - Free Network Monitor 13.3.4.2556
PRTG Network Monitor is the powerful network monitoring solution from Paessler AG.




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Internet Download Manager 6.1.7
Tool to increase download speeds by up to 500 percent, resume and schedule downloads.




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Tumblr for iOS 3.4.1
Follow the blogs you've been hearing about. Share the things that you love.




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Google Maps for iOS 2.0
Explore new places, discover local favorites, and navigate your world with Google Maps, the mapping service trusted by more than a billion users. Now available on iPhone and iPad with a simple, easy-to-use design.




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WhatsApp Messenger for iPhone 2.10.1
WhatsApp Messenger is a smartphone messenger available for iPhone and other smartphones.




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uTorrent 3.3.1.29938 (utorrent)
uTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint.




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WD My Book Live Duo 1.2.0.1.6
All your content, doble safe, enjoyable anywhere.




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Junkware Removal Tool 5.0.8
Junkware Removal Tool is a security utility that searches for and removes common adware, toolbars, and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) from your computer.




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EF Commander 9.30
File manager, archiver, viewer, FTP-client for Windows desktop.




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BitTorrent 7.8.1.29939
The most popular P2P application of current times on its original form.




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BlueScreenView 1.52
View BSOD (blue screen) crash information.




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DeviceLock 7.2.50842
Access control solution for to floppy, CD-ROM, USB and other mobile devices.




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Windows 7 Manager 4.2.9
A powerful software tool to tweak, optimize, maintain and tune up your Windows 7, it bundles more than 30 different utilities in one.




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ToDoList 6.7
ToDoList is a rare form of task management tool, one that allows you to repeatedly sub-divide your tasks into more manageable pieces whilst still presenting a clean and intuitive user experience.




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8StartButton 2.0.2
Somebody removed it, we bring it back: a Windows 8 start button + start menu.




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PDFCreator 1.7.1
Easily creates PDFs from any Windows program.




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Network Monitor II 18.4
Network Monitor II is a small but useful windows Gadget which shows important and interesting information about your Wired or Wireless Network and Internet connections.




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DriverMax 7.15.27
Easily back up all your drivers.




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Advanced Web Ranking 10.0
Search engine ranking and positioning software.




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Snapper for Mac 2.1.3
Snapper is a Finder add-on that shows you the waveform for the selected audio file and lets you play it.




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AMD Mobility Catalyst Display Driver 12.4 for Windows Vista/7 64-bit
Driver Date: 4/25/2012 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7 64-bit



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AMD Mobility Catalyst Display Driver 12.4 for Windows Vista/7 32-bit
Driver Date: 4/25/2012 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7



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AMD Catalyst Display Driver 12.4 for Windows Vista/7 64-bit
Driver Date: 4/25/2012 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7 64-bit



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AMD Catalyst Display Driver 12.4 for Windows Vista/7 32-bit
Driver Date: 4/25/2012 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7



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AMD Catalyst Display Driver 12.4 for Windows XP 64-bit
Driver Date: 4/25/2012 OS Support: Windows XP 64-bit



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AMD Catalyst Display Driver 12.4 for Windows XP
Driver Date: 4/25/2012 OS Support: Windows XP



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Realtek 10/100M Fast Ethernet PCI Express Driver 7.053 for Windows 7
Driver Date: 3/22/2012 OS Support: Windows 7



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Realtek 10/100/100M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Driver 5.719 for Windows XP
Driver Date: 3/22/2012 OS Support: Windows 2000/XP



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Realtek Wireless LAN ICs IEEE 802.11b/g/n RTL8188SU Driver 1086.48
Driver Date: 4/19/2012 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7



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Realtek Wireless LAN ICs IEEE 802.11b/g/n RTL8192SU Driver 1086.48
Driver Date: 4/19/2012 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7



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Realtek Wireless LAN ICs IEEE 802.11b/g/n RTL8191SU Driver 1086.48
Driver Date: 4/19/2012 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7



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Cisco Linksys E1500 Firmware 1.0.04
Driver Date: 3/28/2012 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7



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Nvidia GeForce Graphics Driver 301.24 Beta for Windows 7 32-bit
Driver Date: 4/10/2012 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7



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Nvidia GeForce Graphics Driver 301.24 Beta for Windows XP 64-bit
Driver Date: 4/10/2012 OS Support: Windows XP 64-bit



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Nvidia GeForce Notebook Graphics Driver 301.24 Beta for Windows Vista/7 32-bit
Driver Date: 4/10/2012 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7



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Nvidia GeForce Graphics Driver 301.24 Beta for Windows 7 64-bit
Driver Date: 4/10/2012 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7 64-bit



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Nvidia GeForce Graphics Driver 301.24 Beta for Windows XP 32-bit
Driver Date: 4/10/2012 OS Support: Windows XP



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Nvidia GeForce Notebook Graphics Driver 301.24 Beta for Windows Vista/7 64-bit
Driver Date: 4/10/2012 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7 64-bit



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Cisco Linksys E2500 Firmware 1.0.04
Driver Date: 4/9/2012 OS Support: Windows (all)



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Realtek PCIe FE GBE Family Controller Series Driver 6.250 for Windows Vista
Driver Date: 4/3/2012 OS Support: Windows Vista



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Realtek PCIe FE GBE Family Controller Series Driver 7.053 for Windows 7
Driver Date: 4/3/2012 OS Support: Windows 7



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Realtek PCIe FE GBE Family Controller Series Driver 5.794 for Windows 2000/XP
Driver Date: 4/3/2012 OS Support: Windows 2000/XP



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Realtek HD ALC 880 Audio CODECs R2.68 for Windows Vista/7 64-bit
Driver Date: 4/2/2012 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7 64-bit



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Realtek HD ALC 880 Audio CODECs R2.68 for Windows Vista/7 32-bit
Driver Date: 4/2/2012 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7



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Realtek HD ALC 880 Audio CODECs R2.68 for Windows 2000/XP (32/64 bits)
Driver Date: 4/2/2012 OS Support: Windows 2000/XP



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