Monday, May 31, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 31/05/2010


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NPD: Extreme gamers play 48.5 hours per week, avid PC gamers older than average
NPD has released a few statistics highlighting the habits of "extreme gamers" – you know, folks like Julien Barreaux. The research firm found that extreme gamers represent 4% of the total US gaming population and spend 48.5 hours per week playing video games. On average, US gamers aged two and older play games for 13 hours per week – up from 12.3 hours last year.
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Steam weekend sale: 39% off Splinter Cell bundle
Have a penchant for lurking in the shadows and nabbing guards from behind? Then hop on over to Steam and take advantage of this weekend's deal: 39% off Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Elite Echelon Edition (don't bother trying to read that out loud).
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Lenovo to put Android on Skylight, U1 Hybrid, both delayed
Lenovo has reportedly delayed its Skylight smartbook and IdeaPad U1 Hybrid, which were originally due in April. This marks the second setback and the company hasn't revealed when either product will ship, but they're definitely still coming. Last month, the PC maker delayed its smartbook to improve its working performance, supposedly in the interest of competing against Apple's iPad.
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Download of the Week: Spotlight on Windows
Spotlight on Windows is a free, easy to install tool that provides immediate visual feedback on pretty much everything going on with your system's internals, from CPU and memory usage to the actual traffic between these components. You can see the CPU accessing the memory, for example, and view the memory grabbing data from the disk and page files. Data monitored includes processor queue length, L...
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Opera Mini downloaded 2.6 million times from App Store
Opera's mobile Web browser was cleared for the iPod and iPhone early last month and it has already become a top platform for Opera Mini. The Norwegian software company said in its State of the Mobile Web Report that a million App Store customers downloaded the alternative browser in the first day alone, and soared to more than 2.6 million by the end of April.
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MS to sell 30 million Windows Phone 7 handsets by 2011?
Say what you will about Microsoft's previous mobile efforts, but there's no denying the company is firing on all thrusters with Windows Phone 7. During a presentation at ReMIX in France, Redmond cited IDC data suggesting it will ship 30 million WP7 handsets by the end of 2011. For comparison, the company only shipped 3.7 million Windows Mobile phones last winter, according to Gartner.
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Next-gen Apple TV to cost $99, run iPhone OS 4.0
Apple is reportedly readying some big changes for its "hobby" set-top box project. According to sources "very close" to the company talking to Engadget, the next generation Apple TV will shift focus from local to cloud-based storage, while building on Apple's strengths as a mobile device company. The new hardware was described as an iPhone without a screen," as it is based on the same A4 processor...
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Intel unveils Core i7 875K, i5 655K unlocked processors
Intel is announcing two new mainstream processor offerings today as part of their Core i-series lineup, and is targeting them squarely at overclocking enthusiasts. The new Core i5 655K and Core i7 875K are identical to the 3.2GHz Core i5 650 and 2.93GHz Core i7 870 in terms of basic specifications. However, the 'K' suffix denotes an unlocked CPU multiplier, giving users finer control over their pr...
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Spotlight on Windows 3.7.0.304
Quickly identify and eliminate bottlenecks in the Windows environment.
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K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 6.0.0
K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs, DirectShow filters and tools.
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Bit Comet 1.21
A powerful C++ BitTorrent Client.
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WinPatrol 18.1.2010.0
Detects attacks and violations of your computer environment.
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Dexpot 1.5.1.1162
Turns your monitor into up to 20 monitors.
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Glary Utilities 2.23.0.923
Powerful utilities to increase your PC performance and maintain your system.
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WinAMP 5.572 Lite
The legendary WinAMP media player can handle audio CDs, MP3 audio files, and streaming audio broadcasts.
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Fresh View 7.96
Organize and view multimedia files (images, audio, video).
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K-Lite Codec Pack 64-bit 3.5.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.
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K-Lite Codec Pack Full 6.0.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.
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K-Lite Codec Pack Standard 6.0.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.
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K-Lite Codec Pack Basic 6.0.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.
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avast! Virus Definitions May 28, 2010
Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses.
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Kaspersky Anti-Virus Update May 28, 2010
Virus definitions for Kaspersky Anti-Virus.
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AVG Anti-Virus Updates May 28, 2010
Keep your AVG Anti-Virus updated.
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AVIRA Antivirus Desktop Update Package May 28, 2010
Update AVIRA Desktop for Windows with latest virus definitions and scan engine.
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Bitdefender Virus Definitions May 28, 2010
Keep your Bitdefender Anti-Virus updated.
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Ad-aware 2008 Definitions File 0149.0267
Manually update Ad-aware 2007 with the latest definitions file.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2003-07 May 28, 2010
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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Windows Defender Latest Definition Updates 1.83.677.0
Download the latest Windows Defender Definition Updates.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2008-10 May 28, 2010
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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LimeWire X 5.5.9 for Mac OS X
Search for videos, images, and program applications.
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Web Site Maestro X 8.1 for Mac OS X
Useful tool for those who update their web site(s) regularly, especially for professional web masters with large sites.
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LimeWire X 5.6.1 Beta for Mac OS X
LimeWire is a file sharing program running on the Gnutella Network.
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