AMD today launched the first official version of its Fusion Gaming Utility. Working on AMD systems only, the Fusion Gaming Utility turns off various Windows processes and thus gains some additional performance when needed. AMD Fusion works with both Microsoft Windows XP 32/64-bit and Windows Vista 32/64-bit.
General :
This utility is being released as a version 1.0 and, as such, may have additional bugs or errors that are not outlined in this Errata guide which result in system instability, data corruption or incorrect operation of the software or computer system in which it is implemented, We are looking into these issues, and new releases will be available on this site, AMD Fusion for Gaming will run on any PC with an AMD processor, but offers additional tuning for such systems with AMD chipsets and.
Errata:
AMD Fusion Gaming Utility Version 1.0
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By: malware techpowerup.com
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
AMD Fusion Gaming Utility Version 1.0 Released
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Malicious software uses fake Obama site to infect computers
by l33tdawg
Hackers are using malicious software that exploits the buzz ahead of Tuesday's inauguration of U.S. president-elect Barack Obama to spread spam and gain access to individual computers, allowing them to potentially steal sensitive information.
A new group of inauguration-themed emails titled "What is going on with our country?" or Breaking News" pass on messages like "Obama is gone," according to Symantec Corp., a maker of anti-virus software.
In the body of each email sent by the software, known as e-Malicious, is a link to a site that, at first glance, appears to be Obama's campaign website. Clicking on any link on the site, including one that reads, "Barack Obama has refused to be President," will download the Waledec botnet on the user's computer. Once installed, Waledec could allow a remote user to gain access to the computer and steal information or spread malicious software and spam.
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Source : http://hackinthebox.org/
Monday, January 19, 2009
Hot game sequels on the way in 2009
(image:KillZone 2)
After a record year for game sales in 2008 - up 17% on the previous year despite the recession - we've got some hot sequels to look forward to in the first quarter '09.
Here are some of the big ones I'm hanging out to play (click here for screenshot gallery):
F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, out February 13): The survival horror FPS returns with the story picking up from the end of the first game after encountering a powerful psychic named Alma.
Street Fighter IV (PC, 360, PS3, out February 20): the old arcade classic moves towards 3D with new characters and moves.
The Sims 3 (PC, out February 20): promises easier tools to create any Sim you fancy and seamless open neighbourhoods.
Halo Wars (Xbox 360 February 26): set 20 years before the original Halo universe, moves the franchise to a real time strategy game in which you command the armies of the UNSC warship "Spirit of Fire," consisting of familiar and new UNSC units in its initial encounters against the alien Covenant. It's been developed by Microsoft's Ensemble Studios, not Bungie.
KillZone 2 (PS3, February 27, pictured above) : the intense galactic FPS PS2 title finally moves to PS3. Now the humans take the battle to Helghan, the home planet of the Helghast forces.
Resident Evil 5 (360 and PS3, March 13): Chris Redfield from the original Resident Evil and Resident Evil: Code Veronica, returns and goes to Africa where a new bio-terrorism threat is changing both people and animals into crazy creatures.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS, March 20): will be interesting to see how this original chapter about fighting Triad crime works out using a DS touch screen for the first time in the franchise.
Wolfenstein (PC, PS3, 360, April 24): The legendary supernatural thriller from id software using its tech 4 engine and promising great graphics. You play agent BJ Blazkowicz battling combat troops, otherworldly forces, and the dark science created by a supernatural Nazi force wanting world domination.
Wii Sports Resort (mid-yearish); Wii Sports is still driving the console to be the biggest seller of the big three but it's time for some more games. It'll come with a Wii MotionPlus - an expansion device that allows the Wii Remote to more accurately capture complex motion.
Bioshock 2 (PC, 360, PS3, Sept 25): One of the most original games for some years follows up with a prequel according to hints from the developers.
On the let's hope-so list:
Halo 3 ODST (Xbox 360) is like an FPS expansion to Halo 3 from Bungie and named after the elite Orbital Drop Shock Troopers in Halo 3.
Socom Confrontation (PS3) promises exciting multiplayer with up to 32 player battles and massive player tournaments.
