Firefox 3.0.1 out

Firefox 3.0.1 is now official. There are many fixes and security updates.

Check out what’s new, the known issues and frequently asked questions about the latest version of Firefox. As always, you’re encouraged to tell us what you think, either using this feedback form or by filing a bug in Bugzilla.

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July 17, 2008 at 6:47 am Leave a comment

Does AMD block PhysX on Radeon development?

A few weeks ago, we learned how Nvidia is using its PhysX API to convert PhysX calculations and accelerate them on a GPU. AMD wasn’t happy and Nvidia was accused of benchmark cheating. Now there is an opportunity to get PhysX to run on AMD/ATI cards, but there seem to be some roadblocks and there is a certain suspicion that AMD does not want Nvidia’s CUDA and PhysX to run on its graphics cards. We chatted with AMD’s Godfrey Cheng to get more details on this issue as well as AMD’s physics strategy.

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July 16, 2008 at 4:18 pm Leave a comment

25 Great Photography Tutorials and Links From Around the Web

I’ve included 17 from other sites – 5 from our archives (this time last year) and 3 great photoshop video tutorials.

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July 16, 2008 at 4:14 pm Leave a comment

Windows Now Open Source

The news is here, today ‘LinuxTreat’ in association with other open-source developer had released some flavor of Windows for free (you may also download the source code).

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July 16, 2008 at 4:09 pm Leave a comment

Ubuntu Bug: apt-get moo doesn’t look like a cow

This is by far the most important bug facing ubuntu developers right now. Without an accurate depiction of his super cow powers, we’re left with only regular cow powers.

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July 16, 2008 at 4:07 pm Leave a comment

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