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An “updated firmware” is something you have to make a living. Something robust, and also any new everything beautiful. Yes, but now, some recent updates have been rather difficult. The latest firmware date is no longer a nice gift to download from a nice equipment manufacturer: On many handsets, install an updated firmware has even become a true course.

Many manufacturers such as Apple, Nintendo or Sony make updates firmware that neutralize features for commercial reasons or out of baclees versions that make products less efficient. And if we did a small review of updates that were not particularly pleased the owners gadgets lately? The Sony PSP: an important and dynamic community has emerged around the Sony PSP, offering alternative firmwares with new features such as support for a greater range of codecs or the ability to share music. Oh, and, um, there is also this little story pirated games en masse.

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Camptune is a utility proposed by Paragon Software that allows resizing the fly and non-destructive partition Bootcamp containing Windows or other Operating Systems.

If, after installing Windows on Mac, is aware of having spent too much or too little space, the only solution provided officially by Apple is the downsizing of destructive partition.This means that if we wish to enlarge it by cautious 5 GB decided at the beginning and bring it to 50 Gb necessary, we must first resign themselves to losing the entire contents.With this utility, however, is no longer necessary to make tabula rasa.

The programme is, in truth, a CD containing an image bootable Linux prepared to support Bootcamp and operations on it. Currently, the software is in a state of pre-release and it’s free. To receive the download link is just complete the form on this page, while burning the ISO is advisable to use Disk Utility.

Finally, given the extreme delicacy of the transactions involved, before doing anything is important to perform a backup, perhaps using Winclone.

The iBird Flight Simulator was by far the most creative demo of Microsoft Research Summit yesterday. Developed in collaboration with the University of New York, he works with a USB controller connected to two ropes shrink to detect your movements in 3D. The iBird returns this information simulator that projects a 3D world in which you are a bird that flutters.

The coolest is without doubt the use of fans connected to the computer, which increase or reduce the apparent wind depending on the speed at which you want. You get a feeling of air resistance during your flight. Ilia Rosenberg, a leading student of the NYU behind this project, explained that they had tried to use Wiimote, but they did not have this feeling of force feedback that allows their USB controller. Ilia Rosenberg, a leading student of the NYU behind this project, explained that they had tried to use Wiimote, but they did not have this feeling of force feedback that allows their USB controller.

Continue the cycle of software updates dedicated to printer drivers and this time it is up to Lexmark,. The update has a “weight” of 71 MB and is available at Software Update only if the printer is attached and turned on, otherwise you can download it manually on the page dedicated site Support Apple.

As always, the update is strongly recommended for all users. The system requirements are Mac OS X 10.5.3 and later.

Some figures seem to confirm that the next version of firmware for iPhone - 2.0.1 - has already reached an advanced stage of development.

Scartabellando patiently between the server log, in fact, BoyGeniusReport would have discovered references to an iPhone with firmware 2.0.1, instead of 2.0 normally installed in the new phones or obtainable through the updates of iTunes.

The phones connected, moreover, would be divided into two sub-categories: models 2.5 G tagged version 5B101, and those 3G, reported as 5B103. It is also significant to stress that the devices fitted with the 2.0.1 have made their appearance long before the issuance of 2.0 and that traffic has been generated from only two places in the world, San Francisco - not far from Cupertino - and Atlanta, where is located the headquarters of AT & T Mobility.

In short, it seems that a new update is at the gates…

An intriguing game and a fascinating puzzle. So one could define Aqua Forest, the application created by Hudson Soft for sollazzare users iPhone and iPod Touch.

This game is in fact manipulating the water, fire and other substances on the screen of the device through the touch. With its five modes available for each of the ten levels, essentially offers 50 different ways to continue the game. It ‘a mode also available free and without any puzzles from cliffs, gives way to sbizzarrirsi with exceptional physical engine in this game.

At the moment, unfortunately, have not yet been announced nor the prices nor the date of launch, but is verisimile that both be divulged details very soon, given that the ‘AppStore is to tapes of departure.

Apple has released a couple of updates for professional applications, Final Cut Server Update 1.1 and Pro Applications Update 2008-02. Apportati improvements in the stability in general and correction of different annoying bugs.

Final Cut Server Update 1.1 is the first patch - 50.1 MB - which receives the young application. Corrects multivalent problems in access to and exit from the projects of Final Cut Pro, solves problems in the character set with double-byte and improves the reliability of software. The download is possible from this page.

Pro Applications Update 2008-02, however, improves performance, compatibility and reliability of professional applications, the update is of course recommended for all users of Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Server and Logic Studio. After the update, Final Cut Pro will move to version 6.0.4 to 3.0.3 and Compressor. The download is possible by the dedicated page.

World IT Show 2008 is offering world’s the best technology used products and new software. Many companies have launched their new products while some are in row. Now EnGIS is in World IT Show 2008 with its ‘Gogo 3D. EnGIS displayed real 3D navigation software ‘Gogo 3D’ in the Korea market. It is the software to avoid traffic jams as well as other accidents. Gogo3D navigation offers the Real time traffic information and dynamic route guidance.

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Flickery Flickr is a client for OS X very sophisticated, elegant and functional, produced by Eternal Storms Software and currently in a state of free public beta.

The software allows you to browse, view and proceed all’upload photos, but also manage tags and comments, all through a convenient interface minimalist. And you can see one or more images and add them to favorites or a set of photographs, thanks to convenient thumbnail view, which allows you to have a glance thumbnails of all the photos contained in a set. Furthermore, are available to users editing tools easy to use for practicing small corrections first dell’upload.

As already mentioned, the beta is free but will expire on June 30. Working only with Leopard, you can proceed to download Flickery from this page.

Canon has issued an update for almost all software of its digital cameras, unfortunately not in the Italian version of the site (a little ‘dated), but the American.

Digital Photo Professional 3.4.1, EOS Utility 2.4, ZoomBrowser EX 6.1.1a, Picture Style Editor 1.3 and Canon RAW Codec 1.3 are now available for download is necessary to select the model DSLR camera from the U.S. site, then go on and Drivers Downloads and choose their operating system.

The update not only sistemano some bugs, but also add new functions to the various software. For example, in Digital Photo Professional 3.4 was inserted noise reduction in luminance.