Kaspersky labs on 27th June announced the public and full release of Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 upgrading the popular 2009 version. Kaspersky Internet Security has been  undoubtedly one of  the best if not the best internet security solutions available. I have been using Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 and I am pretty confident to say that it was by far the most reliable and safest anivirus/ internet security application that I ever came across. The latest 2010 editions comes with a loads of upgrades and improved features which have been listed below:-

Kaspersky Internet Security 2010

• Unique Safe Run Mode for questionable applications and websites New!
• Security Application Monitor to give you full picture on programs installed on your PC Improved!
• Identity Information Controller to give valuable data an extra layer of protection Improved!
• Kaspersky Toolbar for Internet browsers to warn you about infected or unsafe websites New!
• Advanced identity theft protection, including improved secure Virtual Keyboard Improved!
• Urgent Detection System to stop fast emerging threats Improved!
• Next generation proactive protection from zero-day attacks and unknown threats Improved!
• Special Game Mode to suspend alerts, updates and scans while you play New!

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A few hours ago Mozilla launched their new updated version of Firefox, Firefox 3.5. This is the first major Firefox update to be released this year. The new mozilla Firefox 3.5 is cooler, faster and easier to use like never before. The major updated feature worth mentioning will be the addition of support for open video formats, allowing movies, video clips to become part of today’s dynamic web pages without requiring a plug-in. The major updates are listed below:-

• Available in more than 70 languages. (Get your local version!)
• Support for the HTML5 <video> and <audio> elements including native support for Ogg Theora encoded video and Vorbis encoded audio. (Try it here!)
• Improved tools for controlling your private data, including a Private Browsing Mode.
• Better web application performance using the new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine.
• The ability to share your location with websites using Location Aware Browsing. (Try it here!)
• Support for native JSON, and web worker threads.
• Improvements to the Gecko layout engine, including speculative parsing for faster content rendering.
• Support for new web technologies such as: downloadable fonts, CSS media queries, new transformations and properties, JavaScript query selectors, HTML5 local storage and offline application storage, <canvas> text, ICC profiles, and SVG transforms.

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VLC – one of the most popular cross-platform portable media player has recently received an major update when the VideoLAN team launched VLC media player 0.9.9 and VLC media player 0.9.9a for Mac OS X. According to developers the update will offer improved performance and support for more new formats.

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Here is a great news for all the zombie slayers out there Valve is making Left 4 Dead available to all PC users via steam for a free 24-hour trial this Friday (1st may) starting at 12:01AM GM. Another great news is that free trial will include access to the recently released Survival Pack DLC which is awesome. The DLC adds a new multiplayer game mode and two new additional Versus campaigns. If you love killing mindless zombies for hours without any reason this could be possibly the best Friday of your life. If you haven’t brought this great game already give it a go tomorrow for free and I am sure  you will wanna buy it.

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2 days ago Bethesda released the 1.5 patch for Fallout 3. This is a standard update for Fallout 3 which will fix some minor bugs and glitches and adds new achievements for Broken Steel, the upcoming DLC for Fallout 3. The patch is about 50 mb for both PC and XBOX360 versions and you can grab it from Bethesda’s download section. The patch notes are:
Bug Fixes

1.Fixed issue with VATS calculations not appearing properly for perks (PC)

2.Fixed crash related to altered references between master files

3.LOD objects render properly when loaded from DLC worldspaces

4.Fixed issue with companion NPCs not loading into cells immediately after player

Requirements: Fallout 3, broadband connection

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I remember not so long ago posting the release of 1.4 patch for crysis wars.  Well crytek today released the 1.5 patch for crysis wars along with and Mod SDK Package. The 1.5 patch comes with a number of gameplay improvements and fixes that really improve stability and remove most of the the known exploits. In addition to this a new map Ruins was also released. Ruins is set in a church ruins environment where players are able to do combat both inside and outside the ruins. To read the full patch notes go to the official gamepage.

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