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No More Voice Chat for PlayStation Home

Sony Computer Entertainment conducted maintenance work on the newly launched PlayStation Home for the PS3 last night and the service was updated from version 1.03 to version 1.04. The service was down for around six hours and users were not able to access it. Sony says that the reason for the downtime is that the ser...

19 December 2008
18:51 GMT

Google Changes the User Interface for Its Reader

The new Google Reader, although pretty much the same as before on the inside, received a few updates mostly in matters regarding its look and function reorganizing. The old colors are gone, as are the shadows on the menus, which made for a rougher navigation. Now, everything is squared out, and the whole thing moves ...

5 December 2008
09:30 GMT

High School Physics Lessons Updated

There is a problem that does not only address Physics, but most of the courses taught in educational institutions, more pregnantly in high school. It involves the fact that the knowledge found in average school textbooks is old news. Physics, for example, spans over the discoveries of 2 millennia, covering the buoyan...

2 December 2008
06:40 GMT

Gears of War 2 Receives Title Update

Gears of War 2 was one of the most expected games this holiday season, largely due to the fact that it promised to give players the same great experience its predecessor did, with new things and gameplay modes that would enrich it even more.Although it was met with a lot of anticipation, as it broke the pre-order rec...

1 December 2008
03:10 GMT

Update Windows 7 Pre-Beta to Play Nice with NTFS External Drives

Microsoft is offering support to testers of Windows 7 when it comes down to issues associated with the integration of NTFS external drives with the operating system. In this context, a refresh is now available on Windows Update (WU), designed to smooth out the experience of using a NTFS external drive coupled with Mi...

28 November 2008
07:57 GMT

CastCather Update Finally Approved by Apple

Last week, Apple rejected an update to CastCather Radio, an application that streamed shoutcast streams directly to one's device. The app's developer has now updated the company's blog with a message saying that Apple eventually gave its go-ahead to the app. With Apple approving the third update to Cas...

27 November 2008
09:45 GMT

Microsoft Is Fixing Windows Live Hotmail Wave 3

Microsoft is hammering away at the latest iteration of its online email service in an attempt to resolve the plethora of issues plaguing the most recent version rolled out to users as a part of Windows Live Wave 3. According to the Redmond company, the vast majority of Live Hotmail users are not experiencing any prob...

26 November 2008
13:41 GMT

Windows Home Server Build 6.0.1800.24

Starting on November 25, Microsoft made available an update to its home server operating system. The November 2008 refresh to Windows Home Server will be served automatically to all users via Windows Update. Microsoft is describing the release designed to take Windows Home Server to version 6.0.1800.24 as a minor up...

26 November 2008
05:27 GMT

Microsoft Hypes Up the New Xbox Experience

The Xbox 360 is a very popular console, largely due to the fact that it was the first next-gen piece of hardware to hit the game market, but also because it is a platform very easy to develop games for, as quite a lot of videogame creators said. And its popularity is further increasing around this period, as Microsof...

19 November 2008
03:32 GMT

Age of Conan Gets Massive Update

The MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) market is a huge one, with a large number of players delving every day into a mythical adventure against different types of monsters with individual goals.World of Warcraft currently dominates the market with over 11 million subscribers, a number that will sur...

17 November 2008
03:55 GMT

Vista SP1 and XP SP3 November 2008 Security Release ISO Image

On the heels of the November 2008 launch of security bulletin releases, Microsoft has made available for download the ISO Image, containing the updates for its operating system. The November 2008 Security Release ISO Image is a package that only comprises the security updates, which resolve vulnerabilities in various...

13 November 2008
07:42 GMT

Games for Windows - LIVE Update Redistributable 2.0

Microsoft is kicking Games for Windows – LIVE up a notch. The evolution announced by Larry Hryb, the director of programming for Xbox Live (who uses the pseudonym Major Nelson), involves the overhauling of the service and the introduction of a fresh LIVE guide. According to Hryb, all that end-users will have to...

13 November 2008
06:18 GMT

Microsoft Patches 7-Year-Old Vulnerability Affecting Vista SP1 and XP SP3

On November 11, 2008, Microsoft issued a patch for a security vulnerability, which could easily rival Windows operating systems in terms of life time. Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-068 was designed to resolve a security vulnerability in Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol, which was initially reported to...

