What Functionality Would I Lose if I Disable Browser-Based Java?

For some time now, people have been warned to disable Java in
their browsers or to completely remove it from their systems
unless they actually need it. But if you disable it or remove it, are
you actually losing much, if any, functionality?

The Question

SuperUser reader RaQib  wants to know if he would lose
any functionality if he disabled browser-based Java:

I have read that disabling Java (not JavaScript) will make
my computer safer from malicious software attacks. All
indications are that it will indeed make it safer, but I have
not seen any real indications out there as to what
functionality I will lose in the browsing experience, if
anything. Can someone tell me what I would or would not
experience if I disable Java and is it really necessary for
browsing these days?

Will RaQib really lose any functionality if he disables browser-based Java?

The Answer

This is a fairly good question. What it boils down to is this:
If you need Java in a browser, you will know so right away.
If you do not need Java (and are unaware if you are even
using it or not), chances are good that you will never miss
it or bump into it again. The chances of a casual user
tripping over a website that would truly need Java to
function in 2015 is rare at best nowadays.

Just so you understand the history of Java and the web,
Java is essentially a “black box” virtual machine that
allows you to code in Java and then run that code on any
system that can run Java. The concept was that Java
would be a middle ground platform that could run on any
machine: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, etc. The Java plugin
simply allows you to run Java apps from within a web
browser. This was appealing in the early days of the
Internet due to a lack of cross-platform compatibilities and
other “rough edges” of the early Internet.

But in 2015, most of the “fancy” base-level functionality
that Java provided in the past (cool graphics, effects, and
such) are now handled within the browser itself via CSS,
HTML, and JavaScript. Back in the late 1990s/early-2000s,
lots of creative sites used Java because native browsers
could not handle the tricks one could only do in Java back
then. Java even came bundled as a basic plugin in
Netscape Navigator back in the day thanks to the
commonly accepted functionality it provided.

Now where you might miss it in 2015 depends on the kinds
of websites you access. For example, I know that many
financial systems accessible online (such as personal tax
systems, payroll gateways, and other such systems) use
complex Java applications to allow end users to get a
richer experience with their financial tools. So if you are
using your computer to access web-based financial
applications like that, then you definitely need Java
enabled. But in my experience, even in those cases, many
such institutions are slowly moving their archaic Java-
based systems to a more stable, non-Java-based setup
that takes better advantage of modern web browser
functionality.

For example, a little over a year ago anyone using the
browser-based screen sharing software/service
GoToMeeting needed to have Java enabled in their browser
as well as on their system. But as explained in this support
forum thread on their site , they have now officially
dropped the Java requirement in favor of their own non-Java-based software tool:

    * In the past we used to use Java to automate
       launching our software, we have since replaced that
       method with our own launcher. Since introducing our
       launcher, we no longer use Java.

So my advice is if Java worries you as a potential security
concern on a browser level, just disable it for now. I am
pretty confident that you will not miss it. And if, in like 8 to
9 months, you need Java for some reason, deal with it then.

How to Find Your PC’s Windows Product Key So You Can Reinstall Windows

You’ll need a unique product key to reinstall Windows on your PC .
This is more confusing than it sounds — you may not be able to re-use the key your computer’s manufacturer used.
Reinstalling Windows often feels necessary, especially on new PCs that come packed with bloatware . You can legally download
Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 installation media directly from Microsoft.

Three Places You Might Find the Key

The key you need will be in one of three places:

Stored in software on your PC :

When you (or your PC manufacturer) installs Windows, Windows stores its productkey in the registry. You can extract this product key, and —often — enter it when reinstalling Windows on your PC.
Crucially, you’ll need to grab it from your operating system
before you begin reinstalling Windows or it could be deleted if
you format your hard drive.

Printed on a sticker:

Some PCs use a technology called“System Locked Pre-installation,” or SLP. If your PC uses this,the product key on your PC — the one stored in the registry,and the one key-viewer applications display — will be different from the actual key your PC needs. The actual key is on a certificate of authenticity (COA) sticker on your PC or its power supply. The one in the registry and key-viewer application is a red herring. This system was common for Windows 7 PCs.

Embedded in your PC’s UEFI firmware :

Many newer PCs that come with Windows 8 use a new method. The key for the version of Windows the PC comes with is stored in
the computer’s UEFI firmware or BIOS. You don’t even need
to know it — assuming you’re installing the same edition of
Windows the PC came with, it should automatically activate
and work without you needing to enter a key. It’ll all happen
automatically.

Be sure to use the same version and edition of Windows the
computer came with. In other words, if it came with Windows 7
Home Premium, you can’t install Windows 7 Professional.

Find the Key In Software

The product key is stored in the registry on your computer, and it
can be read by simple key-viewing programs or even basic scripts.
We recommend NirSoft ProduKey for this. Despite all our railing
against the Windows freeware ecosystem, NirSoft’s software has
always been excellent and never tried to force junk onto your PC.
Be sure to download it from NirSoft’s official website and not a
third-party download site, though.

Download ProduKey, run it, and look at the Windows product key it displays. Be sure to read the “Product Key” column, and not the
“Product ID” column. Write this product key down, print it out, or
store it somewhere electronically. You’ll need it when reinstalling
Windows, and you may not be able to get it again if you wipe your
hard drive.

But, beware — this product key may not actually work
for reinstalling Windows on your PC.

Read the Key From the COA Sticker

So, is that product key usable for reinstalling Windows on your PC?

If you have a Windows 7-era PC, there’s a good chance the PC’s
key is a single key the manufacturer uses for all their PCs. Thanks to “System Locked Pre-installation,” you’re not allowed to use that key to install Windows. If you try, you’ll get error messages about the key being invalid.

To check, you’ll need to look for a certificate of authenticity sticker
on your computer. The COA sticker verifies that the computer
came with an authentic copy of WIndows, and that sticker has a
product key printed on it. You’ll need that product key to reinstall
Windows — and, if the manufacturer used System Locked Pre-
installation, that key is different form the one your PC came with in software.

Examine your computer to find the key. On a laptop, it may be on
the bottom of the laptop. If your laptop has a removable battery, it
may be under the battery. If there’s some sort of compartment you can open, it might be in there. It may even be stuck to the laptop’s charger brick. If it’s a desktop, look on the side of the desktop’s case. If it’s not there, check the top, back, bottom, and anywhere else it might be.

If the key has rubbed off of the sticker, there’s not much you can
do. You can try contacting your computer’s manufacturer and
explaining what happened, but we can’t guarantee they’ll help.
Microsoft would always be happy to sell you another key, though!

Is the Key Stored in Hardware?

