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Jan 25, 2011

Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus 2011

Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus 2011
Trend Micro provides solid, simple protection against malware, but advanced users may find its lack of customizability frustrating.

Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus Plus 2011 ($60 for 1 year, 3 PCs as of 12/15/2010) finished fifth in our roundup of 2011 antivirus products. It's simple--some may say too simple--and easy to use, and it did a reasonably good job at blocking malware.

Installing Titanium Antivirus is a pretty straightforward affair: It requires you to click through only a couple screens before installation begins. But you'll need an Internet connection when you install Titanium Antivirus--the installer has to download the software before it starts installing, which adds time to the process.

As for actually using Titanium Antivirus, well, saying it's set-and-forget simple might be an understatement. When you first launch it, Titanium Antivirus touts its "Cloud" capabilities, and how you won't have to download updates--it takes care of all that for you. The main interface is extremely straightforward: A big green checkmark indicates that you're protected. There are only a few buttons--one for scanning, one for settings, and one for stats.

This super-simple approach isn't for everyone--if you like flipping toggles and tweaking settings, Titanium Antivirus isn't for you. If you can't be bothered with adjusting settings, you'll love Titanium Antivirus. The downside, though, is that Trend Micro's documentation is rather scant and provides few specifics.

In terms of detection performance, Trend Micro put up very good scores, though not quite top-notch ones. It detected 98.4 percent of samples of recent known malware--a strong result. It also fully blocked 88 percent of brand new malware attacks, and partially blocked an additional 8 percent. This puts it above average, but not quite at the top of the leaderboard (the top performer in this test fully blocked 96 percent of new malware attacks).

Titanium Antivirus also proved to be effective at disinfecting PCs: It detected all infections on our test PC, removed all active components in 80 percent of the cases, and removed all traces of an infection 60 percent of the time.

Trend Micro had a low rate of false positives overall, but it was one of only two products we looked at to flag a good file as bad using its behavioral detection engine (which detects malware based on how it acts on your PC--a good way of stopping new, as-yet unknown malware).

Overall, Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus had a moderate impact on PC performance in our tests, finishing right around average for the products we looked at. Scan speeds were a mixed bag, though: it was one of the better performers in on-access scans which kick off when you open or save a file, but its on-demand scans--which you start manually--were a good bit slower than average. This is better than the reverse scenario where on-access speeds scans lag--those scans happen much more frequently--but it can still be frustrating to deal with.

That said, Trend Micro Titanium Antivirus Plus 2011 performed well in most of our tests, and is worth your consideration.

Panda Antivirus Pro 2011

Panda Antivirus Pro 2011

Panda Antivirus Pro 2011 ($50 for one year, 3 PCs as of 12/18/2010) does a lot right: It proved to be effective at detecting and , blocking malware, and disinfecting your PC malware, but it's slow performance brought it down to seventh some speed issues bring its rank down to seventh in a tightly packed race.

Antivirus Pro's main interface is usable, but not without issues. Its status screen is functional, but sparse. If Panda finds a problem with your PC's protection, status it'll display a warning across the top of the screen. Panda is based in Spain, and I found some of the translations to be a little wonky. Panda Antivirus Pro also tends to be a little over-paranoid--it identified that tracking cookies wereas spyware. While you could make the case that a tracking cookie is technically spyware, it isn't in the same league as "true" spyware such as keyloggers, so calling it that may be a little excessive.

Panda's detection scores were good overall--and in some cases, very good. It detected 99.8 percent of known malware samples, which was the best score out ofamong the paid antivirus products we looked at. And it did a solid--though not outstanding--job at stopping new malware in our "real-world" blocking tests (where we pit it against brand new malware found online): It fully blocked 84 percent of attacks, and partially blocked an additional 12 percent of attacks. No package we looked at blocked every threat, but the top scorer fully stopped 96 percent of these attacks.

Disinfection scores were good as well. Antivirus Pro detected all infections on our test PC, removed active malware components 80 percent of the time, and removed all remnants of malware infections 60 percent of the time.

Antivirus Pro did have a little more of a problem with false positives than some of the other products we looked at; its six false positives was tied for the most among paid antivirus software that we tested, though as a percentage, it was still quite low.

Scan speed was another issue: ItAntivirus Pro had some of the slowest scan speeds out of all the antivirus products we tested. It completed the manual "on-demand" scan of 4.5GB of files in 4 minutes, 22 minutes, a far cry from the 90 seconds that the top performer put up. The on-access scans--that run when files are opened or saved to disk--were also abysmal: It scanned 4.5GB of files in 7 minutes, 6 seconds--more than twice the fastest performer.

Although its overall impact on PC performance was moderate, Panda Antivirus Pro dragged down some operations significantly. Our test system booted up in 53.7 seconds with Panda installed--the slowest of the products tested (our test PC booted in 40.1 seconds with no antivirus software installed).

Panda Antivirus Pro is definitely worth considering based on the strength of its malware detection and removal performance, but keep its speed issues in mind before you decide to buy it.

Eset NOD32 Antivirus 4

Eset NOD32 Antivirus 4


Eset NOD32 Antivirus 4

Eset NOD32 Antivirus ($72 for 1 year, 3 PCs as of 12/22/2010) finishes ninth in our roundup of 2011 antivirus software. It does a reasonable job at blocking brand new attacks and it's fast, but it has trouble detecting known malware and cleaning up infections, which makes it tough to recommend.

NOD32's main interface isn't too badly designed, but it's limited in what it displays--even in "advanced mode." Where things get messy, though, is in the settings interface. Here, you'll have access to a limited set of features to adjust--unless you turn on Advanced Mode. In Advanced Mode, the settings box turns into a dizzying array of checkboxes and drop-downs, all in a less-than-optimally-designed window.

Things weren't much better when it came to detection: NOD32 detected 89.2 percent of known malware samples, which is the lowest, by far, of the products we looked at. By comparison, the average for antivirus software that we looked at was 96.2 percent, and top performers achieved over-99-percent detection ratings. Eset also lagged behind in cleaning up infections: It was able to detect all infections on our test PC, but it was able to remove all active components only 60 percent of the time, and it removed all traces of malware only 10 percent of the time. Both scores were the lowest in this test, and well behind the pack.

That said, Eset did an acceptable job at blocking brand new malware--it fully blocked 84 percent of brand new malware attacks in our "real world" testing--a decent showing, but not outstanding. Eset also had up a low false-positive rate--it flagged only one good file as suspicious.

