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New Microsoft Security Essentials 2.1 Antimalware Engine Planned for Next Week

Microsoft is planning to refresh the antimalware technology that powers a number of its products, including the free security solution offered to Windows users with genuine copies of the operating system. The upcoming update to Microsoft Security Essentials 2.1’s antimalware engine will come at approximately ...

14 October 2011
14:51 GMT

Total Commander 8.0 Public Beta 5 Available

The number of fixes solved in this release of Total Commander is much smaller than in the previous one, and, as usual, they cover both 32 and 64-bit Windows platforms. Total Commander 8.0 beta 5 takes care mostly of visual issues, but mending various features and options is also on the change list. Visual bearin...

14 October 2011
10:53 GMT

New Alpha Build for µTorrent

The new release, Alpha 3.1 build 25788, comes with a batch of fixes, and, for the users of the plus version, with improved compatibility for the supported devices as far as transcoding is concerned.This version of the BitTorrent client fixes the portable mode of the app and now the DNA cache directory is no longer cr...

14 October 2011
03:43 GMT

Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad Gets Glitch Fixes, Player Stats Reset

The developers at Tripwire Interactive have announced that they are planning to reset the stats of all the players who are engaged with their Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad first person shooter as they are deploying a number of fixes for some of the biggest glitches that affected the game.Ever since the game w...

10 October 2011
09:42 GMT

RoboForm Updates to 7.5.4

Siber Systems pushed a quick set of updates, every three or four days, since it released version 7.5.1, which caused a number of problems to the users, those using the password manager with Firefox being affected in particular.Today they managed to offer version 7.5.4, which encompasses a batch of fixes aiming f...

8 October 2011
08:31 GMT

New FIFA 12 Patch Coming in 'Two or Three Weeks'

Electronic Arts has confirmed that FIFA 12 on platforms like the PC, PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 will be on the receiving end of a hefty patch in two or three weeks, with EA Sports community manager Romily Broad confirming some of the things that will be addressed by the update.FIFA 12 impressed legions of football (so...

7 October 2011
04:51 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 Spec 2.0 Update Detailed, Brings Faster Loading Times and More

Sony and Polyphony Digital, the companies behind last year's Gran Turismo 5 racing game, have detailed just what's included in the upcoming Spec 2.0 update, which brings improvements like faster loading times as well as new options and content, like the possibility of using the interior view in all standard...

6 October 2011
05:19 GMT

Chrome Labeled As Malware by Microsoft Security Essentials

If Microsoft Security Essentials just picked on your Google Chrome and labeled it as malware (PWS:Win32/Zbot), don’t trust it, it’s a fluke. Google just released a new, unplanned, minor build for Chrome and Microsoft issued a new set of definitions to correct the problem and apology.Those affected by the ...

1 October 2011
03:50 GMT

Download Free The Witcher 2 Update 2.0 Now

The Witcher 2 has just received the long awaited update 2.0 for its PC version, which brings brand new features, as well as a variety of fixes to problems and issues reported by players.CD Projekt Red, the studio behind the recent The Witcher 2 role playing game, has worked hard on improving the experience, releasing...

29 September 2011
13:31 GMT

Gran Turismo 5 Spec 2.0 Update Coming Next Month

Gran Turismo 5 will be on the receiving end of a major update, called Spec 2.0, as the game's creator, Kazunori Yamauchi, confirmed that the patch, alongside some downloadable content, will arrive in October.Gran Turismo 5 was finally released at the end of last year, after PlayStation 3 fans waited for quite a ...

29 September 2011
12:51 GMT

Windows Azure Platform Training Kit September 2011 Update Now Available

Microsoft has refreshed a collection of training content for its Cloud platform, offering customers a new release of the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit for download. The Windows Azure Platform Training Kit September 2011 Update is available through the company’s Download Center, free of charge, just a...

29 September 2011
06:18 GMT

PlayStation Home Updated to Version 1.55 Ahead of Major Overhaul

Sony has just deployed a major update to its PlayStation Home online network, taking it to version 1.55, while preparing it for the major overhaul announced last month.Sony's PlayStation Home impressed quite a few PlayStation 3 console owners, allowing them to interact with friends and other gamers like themselv...

29 September 2011
03:14 GMT

Massive Mortal Kombat Patch Released on PS3 and Xbox 360

Mortal Kombat, the recent reboot of the classic fighting franchise, has just received a pretty big update, solving a variety of issues and addressing balancing problems for almost all of the characters included in the title's roster.The new Mortal Kombat has been a huge success, reaching impressive sales and fin...

