News "Other" June 2006 News Archive

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DVDReMake 3.5.3 Released

Posted by: Jonathan M

Must have been important updates cause they just released 3.5.1 two weeks ago ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Third and Last IE7 Beta Released

Posted by: Jonathan M

Are they ever going to finish ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Microsoft Sued Over WGA

Posted by: Jonathan M

Microsoft is being sued by an America PC owner who's saying Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) violates laws against spyware ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

MTV Sells Video on iTunes

Posted by: Jonathan M

Download and watch your favorite TV shows with iTunes ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

BitComet Update

Posted by: Jonathan M

BitComet has released a new version due to a bug found in previous version ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Once implemented and fine tuned for "normal user" use, this will bring 2.50 and 2.60 Firmware up to the same homebrew capability that 1.50 PSP owners enjoy with FULL kernel mode access ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

High Definition DVD players: Toshiba VS Samsung

Posted by: Jonathan M

A quick review by dvdtown on the Samsung Blu-ray BD-P1000 player and the Toshiba HD-A1 player ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Microsoft Office 2007 Preview

Posted by: Jonathan M

The preview is intended to give users a chance to try out the new version of Office without installing the beta on a computer ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

BitTorrent Now Streams Video

Posted by: Jonathan M

BitTorrent is developing a video download website to distribute movies online ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

iTunes Offers Lossless CD Quality

Posted by: Jonathan M

iTunes software now offers the option to encode in to 100% original quality ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

XM Radio = Piracy

Posted by: Jonathan M

Recording companies have sued the makers of XM radio ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Symantec Takes on the Battle of Phishing

Posted by: Jonathan M

Phishing is the term for scams that gather personal information from fake websites ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Buy DVD's or Pay-Per-Download

Posted by: Jonathan M

What will be your choice ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Apple Trying to Persuade Best Buy in a Partnership

Posted by: Jonathan M

Macs at BestBuy? Haven't they already tried that once? ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Remove Windows Genuine Advantage

Posted by: Jonathan M

Do you want Microsoft snooping around your computer, if not download this tool that will remove WGA from your computer ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

How Piracy Works

Posted by: Jonathan M

Ever wonder how people get ahold of the new movies before the actual public does ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

PS3 is All you Will Need

Posted by: Jonathan M

According to Sony that it is a "all-in-one" device ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

BitTorrent Update

Posted by: Jonathan M

BitTorrent has released a new version ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

What Program do you use for Your Email?

Posted by: Jonathan M

Yahoo Mail?, Google Mail?, Windows Live? Find out which one ranked the highest in this review ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Toshiba Announces HD Recorder Release Date

Posted by: Jonathan M

Toshiba said on Thursday it would launch the next-generation, high-definition optical disk recorder based on the HD DVD format on July 14 in Japan ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Benchmark your System and More

Posted by: Jonathan M

Fraps is designed as a generic tool for DirectX and OpenGL games ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Windows Live Messenger Released

Posted by: Jonathan M

Live Messenger prominently features "me too" features such as free PC-to-PC VoIP, improved file sharing capabilities, and offline messaging support and more ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

14 Year Old Girl Sues MySpace

Posted by: Jonathan M

A Texas 14-year-old and her mother have sued MySpace for US$30 million after she was raped ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Apple + Movie Downloads

Posted by: Jonathan M

Apple is talking with the movie industry about selling movies downloads ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

HD-DVD Price Cut

Posted by: Jonathan M

Does it really matter though, considering you have to spend at least $500 on a new DVD player ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

ConvertXtoDVD Updates to Version 2.0.13

Posted by: Jonathan M

ConvertXtoDVD is better known as "DivxToDVD" ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Direct X 10

Posted by: Jonathan M

Direct X 10 will not be compatible with XP, only Windows Vista ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

DivX 6 Codec Update

Posted by: Jonathan M

The DivX 6.2.5 Codec is out with many performance quality enhancements ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Nintendo's DS Lite

Posted by: Jonathan M

Apparently the DS Lite by Nintendo is pretty good, seeing how it sold over 136,000 units in its first two days ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Run Windows or Mac OS on your Mac

Posted by: Jonathan M

You have your pick of which OS you want to run on your MAC with Boot Camp software ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

RIAA Claims File Swapping Has Stopped

Posted by: Jonathan M

Well, not really stopped, more like contained ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

BS.Player 2.0 Just Released

Posted by: Jonathan M

The best multi-media player out it claims ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Out With the Old, In With the New

Posted by: Jonathan M

High Definition DVD's suppose to take the spotlight from standard DVD's, or will they? ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Microsoft VS Linux

Posted by: Jonathan M

Microsoft is battling Linux in the super computer arena ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Pirates are Winning

Posted by: Jonathan M

Entertainment industry is losing the fight against piracy ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

nVIDIA Speeds Up High Definition Video on Computers

Posted by: Jonathan M

nVIDIA has announced PureVideo HD technology ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Windows Vista Beta 2 - Review

Posted by: Jonathan M

Found out the pros and cons to the new operating system ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Microsoft to Fix Security Problem in Windows

Posted by: Jonathan M

They have released 12 patches for security flaws ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

RIAA Can Sue You If You Install KaZaA

Posted by: Jonathan M

RIAA can sue you for merely having shared folders on your computer ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Pioneer to Delay Blu-Ray DVD Players

Posted by: Jonathan M

They are blaming it on a "delay in the development process" ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Windows Vista Beta 2

Posted by: Jonathan M

Microsoft released it for download by the public ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Mozilla Firefox Update

Posted by: Jonathan M

Version 1.5.0.4 of Firefox was released ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Buy a PS3 and Get a PS2 FREE

Posted by: Jonathan M

What a deal! ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

Copying DVD's & TV Shows Legally

Posted by: Jonathan M

Wal-Mart and other franchise stores are trying to make a deal with Hollywood about coping movies and TV shows onto DVDs and devices in the store ... Read more ...

Jun

2006

The New U2 iPod

Posted by: Jonathan M

The new U2 iPod holds up to 5,000 songs and features a gorgeous black enclosure with a red Click Wheel and custom engraving of U2 band member signatures ... Read more ...

Jun

2006