Eset shined in system speed tests. When we triggered a scan, Eset was the fastest among the products we tested--it tore through 4.5GB of files in a mere 90 seconds. Its on-access scanner--which kicks in when files are opened or saved to disk--was also very fast, completing a scan of 4.5GB of files in 4 minutes even, an above-average result. And its overall impact on system performance was the smallest among the antivirus packages we tested.

That speed is good, but all the speed in the world doesn't mean much if a security product doesn't effectively stop malware. And given NOD32's struggles, we can't give it our recommendation.

Jan 17, 2011

Mozilla Firefox 4 beta 9 available for downloadMozilla Firefox 4 beta 9 available for download


Mozilla Firefox 4 beta 9 available for download

Mozilla Firefox 4 beta 9 is out for the general public, taking us one step closer to the final stable release version of the popular Web browser from Mozilla. The beta 9 release of Firefox 4 is reportedly the final beta of the Mozilla browser with a stable release version expected by end of February i.e. next month.

Mozilla claims it has fixed 662 bug fixes in Firefox 4 beta 9, a significantly lower number compared to the 1400-odd bugs fixed in Firefox 4 beta 8 release. It is entirely possible that the current beta 9 release of Mozila Firefox 4 would be its last before a release candidate, even though Mozilla has a 10th beta version for Firefox 4 as per its schedule.

The Firefox 4 beta 9 release includes only minor changes including couple of performance improvements. However, Mozilla warned its development team that there were still too many "hard blocker" bugs -- potential showstopping flaws that should be fixed -- if Firefox 4's stable version is to be released as per planned in February.

Sep 26, 2010

Free Online Photo Editing Websites

Free Online Photo Editing Websites

If you don't have Adobe Photoshop installed on your computer, don't worry. We've compiled a list of free online photo editing websites that are very good at their job. Want to quickly correct colors on a photo? Or do you want to edit raw images and quickly publish them on Flickr? Read on about some of the best free online photo editing websites.

Picnik: A very simple, basic online photo editing website that is one of the best in the online image editing business. Best of all, Picnik’s free.


You can crop, rotate, resize your photos, adjust color balance and auto-fix images. The website loads very quickly and Picnik’s interface is minimalistic. Google recently acquired Picnik, and for US$ 2 per month, you can have a premium account that gives you access to more effects, layer support, and more. You can also edit your Google Picasa Web Album photos in Picnik. Give Picnik a try next time you need to quickly edit an image or photo.

Pixlr: Pixlr is more comprehensive than Picnik, allowing more image and photo editing options online.

You can create a new image, upload a photo from your computer, or directly paste in the URL of an image or photo you saw on the Web. No registration or login required, just jump right in and give Pixlr a try -- it’s free.

flauntR: Another free online image editing website, flauntR has a unique interface. On launching flauntR online photo editing website, it directs you to five buttons -- stylR, editR, textR, etc.

Depending on what you want to do, click on a desired button. stylR is for one-click photo effects, editR is for instantly editing your photos and images, textR is to add fancy fonts to your images.
You can share your photos online through FlauntR, create slideshows and more on the online photo editing website.

FotoFlexer: FotoFlexer is a very good free online photo editing website, giving you a lot of photo and image editing options online. And the website has a structured layout that’s easy to navigate.

Editing options are bunched together as Basic (autofix, crop, rotate, etc), Effects (blur, painting, sepia, etc), Layers (add images, duplicate, opacity, and more), etc. Everything is nice and easy to understand on FotoFlexer.

Phixr: Although the site needs you to register, you can quickly start editing photos by clicking on ‘Getting Started’ and Phixr creates a temporary account for six hours. Upload a photo from your PC or give an image URL


Splashup: Another fully-featured free online image and photo editing website, Splashup offers services like multiple image editing with layer support.

You can instantly upload and edit photos on Splashup -- pull phots and images from Facebook, Photobucket, Picasa, Flickr and more.

Lunapic: It may not be the best online photo editing website in terms of interface and layout, nonetheless Lunapic is worth a shot. The website offers a wide canvas space for image and photo manipulation.

A unique feature of Lunapic is it offers image and photo editing tutorials as a tab on its in-browser menu bar. So if you want to insert some animated text in your photos or images, head over to Lunapic.

Pixenate: Another free online image and photo editing website, Pixenate offers limited options but has an easy-to-follow three step method to manipulate your photos online.



Sporting a simple clean interface, Pixenate has frequently used basic image and photo editing tools in its repertoire and allows you to upload edited images directly to your Flickr account.

The Best Mobile Apps for All Phones

The Best Mobile Apps for All Phones

Best Apps For Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian, WebOS, Windows Mobile Phones

Wondering what to download for your smartphone? Start with this collection of the best productivity tools, utilities, and games. Here are our picks for the best multiplatform apps. To see our top choices for apps exclusive to Android, BlackBerry, or iPhone, read the other articles in this package.

Productivity Tools

Never forget: After you create text, photo, and audio notes with Evernote, you can synchronize them to your PC or the Web. From generating recipe ideas at the farmer's market to capturing lecture notes in class, Evernote is one of those universal apps that everybody should use. Free; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, WebOS, Windows Mobile

Master your to-do lists: The Remember the Milk app packs a ton of features, such as the ability to set reminders, switch between incomplete and finished tasks, and sort by priority, due date, or task name. Free app, $25 annual service subscription after a 15-day trial; Android, BlackBerry (MilkSync), iPhone, Windows Mobile (MilkSync)

Dictate everything: In Jott Assistant you can use your voice to set reminders, capture notes and to-dos, send e-mail and text messages, and post to Web services. $4-per-month basic version, $13-per-month premium version; BlackBerry, iPhone

Store and sync: The well-designed Dropbox syncing and sharing service lets you share folders across all of your computers. The apps for Android and iPhone (a BlackBerry app is on the way) make sure that your smartphone hosts those folders too. Free; Android, iPhone

Scan business cards: CamCard scans business cards and adds the data to a new phone, Gmail, or Exchange contact. $10 for Android, $7 for iPhone

Sync to the cloud: ZumoDrive is a Web-based file storage, syncing, and sharing service that mounts just as a network drive does. Free; Android, iPhone, WebOS

Utilities

Speak a command: Vlingo replaces every instance where you have to type on your smartphone with voice commands. It covers your phone's basic messaging functions, voice calls, Facebook updates, and personal notes. On Android and BlackBerry, the app will even read your incoming messages to you. Free basic version, premium version varies in cost by platform; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian

