Thursday, February 25, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 25/02/2010


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MSI to showcase 24-inch 3D All-In-One PC next week
It looks like MSI has plenty more up its sleeves besides the recent wave of notebooks. The company will reportedly showcase a "dazzling array" of new PCs at CeBIT 2010 next week, among which is what they are touting as the world's first large screen, full HD 3D all-in-one. The yet-unnamed model will have a 24-inch screen with 1080p resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate, and will be paired with 3D sh...
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Steam client gets a major UI update, open beta available
Game publisher and digital distribution giant Valve has just pulled the curtain on a completely redesigned version of Steam. Available as an opt-in beta, the updated client is said to bring "hundreds of changes" aimed at improving the user interface, performance and functionality of the digital download service.
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Tech Tip of the Week: How Small is 32 Nanometers?
Earlier this year Intel made a big splash with a new generation of Core i3 and Core i5 processors using the uber small 32 nanometer manufacturing process. Although this is eventually going to get dumped as ancient technology for an even smaller and more efficient way to produce chips, today it's state of the art.
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Microsoft, Amazon ink cross-licensing agreement
Microsoft and Amazon have inked a new cross-licensing agreement that gives the companies access to some of each other's patents. Details are limited, but Microsoft mentioned that Amazon's Kindle e-reader and the shopping giant's use of Linux-based servers are included. Microsoft didn't specify what intellectual properties it would share with Amazon.
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Lenovo intros six new Think-branded business computers
Lenovo has announced it will ship six new Think-branded business-minded computers next month. The company flaunts its ThinkPad X201 as the industry's fastest ultraportable laptop, the X201s as the thinnest and lightest in its product line, the X201t is the "smart tablet for business users," and the W701 and W701ds mobile workstations are the most powerful ThinkPads.
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MSI intros wireless HTPC keyboard combo with accelerometer-driven mouse
MSI has introduced an interesting home theater-oriented remote, dubbed the Air Keyboard. The device is designed to be held in both hands, and the compact QWERTY keyboard is controlled with a user's thumbs. The MSI Air Keyboard is wireless, and it has an internal accelerometer that lets you direct a computer's cursor. While you navigate with in-air motions, left and right-clicks can be made with tw...
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Belkin intros pricey USB 3.0 expansion cards, cables
Belkin has joined the slowly expanding list of manufacturers pushing out devices equipped with SuperSpeed USB 3.0. Naturally, hardware outfitted with the latest USB spec is fetching a premium, but Belkin's prices might deter the giddiest of early adopters. The company has launched a line of USB 3.0 products, including a PCIe add-in card, ExpressCard, as well as A-B and Micro-B cables.
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SanDisk finally begins shipping G3 solid state drives
It's been over a year since SanDisk first announced their G3 series solid-state drives, but today the company finally began shipping them to North American and European retailers. The new SSDs are pitched as a "compelling alternative" to 7200RPM hard drives, for both home and business users, with read and write speeds topping out at 220MB/s and 120MB/s respectively.
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Nvidia Ion 2 slower than the original Ion?
Acer last week announced its Aspire One 532G netbook as the first to carry Nvidia's forthcoming Ion 2, but few details have been revealed about the next-gen graphics chip. Some folks at NetbookNews recently got their hands on the Aspire One 532G at Mobile World Congress, and they managed to sneak in a 3DMark 03 graphics benchmark.
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Nvidia announces more re-branded cards, DIY PC Kit
Nvidia's "must see" presentation of the Fermi-based GeForce GTX 480 and 470 is still over a month away, but the company has apparently cooked up a few minor announcements for us in the meantime. First off, keeping up with its increasingly common tradition of rebranding old products, Nvidia has quietly released three new OEM-only GT 300 cards: the GT 320, GT 330 and GT 340.
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News around the web: Video Games Banned in Space
Video Games in Space Nixed Over Fears of Space Station Hacking @ Kotaku
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Project Natal coming in October?
Last night in London Microsoft brought a handful of European journalists and local celebrities up to speed on its upcoming motion-tracking camera for the Xbox 360, codenamed Project Natal. It was essentially the same Dodgeball demonstration presented at E3 in Los Angeles last year, but this time one of the attendees might have just let slip the official launch date for the device.
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Fun Facts: How Small is 32 Nanometers?
Earlier this year Intel made a big splash with a new generation of Core i3 and Core i5 processors using the uber small 32 nanometer manufacturing process. Although this is eventually going to get dumped as ancient technology for an even smaller and more efficient way to produce chips, today it's state of the art.