Final Fantasy XIII: Square Enix is now indicating this won't be this year after all.
God of War 3: promises to be in full 1080p for the PS3 and will be the final chapter in the trilogy.
Mass Effect 2: one of 360's most exciting original sci-fi releases may see a sequel late this year.
Guild Wars 2: Now in "alpha production" it will include four new playable races.
Guitar Hero: Metallica (most consoles, said to be first quarter), like the Aerosmith version, focuses on the one band.
Godfather 2 sees the Don of your family killed in Cuba so you take the reins of a battered organization to re-establish the mob family power base.
What's the one you're looking out for the most?
by: The Mad Gamer
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
K-Lite Codec Pack 4.53 (Full)
K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs, DirectShow filters and tools. Codecs and DirectShow filters are needed for encoding and decoding (playing) audio and video formats. The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play all the popular audio and video formats and even some rare formats.
This download is for the Full package and contains all the codecs a normal user would ever need.
The K-Lite Codec Pack has a couple of major advantages compared to other codec packs:
- It it always very up-to-date with the newest (and/or best) versions of the components.
- It is very user-friendly.
- The installation is fully customizable, meaning that you are able install exactly those components that you really want.
- Uninstallation removes all files and registry entries created by the pack.
- It is extremely easy to make a fully customized unattended installation.
- It has been very well tested, so that the package doesn't contain any conflicting or buggy codecs.
- It tries to avoid potential problems with existing codecs and even fixes some problems. The pack is able to detect broken codecs and filters on your system, and remove them for you.
- It is a very complete package, containing everything you need to play your movies.
- There are different packages. From small to extra-large.
- Suitable for both novice and expert users.
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Adobe Reader 9.0 - Freeware
Adobe Reader is free software that lets you open, view, search, and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. The latest version of Adobe Reader includes additional features such as:
Download Adobe Reader from FileHippo.com
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Billy 1.04k beta
Billy is an audio player that allows you to quickly play an entire directory of MP3 files. It can usually load files 2 to 8 times faster than winamp or media player. Billy plays music albums without any gaps between tracks, so an overlapping applause or beat will continue. The player is 100% controllable by keyboard and its easy finder and special rename functions help you to find and organize your files quickly.
Features
Freeware (no adware), Runs on Win 95/98/NT/Me/2000/XP/2003, No skins, no mp3 tags, no equalizer, no nonsense - pure audio, Supported formats: MP3, WAV, OGG, High quality sound engine, by Un4seen Bass, Extremely fast, loads 1000 mp3 files in a second, Gapless trackchange of mp3 files, Directory based or playlist based, Filenames renamer to organize your music albums, Calibrated dB level meter, 100% controllable by keyboard, Low memory and cpu usage,
Queueing your next songs, Find a specific song quickly, Sleep timer, Drag & drop.
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FileZilla Portable 3.2.0 : undoubtedly one of the most popular FTP programs that exist
Fully functional version of FileZilla Portable 3.2.0, specially optimized to work on USB-stick. The program will need to install so that could work directly from the media. Suitable option if you need to use foreign or business computer. In addition to USB-device, FileZilla Portable 3.2.0 works from CD, Flash-card or MP3-player. FileZilla Portable 3.2.0 client is open source (under GPL license). Besides the rapid development that bears his and another advantage - the quality of the program. There is full support Drag & Drop to transfer files and link in a proxy server and firewall and a multilingual interface. Changes can be read here.
FileZilla Portable 3.2.0 is undoubtedly one of the most popular FTP programs that exist, and if for your daily work you use it regularly, then you will find this very useful and interesting FileZilla Portable 3.2.0, that is, FileZilla Portable 3.2.0 is the usual but with the portability of being able to use it wherever you are and from various portable devices. So you can put this program in all sorts of USB devices, pen drives, removable disks, CDs, etc. and you only need to attach these devices to a computer with an Internet connection and you can enjoy all the benefits and features of your FileZilla Portable 3.2.0, conserving FTPs all accounts you have created as if it were running from your own computer.