Newer Windows 8 PCs can avoid all these problems. The key isn’t
stored on software where it can be wiped, or on a sticker where it
could be smudged off or removed. No one can glance at your
computer’s COA sticker to steal its product key. Instead, the key is
stored in the computer’s UEFI firmware or BIOS by the
manufacturer.

You don’t have to do anything special if you have this. If your
computer came with WIndows 8 and it doesn’t have a COA sticker,
don’t worry. You should just be able to reinstall the same edition of Windows the PC came with and it should just work without even asking you for a key. (Still, it may be best to run NirSoft’s ProduKey and write down any key you find there before reinstalling Windows — just in case.)

5 Tips To Become Better JavaScript Developer!

JavaScript is still a mystery to a lot of people. With it’s growing popularity with things like Node.js, Angular.js, and jQuery, people are wanting to know more and more about the language

With more beginners jumping in, there’s room to make mistakes that JavaScript will more than willing let you do. Right now, JavaScript is being bombarded with new frameworks and libraries that completely change our regular workflow. In this article we have listed 5 simple and quick JavaScript tips that will help beginners improve their code quality.

1.Work on API for security

Beginners often think that hiding elements from user using JavaScript is security but you should rather focus on your lack of obedience, that will make you a better coder. It’s always best to work with API layer so it will help you put up real security walls. API checks everything that passes through it. So API can prevent access to the unauthenticated call.

API should strictly not produce any information that user doesn't have the permission to access. It is best to build your own API with multiple layers of protection. JavaScript doesn't automatically hide and mask things.

2.Use Strict mode while writing the code

Strict mode was introduced in ECMA 5. It allows you to put a function or an entire script into strict operating context. It eliminates some of the silent JavaScript errors by throwing the errors explicitly. It is capable to throw exceptions when relatively unsafe actions take place. And sometimes strict mode code can run faster than non strict mode code. As currently all the major browsers support this feature you should start using strict mode.

3.Write easy to understand code

You must not write a confusing code, it will just make things worse. You should avoid the shortcuts while writing the code. A function like ShoeBox(); can be represented as ShBx(); but, that is not easy to understand. It is necessary to write the code as if you are writing the story in normal language. This approach really helps while debugging and beta testing.

Beginners often focus on number of lines and speed of coding. But to be fair, in the end, whether the app works flawlessly or it is buggy is all that matters. Number of lines of codes and efficiency of the app, both things are totally irrelevant.

4. Cache the length while looping

Beginners often forget this while writing a code and then end up debugging the thousands of lines of codes. While looping through a JavaScript array you can cache the length so that the overall performance is better. Be careful while creating an inner loop. You need to name the length variable differently in the inner one.

5.Test

To improve your confidence that code will behave as expected, write unit tests using a framework such as Jasmine or QUnit for each of your functions, using both expected and unexpected input parameters.

Run these tests in multiple browsers across multiple operating systems. if your code is stored in GitHub, you can take advantage of BrowserSwarm, a tool that automatically runs your unit tests when you commit your code

VMware Workstation 11.0.0 Build 2305329

Requirements:           Windows XP / 2003 / Vista / Windows 7 /                                                                Windows 8         

           VMware Workstation is one of the most popular and widely used applications for running and managing virtual operating systems via remote connections. By offering broad operating system support, industry leading feature set, high performance tools, and rich user experience, VMware Workstation represents the perfect companion for serious PC enthusiasts, technical professionals and businesses who wants to have access to the best possible tools in the world.

By using VMware Workstation and its many included tools such as totally free to use VMware Player, you will have complete control over your remote operating systems and virtual machines that provide full access their storage devices, USB drives and access their local network connections. Interface of VMware Workstation is very much streamlined in the way of the other apps that were made by VMware since their formation in 1998 and development over the next years (VMware Server, VMware Player and others).  Novice users will be happy that this app is fully streamlined to be used by them, with main dashboard promoting easy to use shortcuts to most popular tools such as “Create new Virtual Machine”, “Open a Virtual Machine”, “Connect to a Remote Server”, “Virtualize a Physical Machine”, “Virtual Network Editor” and “Workstation Preferences”.

The full version VMware Workstation even gives you the opportunity to connect and completely control virtual machines that were created with other programs (Microsoft, Workstation, ESX Server, GSX, etc.). If you are person who likes to run virtual machines that execute Microsoft Windows, Linux or BSD, then  VMware Workstation is the perfect hypervisor program for you.

What’s New in Workstation?

Best in Class Windows 8 Support

To help you and your organization evaluate Windows 8, master the Metro UI and test your applications, VMware Workstation 9 is optimized for running Windows 8 virtual machines and running on Windows 8 PCs. Easy Install simplifies the task of creating Windows 8 virtual machines, Unity mode will intelligently scale windows with Metro applications and multi-touch support will ensure you get the true Windows 8 experience in a virtual machine.

Set It and Send It

Create virtual machines that are encrypted, block USB devices, require a runtime password, and another password to change virtual machine settings. Once set, send the virtual machine to anyone to run on their Mac, Windows, or Linux machines by using VMware Fusion Professional.

Better 3D Graphics

With faster 3D graphics and support for DirectX 9.0c Shader Model 3 and OpenGL 2.1 3D graphics in a Windows and now Linux virtual machine, VMware Workstation easily handles demanding 3D applications like AutoCAD, Solidworks, and many current games.

From PC to Datacenter and Back Again

In Workstation 8 we introduced the ability to upload a virtual machine from your PC to vSphere. Workstation 9 takes the next step and allows you to drag and drop a virtual machine from vSphere to your PC. It’s the easiest way to move virtual machines between your PC and your internal cloud.

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Eclipse, NetBeans or IntelliJ: Which is the best Java IDE?

Eclipse’s Luna release brought a range of
interesting new functions –– but how does
the Java IDE stand up to rivals NetBeans
and IntelliJ?
..

For quite some time now, Eclipse has had a thorn in its IDE.
With NetBeans and IntelliJ ever at its heels, the Eclipse
development environment has been battling to hold sway
over the Java community. It’s about time we compared the
big three in Java IDEs.

Over on JAXenter.de , the German Java community has voted
on how Eclipse stands up against the competition. Only 21%
of developers believed the Luna release has re-established
Eclipse as the best Java IDE in the world. And just over a
quarter of participants (26%) would say that Eclipse and its
competitors are generally the same, and that each software
has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Like in the Windows vs Mac vs Linux debate, it seems that
most devs have picked one IDE and are sticking firmly to it.
The results make it pretty clear that Eclipse’s Luna hasn’t
quite won back the entire Java community.