Call smarter: Google Voice gives you one phone number that you can use to make outgoing calls from--and forward incoming calls to--any phone. The app's Voicemail Inbox transcribes your voice messages so that you can preview them at a glance. Free; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone

Check your speed: The FCC-endorsed Ookla tool checks the upload and download speeds you're getting from your wireless network. Free; Android, iPhone

Retrieve a lost phone: With SmrtGuard you can remotely track--and lock--your smartphone if it goes missing. The Pro version lets you perform automatic wireless backup and restore. Free basic version, premium version is $5 per month after a 30-day trial; Android, BlackBerry

Organizers and Timesavers

Transferable grocery lists: OurGroceries allows you to set shopping lists on your phone and share them with other handsets, even if they don't run the same OS. Free; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone

Monitor vital data: Use Personal Assistant to track credit card transactions, check your bank account status, monitor frequent-flyer miles and itineraries, and get alerts when bills are due and itineraries change. Free basic version, $7 premium version; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Mobile

Manage your passwords: The mobile version of LastPass syncs saved login data, secure notes, and saved forms with the desktop app, which runs on Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari. $12 annual subscription after a 14-day trial; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian, WebOS, Windows Mobile

Buy and sell faster: Search and browse Craigslist posts near your current GPS location, and bookmark relevant listings, with Craigsphone. The app also has tools for posting your own listings with photos and maps. Free; Android, iPhone

Run smarter: The RunKeeper app employs your smartphone's GPS radio to track the distance, time, pace, route, and elevation of your jogs. You can then sync your data to the RunKeeper Website and later view a history of your activity. The Pro version (for iPhone only) includes timing for interval training and audio cues, and it integrates with your music playlists. Free basic version, $10 premium version; Android, iPhone

News and Reference Apps

Listen to NPR: Even if you can't catch all of the news from NPR at home or in the car, you can still start your day with NPR News for your smartphone. You can listen to national news stories on demand, or allow the app to use your smartphone's GPS to pinpoint local content. Free; Android, iPhone

Check the weather: The location-aware WeatherBug app has detailed weather forecasts, radar maps, temperature maps, satellite views, and a cool sliding interface. You can configure it to appear as a home-screen widget, too. Free; Android, iPhone

Find facts fast: The Relief Central app puts the whole CIA World Fact Book into your smartphone. Free; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, WebOS, Windows Mobile

Customize your news: You can tailor the AP Mobile app to meet your needs by adding local news to your feed and selecting specific areas of coverage. AP Mobile also nicely utilizes the push-notification system of the iPhone for breaking-news updates. Free; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian, WebOS

Financial Tools

Get financial news: With breaking business stories and complete in-depth market coverage in a customizable format, CNNMoney provides real-time reporting of financial news and analysis, as well as data and charts. Free; BlackBerry, iPhone

Watch the markets: When you're on the go, consult Bloomberg Mobile for financial news, stock quotes, company descriptions, market leaders and laggers, price charts, market-trends analysis, customized lists of stocks, and more. Free; BlackBerry, iPhone, WebOS

Watch your money: Balance your budget on the go with the Mint mobile companion to the popular Mint.com free personal-finance site. Among other features, Mint offers real-time monthly budgets (so you know how much you can spend while you're out and about) and account-activity alerts, all within an incredibly secure app. Free; Android, iPhone

Convert currency: XE Currency can convert the currencies of more than 180 countries at up-to-the-minute rates. The app saves the last conversion just in case you may need to repeat it offline, too. Free; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone

Report expenses at once: Expensify takes some of the hassle out of creating expense reports by allowing you to report expenses as they happen while you're on the move. Free; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, WebOS

Social Networking Apps

Share your location: On Foursquare you "check in" whenever you hit a restaurant, a coffee shop, a bar, or even a bus line, and then you can see if other Foursquare members are there, too. You can earn badges for your check-ins, as well as receive the prestigious title of "Mayor" if you check in to an establishment enough times. Free; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, WebOS

Upload in a trice: Pixelpipe Post & Upload Pro lets you post status updates and upload photos or video to Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, Twitter, YouTube, and other services all at once. It's a great, time-saving way to reach all your social networks. Free; Android, iPhone, Symbian, WebOS

Network effectively: Using HootSuite, you can manage your Facebook and Twitter accounts within an elegant, clean user interface. HootSuite stands out from other social network managers for its extra features: You can schedule updates, set columns to monitor keywords and hash tags, and translate updates in other languages. Free basic version, $3 premium version; Android, iPhone

Chat with all of your friends: Via BeejiveIM you can chat simultaneously on AIM, Facebook, GoogleTalk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, MySpace, and Yahoo. $10 for a single device, $15 for a transferable license; BlackBerry, iPhone

Share your photos easily: Use iTookThisOnMyPhone as a one-stop shop for uploading your pictures and video to photo sharing sites, including Facebook. All of your albums are hosted for free on the iTookThisOnMyPhone Website. Free; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Windows Mobile

Exchange media: One the most ingenious mobile apps we've seen, Bump lets two smartphone users physically bump their devices together to share contact data, media, and bookmarks, as well as to initiate social networking connections and chat sessions. The app employs each phone's GPS radio to detect the presence of the other phone, and then establishes a Web connection with the target device in order to share data. Free; Android, iPhone

Maps and Location Services

Map it: The Google Maps app is useful for finding businesses (you can save results into your Contacts) and getting directions (you can hand this function off to Navigation). Its public-transit directions are great when you're in a new city. Free; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian, WebOS, Windows Mobile

Visit the world: Using the detailed satellite imagery displayed in Google Earth, you can explore the world. Assorted POIs (points of interest) are marked with links to photos, Wikipedia articles, and more. Free; Android, iPhone

Get maps free: You could shell out big bucks for a top-brand navigation app--or you could download the free MapQuest 4 Mobile, which delivers spoken turn-by-turn directions, automatic rerouting if you miss a turn, walking directions, and many other useful navigation features. Free; BlackBerry, iPhone

Enhance your world: The Layar Reality Browser is an AR (augmented reality) app that overlays information about such subjects as restaurants, public transit options, and apartment-search information on the view from your smartphone's camera. You can even see the tweets from people posting to Twitter within your camera's field of view. Free; Android, iPhone

