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Easy CRYPT- und ZIP-Collection to sign, encrypt, compress and copy!

Easy CRYPT- and ZIP-Collection helps to sign, encrypt, compress and copy!

The security of sensitive data is often neglected. Only an encryption provide a full protection of the files on your computer or sending by email. abylon BASIC is a collection to encrypt, sign, compress, search, copy or move your files and folders.

All modules integrates itself completely into the context menu of the File Explorer. With the Easy Encryption technology (EEnTe) only a few steps are necessary to protect your files. Thereby the secret based SYMM-System and the X.509-certificate-based HYBRID-System are supported.


Painfreepc's Freeware Picks

K-Lite (Mega) Codec Pack is a collection of audio and video components for Microsoft Windows that enable the operating system and its software to play back various audio and video formats generally not supported by the operating system itself.

K-Lite Codec Pack also includes several related tools, including Media Player Classic, GSpot Codec Information Appliance and Codec Tweak Tool.

There are six different editions of K-Lite Codec Pack, all available free of charge:

1. Basic: The Basic edition is the smallest edition and enables a Microsoft Windows computer to play Matroska(MKV), MP4, Ogg and Adobe Flash video (FLV) files in addition to various types of AVI files. It only consists of ffdshow (for audio and video decoding), DirectVobSub (for subtitle decoding), Codec Tweak Tool and four other minor components. This edition does not come with Media Player Classic.
2. Standard: The Standard edition includes all features of the Basic edition plus a DVD Video decoder, Media Info Lite and Media Player Classic Homecinema. This editions enables DVD playback in Microsoft Windows. The author recommends this package for normal users.
3. Full: The Full edition includes 31 additional components and four additional tools in addition to those included in Standard edition and adds video encoding capabilities to Microsoft Windows PCs. However, no encoding or conversion tool is included in the package.
4. Corporate: The Corporate edition does not include 5 of the components included in Full edition and has a different DVD Video decoder component than the one that is present in Full edition. The author recommends this package for corporate environments.
5. Mega: The K-Lite Mega Codec Pack is a combination of K-Lite Codec Pack Full, Real Alternative and 14 other additional components not present in any other edition. Amongst these components, there is the original Media Player Classic (along with Media Player Classic Homecinema), GSpot Codec Information Appliance and FourCC Changer.
6. 64-bit: The 64-bit K-Lite Codec Pack is an independent package of 64-bit codecs that can be used with 64-bit players on a 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows and can co-exist side by side with one of the other editions.

Windows OS's - Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / Windows7 / XP64 / Vista64 / Windows7 64 to play AVIs, DVDs and more!


VLC media player, the core and main program, is a complete video solution that is a player, a live transcoder and a streamer.

The cross-platform open-source multimedia framework, player and server VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player and multimedia framework capable of reading most audio and video formats (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DivX, MPEG-1, mp3, ogg, aac ...) as well as DVDs, Audio CDs VCDs, and various streaming protocols. See the full features list.
It can also be used as a media converter or a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on networks.

Windows OS's - All


ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit!,

ImgBurn supports all the Windows OS's - Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008 and 7 (including all the 64-bit versions). If you use Wine, it should also run on Linux and other x86-based Unixes.


DVD Flick aims to be a simple but at the same time powerful DVD Converting and Authoring tool.

It can take a number of video files stored on your computer and turn them into a DVD that will play back on your DVD player, Media Center or Home Cinema Set. You can add additional custom audio tracks, subtitles as well as a menu for easier navigation, Burn almost any video file to a playable DVD, Windows OS's - Windows 2000 Professional, or any edition of Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7


Quick Media Converter converts virtually any audio or video file from one format to another.

QMC is really just a graphical front end for the powerful command line tool, FFmpeg. But where FFmpeg takes some command line chops to use, Quick Media Converter couldn't be more simple. Just drag and drop a file you want to convert into the app, pick an output format, and let QMC and FFmpeg take care of the rest. It supports everything from DivX and Xvid to Xbox and iPhone output. Windows OS's - Windows All


eMule is a free peer-to-peer file sharing application. Started in May 2002 as an alternative to eDonkey2000.
eMule now connects to both the eDonkey network and the Kad network. The distinguishing features of eMule are the direct exchange of sources between client nodes, fast recovery of corrupted downloads, and the use of a credit system to reward frequent uploaders. Furthermore, eMule transmits data in zlib-compressed form to save bandwidth., Windows OS's - Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / Windows7 / XP64 / Vista64 / Windows7 64

Laws concerning the use of this piece of software vary from country to country. We do not encourage or condone the use of this program if it is in violation of those laws.


A free offspring from LimeWire to create a Gnutella client that does not filter any content.
FrostWire is a fork of the LimeWire source code, and as such, it functions exactly the same. When you search for a file using FrostWire, you get results from LimeWire, and vice versa. However, the user experience differs in two ways. One is that the code is actually based on LimeWire Pro, the paid version of the popular P2P client, so users don't have to worry about simultaneous download restrictions, and they won't get bombarded by ads, Windows OS's - Windows Vista, XP, 2000, NT

Laws concerning the use of this piece of software vary from country to country. We do not encourage or condone the use of this program if it is in violation of those laws.


BitTornado is a powerful and easy-to-use BitTorrent client

BitTornado (TheSHAD0W's EXPERIMENTAL BITTORRENT CLIENT) was developed as a simple to use yet strong BitTorrent client which provides not only full BitTorrent protocol implementation but also many personalization functions. Windows OS's - All


FastStone Capture is easily in the top 5 of the all time great screen capture programs. The free version even offers text annotation, cropping and dozens of other features

FastStone Capture is a powerful, flexible and intuitive screen-capture utility. It allows you to capture anything on the screen including windows, objects, full screen, rectangle regions, freehand-selected regions and scrolling windows/web pages. It has innovative features such as a floating Capture Panel, hotkeys, resizing, cropping, text annotation, printing, e-mailing and many more. Windows OS's - 98SE, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Vista


Orbit Downloader 3.0.0.3

Lee Collins, V3.co.uk, Tuesday 9 March 2010 at 00:00:00

Download files, more quickly

This is the software publisher's description. Orbit Downloader is a great speed, super light, easy-to-use free download manager. It is based on p2p and multi-source downloading technology and supports HTTP,...



Posted on 9 March 2010 | 6:00 pm

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LEGO Digital Designer 3.0.11

Chris Wiles, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 March 2010 at 00:00:00

Get your kids to design LEGO models

This is the software publisher’s description. As far back as 1999, a group of visionary LEGO product developers and engineers started thinking about letting people design their own LEGO products....



Posted on 8 March 2010 | 6:00 pm

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MediaCoder 0.7.3.4610

Chris Wiles, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 March 2010 at 00:00:00

Encode or decode AV media

Working with video and audio codecs can be a real pain, for the professional media designer and for the home user who wants to playback old video they’ve downloaded from...



Posted on 8 March 2010 | 6:00 pm

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Driver Magician 3.49

Lee Collins, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 March 2010 at 00:00:00

Professional solution for device driver backup

This is a software publisher's description. Driver Magician offers a professional solution for device drivers backup, restoration, update and removal in Windows operating system....



Posted on 8 March 2010 | 6:00 pm

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RasterVect 15.7

Lee Collins, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 March 2010 at 00:00:00

Transform your images into popular vector formats

This is a software publisher's description. RasterVect can transform any raster image into a vector format. Raster drawings (BMP, TIFF, JPEG, PCX) can be imported by scanning original paper drawings...



Posted on 8 March 2010 | 6:00 pm

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AVG Anti-Virus 9.0.787

Chris Wiles/Mike Williams, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 March 2010 at 00:00:00

Protect your PC with this comprehensive AV tool

As an experienced PC user you almost certainly have an antivirus tool already, but does it really deliver the features and performance you need? There are numerous AV options available,...



Posted on 8 March 2010 | 6:00 pm

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Task Coach Portable 0.78.4

Lee Collins, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 March 2010 at 14:44:00

Schedule a project & track your tasks

How many of us start a new project but do not bother to write down the tasks required to reach completion? If you’re a project leader, managing a development team,...

Posted on 8 March 2010 | 8:44 am

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Task Coach 0.78.4

Chris Wiles, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 March 2010 at 10:31:00

Schedule a project & track tasks

How many of us start a new project but do not bother to write down the tasks required to reach completion? If you’re a project leader, managing a development team,...



Posted on 8 March 2010 | 4:31 am

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TuneUp Utilities 2010 v9.0.4030

Chris Wiles, V3.co.uk, Monday 8 March 2010 at 10:07:00

Optimise, tweak & defrag your system

This is the software publisher's description. TuneUp Utilities is an all-around complete toolbox for optimising Windows. Clearly structured tools in six categories get the best out of your PC....

Posted on 8 March 2010 | 4:07 am

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K-Meleon 1.5.4

Paul Rowlingson, V3.co.uk, Saturday 6 March 2010 at 00:00:00

Flexible Mozilla-based web browser

K-Meleon is an open source browser based on the Gecko rendering engine used by Mozilla. Looking like a bit of a cross between Firefox and Internet Explorer, it should be...



Posted on 6 March 2010 | 6:00 pm

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KeePass 2.10

Chris Wiles, V3.co.uk, Saturday 6 March 2010 at 00:00:00

Store passwords within a secure interface

Today you need to remember many passwords. You need a password for the Windows network logon, your email account, your homepage's ftp password, online passwords (like CodeProject member account) etc....