12 November 2008
06:33 GMT

Apple Denies Update for iPhone Radio App

As Apple continues doing whatever it pleases with the submissions awaiting approval for the App Store (not that it's not Apple's business to do so), rejections are getting weirder and more diverse by the day. This time around, Apple has denied an update to an app that has seen its acceptance on the venue, a...

11 November 2008
10:58 GMT

Microsoft to Patch Just 1 Critical Vulnerability in Vista SP1 and XP SP3

Microsoft plans to patch a single critical vulnerability impacting Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 next week. The update will be released as an integral part of the company's monthly patch cycle scheduled for release on November 11, 2008. It will be an easy month for Microsoft, as the ...

7 November 2008
05:29 GMT

Quick Tip – Keeping Your Mac OS X Software Up to Date

Keeping your software up to date is easy and, quite frankly, you seldom have to bring your contribution as well. Still, there are times when download links don't work, or you simply can't find the download page. This is where Apple's updater app jumps in to save the day.Using Software update, you can c...

5 November 2008
09:46 GMT

Microsoft May Drop the Spring/Fall Updates for the Xbox 360

Microsoft has definitely had a busy Tokyo Game Show. With announcements left and right about Tekken 6 or about the New Xbox Experience, the company is getting the hype going around about their updates and products. During this convention, John Schappert, corporate vice president of Microsoft, spoke about the Xbox 36...

13 October 2008
19:01 GMT

New Update Available for Gran Turismo 5 Prologue

Gran Turismo 5 is a pretty good game that brings the realism of racing on tracks all around the world in very expensive and powerful cars straight into your living room. The game has several distinct features such as 16 player online races or full high definition gaming experience with the visuals on 1080p and high f...

6 October 2008
03:44 GMT

Windows Live Hotmail Wave 3

At the end of the past week, Microsoft labeled the Wave 3 update due for Windows Live Hotmail as “coming soon.” Traditionally, the Redmond company rolls out Windows Live Hotmail upgrades gradually to all users of the service over a period of several weeks, and this is the main reason why the Wave 3 upgrad...

30 September 2008
11:33 GMT

Cisco Releases Several Important Security Advisories

Cisco published no less than 12 new security advisories on September 24 describing multiple moderate and high risk vulnerabilities that affect the IOS software and the Cisco Unified Communications Manager. Software updates have been released to address some of these security issues, so updating immediately is highly ...

25 September 2008
05:24 GMT

Massive 46 Terabytes (TB) Update to Virtual Earth in September

Microsoft is the adept of massive double digit Terabytes update for its mapping, location and search platform. And the latest refresh introduced to Virtual Earth makes no exception to this rule. For September 2008, the Redmond giant delivered a massive 46 Terabytes update to Virtual Earth. In this regard, August 2008...

18 September 2008
09:43 GMT

Trend Micro Antivirus Definitions Crash Computers

The antivirus definitions released by Trend Micro Inc. for several of its products on September 5 caused computers to become unstable or unusable. The definitions falsely identified vital system files on both Windows Vista and Windows XP computers as malware, and added them to quarantine. Upon rebooting, this situati...

9 September 2008
06:54 GMT

Live Mesh Upgrade Problems on Vista SP1

A new build of Live Mesh has become available as of September 4, 2008. The service update taking Live Mesh to version 0.9.3103.14 is designed to deliver a resolve for a synchronization problem highlighted on September 3. One day before offering the update, Microsoft warned participants in the Technology Preview Progr...

5 September 2008
06:31 GMT

Burnout Paradise Comes to PS3 with Trophies and Motorcycles

One of the most realistic racing games for the PlayStation 3, Criterion's Burnout Paradise, will be available for download from the US PlayStation Store for $29.99 this fall. Even better is the fact that the downloadable version will also include all the recent updates delivered until now: and seeing as how this...

15 August 2008
04:25 GMT

IE8 Beta 1 Updated for XP SP3 and Vista SP1

The first Beta build of Internet Explorer 8 was made available for download at the start of March 2008, with bits going live following the MIX08 keynote address by Dean Hachamovitch, Microsoft General Manager. With Beta 2 cooking, as the baking time will run out by the end of this month, the Redmond giant continues t...

