Nero 8 was due to be released later this month but thanks to P2P uploader 03tibro it's already out there on various P2P sites as well as on UseNet. But dont be so exited about Nero 8 because there are many signs which suggest that it's overhyped bloatware. The setup itself is 950MB (yes it's like installing an OS) and you'll find many unwanted gizmos such as indexing services embedded into it. Use a custom install and leave out the items which you dont need or wait for a Lite edition to come out.

  

Nero 8 gives you freedom when it comes to creating and editing your audio, video, and photo files. Edit vacation videos in High Definition (HD), create dynamic slide shows from family photos, and make a cool MP mix to take on the go. With a broad range of professional tools, innovative features, and cutting-edge technology, Nero 8 helps you get the most out of your audio, video, and photo files.

New in Version 8

• NEW easy-to-use and intuitive Nero StartSmart
• One-click import and share to/from online communities
• Playback on AVCHD and Blu-ray (BD-AV) video
• Backup files to CDs, DVD’s, HD DVDs and Blu-Ray discs
• Convert DVD Files to play on your iPod® or PSP™, and other portable devices
• Optimized for Windows Vista™

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Step into the boots of Boyd Travers, Private First Class of the 82nd Airborne Division and engage in battles throughout Europe. From rocky beginnings in Sicily to war-winning triumphs in Germany, each mission begins behind enemy lines, with an intense and fully interactive airdrop.

  

Features:

• The first step is everything – Unprecedented player choice. NON-LINEAR Missions in a free-roaming FPS.
• Start each mission with an airdrop into enemy territory where the landing spot you choose can dramatically change the course of battle. On the ground, tackle enemies and complete objectives in whatever order you chose as your navigate your way through a massive, free-roaming FPS environment.
• A wide variety of historically accurate CUSTOMIZABLE WEAPONS are at your disposal.
• Develop skills on your personalized weapon with field modifications that remain persistent throughout the entire game.
• Medal of Honor Airborne will present the MOST BELIEVABLE HUMANS in a game.
• Utilizing the very latest technology to deliver truly believable humans within the gaming environment.
• A formidable new AI system delivers unpredictable and intelligent enemies which challenge even your most battle-hardened strategies.
• Engaging the enemy triggers death animations unique to each and every encounter.
• New and exciting multiplayer! Deathmatch style online play, 2 new multiplayer modes and Team-based game play.

System Requirements:

For Windows XP SP2

• Processor: 2.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP 2800+
• Memory: 1GB RAM
• Video Card: NVIDIA Geforce 6600GT (Some slower GPUs with higher model number’s also not recommended.) ATI Radeon X1300PRO
• Video Card Memory: 128MB RAM

For Windows Vista

• Processor: 3.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 3800+
• Memory: 1GB RAM
• Video Card: NVIDIA Geforce 6600GT (Some slower GPUs with higher model number’s also not recommended.) ATI Radeon X1300PRO
• Video Card Memory: 128MB RAM

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Ever since this blog's launch, we've been recommending users to use Mcafee VirusScan Enterprise as their primary security software. But time has now come to change that. There is a new king of he hill; NOD32 from ESET.

First of all, let us justify our decision to recommend NOD32 over Mcafee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE):

1. Since the introduction of Mcafee 5000.194 scan engine, ActiveShield service may sometimes consume up to 45MB of physical memory, making it a resource hog. NOD32 on the other hand is very light on system resources and features faster scan times. NOD32 Resident scanner wont consume more than 20MB of RAM most of the time.

2. NOD32 gets access to new virus signature files faster than Mcafee. Its average threat response time has been hovering over the 2 hour mark for a long time (Source: CNET).

3. NOD32 features an out-of-this-world heuristics detection engine. This allows the scanner to stop viruses even before signature files are released.

Now let's have a detailed look on NOD32.

NOD32 Antivirus System provides well balanced, state-of-the-art protection against threats endangering your PC and enterprise systems running various platforms from Microsoft Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / 2003 / XP / Vista, through a number of UNIX/Linux, Novell, MS DOS operating systems to Microsoft Exchange Server, Lotus Domino and other mail servers.
Users of Microsoft® Windows® can experience the power and elegance of NOD32's ThreatSense Technology with ease and comfort. NOD32's single optimized engine offers the best protection from viruses, spyware, adware, phishing attacks, and more. Keep tomorrow's threats at bay with NOD32 proactive detection technology. And it has the smallest footprint and fastest performance - bar none.
The fourth generation of the NOD32 Antivirus System features a fully integrated software suite characterized by an unprecedented detection track record, the fastest scanning rates and extremely low utilization of system resources. NOD32's detection efficiency combined with 2-50 times faster hard disk scanning rate earned the product many international prestigious awards.