Posted on 6 March 2010 | 6:00 pm

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AceMoney Lite 3.20

Paul Rowlingson, V3.co.uk, Saturday 6 March 2010 at 00:00:00

Financial management without the cost

AceMoney Lite is a freeware tool that helps you organise and manage your finances with ease. Although limited to managing a single account, the software is powerful enough to suit...



Posted on 6 March 2010 | 6:00 pm

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UltraDefrag 4.1

Lee Collins, V3.co.uk, Saturday 6 March 2010 at 00:00:00

Defragment your hard drive quickly and easily

Maintaining a clutter free hard drive is a constant battle, especially with the amount of storage available for modern PCs, internally and externally....



Posted on 6 March 2010 | 6:00 pm

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REAPER 3.35

Lee Collins/Tim Smith, V3.co.uk, Saturday 6 March 2010 at 00:00:00

Powerful music editor and mixer

Computers can perform the sort of audio recording and editing that used to require very expensive studio time. That said, many of the high-end audio programs (or DAWs – digital...



Posted on 6 March 2010 | 6:00 pm

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KeePass Portable 2.10

Lee Collins, V3.co.uk, Saturday 6 March 2010 at 10:48:00

Securely store passwords & take them on the road

Today you need to remember many passwords. You need a password for the Windows network logon, your email account, your homepage's ftp password, online passwords (like CodeProject member account) etc....

Posted on 6 March 2010 | 4:48 am

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WinSCP 4.2.7

Chris Wiles, V3.co.uk, Friday 5 March 2010 at 00:00:00

Administer a remote server, site or computer

Only recently we were asked to discuss portable applications live on BBC radio. When we mentioned FTP clients as a tool that you could take on the road and use...



Posted on 5 March 2010 | 6:00 pm

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Comodo Internet Security 4

Chris Wiles, V3.co.uk, Friday 5 March 2010 at 15:04:00

Give your PC additional protection with this free security suite

Buy a new PC and you’ll often find it ships pre-installed with an anti-virus client. Sometimes you receive more than basic anti-virus support, but the first thing you need to...

Posted on 5 March 2010 | 9:04 am

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doPDF 7.1.330

Chris Wiles, V3.co.uk, Thursday 4 March 2010 at 00:00:00

Create your own PDF documents

This is the software publisher's description. Free PDF converter for both personal and commercial use. Using doPDF you can create searchable PDF files by selecting the "Print" command from virtually...



Posted on 4 March 2010 | 6:00 pm

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Backup4all 4.4.195

Chris Wiles, V3.co.uk, Thursday 4 March 2010 at 00:00:00

Backup & restore your important files

This is the software publisher’s description. Backup4all is backup software for Windows that protects your valuable data from partial or total loss by automating tasks, password protecting and compressing it...



Posted on 4 March 2010 | 6:00 pm

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Paragon Hard Disk Manager Suite 2010

Chris Wiles, V3.co.uk, Thursday 4 March 2010 at 00:00:00

Complete all-in-one hard drive toolkit

Much like backing up your data, we know we ought to have a system restore disk prepared, in case we have a problem with our PC....



Posted on 4 March 2010 | 6:00 pm

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Media Tutorial Videos,
Ripping, Converting and Burning DVD's

Copy a DVD using DVD Decrypter & DVD Shrink
Copy a DVD with VLC 1.0
Rip a DVDs with VLC
Rip a DVD with HandBrake - Put DVD movies on your iPod
Burn A Movie File To A DVD
Burn UpTo 4 Movie Files To A DVD - You Will Need A DVD Player That Can Play Divx
if working with a dvd movie its best to rip the movie files to your hard drive first before you use HandBrake or any other like program.
if you don't wish to use DVD Decyrpter you can use VLC to record the movie to your hard drive as a mov video file and then convert that mov file as needed.
[UPDATE] Coollector Portable Movie Database V2.69

Coollector Portable Movie Database comes with an encyclopedia of movies & series, combined with a database of existing videos.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 1:00 pm

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[UPDATE] Unlocker V1.8.8

Unlocker Assistant automatically launches if you are trying to delete/rename/move a file that is locked. When not in use, it stays in your system tray bar.

You may also like to check out Unlocker Portable for a portable package of Unlocker that is optimized for USB memory sticks.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 12:58 pm

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[UPDATE] MediaInfo V0.7.29

MediaInfo provides a great deal of technical and tag information from audio/video files. It features many different layouts to display the information, as well as the ability to create custom layouts as well. Can be used to find missing codecs or just to get all the information you'd need from a multimedia file.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 10:23 am

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[UPDATE] FileBucket V1.0.6

FileBucket copies or moves files, folders, and subfolders from one or more locations on your computer and sends them all to a single location. An unlimited number of filters makes for very specialized transfer of files. Potential uses include gathering a wide variety of different file formats (e.g. TXT, ODF, DOC, DOCX) from a large number of directories into one.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:58 am

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[UPDATE] Q-Dir V4.11

Q-Dir is a quad-pane file explorer that is capable of displaying 4 Explorer panes simultaneously. It supports favorites, file/color filtering, export to XLS/CSV/TXT/HTML, screen magnifier, quick preview etc.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 1:16 am

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[NEW] Free PDF Editor 1.3

Free PDF Editor
is really a creator. You cannot open PDFs.

You can insert text and images into text and image boxes, as well as rectangles and ellipses.
Within a text box, you can change font, alignment, size, and colour.
Useful for creating quick and dirty smaller PDFs without having to use OpenOffice or having access to a PDF printer driver.

Posted on 8 March 2010 | 4:19 pm

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[UPDATE] NetRouteView V1.00

NetRouteView is a GUI alternative to the standard route utility (Route.exe) of Windows operating system. It displays the list of all routes on your current network, including the destination, mask, gateway, interface IP address, metric value, type, protocol, age (in seconds), interface name, and the MAC address. NetRouteView also allows you to easily add new routes, as well as to remove or modify existing static routes.

Notice: Currently, this utility doesn't support IPv6.

Posted on 8 March 2010 | 2:34 am

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[UPDATE] Portable Application Launcher V1.0.2.125

Portable Application Launcher is an application launcher that organizes shortcuts into groups and categories. It can be accessed via the system tray.

Posted on 8 March 2010 | 12:46 am

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[UPDATE] Index Your Files - X! V5.0.1.0

Index Your Files allows you to index and search through all your files or folders on local or networked drives. Searching can be done by name, date, size, location etc., and boolean operators are available to to perform multiple keyword searches. You can invoke Windows Explorer context menus on found files to perform operations such as drag/drop, copy, rename, delete etc. It also includes internal viewers for text, HTML and image files.

Posted on 8 March 2010 | 12:42 am

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[UPDATE] AutoIt V3.3.6.0

AutoIt is a BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI. It uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control manipulation in order to automate tasks, or perform user interface testing.

SciTE4AutoIt3 - 06/02/2010
A more advanced version of the SciTE editor that includes an array of extra tools and features to enhance AutoIt.

Check this thread on how to configure SciTE to use the Portable version of AutoIt and ensure no files are saved to the local machine.

Posted on 7 March 2010 | 12:41 pm

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[UPDATE] The Uniform Server V5.6a

The Uniform Server is a complete web development system on the move. It contains Apache, PHP, MySQL and Perl. There are additional plugins that you can download at the website that will extend the system with FTP server and Java servlet support.

Note: You might also want to check out Wiki on a stick to find out how to run a Portable Wiki server on The Uniform Server.

Posted on 7 March 2010 | 12:31 pm

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[UPDATE] Memory Booster V1.1.1.1006

Memory Booster frees up memory in RAM by sending messages to Windows to clean up the workspace and for processes it no longer needs (Clear Processes Working Set). It is not a placebo memory optimization engine and will not force any memory out of RAM. It will continue to run periodically to help improve the speed and the stability of your system.

Posted on 7 March 2010 | 8:45 am

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[NEW] SMF – Search my Files V1.1.3.9

SMF is a file and file duplicate search tool that uses hashing (MD5, CRC32 or SHA1) to determine similarity. It has tons of search filter capabilities and a result reporting tool, with which you can sub-filter the result set according to your needs.

Posted on 7 March 2010 | 5:20 am

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[UPDATE] A43 File Management Utility V3.00

A43 is a file manager with integrated text editor, zip/unzip functions, file search, quick launch area and dual-pane view.

Posted on 7 March 2010 | 3:26 am

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[UPDATE] PureRa V1.5

PureRa removes files from your computer that other mainstream cleaning programs tend to overlook. Some of the targets can simply be removed to create some valuable space while others are removed in an attempt to repair certain problems because they will simply recreate themselves. Targets that are currently removed by PureRa are: Config.msi, Thumbs.db, Iconcache.db, .sqm-files, Desktop.ini etc.

Posted on 6 March 2010 | 11:08 pm

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[UPDATE] System Explorer V2.1.1

System Explorer is tool for accessing Windows OS internals. It can also be used as a Task Manager replacement with detailed information about processes, startup entries, explorer/IE addons, uninstallers, services, drivers, connections, opened files etc. It has a registry/file snapshot feature so that changes to the system can be computed and displayed in tree view or text list format.

Posted on 6 March 2010 | 8:57 pm

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[UPDATE] PicPick V2.2.3

PicPick is a versatile all-in-one software for software developers, graphic designers and home user. It features a powerful capture tool, image editor, color picker, color palette, pixel ruler, protractor, crosshair, whiteboard, etc.

