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Samsung Elec to introduce Android-based tablet in Q3 (Reuters)
Reuters - Samsung Electronics Co plans to introduce tablet computers this quarter based on Google's Android operating system, joining a growing list of firms seeking to challenge Apple's popular iPad.
DVDFab Passkey 7.0.3.4 Beta
DVDFab Passkey is a Windows based driver that works on the fly to unprotect encrypted movie DVDs and Blu ray discs For DVD it removes all DVD copy protections like CSS CPPM RC RCE APS UOPs ARccOS RipGuard FluxDVD CORE X2 etc For Blu ray it removes all known AACS and BD copy protections Region Code BD Live and UOPs It allows you to watch any region DVD on your region specific DVD drive and player software It allows you to watch Blu ray disc without HDCP compliant graphics card and without HDCP compliant display It also allows you to use any software to access unencrypted DVD and Blu ray disc content
Internet Download Manager 6.0 Build 2 Beta
Internet Download Manager has a smart download logic accelerator that features intelligent dynamic file segmentation and safe multipart downloading technology to accelerate your downloads Unlike other download accelerators and managers that segment files before downloading starts Internet Download Manager segments downloaded files dynamically during download process Internet Download Manager reuses available connections without additional connect and login stages to achieve better acceleration performanceInternet Download Manager supports proxy servers ftp and http protocols firewalls redirects cookies authorization MP3 audio and MPEG video content processing IDM integrates seamlessly into Microsoft Internet Explorer Netscape MSN Explorer AOL Opera Mozilla Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firebird Avant Browser MyIE2 and all other popular browsers to automatically handle your downloads
You can also drag and drop files or use Internet Download Manager from command line Internet Download Manager can dial your modem at the set time download the files you want then hang up or even shut down your computer when it 39 s done
Other features include multilingual support zip preview download categories scheduler pro sounds on different events HTTPS support queue processor html help and tutorial enhanced virus protection on download completion progressive downloading with quotas useful for connections that use some kind of fair access policy or FAP like Direcway Direct PC Hughes etc built in download accelerator and many others
DAEMON Tools Net 4.36.0310
New software for simple multimedia data server organization Build centralized storage of CD DVD Blu ray images and manage user access within home or business networks with DAEMON Tools Net DAEMON Tools Net offers you both optical media emulation and cataloging capabilities that will help you better manage all your virtual imagesbull iSCSI Server DAEMON Tools Net server enables you to create up to 16 iSCSI targets that can be mounted with images DAEMON Tools Net clients can connect to any iSCSI network device and use its content as if there was a disc inserted into a real drive
bull Image Catalog sharing DAEMON Tools Net enables you to share all images on the server via Shared Image Catalog So any DAEMON Tools Net client accesses the images to mount edit and burn their content as if they were on a local computer
bull Remote access security DAEMON Tools Net server protects access to iSCSI targets with a password or by setting a maximum number of connections allowed simultaneously DAEMON Tools Net client does not need local administrator privileges to connect to iSCSI targets
bull License managing License Manager is DAEMON Tools Net server component that manages clients 39 licenses It handles license activation and validation so DAEMON Tools Net clients are not required to have live Internet connection to work
bull Client Both server and clients combine all basic functionalities available in other DAEMON Tools products You are enabled to
Make images of your original discs convert images burn or edit them via Image Editor
Emulate up to 16 SCSI and 4 IDE virtual devices
Create good conditions for work with DAEMON Tools Gadget command line interface and shell extensions components
DVDFab 7.0.8.7 Beta
DVDFab is the most powerful and flexible DVD copying burning software With 8 copy modes you can back up any DVD to DVDR in just a few clicks DVDFab is brand new is completely rewritten is based on more than 8 years of DVD copy software development DVDFab is simply the easiest way to copy a DVD movie Just insert the movie and a blank DVD then press Start Your entire movie including menus trailers and special features is copied to a single DVD with just one click and everything happens automatically Backup your entire DVD including menus trailers and special features onto one or multiple discsDVDFab includes quot DVD to DVD quot quot Blu ray to Blu ray quot quot DVD to Mobile quot quot File to mobile quot and quot File Mover quot
DVDFab quot DVD to DVD quot is the most powerful and flexible DVD copying burning software With 8 copy modes you can backup any DVD to DVDR or hard drive in just one or a few clicks
DVDFab quot Blu ray to Blu ray quot is the first full featured Blu ray copying burning software With 4 copy modes you can backup Blu ray to BD R or hard drive in just one or a few clicks
DVDFab quot DVD to Mobile quot converts DVD title to AVI MP4 WMV MKV files which can be played on mobile devices like iPod PSP ZUNE cell phone etc
DVDFab quot File to Mobile quot converts source video file on your PC to next generation console like PS3 and Xbox 360 or mobile devices like iPod PSP ZUNE cell phone etc
DVDFab quot File Mover quot option transfers converted files to mobile devices like iPod PSP ZUNE etc
Internet Download Accelerator 5.8.3.1221
Internet Download Accelerator lets you to noticeably increase the speed of file download from the Internet using HTTP HTTPS and FTP protocols The acceleration is achieved by splitting a file being downloaded into several parts and downloading these parts at the same time Internet Download Accelerator resumes broken downloads from where they left off from both HTTP HTTPS and FTP servers To increase usability Internet Download Accelerator integrates with Internet Explorer Firefox Mozilla Opera Nescape and others replacing the standard download modules Moreover the program monitors the system clipboard and detects URLs in the clipboard With IDA you can download and save video from popular video sharing services YouTube Google Video Metacafe and others Whatever your connection type Internet Download Accelerator will use the bandwidth of your connection most effectively and download files extremely fast Power and useful tool for management of download categoriesPossibility of automatic file type detection with automatic file placement to the specified categories Unlimited number of categories and hierarchy levels
Laying the grid for the electric car (photos)
Hoping to energize the electric car industry and make the Bay Area the electric car capital of the United States, San Jose, Calif., installs the first of hundreds of electric vehicle charging stations.