Eclipse: More than an IDE

While IntelliJ IDEA had already long since delivered support
for Java 8 (albeit slightly rudimentary), Eclipse struggled to
catch up with Java 8 support for its much-awaited Luna
release . On top of its new Java 8 features, Luna blinged out
with a brand new ‘Dark Theme’ which lets users change the
IDE’s background hue – but that’s also nothing that would
impress anyone working with NetBeans and IntelliJ IDEA.
The latest update has brought Eclipse up to an impressive
76 individual projects – from software modelling to IoT tools
and even runtime projects. Beating that in mind, you might
say Eclipse is less of an IDE and more of a technology
platform and open source community.
Being slow off the mark to adopt Java 8 functions is
relatively insignificant when compared with rough times
Eclipse had with the infamous Juno release and its frustrated
users. In spite of these troubles, Eclipse makes up for its
vices with a vibrant community of developers and a wide
range of plugins.

IntelliJ IDEA and NetBeans

In contrast to Eclipse, there’s no doubt about what exactly
IntelliJ IDEA does. Since it’s developed by one single
company (JetBrains), there’s somewhat less community
participation. But that also means that its built-in features
are far more cohesive. Eclipse can easily become confusing
with its endless plugins built by various community
members. IntelliJ IDEA could add a further feather to its cap
when Google selected it as the basis for Android Studio – the
new development environment for Android.

Right in middle, between Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEA, is
NetBeans. Previously part of the Sun development
environment, NetBeans slipped into the hands of Oracle, but
has managed to hold onto its faithful community. NetBeans
features platform functions for various extensions, and yet it
still provides a clearly framed functionality. The software
also has a head start on other IDEs with its JavaFX and
HTML5 features.

Each to their own IDE
When it comes to Java IDEs, developers are spoiled for
choice. Three free services battling each other to provide the
best functions and services – it’s something that other tech
communities can only dream of.
Like ninjas vs pirates, deciding on the world’s best Java IDE
is purely subjective – it all depends on what you need. A
swashbuckling, if sometimes chaotic, collection of plugins or
a stealthily integrated functionality?

C++ decleration of a two pass Assembler

#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
#include<conio.h>
void chk_label();
void chk_opcode();
void READ_LINE();
struct optab
{
char code[10],objcode[10];
}myoptab[3]={
{ "LDA" , "00" },
{ "JMP" , "01" },
{ "STA" , "02" }
};
struct symtab{
char symbol[10];
int addr;
}mysymtab[10];
int startaddr,locctr,symcount=0,length;
char line[20],label[8],opcode[8],operand
[8],programname[10];
/*ASSEMBLER PASS 1 */
void PASS1()
{
FILE
*input,*inter;
input= fopen
( "input.txt" , "r" );
inter= fopen ( "inter.txt" , "w" );
printf( "LOCATION LABEL\tOPERAND\tOPCODE
\n" );
printf
( "_____________________________________" );
fgets(line,20,input);
READ_LINE();
if (! strcmp(opcode, "START" ))
{
startaddr= atoi (operand);
locctr=startaddr;
strcpy(programname,label);
fprintf(inter, "%s" ,line);
fgets (line,20,input);
}
else
{
programname[0]= '\0' ;
startaddr=0;
locctr=0;
}
printf ( "\n %d\t %s\t%s\t
%s" ,locctr,label,opcode,operand);
while ( strcmp(line, "END" )!=0)
{
READ_LINE();
printf( "\n %d\t %s \t%s\t
%s" ,locctr,label,opcode,operand);
if (label[0]!= '\0' )chk_label
();
chk_opcode();
fprintf(inter, "%s %s %s
\n" ,label,opcode,operand);
fgets (line,20,input);
}
printf( "\n %d\t\t
%s" ,locctr,line);
fprintf(inter, "%s" ,line);
fclose (inter);
fclose (input);
}
/*Assesmbler pass 2 */
void PASS2()
{
FILE *inter,*output;
char record[30],part[8],value[5]; /*Part
array was defined as part[6] previously*/
int
currtxtlen=0,foundopcode,foundoperand,chk,operandaddr,recaddr=0;
inter= fopen ( "inter.txt" , "r" );
output= fopen( "output.txt" , "w" );
fgets(line,20,inter);
READ_LINE();
if (! strcmp(opcode, "START" )) fgets
(line,20,inter);
printf( "\n\nCorresponding Object code
is..\n" );
printf( "\nH^ %s ^ %d ^ %d
" ,programname,startaddr,length);
fprintf(output, "\nH^ %s ^ %d ^ %d
" ,programname,startaddr,length);
recaddr=startaddr; record[0]= '\0' ;
while( strcmp(line, "END" )!=0)
{
operandaddr=foundoperand=foundopcode=0;
value[0]=part[0]= '\0' ;
READ_LINE();
for (chk=0;chk<3;chk++)
{
if (! strcmp (opcode,myoptab
[chk].code))
{
foundopcode=1;
strcpy(part,myoptab
[chk].objcode);
if (operand[0]!= '\0' )
{
for (chk=0;chk<symcount;chk++)
if (! strcmp(mysymtab
[chk].symbol,operand))
{
itoa(mysymtab
[chk].addr,value,10);
strcat(part,value);
foundoperand=1;
}
if (!foundoperand) strcat
(part, "err" );
}
}
}
if (!foundopcode)
{
if ( strcmp(opcode, "BYTE" )==0 ||
strcmp(opcode, "WORD" )|| strcmp
(opcode, "RESB" ))
{
strcat(part,operand);
}
}
if ((currtxtlen+ strlen (part))<=8)
/*This step was having buffer overflow issue
since part[6]
was defined previously which i corrected to
part[8].
Because of this first two bytes of stack are
getting lost*/
{
strcat(record, "^" );
strcat(record,part);
currtxtlen+= strlen(part);
}
else
{
printf ( "\nT^ %d ^%d
%s" ,recaddr,currtxtlen,record);
fprintf(output, "\nT^ %d ^%d
%s" ,recaddr,currtxtlen,record);
recaddr+=currtxtlen;
currtxtlen= strlen (part);
strcpy (record,part);
}
fgets (line,20,inter);
}
printf( "\nT^ %d ^%d
%s" ,recaddr,currtxtlen,record);
fprintf(output, "\nT^ %d ^%d
%s" ,recaddr,currtxtlen,record);
printf( "\nE^ %d\n" ,startaddr);
fprintf(output, "\nE^ %d\n" ,startaddr);
fclose(inter);
fclose(output);
}
void READ_LINE()
{
char buff[8],word1[8],word2[8],word3[8];
int i,j=0,count=0;
label[0]=opcode[0]=operand
[0]=word1[0]=word2[0]=word3[0]= '\0' ;
for (i=0;line[i]!= '\0' ;i++)
{
if (line[i]!= ' ' )
buff[j++]=line[i];
else
{
buff[j]= '\0' ;
strcpy(word3,word2);
strcpy(word2,word1);
strcpy(word1,buff);
j=0;
count++;
}
}
buff[j-1]= '\0' ;
strcpy(word3,word2);
strcpy(word2,word1);
strcpy(word1,buff);
switch(count)
{
case 0: strcpy (opcode,word1);
break ;
case 1:{ strcpy (opcode,word2); strcpy
(operand,word1);}
break ;
case 2:{ strcpy (label,word3); strcpy
(opcode,word2); strcpy(operand,word1);}
break ;
}
}
void chk_label()
{
int k,dupsym=0;
for (k=0;k<symcount;k++)
if (! strcmp(label,mysymtab[k].symbol))
{
mysymtab[k].addr=-1;
dupsym=1;
break ;
}
if (!dupsym)
{
strcpy (mysymtab
[symcount].symbol,label);
mysymtab[symcount++].addr=locctr;
}
}
void chk_opcode()
{
int k=0,found=0;
for (k=0;k<3;k++)
if (! strcmp(opcode,myoptab[k].code))
{
locctr+=3;
found=1;
break ;
}
if (!found)
{
if (! strcmp( opcode, "WORD" )) locctr
+=3;
else if (! strcmp
(opcode, "RESW" ))locctr+=(3* atoi (operand));
else if (! strcmp
(opcode, "RESB" ))locctr+= atoi (operand);
}
}
int main()
{
PASS1();
length=locctr-startaddr;
PASS2();
getch();
}

