PC Advisor April 2010

Features

1. 50 ways to speed up Windows
2. Old PCs: sell, replace or upgrade?
3. Fix compatibility issues in Windows 7
   

Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)

1. Symantec Norton Internet Security 2010 (90-days licence) (Windows XP/Vista/7)
2. O&O SafeErase 3.0 (Windows XP/Vista)
3. Ashampoo Magical Defrag 2.34 (12-month licence) (Windows XP/Vista)
4. IObit Advanced SystemCare Pro (12-month licence) (Windows XP/Vista/7)
   

PC Pro April 2010

Features

1. The Mobile Broadband Con
2. The Dark Side of the Web

Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)

1. Paragon Rescue Kit 8.5 Professional

Australian APC Magazine March 2010

Features

1. Smartphones
2. Why 3D will takeover

Cover DVD (Free Paid Full Version)

1. Ashampoo Music Studio 2009
2. Ashampoo Slideshow Studio 2010
3. Uniblue Speed Up My PC 2009
   

Acid3 Test

After looking at the interesting results from Touch web browser mega shootout, I decided to do the same Acid3 test with my devices. Here are the results:

1. Apple iPod Touch 8GB running OS 3.1.2 (7D11) with default Mobile Safari (100/100). I'm surprised that it's better than iPhone 3GS/3G.
   
2. PC running Mozilla Firefox 3.5.6 (93/100)
3. Samsung Omnia SGH-i900 running Opera Mobile 9.5 Build 15746 (59/100)
   
4. Samsung Omnia SGH-i900 running Windows Mobile 6.1 with default IE Mobile (Failed to run scripts)
5. Nokia E63 running firmware 200.21.012 with default S60 Browser (Failed to run scripts)
   

Budget DVD Player

Since Astone media players are not able to playback original CSS-protected DVD Video, I bought Akira DVD Player PD-3228E for $34.90. It has USB input, progressive scan and LED Display with composite, S-video and component video.

Using a card reader, flash drive or hard disk drive with the USB port, you can play music (MP3) and photo (JPG). Video (VOB) can be played but without audio. You can even rip a music CD into MP3 files by connecting a flash drive or hard disk drive with the USB port.

Astone Media Players

Australian Astone has the most extensive range of media players available in the market. All the models can play music, video & photo and come with 2 x USB 2.0 port except AP-32B with 1 x USB 2.0 port.

* USB DVD-ROM doesn't support playback of CSS-protected DVD Video.

Model	AP-32B	AP-110D	AP-200	AP-300
Price	$99	$149	$199	$189
USB Devices Support	Card reader, flash drive, hard disk drive	Card reader, flash drive, hard disk drive, DVD-ROM* & Wi-Fi Dongle	Card reader, flash drive, hard disk drive, DVD-ROM* & Wi-Fi Dongle	Card reader, flash drive, hard disk drive, DVD-ROM* & Wi-Fi Dongle
Video	HD 1080i Composite, Component & HDMI VOB, Real RMVB, AVI, MPEG-4 etc	Full HD 1080p Composite, & HDMI 1.3 VOB, Real HD, AVI, H.264 MPEG-4/AVC, MOV etc	Full HD 1080p Composite, Component & HDMI 1.3 VOB, Real HD, AVI, H.264 MPEG-4/AVC, MOV etc	Full HD 1080p Composite, Component & HDMI 1.3 VOB, Real HD, AVI, H.264 MPEG-4/AVC, MOV etc
Audio	L/R RCA MP3, WMA etc	L/R S/PDIF, TOSLINK dts 2.0+ Digital Out MP3, WMA etc	L/R, S/PDIF dts 2.0-HD 2.0ch Downlmix MP3, WMA etc	L/R S/PDIF, TOSLINK dts 2.0-HD 2.0ch Downlmix MP3, WMA etc
LAN	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Internal Hard Disk Support	No	No	Yes, 2.5" SATA	Yes, 3.5" SATA

Patch Tuesday February 2010

Microsoft has released the following security updates for Windows XP :

Cumulative Security Update for ActiveX Killbits for Windows XP (KB978262)

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP (KB978207)

Security Update for Windows XP (KB971468)

Security Update for Windows XP (KB975560)

Security Update for Windows XP (KB975713)

Security Update for Windows XP (KB977165)

Security Update for Windows XP (KB977914)

Security Update for Windows XP (KB978037)

Security Update for Windows XP (KB978251)

Security Update for Windows XP (KB978706)

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - February 2010 (KB890830)