Access travel plans: The WorldMate mobile app gives you full access to the travel plans you make using the WorldMate desktop program. You can see up-to-date information on flights, hotels, car rentals, and more, with clickable links. The premium version lets you get flight-delay information, plus suggestions for alternative flights. Free basic version, $12-per-month premium version; BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian, Windows Mobile

Find your way: Turn your phone into a real-time navigation device with TeleNav. You can get turn-by-turn directions by voice and on screen, and you can locate, call, or navigate to rated and reviewed restaurants, hotels, ATMs, Wi-Fi hotspots, and more from a directory of over 10 million businesses. $10 after a 30-day trial; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian, WebOS

Music Apps

Listen offline, too: Similar to Pandora, Slacker is a well-designed taste-based online radio service. We like it because it caches on an iPhone 4's memory, so you can listen to music while in flight or outside the cellular signal area. Free, though some features require a subscription; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, WebOS, Windows Mobile

Name that tune: Want to identify that one song you keep hearing everywhere you go? Just open the Shazam app, hold your smartphone up to your radio's speaker, and--in a flash--it displays the name of the song and the artist. Free; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian, Windows Mobile

Be a power listener: The perfect app for the hard-core music lover, MOG enables you to download any song or album to your phone for $10 a month. It's great for continued listening when you leave wireless coverage. MOG also one-ups Pandora by letting you create radio stations that play only what you specify, such as a station of Bruce Springsteen songs. App is free, service is $10 a month for all your devices; Android, iPhone

Rock your BlackBerry: Unlike MOG, Thumbplay allows BlackBerry users to get in on the on-demand music, with unlimited access to any artist or album. You can build playlists within the app, listen either online or offline, and sync existing music from your PC or Mac. $10 per month for full access; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone

Get your groove on: Find and stream an amazing variety of music, hassle-free, with Grooveshark. Play individual songs or whole albums, or create your own playlists. $3 per month; Android, BlackBerry, Symbian, WebOS

Entertainment Apps and Games

Preview books: With the Kindle mobile app, you can use your smartphone to preview books that you might like to buy later. Clean and customizable, the app permits you to preview the first chapter, as well as to add bookmarks, notes, and highlights. It's a must-have for any bibliophile. Free; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone

Watch cable anywhere: SlingPlayer Mobile streams the video from your cable box and DVR to your phone. The responsiveness of the app's video controls and the image quality of the video depend on the quality of your wireless connection, but it's worth the trouble. $30; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian, WebOS, Windows Mobile

Crack up: For the most hard-hitting...ahem...fake journalism on the Web, look no further than the Onion News Network. You can grab the latest updates on Sasquatch, the MacBook Wheel, and the Girl Raised by Wolf Blitzer. The Onion News Network app keeps you connected by giving you access to the Onion archives and delivering all Onion videos to your smartphone. Free; Android, iPhone

Launch furious fowl: The clever Angry Birds game combines simple physics with sheer luck as you transport ticked-off birds to a pig fortress via slingshot to retrieve stolen eggs. $1 for iPhone, free plus $2 level packs for Symbian

Play an old-school game: In the highly addictive Doodle Jump, you use your phone's accelerometer to guide "Doodle the Doodler" up a sheet of graph paper while dodging black holes and blasting enemies. If you miss old Nintendo games, you'll love Doodle Jump. Varies in cost by platform; Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian

Sep 16, 2010

Internet Explorer 9 Beta: UI Smackdown

Internet Explorer 9 Beta: UI Smackdown

Internet Explorer 9's beta release is the first public appearance for the aging browser after a major facelift, and boy, is the change dramatic.



The most popular browser on the market now looks quite similar to its nearest competitors--Firefox and Chrome--dropping all clutter from its interface and slimming down to just a unified search and URL bar and a few simple menu buttons. In short, Internet Explorer 9 looks great in its new skin, but how does it measure up to Firefox 4 and Chrome? Let's take a closer look:

Measurements
As you can see in the comparison screenshot (click to view), Internet Explorer 9 destroys Firefox in using vertical space, thanks to its clever placement of tabs (more on that shortly). IE 9 runs neck-and-neck with Chrome, but only if you hide Chrome's bookmarks bar. Because there's no other easy way to access Chrome bookmarks without opening a new tab--IE 9 has a dedicated button for viewing your favorites --I'd say Microsoft is the winner on room to browse.

Tab Placement
The biggest distinction between IE9, Chrome, and Firefox is how they position their tabs. Firefox's are above the address bar, and Chrome's are at the window's highest point, which I think is the ideal placement for fast access (you can push the mouse up to the top of the screen, while the other browsers make you land on a narrow strip). Still, I like Microsoft placed the tabs next to the search and URL bar (Zoom in on image). In practice this arrangement is not as claustrophobic as I imagined it would be, but it has one annoying flaw: The "X" button for closing tabs doesn't appear unless the tab is in focus, adding an extra step when you're trying to clear out unwanted pages.


Over the years, I've grown to love Chrome's single bar for addresses and searches, so I'm glad to see IE 9 adopt the omnibar (which Microsoft calls the One Box), with one big improvement: The right edge of the bar holds a drop-down menu that shows recent history and favorites (see image), plus a selection of search engines. Want to switch your default search engine from Bing to Google? All it takes is two clicks. (Yes, I'm aware Firefox has an omnibar add-on, but I can't test it until add-ons become available for Firefox 4.)

Menus

Both Firefox and Internet Explorer 9 have two menu buttons--one for bookmarks, and one for settings and functions like printing. I wish Chrome also had a bookmarks button to reduce the need for a dedicated bar. My vote goes to IE9 here, because the settings and bookmarks buttons are right next to each other, making for a cleaner interface than Firefox 4's scattered arrangement.

The Legacy

People who prefer Firefox's old interface will be happy to know they can essentially bring it back version 4 by clicking "Menu Bar" under settings. Internet Explorer users will have to adapt. Chrome's interface tweaks have been more subtle, but they're not customizable either.

IE9 not only catches up with its competitors, but improves in several areas. Obviously, there's a lot more to the browser wars than user interface--hardware acceleration, for example, will be a big draw for IE9--but look and feel are what you deal with the most in day-to-day browsing. IE 9 is still in beta, so its interface may change slightly before it's finalized, but Microsoft is off to a very good start.

May 13, 2009

X-Men Origins - Wolverine : Xbox 360 Preview- Review

X-Men Origins - Wolverine : Xbox 360 Preview- Review

Soon appears X-Men Origins: Wolverine, and we recently got the chance to advance to get started with the destructive clutches of Wolverine - aka Logan. In all the rest were a large part of the first chapter of the game play, to see what these fighter in house.


