Exclusive Content for the Xbox GTA Is Microsofts Last Stand
As last week saw the release of GTA IV and this week saw the event titled PlayStation Day Europe, there was bound to be some commentary from
Sony related to the game that Microsoft pinned its hopes for the Xbox 360 on.
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9.5.2008 Windows DreamScene Content Pack
Even though DreamScene is still technically a preview release, Microsoft has just posted a little Content Pack featuring 4 new animated backgrounds.
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14.3.2007 Windows Vista Doesn't Add DRM To Unprotected Content
Robert McLaw: Of all the FUD that's out there about Vista, the false information about Vista's DRM is the FUD that frustrates me the most.
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28.2.2007 Windows Infection Deleting The Program Files Content
Security company Trend Micro today released an advisory concerning TROJ_AGENT.ADNA, a new Trojan horse which attempts to remove a file usually placed inside
Program Files, a folder created by Windows which usually stores the content needed by the installed applications.
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26.11.2007 Windows Vista Content Protection - Twenty Questions (and Answers)
A conversation has cropped up since the recent publication of a paper scrutinizing how Windows handles digital rights management, especially for HD video. I've since looped back with Dave Marsh, a Lead Program Manager responsible for Windows' handling of video, to learn from him the implications involved and to learn to what extent the paper's assertions are accurate.
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23.1.2007 Windows 7 Tips, Content, Demos, and Training Live on September 15th
Microsoft is cooking a range of resources that are indicated to be ready to be taken out of the oven in about a week.
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7.9.2009 First Microsoft Genuine Office Validation Download on Download Center
Microsoft has posted the first Office download which has Genuine Office Validation (not required yet). It is sounds.exe the download enables sound in Office 2000,XP and 2003.
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28.4.2006 Download Windows 7 MUI Language Packs - Official 32-bit and 64-bit Direct Download Links
Microsoft has released MUI (Multilingual User Interface) language packs for Windows 7 RTM. The Windows 7 language packs is available via Windows Update as optional update for Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise editions only.
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28.8.2009 Download Firefox 1.0.7
Firefox 1.0.7 was just released today. It's said that the only updates for this minor version change are security related.
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Download Fasterfox 0.7.9
Prefetch Links - Dynamic speed increases can be obtained with Firefox's unique prefetching mechanism, which recycles idle bandwidth by silently loading and caching all of the links on the page you are browsing.
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Skype 2.0 download
Everybodys favourite free PC-calling software has just reached version 2.0. Skype now comes with free video calling (assuming two existing webcams) but also updates its older features.
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7.1.2006 WindowBlinds 5 download
Customize the look and feel of Windows XP with WindowBlinds. It's a Windows utility that enables users to personalize nearly every aspect of the Windows graphical user interface. It can "skin" your title bars, push buttons, Start bar, radio buttons, and nearly every other part of Windows.
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8.1.2006 IE 7 Beta 3 Now Download
Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) Beta 3 has been designed to make everyday tasks easier, provide dynamic security protection and improve the development platform and manageability.
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29.6.2006 MEMM 2.1 available for download now!
It's a Microsoft Excel Add-In with a collection of functions which can be useful in an Enterprise environment based on Microsoft Windows operating systems. The main functions are based on retrieving information from Active Directory, modifying Active Directory and getting information from computers through WMI. Although there are more free tools available nowadays (like ADModify), it can be quite convenient to perform certain tasks directly in Excel.
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20.7.2006 Safari 3.2.1 Download
The problem was almost instantly isolated and confirmed as incompatibility with third party software. Apple has now issued a new Safari update, for both Mac and Windows users, which delivers stability improvements, according to the Cupertino, Calif.-based Mac maker.
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25.11.2008 3 x DOWNLOAD Windows XP
DOWNLOAD Windows XP 9 IN ONE with service pack 2,
DOWNLOAD Windows XP Professional 64 Bit,
DOWNLOAD Windows XP Professional 32 Bit
This is Windows XP Unofficial Download page.
