Tec Magazine http://tec-magazine.net Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:46:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en New world record: 7,7 million downloads within 24 hours http://tec-magazine.net/2008/06/18/new-world-record-77-million-downloads-within-24-hours/ http://tec-magazine.net/2008/06/18/new-world-record-77-million-downloads-within-24-hours/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:46:10 +0000 Twe4k http://tec-magazine.net/2008/06/18/new-world-record-77-million-downloads-within-24-hours/ Mozilla did it! The 24 hours passed by and the Firefox 3.0 was downloaded 7,7 million times. Thanks to the development team and the community for supporting this great browser!

]]> http://tec-magazine.net/2008/06/18/new-world-record-77-million-downloads-within-24-hours/feed/ Firefox 3 release today! http://tec-magazine.net/2008/06/17/firefox-3-release-today/ http://tec-magazine.net/2008/06/17/firefox-3-release-today/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:00:33 +0000 Twe4k http://tec-magazine.net/2008/06/17/firefox-3-release-today/ Download Day

Today is the day that Mozilla Firefox 3 gets released! Grab your copy today to help our lovely browser to beat the record for the most downloaded program within 24 hours ever.

Start will be 5.00 pm GMT+2 at the offizial site or the PR site Spreadfirefox.

]]> http://tec-magazine.net/2008/06/17/firefox-3-release-today/feed/ AMD Catalyst 8.4 released http://tec-magazine.net/2008/04/18/amd-catalyst-84-released/ http://tec-magazine.net/2008/04/18/amd-catalyst-84-released/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:19:13 +0000 Twe4k http://tec-magazine.net/2008/04/18/amd-catalyst-84-released/ With this new version of the Catalyst, AMD fixes some issues with Company of Heroes, Crysis, Doom 3, Hellgate, Lost Planet, Tabula Rasa, Tomb Rider Anniversary and Unreal 3 engine based games.

You can grab your copy at the official download page.

]]> http://tec-magazine.net/2008/04/18/amd-catalyst-84-released/feed/ Flagship Studios releases Hellgate London patch 1.2 http://tec-magazine.net/2008/03/18/flagship-studios-releases-hellgate-london-patch-12/ http://tec-magazine.net/2008/03/18/flagship-studios-releases-hellgate-london-patch-12/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:00:10 +0000 Twe4k http://tec-magazine.net/2008/03/18/flagship-studios-releases-hellgate-london-patch-12/ Hellgate London Patch

Tonight Flagship Studios released the patch 1.2 for Hellgate: London. This update brings many changes, especially for the Marksman. Look for the full patch notes here.

]]> http://tec-magazine.net/2008/03/18/flagship-studios-releases-hellgate-london-patch-12/feed/ EU fines Microsoft with €899 http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/eu-fines-microsoft-with-e899/ http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/eu-fines-microsoft-with-e899/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:49:55 +0000 Twe4k http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/eu-fines-microsoft-with-e899/ Today the EU commission fined Microsoft with an incredibly high sum of €899 for ostensibly unreasonable license fees, Microsoft took before October 2007 for technical information.

]]> http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/eu-fines-microsoft-with-e899/feed/ Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 released http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/thunderbird-20012-released/ http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/thunderbird-20012-released/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:36:10 +0000 Twe4k http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/thunderbird-20012-released/ Get the latest version of the free e-mail client at the official Mozilla site.

As always, the development team fixed some bugs.

]]> http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/thunderbird-20012-released/feed/ Apple: new firmware for iPhone and iPod http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/apple-new-firmware-for-iphone-and-ipod/ http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/apple-new-firmware-for-iphone-and-ipod/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:54:11 +0000 Twe4k http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/apple-new-firmware-for-iphone-and-ipod/ Apple released the new firmware 1.1.4 for the iPhone and iPod. The company announced, that some bugs were fixed. Unfortunately they didn’t mentioned, which bugs exactly.

]]> http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/apple-new-firmware-for-iphone-and-ipod/feed/ Triple core Phenoms only for OEM partners? http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/triple-core-phenoms-only-for-oem-partners/ http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/triple-core-phenoms-only-for-oem-partners/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:55:24 +0000 Twe4k http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/triple-core-phenoms-only-for-oem-partners/ In citation of some mainboard manufacturers, our collegues from DigiTimes report, that theres a rub in the release of the triple core Phenom processors in March.

On the one side, AMD will produce these CPUs in the bugged B2 stepping (TLB bug), on the other hand it’s said, that only big OEM partners will get samples of the new Phenom 8000 series.

inofficial AMD roadmap
inofficial AMD roadmap

]]> http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/triple-core-phenoms-only-for-oem-partners/feed/ Guild Wars sold more than 5 million times http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/guild-wars-sold-more-than-5-million-times/ http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/guild-wars-sold-more-than-5-million-times/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:36:50 +0000 Twe4k http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/27/guild-wars-sold-more-than-5-million-times/ NCSoft and Arena.net declared that their popular MMORPG Guild Wars was sold more than 5 million times.

Guild Wars is a proven success and has set a new standard for online RPG games with its unique business model and superior playability.