The portability in absolute terms FTP programs.
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
MPlayer for Windows
MPlayer for Windows has been updated once again!
This release updates all MPlayer binaries to the latest revision (SVN-r28311).
Also the SMPlayer front-end was updated to the latest versions (v0.6.6 SVN-r2680).
Finally this is the first release that includes experimental support for DVD menus.
See the Changelog for a list of all changes...
Source & Image : http://mulder.dummwiedeutsch.de/ download
Free Language Translator 1.83
This is a desktop language translator application using the Google translation service. It adds more features to the existing service and addresses some of its shortcomings. It requires Net 2.0 or higher to run.
Source & Image : http://www.codeplex.com/ Download
Windows 7 Beta + McAfee = Bad News
By: Kevin Parrish
According to this blog, PCs with Windows 7 Beta installed will not be able to run McAfee Total Protection or McAfee Antivirus... at least not at the moment. While the blog entry gave no specifics, the McAfee installer pops up with a warning, saying that the program does not support "the version of Windows installed on this machine." The installer then promptly refers the installer to the product documentation for a list of supported operating systems.
After a difficult launch, Microsoft was able to patch its download servers and offer the Windows 7 beta by Saturday afternoon after consumers overloaded the Microsoft pipelines. While no immediate complaints have popped up other than the McAfee installation problem, Windows 7 has already racked in mixed reviews, some claiming that the operating system is nothing more than a glorified service pack of the blandly-received Windows Vista, while others believe that Windows 7 is the operating system that Vista meant to be (but fell short).
Still, users of Internet Explorer 8 beta - now integrated into Windows 7 beta - should have seen the compatibility issue coming in regards to McAfee, as the antivirus program is one of many not working in harmony with Microsoft's latest browser. Strangely enough, and as pointed out by the blog, McAfee's browser-based Site Advisor Plus actually does work with both Windows 7 beta and Internet Explorer 8 Beta.
Hopefully, Microsoft and McAfee can iron out the incompatibility bugs before the Windows 7 Beta expires on August 1. See The Original Posting
Source &Image : http://www.tomshardware.com/
Pivot Stickfigure Animator
Pivot Stickfigure Animator is a unique software, that allows you to create stick figure animations easily and without any artistic skills. You can move the sections of the sick figure and easily create a chain of animation frames that can be previewed as you go. You can use more than one stick-figure in the animation, and even create your own stick figures using an easy to use visual editor that lets you assemble objects out of lines and circles. In addition, you can optionally set animation size, speed and more. The result can be saved as animated GIF file. Fun and easy to use, surprisingly well featured.
Source & Image : http://www.snapfiles.com/
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
DAEMON Tools Lite 4.30.3
From : DAEMON Tools
DAEMON Tools is an advanced application for multiprotection emulation. DAEMON Tools is further development of the Generic Safedisc emulator incorporating all its features. This program allows running backup copies of SafeDisc (C-Dilla), Securom or Laserlock protected games. It emulates max. 4 DVD-ROM drives and works with CD/DVD images created by many burning programs DAEMON Tools works under Windows9x/ME/NT/2000/XP with all types of CD/DVDROM drives (IDE/SCSI) and supports nearly any CD protection.
DAEMON Tools supports the following image files:
- cue/bin
- iso
- ccd (CloneCD)
- bwt (Blindwrite)
- mds (Media Descriptor File)
- cdi (Discjuggler)
- nrg (Nero)
- pdi (Instant CD/DVD)
- b5t (BlindWrite 5)
- b6t
- isz
- DAEMON Tools is freeware ONLY for PRIVATE USE. If you use it in a commercial environment, for example your office or an Internet Cafe, you must register DAEMON Tools. One license is needed for every PC you run DAEMON Tools on. If you run our program on school or university PCs no further action is required.
S
ystem Requirements:
PII 450MHz, 128MB RAM, 32MB Graphic Card
Source & Image : http://softwaretipspalace.com
Use ReadyBoost to optimize and accelerate Windows Vista
Windows Vista works with three types of memory, the RAM, the hard disk and ReadyBoost. Before the launching of Windows Vista with the new ReadyBoost technology, single we had two types of memory the RAM and the hard disk. The operation was or simple when we executed an application or game the data flowed from one to the other and vice versa until the total execution of the progRAM.
