Archive for: October 5, 2008

October 5, 2008

Mitsubishi unveils beastly FL6900U 1080p projector

Filed under: Review - 05 Oct 2008

Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
There’s nothing lightweight about Mitsubishi’s latest beamer, as the burly FL6900U checks in with a man-sized 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, 4,000 ANSI lumens, an RS-232 control port, automated zoom / focus and digital keystone correction, and a built-in mo…

Keepin’ it real fake, part CLXIII: AirPort Express gets expressly aped

Filed under: Review - 05 Oct 2008

Filed under: Wireless, Networking
Listen up, KIRF fans. We’ve got a real rare one on our hands nowadays, as that critter copies not one, but two entities in a one fell swoop. For starters, the company is named CNet Technology — we’ll let you do the math there — and secondly, that thing looks just …

Tor 0.2.1.6 Alpha

Tor is a software project that helps you defend against traffic analysis a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy confidential business activities and relationships and state security Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world it prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit and it prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location Tor works with many of your existing applications including web browsers instant messaging clients remote login and other applications based on the TCP protocol

UltraDefrag 1.4.0

UltraDefrag is powerful Open Source defragmentation tool for Windows It 39 s engine is very fast because it is created as kernel mode driver They are three interfaces to them graphical console and native First is very useful because it use cluster map visualization Console is good for task scheduler and native tool ndash for advanced users and programmers Design of the UltraDefrag is very ergonomic no skins no localization no animation and so on It rsquo s true small and powerful program It can be used on Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista NT 4 0 support is currently unavailable

CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0.2021a (Patch)

PowerDVD is the latest evolution of the world acclaimed DVD software program that offers maximum video and audio playback entertainment on the PC It comes complete with numerous customizable video audio controls that can deliver the highest quality viewing and listening experience PowerDVD incorporates support for high definition audio and video true 8 channel home theater audio playback virtual surround sound as well as complete controls and extra features for DVD enthusiasts

ZoneAlarm Security Suite 8.0.057.000 Beta

ZoneAlarm protects your sensitive personal and financial data from hacker attacks It keeps your private information safe from the outside world and can even track the source of intrusion attempts and map their whereabouts instantly without exposing your identity or location For iron clad firewall protection choose ZoneAlarm nbsp

Google Chrome 0.3.154.0 Beta

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster safer and easier Google Chrome also uses a brand new javascript engine V8 which is much faster than existing javascript interpreters This means you can create more complex and more intensive AJAX applications with fewer speed and processing constraints Finally Google Chrome is built on top of WebKit so Google Chrome users will benefit from the CSS3 features being added to WebKit as those features are released
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Opera 9.60 Build 10447 RC2

The most full featured Internet power tool on the market Opera includes pop up blocking tabbed browsing integrated searches and advanced functions like Opera 39 s groundbreaking E mail program RSS Newsfeeds and IRC chat And because we know that our users have different needs you can customize the look and content of your Opera browser with a few clicks of the mouse

WowWee’s Rovio gets reviewed: it’s one awesome robotic sentry

Filed under: Review - 05 Oct 2008

Filed under: Robots
WowWee goes out of its way to form one thing very clear about the Rovio: “this is not a toy.” That being said, it doesn’t prepare the patrolling sentry any less great, as critics by at Robots-Dreams proclaimed that it was “intuitive and a delight to use from the moment you first …

MSI: Wind Doing Well, Linux Version Not So Much

Filed under: Review - 05 Oct 2008

The netbook craze is currently in full swing, with these small laptops being advertised everywhere (at least here in The Netherlands); in fact, you can already get netbooks with 3G from the mobile phone carriers at severely reduced prices (but with a one or two year contract, of course). Netbooks ar…

Apple introducing new manufacturing process, MacBook ‘Brick’?

Filed under: Review - 05 Oct 2008

Filed under: Laptops
The Apple rumor mill has really cooked up a doozy that duration. According to 9to5mac — a site with a fairly good track record — Apple’s next big thing isn’t just a laptop or an iPod… it’s an entirely new manufacturing process. whether you believe the site’s sources, an as-y…

RIM’s BlackBerry Storm 9500 / 9530: details galore

Filed under: Review - 05 Oct 2008

Filed under: Cellphones
RIM’s BlackBerry Storm 9500 / 9530, which is more affectionately known ’round these parts as the Thunder, is definitely within striking distance. Still, just considering you don’t have too much longer to wait doesn’t mean you aren’t anxious to get your hands on as many detail…

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