Windows XP is designed for businesses of all sizes and for home users who demand the most from their computing experience, Windows XP Professional delivers the new standard in reliability and performance.
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DOWNLOAD QUAKE 4 + Screenshots
Almost a decade ago, in 1996, Quake was first released. It brought with it a revolution in PC gaming. Actually, it was the first game in FPS genre that was really worth belonging there. It began the Epic that is the Quake series. The original game had both Single Player and Multiplayer and both were good.
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DOWNLOAD WindowBlinds Enhanced 5.0
WindowBlinds is a program that allows you to
completely change the look and feel of Windows to however you want it to look like. WindowBlinds allows you to completely customize your desktop look by changing the style of title buttons, bars and toolbars.
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7.12.2005 FireTune v1.0.9 Download
FireTune for Mozilla Firefox v1.x was developed for an easy and fast optimization of your browsing experience with Firefox. It is based on a collection of popular and well working optimization settings used and tested by the experts.
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14.12.2005 Download ICQ 5.04
ICQ Lite has all the essential features of the full version of ICQ. You can message people, exchange files, send SMS messages, do voice chat, and meet people. It also includes multilingual support, the ability to save your chat histories, and a typing indicator that shows when a contact is typing you a message.
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22.12.2005 Download OpenOffice.org 2.0.1
The first update to OpenOffice.org has been released exactly two months after the launch of version 2.0. Five release candidates of 2.0.1 have been made available since that time, with the final build showing up on OpenOffice.org mirror sites early Tuesday.
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22.12.2005 nLite 1.0 RC5 download
nLite lets you choose which components to remove from your Windows 2000, XP or 2003 before installation. Removing unneeded components you gain on your system speed and security.
t supports removal of almost any component and few services. You can make a bootable ISO with it and even easy slipstream Service pack with a click of a button. Now added easy cd-key implementation so you don't need to enter it during setup..
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9.1.2006 Mozilla Firefox 2.0 Download Available
The Mozilla Corporation have today uploaded the follow-up to their hugely popular web browser, Firefox.
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23.10.2006 Windows PowerShell 1.0 download
Microsoft Windows PowerShell command line shell and scripting language helps IT Professionals achieve greater productivity.
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15.11.2006 Would you (legally) download Vista?
If Microsoft made Vista available for legal retail download, would the masses come? Looks like we'll soon find out.
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18.1.2007 Virus Disguised as IE 7 Download
Watch out for e-mails with a new virus disguised as a test version of Microsoft's current Web browser.
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31.3.2007 TweakNT 1.21 download
TweakNT is a utility that allows you to remove or readd the timebomb and change the
edition of any NT OS. Thanks to Hack4Crack for this download.
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25.4.2007 Free AVG 8.0 Download
Yesterday, Grisoft announced that a new version of AVG Antivirus Free would be released today, April 24, that was supposed to come with several new functions beside the
ones already included in the application
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24.4.2008 Zune 3.0 Upgrade Available for Download
Although it was announced as early as September 8, the Zune 3.0 upgrade was made available for download only today, September 16.
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16.9.2008 Free Nero 9 Available for Download
One year after the release of Nero 8, Nero has made available for download the next iteration of
the integrated digital media and home entertainment software suite.
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29.9.2008No Wait for 'GTA IV' on Xbox
360
Microsoft announced at E3 in
Los Angeles Tuesday that it
has inked an agreement with
Rockstar Games to make the
next title in the
controversial Grand Theft Auto
series available for the Xbox
360 on day one. Sony
previously had first access to
GTA for the PS2...
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10.05.2006Microsoft To Pay For Exclusive GTA Content
Although it stops short of the
coveted 'exclusive'
contract, Microsoft said
Wednesday that it had paid $50
million for exclusive content
for Take-Two's Grand Theft
Auto IV ...
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20.06.2007GTA Re-Release Due Next Week
The re-release of Grand Theft
Auto: San Andreas is due next
Tuesday, according to the Web
sites of gaming retailers.