ACCESS BLOCKED SITES

ACCESS BLOCKED SITES

It has been a long time ago that in colleges ,schools ,universities and offices that some websites are being blocked for use due to some security issues or because of pornography and social network over crowd.

Now the time had risen up to come over these limitations by some software's or by some tricks.

So that one can easily access the sites whenever he wants and whatever he want to browse or download too.

There are many methods available in tech world by which one can browse the blocked sites .

1. SOFTWARES
   Many softwares are available in third party software distributors market by which blocked sites can be accessed easily in which some main softwares are BLOCKED SITE ACCESSOR  ,HOTSPOT SHIELD,HOLA.
2. EXTENSIONS
   Many extensions do the same job and some known ones are STEALTHY ,FOX PROXY,FRIGATE .These extensions need to be installed on your browser i had my self checked them to work in GOOGLE CHROME.
3. MANUAL PROXY CHANGE
   Browse the GOOGLE and see a list of proxies of different countries ,note them down and write them accordingly in your browser proxy settings.Restart your browser and you are done with your proxy change and access your favorite sites.
   

NOW USE ANY OF THE ABOVE METHODS AND YOU CAN EASILY BROWSE THE BLOCKED SITES IN YOUR INSTITUTION .

I MYSELF PREFER TO USE THE SOFTWARE ONE AND THE EXTENSION ONE BECAUSE IN A SINGLE CLICK OR A KEYBOARD SHORTCUT YOU CAN CLOSE OR OPEN THEM WHEN YOU DON'T NEED THEM TO WORK AS YOU WILL BE EITHER IN HOME OR YOU WANT TO BROWSE THE SITES THAT ARE NOT BLOCKED AT ALL.

DEVELOP WINDOWS 8 AND 8.1 APPLICATION

• REQUIREMENTS: WINDOWS 8/8.1 AND VISUAL STUDIO 12 OR ABOVE
• START VISUAL STUDIO AND FIRSTLY GAIN WINDOWS DEVELOPER  OPTION
• DOWNLOAD THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS FROM YOUTUBE AND  FOLLOW THE VIDEO STEPS EXACTLY AND U WILL GET UR FIRST WINDOWS 8 STORE APPLICATION
• VIDEO 1
• VIDEO 2
• VIDEO 3

WINDOWS 8.1 ACTIVATION FULL AND FINAL

HOW TO ACTIVATE WINDOWS 8.1 PERMANENTLY, FIRST AND LAST SOLUTION 

• Firstly all the initial cracks are to be essentially removed(uninstall).
• Then download the video from this link
• Follow the on screen steps keenly and you are all done.
• For further help and suggestions write me at Admin

Samsung's 'wonder material' could make phones super thin, internet 100 times faster'

A group of Samsung Electronics researchers claim they've made a breakthrough discovery.

They've found a technique that could help the company make your future smartphone thinner, more durable, and even a deliver internet 100 times faster.

The "wonder material" is called graphene- a substance that's stronger than steel and so thin it's considered to be two dimensional.

In fact, it's one million times thinner than paper, according to the American Physical Society. Discovered in 2004, graphene is made of a single layer of carbon atoms bonded together in hexagonal patterns.

Samsung's researchers have just discovered a method that could allow a single crystal of graphene to retain its electrical and mechanical properties across a large area, the company said.

In other words, they've found a process that could allow graphene to be used at its full potential in future electronic devices, which could include wearables, smartphones and more. Samsung said graphene will be particularly crucial in developing wearable devices, such as smartwatches and Internet-connected wristbands, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Graphene's electron mobility is said to be 100 times greater than that of silicon, the material most widely used in the components that power many of today's smartphones, tablets and computers. The Korea-based manufacturer hasn't mentioned exactly how the discovery will impact its specific future devices, but described it as "the perfect material for use in flexible displays, wearables and other next generation electronic devices."

So what exactly does this mean for the future gadgets? It will most likely keep the components inside your phone thinner and it could potentially allow for super thin, transparent screens.

Since graphene is so thin, the commercialization of it could usher in the slimmest transistors yet-potentially yielding gadgets that are much sleeker than today's existing smartphones.

Graphene could also bring flexible phones, smartwatches and gadgets to the market if its commercialized on a wide enough scale, as Gigaom reported in July. Since the material is more durable than steel, phones and future gadgets are likely to be way less prone to damage than existing devices.

Graphene is said to deliver Internet to smartphones 100 times faster, according to research from the University of Bath's Department of Physics. This is essentially because graphene can convert light faster than the materials used in today's existing smartphone components. The report explains that data travels in the form of light when it hits your smartphone, so the faster it can convert light the faster data can reach you.

The commercialization of graphene also suggests that we'll see wearable devices that are much different than products on the market today. Instead of somewhat clunky smartwatches and fitness bands without a screen, we could see devices that look much more like the iWatch concept art that's been circulating the Web for months.