Of course, that whichever but RAM memory we had, more pieces of the code of the progRAM or game were executed in her, and the rest had to be overlapped with the hard disk, with the file of pagination or interchange. Then this has not changed, only that now Windows Vista allows us is an intermediate step between RAM memory and the hard disk, that will give benefits us of yield only in certain situations, that next we detailed.
Before going further, let us recall that Microsoft recommends the following specifications at least to profit from the contribution of performances of ReadyBoost technology:
Minimum disk space of 256 MB (capacity of advised GB) with an open space from at least 230 MB ,
Support of interface USB 2.0 ,
Direct minimum flow of 2,5 MB/s in reading E 1.75 MB/s in writing ,
Average access time of 1 ms .
For the remainder, the implementation of ReadyBoost technology is rather simple since it is enough, to start, to insert your certified Flash memory. One limps of dialogue is posted then and invites you to use or not ReadyBoost technology.
First we will have to know clearly a series of concepts, since in the end we ourselves we will have to decide, if we want to adapt this technology to our PC with Windows Vista and if we really obtain benefits of her.
RAM memory is without doubt, the first factor to modify to obtain a remarkable yield, changing the Chips by faster or adding more Chips if the plate allows it, to increase the amount of RAM memory. From now on and with the ReadyBoost technology that offers us Windows Vista already we can accelerate the pagination process. The explanation is very simple, if RAM memory this flood we go towards the pagination file (just as before) we read and we transferred data from one to another one, which happens now is that the data of location in the pagination file, are in key USB.
But we will have to consider an important consideration the operation of the hard disk is mechanic and the one of key USB with technology ReadyBoost is logical, or said of another form it takes part in the no mechanical process neither mall pillow nor discs turning, nor is time of positioning of the reading head on a sector or to cluster certain to read the information that asks for the RAM.
The RAM reads more express the data of the hard disk that of memory USB, but memory USB locates more express to them. That is to say, to a request of the RAM the hard disk takes 8ms in sending the first data and key USB approximately 1ms, but once located to the data the information it flows with but rapidity of the hard disk towards the RAM that of key USB to the RAM.
A great part of this new yield comes determined by the form in that Windows Vista reads these data and will depend on if they are great or small archives and based on the number of open maps. At the most small better since the keys, according to the explained thing previously handled but fast several small files that one great one. In main lines the yield notes more in the following situations:
when changing of user with initiated session ,
when returning from the hibernation state ,
when interchanging between several open maps ,
when interchanging between several sales of Internet Explorer ,
when changing of screen or changing of level in games ,
when the system has little RAM memory .
To also add that while a key this being used like ReadyBoost, will not be able to be used to keep files and that will have to be inserted with the ignited computer and following the facilismo menu that appears once in introduced screen, having of deinstalar it, if we decided not to use it but like ReadyBoost, being done click in Equipment, letter of the unit key USB and properties and click in not using this device.
Definitively we affirmed that we have noticed much improvement when playing games that need to load levels or to change of screen, therefore if your system or enjoys good RAM memory, ReadyBoost is a good and cheap option to improve it, and if or you have a key USB, or you know another form to use it.
Source : http://www.softwaretipspalace.com/
Monday, January 12, 2009
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 8.2.0.337
Avira AntiVir Personal Free Antivirus is a comprehensive, easy to use antivirus program, designed to offer reliable free of charge virus protection to home-users only.
Avira offers: Extensive Malware Recognition of viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, worms; Automatic incremental updates of antivirus signatures, engine and entire software; Permanent virus protection, with Virus Guard real time monitoring; Install and configuration in just a couple of steps, setup to protect your PC in minutes.
Virus protection against known and unknown threats, using an advanced heuristic system; Scheduler where you can set the scanner to make automatic virus scans or updates on your system; Forum and phone support; Knowledge Base with virus descriptions available on web site; Rootkit Detection and Removal; A modularized AV-search engine for improved scan performance. (From : Avira)
Download & Read More Details From Editor's review of Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus.
