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DAEMON Tools is a quite familiar with the virtual drive software for the majority of PC gamers. The most significant feature is supporting for encrypted CD-ROM, to provide more convenience for our daily use .

Although the version number of this changed a little bit relative to the update in August , the specific content of the updated still are many, SPTD not only updated to the latest 1.62 version, but also added support for new formats, improved recording engine, etc., it is recommended to update the user likes.

Update Log: v4.35.0307

1, update to SPTD to 1.62 version;

2, add to the new format MDX (Media Data Extended) support;

3, use the new more powerful burning engine;

4, re-design and improve graphical user interface;

5, Windows 7 taskbar features recording progress; (more practical)

6, in the Image Editor to add hot keys;

7, the activation process improvement: Enable the serial number instead of key documents; (ah, the improved a bit mean)

8, language file updates.

Local Download: http://www.myfiles.com.cn/soft/0/211.htm

As the most low-end models of LGA1366 family , Core i7-920 is the best choice for a lot of people to experience the new Nehalem architecture, but in the first quarter of next year it will begin to retire, replaced by the new Core i7-930.

Core i7-930’s frequency will be upgraded to 2.80GHz, which is frequency-doubling to reach 21x, in addition, it is exactly the same as Core i7-920 2.66GHz : 45nm process, D0 stepping, quad-core 8 threads, 3-channel DDR3 memory controller, 8MB secondary cache and a TDP of 130W.

The latest news shows, Core i7-930 will be released in the end of February 2010 , 1000 the wholesale price remains at 284 U.S. dollars.

BGR recently found the iPhone 3.1.3 and the iPhone 4.0 firmware information in Apple’s server logs . While the iPhone 3.1.3 is only a minor upgrade, but 4.0 is definitely a major release. iPhone OS 4.0 is expected to be pre-installed in the next generation iPhone , the release date is expected in summer 2010.

Currently on the next-generation iPhone, and iPhone OS 4.0 new features and details are still unclear, but the rumors related to pre-camera to video calls and other aspects of the long-awaited user. iPhone OS 3.1.3 and 4.0 release dates not yet determined, but at least we know that Apple has been testing them .

BGR provide this information regardless of whether it is true, it is certain that Apple is working on the development of new technologies and products, after all, competition of the smart phone market next year will become more intense. Motorola’s Android greatly emancipated by virtue of momentum, Droid mobile phone on the widely acclaimed upon release, and even Google have launched their own mobile phones, and now Nexus One are fried in hot.

Windows Mobile platform should not stand in one position which is jealous of other people , but with the success of Apple’s iPhone and Google Android platform  share is rising, WinMob had to gradually come to accept such a fact. After the Windows Mobile 6.5 officially listed, a lot of people are very concerned about the development of Windows Mobile 7, but Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer ’s talk that “the development of Windows Mobile 7 has been messed up  ” makes a lot of people look cool to the Dier.

The release of the Windows Mobile 7 Microsoft’s official schedule has been no official news , until recently vice president of Microsoft’s Office in the Kurt Delbene Professional Developers Conference PDC09 announced they will announce the Windows Mobile 7 related news in March next year, This is also the only official news related to Windows Mobile 7 To date .

Recently some foreign media have reported that Windows Mobile 7 will be launched in late 2010, it appears this is considered a good good news, just do not know with the iPhone and Google Android market share in advance, there will be how many people are willing to wait New WM version until the end of next year?How many transcendence Windows Mobile 7 can come up with something to attract people to the user is also a questionable issue in this yaer.

Latest news shows, AMD’s low-end DX11 core “Redwood” will lead to a Radeon HD 5600, Radeon HD 5500 two series of products, specifications are slightly different.

Radeon HD 95600 series features 400 stream processors, 16 ROP units, equipped with 512MB/1GB GDDR5 memory, bit-width 128-bit, support for VGA, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort and other output interfaces, a single card Multi-Display Output Technology ATI Eyefinity also been preserved.

It is said that the series have two models. We’ve seen the Radeon HD 5670, then another one is likely to be Radeon HD 5650.

Radeon HD 5500 series will use GDDR3 memory (bit-width should be, or 128-bit), capacity of 1GB or 2GB, output interface is no longer equipped with DisplayPort, but it is not clear stream processor configuration, do not know whether it will be downsized to 320 months.

As for the entry-level core Cedar, no accidents should be a Radeon HD 5300 series

Windows 7 USB / DVD Download Tool is the system installation disk authoring tool which Microsoft in October launched for netbooks,  using it can easyly copy the installation files to the U disk or DVD of Windows 7 , in order to facilitate the installation of the system for further use.

However, as Microsoft’s careless in previous versions ,it whisperly adopted GPL license source code for open source project ImageMaster, but did not disclose their software source code, so that the software led to a number of questions, in the face of this situation Microsoft officially public apologied, and suspended the software downloads.