Can upload images directly to FTP, Facebook, Twitter, default e-mail program, or send to installed Microsoft Office programs.

Posted on 6 March 2010 | 8:56 pm

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[UPDATE] NewFileTime V1.24

NewFileTime is a small but effective tool that provides you easy access to correct or manipulate any of the timestamps for any file and folder on your Windows system.

Posted on 6 March 2010 | 8:53 pm

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[UPDATE] ChromeCacheView V1.22

ChromeCacheView is a small utility that reads the cache folder of Google Chrome Web browser, and displays the list of all files currently stored in the cache. For each cache file, the following information is displayed: URL, Content type, File size, Last accessed time, Expiration time, Server name, Server response, and more.

Posted on 6 March 2010 | 8:42 pm

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[UPDATE] µTorrent V2.0 Build 18488

�Torrent (or uTorrent) is a small BitTorrent client that uses very little system resources. It supports multiple simultaneous downloads, smart bandwidth usage, file level priorities, configurable bandwidth scheduling, global/per-torrent upload/download rate limiting etc.

Posted on 6 March 2010 | 8:35 pm

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Updated: Best Free Portable Applications

Our expanding list of the best free portable applications just keeps getting better and better.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:47 pm

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New: Best Free Music Creation Software

We've just added this brand new software category to our website and it's a must-read for all you amateur and pro musicians alike.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:40 pm

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Updated: The Best Films Dealing with Computer and Technology

This mega popular list maintained by editor "Rizar" has expanded so much in scope that he's had to rename it to "The Things to Come Page, a Place for Fans of Science Fiction Movies, Technology, and Speculative Ideas." It's a must-visit for all SciFi lovers.

Posted on 1 March 2010 | 6:45 pm

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Free Screen Recorder Captures Screen, Sound and Webcam

This is the free version of a commercial product and it's pretty impressive. I actually made my first-ever video tutorial with this and was delighted with its ease of use. The editing features are minimal but combine this with a free video editor and you all set to create your first YouTube video.

There are other more full featured free screen capture programs listed on our site but it's the ease of use that makes this one is stand out.

Posted on 25 February 2010 | 2:58 pm

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100 Incredible Video Lectures from the World’s Top Scientists.

This carefully compiled list of outstanding lectures features luminaries like Dawkins, Wolfram, Hawking and more. I ended up spending 90 minutes on the site so be warned. But then I again, I am a geek:)

Posted on 25 February 2010 | 2:52 pm

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Download Gorgeous Mouse Cursors for Free

Don't dismiss this as a frivolity; this set of colorful mouse cursors makes your mouse pointer much easier to see. Furthermore the cursors change color depending on what activity the mouse is being used for, such as clicking a link, scrolling, or re-sizing windows.

As our roving editor Rhiannon said "I've been using them for three years and I install them on all my computers. I can easily find them anywhere on the screen and they are a pleasure to use."

Posted on 22 February 2010 | 6:26 pm

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Where to Find Free Legal Information on the Web

Our legal editor Joshua Foreman has put together this superb collection of free legal information and resources available on the internet. Definitely one to bookmark; one day you might need it.

Posted on 22 February 2010 | 6:13 pm

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The 46 Best Ever Freeware Programs

Gizmo's old "46 Best Freeware" list is back, fully updated and with hundreds of entries not just 46. Actually it never went away but morphed into our editor's choice list of the top products.

Posted on 9 February 2010 | 5:53 pm

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New at Gizmos: The Best Free Online Applications and Services.

We've created a new section at Gizmo's Freeware just for free online applications and services. Check it out: it is awesome.

Posted on 9 February 2010 | 5:51 pm

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Free Utility Does Your PC Maintenance with the Click of a Button

Editor Gizmo was impressed by the ease of use of the utility though he did find the registry cleaner a little over enthusiastic for his austere tastes in such matters. Still many of our site visitors were impressed. As one user said "Nice find. It's simple to use and effective. I've been looking for something like this to give to my relatives and friends so they can maintain their own PCs without calling me!"

Posted on 3 February 2010 | 7:46 pm

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TechNewsWorld

New Cisco Router Boasts Breakneck Speeds

Cisco Systems announced on Tuesday the CRS-3 Carrier Routing System, a new Internet networking architecture that is designed with the huge growth of video transmission, mobile devices and new online services in mind. The Cisco CRS-3 provides more than 12 times the traffic capacity of the nearest competing system, according to John Chambers, chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 5:19 pm

HP Flashes a Few Slate Details

Sometime later this year, HP will release its Slate tablet PC device. What we know now is that it will run Windows 7 as well as Adobe Flash and Air, according to information revealed by an HP executive. However, it appears that the company is attempting to be quite selective about how and when it doles out further details on the device.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 2:12 pm

Valve Opens Pipeline for Mac Gaming

Valve one of the largest distributors of online games, has announced that it will make its Steam online gaming service and proprietary gaming engine, Source, available on the Mac. The service, Steamworks for the Mac, comes equipped with Steam Play, a feature that allows play on either a PC or Mac at no additional charge.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 11:09 am

Two Can Play at the Wired War Game

As the United States military increases the use of robots like unmanned drones in battle, it increases the danger that our enemies will take and adapt the technology to use against us, according to Peter Warren Singer, senior fellow and director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative at the Brookings Institution.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 7:00 am

New Project Puts Open Source Spin on Data Center Design

A new industry group hopes to improve the design and construction of data centers through the application of open source principles. Dubbed the "Open Source Data Center Initiative," the group was formed last week by GreenM3 along with the University of Missouri and ARG Investments.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 7:00 am

The iPad's Cruel Teaser

Apple debuted its first TV ads for the iPad during the Academy Awards television broadcast on Sunday, doing what Apple does best: showing us dozens of things we can do with an iPad in just a few seconds, all to the tune of some hip music we've never really listened to before. Yet these ads are like walking into a restaurant where the menu doesn't arrive -- we're hungry and salivating.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 7:00 am

Energizer Jolts PCs With Malware

If you're using Energizer's Duo USB battery charger software to monitor your battery charging status, it's probably a good idea to shut it down and uninstall it pronto. The software designed to work with the Duo contains a backdoor Trojan that lets unauthorized users access a PC remotely, among other things.

Posted on 8 March 2010 | 1:48 pm

Security and Privacy? Forget About It

As the Obama administration grapples with the thorny issue of beefing up the United States' cybersecurity infrastructure, and as security experts warn of impending cyberwarfare, a debate is raging over how much surveillance is enough. One of the biggest problems about implementing cybersecurity is that it involves a measure of surveillance, and the line between surveillance and snooping is razor thin.

Posted on 8 March 2010 | 11:32 am

Aperture's Makeover Delights Photogs

The new features in Apple's makeover of its image editing and archiving program Aperture appear to be a hit among photographers, even though the initial release of the application was so flawed an upgrade had to be released within two weeks of its launch. Aperture 3.0 ($199) has more than two hundred new features.

Posted on 8 March 2010 | 7:00 am

Microsoft and the Incredible 'Internet Usage Tax'

It's not often that Linux Girl is struck speechless by some tidbit of news in the tech world, but every once in a while it happens. Last week, it happened. Amid all the high-level discussion of Internet security at the RSA Conference 2010 in San Francisco, Microsoft's Scott Charney actually suggested a government tax to help the company improve Windows security.

Posted on 8 March 2010 | 7:00 am


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Music Group Gets Court Injunction Against UseNeXT

Performing rights group GEMA has won an injunction against newsgroup outfit, UseNeXT. A court has forbidden the Usenet company from offering around 100 musical works from the GEMA repertoire and says that in the future, Usenet operators will have to take a greater responsibility for the environments and services they offer.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 2:19 pm

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Piracy Rises In France Despite Three Strikes Law

In the first few months following the adoption of the three-strikes anti-piracy legislation in France, online piracy has increased significantly. Instead of stopping, file-sharers are seeking alternatives to bypass the new law. Perhaps even more striking is that new research reveals that disconnecting file-sharers will actually hurt the revenues of the music industry.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 9:05 am

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Dutch Pirate Party Joins Election Race

Following in the footsteps of the Swedes and Germans, the Dutch Pirate Party has decided to join the national elections being held this spring. The Pirate Party booked a surprising victory by scooping two seats in the European Parliament last year, but has yet to score its first elected seat in a national Parliament.

Posted on 8 March 2010 | 3:14 pm

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Music Biz Hopes To End Piracy By Tempting ISPs With Millions

A new study commissioned on behalf of Universal Music reports that if ISPs got involved in the digital music market, they could make millions in the years to come. But one can't help wondering that this is less about the music biz helping ISPs to make more profit, but more about giving them an incentive to do something about piracy.

Posted on 8 March 2010 | 9:53 am

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Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon' tops the chart this week followed by 'From Paris With Love'. 'Ninja Assassin' completes the top three.

Posted on 8 March 2010 | 3:30 am

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And BitTorrent’s Oscar Goes To…. District 9

In just a few hours the Oscar winners will be announced, including the award for the best movie of 2009. We take a look at the nominees in the Best Picture category to see which film would win if every download on BitTorrent counted as a vote.

Posted on 7 March 2010 | 4:14 am

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Anti-Piracy Group Seeks Laws to Expose BitTorrent Pirates

Faced with difficulties in dealing with those who share movies and music using BitTorrent, in recent months Swedish police have targeted those using more exposed file-sharing systems. As stats are revealed showing just how problematic these prosecutions have become, an anti-piracy group is calling for a change in the law.