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Recuva Portable 1.22
When we browse the Internet, most of us download our files to our desktop. After a few weeks of doing this, our desktop becomes cluttered with files. To save time sorting through the clutter, often we’ll just drag everything to your Recycle Bin and then empty it soon after. Only then we realise that we deleted an important work file that we were temporarily storing on the desktop whilst we were making important changes.
Files sent to the Recycle Bin and then emptied through the Recycle Bin are far from lost. Indeed, if those files were only deleted a few days or even weeks ago, there’s a very good chance that they can be recovered in full. Files sent to Recycle Bin aren’t really deleted from your system. Windows is told that it can write files to the location where they were stored – eventually the old file data will be overwritten and recovery will be difficult, but in the short term your files are recoverable.
However, you need recovery software. Recuva is a tool that will enable you recover files that you’ve accidentally deleted in the past, particularly those that you sent to the Recycle Bin and then later emptied from the bin. You can also use Recuva to attempt to salvage photos deleted from your digital camera memory cards, songs from MP3 players and much more.
Note that this is the portable version of the popular recovery tool. [download]
Written By : Lee Collins
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Saturday, January 10, 2009
Internet Download Manager 5.15 Build 5 - Full Version
Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a tool to increase download speeds by up to 500 percent, resume and schedule downloads. Comprehensive error recovery and resume capability will restart broken or interrupted downloads due to lost connections, network problems, computer shutdowns, or unexpected power outages. Simple graphic user interface makes IDM user friendly and easy to use.
Internet Download Manager has a smart download logic accelerator that features intelligent dynamic file segmentation and safe multipart downloading technology to accelerate your downloads. Unlike other download accelerators and managers that segment files before downloading starts, Internet Download Manager segments downloaded files dynamically during download process. Internet Download Manager reuses available connections without additional connect and login stages to achieve better acceleration performance. [For details] [download]
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Get Windows Seven Like Start Menu on Vista and XP
VSE7 is a FREE program which lets make your windows Vista or XP start menu look like windows seven. It lets you emulate all those effects of windows seven start menu on your windows vista and xp start menu. VSE7 will provide some great features windows seven start menu like enhanced UI with better effects like blur, recent items list and pinning and application rating system.
Source : http://www.technixupdate.com/
Better Face-Recognition Software Computers outperform humans at recognizing faces in recent tests.
For scientists and engineers involved with face-recognition technology,the recently released results of the Face Recognition Grand Challenge--more fully, the Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) 2006 and the Iris Challenge Evaluation (ICE) 2006--have been a quiet triumph. Sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the match up of ace-frecognition algorithms showed that machine recognition of human individuals has improved tenfold since 2002 and a hundredfold since 1995. Indeed, the best face-recognition algorithms now perform more accurately than most humans can manage. Overall, facial-recognition technology is advancing rapidly.Jonathon Phillips, program manager for the NIST tests and lead author of the agency's report, says that the intended goal of the Face Recognition Grand Challenge was always an order-of-magnitude improvement in recognition performance over the results from 2002.
Phillips believes that the necessary decrease in error rate to achieve that goal was due in large measure to the development of high-resolution still-images and 3-D face-recognition algorithms. "For the FRVT 2006 and the ICE 2006, sets of high-resolution face images, 3-D face scans, and iris images were collected of the same people," Phillips says. "The FRVT 2006 for the first time measured the performance of six 3-D algorithms on a set of 3-D face scans. The ICE 2006 measured the performance of ten algorithms on a set of iris images. 3-D face recognition has come into its own in the last few years because 3-D sensors for face recognition have become available only recently. What 3-D face recognition contributes is that it directly captures information about the shapes of faces." [read more details]
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Add Flip 3D In Firefox With FoxTab
FoxTab is a great firefox add on which lets you experience the same flip 3d like experience while switching to different tabs.
After installing FoxTab in firefox when you press ctrl+tab key to switch to other tabs you will see the FoxTab to come..
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