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Check out the new VLC 1.1 with hardware acceleration. No more lag when playing HD content?
Also Firefox now has chrome-like crash protection (in their new 3.6.4 release).

This Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup] -

• VLC 1.1 Brings Hardware Acceleration and Lighter Operation to Media Playing (All Platforms)VLC, our favorite plays-it-all download, has rolled out its official 1.1 release, cementing the hardware video acceleration for smoother HD playing, bundling support for the open WebM video standard, and implementing lots of fixes and speed-ups in the code.
• RockPlayerBase Plays DivX, AVI, and Other Videos You Want on Android (Android)By default, Android phones can only handle a small number of video types, and leaves your ripped and downloaded files in the dust. RockPlayerBase, on the other hand, nimbly plays DivX, AVI, XviD, MKV, and other file types.
• Wi-Fi Analyzer Finds the Best Hotspots and Improves Your Home Network (Android)Wi-Fi Analyzer can scan nearby wireless access points and show which spot has the best signal and least traffic. That's neat on its own, but the free app can also help you boost your home wireless network.
• Transmission 2.0 Adds a Whole Lot of Stability to the Popular BitTorrent Client (Mac/Linux)The very popular open source BitTorrent client Transmission has reached another milestone, and while its big January update added some great features, this release is all about speed and stability.
• Windows Live Essentials Beta Fills the Gaps in Missing Windows Apps (Windows)Microsoft just released the beta version of Windows Live Essentials, a suite of free desktop applications including Windows Live Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Mail, and several more useful apps you may just want to download.
• Google Chrome Updates, Adds Integrated Flash Player (All Platforms)A new stable channel release of Google Chrome just came out and it brings integrated Flash to the browser-Chrome will now update and manage Flash for you.
• Firefox Updates with Chrome-Like Crash Protection from Plug-ins (All Platforms)Mozilla just pushed out a new stable Firefox update, Firefox 3.6.4. The most notable feature in the update: Firefox now has crash protection (like Chrome) that prevents Flash, Silverlight, and Quicktime crashes from bringing down your entire browser.
• Dropbox for Chrome Browses and Downloads Files from the Popular Syncing Service (Chrome)Google Chrome extension Dropbox hooks up your browser with the popular file-syncing service, Dropbox so you can easily browse and download your Dropbox files without opening up the web site.
• Speed Reader Enhanced is a Simple and Tiny Speed Reading Tool (Windows)If you'd like to experiment with speed reading Speed Reader Enhanced is a tiny-23k download!-application for turning any block of pastable text into a speed reading exercise.
• Devuvuzelator Filters the Buzzing Noise from World Cup Soccer Broadcasts (Windows)Devuvuzelator is a portable and lightweight sound filter that reduces those droning vuvuzela's sounds easily from online World Cup videos and broadcasts, without any type of installation or messy EQ tinkering.

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