It's unclear exactly when we'll see smartphones and wearable based on graphene, but Samsung's discovery marks a huge leap toward bringing it to market. During its Analyst Day in November, the company said it could bring phones that are completely bendable and foldable to market by 2015. Samsung has been showcasing its YOUM flexible displays for quite some time, but it hasn't yet found a way to bring it to market in everyday consumer gadgets. This discovery could possibly change that.

Intel to bring exclusive content to devices powered by its chips

April 02, 2014, 5:40 AM — After falling behind ARM in the mobile processor market, Intel plans to go on the offensive by creating exclusive content for devices built around its chips.

More details about the exclusives will be shared on Thursday during the Intel Developer Forum in Shenzhen, China. But Intel's software chief Doug Fisher said the U.S. chipmaker wants to work "hand in hand" with vendors to develop unique content within a game or product.

The partnerships could even result in building entire software products exclusive to Intel chips, he added.

The company is trying to distinguish itself, as ARM chips remain the most commonly used processors in smartphones and tablets. Over the last four years, Intel has responded by building more power-efficient mobile processors, and optimizing Google's Android OS for its chips.

"That's not sufficient, we want to differentiate," Fisher said in an interview on Wednesday. One area in which the company said it can excel is graphics, creating more detailed backgrounds in games. Another is in better multi-tasking for Android devices.

Intel is poised to make a breakthrough in the mobile processor market, Fisher said. The company has the goal of shipping 40 million Intel-powered tablet devices in 2014, four times more than the previous year.

To help bring more Intel-powered devices to the market, the U.S. chipmaker is tapping China's tech hub of Shenzhen, a major center for electronics manufacturing. On Wednesday, Intel announced it would establish a center in Shenzhen devoted to helping vendors create mobile devices with the company's chips.

Intel will also fund Chinese product development on tablets, smartphones and wearables with US$100 million from its venture capital arm.

One area where Intel is noticing some innovation is vendors bringing Android to larger devices, including PCs. But Fisher said it's still too early to say whether Android PCs have a future, given that Google is also pushing notebooks running its Chrome OS.

"We don't care as long as it runs on Intel," he added.

Cloud Computing a Breath Taker

Cloud computing is all the rage. "It's become the phrase du jour," says Gartner senior analyst Ben Pring, echoing many of his peers. The problem is that (as with Web 2.0) everyone seems to have a different definition.

As a metaphor for the Internet, "the cloud" is a familiar cliché, but when combined with "computing," the meaning gets bigger and fuzzier. Some analysts and vendors define cloud computing narrowly as an updated version of utility computing: basically virtual servers available over the Internet. Others go very broad, arguing anything you consume outside the firewall is "in the cloud," including conventional outsourcing.

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Cloud computing comes into focus only when you think about what IT always needs: a way to increase capacity or add capabilities on the fly without investing in new infrastructure, training new personnel, or licensing new software. Cloud computing encompasses any subscription-based or pay-per-use service that, in real time over the Internet, extends IT's existing capabilities.

Cloud computing is at an early stage, with a motley crew of providers large and small delivering a slew of cloud-based services, from full-blown applications to storage services to spam filtering. Yes, utility-style infrastructure providers are part of the mix, but so are SaaS (software as a service) providers such as Salesforce.com. Today, for the most part, IT must plug into cloud-based services individually, but cloud computing aggregators and integrators are already emerging.

InfoWorld talked to dozens of vendors, analysts, and IT customers to tease out the various components of cloud computing. Based on those discussions, here's a rough breakdown of what cloud computing is all about:

1. SaaSThis type of cloud computing delivers a single application through the browser to thousands of customers using a multitenant architecture. On the customer side, it means no upfront investment in servers or software licensing; on the provider side, with just one app to maintain, costs are low compared to conventional hosting. Salesforce.com is by far the best-known example among enterprise applications, but SaaS is also common for HR apps and has even worked its way up the food chain to ERP, with players such as Workday. And who could have predicted the sudden rise of SaaS "desktop" applications, such as Google Apps and Zoho Office?

2. Utility computingThe idea is not new, but this form of cloud computing is getting new life from Amazon.com, Sun, IBM, and others who now offer storage and virtual servers that IT can access on demand. Early enterprise adopters mainly use utility computing for supplemental, non-mission-critical needs, but one day, they may replace parts of the datacenter. Other providers offer solutions that help IT create virtual datacenters from commodity servers, such as 3Tera's AppLogic and Cohesive Flexible Technologies' Elastic Server on Demand. Liquid Computing's LiquidQ offers similar capabilities, enabling IT to stitch together memory, I/O, storage, and computational capacity as a virtualized resource pool available over the network.

3. Web services in the cloudClosely related to SaaS, Web service providers offer APIs that enable developers to exploit functionality over the Internet, rather than delivering full-blown applications. They range from providers offering discrete business services -- such as Strike Iron and Xignite -- to the full range of APIs offered by Google Maps, ADP payroll processing, the U.S. Postal Service, Bloomberg, and even conventional credit card processing services.

4. Platform as a serviceAnother SaaS variation, this form of cloud computing delivers development environments as a service. You build your own applications that run on the provider's infrastructure and are delivered to your users via the Internet from the provider's servers. Like Legos, these services are constrained by the vendor's design and capabilities, so you don't get complete freedom, but you do get predictability and pre-integration. Prime examples include Salesforce.com's Force.com,Coghead and the new Google App Engine. For extremely lightweight development, cloud-basedmashup platforms abound, such as Yahoo Pipes or Dapper.net.

5. MSP (managed service providers)One of the oldest forms of cloud computing, a managed service is basically an application exposed to IT rather than to end-users, such as a virus scanning service for e-mail or an application monitoring service (which Mercury, among others, provides). Managed security services delivered by SecureWorks, IBM, and Verizon fall into this category, as do such cloud-based anti-spam services as Postini, recently acquired by Google. Other offerings include desktop management services, such as those offered by CenterBeam or Everdream.

6. Service commerce platformsA hybrid of SaaS and MSP, this cloud computing service offers a service hub that users interact with. They're most common in trading environments, such as expense management systems that allow users to order travel or secretarial services from a common platform that then coordinates the service delivery and pricing within the specifications set by the user. Think of it as an automated service bureau. Well-known examples include Rearden Commerce and Ariba.

7. Internet integrationThe integration of cloud-based services is in its early days. OpSource, which mainly concerns itself with serving SaaS providers, recently introduced the OpSource Services Bus, which employs in-the-cloud integration technology from a little startup called Boomi. SaaS provider Workday recently acquired another player in this space, CapeClear, an ESB (enterprise service bus) provider that was edging toward b-to-b integration. Way ahead of its time, Grand Central -- which wanted to be a universal "bus in the cloud" to connect SaaS providers and provide integrated solutions to customers -- flamed out in 2005.

