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After the release of the first beta build for version 4.20, earlier this month, WinRAR development continues with the distribution of the second beta, which is very modest with the list of changes. This release focuses on further improving the compression speed in multi-core environment, compared to what the first b... |
14 May 2012
03:56 GMT |
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We’re giving away ten licenses for the latest version of WinRAR, which, coincidentally, is reviewed here and, not at all surprisingly, received the maximum rating from us. Considering its popularity among professionals thanks to versatility in options, and the appreciation of less savvy users for its ease of u... |
28 April 2012
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It’s amazing when you think about it, but WinRAR has been on the market for 17 years, and it is still among the top choices for professionals when it comes to data compression and decompression. It evolved from a simple file archiver into a professional instrument capable to manage, control and personalize com... |
19 April 2012
18:26 GMT |
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WinZip has been updated recently to version 16.5, which introduces features designed to massively increase the performance of the application by introducing GPU-driven processing. WinZip 16.5 brings to the table a rewritten core engine in order to improve performance and the developer touts their 64-bit zip engine ... |
17 April 2012
10:32 GMT |
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WinRAR has just been updated to version 4.11, which at the moment is available in English and Norwegian. All modifications available in the new build increase the overall functionality of the application. The new release does away with four issues, none of them creating trouble to the average user, but being a nag f... |
20 February 2012
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For those of you who like exchanging zipped files with your friends, colleagues and family, there’s a new application from WinZip Computing LLC that allows you to open Zip files and attachments from email right on your iOS device. Apple’s iOS doesn’t support zip archives by default, which is why an... |
16 February 2012
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There’s a new version for PowerArchiver 2011 available for download. It brings to the table several improvements and the usual set of fixes.
Among the improvements present in PowerArchiver 2011 12.12, there is better handling of AES ZIP archives. In addition, it brings to the table a larger rename box, with do... |
15 February 2012
04:41 GMT |
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The latest release of PowerArchiver does not feature too many modifications, as it is a minor update. However, changes have been made with regards to the converter and the profiles.
At the top of the change list in PowerArchiver 12.11, reviewed here, is extended support for the upcoming Windows 8 from Microsoft. Thi... |
30 January 2012
05:03 GMT |
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After having five betas pave its way with new features and bug fixes, the stable version for WinRAR 4.10 is now available for download.
There are plenty of modifications compared to the previous release, increased ZIP support being the most prominent of them all. Starting this version WinRAR is able to create ZIP ar... |
17 January 2012
08:07 GMT |
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Version 12.10.05 of PowerArchiver 2011 is the first update for the application in 2012. This build improves the program through a number of small changes as well as tweaks and fixes.
First on the list is newly added support for IMG files in the shell, burner and virtual drive. The look and feel of the application ha... |
11 January 2012
11:51 GMT |
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A new beta build for WinRAR 4.10 has been released, getting the application closer to a stable version. The modifications brought to the table by WinRAR 4.10 beta 5 include no new features, but fixes some bugs.
“switch –n” command did not work correctly when used with “–ep1” param... |
15 December 2011
05:04 GMT |
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The latest build of WinRAR does not add any new features, but it improves on stability and backwards compatibility. Many users might not find the current development details too important, but long time users of the application may think otherwise.
Especially since the third beta for WinRAR 4.10 now has no problems ... |
7 November 2011
05:26 GMT |
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RARLab has come out with the second beta for version 4.10 of WinRAR archiver. Most of the issues it tackles wouldn't have affected the regular user, but an experienced one requiring more complicated archiving jobs appreciates them. For instance, you can specify decimals when compressing into multiple volumes an... |
20 October 2011
05:12 GMT |
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Google Docs and Gmail just got a very cool feature and a very useful one in many, many cases. You can now preview archived attachments you get in Gmail, or archives uploaded to Docs to see what's inside and even preview the files contained, if they are supported by Google Docs Viewer.
"Downloading files that ... |
15 July 2011
09:08 GMT |
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After almost three months of beta testing and a kickback from stable to beta version a couple of days ago, WinRAR reached the final version 4.00. The changes in this edition are pervasive and affect mainly the functionality of the application.The most impressive improvements, though, refer to RAR decompression, which... |
9 March 2011
10:41 GMT |
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With all the data-endangering threats floating all over the Internet, keeping copies of your files in a safe place from where you can recover it at any time in case something goes seriously wrong seems like a great idea. Although backing up files may look like a job for professional software, there are plenty solutio... |
17 June 2009
11:34 GMT |
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It has been revealed that a file posing as a popular iPhone game, ("Penguin Panic") is circulating through spammed e-mails. Users should avoid what Sophos identified as “Troj/Agent-HNY,” being spread via e-mail as an attachment dubbed Penguin.Panic.zip.According to researchers at Sophos, the file contains... |
19 September 2008
09:14 GMT |
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Let's suppose you have a file archive and you want to decompress it quickly and easily without downloading and installing a stand-alone utility able to do that. In case it's in the ZIP format, you can do it with the built-in XP ZIP support but what if it comes under the RAR, 7z, CAB or ARJ format? You can e... |
26 May 2008
16:41 GMT |
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I still remember the old days when, due to the lack of space on my hard disk, I had to uninstall a certain application or erase whatever I couldn't find useful anymore. Nowadays, producers tend to build bigger and bigger hard disks but still, space will always be a problem. And because you cannot always uninstal... |
29 November 2007
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At the time Irrational Games first announced who'd be composing BioShock's score, Kevin Levine's and Emily Ridgway's statements made it clear that Garry Schyman was the perfect man for the job. More recently though, the company has made available the game's orchestral score, made up of 12 mp3... |
28 August 2007
03:18 GMT |
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As I have told you two weeks ago, PeaZip is going to pass to a higher level and change from version 1.5 to version 1.6. The developer kept its word and succeeded today in launching the new version, just as promised.The application is still free and better than ever before. The minor changes range from updating the us... |
10 April 2007
15:12 GMT |
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File compression support is present in every operating system, either by default or by installing additional packages once the OS was set-up. Archived files are used for various reasons, from keeping one's hard drive clean, to facilitating multiple file transfers by gathering many files under the same package fi... |
10 April 2007
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How can you keep your data safe and in a single place without making too much of a mess? One of the answers is archiving them. If you don't plan on using them in the near future and you do not want them to take too much space on your computer then compressing them into one of the formats available on the market ... |
27 March 2007
10:37 GMT |
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