26 September 2011
14:21 GMT

Download StarCraft 2 Patch 1.4.0 for PC Right Now

In a rather stealthy move, Blizzard has deployed a new patch for its StarCraft II real time strategy title, in form of update 1.4.0, which brings a wide variety of changes, some new features, and an array of bug fixes that solve many issues reported by players. Blizzard is working on quite a few projects recently,...

23 September 2011
02:14 GMT

Dead Island Developer to Focus on Patches and Updates Instead of DLC for Now

Techland, the developer of Dead Island, the new first person zombie shooter, has confirmed that it's currently focusing on releasing patches and updates for the game, instead of the previously promised downloadable content for the title published by Deep Silver.Dead Island was released earlier this month and it&...

16 September 2011
15:31 GMT

Download First Deus Ex: Human Revolution PC Patch via Steam

Deus Ex: Human Revolution, the new futuristic role-playing game, has just received its first patch for the PC version, which aims at solving certain issues reported by players, while adding features like the ability to skip the start sequence. Deus Ex: Human Revolution was released last month by Eidos Montreal and...

16 September 2011
02:30 GMT

Infamous 2 Update 3 Brings New User Generated Content Features

Infamous 2, the new open world title from Sucker Punch, has received a brand new update which brings plenty of new and interesting features for those who actively participate in the User Generated Content part of the game and make their own missions with the tools available in the title.Infamous 2 offered a great exp...

9 September 2011
14:21 GMT

Update for Windows 7 SP1, Vista SP2, XP SP3 Revokes All DigiNotar Root Certificates

Microsoft reacted extremely rapidly to protect users of Internet Explorer against attacks leveraging fraudulent DigiNotar root certificates, and is now providing an update for all supported versions of Windows designed to revoke the trust of all DigiNotar root certificates. Customers running Windows are advised to d...

7 September 2011
12:12 GMT

PlayStation Plus September Update Brings Free Plants vs. Zombies, Resident Evil Collection

Sony has detailed the variety of content that will be released for PlayStation Plus subscribers during the month of September, and it's quite safe to say that they're going to get their money's worth, with lots of great free games as well as plenty of discounts on new digital titles.Sony's PlaySta...

7 September 2011
03:10 GMT

Dead Island Gets Day-One Patch to Solve Many Glitches and Issues

Dead Island, the new zombie first-person shooter from Techland, has just received a day-one patch that aims at solving a variety of glitches, just as the actual game is being deployed in North America and getting ready for release in Europe later this week. Dead Island impressed a huge amount of gamers with its fi...

6 September 2011
02:35 GMT

Fix Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 SQL Azure Publishing Problems

Customers leveraging the latest edition of Visual Studio have reported that they encountered issues when attempting to publish their projects to Microsoft’s Cloud data platform. Microsoft confirmed the problems, and released an update to Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 in response to user feedback. Upd...

2 September 2011
03:50 GMT

Xbox 360 Official 3D Update Is Coming, Report Says

Microsoft is going to deploy a big update for its Xbox 360 console's software in the near future, which brings a new option in its settings menu, to turn on the 3D mode of the device, allowing games that support such a technology to use it.While Sony has been hyping up the 3D capabilities of its PlayStation 3 fo...

1 September 2011
17:21 GMT

Halo: Reach Title Update Arrives in October, Brings Magnum Pistol and Other Changes

Halo: Reach will receive a much-needed title update in October, as Microsoft and 343 Industries confirmed that it would add quite a lot of improvements in terms of gameplay, while bringing back the classic Magnum pistol from Halo: Combat Evolved. Microsoft, the owner of the Halo franchise, made quite a few big ann...

30 August 2011
04:30 GMT

The Witcher 2 Will Continue to Be Updated After Patch 2.0

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is set to receive a massive update in the form of the 2.0 one, but the developer of the popular role-playing game, CD Projekt Red, will continue to support it a long time after the new patch. CD Projekt Red is working hard both on the upcoming update 2.0 for The Witcher 2, as well...

24 August 2011
02:40 GMT

Android 3.2 Reaches Acer Iconia Tab A500

The Acer Iconia Tab A500 tablet was off to a fairly promising start some months ago, and it looks like the next step forward, as far as software goes, is ready to be taken now that an Android update is being sent out.By now, those interested in the goings on on the IT market, or at least some of them, will be more t...