After a period of nearly a month to improve ,yesterday, Microsoft re-offered the USB / DVD download and install tool of Windows 7 , and in accordance with the terms published the source code in its open source GPL software community CodePlex.com .

Local Download: http://www.myfiles.com.cn/soft/35/35046.htm

Related links: http://wudt.codeplex.com/

Hewlett-Packard first made dedicated graphics cards GeForce 310 NVIDIA OEM public in UK ,  when Hewlett-Packard introduced the commercial desktop “HP Pro 2000″in Thailand today ,it given another “GeForce 315″, also changed its name from the retail desktop version.

GeForce 310 (/ 205) is from 45nm DX10.1 GT218 core, which is the OEM version of the GeForce 210, and according to information provided by HP’s Web site, GeForce 315 is the core of slightly higher size of the GT216, development, code-named “D10M2-20 “The core number is the” GT216-200-A2 “, and serial number of GT216-300-A2 of the retail version of GeForce GT 220 clan origin, are integrated into 48 stream processors.

GeForce 315 graphics card is the full height ATX specifications, the core frequency is 625MHz, Shader unit frequency is 1360MHz, equipped with 1GB DDR3 memory, bit-width 128-bit, frequency of 790MHz, the entire card maximum power 52W, output interface VGA + DVI.

NVIDIA’s official website GeForce GT 220 specifications of parameters are basically consistent with this, only power, labeled 58W, plus HDMI.

Interestingly, HP Pro 2000 graphics card configuration where also provides a “GeForce GT 230 1.5GB”, but NVIDIA has never been released before this model.

Microsoft today announced the public beta version of Office 2010 within two weeks of its release, has been downloaded 100 million times a breakthrough. In the last month annual Professional Developers Conference held in Los Angeles offers a free download Office 2010 Beta, and demonstrate the integration of Outlook 2010’s social networking features, Office Web Apps (Office 2010 online edition) in the browser to open, edit, , save the document and so on.

Microsoft’s Office 2010 Beta version is Professional Plus, including the following components: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, InofPath, Access, Outlook, Publisher, Communicator, SharePoint Workspace. In the traditional 32-bit version based on the new 64-bit version, supporting Simplified Chinese, English, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish.

The latest news about Office 2010, its official launch scheduled in June 2010. A total of six versions, including Office 2010, compared to previous generations of Office Products has added a free Starter Starter Edition, including Word, Excel, support for advertising, is only available to OEM manufacturers and not for the market. Another five versions as follows:

- Home and Student Edition(Home and Student);

- Family and Enterprise Edition (Home and Business);

- Standard Edition (Standard);

- Professional Edition (Professional);

- Professional Plus (Professional Plus).

Office 2010 also is divided into the full version and upgrade version, installed Genuine Office 2007 users can choose to buy Office 2010 upgrade. Office 2010 for 32-bit Windows XP, 32-bit and 64-bit Vista, and Windows 7.

With the advancement of flash memory and controller chip technology, memory card industry is undergoing a recent upgrade boom, several manufacturers have introduced a rate of 90MB / s ultra high-speed CF cards around. Recently, PQI PQI has also joined the ranks and launched its own 600x speed CF memory card.

PQI’s CompactFlash 600X are 32GB, 16GB, 8GB three kinds of capacity, maximum read speed is 93MB / s, maximum write speed is 91MB / s. The alleged transfer 32GB of data only needs 5.6 minutes, compared with 150x CF card can be reduced 75% of the transmission time. Supporting UDMA Mode 6, operating temperature range of 0 to 70 degrees and providing lifetime warranty.

By the end of October, Intel introduced new 34nm technology solid-state drive X25-M/X18-M a new version of firmware and it provides support for Windows 7’s TRIM function , while performance is optimized. However, shortly after release on the report updates the firmware the player after another led to the hard disk unusable. After just one day, Intel confirmed that a new version of firmware problems, and immediately removed it.

As the previous notice, Intel in November 30 local time, a re-release a new version of the revised firmware upgrade. New tools include 34nm X25-M/X18-M firmware version 02HD, it is higher than the end of October version of the 02HA, while the 50nm version X25-M/X18-M and X25-E firmware version is still 8820 and 8850, using 50nm old Intel solid-state hard drive ,users do not need to upgrade.

A new version of amendment to the previous version of the firmware is clearly the hard disk can not be used that could cause the problem, Intel also said in the release notes: “The revised continue to introduce a number of improvements and optimized for the Intel SSD aims to provide the best possible user experience.”

CD-ROM version of the firmware upgrade process is still image, download dials need to boot the system after installation. (34nm X25-M/X18-M upgrade to 02HD, 50nm X25-M/X18-M or X25-E can also be installed, but did not upgrade the firmware version)

Official Download:

http://downloadmirror.intel.com/18363/eng/110902HD88208850.iso

Local Download:

http://drivers.mydrivers.com/drivers/330-132307-Intel-X18-M-X25-E-X25-M-1.5-/