–NCsoft CEO Taek Jin Kim.

source: official press release

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It’s supposed, that Deneb will be released before Nehalem.
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]]> http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/26/shanghai-k105-about-10-20-percent-faster/feed/ GPU-Z snapshot of the GeForce 9800GTX http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/26/gpu-z-snapshot-of-the-geforce-9800gtx/ http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/26/gpu-z-snapshot-of-the-geforce-9800gtx/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 08:14:44 +0000 Twe4k http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/26/gpu-z-snapshot-of-the-geforce-9800gtx/ Some minutes ago we reported about the new GeForce 9800GTX. Now a screenshot appeared on Expreview.com. Have a look:

GeForce 9800GTX screen
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]]> http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/26/gpu-z-snapshot-of-the-geforce-9800gtx/feed/ GeForce 9800GTX specifications disclosed http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/26/geforce-9800gtx-specifications-disclosed/ http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/26/geforce-9800gtx-specifications-disclosed/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:01:47 +0000 Twe4k http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/26/geforce-9800gtx-specifications-disclosed/ On VR-Zone.com we found some information and pictures about the new champion graphic board GeForce 9800GTX.

GeForce 9800GTX

The new G92-P392 GPU is mounted on a 12 layer PCB and clocks at 673 MHz, while the shaders work at 1683MHz. Unfortunately we don’t know anything about the frequency of the 512MB GDDR3 memory.

GeForce 9800GTX

The card is equipped with two SLI connectors, which makes it possible to run three of this cards in one case. The cooler is a new model from Cooler Master named TM67, which consumes 4,08W and is 34 dB loud.

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Statistics

In combination with our numbers from last week, when Firefox reached the 1/2 billion download quota, we get something like this:

Statistics

Interesting one, huh? Espacially forGermany, as there are only 80 millions of inhabitants. :P

]]> http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/25/mozilla-employee-comes-out-with-statistics/feed/ EA tries to buy Take 2 http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/25/ea-tries-to-buy-take-2/ http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/25/ea-tries-to-buy-take-2/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:31:46 +0000 Twe4k http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/25/ea-tries-to-buy-take-2/ Electronic Arts, the world’s largest publisher of video games wants to offer 2 billion USD for the company, which established a well-known brand with the successful Grand Theft Auto series.At first EA offered $25/stock, but Take 2 turned down this ’secret’ offer. After that EA increased the bet to $26/stock to raise the pressure on Take 2.

]]> http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/25/ea-tries-to-buy-take-2/feed/ Some Nehalem pictures http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/25/some-nehalem-pictures/ http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/25/some-nehalem-pictures/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:04:32 +0000 Twe4k http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/25/some-nehalem-pictures/ In the forum on Coolaler we found some new pictures which show the next-gen Intel CPU ‘Nehalem’. As you can see the pins are not circular like the pins on the current Core2 Extreme QX9770, but elliptic, as it improves the efficiency per space unit.

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It isn’t known, if Microsoft will deliver BlueRay drives in the future.

]]> http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/25/microsoft-stops-hddvd-delivery-for-xbox360/feed/ MacBook Air flops with 2 hours battery liefetime? http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/22/macbook-air-flops-with-2-hours-battery-liefetime/ http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/22/macbook-air-flops-with-2-hours-battery-liefetime/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:32:33 +0000 Twe4k http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/22/macbook-air-flops-with-2-hours-battery-liefetime/ Against Apples promise of up to 5 hours battery runtime, the MacBook Air is on its last legs after two hours of runtime at many customers, while the recharge time is about 8 till 10 hours. Some people report in Apples boards, that even an alternate device deenergizes after two hours and the MacBook Air consumes power, while switched off.

source: Tech.co.uk

]]> http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/22/macbook-air-flops-with-2-hours-battery-liefetime/feed/ 500 million times Firefox! http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/22/500-million-times-firefox/ http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/22/500-million-times-firefox/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:09:40 +0000 Twe4k http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/22/500-million-times-firefox/ Firefox Congratulation

Yesterday the download quota of the famous open source browser Firefox reached 500 million ( 500.000.000 ). We congratulate the development team and the website spreadfirefox.com for very good results!

1 billion, we’re coming! :D

source: spreadfirefox.com news

]]> http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/22/500-million-times-firefox/feed/ Passive cooled GeForce 9600GT by Sparkle http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/22/passive-cooled-geforce-9600gt-by-sparkle/ http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/22/passive-cooled-geforce-9600gt-by-sparkle/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:20:31 +0000 Twe4k http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/22/passive-cooled-geforce-9600gt-by-sparkle/ Sparkle provides a passive cooled GeForce 9600 GT, which lowers the sound emissions of your system drastically at the expense of performance. This cards GPU clocks at 650MHz while the 512MB GDDR3 memory works at 1800 MHz. While Sparkle didn’t provided information about the price, you can grab the model with reference design with around 150€ ($173).

Sparkle GeFroce 9600 GT

Source: press release

]]> http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/22/passive-cooled-geforce-9600gt-by-sparkle/feed/ Hellgate London : patch notes 2 http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/21/hellgate-london-patch-notes-2/ http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/21/hellgate-london-patch-notes-2/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:14:42 +0000 Twe4k http://tec-magazine.net/2008/02/21/hellgate-london-patch-notes-2/ Today it goes blow on blow with the Hellgate:London news. Flagship Studios released some notes on the second major content update.

  • Group PvP, PvP games, and PvP ranking.
  • The Abyss “endless” dungeon.
  • Big Ben/Parliament Square adventure area.
  • Three new base monster types.
  • Five new bosses.
  • New skills for all classes.
  • New high end armor for all factions.
  • New weapons for all factions.
  • Consignment house.
  • Shared stash.
  • Instance switching.

Our biggest major content update yet (well, until the next Chronicle). Sizable additions to the PvP department, seriously unique skills for all classes, new armor and weapons for all factions, new monster types, new bosses… Oh, and then there’s the consignment house and shared stash. Big? This content update is HUGE. Now for some glimpses at the sights to be seen when you enter… The Abyss Chronicles!

Sounds great? I’m sure it does!

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