Features

• ThreatSense™ technology — a single optimized anti-threat engine for analyzing code to identify malicious behavior, such as viruses, spyware, adware, phishing and more
• Unprecedented heuristic analysis capable of discovering new malware threats as they emerge
• Powerful virtual PC emulation technology enables unpacking and decryption of all types of archives and run-time packing
• Able to clean active malware running in memory
• Protects at multiple infiltration points, including HTTP, POP3, SMTP and all local and removable media
• Removes infections from files that are locked for writing (e.g., loaded DLL file)
• Prevents infected files from being opened and executed, and warns on creation of infected files
• Automatic execution on system startup
• Supports multiple Terminal Server environments
• Supports scanning of mapped network disks

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When this game first came out, we though the unbelievable had happened; A game which the cracker community couldnt break. But it has been proven yet again that everything can be broken. SecuROM's new otherworldy protection (Serial + DVD Check + Online Activation) mechanism has been beaten by a Russian individual who calls himself "DarkCoder".

Going beyond "run and gun corridors," "monster-closet AIs" and static worlds, BioShock creates a living, unique and unpredictable FPS experience. After your plane crashes into icy uncharted waters, you discover a rusted bathysphere and descend into Rapture, a city hidden beneath the sea. Constructed as an idealistic society for a hand picked group of scientists, artists and industrialists, the idealism is no more. Now the city is littered with corpses, wildly powerful guardians roam the corridors as little girls loot the dead, and genetically mutated citizens ambush you at every turn.

 

Take control of your world by hacking mechanical devices, commandeering security turrets and crafting unique items critical to your very survival. Upgrade your weapons with ionic gels, explosives and toxins to customize them to the enemy and environment.Genetically modify your body through dozens of Plasmid Stations scattered throughout the city, empowering you with fantastic and often grotesque abilities. Explore a living world powered by Ecological A.I., where the inhabitants have interesting and consequential relationships with one another that impact your gameplay experience. Experience truly next generation graphics that vividly illustrate the forlorn art deco city, highlighted by the most detailed and realistic water effects ever developed in a video game. Make meaningful choices and mature decisions, ultimately culminating in the grand question: do you exploit the innocent survivors of Rapture...or save them?

System Requirements:

• Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista
• Optical Drive: DVD-ROM
• CPU Speed: Minimum-Pentium 4 2.5 GHz (single core) Reccommended-Intel Core 2 Duo Or AMD Athlon 64 X2
• Disk Space: 8GB
• Display: DirectX 9.0c compliant card with 128 MB RAM
  (NVIDIA 6600/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550), Pixel Shader 3.0 support mandatory
• Memory (RAM): 1GB-2GB

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Like we said in the previous post, you'll need the main game to play this expansion. It's a fairly large (4.31GB) download for an expansion pack but with the huge new content you get, it's well worth it.

  

Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms is the official expansion to Medieval II: Total War, presenting players with all-new territories to explore, troops to command, and enemies to conquer. Kingdoms features four new entire campaigns centered on expanded maps of the British Isles, Teutonic Northern Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. All-new factions from the New World are also now fully playable, including the Aztecs, Apaches, and Mayans.

System Requirements

• Windows 2000/XP/Vista
• Celeron 1.5 GHz Pentium 4 of equivalent AMD processor (2.4 GHz recommended)
• 512 MB RAM (1.0 GB recommended)
• 12.0 GB free hard disk space
• 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card with latest drivers
• DirectX 9.0c (included)
• 128 MB hardware accelerated video card with Shader 1 support and the latest drivers. Must be 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible. (256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 7300, ATI Radeon X1600, or greater recommended)
• Internet connection required for multiplayer
• 1024×768 display resolution

New Features

• More than 75 hours of epic new gameplay.
• Four huge new campaigns: Britannia, The Crusades, The Teutonic Wars and The Americas.
• 13 new playable factions, including Aztec and Native American factions.
• Over 150 new units, including the devastating Greek Flamethrower.
• The New World
• Follow in the steps of Hernán Cortés and explore a vastly expanded New World map.
• Open up a wide array of new regions in the Americas, plus four brand new factions and a cast of new agent characters.
• Experience unprecedented detail, including 30 regions of Britain and a region map of Teutonic Europe.
• Control multiple armies in battle - command reinforcement armies.
• New hero characters feature powerful battlefield abilities. Encounter a huge roster of new historical characters and events.
• Build permanent forts to garrison troops or seize control of key strategic points.
• New technology trees influenced by religion and prestige.
• Take on all-new mission types.
• Six new multiplayer scenarios and 20 new custom battle maps.
• Two players can now share a campaign with the new Hotseat multiplayer mode.

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Yeah we know this game was released back in November 2006 but thought of posting it here coz it was a masterpiece and above all you'll need this to play the newly released add on which will be posted next. If you've ever played a "Total War" game, you'll get the idea behind the game (and of course you'll get addicted to it).