Posted on 6 March 2010 | 1:06 pm

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SXSW 2010 on BitTorrent: 3.35 GB of Free Music

The South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival is one of the largest and most popular in the United States. For the sixth year in a row, SXSW has released a DRM-free, RIAA-safe collection of hundreds of songs which can all be downloaded for free in a couple of clicks, thanks to BitTorrent.

Posted on 6 March 2010 | 7:47 am

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RIAA Claims Music Pirates Hurt Haiti Fund Raising

The RIAA has published a blog post where they accuse music pirates of stealing from Haitians. In a brilliant piece of propaganda they say that those illegally downloading "We Are The World" are undermining fund raising. However, they leave out the fact that the music industry itself profits big from such charity singles.

Posted on 5 March 2010 | 3:32 pm

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Pirate Bay Users Outside Italy Suffer Collateral Damage

In mid-February an Italian court ruled that the country's ISPs must censor their networks and prevent subscribers from accessing The Pirate Bay. While millions of Italians are now barred from accessing the site, it seems that BiTorrent users in another country nearby have become collateral damage, since they can't access the site either.

Posted on 5 March 2010 | 8:14 am

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John Krasinski joins "Something" romantic comedies (Reuters)

Reuters - John Krasinski is in negotiations to join Ginnifer Goodwin in "Something Borrowed," a romantic comedy from the company behind "The Blind Side."

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 10:52 pm

Review: `Green Zone' is a failure of intelligence (AP)

In this publicity image released by Universal Pictures,Matt Damon is shown in a scene from, 'Green Zone.' (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Jonathan Olley)AP - All the war-zone authenticity in the Arab world cannot salvage the silly Hollywood plot at the heart of "Green Zone," Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass' first collaboration outside the Jason Bourne realm.


Posted on 9 March 2010 | 9:10 pm

De Niro signs up to play football icon Lombardi (Reuters)

Actor Robert DeNiro poses backstage at the 10th Hollywood Film Festival Awards Gala in Beverly Hills in this October 23, 2006 file photo. REUTERS/Fred ProuserReuters - He has played killers and cops in the movies, and two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro may soon take on the role of iconic U.S. football coach Vince Lombardi in a film backed by sports television network ESPN.


Posted on 9 March 2010 | 9:04 pm

Mexico targets Hollywood with tax incentives (Reuters)

Reuters - Mexico has launched a $20-million tax-incentive program in an ambitious move to lure film production from Hollywood and other locales.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:33 pm

Man stabbed with meat thermometer at movie in CA (AP)

AP - Authorities say a man was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer after asking a woman to silence her cell phone during a screening of the film "Shutter Island" at a Southern California movie theater.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:16 pm

MGM expected to draw six bids by March 19: source (Reuters)

Reuters - Six companies are expected to make binding offers for storied Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by a newly set March 19 deadline, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:01 pm

Osmonds return to stage after death of Marie's son (AP)

AP - Marie Osmond has returned to her Las Vegas Strip show, saying singing is the way her family is coping with the death of her 18-year-old son.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 11:53 pm

Simon & Garfunkel begin Canada trek next month (Reuters)

Reuters - Canada, get ready: a few "Old Friends" are heading your way.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 10:49 pm

DMX back in jail for alleged probation violation (AP)

AP - Authorities in Arizona say rapper DMX has been arrested for allegedly violating his probation by using drugs.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 9:57 pm

Rapper DMX arrested for violating probation (Reuters)

Earl Simmons, aka rap artist DMX, is shown in this Maricopa County Sheriff Department booking mugshot released to Reuters March 9, 2010. Simmons was arrested and charged with five counts of probation violation, all Maricopa County Sheriffs Office cases, for regularly using illegal drugs during the last nine months, authorities said. REUTERS/Maricopa Sheriffs Office/HandoutReuters - Troubled rapper DMX was arrested in Arizona on Tuesday for violating his probation by regularly using illegal drugs during the last nine months, authorities said.


Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:21 pm

Sequel to 'Phantom of the Opera' opens in London (AP)

The Phantom, played by Ramin Karimloo, right, performs a scene with Christine, played by Sierra Boggess, from the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, 'Love Never Dies' at the Adelphi Theatre in central London, Wednesday, March 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)AP - Will the magic of the Phantom strike twice for Andrew Lloyd Webber?


Posted on 9 March 2010 | 4:11 pm

The top 10 singles and albums on iTunes (AP)

AP - iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending March 8, 2010:

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 12:09 pm

Review: `Green Zone' is a failure of intelligence (AP)

In this publicity image released by Universal Pictures,Matt Damon is shown in a scene from, 'Green Zone.' (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Jonathan Olley)AP - All the war-zone authenticity in the Arab world cannot salvage the silly Hollywood plot at the heart of "Green Zone," Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass' first collaboration outside the Jason Bourne realm.


Posted on 9 March 2010 | 9:10 pm

"Who Is Clark Rockefeller?" a rip-off (Reuters)

Reuters - Con men. Those charming devils who smile as they plunge the knife in your back, then make you want to thank them for the privilege. Hollywood, and let's face it, audiences, love 'em.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 7:36 pm

"Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" a cold-case chiller (Reuters)

Reuters - Revolving around an investigative reporter and his unlikely crime-solving partner, Swedish journalist Stieg Larsson's posthumous Millennium trilogy of novels were not so much best-sellers as international publishing phenomena.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 7:20 pm

CW's reality shows an affront to female viewers (Reuters)

Reuters - The CW is taking its largely female audience into two women-centric worlds with the reality shows "Fly Girls" and "High Society."

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 6:55 pm

Review: `Our Family Wedding' surpasses stereotype (AP)

In this publicity image released by Fox Searchlight Films, Lance Gross, left, and America Ferrera are shown in a scene from 'Our Family Wedding.' (AP Photo/Fox searchlight, Scott Garfield)AP - One enters a movie like "Our Family Wedding" bracing for cheesiness.


Posted on 9 March 2010 | 6:06 pm

`Candida' channels power struggles of marriage (AP)

In this theater publicity image released by Shirley Herz Associates, Sam Underwood, left, and Melissa Errico are shown in a scene from the Irish Repertory Theatre's revival of George Bernard Shaw's 'Candida,' now playing off-Broadway in New York. (AP Photo/Shirley Herz Associates, Carol Rosegg)AP - The power struggles of marriage are eternal. Witness George Bernard Shaw's domestic comedy, "Candida," written 112 years ago.


Posted on 9 March 2010 | 11:57 am

Charlie Sheen returning to work next Tuesday (Reuters)

Reuters - Charlie Sheen is expected to return to work on CBS' "Two and a Half Men" on Tuesday, according to his publicist.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 11:50 pm

Review: `Green Zone' is a failure of intelligence (AP)

In this publicity image released by Universal Pictures,Matt Damon is shown in a scene from, 'Green Zone.' (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Jonathan Olley)AP - All the war-zone authenticity in the Arab world cannot salvage the silly Hollywood plot at the heart of "Green Zone," Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass' first collaboration outside the Jason Bourne realm.


Posted on 9 March 2010 | 9:10 pm

De Niro signs up to play football icon Lombardi (Reuters)

Reuters - He has played killers and cops in the movies, and two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro may soon take on the role of iconic U.S. football coach Vince Lombardi in a film backed by sports television network ESPN.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 9:04 pm

Woods practice reports set tour tongues wagging (Reuters)

Tiger Woods practices his swing outside his home in Windermere, Florida, February 18, 2010. REUTERS/Sam Greenwood/PoolReuters - Media reports that Tiger Woods is working with his swing coach Hank Haney have leading golfers talking of a possible return to action for the world number one.


Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:57 pm

Fawcett omission from Oscar segment no accident (AP)

El comité encargado del segmento 'In Memorian' dentro de la ceremonia del Oscar dijo que se omitió a la actriz Farrah Fawcett porque era más conocida como estrella de televisión, que de cine.  (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, ARCHIVO)AP - The executive director of the film academy said Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn't included in the Academy Awards' In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star.


Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:28 pm

Rapper DMX arrested for violating probation (Reuters)

Earl Simmons, also known as hip hop star DMX, is shown in this police booking mugshot from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department released May 9, 2008. REUTERS/Maricopa County Sheriff Department/HandoutReuters - Troubled rapper DMX was arrested in Arizona on Tuesday for violating his probation by regularly using illegal drugs during the last nine months, authorities said.


Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:21 pm

Leaked Dell Streak flyer shows multitude of color options, confirmed specifications

There's no denying that the Mini 5 is real, but up until now, we've had to provide all of our own promotional material. At long last, it seems as if the suits in Round Rock are finally getting around to crafting the first advertisements for the upcoming slate, and while we knew about the 5-inch WVGA (800 x 480) touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, capacitive touch front buttons, front-facing VGA camera (for video chatting) and the 30-pin docking connector, we weren't aware of Dell's plans to reveal a slew of vivacious color options. If this here flyer proves legitimate, we could eventually see the Mini 5 available in an array of premium finishes and hues (thanks, Design Studio!), and we're hoping for a few different spec builds as well. So, are you opting for the pink, or are you crossing your fingers in hopes that Dell allows you to print that embarrassing shot of you and Mr. T on the rear of one?

