| Microsoft Details Features of IE9 By Bart Salisbury @ Maximum PC <br /> <br />Attendees at Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference in Los Angeles got a sneak preview of IE9 yesterday. From what was presented it’s not really clear what type of personality IE9 will take on. <br /> <br />Ray Ozzie, chief software architect, stated Microsoft want’s IE9 to be “a good balance between things we know and have to do and moving the whole notion of browsing forward.” The task of delivering the “most world class browsing experience we can develop,” he added, has to be done “in the most responsible way.” Which suggests IE9 will be brought into line with existing browser potential, but won’t be pushing any cutting-edge technology. <br /> <br />Changes and improvements are plenty. First off, IE9 will use the Trident rendering engine, running on DirectX instead of GDI. DirectX will shift graphic processing from software to hardware, which will boost the display of graphics and text, and provide smoother rendering of animation and video. <br /> <br />Read more... |
| Browser Security Features Compared By Dennis O'Reilly @ CNET News <br /> <br />Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 3, Google Chrome 4, Apple's Safari 4, and Opera 10 include features that block sites known to host malware and malicious downloads. All but Opera also let you browse without leaving any tracks. But just as important as these protections is ensuring that whichever browser you use is thoroughly patched. <br /> <br />Read on... |
| Built Around the Browser, Google's Chrome OS Launches New OS is specifically geared towards the netbook market <br /> <br />By Jason Mick @ DailyTech <br /> <br />A radical new day has dawned for the operating system. <br /> <br />Today Google finally aired its long awaited Chrome Operating System. The operating system was detailed at a press conference starting at 1 p.m. EST, and the open source code was posted online just before the start of the presentation. The new operating system brings a dramatically different look and perspective to the market and just may give Microsoft and OS X some tough competition by reinventing a tired old wheel -- the operating system -- offering the first laptop/desktop OS built around the browser and web applications. <br /> <br />A Google engineer set the mood for the presentation announcing in the introduction, "Chrome is the foundation of everything we’re doing here." <br />
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| Just Announced Hardware for 20 November 2009 Check out these latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and on some days, a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to independent news source. <br />
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| Napoleon: Total War Impressions - First Look We get our first look at the next Total War game, which will put the glorious career of Napoleon under a microscope. <br /> <br />By Andrew Park, GameSpot <br /> <br />For years, the "Total War" series has offered enormous, epic strategy on a scale that has only become greater over time. That's about to change. The next game in the series, Napoleon: Total War will, in the words of developer Creative Assembly, "put Total War under the microscope" because it will focus on the somewhat shorter, but legendary, career of one Napoleon Bonaparte instead of offering lengthy campaigns that last through decades of time. We recently had a chance to take a first look at the game and see some of its new features in action. <br /> <br />Read on... |
| S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Pripyat Benchmark Tool Released Source: ShackNews <br /> <br />A 421 MB benchmark tool for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (PC) is now available, offering insight into how your system will cope with the post-apocalyptic trappings of GSC Game World's DirectX 11-enabled shooter-RPG. <br /> <br />The benchmark cycles through four stages--day, night, rain, and bright sun--with an online leaderboard allowing users to upload and compare their performance scores. <br /> <br />Picking up after the original "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl" and prequel "Clear Sky", Call of Pripyat is now available in German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) will hit both North America and the rest of Europe in Q1 2010. <br /> <br />LINKS: <br />
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| The Fighter Collection and Eagle Dynamics to Release Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2.0 The Fighter Collection and Eagle Dynamics will release Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2.0 in early 2010. This will be an upgrade to the unofficial "Lock On: Flaming Cliffs" add-on. Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2.0 will feature all the flyable aircraft of "Lock On: Flaming Cliffs" and include several fan-requested upgrades to aircraft, sensor, and weapon systems. "Lock On: Flaming Cliffs" combines a large stable of modern U.S. and Russian aircraft to fly over Russia and Georgia with game play for both casual and hardcore flight simulation enthusiasts. <br /> <br />Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2.0 will feature the same world environment and game functionality as the Digital Combat Simulation (DCS) series and will be online compatible with the Ka-50 attack helicopter simulation "DCS: Black Shark" (www.digitalcombatsimulator.com). Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2.0 will allow "Lock On" pilots and "Black Shark" pilots to now fly online together in both cooperative and head-to-head online play. <br /> <br />The Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2.0 upgrade for owners of "Lock On: Flaming Cliffs" 1.12 will be available for sale as a download from the Eagle Dynamics Lock On web site for $14.99 USD. The upgrade will first be released in English and Russian with French, German, and Spanish versions to follow. <br /> <br />By using the DCS environment, Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2.0 users will have improved terrain, mission editor, AI flight models, 3D objects, artificial intelligence (AI), and multiplayer. <br /> <br />For more information about Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 2.0, please read the complete PRESS RELEASE. |
| Call of Duty Film Plans? Source: Blue's News <br /> <br />The New York Post has some quotes from actor Kevin McKidd where the star of HBO's Rome series says he may be reprising his Rome role in a movie, and there are discussions of him playing his Captain "Soap" MacTavish role from Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on the big screen, as there are discussions of a movie based on the "Call of Duty" series. <br /> <br />"They were looking for a rough, Scottish actor in Hollywood they probably couldn't get Gerard Butler, so they got the No. 2 Gerard Butler, me. I had no idea it would be so huge, and now there are talks of a feature film," he revealed to PopWrap. Then came the kicker, when asked if he would be bringing Soap to life in the movie, he said, "if the script is good, and Gerard isn't available [laughs], then absolutely." |
| Assassin's Creed II Interview, Trailer, Soundtrack Source: Blue's News <br /> <br />There's an Assassin's Creed II Interview on Strategy Informer where they loosen their definition of strategy to pull Sebastien Puel into a conversation about the stealth/action sequel. Topics include what they wanted to change about the original game, reasons for the renaissance setting, other periods they considered, language, Altair versus Enzio, the control system, and RPG elements. Also, there's a launch trailer, video review, 3 Gameplay trailers and an Exclusive The Music Featurette for the game on GameTrailers. The soundtrack is for sale through iTunes, Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.fr, and Amazon.de. |
| Officers – The Matrix Edition Now Available for Purchase from Matrix Games Defeat the Axis Menace! Epic battles across massive maps are now rolling onto hard drives everywhere! <br /> <br />Matrix Games and GFI are thrilled to announce that Officers – The Matrix Edition is now available for purchase! <br /> <br />Officers – The Matrix Edition puts you in command of the Allied forces in the largest conflict of our time. Take control of the US and British armies in order to strike back and defeat the Axis menace on the Western front of Europe. With over 1500 units on maps up to 10 square miles, Officers is the first WWII real time strategy game to let you fight on a truly massive scale. Historical battles like Operation Overlord, Millennium, and Cobra will put your tactical skills to the test using combined forces from infantry and engineers to tanks, artillery and bombers. Recommended for all gamers, the fun historical gameplay of Officers – The Matrix Edition will bring a smile to new strategy gamers and veteran wargamers alike. <br /> <br />PRESS RELEASE |