Arusoft changes license structure again, makes upgrade of license for existing users possible
Arusoft today announced another change to the licensing structure of its Ultra HD Blu-ray ripping software, DeUHD.
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Possibly last batch of AACS 2.0 Volume Keys have been leaked
Another batch of AACS 2.0 volume keys was leaked on the web today. The keys were posted at the same website, and also by the same user again. Given the amount of keys that have been leaked, it appears the user behind the leaks has found a way to retrieve the keys in large quantities. They could be the last ones.
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Panasonic announces Ultra HD Blu-ray players with HDR10+, Dolby Vision and Amazon Alexa support
Panasonic has introduced its first Ultra HD Blu-ray player that supports Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and voice control through Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. The Japanese electronics giant announced the device during CES 2018, currently held in Las Vegas.
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Google develops protection against Spectre attack that has hardly any impact on performance
Google has developed a method called 'Retpoline' that should protect computers against the Spectre attack and similar 'branch target injection' attacks.
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‘Solution for critical vulnerability in Intel chips could make PC up to 30% slower’
A patch for a critical vulnerability in Intel processors possibly slows downs the operating system of the concerning macOS, Windows and Linux computers. The vulnerability is in both consumer and server chips from Intel that have been manufactured in the last 10 years.
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Chinese regulators to investigate possible price fixing on DRAM and NAND market
China’s economic regulator plans to investigate price increases of DRAM and NAND memory in the last year. The regulator suspects some companies from price fixing, which might have gone as far as a coordinated action to push the price of DRAM and NAND memory as high as possible.
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DVDFab version 10.0.7.6 adds support for Ultra HD Blu-ray ripping using leaked AACS 2.0 keys
DVDFab today joined AnyDVD and MakeMKV in being able to rip Ultra HD Blu-ray (UHD BD) movies using the leaked AACS 2.0 volume keys. Last week the Chinese company already told us it would not stay behind its competitors and add support for the keys as well. Besides the software and the keys, also a UHD BD friendly drive is required.
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Microsoft ends last free Windows 10 upgrade possibility by 31st of December this year
Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users who want to upgrade to Windows 10 for free have about one week before Microsoft ends one of the last free upgrade possibilities. The free upgrade offer for users who require 'assistive technologies', but which could be used by anyone, will end of the 31st of December.
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Dutch movie distributor monitors illegal downloads of ‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ to make pirates pay
Movie distributor Dutch Filmworks today announced it wants to 'fine' Dutch internet pirates that have download the movie 'The Hitman's Bodyguard'. The fine, actually a proposal to settle, has been set at €150 ($177).
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Crucial reveals MX500 SSDs with capacities up to 2TB
Crucial today revealed its MX500 SSD series. The drives feature Micron 64 layer 3D TLC NAND combined with a Silicon Motion SM 2258 controller. The drives make use of the SATA-600 interface and are able to achieve maximum sequential reads of 560 MB/s and maximum sequential writes at 510MB/s.
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Arusoft adds data validation feature to DeUHD version 1.0.1.2
Arusoft released a new version of DeUHD today. The new version checks whether Ultra HD Blu-ray friendly drives have read a disc correctly. As usual, also the number of supported movies has been increased with the release of DeUHD version 1.0.1.2.
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Intel reveals new entry-level Optane 800P series SSDs
Intel has announced a new series of Optane SSDs at CES 2018. In Las Vegas, the chip giant revealed the 800P Optane SSDs that are positioned between the Optane Memory caching modules and the Intel Optane 900P SSDs.
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Arusoft changes license structure of Ultra HD Blu-ray ripping tool, DeUHD, again
Russian company Arusoft has changed the license structure of its Ultra HD Blu-ray ripping tool, DeUHD, again.
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Toshiba releases new RC100 NVMe SSD
The last couple of years SSD's have moved forward in vast rate, and the arrival of NVMe drives pushed the overall performance to a new lever, but the pricing is a factor that still holds people away from NVMe SSD's, and hopefully the release of the the Toshiba RC100 will bridge that gap.
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Microsoft releases Windows, Edge and IE security patches early after Meltdown and Spectre disclosure
Microsoft today released security updates for its software due to the latest news on vulnerabilities in CPUs from Intel, AMD and ARM. This is outside the company's regular 'Patch Tuesday' cycle where the software giant releases patches each second Tuesday of the month.
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Plextor reveals high-end MP9Pe series PCie SSDs
Plextor yesterday officially launched its new high-end M9Pe series SSDs which will be available in a PCIe and M.2 form-factor. The M9Pe series will be available in capacities of 256GB, 512GB and 1TB.
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Playstation 4 kernel exploit paves the way for jailbreak and homebrew software on firmware 4.05
A kernel exploit for the Playstation 4 running firmware 4.05 has been released on GitHub. The exploit has been named 'namedobj' and paves the way for a full jailbreak of the console, which in its turn will allow users to run homebrew applications.
