Friday, February 25, 2011

Racing game for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360: Test Drive Unlimited 2: First add-on for free

Smooth online play - for many "Test Drive Unlimited 2 player is a dream in the first weeks after launch. One is to change that: An improvement of the multi-player mode, removing the bugs and repair of the reservoir levels - these are the most important changes. While PC gamers already receive the update automatically through the download platform Steam, the console version will appear in late February or early March.

Express Mouse: a mouse tart

In September, shortly after the release of the Touch Arc Mouse, rumors of an entry-level model coming. Under the code name "Metro" is waiting for a mouse to 20 € in March 2011. We're almost there and the rumor a reality: Microsoft announces "Express Mouse". This wired mouse input range is very colorful, a cable is fixed so atypical - left mouse - and especially a sensor Blue Track, capable of running on virtually any surface, glass office is still persona non grata.

Connect with Cloud, Google takes on Office-quot; cloud-quot;

Google introduced a service based on cloud systems in the form of plug-in for Microsoft Office: This is Google's Cloud Connect for MS Office. All those who have a Google account can download the plugin, so you can sync all your documents so the programs of the package OfficeWord, Excel and PowerPoint and save them into the cloud storage offered by Google.

Once you do this, users worldwide can work in parallel on the documents. For example, you can change the contents of a Word document from Rome, while other people from New York will be able to change the formatting and make revisions of the same file. All this allows you to work more effective and productive, reducing distances.

Mac OS X Leo does not support fully the TRIM

Mac OS X Leo, in its beta, is partly responsible TRIM, even after Windows 7 and Linux. Why partially? Because if the first returns from the SSD market by Apple in some of its machines (MacBook Air in the example) take good care of the order in question, one of our sources sent us a screenshot showing that TRIM n is not in the game with other models.

Indeed, a Crucial M225, Indilinx based controller, is not considered compatible with Mac OS X TRIM while its firmware is good and it works in Windows 7. Two possible reasons: Apple has decided to keep the TRIM in her lap by not turning on its SSD or Apple should do tests to validate each controller and check that everything works well.

Backup Software Tip of the Day: Steganos Backup 2011

Using Steganos Backup 2011 "back up important data against loss due to hardware defects or software problems. The program does this automatically when required at regular intervals. During the backup process, you continue to work as usual on the PC. The created backups are encrypted and so not through a third party cost.

To consume as little disk space, you take off your backups in compressed state. This version is 30 days without restrictions.

Intel, the new bet is called Thunderbolt

Intel launched yesterday Thunderbolt technology that allows high-resolution images and data to travel along at speeds of over 10 gigabytes. At this speed an HD movie can be transferred in less than 30 seconds. This same technology has been developed by Intel in collaboration with Apple and is currently already available on the new MacBook Pro technology Thunderbolt, formerly known as "Light Peak", uses two types of protocols: PCI Express and DisplayPort, where the first relates to data transfer, while the second display.

Eurocom launches world's first notebook with Intel Core i7 Extreme-990x

Eurocom Corporation has announced the launch of its netbook Panther 2.0, equipped with high-performance processor Intel Core i7 Extreme 990x. The addition of Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition 990x to the long list of options given Eurocom processor allows the user to choose the best processor to configure a single system.

The Intel Core i7 990x comes factory unlocked and operates at a speed of 3.46GHz (3.73GHz with Turbo Boost). "The i7-990x gives our customers a powerful option with this unlocked processor for peak performance," said Mark Bialic, president of Eurocom. "Customers can set up a team of features never achieved so far with this Intel i7 990x with a AMD Radeon or NVIDIA HD6970M 485m, in configurations of one or two graphics cards, an experience never seen before in a notebook." Features Intel Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition-990x: - Speed 3.46 GHz (3.73 Ghz with Turbo Boost enabled) - 6 cores and 12 threads of processing.