Available since yesterday, i.e one month after the former release, the 169.09 version of the NVIDIA display driver seems to have been released to counterbalance the latest Catalyst driver's.
Here's the release highlights list:

- Fixed a problem causing the fan on some GPUs to always run at full speed.
- Fixed a bug that caused the X driver to crash if the X.Org GLX extension module was loaded intead of NVIDIA??s.
- Improved the X driver??s awareness of the current notebook docking status.
- Fixed brightness control on HP Compaq notebooks.
- Fixed a bug in the Linux/i2c algorithm driver implementation that prevented core transfer types from succeeding.


The official page of the 32 bits NVIDIA display driver 169.09 (EN).

The official page of the 64 bits NVIDIA display driver 169.09 (EN).

Downloads:

NVIDIA display driver 169.09 for x86 systems (USA)

NVIDIA display driver 169.09 for x86_64 systems (USA)


Source : PCINpact.com

Hello,

PlayOnLinux 2.0.6 is out with some minor changes.

Waht's new :

- Correction of the English language: Thansk to AndrewTheArt
- New Italien translation: Thanks to kurama
- Correction of a problem with the "--run" command (the script would leave a space before the first argument, which could hinder some Windows applications). Thanks to hasi for pointing out the bug.

Downloads

English
French (we never know )



By Tinou

The 8.01 version of Catalyst, including the display driver for ATI video cards flgrx 8.45 was released yesterday.

This update brings:
- The official support of RedHat Enteprise Linux 5.1 and 4.6, and of Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) too.
- A display error will no longer be noticed in the lower right corner of the screen or on the mouse pointer after the system is running for a long period of time.
- Connecting a display device that supports 1680x1050 to a system running Linux will no longer result in a maximum display resolution of 1280x1024 (the only one available previously).
- Custom mode lines in xorg.conf will no longer be ignored by the fglrx driver.
- Suspending to RAM or DISK on kernels version 2.6.23 or later no longer fails.


Full and detailed release's notes are HERE.

Downloads

ATI Catalyst 8.01 for x86 systems

ATI Catalyst 8.01 for x86_64 systems

Hey all,

I'll carry on the series with the sublime Prince of Persia - Warrior Within

The Dahaka, that invincible beast of time, is tracking you... change your destiny, fight the empress of time, destroy the sands, save your soul!!

For more details, check the forum HERE



Good game



By GNU_Raziel

Available since January 11, 2008, here is the 0.9.53 Wine's release (the first of 2008), a free implementation of Windows on Unix.

This new release brings:


- RunOnce and Run entries now executed on startup.
- Beginnings of support for emulated disk devices.
- Many Richedit improvements.
- Nicer looking color dialog.
- Lots of bug fixes.

To see detailed release's note, go to the official announce's page.

To downlaod binary packages for several systems and distributions, see HERE.

Hello everybody,

To start 2008 as it should been, I propose you to (re)discover a legendary game: Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time

A pure jewel of action and adventure especially not to miss!!

For more details, see the forum HERE.



Good Game



By GNU_Raziel

Hello,
I wish you a good and happy 2008 year. I hope you have passed a good saint Sylvestre night with you familly or your friends or drinking in a pub until 4:00 AM.

Happy 2008 year!!!
And sorry once more for the late. (I didn't find any cool pciture this time ).


By goku

In this ending year period, favorable to assessments and other sight over the past year, the Phoronix.com website propose us two recapitulating articles about major facts of the year which concerns AMD/ATI and NVIDIA's proprietary display drivers. They profit from it to do a benchmark of every released version during the year too. Very instructive in my opinion

The articles

NVIDIA 2007 Year in Review

AMD 2007 Year in Review


Sources: Phoronix.com (AYiR 2007 NVIDIA et AMD)

Hello,

Wine makes us a Christmas gift in late: the 0.9.52 release of Wine.

Let's see that festive menu:

I wish you all to have good time during this fest period (and do not misuse the chocolates, it's bad for your health)



(too late...)


By Zoloom

Here is a warning (late certainly but better late than never) to the latest NVIDIA video card's owners (GeForce 8, thanks to GNU Raziel for this precision). The last driver's version, the 169.07's one has a annoying bug: the fan of the graphics board stays at max speed (and max noise) all the time!
NVIDIA being yet informed, you just have to wait for the fixe.


Sources: LinuX-gamers.net