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1. 
   Review - Google Chrome for Windows

   4.0.221.6 Beta (Oct 8, 2009)

   Hmmm - seems that my previous very slow performance loading/rendering images in Chrome was related to Nod32 antivirus + Vista 64-bit. After uninstalling Nod32 (64-bit version), Crome is very speedy again!!

2. 
   Review - Google Chrome for Windows

   4.0.220.1 Beta (Oct 6, 2009)

   Finally! Chrome's performance is back again after many versions of very poor image loading/rendering performance on Vista 64-bit. Performance is now top-notch again - good work!

3. 
   Review - Norton AntiVirus

   2009 (16.2.0.7) (Feb 5, 2009)

   It's light you say?? Then howcome it's a >56 Mb download?
   I really think it's all you Norton fanboys that should try somethig else :)

4. 
   Review - Foxit Reader

   3.0 Build 1301 (Jan 3, 2009)

   Good software, but I just have to rate it 3 for the adware it tries to sneak in.

5. 
   Review - µTorrent for Windows

   1.8.1 Build 12549 RC1 (Oct 2, 2008)

   photonboy: The "fault" most probably lies here:
   http://www.speedguide.ne...ad_articles.php?id=1497
   
   The link is for WinXP, but is also valid for Vista. The fix is a bit trickier on Vista though... :( (check http://www.mydigitallife...patch-for-event-id-4226/)
   
   uTorrent rock btw! :)

6. Comment - Speed tests: Google curbed Chrome 3 speed prior to stable release

   1.8.1 Build 12549 RC1 (Sep 18, 2009 - 6:07 PM)

   No, not animated gifs. Just a bunch of jpgs - say 10 of them on the same (simple) webpage. You can SEE them loading and rendering almost one by one. But in IE7, IE8, Firefox, Opera they load and render instantly. It's a huge difference! I've seen it on several systems.

7. Comment - Speed tests: Google curbed Chrome 3 speed prior to stable release

   1.8.1 Build 12549 RC1 (Sep 18, 2009 - 5:37 AM)

   Is it really just me, or does anyone else think that Chrome is REALLY REALLY SLOW loading images?
   On any webpage with a lot of images, you can see them gradually loading, where on the same pages with IE and FF the whole page (including images) just: BLAM - sits there, loaded many seconds faster! (and yes, of course I cleared the cache before testing).
   
   I run Vista 64 and I see this issue on all my systems.
   I'm pretty sure the first versions of Chrome (1.x) wasn't like this, and they were really quick, but since v2 Chrome is pretty much the SLOWEST of all browsers if you take this into account. And I personally think that loading images quickly/slowly is more noticable than running a javascript a few microseconds faster...

8. Comment - Microsoft issues security update for Windows 7 pre-beta

   1.8.1 Build 12549 RC1 (Oct 27, 2008 - 4:59 PM)

   Because this is "BetaNews"? ...couldn't resist :)

9. Comment - New Walkman Phone Offers 4GB, 3G

   1.8.1 Build 12549 RC1 (Feb 16, 2006 - 7:17 AM)

   But it's also an Ericsson :) (SonyEricsson is a free standing company owned 50% by the Swedish mobile company Ericsson and 50 % by Sony I think)