23 August 2011
07:22 GMT

New Tutorial in The Witcher 2 Update 2.0 Addresses Steep Difficulty Curve

The Witcher 2 update 2.0 brings quite a lot of new features to the role-playing game, including a brand new tutorial at the beginning of the story, which serves to address the many complaints received by developer CD Projekt Red about the steep learning curve that drove away many players. CD Projekt Red is definit...

23 August 2011
02:40 GMT

New Xbox 360 Dashboard Interface Is Called Twist Control, Arrives Later This Year

Microsoft has detailed its new and improved Xbox 360 dashboard interface, called 'Twist Control', which is set to arrive as an update for the home console later this year, making full use of the Kinect motion and voice sensor, as well as highlighting, in a simpler way, the variety of things offered by the X...

22 August 2011
02:40 GMT

Intel Fixes 320 Series SSD Firmware at Last

The 320 series of solid state drives from Intel may finally step out of the age where almost all capacity gets lost and into one where its many gigabytes can actually be used for what they were intended.The good impression that Intel made when it released the third generation 320 Series solid state drives is one tha...

17 August 2011
05:34 GMT

Windows 7 SP1 Update Fixes SVG Graphics Parsed Incorrectly

A new update available from Microsoft is designed to fix the incorrect parsing of Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) graphics. KB 2563227 was released earlier this week, and is available through both Windows Update and via the Microsoft Download Center. According to the software giant, in specific scenarios, SVG graphi...

12 August 2011
10:21 GMT

T-Mobile Sends Out Android 3.1 Update to LG Slates

Since the first generation (and in some cases the second one) of tablets has been around for a while, updates to their operating systems are now getting sent out, LG's G-Slate being the latest one to get landed with this benefit, courtesy of T-Mobile.By now, the tablet segment has established itself as a palpab...

12 August 2011
04:25 GMT

MotorStorm Apocalypse Gets Massive Update, Emphasizes User Generated Content

Evolution Studios has announced that its latest game, MotorStorm Apocalypse, has received a major update which effectively gives the destruction-based racing game a bigger emphasis on user generated content, similar to other PlayStation 3 exclusive games like ModNation Racers or LittleBigPlanet.MotorStorm Apocalypse ...

12 August 2011
03:20 GMT

Motorola XOOM Android 3.1 Update Still Running Late in Canada

Motorola's XOOM somewhat recovered from the rather underwhelming start but it appears customers might be getting a new reason to feel frustrated, at least as far as Canada is concerned.The operating system of an electronic holds a great deal of sway over how well said product runs and on the content possible to...

11 August 2011
04:35 GMT

Toshiba Thrive Sleep Problems Solved by Update

Toshiba did not let itself stay too far behind the other companies with tablets up for sale, though its own product had some issues to contend whith, some which, fortunately, have supposedly been fixed at last.The media tablet market is one that most definitely took the IT industry by storm, at least as far as the l...

4 August 2011
07:29 GMT

HP TouchPad Owners Get WebOS Update

HP may have taken a while to actually deliver the TouchPad tablet, but it looks like its software updates did not let themselves be waited on too long, the OS itself having just gone through a revision.The HP TouchPad tablet is one of those non-iPad slates out there that are actually selling instead of being saved f...

1 August 2011
11:00 GMT

Office 2010 Update Fixes Installation Failures of Future Updates for the Productivity Suite

Office 2010 users can come across issues when installing updates for the productivity suite. Fortunately, they can turn to a download offered free of charge by Microsoft to help them deal with potential issues. The Redmond company is offering an update designed to decrease installation failures of future Of...

30 July 2011
05:10 GMT

Duke Nukem Forever Patch Is Coming Soon

Duke Nukem Forever will see a massive patch be released in the near future for all platforms, with its developer, Gearbox Software, detailing some of the changes that are coming at least to the PC version of the game. Duke Nukem Forever was released last month and, despite the negative reviews, still managed to be...

29 July 2011
04:40 GMT

PlayStation Store Update: Limbo, Final Fantasy and Lots of Sales

Sony has updated its PlayStation Store online service with lots of new content, including plenty of downloadable titles, like the eagerly anticipated Limbo, new downloadable content, like Old World Blues for Fallout: New Vegas, and a wide array of discounts.First up, PlayStation 3 owners can enjoy the excellent Limbo...

20 July 2011
12:31 GMT

Download The Witcher 2 Patch 1.3 Now

The Witcher 2 has just received patch 1.3, which is now available for download for almost all owners of the game, except those who bought it on Steam. The Witcher 2 gained critical acclaim earlier this year with its deep role-playing mechanics, sharp graphics and intense combat. It wasn't perfect, however,...