The part that we could play is set in a jungle environment also partly in the film is shown. Where the gameplay is certainly fun for an hour, this passage from the story in the film only a few minute. You will find in the game so many things against which little or no in the movie are. The game is certainly not one-to-one copy of the movie. As is so often stories in the film shortly be typed in the game more depth.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine is not difficult to drive, although the demands honesty to say that we have an earlier presentation of Activision different movements all over had come to see. We knew so soon to find our way to Logan and all rending claws. While Wolverine of course a known character from the world of the X-Men, Logan is put down as a new character. Obviously, because the story is about the origin of Logan aka Wolverine. The gameplay provides the additional advantage that the player step by step is disclosed the ability of the fighter.

Liters of blood

It gives a special feeling to see your enemies on a simple way, using only the simplest attacks, able to cut into pieces. From the moment that more complex moves to come, is X-Men Origins: Wolverine really interesting, and then you immediately understand why the game plus a 18-stamp it. Logan takes interesting attacks, which frequently involve the waste of liters of blood and split into two entities and other graphic displays of violence.



Brief impressions

Let's be honest, that's what the fight with Wolverine attractive. Anyone looking forward to this game want to know how to fight with his claws Adama events. Wolverine is a fighting machine. His indestructible skeleton, his self-healing property and superhuman physical strength together that he can endure many obstacles and enemies in a row pieces may decide.



A good example of the lethal power of Logan, the Lung-attack, which he at long distance to an enemy jumps to direct his claws in his chest to reproduce. Logan can quickly kill an enemy by him to hold and a quick kill to implement. Based on the timing of this procedure carries a bloody finisher Logan, of which there are quite a lot in the game are. Also he likes to use the environment, a pointed stick for example, lends itself perfectly to enemies to spears.

Visible damage

Apart from standard enemies Logan is also stronger against variants. So we came under other face to face with an enemy who was on fire and that several fire attacks possession. This meeting provided, but a dead enemy, beautiful effects in the model character of Logan. That was clearly visible how his skin was scorched and damaged, and then automatically restored. The effect of explosions is clearly visible on the body of Logan, with a good bang is even a part of the events Adama skeleton visible.

In the vicinity are matters which Logan could use to kill his enemies, so that your creativity to run free can fight them. While fighting certainly plays an important role in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, there is more to watch the game. In the jungle environment, we know Wolverine's Feral instincts. We knew that they include a way the game the right way would send. It has the lowest difficulty level, even a constant stream of blue visible, indicating which way you should walk.


Satisfaction

By the end of our play session we were still up against a big monster that rocks at Logan tries to throw. It is illustrative of the variety you'll find in the fighting. Where Logan normal soldiers is supreme, should the giant another way to follow. The down is not easy, but once did, that satisfaction.
Conclusion

Our play session was short, and not all X-Men Origins: Wolverine has to offer was in away. Yet we have great fun and the session is to taste more. Graphics are the game are male and the action is just as you would expect from a game around Wolverine. The man may be in the 'good' to hear, he is anything but a lieverdje. And that is a good thing, because that makes the fight with claws, brute strength, speed and self-healing power is a lot nicer on. X-Men Origins: Wolverine is available from next week.

Source: techarena

Bioshock 2 Action game - Review

Bioshock 2 Action game - Review

More precisely, there is long time pass between the release of first Bioshock and Bioshock 2 for those are the followers. A Little Sister is Rapture has returned and transformed in a "Big Sister" , the female much more agile and more dangerous counterpart to the "Big Daddies", but the battle strong guardians of the girls.

new girls in the underwater city and send them again to the drug from Adam mutated to collect corpses. The reason, the developer 2K Marin still under wraps. It can however, that you as a player, the female monster combat, in the role of the first ever constructed Big Daddys. Sounds like a family quarrel high voltage, but also its pitfalls.

It is faster

Doctor Tenenbaum, which are difficult to understand a scientist from the predecessor, will you wake to the Big Sister to halt. But do not worry if you are now the tedious part 1 episode of thinking in which you ever in the guise of a Big Daddys were underway. Melissa Miller, Senior Producer for Bioshock 2, explained , what the first big daddy makes specially, "as a prototype, it can use plasmids, he is agile and faster than the subsequent models.

And he can decide whether the Little Sisters> harvest

To be back with the monsters lurking everywhere have to create. Even with other Big Daddies go again to the point, because the Little Sisters in Bioshock 2 is not exposed by Rapture run. When the girls Adam evade or ally with them, you must therefore now the only misguided, actual protector off.

Combined plasmids

That sounds so far difficult for a mere reprint of the popular game mechanics. But the developer 2K Marin will not be satisfied. Especially the fights will be implemented through a revised system of the RPG-like special abilities (plasmids) to be a lot more exciting. "The first Bioshock plasmids were upgrades only by the effect stronger. In Bioshock 2 of all but about the ability of the inflammation in the first stage, as opponents had let up in flames, in the second stage then you can fire a powerful attack and charge in the third stage is a constant shoot flames blasting out of the hands of the player "says Miller.

In addition, plasmids should now combine. A vortex trap (Catapulted opponents in the air), for example, can now be further inflames; Splicer Kross are so beautiful even at a distance in no time at all prepared.

But the question of the usefulness of the plasmids remains. In the first Bioshock emerged many things right as soon as relatively weak and cumbersome to use copies of the weapons that we found anyway. Also called the level design too rarely the skillful use of the special abilities and the player was not rewarded when he kicked it.
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Finally, under water

Bioshock 2 wants the player much more clearly than in the predecessors to realize that he is at the bottom of the ocean is wet it should be claustrophobic. So, you finally several trips into the cool water and make the buildings of Rapture from the outside for granted. Since drill around the Big Sister before your eyes in a glass wall, which then under the pressure of the water breaks. spectacular, but really does not threatening, is the hero but in a massive diving suit. Speaking of diving suit: Portholes The limited view that we are in the shape of the Big Daddys experienced in the first Bioshock, is deleted from the successor. You have everything without distortion or blind areas in view.

More of the Old

Optically Bioshock 2 will probably not differ from the predecessor. What is tragic not because of age, the graphics are by far not yet. Improvements, however, for a lifelike representation of the characters and refractions of light and particle effects for a coherent underwater make sense. The ten years between the first and second underwater adventures lie contributes 2K Marin by an increased degree of degradation and decay of the bill. Even the narrative style remains the same: radio messages and tape recordings unveil fragments, then to put together a story must be.