Today, with such cloud-based interconnection seldom in evidence, cloud computing might be more accurately described as "sky computing," with many isolated clouds of services which IT customers must plug into individually. On the other hand, as virtualization and SOA permeate the enterprise, the idea of loosely coupled services running on an agile, scalable infrastructure should eventually make every enterprise a node in the cloud. It's a long-running trend with a far-out horizon. But among big metatrends, cloud computing is the hardest one to argue with in the long term.

This article, "What cloud computing really means," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Follow the latest developments in cloud computing at InfoWorld.com. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.

Hell freezes over: Microsoft makes Windows free for some devices

One of the boldest moves Microsoft has made,' says analyst of commitment to give away Windows for smartphones and tablets with screens smaller than 9-in.

Computerworld - Microsoft today said that it would give away licenses to Windows Phone and Windows to device makers building smartphones or tablets with screens smaller than 9-in. measured diagonally.

"In my view, this is one of the boldest moves Microsoft has made in recent memory" said Al Gillen, an analyst with IDC, in an interview after today's three-hour keynote at Microsoft's Build developers conference. "It's pretty powerful."

"This is a very big deal," agreed Carolina Milanesi, strategic insight director of Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. "It's a change at how they look at their cash cow, looking at the bigger picture now and what they need to do to win the mobile story, if you like."

Others echoed the "wow" factor of Microsoft's unprecedented decision, characterizing it as a major milestone in the company's 38-year history.

"It's the day Microsoft finally capitulated to the changing market driven by the disruption led by Apple, Google and the smartphone ecosystem," said Patrick Moorhead, principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, in an email interview.

Terry Myerson, the Microsoft executive who heads the firm's operating systems engineering group, made the surprise announcement at Build, which opened Wednesday and runs through Friday in San Francisco.

"We want to get this platform out there," Myerson told the audience, composed primarily of developers. "We want to remove all friction. To drive adoption of your applications, on phones and tablets less than 9-in., we are making Windows available for zero dollars."

The freeing of Windows on smaller devices -- although small is relative, since many smartphones boast screens of around 5-in. -- was in line with earlier moves, including the lowering of system requirements to fit on less-expensive hardware with minimal amounts of system memory and storage space, as well as reports last month that the company was slashing licensing prices for some devices by 70%.

Even so, it marks a sea change.

"While I don't see this as a last-ditch effort to get traction with Windows in the mobile market, it's getting closer," Moorhead contended. "Microsoft has very low mindshare in phones and tablets and no mindshare in wearables, so the free operating system, simply put, was a requirement."

"This helps level the playing field," said Gillen, referring to Windows and Google's Android.

Microsoft has adopted a strategy strikingly similar to that of its arch rival, which essentially gives away its Android mobile operating system, a key reason why Android now powers the majority of new devices shipped each month.

"This was absolutely key if they wanted to make any difference in mobile," said Milanesi. "It's what they needed to do in a market where they are competing with Android."

 also marked Microsoft's flat-out admission that it could not make money in using its decades-old business model of selling licenses to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) and ODMs (original device manufacturers), but had to hunt for a new revenue generator, which it has described as "devices and services."

However, there's little immediate financial risk, said Milanesi, who noted that Microsoft was actually putting small amounts on the bottom line from Windows licensing to smartphone and tablet ODMs and OEMs.

"On the phone side, Microsoft wasn't really [generating] revenue," Milanesi said. "The money was very minimal, and most of that was coming from Nokia. With Nokia becoming part of the [Microsoft] business, that was going to go away. And on the tablet side, with how they were incentivizing, there wasn't much money there either."

Revenue has also been puny because Windows has struggled to climb out of the single-digit shipment share cellar. In the December quarter, researcher IDC pegged Windows' share of smartphone shipments at just 3%.

Rather than rely on licensing revenue, Microsoft will need to leverage customers by showing them ads or selling them services, with Office its single best shot there for the moment.

"In the context of Microsoft's 'devices and services' strategy, free operating systems facilitate increased sales of services and hardware," noted Moorhead. "With increased hardware volume comes a larger market which attracts developers to the Windows platform."

Milanesi described Microsoft's revenue strategy differently. "It lets them get users, especially emerging market users, on a Windows phone," she said. "It may get those users away from the other ecosystems, it may not lose them to start with."

And as it entices more people into the Windows ecosystem, Microsoft will have a better shot at keeping them, hoping to make money off those customers in the future through sales of PCs -- which, though in decline, aren't going to vanish, Milanesi argued -- as well as current and future services.

"They're going after a Google model," said Milanesi. "They're saying, 'We just want to be in people's hands.'"

This is Not an Upcoming Hypercar, Just the Lamborghini Pregunta

The Lamborghini Pregunta was the result of a partnership with the Italian branch of the French Carrosserie Heuliez in 1998. It's based on a modified Lamborghini Diablo chassis, running rear-wheel-drive (instead of the Diablo's four-wheel-drive system) and is powered by a 530bhp V12 engine; good for a top speed of 207mph. Continue reading for a video of it racing a fighter jet and more information.

Advanced System-care Free

Advanced System-care Free 7.2.0.431

Developer:	IObit
Last Updated:	February 14, 2014
License:	Adware
OS Support:	Windows (all)
File Size:	38.7 MB

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One-Click and All-In-One solution for PC maintenance and protection.

Slow down, freeze, crash, and security threats are over. Advanced SystemCare Free is a comprehensive PC care utility that takes a one-click approach to help protect, repair, and optimize your computer. It provides an all-in-one and super convenient solution for PC maintenance and protection. All work will be done with 1 click and 1 minute. Compared with its nearest competitor, Advanced SystemCare Free (formely Advanced WindowsCare) provides the more essential and practical formula for Windows: Removing Spyware and Adware, Preventing Security Threats, Privacy Protection, Fixing Registry Errors, Temporary Files Cleanup, Startup Cleanup, Repairing Windows, Speeding up System and 1-click Mechanism.

During installation the third window is about a IObit toolbar. It is totally optional so if you press the decline button the installation process just continues.

Features of this fantastic, award-winning, 100% free program include:

• Ending slow downs, freezes, crashes, and security threats.
• Scanning and finding what other utilities miss on your PC.
• Keeping your PC error-free and running more smoothly than ever.
• Designed for Windows Vista, XP, and 2000.
• Over 10,000,000 downloads since 2006.
• Availability is free of charge for private use.
• Plus, Advanced WindowsCare Personal is 100% safe and clean with no adware, spyware, or viruses.