20 July 2011
05:15 GMT

Xbox 360 System Update Now Available, No New Features Included

Microsoft has just announced that a new system update for the Xbox 360 console has been released, but doesn't bring any sort of new features for the regular user. While companies like Sony are releasing firmware updates for its consoles, the PlayStation 3 or PSP, like hot cakes, Microsoft has always taken its...

19 July 2011
05:20 GMT

The Witcher 2 Patch 1.3 Arrives with Free DLC, Release Date Unknown

The Witcher 2 is set to receive a brand new patch soon, as developer CD Projekt Red confirmed that lots of bugs will be addressed with the update, while some free downloadable content will be thrown in to delight fans. The Witcher 2 was released earlier this year and went on to gain critical acclaim for its polish...

18 July 2011
05:15 GMT

Valve Improves Steam Client with Better and Faster Features

Valve has announced that it has overhauled its Steam digital distribution service, specifically the actual program used by its community to download, manage and browse for games, in order to allow a better, faster and smoother download experience. Valve's Steam service is still the king of the digital distrib...

18 July 2011
04:45 GMT

PlayStation Store Update: Catherine Demo, L.A. Noire DLC and Summer Sales

This is a very special week for PlayStation Network users, as Sony has updated the online service with plenty of new things, from a demo for the upcoming Catherine adventure title, to a new downloadable case for L.A. Noire and, of course, the Summer Sale promotion, which was announced last week.First up, PlayStation ...

13 July 2011
13:21 GMT

Call of Duty: Black Ops Gets New Xbox 360 Patch

Call of Duty: Black Ops has just received a brand new patch for the Xbox 360 console, addressing various security issues and solving some of the audio issues that appeared in the Search and Destroy mode. Call of Duty: Black Ops was launched last year, and managed to impress a huge amount of gamers quickly making i...

12 July 2011
07:45 GMT

Acer Iconia Tab A500 Not Getting Android 3.1 in India Yet

Acer is one of the companies whose Android tablet has been on sale long enough that it has already entered the OS update stage, though some countries seem to be having a more difficult time than others when it comes down to it.One asset that is behind the popularity of tablets is the fact that, to some extent, they ...

6 July 2011
05:26 GMT

Microsoft to Continue Upgrading the Xbox 360 and Kinect with Better Software

Microsoft has pledged that it will continue updating its Xbox 360 home console as well as the Kinect sensor with new and better software, in order to upgrade their abilities and provide even more special features to its customers. Microsoft has been packing the features onto its Xbox 360 home console for many year...

4 July 2011
03:50 GMT

PlayStation Store Update: Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta, Lots of Demos

Quite a lot of new things have been added by Sony to the PlayStation Store this week, as the Japanese company brought forth lots of downloadable games, plenty of demos, and new content for a variety of already released titles, not to mention the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta, currently available for PlayStation Plus s...

29 June 2011
12:31 GMT

Download World of Warcraft Patch 4.2 'Rage of the Firelands' Now

World of Warcraft has just received patch 4.2, a brand new update called "Rage of the Firelands," which adds a new quest line, all new raids and overhauls some of the core features of the massively popular online role-playing game. Blizzard's World of Warcraft has been losing a few of its subscribers recently...

29 June 2011
04:55 GMT

Team Fortress 2 Goes Free-to-Play, Gets Meet the Medic Video

Valve has finally deployed its extra special Uber Update, and officially confirmed that its massively popular Team Fortress 2 online first person shooter is going completely free to play, while unleashing a brand new "Meet the" short film, focusing on the Medic class.It's been a hectic week for Team Fortress 2 p...

24 June 2011
02:30 GMT

PlayStation 3 Firmware Update 3.66 Now Available

A brand new firmware for the PlayStation 3 home console has been released by Sony, taking the device's software up to version 3.66.Sony has been rolling out firmware updates after it got the PlayStation Network online service operational after the infamous hacker attack, with the 3.61 software version forcing us...

23 June 2011
04:40 GMT

LittleBigPlanet 2 PlayStation Move DLC Detailed, Brings New Features

LittleBigPlanet 2 is set to receive a massive PlayStation Move-focused downloadable content pack in the near future, so Media Molecule, its developer, together with some of the most popular LBP users, have decided to showcase the first details about the update.LittleBigPlanet 2 impressed a lot of people at the beginn...

21 June 2011
14:21 GMT


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