A major innovation will be given however For Bioshock 2 is a unique multiplayer mode planned! Like the look in detail, there is still a mystery, we know, however, a few vague rumors, which sounds very promising. Send it would in any case, as a Splicer to crawl on ceilings and hunting at Big Daddies and Little Sisters to make.

Criticism
No underwater feeling

How it was:
Although Bioshock in a gigantic and decaying underwater city played was the first-person shooter that only a lack of feeling.The wet was not a real threat but pure decoration, most of the time it was not even true.

How it should be:
Surprisingly, break walls, and the developer sends the players out into the cold lake.Sun wants everything Bioshock 2 the surrounding water to play a stronger element and atmospheric, constantly threatened them.

Criticism
Too easy

How it was:
Bioshock was for experienced players at all three levels of difficulty to easy.
The opponents were not the right challenges, and died of the players still times, he was after the death so-called Vita Chambers revived.

How it should be:
The Vita Chambers work for the new heroes no more.While you also embodied Big Daddy revived, but at a price: The emergence of the adversary process.

Criticism
Superfluous plasmids

How it was:
The total of ten plasmids of the game, although entertaining, offering space for games, however, remained largely superfluous.

How it should be:
Bioshock 2 will give players the opportunity to plasmids combine to create a greater impact and thus ultimately more interesting to do.

Conclusion:

The atmosphere in Bioshock was so tight that they cut with the knife could. Bioshock 2 I expect something similar, just wet it must be nice please. I fear however that the changes in the plasmids for me just once again are just gimmicks. In the worst case, although I will try this and that, but ultimately in the classic weapons remain at best, the game rewarded me finally to the clever use of special abilities. In both cases, however I look forward to a return to Rapture! "
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RSA Data Loss Prevention Suite 7.0 - Review

RSA Data Loss Prevention Suite 7.0 - Review

Introduction

Acquired from Tablus in 2007, the RSA Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Suite (formerly the Tablus Content Loss Prevention Suite) is a multi-component platform that enables the Enterprise to both identify potentially sensitive corporate data and enforce centrally defined policies pertaining to that data, including remediation actions such as moving or quarantining the data or enforcement actions such as blocking the transmission of the data in E-mail communications or preventing it from being copied to a USB drive. The suite consists of three main components: RSA DLP Datacenter, RSA DLP Network, and RSA DLP Endpoint.

The RSA DLP Datacenter component (Windows 2000 Server/Server 2003) is targeted to server farms and data centers, and provides the ability to periodically (and incrementally) scan resources (including file shares, SAN/NAS storage, DBs, CMSs, etc.) for the existence of sensitive data, with policy-based remediation actions (including quarantine, delete, or move the data) automatically applied. Sensitive data is identified via detection algorithms that analyze keywords and patterns as well as their contextual placement, with provided pre-built detection templates offered for the identification of data related to regulatory requirements such as PCI, PII, HIPAA, GLBA, and SOX. Support is also provided for the customization of detection rules. Other features include centralized management and policy definition (more below), as well as workflow-enabled incident tracking, and alerting (E-mail, RSS, IM) to appropriate individuals.

The RSA DLP Suite comprises a comprehensive data loss prevention solution that enables customers to:

* Discover and protect sensitive data in the enterprise. Leverages common policies across the infrastructure to discover and protect sensitive data in the datacenter, on the network, and on endpoints

* Mitigate risk. Mitigates risk through identity aware policy based remediation and enforcement

* Reduce Total Cost of Ownership. Reduces TCO with industry leading scalability, automated protection of sensitive data, and most comprehensive policy library

* Simplify security operations. Streamlines the security operations process with incident handling and workflows, and by integrating the RSA DLP Suite with enVision
RSA DLP Datacenter

DLP Datacenter helps you locate sensitive data no matter where it resides in the datacenter – on file systems, databases, email systems and large SAN/NAS environments.


RSA DLP Network

DLP Network monitors and controls sensitive data leaving your network.


RSA DLP Endpoint

DLP Endpoint helps you discover, monitor and control sensitive information on endpoints such as laptops and desktops.


Microsoft AD RMS Integration

The integration of DLP Datacenter and DLP Endpoint Discover with Microsoft Active Directory Rights Management Services (RMS) helps you to automatically apply RMS protection to sensitive documents at rest discovered by RSA DLP.

New Enhancements to the RSA DLP Suite

The latest release of the RSA DLP Suite allows organizations to secure sensitive content in a way that saves time and streamlines processes for data security personnel. Sensitive data at rest can now be moved or quarantined automatically, reducing administrative costs, and end users can apply self-remediation for sensitive emails quarantined due to violations. In addition, the RSA DLP Suite is engineered to generate and send reports automatically to the appropriate personnel. These new automation enhancements can help reduce the time spent handling security incidents by up to 45 percent.

These new features also help organizations reduce risk by proactively locating and controlling data for even more sensitive data types and sources. Organizations will now be able to discover structured content in Oracle and SQL Server databases with native scanning and fingerprinting. The RSA DLP 7.0 Suite is also engineered to broaden protection of intellectual property with automated file fingerprinting functionality across all three modules of the DLP Suite: Datacenter, Network, and Endpoint. Additional enhancements also make the RSA DLP Suite the only data loss prevention offering that supports CATIA, a multi-platform commercial software suite used in the aerospace, automotive, and discrete manufacturing industries.
With 22 new policy templates, RSA also continues to provide one of the most comprehensive DLP policy and classification libraries in the industry. These new policies include support for North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) compliance along with additional coverage for policies that help protect personally identifiable data in Australia, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and New Zealand. These new policies have been added to RSA’s already-robust database of more than 100 different policy templates. By leveraging RSA’s pre-built policy and classification library, customers can reduce risk by securing more types of sensitive data while reducing the costs associated with false positives, according to a recent study commissioned by RSA which found that RSA’s solution offers 27% higher accuracy in avoiding false positives over one of its main competitors.