GameStop lists the title as
being available September 13,
roughly two months after it
stopped selling GTA due to the
"Hot Coffee"
modification, which allows the
game's main character to
engage in sex acts...
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08.09.2005Microsoft pays $50 million for Xbox GTA game exclusive
Microsoft is paying an
unprecedented $50 million for
exclusive rights to publish
two episodes of the
forthcoming game, Grand Theft
Auto IV, on its Xbox 360 games
console, according to
statements from a senior
executive at GTA IV publisher,
Take-Two Interactive.
Take-Two has already
recorded the payments in
financial filings as deferred
revenue, explained Lainie
Goldstein, Take-Two's newly
appointed CFO, in a conference
call with analysts.
The first 25
is for
the first episodic content
package that's supposed to go
out and that is in March of
08, Goldstein said. The
second 25 will be
for the second episodic... the
episode. That will be later in
fiscal year, fiscal 08..
winbeta.org - 17.06.2007
Want A Download With That?
McDonald's joined the digital
content revolution Wednesday
as it began beta testing
m-Venue, its digital media
content service. At select
locations, users would be able
to browse and download music
from several labels, including
Sony BMG and Universal via a
Wi-Fi connection...
betanews.com - 12.10.2006
Take-Two: No GTA IV Until 2008
Fans of Grand Theft
Auto will have to wait a
bit longer as Take-Two
Interactive Software said
Thursday that the next
installment in the game series
has been delayed until 2008...
betanews.com - 03.08.2007
Microsoft claims 360 GTA Sales edge of 2-to-1
Microsoft says anecdotal evidence indicates its version of Grand Theft Auto IV is doing much better than Sony's, although Sony seems to dispute that
claim...
betanews.com - 02.05.2008
Microsoft claims 2-to-1 sales edge for GTA IV on Xbox 360
Microsoft says anecdotal evidence indicates its version of Grand Theft Auto IV is doing much better than Sony's, although Sony seems to dispute that
claim...
betanews.com - 03.05.2008
GTA IV leads surge in US video game sales for May
NPD reports that US video game sales were up 37 percent over last year, with Take-Two's blockbuster title leading the charge...
betanews.com - 13.06.2008
Angry Shareholders Sue GTA
Publisher
Game publisher Take Two is
facing two more lawsuits, this
time from separate shareholder
groups seeking reparations for
losses incurred over the
discovery of pornographic
material in Grand Theft Auto:
San Andreas. The suits were
announced this week...
betanews.com - 16.02.2006
Rockstar to Release GTA IV Patch Soon
Flustered Grand Theft Auto IV players can take a deep sigh of relief today as Rockstar Toronto announced that a patch for the buggy title will be out
"in the next few days".
The statement explained that the patch contains the following fixes:
- Fixed crash after
the legal notice screen
- Improvements to the video editor
- Fix to bowling while using certain mice
- Fix for ATI 1900 shadows
- Overall savings to memory
- Graphic improvements to particle systems and mirrors
- Multiplayer character settings are preserved
- Support for DirectInput controllers
Rockstar says that the patch is complete, but as GTA IV is a Games for Windows Live title, it
must first undergo quality assurance testing by Microsoft before it is released to the public. This begs the question: why was this not done with the
initial release?
In the meanwhile, in collaboration with Rockstar, Nvidia has released new Beta drivers for it's cards which fixes
several performance issues with the game (including the missing textures issue, so it seems). The drivers, version 180.84, can be downloaded from the
link below. It should be noted that these drivers do not yet introduce SLI support in the game. ATI is also expected to release new drivers, Catalyst
8.12, on December 10th.
jcxp.net - 06.12.2008
GTA IV Has Rough Start, Rockstar Confirms
jcxp.net - 03.12.2008
GTA IV earns half a billion for Take-Two in one week
Grand Theft Auto IV , Take-Two Interactive's crown jewel of the sandbox game series, reportedly sold over 6 million copies for Xbox 360 and
PS3, earning the publisher over $500 million dollars in the first week alone...
betanews.com - 07.05.2008
BitTorrent Goes Legal with Download Service
In its continuing effort to
move away from its roots as a
popular method for the
decentralized transfer of
pirated content, BitTorrent
said Monday it had launched a
new content network with the
help of several television and
movie studios...
betanews.com - 26.02.2007
Microsoft Secure Content Downloader July 2007 CTP Available
The Microsoft Secure Content
Downloader (MSCD) is a
peer-assisted download manager
capable of securely
downloading specific files.