13 August 2008
06:13 GMT

Download Here - Kaspersky Internet Security Update

Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 8.0.0.454 Final version has just been released. It is a tool that is presented by the team of developers as an unmatched security solution for home and home office. The Kaspersky product offers protection from viruses, Trojans and worms, scans the Internet traffic, the email and insta...

1 August 2008
08:58 GMT

Update Takes Windows Live Calendar Beta to the Next Level

Microsoft has released a new update designed to take Windows Live Calendar beta to the next level. The surface changes the impact of the graphical user interface, enabling users not only to modify the color of a specific calendar in their list but also to choose its position. The extra UI options are available by rig...

18 July 2008
06:00 GMT

Runescape Goes HD

Runescape is a game so good, addictive and popular that it can be compared, when it comes to the number of players, to World of Warcraft - Jagex's game has around ten million active accounts registered. The biggest difference between this massively multiplayer online game and WoW is the fact that most of these a...

2 July 2008
03:00 GMT

New Performance and Reliability Update for Vista SP1 - Download Here

A reliability and performance update is available for download for Windows Vista Service Pack 1. This specific release targets all Windows Vista editions, provided that they have the first service pack integrated. The update comes with the promise of improving the performance and reliability of the gold version of Vi...

25 June 2008
03:17 GMT

Wii Menu Gets Version 3.3, Kills Twilight Hack

A new Wii Menu update (bringing it to version 3.3) has just been put live by Nintendo and it brings a few tweaks, as it was expected. Basically, even though officially Nintendo states the most important thing is that you can "move a Mii from the Mii Plaza to The Mii Parade in the Mii Channel," another change is actua...

17 June 2008
03:32 GMT

Battlefield 2142 Mac Update Delayed

Planet Battlefield reports that players waiting for Battlefield 2142 v1.50 on Mac should be a little more patient, as DICE has announced it is still testing it. On the official Battlefield website, Electronic Arts offers an explanation for the delay. Currently, the Mac version of Battlefield 2142 is at 1.40.Speaking ...

12 June 2008
06:50 GMT

Cagney Update for Burnout Paradise Dated

Burnout Paradise is a game transformed. The developers at Criterion have really shown a very strong loyalty to their player base and have released two very important patches since the game was launched. They are now announcing that the third patch, codenamed "Cagney," will be out in less than a month for all players ...

10 June 2008
10:23 GMT

Virtual Earth Gets Massive 69.2 Terabytes Update Plus New Virtual Earth 3D

May 2008 marks yet another leap forward in the evolution of Microsoft's Virtual Earth. According to Chris Pendleton, Virtual Earth Technical Evangelist, Microsoft introduced a massive 69.2 TB (Terabytes) update to its integrated mapping, imaging, search, and data visualization platform, as it is defined by the R...

6 June 2008
07:03 GMT

Sword of the Stars Gets New Update

We all know that strategy games should have the longest life cycles in the gaming industry since they are about... strategy, you know, and not visuals or other eye-catchy stuff. One of the games planning to prove that this statement is correct is Sword of the Stars, the 4x space strategy game developed by Kerberos Pr...

3 June 2008
08:08 GMT

Update Available for XP SP3 Connection Sharing Host Problems

Although a router or a switch should be the standard when it comes down to sharing a single Internet connection between multiple computers, some users insist on putting the Connection Sharing capabilities of Windows to good use. The recently made available Windows XP SP3 has some issues when it comes down to ensuring...

30 May 2008
05:05 GMT

Apple Issues Update for Logic Express Users (8.0.2)

On the heels of Mac OS X 10.5.3, a number of security updates, as well as the release of Logic Pro 8.0.2, Logic Express Update 8.0.2 is now available for Apple's Logic Express 8 users. The program offers powerful production tools just as Logic Pro 8, including full notation, 24-bit/192kHz resolution and Quick Sw...

29 May 2008
05:56 GMT

Facebook Works on Major Update to Become More Spam-Resistant

Facebook, the so-popular social networking website, is currently working on a major update which will bring several improvements to the service. One of the most important updates is related to the security of its users because Facebook wants to make the profiles more spam-resistant and reduce the amount of spam messa...

22 May 2008
04:34 GMT

Google News Stays Longer in Clusters

When you turn to the standard Google search page, you are faced with the already famous simple format, on top of which you can see several links. Those links are meant to direct the user to a specialized part of the Google search engine. Among them, you can also find "News", which will forward you to a Google page fe...

