Engine Updates

Nothing new today

Chess News

HaQiKi D 1.7d (WB)
plays Xiangqi chess only on a Mac
http://hgm.nubati.net/haqikidOSX.zip (direct link for OSX 10.7)
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/50486448/haqikid.zip (direct link for OSX 10.6)

SmallChess 1.3
a new commercial iOS chess app by Ted Wong, aka Tim Chan
- only runs on iOS 4S devices
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smallchess/id570425708?ls=1&mt=8

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Akkad homepage down for 55 days (not found)
Bestia homepage down for 20 days (a 110mb.com site)
Deep Saros homepage down for 55 days (not found)
Lyapko Utilities homepage down for 20 days (a 110mb.com site)

Warning: Hopeless site is giving inconsistent results
sometimes Google says: 'Site is listed as suspicious - visiting this web site may harm your computer'
other times the site loads normally; it seems to be a risky site

Warning: Inmi site has been hacked and is unsafe to visit
AVG antivirus: 'Exploit Blackhole Exploit Kit [type 2371]'
Kaspersky antivirus: 'object is infected'

Wiki Changes

Nothing new today

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

Nothing new today

Meaning of Colors

Red = New or Warning
Green = Updated
Gray = Info Only

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