Archive for August, 2009
August 31st, 2009 at 08:55pm
Under Computers
The development of malicious software is very unlikely to end as new forms of malware spring out every day. Security developers have to keep up with all the novelties released by the cyber-crime perpetrators and antivirus vendors have diversified their activity and products in order to adapt protection to the current environment. Thus, what used to be a simple antivirus product has become nowadays a suite of instruments ready to keep your system out of harm’s way.
a-squared Anti-Malware is not a new product on the security market, but it does not enjoy the popularity of the consecrated AV solutions, like Symantec, BitDefender, Panda, ESET or Kaspersky. The price of the app is $39.95, a bargain if you think of the protection layers it provides. And with the promotional price for Softpedia users you’ll be able to purchase 1 year subscription of the application with only $10, that is 75% off the original price. All you have to do is type in the discount code “Softpedia” when purchasing the product. The same code will bring you discount prices for the 2 and 3 year license as well as the 3-Pack and 5-Pack products.
Besides detecting the malware already installed on the computer it also keeps you safe of the dangers floating online. The 30-day trial is sufficient for proper testing, especially when there is absolutely… (read more)
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By Moris
August 31st, 2009 at 08:55pm
Under Motorbikes
Finnish designer, Olli Erkkila, produced this amazing cross between a Solex motorcycle and a skateboard.
That would work in commuter traffic… fun!
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By admin
August 31st, 2009 at 08:55pm
Under Motorbikes
For those of you going to the Bol d’Or motorcycle endurancerace, and going by motorcycle, here are all the active motorcycle rest stops.
At the “Relais Calmos Motards” you will be able to rest between bikers, eat, hot drinks, check your tire pressure, minor repairs, etc.
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August 31st, 2009 at 08:55pm
Under Racing
Force India has moved quickly to deny remarks made by its commercial director Ian Phillips that Ferrari will confirm Giancarlo Fisichella as its driver for the Italian Grand Prix within the next 24 hours.
Phillips, who often appears on the BBC’s F1 coverage, told the broadcaster:
Nobody’s asked us yet but I think it’s pretty likely that somebody will make a phone call to Vijay Mallya over the next 24 hours or so asking if we would release him to Ferrari.
I don’t think they [Force India] have really got any options. Ferrari being Ferrari, it’s their home race at Monza, which is a place with a cauldron-like atmosphere, particularly for the Italians – seats will be thrown on the track if Ferrari aren’t doing well.
So they’re going to have to put sombody in there who can basically run around with Raikkonen at the front of the field.
Ian Phillips
The team reacted with the following statement:
Ian Philips’ comments do not reflect the views of the Force India Formula One Team Management since he is not the designated spokesperson for the team nor is he authorised to speak to the media. His comments should therefore be ignored. We completely deny as baseless, whatever is reportedly attributed to him in reports that have appeared in a section of the press a short while ago.
Force India are believed to have outstanding debts with Ferrari from last season, when the Italian manufacturer was its engine supplier.
Fisichella’s manager Enrico Zanarini has denied Ferrari have approached Fisichella. But if they did, given that Fisichella’s spoken in his past about his desire to drive for the team, and he would get to do so in his home race, it’s difficult to see him turning them down.
That in turn could provide an opportunity for Force India’s third driver, Vitantonio Liuzzi, to return to the cockpit.
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By Mikel
August 31st, 2009 at 08:55pm
Under Racing
Kimi Raikkonen has now won 18 F1 races
OK, we all know about Force India’s first points.
But which driver reached his points century at Spa? And which are the only two drivers to win more Belgian Grands Prix than Kimi Raikkonen? Here are the facts and stats from yesterday’s race.
Kimi Raikkonen won his first Grand Prix in 26 races – his last win as at last year’s Spanish Grand Prix.
It was his fourth win in the Belgian Grand Prix, all of which have come in the last five races at the track. He was also leading last year’s race before crashing out with two laps to go.
Only two other drivers have won the Belgian Grand Prix more than four times: Michael Schumacher (six) and Ayrton Senna (five). All of those were on the modern Spa circuit. Jim Clark also won the Belgian Grand Prix four times from 1962-1965 on the old, 14.1km circuit.
It was Raikkonen’s 18th win. He has more than any other driver in F1 today bar Fernando Alonso, who has 21.
Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap, the second of his career, in addition to the one he scored at Silverstone.
It was a huge weekend for Force India. On Saturday Giancarlo Fisichella gave them their first ever pole position. Before then their best qualifying position had been seventh, set by Adrian Sutil at the Nürburgring this year.
The last time this outfit started from pole position was in the European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring in 1999, when Heinz-Harald Frentzen put Jordan at the front of the grid.
In the race of course, they scored their first points and first podium finish. They also led a race for the first time – but only for four laps behind the safety car at the start.
Fisichella made it to the podium for the first time since the 2006 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.
The first-lap pile-up brought Jenson Button’s points-scoring streak to an end after 11 races in the top eight. Nico Rosberg now has the longest running streak of points finishes with eight.
It was also Lewis Hamilton’s first failure to finish a race this year (though of course he was disqualified at Melbourne).
Like Fisichella and Raikkonen, Robert Kubica scored his best result of the year, with fourth.
Heikki Kovalainen has now scored exactly 100 points in his Formula 1 career.
We’ve now had six consecutive races with different winners (Button, Vettel, Webber, Hamilton, Barrichello and Raikkonen) and five with different pole sitters (Vettel, Webber, Alonso, Hamilton and Fisichella).
Have you spotted any interesting facts and stats from the Belgian Grand Prix? Share them in the commenets.
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By Mikel
August 31st, 2009 at 08:55pm
Under Racing
F1B’s Executive Editor- Europe, Mark Hallam, bids farewell with his closing thoughts on a furious weekend of racing and belgium waffles. Be sure to catch his commentary on one interesting weekend of racing by subscribing to our podcasts on iTunes. also, enjoy these snaps from the…
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By Mikel
August 31st, 2009 at 08:00pm
Under Motorbikes
It looks like this ad agency thinks we motorcycle riders need Viagra…
Are they wrong?
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By admin
August 31st, 2009 at 06:55pm
Under Computers
AMD today announced the new energy-efficient Six-Core processor, Opteron 2419 EE, which is based on 45nm process technology and coming with a 40W ACP (average power consumption).
According to the company, AMD Opteron 2419 EE supports AMD Virtualization and AMD-P features, delivering up to 31% higher performance-per-watt over standard Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors.
This 40W ACP processor [...]
By Mikel
August 31st, 2009 at 06:55pm
Under Computers
Seasonic has just launched the S12D Series power supply which is available in 750W and 850W.
The S12D series achieves the 80Plus Silver standard that guarantees an above 85% efficiency rating across 20%, 50% and 100% loading along with a true power factor of >0.9. With the DC to DC converter design and under ±3% of [...]
By Mikel
August 31st, 2009 at 06:55pm
Under Computers
AMD seems to have been concentrated on the DirectX 11 graphics cards for a while - now, there is finally something new about the CPU part.
According to Fudzilla, AMD is launching one more three core CPU based on Heka 45nm, the Phenom II X3 740. It will feature 3.0GHz clock speed, 7.5MB of total cache, [...]
By Mikel
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