Medieval II is the latest and greatest game to be released in the best selling and award-winning Total War series. Set in the years 1080-1530 the most turbulent period in European history, the game combines a vast, deep-thinking turn-based strategy campaign with the most cinematic, epic and brutal real-time battles ever seen in the genre.

System Requirements

• 1.5 GHz Processor
• 512 MB RAM
• 8 GB Hard disk space
• 128 MB Graphics card
• Windows 2K/ME/XP/Vista

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VirtualDJ is the hottest MP3 mixing software, targeting every DJ from bedroom DJs to professional superstars like Carl Cox.
With its breakthrough BeatLock engine, your songs will always stay in the beat, and you can work your mixes incredibly faster than any other DJ could.

Features

• Twin independent zero-latency players with:
  • Standard controls (play, pause, stop, cue)
  • Volume control
  • Pitch control (from -34 to +34%)
  • 3 band equalizers with Kill + gain
• One-click beat matching and synchronisation (new FAME algorithm)
• BeatLock engine: your songs will always stay in time, and you can work your mixes incredibly faster than any other DJ could
• Automatic beat-matched crossfading
• On-the-fly automatic BPM calculation
• Automatic pitch matching
• Automatic level matching
• Automatic beat matching
• Dynamic beat visualizer for easy "drag'n'drop" beat-matching
• Real scratch simulation
• Virtual scratch: Scratch your mp3 with your bare hand
• Automatic beat-aware LOOP function
• Synchronised sampler with 12 instant slots
• Master Tempo pitch algorithm
• Automatic first beat and last beat detection
• Automatic 4/4 phase detection
• OSC network synchronisation
• Infinite number of beatlocked desks (local multi-instance or network)
• Infinite number of cue points saved per songs
• Beat-aware effect plugins (included: beatgrid, flippin, vocal remover, filter, flanger, backspin, brake, etc...)
• VST effects compatibility
• Video mix with TV output (mix songs and/or video clips !)
• Full karaoke support
• Proprietary of FreeFrame video effects
• Inifite number of video effect simultaneously
• DJ-adapted video transition plugins
• Song database engine with easy-to-use search feature
• CoverFlow or text-only song browsing
• Compatible with iTunes playlists
• ID3 compatibility
• Automatic "filter" folders
• Automatic Hot-Swap of external harddrives
• Ready-to-burn file recording to burn your own mixed CDs
• Broadcast on the Internet
• CD to MP3 encoder
• Optional 3D sound card, 2 sound cards or Y-splitter for real-time monitoring or external mixtable use
• ASIO soundcard compatibility
• Fully customisable (skin engine and shortcut macro enngine)
• External MIDI keyboard compatibility for shortcuts
• Compatibility with most external controllers (DMC2, DAC3, iCDX, TotalControl, BCD2000, DJConsole, etc...)
• Optional automatic mixing: Virtual DJ recognizes the style of the music (techno, hip hop, lounge) and adapt its mix in consequence

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Nullsoft Nature Illusion Studio allows you to transform your real-world photo into an animated nature scene by adding a wide array of water, weather and sound effects to your own photos and images.

Features

• Apply up to 6 water effects to a single image.
• Add Animated Objects to image. Supports animated GIF.
• Add weather effects snow and rain.
• Add sound effects such as birds, cricket, water sounds up to 8 channels.
• A library of water presets for various effects, including Waterfall, Lake, River, Fire, Fog, etc.
• Auto View mode provides you with instant feedback on your changes in real time.
• Save your creation as a screensaver, executable file, GIF or AVI file.
• Created nature scenes can be used in Water Illusion Screensaver, or Ace Pro Screensaver Creator
• Works with Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME, NT, 98, 95

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Internet Security Systems BlackICE is known world-wide to be a leader in PC and Server protection. The software teams a personal firewall with an advanced intrusion detection system to constantly watch your Internet connection for suspicious behavior. BlackICE responds immediately by alerting you to trouble and instantly blocking the threat.

 
BlackICE PC Protection now features Application Protection, an exciting new feature designed to shield your PCs, laptops and workstations from hijack by an attacker, and protects you from Trojan horse applications, worms and other destructive threats.

Program Features:

• Professional-strength protection from hackers for your home PC.
• An advanced Intrusion Detection System (IDS) Plus a Firewall
• Easy installation and out-of-the-box protection means you're instantly protected.

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Scene group PUKKA have come up with another R5 rip for a popular movie. The rip is a high quality 1.4GB 2CD version (The audio stream is taken from a TeleSync as with many R5 releases).

Movie Overview (Source : IMDB)

• Director: Judd Apatow
• Release Date: 1 June 2007 (USA)
• Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
• Tagline: Save the due date
• Plot Outline: For fun loving party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one night stand to show up on his doorstep eight weeks later to tell him she's pregnant.
• Awards: 4 nominations
• MPAA: Rated R for sexual content, drug use and language.
• Runtime: USA:129 min

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