14 May 2008
07:06 GMT

Google Earth - Updated Imagery

Google Earth is most probably one of the best products of the Mountain View-based giant. Since its release (under the name of Google Earth) back in 2005, Google has tried to permanently improve its product. Currently, the free software application has reached its 4.3 version, which has a number of interesting new fea...

14 May 2008
06:25 GMT

Google Maps Turns to Real Estate

Google Maps and Google Earth are two of the Mountain View company products that can provide users with a number of useful tools, meant to solve their everyday problems. Since its release in early 2005, Google Maps has received some important new features and upgrades. At this point in time, Google Maps can be used to...

14 May 2008
05:22 GMT

Google Earth - Updated Images of Myanmar

By now, most of you have noticed the "Support victims" link featured on the Google home page. As we also informed you, Google and other organizations have put a considerable effort in trying to help the victims of Cyclone Nargis. The devastating cyclone, which hit the Myanmar capital last weekend, is said to have tak...

9 May 2008
05:17 GMT

One More Google Earth Release Available for Download

The Mountain View-based company released an updated version of Google Earth a few days ago, a new edition of the downloadable mapping tool which is supposed to correct several glitches spotted in the 4.3 beta version rolled out some weeks ago. As you probably remember, Google has recently released Google Earth 4.3 be...

5 May 2008
10:16 GMT

Mac Pilot 3 Packs 200+ Improvements

Koingo Software's Mac Pilot has recently been updated to version 3.0.1. The latest release, Koingo claims, sports around 200 new features and enhancements. Those include the ability to run scripts as an advanced system optimizer, to enable hidden options and features or to erase your computer history. Using Mac ...

30 April 2008
16:41 GMT

Boom, aka 'Bomberman meets Doom', Updated to Version 1.6.2

Factor Software has updated Boom, an arcade game much like the popular and addictive game Bomberman. It brings the playability and feel of the glorious 8-bit consoles to the Mac. Version 1.6.2 fixes an issue that caused the monitor color depth to not be properly restored after changing the option for setting the disp...

29 April 2008
05:17 GMT

Book 13: Doom of the Last-King Comes to LOTRO

The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar subscribers have every reason to be happy now, since Codemasters and Turbine have announced the release of Book 13: Doom of the Last-King, the fifth content update since the MMORPG was launched. Unfortunately for the European players, this update is available only for t...

25 April 2008
04:02 GMT

Google's Users: the Latest Update "Stinks"!

Yesterday, the Mountain View-based company Google rolled out what was supposed to be one of the most important Google Finance updates but, unfortunately for the search giant, consumers had quite an unexpected reaction following this improvement. Google proudly announced on the official Google Finance Blog that the se...

25 April 2008
01:59 GMT

Good Looking iArchiver 1.3 Released, Adds Encryption Support

The headline has already given it away, but we want to say it properly and without any word restrictions. iArchiver 1.3 has a fresh new look, it now fits better in the Dock and Finder toolbar, and adds support for new formats including .cab and .arj files. A trial version of the software is available.If, for example,...

23 April 2008
16:06 GMT

iSoftPhone 2.2 Adds Dock Icon, Prompt Before Quitting

Xnet Communications has released iSoftPhone version 2.2 for Mac. The VoIP telephony app is available as a free download to existing iSoftPhone users. iSoftPhone 2.2 adds both fixes and new features. A noteworthy addition is the Dock icon which lets users know when they've missed a call. Those looking to pick up ...

16 April 2008
16:16 GMT

Burnout Paradise Gets New Game Modes

Criterion, the developer of the Burnout franchise, are really working over time to get more and more content available for their latest title Burnout Paradise, the one that some have criticized for not delivering enough to keep fans occupied. The second patch for the game, which is codenamed Bogart (presumably after ...

16 April 2008
14:06 GMT

Google Earth 4.3 Released and Available for Download

As expected, the Mountain View company has out the new version of Google Earth yesterday, namely the 4.3 edition, which was supposed to come with several new improvements. One of the most important additions is surely Street View, a function that was first implemented into Google Maps and that allows users to view st...

16 April 2008
03:20 GMT


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