Wednesday, September 30, 2009

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 30/09/2009


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Google served over 10 billion videos in August, dwarfs other providers
Research outfit comScore has released a report showing that 161 million US Web users watched online video in August -- the largest audience ever recorded. According to the firm, over 25 billion videos were viewed during the month, and Google accounted for more than 10 billion (39.6%) -- no surprise with YouTube in its portfolio. In fact, the popular
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Xerox to buy Affiliated Computer Services for $6.4 billion
Xerox has agreed to acquire Affiliated Computer Services in a cash and stock transaction estimated at $6.4 billion or $63.11 per share. In addition to fueling its growth in an expanding market, the purchase is expected hoist Xerox into the leading global enterprise for document and business process management.
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Blu-ray notebooks expected to surge in 2010
Blu-ray and "low cost" were worlds apart when the technology first started surfacing about three years ago. When the PS3 launched with its very high MSRP, it was still among the more affordable options available. Stuffing the drives in notebooks wasn't even considered by most, and today only a handful of portables are Blu-ray-equipped.
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Sony nixes UMD-to-PSP Go plans, Europeans eligible for three free games
One of the core differences between Sony's upcoming PSP Go and previous generation is the lack of a UMD drive. This inherently means that users must download digital copies of games and other content. For most new customers this is a non-issue, but things aren't that simple for those who already own physical PSP media.
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Google Wave expanding to 100,000 beta testers
Google's real-time collaboration platform, Google Wave, is gearing up to take on more beta testers. Come September 30 (this Wednesday), Google Wave will be made available to some 100,000 users. To date, the pre-release version has only been handled by developers and selected testers.
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Microsoft lifts Windows 7 restrictions on netbooks
Earlier this year, Microsoft found itself receiving a fair share of criticism after it was revealed that the company had some limitations planned regarding what systems were allowed to run which version of Windows 7. Specifically, netbook manufacturers would be forced to install the Starter or Basic editions on their machines, whereas full-featured versions of the OS would remain exclusive to othe...
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Newegg files for IPO, expects to raise $175 million
Venture capital-backed electronics e-tailer Newegg hopes to raise $175 million in an initial public offering, according to a regulatory filing. In the US Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Newegg says it has been profitable every year since 2001, and claims to have generated $2.1 billion in sales last year alone -- not bad for an e-commerce operation who's in direct competition with behemo...
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Apple App Store reaches 2 billion downloads
The App Store continues to deliver, for both Apple and their customers. Wishing to share their success, Apple announced today that the App Store has been responsible for a truly massive two billion downloads, spread amongst 85,000 different applications available. The store is growing in popularity at an exponential rate, with around 25% of those downloads happening in just the past four months.
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Internet Explorer loses .71% market share during August, IE6 still most used?
The numbers for August are in with Internet Explorer taking a small .71% loss in market share according to Net Applications. Microsoft's web browser dropped from 67.68% to 66.97%, while Firefox gained .51%, moving from 22.47% to 22.98%. Safari held steady at 4.07%, and Chrome furthered its lead on Opera's 2.04%, increasing from 2.59% to 2.84%.
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Building the 'unhackable' netbook network
The NSW Department of Education (Australia) is in the process of rolling out a plan to give some 240,000 Lenovo netbooks to high school students over the next four years. Referred to as "the most hostile environment you can roll computers into", the netbooks will use a combination of hardware and software tracking technology to keep the network of computers under control.
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AnyDVD & AnyDVD HD 6.5.8.8 Beta
Driver, which descrambles DVD-Movies automatically in the background.
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FileZilla 3.2.8 RC1
FileZilla is a fast FTP and SFTP client for Windows with a lot of features.
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AI RoboForm 6.9.97
RoboForm is a free password manager and one-click web form filler with some serious Artificial Intelligence.
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K-Lite Codec Pack Update 5.1.6
This is a cumulative update for the latest version of the K-Lite (Mega) Codec Pack.
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avast! Virus Definitions September 28, 2009
Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses.
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McAfee SuperDAT Update 5755
Update your Mcafee based virus scanner.
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Kaspersky Anti-Virus Update September 28, 2009
Virus definitions for Kaspersky Anti-Virus.
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AVG Anti-Virus Updates September 28, 2009
Keep your AVG Anti-Virus updated.
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AVIRA Antivirus Desktop Update Package September 28, 2009
Update AVIRA Desktop for Windows with latest virus definitions and scan engine.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2003-07 September 28, 2009
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2008-09 September 28, 2009
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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Path Finder 5.5.2 for Mac OS X
Path Finder is a file browser for Mac OS X.
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Little Snitch 2.2 for Mac OS X
Little Snitch tells you when a program tries to send info to the internet so you can see whats going on in the background.
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KaraTunes 3.2.3 for Mac OS X
KaraTunes puts all your lyrics data in one single database, letting you save, modify, and search lyrics
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