MSCD is intended for consumers
who are downloading from a
home PC, or business users
whose computers are not behind
a corporate firewall. If you
use MSCD from behind a
corporate firewall, you may be
unable to download content,
and may adversely affect other
clients' ability to download
content.
Main
features of the MSCD are:
- Secure content
description
- Each
file available for download
has a secure description,
ensuring the content you
download is exactly what the
publisher
published.
- Scalable
performance
- MCSD
is a peer-assisted technology.
Each client downloads content
by exchanging parts of the
file theyre interested in with
other clients, in addition to
downloading parts from the
server.
- No matter
how great the internets demand
for the file, you will always
be able to make progress
downloading.
- MSCD
lets you download content more
quickly than possible without
peer
assistance.
This version
of MSCD is a Community
Technology Preview, and will
only allow you to obtain
current Visual Studio 2008
Beta 2. Since it is a
Community Technology Preview,
additional information related
to MSCDs performance and
network transactions --
including your machine name
and IP addresses -- may be
logged to help evaluate and
improve MSCD performance.
The MSCD CTP is
scheduled to run for no more
than four weeks, expiring as
early as 23-August 2007. After
expiration the MSCD client
will not be able to download
content.
winbeta.org - 27.07.2007
Los Angeles Sues Over GTA Sex
Mod
The Los Angeles City
Attorney's Office said on
Thursday that it had filed
suit against both Rockstar
Games and its parent company
Take-Two Interactive. The suit
accuses the companies of
engaging in unfair business
practices by hiding
pornography in an "M"
rated game, "Grand Theft
Auto: San Andreas."..
betanews.com - 27.01.2006
New RealPlayer allows YouTube video download
http://www.realnetworks.com/>R
eal Networks has announced a
new version of their
RealPlayer today that will be
available as a PC-only public
Beta in June. The player
allows users to download and
organize nearly all embedded
internet video content (Flash,
WMV, QuickTime) including
content from popular video
sites like YouTube, Comedy
Central and Cnet.
The
player was demonstrated for me
and actually looks pretty
impressive. The new video
download feature integrates
fairly elegantly into your Web
browser (yes, it works on
Firefox). It works by
temporarily displaying a
small, fairly unobtrusive
download tab in the right top
corner of any video content it
detects on a given Web page.
It's even able to record
streaming internet video in
real time.
It looks
like a great improvement over
the slow, intrusive RealPlayer
I remember. One feature it
lacks, however is the ability
to export your downloaded
video content to an
iPod-compatible format. You
can, however, use RealPlayer
burn your downloaded videos to
CD and if you pony-up some
money for RealPlayer Plus,
they give the ability to burn
video content to DVD. Some
small improvements have also
been made to speed up the
load-time of the application
and cut-out many of the
annoying installation
questions.
winbeta.org - 01.06.2007
Starz Launches Movie Download
Service
Starz Entertainment Group
launched a new video download
application dubbed Vongo on
Tuesday, which allows playback
of content on Windows-based
PCs, laptops and portable
media devices, including
televisions. The service would
provide unlimited access to
1,000 movies and videos for a
monthly fee...
betanews.com - 03.01.2006
TiVo Officially Introduces TV Downloads
Following the unexpected leak of screenshots that had company executives fuming, TiVo on Monday officially introduced a trial of its new video download service, touting IFC as the first broadcast partner. TiVo users will be able to download IFC content using a broadband connection, rather than record it off the air...
betanews.com - 15.08.2005
NBC joins Apple's iTunes
store - other networks will
rush to join too
winbeta.org - 07.12.2005
