Thursday, October 15, 2009

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 15/10/2009


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News around the web: Michael Dell Talks Up Windows 7
Michael Dell Talks Up Windows 7, Trashes Netbooks @ Giga.com
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Intel beats third quarter earnings forecasts
Intel did well for itself in the third quarter, outpacing analyst's profit and revenue forecasts -- though, figures were still down from a year ago. The chipmaker posted net income of $1.9 billion on revenue of $9.4 billion during the third quarter, which is up 73% and 18% from the previous quarter, but down 15% and 7.8% year-over-year.
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ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall 2010 free today
If you're a fan of ZoneAlarm or just hunting for a featured software firewall, you may be interested in a promotion Check Point Software is running today. The company is offering a free one-year license for its ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall 2010, which usually costs about $40. If this sounds a bit familiar, it's probably because the same promotion was available this time last year.
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New Gmail Labs feature detects recipient mistakes in group emails
Gmail has introduced a new Labs feature that may spare you the embarrassment of sending a message to the wrong contact. Fittingly named "Got the wrong Bob?" the new Labs item tries to identify when you've accidentally included the wrong person in a group email, and notifies you prior to sending the message.
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Nokia, AT&T offer $299 Booklet 3G
As expected, Nokia has worked out an arrangement with AT&T to sell its Booklet 3G for $300 when customers sign up for a two-year contract. The subsidy effectively brings the netbook's price down from $600 on the carrier-free option, but ties users to a data plan that costs about $60 a month.
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Acer intros its first Windows 7 netbook, Aspire One D250
Acer announced this morning that it will offer Windows 7 Starter edition on one of its Aspire One netbooks. The Aspire One D250 has a 10.1" LED-backlit display -- the same as current Aspire One units, except for the higher 1,280 x 720 resolution. The device features a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 processor and GMA 950 graphics chipset, 2GB of RAM and a 5400RPM 160GB HDD.
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Firefox 3.6 can detect computer orientation
The next iteration of Firefox, version 3.6, will be able to detect the orientation of laptops and mobile devices that come loaded with accelerometers. Mozilla evangelist Christopher Blizzard announced the new feature on a blog post yesterday and offered a short video of the technology in action.
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T-Mobile halts all sales of Sidekick
Update: T-Mobile recently informed that prospects for recovering 'some' of the lost data is there, hoping that a majority of their customers will be able to recover their personal content. In addition they are offering a free month of data service (only the $20 data plan) and a $100 T-Mobile gift card to those affected.
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HP announces new TouchSmart tablet, all-in-one PCs
HP has updated its TouchSmart range with new touch screen laptop and desktop models, all featuring Windows 7 and a number of applications specifically designed to let owners navigate services such as Hulu, Netflix, Pandora and others using their fingers.
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News around the web: Fingerprint Tech IDs da Vinci
Fingerprint Tech IDs Leonardo da Vinci @ Fox News
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K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 5.2.0
K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs, DirectShow filters and tools.
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K-Lite Codec Pack Full 5.2.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.
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K-Lite Codec Pack Standard 5.2.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.
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K-Lite Codec Pack Basic 5.2.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.
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K-Lite Video Conversion Pack 1.6.0
Everytihing you need to edit videos and create your own DVD movies.
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QuickTime Alternative Lite 3.0.0
Allows you to play QuickTime files without having to install the official QuickTime Player.
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QuickTime Alternative 3.0.0
Play QuickTime files (.mov, .qt and other extensions) without having to install QuickTime Player.
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K-Lite Codec Pack 64-bit 2.7.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.
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K-Lite Codec Pack Update 5.2.0
This is a cumulative update for the latest version of the K-Lite (Mega) Codec Pack.
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Easy CD-DA Extractor 12.0.4
All-in-one audio application. Rip audio cd's, convert audio files and burn audio cd's.
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Adobe Reader 9.2
Download free Adobe Reader 9 software to more securely view, print, search, sign, verify, and collaborate on PDF documents, online as well as offline, from your home or office.
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AnyDVD & AnyDVD HD 6.5.9.2 Beta
Driver, which descrambles DVD-Movies automatically in the background.
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MSI Afterburner 1.2.0
Handy tool designed to easily overclock MSI graphics cards.
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AVG LinkScanner 8.5.361
Verifies the safety of web pages you visit, and of links.
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Microsoft Patch Registration Cleanup Tool 1.0.0.5
Installation errors caused due to incorrect patch registration may be corrected using this tool.
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McAfee SuperDAT Update 5770
Update your Mcafee based virus scanner.
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The Cleaner Database Update October 13, 2009
Keep your computer and data safe from Trojans / Worms / Keyloggers / Spyware and all manner of malware.
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Ad-aware 2008 Definitions File 0149.0070
Manually update Ad-aware 2007 with the latest definitions file.
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