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WinZip 14.0 Build 9029
WinZip is bar none, the most popular and useful file compression utility out there.
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FileZilla 3.3.2
FileZilla is a fast FTP and SFTP client for Windows with a lot of features.
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Notepad++ 5.6.7
Free source code editor which supports several programming languages running under the MS Windows environment.
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Download Accelerator Plus 9.4.0.5
Optimize your download performance, and recover interrupted downloads.
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Vispa 0.5.5
Secures your Windows Vista installation and protects your privacy.
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Cobian Backup 10.0.0.349 Beta
Schedule and backup your files and directories from their original location to other directories/drives.
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LameXP 3.1.7
LameXP is a GUI for the LAME mp3-encoder
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XP Codec Pack 2.5.1
Complete codec pack which helps you to play all major audio and video formats.
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Fresh Diagnose 8.33
Analyze and benchmark your computer system.
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Aloaha PDF Suite 3.9.215
Create vector based, high resolution PDF Documents.
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PcBoost 3.2.22.2010
Boost the speed of your computer by making games and applications run faster.
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PCMedik 6.2.22.2010
Enhance PC performance, it increases overall speed and squeezes out every last bit of performance.
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SuperRam 6.2.22.2010
SuperRam 5 increases computer performance by freeing wasted memory.
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Throttle 6.2.22.2010
Optimize your internet connection by modifying your Dial-up, DSL, ADSL, Cable, ISDN, and Satellite modem settings.
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GameBoost 1.2.22.2010
Boost your PC games by optimizing your computers' speed and internet performance.
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GameGain 2.2.22.2010
Enhance gaming, it increases overall speed and squeezes out every last bit of performance from your computer.
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Internet Cyclone 2.01
Boost your Internet Connection speed
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BPS Spyware and Adware Remover 9.4.0.9
Multi Adware, SpyWare, Trackware, Thiefware & Big Brotherware removal utility with multi-language support.
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Master Voyager 2.40
Protecting DVD/CD/USB sticks by password for travel, backups, postal mail.
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Freebie Notes 3.34
Great little program for users who just want sticky notes with an alarm timer.
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Dynamic Notes 3.46
Dynamic Notes is a multi-featured scheduler, reminder, organizer for Windows.
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Right Web Monitor 2.4.72
Automatically check your favorite Internet resources and detect changes in their content.
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Advanced Email2RSS Professional 3.13.84
Converts incoming emails into custom RSS feed.
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Advanced Encryption Package Professional 5.3.1
Military grade encryption, shredding and ability to work with .zip archives.
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Magic Music Editor 8.10.1.2214
Record audio files, edit it, mix it with other audio parts, and add effects.
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PayPunchWeb Professional 7.10.187
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Joyfax Server 4.89.220
Fax software allows you to send and receive faxes in a network environment.
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AOpen DE7000 Realtek LAN Driver v R7.006_0824
Driver Date: 2/23/2010 OS Support: Windows 7

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AOpen DE7000 HDMI Audio Driver v R1.00.00.58
Driver Date: 2/23/2010 OS Support: Windows 2000/XP

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AOpen DE7000 Nvidia All-in-one Driver v R15.49
Driver Date: 2/23/2010 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7

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AOpen DE7000 Nvidia All-in-one Driver v R15.45 for Windows XP 64-bit
Driver Date: 2/23/2010 OS Support: Windows XP 64-bit

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AOpen DE7000 Nvidia All-in-one Driver v R15.45 for Windows XP
Driver Date: 2/23/2010 OS Support: Windows XP

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HP Photosmart Premium Fax C309a All-in-One Printer Driver v 14.0.1
Driver Date: 2/18/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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HP Photosmart Premium Fax C309c All-in-One Printer Driver v 14.0.1
Driver Date: 2/18/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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