Engine Updates

Arasan 14.3 (WB/UCI)
C++ source; own GUI, mp; Win32/64, Linux, Mac, Android; uses Gaviota ebtbs
- king safety is scaled by the opponent's material value (fixing a bug)
- adjustments and fixes to strength reduction feature
- fix to material scoring for R vs 2 minors
- do not terminate search after forced move if in analysis mode
http://www.arasanchess.org/

GullChess II Beta 2 (UCI)
C++ source; mp; Win32/64; Ivanhoe derivative
- silent update, version number unchanged
http://sourceforge.net/projects/gullchess/

Jim Ablett Win/Linux builds
Scorpio 2.7.5 JA (WB)
C++ source; mp; Win32/64, Linux 32/64, Android; own endgame bitbases
- many parallel search changes for the NUMA
- a bug that made it lose all its split blocks and hence no parallel search after some moves is fixed now
- fixed three or four bugs with the hash table that were there for a long time!
- removed lazy eval just to see what will happen. It doesn't seem to hurt or benefit it ..
http://jimablett.net63.net/

Chess News

Nothing new today

Down/Problem Chess Websites

Comet homepage down today
Dann Corbit homepage down for 388 days
DeepDuke homepage down for 17 days (SourceForge project page is okay)
Denis Mendoza engine builds page down for 4 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Norbert Raimund Leisner List down for 4 days (no response in 60 seconds)
Pawny homepage down for 3 days (no response in 60 seconds)

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

Comodo Dragon Internet Browser 20.1
Windows only; free; based on Google's Chrome browser, with improved security and privacy
stops cookies, no web spies, prevents browser download tracking, etc
http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-toolbars/browser.php

Greenshot 1.0.0.1957 Unstable
free, open source screenshot capture program for Windows
- this is an unstable (*beta*) release
http://getgreenshot.org/

HandBrake 0.9.8
cross-platform, open source multithreaded video transcoder (conversion utility)
- yesterday's 0.9.6 downgrade is now updated to 0.9.8
http://handbrake.fr/

Miranda IM 0.10.0
open source instant messaging program
http://www.miranda-im.org/

Vala 0.17.3 Beta
Vala language resembles C# and Genie language resembles Python
the common language compiler outputs OO C code using the GObject library
not yet at version 1.0, but some large apps are written in Vala/Genie
- this is the *developmental* branch (beta)
http://www.mail-archive.com/vala-list@gnome.org/msg08967.html (announcement)
http://live.gnome.org/Vala (Vala info)
http://live.gnome.org/Genie (Genie info)
http://www.mail-archive.com/vala-list@gnome.org/

Meaning of Colors

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

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