Update: Oh, snap! We just landed a few more official slides from an internal Dell document, and it's safe to say that the company is going to call this beauty the Streak. Or, at least that's the internal codename. Better still, it looks as if it'll launch with an Amazon content partnership, which will bring a Kindle e-book reader app, Amazon MP3, Amazon video streams and pretty much any other material that Amazon sells in digital form right to the slate. C'mon now -- how's about a ship date and a price?

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Pentax gets official with 40 megapixel 645D medium format camera

We had a hunch that Pentax was readying a 645 Digital, and sure enough, the company has come clean with that very camera today. The May-bound 40 megapixel 645D is a medium format beast, but unlike similar options from Hasselblad, this one won't actually destroy your hopes of sending four generations of offspring to college. Boasting a 44mm x 33mm sensor, a 3-inch rear LCD and a virtually indestructible chassis, this monster promises high res images that only pros can appreciate, and there's a pair of SD / SDHC card slots for those who love to surround themselves with options. You'll also get a newly designed 11-point AF sensor, a fresh dust removal system, 77-segment multi-pattern metering system and a battery good for around 800 images when fully charged. 'Course, with a retail price of ¥850,000 ($9,442), you'll also expect amenities like an HDR mode, dynamic range expansion and an HDMI output, all of which just so happen to be included. Oh, and if you're in the market for some new glass, there's also a 55mm F2.8 lens that'll ship alongside of this here body for the princely sum of ¥100,000 ($1,110).

Pentax gets official with 40 megapixel 645D medium format camera originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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MSI starts shipping two 12.1-inch, AMD-powered Wind12 U230 netbooks

It sure took 'em long enough -- just over four months if you're keeping score -- but MSI has finally shipped its next-generation netbook. The AMD-powered Wind12 U230 has left the docks today in two distinct flavors (the U230-033 and U230-040), with both touting Windows 7 Home Premium, a 12.1-inch WXGA (1,366 x 768) display, ATI's Radeon HD3200 graphics, 2GB of RAM, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, a 6-cell battery and a 1.3 megapixel camera. The duo also features three USB sockets, VGA / HDMI outputs, an Ethernet port, audio in / out, a 4-in-1 card reader and a chassis that weighs in at 3.3 pounds. As for the differences? The former ships with an AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 under the hood and a 250GB HDD, while the latter sports an Athlon X2 L335 CPU and a 320GB platter. Both are available for the taking right now at NewEgg, though it's on you to decide if the the second model is really worth the extra $50 over the $429.99 base price.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 9:37 pm

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Razer and Sixense distribute SDK and FPS shooter utility through Steam

Surely you remember those Sixense motion controls that we caught lounging around at Razer's CES booth, right? Yeah. Today at the Game Developers Conference, both outfits have teamed up in order to distribute the Ultra-Precise Motion Controller SDK and FPS utility library via Steam, which should give devs the ability to create new games and port existing titles for use with the aforementioned sticks. We're told that these new tools will require "require virtually no knowledge of the inner workings of the controller," enabling coders to craft titles that take full advantage of the six degrees of freedom. Will this turn the PC into the next Wii? We kind of doubt it, but at least someone's looking out for non-console gamers who have a secret obsession with Nintendo's Wiimote.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:55 pm

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Motorola CLIQ XT hands-on

We know you've barely recovered from our Devour review, but Moto just threw another Blur-ified phone in our laps this afternoon - the CLIQ XT. We've been playing around with the Android 1.5-based, Flash Lite-supported, multitouch-capable handset for the last couple of hours -- but before we grace you with our first impressions, just a fair warning: we don't yet know the price of the new T-Mobile Android handset, though Motorola did promise us that it will hit shelves this month. With that said, hit the break for a quick rundown of our early thoughts.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:10 pm

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Microsoft shows off XNA games running on Windows Phone, full 3D is a go

Alright, we're going to be straight with you: you're not going to like this. See, Microsoft just showed us a pair of 3D games running on its ASUS Windows Phone prototype and built with its brand new XNA Game Studio 4.0, but wouldn't let us nab a single photo or video of the process. What we can tell you is that they exist, they work, and at least Microsoft tossed us some screenshots to wave in your face. The two titles are The Harvest (pictured), a good looking touch-controlled dungeon crawler with destructible environments, being developed by Luma Arcade; and Battle Punks, a less impressive one-on-one sword fighting Facebook game by Gravity Bear that's being ported over. We didn't get to see any full motion 3D camera moves, since Battle Punks is just composed of two characters duking it out, and The Harvest has a fixed camera and some pre-rendered elements, but there were indeed some real polygons being crunched before our eyes at a full resolution (no upscaling), alpha-rev, choppy framerate, and we were assured that full screen 3D was possible. We also got to see one of our first glimpses of universal notifications on Windows Phone: Achievement unlock notices (also pictured above) that slide down from the top of the screen in a black bar and then slide back, and can't be interacted with. Follow after the break for some more nerdy details, along with a video of VisualStudio in action, and screenshots of the two games are in the gallery below.

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Entelligence: Aiming high or another Mylo?

Entelligence is a column by technology strategist and author Michael Gartenberg, a man whose desire for a delicious cup of coffee and a quality New York bagel is dwarfed only by his passion for tech. In these articles, he'll explore where our industry is and where it's going -- on both micro and macro levels -- with the unique wit and insight only he can provide.

We heard a rumor last week that Sony was working on new handhelds to compete with devices like the iPad. It sounds like a great idea: a PSP with integrated telephony and e-book functionality could perhaps give everyone in the market a run for their money. But I'm a little skeptical -- Sony's Clié line once defined state-of-the-art PDA, but the company ceded the market to Palm long before the PDA was eventually reborn as the smartphone. If Sony's seriously thinking about getting back to the handheld space, here's some lessons it might learn from its efforts back in the PDA day.

1. Innovation is great but only when you really innovate. Sony led the market in innovation when it entered the PDA space. It offered the first Palm OS devices with removable storage, the first devices that could play back audio and video, and the first high-resolution color devices. All of these clearly drove the market forward. Then the innovations became less innovative and more "gadgetry." There were 3D interfaces for the launcher that were confusing and awkward. Some devices had Bluetooth support but not others. Devices like the NZ-90 (pictured above) added so many features into the mix that it was big, bloated, and nearly useless.* In short, the innovations became less compelling and eventually stood in the way of. I'm worried that Sony's meshing the type of functionality rumored to be its new device without any thought how it all has to work together.

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Does Android dream of DIY cushions?

With the estate of Philip K. Dick up in arms over the slightest commercial reference to his published works, we may come to regret the above headline. But it's worth the risk to bring more attention to this lovely, handcrafted Android pillow. Covered in fleece and filled with fluffy polyester for a texture that creator Craftsquatch describes as "firm yet springy," the cuddly 12-inch square, made-to-order cushion can be yours for $20 before shipping. If only it came with dessert.

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Palm's webOS PDK beta adds Pixi native development, PDK'd apps will hit the Catalog mid year

We just sat down with Palm here at GDC and fished out a few more details on the PDK beta front. Firstly, and most interestingly, Palm has confirmed that the PDK now works on all of its handsets (instead of just the Pre and Pre Plus), which means Pixi buyers can stop hating themselves pretty soon. Apparently the level of performance degradation should be comparable iPhone 3G vs. 3GS, which doesn't sound too horrible. This is functionality that wasn't available even to Palm's early PDK partners like EA and Gameloft, so we should be seeing versions of existing games make the jump to the Pixi when the time for PDK beta-developed apps to hit the Palm App Catalog. When will that time come, you ask? The "middle of the year," or "a few months," whichever sounds more promising to you. Palm's not saying whether this new era for the App Catalog (anyone being able to release PDK apps, and those apps working on the Pre and the Pixi) will accompany a full-on webOS update, but it seems logical to us.

On a more technical front, we're told the PDK supports the Linux standard SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) to ease in porting and development (Unreal for Linux runs using SDL, for instance), and that developers could even build apps like an audio processor that rely on PDK components but don't show up in the UI at all, or OpenGL-empowered things that aren't necessarily games or in 3D. Also, existing developers have only been able to do "full screen" games that rely on PDK components alone, but the PDK beta lets you mix and match webOS UI with PDK elements. Currently there aren't many PDK games that use the extra Palm hardware like the QWERTY keyboard and the gesture area, but we're told that's all exposed to the developer, along with any other element of webOS that Mojo SDK users have access to. One notable plugin hangup is the fact that Flash only works in the browser, and can't be embedded into a regular webOS app, PDK or no -- though we have to assume this is something that's in the works.

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Samsung NaviBot SR8845 / SR8855 vacuum cleaner hands-on

It didn't take long for these NaviBots to win our hearts -- we only spent about five intimate minutes watching them vacuuming the floor at Samsung's UK product launch event, but frankly, we fell hard upon first sight. On the left we have the SR8845 basic model going for £399 ($599), and the SR8855 at the rear is priced higher at £449 ($674) with its touch-sensitive buttons (instead of physical ones), on-board scheduler (instead of a countdown timer) and a pair of Virtual Guards -- boxes that create an infrared virtual fence to create a priority cleaning zone or to block the NaviBots -- instead of one. That said, both bots have the same vacuum performance, have visionary mapping, run for 90 minutes on a two-hour charge, and have anti-fall / anti-collision technology to boot. Say whatever you want about the prices and feel free to doubt the bots' sucking abilities, but hopefully the video after the break will at least leave you with a smile. Both will be in British shops at the end of April.