Extremely Easy to Use

Completes its work with just one click. Scans, repairs and gives personal care to your PC in one minute.

Defends Your PC with 100% Freeware

Scans and removes spyware and adware using up-to-date definition files. Prevents spyware, hackers and hijackers from installing malicious items on your computer. Erases and updates your PC’s activity history.

Cleans your Windows

Boosts your system’s performance by cleaning missing files, destroying unwanted files, deleting obsolete files, removing junk files, and eliminating corrupt registry entries.

Keeps Your PC Running at Peak Performance

Tunes up Windows by unleashing the built-in power of your system. Dramatically improves both system and Internet performance.

Fixes Multiple System Errors

Does more than a registry cleaner, keeping your PC stable and running at peak efficiency. Repairs PC configurations by eliminating system bottlenecks and preventing crashes.

Safe and 100% Free

100% free with no spyware or adware! Advanced WindowsCare Personal Edition is a safe and trusted solution from a leading software vendor.

What's New:

• Enhanced UI readability and added new Metro UI option.
• Supported Windows8/8.1, IE11, and 32 languages.
• Added Start Menu 8 for Windows8/8.1 users.
• Added IObit Uninstaller, ManageMyMobile, Driver Booster, Homepage Protection, and Program Deactivator newly to Toolbox.
• Enhanced Registry Fix and Vulnerability Fix.
• Improved Junk File Clean and Privacy Sweep.
• New Surfing Protection Technology.
• Improved Turbo Boost.
  
  
  ACTIVATION KEY : C5381-80DD2-B0C44-CD9B4

Google is working to provide 10 gigabit Internet speeds

According to a USA Today report, Google is working on increasing data transfer speeds for its Fiber Internet service by 10 times. Patrick Pichette, Chief Financial Officer at Google, announced during the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet conference that developers at Google are endeavoring to attain data transfer rates of 10 gigabits per second. Its Google Fiber service in Kansas City currently offers speeds of 1 gigabit per second.

Pichette said that faster data transfer speeds will push the use of software as a service (SAAS) because users will be able to trust that data-intensive critical applications will sprint smoothly over the Internet without any trouble. When asked about the probable timeline, Pichette said that the company is working to make it available in approximately three years.

One could safely assume that only a few U.S. residents will experience these speeds in the near future as it is highly likely that the search giant would launch these upgraded speeds in areas where Google Fiber network already exists. In other words areas like Kansas City or Austin could be the testing ground for the technology.

Google is not the only one working on such high speed data transfers over the Internet. Last year, researchers at UK achieved data transmission speeds of 10 gigabits per second through "Li-fi", a wireless Internet connectivity technology that uses light.

LATEST AMD DRIVER FOR WINDOWS 7,8 & 8.1

Manufacturer:	AMD
Date:	February 3, 2014
File Size:	292.7 MB
OS Support:	Windows 7 / 8
Downloads:	756

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Release notes:

Installing The AMD Catalyst Software Driver

Current driver MUST be uninstalled before updating to AMD Catalyst 14.1 Beta driver. For detailed instructions on how to correctly uninstall or install the AMD Catalyst Software Suite, please refer to the following support resources:

• How-To Uninstall AMD Catalyst Drivers From A Windows Based System
• How-To Install AMD Catalyst Drivers For A Windows Based System

What's new in Catalyst 14.1 Drivers:

Support for the following new AMD Desktop APU (Accelerated Processors) products:

• AMD A10-7850K
• AMD A10-7700K

Mantle Beta driver

• AMD's Mantle is a groundbreaking graphics API that promises to transform the world of game development to help bring better, faster games to the PC
• Performance gain of up to 45%(versus the DirectX version) for Battlefield 4 on the R9 290 Series
• Performance gain of up to 200% (versus the DirectX version) for Star Swarm on the R9 290 Series
  • AMD Catalyst 14.1 Beta must be used in conjunction with versions of these applications that support Mantle
  • It is expected that these applications will have future updates to support additional AMD Mantle features
• AMD Mantle Beta driver is currently supported on:
  • AMD Radeon R9 Series GPUs
  • AMD Radeon R7 Series GPUs
  • AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series GPUs
  • AMD Radeon HD 8000 Series GPUs
  • AMD A10-7000 Series and AMD A8-7000 Series APUs
  • ​​​​​For additional details please see the AMD Mantle Technology FAQ on amd.com​
• Enhanced AMD CrossFire frame pacing – Support for 4K panel and Eyefinity non-XDMA CrossFire solutions (including the AMD Radeon R9 280, 270 Series, 7900 Series, 7800 Series) and Dual Graphics configurations​
  • ​​​Frame pacing ensures that frames rendered across multiple GPUs in an AMD CrossFire configuration will be displayed at an even and regular pace
  • Supported on 4K panels and Eyefinity configurations
  • Supported on AMD Dual Graphics configurations
  • Supported on DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 applications​​​

Resolved issue highlights of AMD Catalyst 14.1 Beta​​

• Resolves ground texture flickering seen in Total War: Rome 2 with high settings (and below) set in game
• Resolves flickering texture corruption when playing Call of Duty: Ghosts (multi-player) in the space station level

Resolved Issues

• Ground texture flickering seen in Total War: Rome 2 with high settings (and below) set in game
• Flickering texture corruption when playing Call of Duty: Ghosts (multi-player) in the space station level
• Blu-ray playback using PowerDVD black screen on extended mode
• Streaming VUDU HD/HDX content on Sharp PN-K321 (DP) causes the right-side half to flicker in and out
• Black screen happened after wake up the monitor
• Full screen issue at rotation in DX9 mode
• Video window black screen when using Samsung Kies to play video
• Crysis2 negative scaling in outdoor scene
• Crysis2 has insufficient CrossFire scaling in some scene
• Red Faction: The game has no or negative crossfire scaling with DX9 and DX11
• Age of Conan has corruption and performance issues with crossfire enabled
• Company of Heroes shadows are corrupted when using crossfire
• Resident Evil5 's performance is unstable when display mode set to Window mode
• Total War: Shogun 2 flickering menu/text
• Frame rate drop when disabling post-processing in 3DMark06
• Negative Crossfire scaling with game "The Secret World" in DX11 mode
• F1 2012 Crashes to desktop
• Tomb Raider Hair Simulation Stutters on CFX
• Negative CrossFire scaling experienced in Call of Duty
• Battlefield 3 performance drop on Haswell systems
• Choppy video playback on 4k Video
• VSync ON Tearing with 2x1 Eyefinity SLS CrossFire
• Far Cry 3 - Game flickering while changing resolutions
• Display corruption and BSOD occurs when extending a display after disabling Multiple GPU SLS array
• Flickering seen when enable three 4kx2k panels at the same time
• No Video, just a black screen when setting Chrome to run in "High Performance" when playing certain video clips
• Image crashed on Starcraft game

