Friday, May 21, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 21/05/2010


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Bethesda dev: Microsoft should allow non-gaming Natal apps
In the run-up to Natal's debut, more and more developers have gotten the chance to see Microsoft's upcoming motion-sensing peripheral in action. Among them is Bethesda' production director Ashley Cheng. Writing on his blog, Cheng said he was "blown away" by the potential of Natal and believes that Microsoft should take a page out of Apple's book and open up the device to non-gaming applications. I...
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Corsair expands Force SSD family with three new models
Corsair is expanding its recently introduced Force range of solid-state drives today to include the F60, F120, and F240 models, sporting 60GB, 120GB, and 240GB capacities respectively. Just like their 100GB and 200GB siblings, the three new drives come in a 2.5-inch form factor using MLC NAND Flash memory chips, have a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, offer TRIM support and are powered by the SandForce SF...
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Nvidia Tegra 2 tablet prototype shown, seems promising
Nvidia let folks get up close and personal with a Foxconn-manufactured tablet prototype this evening, and based on early impressions, it's a keeper. The unnamed Android slate measures 8.9-inches and is powered by an Nvidia Tegra 2 system-on-a-chip -- which boasts eight independent processors, including a 1GHz dual-core ARM Cortex A9 CPU. There's also a gig of system memory, a front-mounted camera,...
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Gateway updates ZX AIO line with new AMD, Intel chips
Following in the footsteps of other major players, Gateway today added AMD chips to its ZX all-in-one PC range. The company's ZX4300-01e features a 20-inch 1600x900 touchscreen, an Athlon II X2 235e dual-core processor, Radeon HD 4270 integrated graphics, 4GB of DDR3 1333MHz RAM, 640GB of storage, a DVD burner, six USB 2.0 ports, a multi-card reader, wired and wireless Internet connectivity, and ...
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Google to launch app store for Chrome browser, OS
During its annual I/O developer conference Google unveiled today a new online application marketplace. The Chrome Web Store will contain both free and paid software designed for Google's Chrome browser, as well as Chrome OS, the company's upcoming Internet-focused operating system designed for netbooks and similar machines.
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EU fines Samsung, others more than آ€331 million
As expected, the European Union has fined nine semiconductor manufacturers today over price fixing, with penalties totaling more than آ€331 million. Samsung faces the largest fee of آ€145.7 million, while Infineon received the second highest at آ€56.7 million.
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Intel lifts panel size limit for dual-core Atom netbooks
As we've reported in the past, Intel actively restricts what kind of hardware specs netbook manufacturers can include with their products in order to get preferential Atom pricing. With the arrival of its dual-core N550 processor, however, it appears the company is set to loosen up a little bit by allowing displays up to 12-inch in size. Previously the limit was 10.2-inches for panels used in Atom...
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News around the web: Remote auction house for WoW
WoW Armory Remote Auction House beta is live @ WoW
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Ubisoft: Half of all new games will be 3D-ready by 2012
While most gamers and media buffs are still on the fence regarding 3D-mania, Ubisoft believes it will take off in only two years. The developer recently said in a conference call that it expected to see 3D gaming take off on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, as well as portable consoles آ– though none of that is unforeseen.
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Google relaunches Wave, no invitation necessary
Google's real-time collaboration platform, Google Wave, was unveiled roughly a year ago amid a ton of hype at the I/O developer conference. Although it seemed quite promising at first, combining the functions of email, instant messaging, wikis, and blogs in a framework that facilitates communication, since launch users were put off by its complexity and apparent lack of focus. The excitement over ...
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Chromium 6.0
Chromium is an open-source browser.
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MyDefrag (formerly JkDefrag) 4.3.0
Free disk defragment and optimize utility for Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/X64.
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Trackpad++ Control Module 1.0a
Trackpad++ is the world's first and only alternative Windows driver for Apple Multitouch Trackpad (this is a pointing device of Apple Macbook Pro and Macbook Air notebooks).
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Cobian Backup 10.0.3.764
Multi-threaded program that can be used to schedule and backup your files and directories.
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SpeedUpMyPC 4.2.3.6
Utility software that ensures your PC is automatically optimized for maximum performance in just a few easy clicks.
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Bitdefender Virus Definitions May 20, 2010
Keep your Bitdefender Anti-Virus updated.
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Sysinternals Suite 19/05/2010
A bundling of dozens of selected troubleshooting Sysinternals Utilities.
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Pastor 1.8.2 Beta for Mac OS X
Pastor is a tool to store all your passwords, website logins, program serial numbers, etc.
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Giddy Up (formerly CutX) 1.0 for Mac OS X
CutX allows children or employees of a company to surf the Web without being exposed to harmful websites
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Defraggler 1.19
Piriform, the company that brought you CCleaner and Recuva, now brings you a file defragmentation tool.
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Microsoft Process Monitor 2.91
Advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity.
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WinAMP 5.58 Lite
The legendary WinAMP media player can handle audio CDs, MP3 audio files, and streaming audio broadcasts.
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J. River Media Center 15.0.35
Organize and experience all your media: Music, photos and video YOUR way -- all from a single software program.
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AVG Anti-Virus Updates May 19, 2010
Keep your AVG Anti-Virus updated.
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Spybot Search and Destroy Detection Update May 19, 2010
This updates the detection rules for Spybot Search and Destroy.
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Trend Micro Pattern File for Windows 7.177.00
Trend Micro's latest compilation of patterns for virus identification.
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McAfee SuperDAT Update 5987
Update your Mcafee based virus scanner.
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avast! Virus Definitions May 19, 2010
Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2003-07 May 19, 2010
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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IObit Security 360 Offline Database Update May 19, 2010
Update IObit Security 360 offline.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2008-10 May 19, 2010
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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FinalBurner Free 2.21.0.188
FinalBurner is a freeware alternative to expensive CD and DVD recorders.
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ZoneAlarm Free 9.2.039.000
Basic PC protection for the home user.
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WinAMP 5.58 Full
The legendary WinAMP media player can handle audio CDs, MP3 audio files, and streaming audio broadcasts.
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PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition 7.0.0.545
Free AV solution from reliable PC Tools.
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Miranda IM 0.8.23
Multi protocol instant messenger client.
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GRBackPro 7.0.24
A professional data backup program for Windows.
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OrangeCD Player 6.4.2.14917
OrangeCD Player is a compact freeware program to listen to audio.
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IncrediMail 6.0.8 Build 4595
Make your email incredible.
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