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Skype updates latest beta with 10-way video calling

The newest beta of Skype 5.0 lets you video chat with up to 10 people, send an IM to someone who’s offline, and better recover from dropped calls.

Internet Download Manager 6.02 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 performance Internet 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

Internet Download Manager 6.01 Build 6 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 performance Internet 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

New In This Version 1 Fixed advanced browser integration compatibility issue with Kaspersky antivirus Windows 7 2 Fixed compatibility problems with Avira Security Suite and Avast Internet Security3 Fixed problem with browser not loading individual pages on some web sites served by MS IIS

New Boxee beta expands movie library (Macworld.com)

Macworld.com – Boxee, the much loved media center software, is out with a new beta version. Boxee Beta 0.9.22 now includes an expanded movie library with loads of indie flicks, an indicator that alerts you when you’re offline, support for Google Buzz, and hardware accelerated video-decoding for Snow Leopard.

Firefox 4 beta 4 tackles browser tab chaos

Trying to restore a semblance of order to the tab profusion that afflicts some people’s Web browsers, Mozilla introduces Panorama. Also in new beta: Firefox Sync.

AnyDVD & AnyDVD HD 6.6.8.2 Beta

AnyDVD is a driver which descrambles DVD Movies automatically in the background This DVD appears unprotected and region code free for all applications and the Windows operating system as well With AnyDVD 39 s help copy tools like CloneDVD Pinnacle Instant copy InterVideo DVD copy etc are able to copy CSS protected Movies You can remove the RPC region code thereby making the movie region free and viewable on any DVD player and with any DVD player software With the help of AnyDVD you can watch movies with non matching region codes with every DVD Player Software you like AnyDVD is capable of removing unwanted movie features including subtitles and prohibition messages such as copyright and FBI warnings It also allows you to launch an external application whenever you insert or remove a disc or prevent 39 PC friendly 39 software from automatically launching when you insert a video DVD AnyDVD decrypts not just DVDs AnyDVD allows you also to play copy and rip protected Audio CDs Decryption is not all that AnyDVD offers You can control the drive speed of your DVD drive allowing you to reduce the noise level when watching movies on your PC You can even adjust the display frequency of your monitor for both NTSC and PAL displays

Firefox 4 beta 4 adds hardware acceleration

Some Windows users will be able to try a Direct2D-accelerated version of Firefox–if they manually switch it on. Also coming: tab candy.

Lavalys EVEREST Corporate & Ultimate Edition v5.50.2225 BETA + KeyGen

EVEREST Ultimate Edition is an industry leading system diagnostics and benchmarking solution for enthusiasts PC users based on the award winning EVEREST Technology During system optimizations and tweaking it provides essential system and overclock information advanced hardware monitoring and diagnostics capabilities to check the effects of the applied settings CPU FPU and memory benchmarks are available to measure the actual system performance and compare it to previous states or other systems Furthermore complete software operating system and security information makes EVEREST Ultimate Edition a comprehensive system diagnostics tool that offers a total of 100 pages of information about your PC

Acronis True Image Home 2011 14.0.0 Build 3055 Beta

Acronis True Image Home 2010 meets home user needs with a simple yet comprehensive backup and disaster recovery solution This is a unique consumer software providing a full set of advanced features in an affordable and easy to use solution With Acronis True Image Home 2010 rest assured that all your important data including images music documents and applications are well protected and can easily be recovered in the event of any disaster Acronis True Image Home is an integrated software suite that ensures security of all information on your PC It can back up the operating system applications settings and all of your data while also securely destroying any confidential data you no longer need With this software you can back up selected files and folders Windows applications 39 settings settings and messages of Microsoft e mail clients mdash or even the entire disk drive or selected partitions Acronis Online Backup will allow you to store your most important files on a remote storage so they will be protected even if your computer gets stolen or your house burns down Acronis Nonstop Backup continuously saves changes in your system and files as often as every five minutes allowing you to rollback easily to any point in time if the need arises Please use the following serial number to access beta version of Acronis True Image Home 2011 RFNM8FCX QBSABQXH FYJMF6S3 K32SN9HL CWZYGN7S ZDAY5GJF NR6MWVLE 3TSFLJ99

Microsoft Will Release IE9 Beta with Accelerated HTML5 (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – Microsoft said Thursday it will launch the first public beta of Internet Explorer 9 at an event in San Francisco next month. The goal is to show off new online experiences enabled by the software giant’s next-generation web browser, which delivers “a more beautiful web that feels native on Windows,” Microsoft said.