Overall, the RSA DLP 7.0 Suite is engineered to deliver more than 68 enhancements in the areas of policy management and classification, remediation, database scanning, reporting and administration.
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Integration With The RSA enVision Platform Helps Simplify Security Operations

The RSA DLP 7.0 Suite is designed to integrate with the RSA enVision platform, RSA’s market-leading Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) offering which is designed for simplifying compliance, enhancing security operations and risk mitigation, and optimizing IT and network operations through the automated collection, analysis, alerting, auditing, reporting and storage of all logs. The integration streamlines the process of understanding security risk – through efficient correlation of security and DLP event logs, security analysts gain insight into the type and sensitivity of information involved in the incident and can quickly determine when and how to remediate it and assess what damage has been done. The integration also enables centralized management through the enVision technology of DLP events, simplifying security and compliance reporting. New enVision reports leverage events from the RSA DLP Suite to enable holistic data protection across information, identities, and infrastructure.


RSA DLP Suite Helps Microsoft Secure Data and Accelerate Compliance With Regulatory Requirements

One organization that has successfully leveraged the RSA DLP Suite is Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft uses the solution to enhance the security of sensitive data about employees, customers and intellectual property in thousands of its own managed file shares, endpoints and Microsoft® Office® SharePoint® sites.


Domino's Pizza Gains Increased Visibility and Awareness Into Data Protection Issues

Domino’s Pizza is the recognized pizza delivery leader in the United States. It must comply with a number of standards and regulations, along with protecting its brand image. Domino’s has used the RSA DLP Suite to scan data at rest to help ensure that it is in compliance with PCI, SOX, HIPAA, and other general guidelines around protecting personally identifiable information (PII).

May 12, 2009

Pirates of the Caribbean : At World's End - Review

Pirates of the Caribbean : At World's End - Review

The famous Disney enjoy the film output of the third episode of Pirates of the Caribbean to appear again in an adaptation gaming, this time more action oriented. Although looks like a game of action / adventures, one question persists. The crew of the Black Pearl, led by Captain Jack Sparrow will be up to the Wii in this version? The response in the test below. Simply!

Now, anyone would agree that the world of gaming, In the joints, the beak, and tail-n. Armed, however, with elation, I considered reasonable to me passing my fingers over the keyboard as if tomorrow could bring a game license better. To surprise of many, things are good. Part.

While the target audience can be involved in the radical as "some evidence of" maturation "and conceptual are found in the place of rigorous. When borrowed ideas come together under the sun, it does get to call them "Furaciune. Pirates of the Caribbean 3 is one of the titles fascinated by simplicity. Usually when things are offered on your head, or twist the nose and you get the carnivals puzzles with views, or continue to play, no intention to stop in place. Well, now you think you can key developments in-game blindfolded. Although, for me, you are free to try.

I wonder what I could tell the players to take on demanding close. Admitting that such a player considered a duty to see more closely (but from a safe distance) as chip not jump too far from the trunk. In certainly can not say that the game is very linear, though it is. There may be displaced by fencing stupid obstacles, above which you can not go with any job, even if this is the case. I show cruelty by revelation that the keyboard is only peripheral to the passage, and the Board shall comply with each scene as she wants, although few things are true. For example, automatic positioning that works incredibly well. Well, it should be that we have given here! You can focus on combat, without raising repeated heart at the thought that the target will end in a wall texture, it's working great.

Mechanics of the game calls for relaxation. Too much leisure, I might add. Following from some distance the film story, the player can see the need to control all sorts of key characters, which give change exclusively by the location from which the scenes and fighting style (though "style" is much to say, taking into account the combo's Implementing traditional adversaries to respect). Otherwise, specific activities of the Pirate class leaves much to be desired, if only through change that alter-ego does not bring necessary variety.

But do not be so bitter, and because of all of all we have left fighting. They are usually fun, as long as we interest to store some special scheme in May, and realize that the design helps us in many of the spine. For example, simultaneously facing several opponents. Apparently giving migraines situation is shown in a final opportunity to smile and satisfaction. By avoiding the blows of time effects, we have the chance to complete the fight more quickly, preferably not when we feel able to resist a prolonged duel. Purpose of amusing examples will appoint enemies fall overboard or impact their head. Well, the sword in the chest and chest sword. Remember for a moment the movements of Jack (Sparrow), when executed at bay. Dodge, baby! And to hold the complete set, the producers were nice enough to include sequence script, in the good tradition of holding the correct button at the right time.


Game is good graphics. With all the shortcomings that we can find (escaped poor textures here and there), visual experience remains a miracle fix. Grăieşte atmosphere in each scene, the lighting adequate chromatic palette and slightly warmer "dusty" (within the meaning good), aquatic area pigmented with subtle effects, but the impact retinal models more than decent (as in clean), alive with the successful animations. Too bad that the background is just form. A nice way, I must admit, but without any crucial.

When those at the Disney gets its deep tail, variant pixel always enjoy a sound similar to the correspondent of celluloid. Nothing more attractive in the case. Soundtrack, and there magnificent, theatrical completed game behind textures, a collection of replicas that even if you do not enjoy all the voices of the film (with all due respect for authenticity, imitator professionals make this compromise does not mean much) to manage found in the ears (almost) every stage.

In conclusion, At World's End is a weak action that would survive even a moment on your own. More likely that you saw through a top or two, but be aware that there came through the film, not because it would be something to his head. Personally, I think a pint with his Sparrow and would cost less than those from Disney Interactive, and more likely that we would be delighted more than a medium silver coffee sold as a game. We suggest you give him money, than if you found any treasure. Savvy?



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May 11, 2009

Review - Preview Blood Bowl

Review - Preview Blood Bowl

Since the release of Chaos League during summer 2004, fans hoping to see a Cyanide days working on the famous license Blood Bowl Games Workshop universe both of the two titles are similar. After many adventures and a few threats of lawsuits, their dream has never been closer to being realized. The studio french actually works, and this for several months, the adaptation of Blood Bowl in video game. After a quick presentation at last fall during the Games Convention, Cyanide invited us into his office to try it on both PC and on consoles. Impressions.

Based on the rules of U.S. football, the Blood Bowl is both a fantasy and much more trash in the national sport in the country of Uncle Sam Designed by the English of Games Workshop, this board game based on the Both teams struggle to score touchdown. As U.S. soccer, the ball is oval. As U.S. soccer, the confrontation is muscular, but unlike the U.S. football here almost all shots are allowed to prevail. Indeed, a game of Blood Bowl has quickly turned to boxing and this happy "anything" that Cyanide has tried to recreate.


