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Game Patches
28 January 2012
Game Patches
27 January 2012
AMD Catalyst 12.2 Preview
26 January 2012
AMD has released the Catalyst 12.2 Preview graphics driver for the HD 2000 - 6000 series on Windows 7 and Vista. This driver contains Eyefinity 2.1 technology enhancements including additional resolution support, Dynamic Configuration Changes, HydraVision enhancements and Profile Manager improvements. It also contains bug fixes.
AMD Catalyst 12.1
26 January 2012
AMD has released the official Catalyst 12.1 graphics driver for the HD 2000 - 6000 series. The changes in this WHQL certified driver include HD3D enhancements, AMD Vision Engine Control Center enhancements, especially the introduction of application profiles, as well as a range of bug fixes.
CCleaner 3.15.1643
26 January 2012
A new Version 3.15.1643 of the free CCleaner system cleaning utility has been released. This update adds the option to only clean Recycle Bin files deleted more than 24 hours ago, adds support for new applications including Camtasia Studio 7.0, ConvertXToDVD, Audio Converter and Video Converter, improves cleaning for several other applications and contains general improvements and bug fixes.
Game Patches
26 January 2012
Game Patches
25 January 2012
Opera 11.61
24 January 2012
The Opera browser has been updated to Version 11.61. This version has security and stability enhancements.
Game Patches
24 January 2012
Chrome 16.0.912.77
24 January 2012
Google has released Version 16.0.912.77 of the Chrome browser. This version contains security and bug fixes.
Skyrim 1.4 Beta Patch
24 January 2012
Bethesda has released a Beta 1.4 Patch for Skyrim. I don't usually post beta patches in the news, but given Skyrim's popularity, and reports of very large FPS increases, some of you may wish to try this patch. It appears that Bethesda took notice of Arisu/Alexander Blade's TESVAL/SkyBoost mods and has incorporated significant compiler optimizations into the game which surpass those two mods. If you don't want to try the beta, the final version of the 1.4 patch should be out soon.
AMD Catalyst 8.921.2 RC11
23 January 2012
AMD has released the Catalyst 8.921.2 RC11 graphics driver for the HD 7900 series on Windows 7. This driver provides support for Super Sample Anti-Aliasing and Adaptive Anti-Aliasing through the Catalyst Control Center in DX10 and DX11 games, along with performance improvements and bug fixes.
GPU-Z 0.5.8
22 January 2012
GPU-Z, a free graphics card information utility, has reached Version 0.5.8. Changes include a new test which puts sufficient load on the GPU to ensure that Bus information is accurate, and a display of ASIC quality for Nvidia GeForce 400/500 and AMD HD 7800/7900 GPUs. The utility also has improvements for the HD 7970, provides support for new chipsets, and contains bug fixes.
Game Patches
21 January 2012
iTunes 10.5.3
20 January 2012
Apple has released a new Version 10.5.3 of the iTunes software. This update adds support for the new iBooks 2 and iTunes U, and allows syncing of interactive iBooks to an iPad.
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