Update Information: January 9, 2011 (Updates)
Engine Updates
Nothing new today
Chess News
Chess for Android 2.5.1
Aart Bik's free chess GUI for the Android phone
- simplifies installing third party UCI engines quite a bit
http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/android.html
http://www.aartbik.com/MISC/eng.html
Michel Van den Bergh builds
RobboLito 0.085g3l for Android (UCI)
- another strong UCI chess engine for the Android
http://alpha.uhasselt.be/Research/Algebra/Toga/robbolito-android (direct link)
Down/Problem Chess Websites
Aldebaran homepage down for 21 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Frenzee homepage down for 143 days (webpage taken down until new engine release)
Sorgenkind homepage down for 9 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Usurper homepage down for 7 days
Amyan homepage back up
Wiki Changes
Mobile Chess List
update by Norbert Raimund Leisner
- added Toga for Android
http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:mobile_chess_list
Bonus Notifications (recent releases of free stuff)
Warnings:
- do not install unwanted toolbars, etc.
- alpha releases have new features; crashes and bugs are to be expected
- beta releases have new features; they may contain bugs or crash
- release candidate software may contain minor bugs; crashes are rare
ID3 Renamer 4.1.1
free utility to rename music files
http://www.id3renamer.com/
Task Coach 1.2.7
open source cross-platform todo manager with task or calendar viewing
http://www.taskcoach.org/
Meaning of Colors
Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only
Engine List: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_engine_list
Chess News: http://computer-chess.org/doku.php?id=computer_chess:wiki:lists:chess_news_list
NOTE: If you want me to track a website for you, please email me and I will add it.