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Eternal optimist Verizon calls iPad launch 'an opportunity' to sell some data plans

That's the "glass is half full" attitude we like, Verizon -- always looking for a way to sign a few more of those lucrative data contracts, no matter the circumstances! Turns out Big Red is tipping off its staffers on how it can encourage customers to go with the WiFi-only version of the iPad and pair it up with a device like the MiFi rather than shelling out $130 more for integrated AT&T 3G and waiting a few extra weeks. As usual, Verizon's keen on playing up the anti-AT&T sentiment it's cultivated in its recent ad campaign by openly calling its biggest competitor's 3G network "overloaded," but we see one big hangup: 5GB of data on a Verizon MiFi is going to run you $60 a month, twice as much as AT&T will be charging for its dedicated, unlimited iPad plan. Then again, AT&T's own boss thinks WiFi's a bigger deal than 3G for this thing, so who knows -- maybe this is a zero-sum game for both of these guys.

[Thanks, Mark]

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brite-View LinkE pipes content to four Ethernet sources over existing powerline network

The market is darn near flooded with HomePlug AV-compatible powerline solutions, but Zinnet has seen fit to one-up the networking mainstays by dishing out a product that serves not one, but four Ethernet-packin' devices simultaneously. Designed for use with its brite-View CinemaTube (but fully capable of working with game consoles, Blu-ray players and media streamers), this two-piece kit allows internet content to flow through your home's existing powerline network and hit up to four devices on the other end. Simply plug the solo port adapter into a wall socket beside your router or broadband modem, and the four port adapter in your home theater room (or den, for the simplistic among us). From there, you can connect your Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Roku set-top-box, Blu-ray player, CinemaTube deck or any other AV device that benefits from a wired internet connection; just like that, you've got a makeshift connection to four devices, and you'll never have to worry over WiFi dropouts again. All that's required to bring this joy into your life is $89.99 and a basic understanding of online checkout procedure, both of which we're sure you can handle.

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Seven45 Studios talks Power Gig details, we go hands-on with its six string guitar peripheral

We'll just come right out and say it: Guitar Hero and Rock Band should watch their back, 'cause there's a better-than-decent chance that Power Gig will be all the rage this holiday season. Seven45 Studios is a heretofore unheard of upstart with roots in First Act, and unlike the vast majority of game developers, these guys actually have a direct hand in the production of the software and hardware associated with this package. They'll be designing the Power Gig video game series (Rise of the SixString is only the first installment) as well as the guitars, drums and microphones in-house, and given the First Act roots, you know you'll be getting instruments of higher quality than what's on the market today. Oh, and yes, we didn't misspeak when we pluralized "guitars" and mentioned those other two devices.

We had a sit down with the team today at GDC, and besides coming away impressed with the alpha build of the game and the prototype axes we saw, we also learned quite a bit more about their plans than what was revealed in this morning's press release. Just to be exceptionally clear, Seven45 Studios will not only sell their upcoming title as a standalone product, but it will sell a "band bundle" that includes the game, a guitar (plus a strap, picks and an extra set of strings), a drum set and a microphone, the latter two of which are still very early in production and weren't available for us to test. The beat matching setup that gamers have grown used to in Rock Band and Guitar Hero is still there, but most everything else is new; a "chording" addition will allow users to strum actual power chords that match the chords used in the song, giving newbies the ability to actually learn songs as they play the game if they want to. In other words, if users strum the same chords required to succeed in the game but through an amp, they'll be playing the actual song; if you'd rather not learn, you need not have any clue how to play a guitar to enjoy the game. Speaking of which, the bundled guitar (along with extra guitars that are still being sorted in terms of size, material and color) doubles as a legitimate six string by simply depressing the dampening pad beneath the neck, and while it won't match the crisp tone emitted from your Les Paul Custom, the prototype we heard here in San Francisco sounded just fine for a beginner's instrument. We also learned that existing Rock Band and Guitar Hero guitars will work with the Power Gig titles, and Seven45's guitars will work with existing music band games -- not bad!

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 4:04 pm

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Elgato rolls out smaller, Windows 7-supporting EyeTV Hybrid

Elgato's original EyeTV Hybrid USB tuner wasn't exactly oversized, but the company has nonetheless managed shrink things down a bit for the device's latest revision, and it's added some Windows 7 support for good measure. Most of the size reduction comes from ditching the analog connector found on the previous model (you'll still get an adapter), and you'll also now get a sturdier aluminum enclosure that stays in line with the company's Mac-only roots. Otherwise, you'll get the same support for over-the-air HD broadcasts as before, along with Elgato's EyeTV 3 software, and an included remote control -- all for the same $150 that the original model cost.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 3:43 pm

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Is Amazon hiring devs to build a robust web browser for Kindle?

Are you a software dev with a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, familiarity with current Web standards, and experience with browser engines, Linux on embedded devices, and Java? If so, do we have the job for you. Lab126, the group at Amazon responsible for the Kindle, wants you to help "conceive, design, and bring to market" a new embedded browser on a Linux device. Might this be a sign that the company is ready to start taking web browsing on the e-reader seriously? We don't know, but it sure sparked some interesting discussion over at All Things Digital. As Peter Kafka points out, a decent browser for the thing is pretty much a no-brainer in light of the Apple iPad. On the other hand, the idea of a robust browser on the Kindle has its own complications. What about subscription content like the New York Times -- why would anyone pay for something that's available for free on the web, if you're using the same device to view both? And what about all that new data traffic? Surely AT&T will have something to say about that. Of course, we've been hearing enough scuttlebutt about a mysterious next-gen device being developed at Amazon that perhaps this has nothing to do with the Kindle whatsoever. Who knows? These are all questions that will have to be answered sooner or later, but in the meantime we can say with some certainty that E ink is definitely not the best way to troll 4chan.

Is Amazon hiring devs to build a robust web browser for Kindle? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 3:21 pm

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Newegg selling ASUS Eee Box with Red Flag Linux pre-installed

Well, Newegg just seems to be full of surprises these days. The latest example is this ASUS Eee Box (model EBXB202-BLK-E0037), which wouldn't be so remarkable if not for the fact that it comes pre-installed with the Chinese Linux distribution, Red Flag Linux. That helps bring the price down to just $189.99 after rebate, which also gets you the usual Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and the standard Intel integrated graphics. No word on the whole back story here, but it looks like this may well be the only readily available Red Flag Linux-based system available in the US right now.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 2:58 pm

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Samsung SHW-M120S to be first Android phone with Bluetooth 3.0?

Samsung's all about records: firsts, biggests, smallests, thinnests, you get the idea. Indeed, it was just a few weeks ago that the company managed to slip the very first Bluetooth 3.0 certified handset through -- but these guys never rest, and it looks like they're already prepping to follow up that feat by throwing Android into the mix. The Bluetooth SIG is showing certification for an SHW-M120S model that apparently features a 3.3-inch WVGA AMOLED display, 5 megapixel autofocus primary cam plus VGA secondary, WiFi, GPS, HSDPA, and -- yes, you guessed it -- a Bluetooth Core Version of 3.0, meaning you'll likely be able to fling files around to your house full of Bluetooth 3.0-capable devices with the greatest of ease. The presence of a T-DMB tuner means this sucker is targeted squarely at the South Korean market, but we've no doubt Sammy plans on taking 3.0 global so that it can... you know, have the world's most Bluetooth 3.0 devices. PuntoCellulare seems to have a pretty good shot of it, and it looks pretty much how you'd expect any self-respecting Samsung smartphone to look in 2010 -- in other words, there's nothing that screams "I can wirelessly transfer data short distances at heretofore-unknown speeds" just by looking at it, and that's totally fine by us. Rumor is we'll see this launch "in the next few weeks."

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 2:41 pm

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Samsung puts price tags on its next receivers, soundbars and Blu-ray HTIB systems

There's more than just HDTVs on the way from Samsung this year, it's also picked today to reveal the price and ship dates for its Samsung Apps-equipped Blu-ray HTIB systems (HT-C7530W pictured above and all due in March or April) and HDMI 1.4-equipped 3D passthrough compatible receivers. Even though the cool kids are already on to HDMI 1.4a, that should be good enough to pass through 3D video and handle audio all in one cable so if you're planning a whole home theater revamp before Avatar comes home in 3D (whenever that is) you'll probably want to grab one with the feature. Other than the 7.1 channel HW-C770BS for $549 shipping this month, there's also a $499 HW-C900 model with multi-zone and video upscaling features for $499, though when it will arrive is still TBD.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 2:20 pm

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Samsung announces US availability, pricing for R1, R0 PMPs

Samsung first announced its R0 PMP way back and July of last year, and we saw its R1 model hit the FCC a month later in August, but the company has just now finally gotten official with US availability for both of them. Set to be available sometime next month, the touchscreen-equipped R1 will come in 8GB and 16GB varieties (in black or silver) for $149.99 and $179.99, while the non-touchscreen, and slightly larger R0 (pictured above), will run just $99 and $129 for the same capacities in your choice of black, silver or pink. Both will also give you Samsung's own Digital Natural Sound Engine 3.0 "sound enhancement" technology and DivX support, along with a microSD card slot on the R0, and Bluetooth support on the R1, among other standard fare.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 1:59 pm

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iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 4 drops in