A joyous anything Cyanide was based on the final draft of the rules of the game. Even if it has any hopes of importance to newcomers, it is of course a guarantee of quality players rocked the Games Workshop since their early childhood. It should be added for even more stick game, Cyanide has developed a game turn-based. It is present on the four media listed (DS, PC, PSP and Xbox 360), but note immediately that for a greater number of players, Cyanide has also developed a real-time mode on PC and Xbox 360 only.

Turn-based or real time, this does not change much to the many options of the game in one case as in the other, we can compete in singles parties, taking part in championships and customize all kinds of competitions "classified" (ie managed by Cyanide) or "free". Small disappointment however, it is possible to play on a single machine, but not to make a number of competitions in this way: this should be left to management "per sheet of paper interposed." Seemingly rich and full, the options available will deserve our attention at the time of testing.

For now, we focused on the ingame impressions and from that point of view, we were not disappointed. Of course, we could not play a lot of time, but in real time mode first, we have found the sensation of a part of Blood Bowl. The camera, totally free, will give the land as you want and all is perfectly readable in all circumstances. Nothing wrong either at the level of players. They are very finely drawn and luxury details can very quickly identify the various players, the "big boss" and the star player.

In this regard, note that the creation of a new team, the Cyanide Blood Bowl again scrupulously follow the rules of the game with a choice of positions for the players' basic 'hiring "big boss" ( men and trees, minotaurs ...) and recruitment of mercenaries to the time of a match. These mercenaries are actually players who featured on condition of breaking the bank, may change after a match. Of course, during the game, these talents are soon the target of all attacks! In a game of Blood Bowl, and even if the ball is still the main element, many players tend to lose interest in the pig bladder to go "play together" ... literally!

So that part does not turn-drag not too many, it is possible to define a maximum length for the turn of a player. This period can increase the pressure while in a turn, it is obviously important to forget any movement. The first player makes his moves, launching few attacks and his defense before the other player does the same with in mind, however, the objective of scoring a touchdown, taking the ball into the area en - opposing goal. The party rose at a rate of exchange of PIFS-stuffing and goals until the 16th and final round of a match.

In real time, things are not fundamentally different. For Cyanide, it was especially important to offer a game a little more dynamic than the turn-based, but you can not necessarily distort the Blood Bowl. It is therefore not a game as great a part of Pro Evolution Soccer for example, but the atmosphere is still present and even for a purist mode that offers real-time great moments. The rules are all present with some adjustments so that the actual time to work: the actions of some players are left to artificial intelligence as a player focuses on the essentials.

Despite the wealth of the rules of the fifth edition, the Blood Bowl takes place without much time. The game shows its advantage by playing board games in the sense that all the tedious elements are supported by the computer ... or the console. Habile transition quickly to talk of portable versions. While the Xbox 360 version should be identical to the PC, on consoles, we will right the way round by round in order to allow these small machines. The DS is graphically very simplified, but still enjoyable while the PSP retains the essential details of the PC version.

We have tried this version a few minutes and resumed at any point, the qualities of Blood Bowl PC. All rules, all the options and, it seems, all contents are present. The controls are responsive and lack of mouse not a problem. Single question: while Cyanide has not made any secret of the many additions that the studio is already thinking, the console versions will be as well off as the PC version at this level? With eight races and six fields, the game is already quite rich, but the world of Games Workshop contains

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Review - Rockband: AC / DC Live

Review - Rockband: AC / DC Live

The enormous power of AC / DC is released and you're in the band! You let cannons pop, late drum skins crack and let everyone fat rock. You are there as AC / DC one of his historic performances shows."

This exclusive deal marks the first time ever the band has included an entire album for video game play, with 18 live tracks from their prolific live performances becoming available in one electrifying, standalone game. The AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack allows players to experience this amazing set list with Rock Band, Rock Band 2 or other compatible music game peripherals.

This notice can be found on the packaging of the Wii game Rockband: AC / DC Live. And I hear you thinking: a new variant Rock Band? Nothing is less true, because Rockband: AC / DC Live is better, newer, bolder and faster than all his predecessors. AC / DC Live is the third so-called 'track pack', which included songs previously available as downloadable content were. The track packs were initially meant to be set for consoles that are not good opportunities for content to download, but the second and third track pack for all modern consoles released. A track can pack in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 imported into existing Rock Band games, but also stand-alone play. In that case, the opportunities limited.
Because the main components of the game have not changed, we will discuss in this review only the contents of Rock Band: AC / DC Live, not the standard things like sound and graphics.
The rockers AC / DC are back (for even) to put the card in this game. Though almost 30 years and (as last I heard) still perform, it seems the youth are not really warm up for these "Guys from Down Under '. For indeed, alongside Kylie Minogue, Gabriella Cilmi and Slim Dusty, the music of AC / DC is not really intended as a good meezinger. But perfect for the sequel to your own guitar on the Wii.

Gameplay

Once you start the game shows why. A cool intro does its job and our interest was immediately awakened. The list of songs is, however, also some against. It contains eighteen songs, but the setlist from the famous Live at Donington concert. Not that what anyone says, but songs like "Back in Black", "You Shook Me All Night Long" and "Whole Lotta Rosie", may make a bell ring. The real AC / DC fan can be so heart's content. The game is around 40 euros in the shop and you get so much hard drums, hard pruning, and a screaming guitar solo Brian Johnson.

AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack features the master recordings from the best of the band’s live performances. The live recording was specially remixed for Rock Band by Mike Fraser. The game features 18 tracks, with more than 99 minutes of game play for each instrument.
All tracks from the AC/DC LIVE: Rock Band Track Pack are also available for play in Rock Band and Rock Band 2* by entering a special export authentication code for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION 3 versions.

Unfortunately, the real band can not image even a video from. It is also, especially if your Guitar Hero or Rock Band are currently difficult for the chords to play. On or contrast, when the right strings, colors suits you, you can draw good solo play, as the bonus solo in the song 'Let There Be Rock', with many extra points you can score, or a muscle strain can reach.
Conclusion

Well, Rockband: AC / DC Live is a nice change and definitely for real Diehard rock fans a pleasant addition to the Wii collection. But in times of economic recession seems to me that more cents you can save for another game. The lack of a multitude of numbers, little variation and the lack of videos, make sure that this game a while, probably in the uitverkoopbak the known toy shops face.

If you do not die hard AC / DC fan, you have little to this game. The lack of numbers and the variation they still break up. The fact that the game fairly quickly tired of his work will not really. None aanrader so.

Plus Points

* Good intro
* Good guitar solos

Downsides

* Only 18 numbers.
* No videos.
* Little variation.
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