Known Issues

• Mantle performance for the AMD Radeon HD 7000/HD 8000 Series GPUs and AMD Radeon R9 280X and R9 270X GPUs will be optimized for BattleField 4 in future AMD Catalyst releases.
• These products will see limited gains in BattleField 4 and AMD is currently investigating optimizations for them.
• Multi-GPU support under DirectX and Mantle will be added to StarSwarm in a future application patch
• Intermittent stuttering or stability issues may occur when utilizing Mantle with AMD CrossFire technology in BattleField 4 - AMD recommends using the DirectX code path when playing Battlefield 4 with multiple GPUs. A future AMD Catalyst release will resolve these issues
• Notebooks based on AMD Enduro or PowerXpress technologies are currently not supported by the Mantle codepath in Battlefield 4
• AMD Eyefinity configurations utilizing portrait display orientations are currently not supported by the Mantle codepath in Battlefield 4
• AMD Eyefinity technology is not currently supported in the Star Swarm​ application
• AMD testing for the AMD Catalyst 14.1 Beta Mantle driver has been concentrated on the following products: AMD Radeon R9 290X, R9 290, R9 280, R9 270, R7 260X, R7 260, HD 7000 Series, HD 8000 Series, A10-7850K and A10-7700K. Future AMD Catalyst releases will include full test coverage for all AMD products supported by Mantle.
• Graphics hardware in the AMD A10-7850K and A10-7700K may override the presence of a discrete GPU under the Mantle code path in Battlefield 4
• Frame Pacing for Dual Graphics and non-XDMA configurations above 2560x1600 do not currently work with Battlefield 3 and Battlefield 4. An upcoming release will enable support
  DX9 Dual graphics is not supported in AMD Catalyst 14.1 Beta. An upcoming release will enable support

Supported Products:

AMD Desktop Product Family Compatibility​​​​ ​

• AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
• AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
• AMD Radeon R7 200 Series
• AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
• AMD Radeon HD 8000 Series
• ATI Radeon HD 5000 Series​

AMD Accelerated Processor (APU) Desktop Product Family ​

• AMD A10 Series APU
• AMD Radeon HD 8000D Series
• ​AMD Radeon HD 7000D Series
• AMD A8 Series APU
• AMD Radeon HD 8000D Series
• AMD Radeon HD 7000D Series
• ​AMD Radeon HD 6000D Series
• AMD A6 Series APU
• AMD Radeon HD 8000D Series
• AMD Radeon HD 7000D Series
• AMD Radeon HD 6000D Series
• AMD A4 Series APU
• AMD Radeon HD 8000D Series
• AMD Radeon HD 7000D Series
• AMD Radeon HD 6000D Series
• AMD E2-3000 APU (AMD Radeon HD 8280)
• AMD E1-2500 APU (AMD Radeon HD 8240)
• AMD E2-2000 APU (AMD Radeon HD 7340)
• AMD E1-1200 APU (AMD Radeon HD 7310)
• AMD E2-1800 APU (AMD Radeon HD 7340)
• AMD E1-300 APU (AMD Radeon HD 6310)

AMD Mobility Radeon Family Compatibility

AMD Catalyst Mobility is a notebook reference graphics driver with limited support for system vendor specific features. When used with Windows Vista or Windows 7, the user experience may be limited or compromised. The Installation Verification Software is designed to prevent driver download on certain notebook products. This is to help protect against the installing of drivers that may disable features or functionality provided by the system manufacturer. When used with Windows Vista or Windows 7, the user experience may be limited or compromised. In such a situation, it is recommended to revert back to the driver provided by your system vendor for your specific platform. Please contact your system vendor for the most recent drivers for your notebook.

AMD Mobility Radeon Discrete Product Family ​

• AMD Mobility Radeon HD 8000M Series
• AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6000 Series
• AMD Mobility Radeon HD 7000M Series
• AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series
• AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6000M Series ​
• AMD PowerXpress enabled notebooks using AMD chipsets ​

Consumer Notebooks with AMD Accelerated Processor (APU) Product Family ​

• AMD A10 Series APU
• AMD Radeon HD 8000G Series
• AMD Radeon HD 7000G Series
• AMD A8 Series APU
• AMD Radeon HD 8000G Series
• AMD Radeon HD 7000G Series
• AMD Radeon HD 6000G Series
• AMD A6 Series APU
• AMD Radeon HD 8000G Series
• AMD Radeon HD 7000G Series
• AMD Radeon HD 6000G Series
• AMD A4 Series APU
• AMD Radeon HD 8000G Series
• AMD Radeon HD 7000G Series
• AMD Radeon HD 6000G Series
• AMD A10-5745M
• AMD E2-3000
• AMD A10-4657M
• AMD E2-2000
• AMD A10-4655M
• AMD E2-1800
• AMD A8-4557M
• AMD E1-2500
• AMD A8-4555M
• AMD E1-2100
• AMD A8-5545M
• AMD E1-1500
• AMD A6-5345M
• AMD E1-1500
• AMD A6-4455M
• AMD E1-1200
• AMD A6-5200
• AMD E-300
• AMD A4-4455M
• AMD C-70
• AMD A4-5000
• AMD C-60
• AMD A4-4355M ​
• AMD PowerXpress enabled notebooks using AMD chipsets ​

Consumer Tablets with AMD Accelerated Processor (APU) Product Family

• AMD A6-1450 utilizing AMD Mobility Radeon HD 8250
• AMD A4-1250 utilizing AMD Mobility Radeon HD 8210
• AMD A4-1200 utilizing AMD Mobility Radeon HD 8180​
• AMD Z-60
• AMD Z-01

The following notebooks are not compatible with this release:

• Any notebook launched after this driver release
• Toshiba notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)
• Sony VAIO notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)
• Panasonic notebooks (please contact the notebook OEM for driver support for these notebooks)

Note: Before proceeding with your driver installation we suggest you make sure you are installing the latest version available and for the appropriate model/revision and Operating System. We strongly suggest following 'readme' instructions for installing drivers when available. Often restarting your system will be necessary for the new driver to become active and start functioning properly.

You can check back regularly for the latest updates at TechSpot's Drivers section or stop by our homepage for the best daily coverage of PC technology news on the Web.