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Whatsapp pulls the plug on Windows Phone and BlackBerry
Whatsapp will no longer be supported on Windows Phone 8.0 and BlackBerry from 31st of December this year. From that day on, it's no longer possible to run the app on phones powered by these operating systems, Whatsapp today announced on its website.
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LG Blu-ray burner firmware update closes AACS 2.0 loophole and can’t be downgraded
The latest firmware for the popular LG BH16NS40, WH16NS40 and BE16NU50 Blu-ray writers should improve Ultra HD Blu-ray disc compatibility. In reality however, the firmware update appears to close the loophole in AACS 2.0 that allows the drives to rip Ultra HD Blu-ray movies. LG has made it impossible to downgrade to an earlier firmware, but users on the internet are working on ways to solve that.
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Microsoft removes Google Chrome app from Windows 10 Store
Microsoft has removed the Google Chrome app from the Microsoft Store. The app contained nothing more than a download link to the browser and therefore didn't adhere to the quality guidelines of the Microsoft Store, according to Microsoft.
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Seagate to double HDD performance with Multi Actuator technology
Seagate has announced a breakthrough on its website that should double the data performance of HDDs the coming time.
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Google improves popup blocker on Chrome to better protect against new tricks
Google's Chrome browser will get an improved popup blocker to protect users against unwanted content. About 1 out of 5 of all reports from Chrome users on the desktop, are about unwanted content such as third-party websites with links disguised as play button or transparent overlays that capture all clicks and then open a new tab or new window.
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Microsoft: Windows 7 and 8 PCs noticeably slower after Spectre and Meltdown patches, Windows 10 PCs not
Microsoft's Executive Vice President of Windows, Terry Myerson, stated today that devices with older Windows versions like Windows 7 and Windows 8, and many servers, will be noticeably slower after the Meltdown and Spectre security patches are applied.
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Patch for Meltdown and Spectre breaks Windows 7 and Windows 10 PCs with AMD processor
Owners of an AMD processor, who use Windows as their operating system, complain on Microsoft's support forums that their system doesn't start anymore after applying the Meltdown and Spectre patch. Even reinstalling Windows doesn't appear to solve the issue. Both Windows 7 and Windows 10 are affected.
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User posts method to downgrade firmware of all LG XXxxNS40/NS55 Blu-ray writers and Asus rebadges
Yesterday a method for downgrading the firmware of the LG BH16NS55 became available. Today a new method was posted on our forums that works on the LG BH16NS55 but also on the LG BH16NS40 and Asus BW-16D1HT. Downgrading the firmware of these drive is sometimes required to be able to use the drives for ripping Ultra HD Blu-ray discs.
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User posts method to downgrade firmware of LG BH16NS55 – to make it rip Ultra HD Blu-ray discs again
Users who have purchased the LG Blu-ray burner with a firmware version (1.03) that prevents the drive from reading Ultra HD Blu-ray discs, can now downgrade the firmware. Also users who flashed the newer firmware themselves and want to downgrade can use the method.
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Arusoft increases DeUHD daily disc ripping limit and raises price of lifetime license again
Arusoft has raised the number of Ultra HD Blu-ray discs that can be ripped with DeUHD with yesterday's release, version 1.0.1.4.
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Same user leaks third batch of AACS 2.0 volume keys that make it possible to rip Ultra HD Blu-ray discs
Another batch of AACS 2.0 volume keys has leaked on the web today.
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DeUHD 1.0.1.3 released – adds support for 37 new movies and brings back lifetime license
Despite Christmas, the Russian company Arusoft yesterday posted its traditional weekly release of its Ultra HD Blu-ray ripping tool, DeUHD.
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Blu-ray Disc Association finishes specification for recording 4K and 8K TV broadcasts
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) today announced the finalisation of the specification of recordable Blu-ray discs for storing broadcasts in 4K and 8K. Licensing of the new standard will start in January next year. The first broadcasts in 4K and 8K will start by the end of 2018.
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DVDFab to support leaked AACS 2.0 keys as well – and speaks of other solution for Ultra HD Blu-ray ripping
DVDFab will also support using the leaked AACS 2.0 Volume keys with their software, the company tells us in an email. This means the 'monkey', as the Chinese software developer sometimes is referred to by insiders, joins DeUHD, MakeMKV and AnyDVD HD in being able to rip Ultra HD Blu-ray movies.
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Redfox adds support for leaked AACS 2.0 Volume Keys in AnyDVD HD 8.2.1.1 beta
Redfox, the developers of AnyDVD HD, have added the possibility to use the leaked AACS 2.0 Volume Keys with their software.
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Another batch of AACS 2.0 Volume Keys leaks – AnyDVD to support keys
A new batch of AACS 2.0 Volume Keys has leaked on the web and Redfox has stated to add support for the keys as well in an upcoming beta of AnyDVD.
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