Suspense! Drama! Surprises! Unrealistic expectations! It's always a veritable roller coaster of emotions whenever Apple gets around to cutting a new SDK build -- and without a doubt, iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 4 is no exception. We don't yet have a good read on what's new here, so if you're a member of Apple's $99 dev program and happen to get it downloaded and installed, let us know if you find anything awesome, like an iPhone 4 or iPad 2. Or, you know, anything else. Have fun!

iPhone SDK 3.2 beta 4 drops in originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 1:40 pm

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Customer greeted with malware on Vodafone-issued HTC Magic (good thing it's discontinued)

Crapware's bad enough, but having your life torn asunder simply by plugging in that shiny new (insert USB-connected device here) is an exciting new trend -- viruses find their way into the darnedest places, don't they? It seems an employee at anti-malware firm Panda Research who'd ordered a new Magic off Vodafone UK's site was greeted with no fewer than three nefarious executables upon plugging the device into her PC: a bot client, a password stealer, and a Conficker variant, and running a network sniffer quickly confirmed that the virii were live and ready to do harm as soon as the autorun in the Magic's mounted mass storage was executed on her Windows machine. If this were a widespread issue, we'd certainly have heard about it in other places, so odds are good (as Panda points out) that this was simply a case of HTC or Vodafone doing an awful job of wiping a refurbished set -- but it gives you pause and kind of makes you wish you worked for an anti-malware firm, at least on days when you're plugging in a new phone for the first time. The silver lining, we suppose, is that Vodafone has recently discontinued the Magic, though that creates another problem: the only Android device it currently stocks now is the lowly Tattoo, so the X10 and Nexus One can't come soon enough.

Customer greeted with malware on Vodafone-issued HTC Magic (good thing it's discontinued) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 1:33 pm

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Sony signs up all six major studios for HD movies on PlayStation Network

Well, it looks like Sony has a little treat for PS3 users now that they're able to turn their consoles back on -- it's just announced that it has signed up all six major studios to deliver HD movies on the PlayStation Network (the first company to do so, as Sony is happy to point out). That includes 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. and, of course, Sony Pictures Entertainment, which combined have an initial slate of 19 HD movies available to buy or rent -- including "Fantastic Mr. Fox," "Star Trek," "District 9," "Inglourious Basterds," and "The Wizard of Oz," to name a few. Those are only available in the US at the moment, but Sony says it plans to also roll them out to the U.K., France, Germany, and Spain "soon."

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 1:10 pm

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Source R&D brings Wisair-based wireless docking station to Macs and PCs for $150

Remember that Wisair-based wireless display adapter that we knew was headed for Macville? Looks like she has arrived. Source R&D has just introduced a universal docking station of the wireless variety, and better still, it's completely plug-and-play with Windows 7, Vista, WinXP and OS X (Leopard / Snow Leopard). The Warpia Easy Dock is a pretty simple setup; just plug a transceiver into a free USB socket, attach two USB peripherals and a DVI monitor to the base station, and enjoy the luxury of using a real-deal keyboard, mouse and LCD when your laptop is at home. Unfortunately, the resolution of monitor is capped at 1,400 x 1,050, so you certainly won't be taking fully advantage of that Dell UltraSharp U2711 you just took delivery of. It should be available momentarily for the tidy sum of $149.99.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 12:51 pm

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Microsoft bringing XNA Game Studio 4.0 to GDC this week, does 3D gaming for Windows Phone

We've all had a feeling that Microsoft is holding back some pretty big surprises (or at least completely reasonable revelations) when it comes to Windows Phone 7 Series and gaming, and here at GDC this week it sounds like we're going to get a little glimpse into that. Microsoft is unveiling its new XNA Game Studio 4.0, which lets developers work on games for Windows Phone 7 Series, Xbox 360 and Windows PC. The integration with Visual Studio 2010 that we saw the other day allows developers to build a single project and then make slight modifications to let it run on each platform respectively. Most importantly, Microsoft specifically mentions that 4.0 will include hardware accelerated 3D APIs for Windows Phone 7 Series -- not stunning, giving the fact that Zune can do 3D games (and is supported by XNA), but relieving just the same. Other phone-related tidbits are also telling: there will be fairly deep Xbox LIVE integration, including unlocking achievements from phone-based games and push notifications for asynchronous turn based gaming. Hopefully we can get some real live multiplayer gaming going as well, but there's no mention of that just yet. Microsoft promises "much, much more" will be revealed at MIX 2010, but for now we're gonna dig for all we can here at GDC.

Microsoft bringing XNA Game Studio 4.0 to GDC this week, does 3D gaming for Windows Phone originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 12:31 pm

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Motorola Devour review

While Motorola's vanilla-Android Droid has become the most recognizable Android device on the market -- thanks in part to a bombastic ad campaign -- Motorola's primary focus has been on its own custom Blur UI. At least, if quantity of devices are any indication. Hitting Verizon just as the Blur-powered Backflip heads to AT&T, the new Motorola Devour is an odd cross section of the "consumery" Backflip and Cliq, and the high-end Droid slider. We've been playing with the phone for a week or so (you can find our initial hands-on, video walkthrough and unboxing here), so follow us after the break as we walk through the triumphs and tragedy that is this device.

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Motorola Devour review originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 12:13 pm

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Intel bringing dual-core Atom D510 processors to netbooks as the N500?

Intel bringing dual-core Atom D510 processors to netbooks as the N500?It was hard to be anything but disappointed when Intel's dual-core Atom D510 processor started hitting nettops and was found to be no better performing than the earlier D330. Sure, it was more frugal, but most users were hoping for a bit more oomph not a bit less consumption. Soon, netbook users will seemingly get a taste of the same bitter pill, with talk that a netbook version of the D510 is in the works, likely called the N500. This is a rather less than shocking development and while it surely won't mean you'll finally get Crysis running on your Eee it could make for future netbooks that offer slightly better performance than their earlier brethren and yet deliver even longer battery life. Because, you know, if there's one thing netbooks need today it's greater longevity.

Intel bringing dual-core Atom D510 processors to netbooks as the N500? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 11:43 am

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Meizu MStore open for business, Mr. Jelly on sale now for 29 cents

We have some news on the app store that Meizu announced for the M8 a while back. The official name is apparently MStore, and it is indeed open for business with its first paid app, Mr. Jelly, going for about 29 cents (we believe it's a productivity tool for managing your, um, jelly). If that sounds familiar, it is -- the game is a port of an iPhone App Store gem. Regardless of its somewhat KIRFish nature, we do wish Meizu (its app developers) all the best. Now, when are we going to get Super Monkey Ball for this thing?

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 11:20 am

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Samsung 3D Starter Kit gets 3DTV and Blu-ray buyers started

Planning on buying one of those fresh Samsung 3D HDTVs and Blu-ray players now that they are available? Well, the good news from Samsung's press conference is that you'll get a free 3D Starter Kit if you decide to fork over the cash for them both. Included are two pairs of active shutter glasses (available separately for $150) and the 3D Blu-ray version of Monsters vs. Aliens, which is exclusive to Samsung for the time being. And speaking of new 3D titles, DreamWorks' own Jeffrey Katzenberg took stage to announce that Shrek will be coming soon. We're not sure how we feel about these super expensive sets, but the hands-on pictures of the kit do seem to make spending plus $2,000 for that new Sammy 3DTV and Blu-ray player a bit more enticing.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 10:57 am

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Cisco promises the 'next generation internet,' delivers markedly less

Cisco promised us a significant announcement this morning, one that would "forever change the Internet and its impact on consumers, businesses and governments," so we had to tune in to the company's webcast to find out what it was all about. We were instantly bowled over with the shocking news that video is the killer app of the future internet, before getting it drilled into our heads that we really need, like and want more bandwidth. No kidding -- so what, Cisco, what is your revolutionary next step? Is it the space-based IP router? Some killer alternative 4G connectivity? Well, it turns out it was the CRS3. The what? Cisco is bringing out a new Carrier Routing System, which Pantaj Patel describes as "this is huge" in a perfect monotone. We couldn't agree more. Apparently Cisco is keen on offering smarter pipes, and we did hear that AT&T is handling 19 petabytes of traffic each and every day, but the sum of the whole thing is that Cisco is just refreshing its backhaul hardware and regurgitating promises about 100Gbps bandwidth and whatnot. The internet remains safe and un-revolutionized for another day. Video after the break.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 10:36 am

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Palm unleashes webOS PDK beta on the public

If you've been looking to get in on some of that red hot game development action that Palm's been all about lately, check it out: among the announcements at this year's GDC, Palm has announced the release of its public beta PDK for webOS. This bad boy promises to let devs "use C and C++ alongside the web technologies that power the SDK and mix them seamlessly within a single app," just the thing for porting game titles to the webOS platform. And it's available now! Hit the source link to get started -- and maybe someday we'll finally get to play Mr. Jelly on our Pixi. We can dream, right?

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 10:19 am

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Samsung's 2010 3DTVs priced from $1,700 to ridiculous and everywhere in between

Enjoy your CES peek at Samsung's ultrathin 9000 series LED-lit LCD HDTV, with its touchscreen, video displaying remote control (also available as a $350 add-on for the 7000, 8000,and 750 series televisions) and 3D capability? That's good, because bringing the 55-inch UN55C9000 home in April will cost you a cool $6,999 (the thrifty can slum it with the 46-inch version for $5,999.) Still, if you're just looking to jump in on 3D without spending the max money, the cheapest model available at first will be the standard LCD LN46C750 available in May. In between, there's all manner of LED (most of them listed above, both with and without 3D capabilities) or old-school CCFL backlit LCDs plus a healthy lineup of plasmas arriving over the next few months, so with a note that grabbing 3D Blu-ray player and display at the same time will net a couple free pairs of active shutter glasses and a copy of the Monsters vs. Aliens 3D Blu-ray, check Samsung's site for each type to see what your budget can handle.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 9:59 am

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Samsung prices TL500, TL350, AQ100 and SL605 shooters

Samsung has just visited a bunch of data sheets upon us, and we've drawn out a few as yet unknown numerals regarding pricing and availability of the shooters it showed off at PMA this year. The TL500 above, swiveling AMOLED screen and all, will set buyers back $449 this spring when it'll be joined by its junior sibling, the TL350, which will cost $349. Both shooters offer RAW support and dual image stabilization, though funnily enough the cheaper 350 model offers 1080p video recording whereas the gaudier TL500 makes do with 640 x 480. If you're after something a bit more durable, the scratch-proof and rubberized SL605 will set you back only $129, while the all-weather AQ100 gets a $199 sticker, with both expected in that same spring release window. Phew, aren't you glad you know all that now?

Samsung prices TL500, TL350, AQ100 and SL605 shooters originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 9:58 am

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Samsung E6 e-reader coming to Barnes and Noble this spring for $299

Samsung still hasn't committed to a formal launch date for the e-reader line it launched at CES, but the company narrowed down the launch date from "early 2010" to "this spring" this morning -- which makes sense, seeing as spring has nearly, uh, sprung. We're only hearing about the six-inch E6 at the moment, along with a new Barnes and Noble partnership -- we're not sure anyone will pick the Samsung over the the popular Nook, especially at the $399 price point we heard at CES, but at least there's a built-in content ecosystem. Interestingly, we're not hearing anything about the 10-inch E10 or QWERTY-equipped E61, both of which would fill large gaps in the B&N lineup, but we're looking out for more info -- we'll let you know. In the meantime, you can watch a video of all three devices right here.

Update: Samsung says the E6 will be $299 at launch, which is a nice little drop. As for the E10 and E61, all we're hearing is that they "may be coming soon," so who knows what's going on.

Samsung E6 e-reader coming to Barnes and Noble this spring for $299 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 9:37 am

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NFL Mobile comes to Verizon with livestreaming RedZone channel

We'd heard that the NFL would be bringing the RedZone channel to phones this season, and it looks like Verizon was the highest bidder: NFL Mobile will launch on Big Red next month with the draft, complete with live streaming video of the event, on-demand video analysis from NFL Network, a pick-by-pick draft tracker, and other content. Once the season starts, customers will get RedZone, live streams of Sunday night and Thursday night games, on-demand video highlights and analysis, live home and away radio broadcasts, fantasy info, and the usual nasty ringtones and graphics. That's a ton of content, and it certainly makes Sprint's NFL package seem a little light in comparison -- we'll have to see what pricing is like and what devices this'll run on closer to launch, however. Bring on the draft!

Update: We just confirmed that NFL Mobile will be exclusive to Verizon for the next four years, which means Sprint customers are out of luck. Verizon paid a pretty penny for the rights: the Wall Street Journal values the deal at $720 million.

NFL Mobile comes to Verizon with livestreaming RedZone channel originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 9:09 am

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Ubuntu hits HTC's Touch Pro2, is any Windows Mobile handset safe? (video)

Ubuntu hits HTC's Touch Pro 2, is any Windows Mobile handset safe?
If there's one thing we're pretty sure Windows Phone 7 Series will be worse at than its Windows Mobile precursor it's in the running of various and sundry other operating systems. We've seen Android running on seemingly every WinMo handset ever created and more recently Ubuntu has been receiving the mobile treatment. Last month it was on an Xperia X1, now an HTC Touch Pro2 is getting a taste. A modder who goes by the handle sebbo90 is the one responsible for this, running basically the same technique as used earlier on the X1. It looks quite easy: just download a 200MB zip, extract it to your phone, then run an exe within. A few moments later you'll be in open source heaven, and, from what we can tell looking at the video below, it works remarkably well. Now, if you'll excuse us, we have to hit up eBay to find a used handset and get hacking.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:43 am

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Spying school district update: remote webcam functionality disabled, two IT monkeys suspended

Spying school district update: remote webcam functionality disabled, two IT monkeys suspended
We're still waiting for all the legal fallout from the Pennsylvania's Lower Merion School District webcam spying case, but more news is slowly trickling out about the whole thing, including the technology that the school used: a remote administration suite called LANrev. An update to the software, releasing this week, will disable the option for admins (or pervy IT workers) to remotely switch on a computer's webcam, hopefully preventing a replay of this situation. Beyond that, two unnamed (possibly pervy) IT workers have been suspended for their involvement in this whole situation. Are they the ones who went too far, or was it their managers who ordered them to do it and are now throwing their dutiful peons to the fire? We may never know the truth, but at least we can now frolic naked in front of our MacBooks without fearing that dreaded green light.

Spying school district update: remote webcam functionality disabled, two IT monkeys suspended originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:17 am

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Shuttle's ION 2-equipped XS35 shows off its slimline nettop credentials in hands-on video

In the market for a new HTPC? Then you'll probably be wanting the slimmest possible enclosure that can still fit an optical drive and the grunt to power through HD video. Set aside some of your attention for Shuttle's XS35, in that case, as this 3.3cm-thick slab of engineering contains an Atom D510 (yawn) paired with NVIDIA Ion 2 graphics (yay!), which should in concert deliver buttery smooth 1080p playback, whether through Flash or Blu-ray discs. The integrated optical drive can't run those fancy discs from what we know, but you could easily swap it out with a slimline BR burner, jack your favorite HDMI cable into the back, and have the perfect little movie box. It's passively cooled so there'll be no fan noise, and its price should be pretty endearing considering the aggressively priced competition from Zotac and Acer. See the XS35 in its metallic flesh after the break.

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Jen-Hsun Huang is 'looking forward' to court date with Intel, sees no reason to settle (video)

Sometimes companies spar out their differences behind closed doors, and sometimes they have guys like Jen-Hsun Huang at their helms and the whole world gets to know how they feel and what they intend to do about it. The Tegrasaurus Rex has taken a recent interview with Fortune magazine as an opportunity to eloquently lay out his side's case in the epic cross-licensing dispute between NVIDIA and Intel, and to let us all know that he sees "no reason" to settle with the Atom-making giant. Describing Intel's argumentation as "completely nonsense," NVIDIA's fearless leader tell us that he's eagerly anticipating the court clash scheduled for later this year. We can't yet confirm whether or not he finished it off with a "bring your popcorn" instruction, but all his recorded words await in video form just after the break.

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Dell brings next-gen Precision performance to M4500 15.6-incher

The super-high-end 17-inch M6500 is all well and good for giant people, but we're glad Dell's finally giving us regular-sizers a shot with the new Precision M4500. Naturally, compromises have been made, but only just barely. The new 15.6-inch laptop rocks a 16:9, 1920 x 1080 display, backed up by NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800M or 880M graphics (the 6500 supports the 3800M, 2800M and ATI M7740) and your choice of Core i5 or Core i7 processors, on up to the Core i7-920XM Quad Core Extreme Edition. This being Dell, there are plenty of tweaks and perks on offer, like a HD+ sRGB LED screen with 100 percent color gamut, a 64GB SSD mini card for dual drive configs without losing the optical drive, a 3 megapixel camera, backlit keyboard, multitouch trackpad, Precision ON, and a multi-carrier-friendly Gobi 2.0 wireless chip. Perhaps most excitingly for us on-the-go regular-sizers, you can supposedly squeeze out 7 hours and 40 minutes of battery with the 9 cell option, and there's a 12 cell battery slice option less than half an inch thick that should send it over the moon. On its own the laptop is 1.1-inches thick and weighs 6 pounds, and while exact pricing hasn't been ironed out yet, it should start at less than $1,700. Start counting out those regular-sized green dollars of yours, the laptop should be out in the "coming weeks."

That not enough for you? Dell's also upgrading its Precision T7500, T5500 and T5300 workstations to Intel Xeon 5600 Westmere EP processors for you desk slaves within a similar timeframe. PR and another M4500 press shot are after the break.

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Seven45 Studios ups the ante for music games, intros fully functional six string controller

We've seen "real" guitars made to "work" with existing music-band titles, and we've even seen MIDI guitars play nice with Rock Band, but we've yet to see a company design a game from the ground-up to work with a legitimate six string. Until now. Here at GDC, Seven45 Studios is making a name for itself by introducing Power Gig: Rise of the SixString (for PS3 and Xbox 360) along with a bona fide axe. The newfangled company is a sister firm to First Act -- the same guys who made that guitar sold with your '07 Jetta -- and the instrument debuting here at the show uses proprietary technology "that can distinguish and recognize gamers' input all along the guitar." Better still, the instrument includes all of the innards necessary to make noise through an amp, so you could theoretically use this to rock out in real life as well. If you're skeptical about the game's ability to actually recognize complicated inputs, get a load of this: "Power Gig also introduces the option to switch on chording, or chord play; chording presents the added challenge of playing the game using chords that require specific finger placement on the strings." The tandem is slated to go on sale this fall for an undisclosed amount, and we'll be snagging some hands-on time with the game and guitar here in just a few hours -- stay tuned!

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