Thursday, September 30, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 29/09/2010


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Dell to launch 7-Inch Android tablet 'in a few weeks'
Dell is getting ready to launch its second Android tablet "within in the next few weeks," according to comments made by the company's Greater China President Amit Midha. The device in question features a 7-inch screen and will reportedly be joined by “a whole slew” of new products in the next six to twelve months, including 3-, 4- and 10-inch devices. Interestingly,while the 7-inch Dell tablet will run Android, Midha said that Dell would be using Windows on some of the other products.
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Nintendo 3DS Japanese launch dates and price revealed
Nintendo has finally given a launch date and price for its upcoming 3DS handheld. The companyÂ’s president, Satoru Iwata, announced during a press event in Tokyo that the novel portable gaming console would arrive in Japan next year, on February 26, for 25,000 yen -- around $300. He was less specific about a release date in the U.S. and Europe, but did say the device would be hitting those markets sometime in March 2011, so you wonÂ’t be kept waiting much longer.
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Antec ships highly customizable open-air case, LanBoy Air
Antec has released a new addition to its line of revolutionary cases: the highly customizable LanBoy Air. Shipping with five fans stock, and upgradable to fifteen, the case creates positive air pressure which forces hot air and dust out of the case through perforations in the side panels. This open-air flow design keeps the maximum amount of air circulation across components at all times, and considering the design allows you to fit in three sixteen-inch graphics cards, you just might need that cooling capacity someday.
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Panasonic ships rugged 3lb, 12.1" Toughbook S9
Panasonic is shipping what it says is Earth's lightest 12.1-inch laptop with a built-in DVD drive. At only three pounds, the Toughbook S9 is apparently leaner than competing mobile PCs, with specs including a 2.4GHz Core i5-520M vPro CPU, 2GB of RAM (supports as much as 6GB), 320GB of storage, a DVD burner, and up to 11 hours of battery life. It also sports a 1280x800 anti-glare display, a fingerprint reader, HDMI and VGA-out, as well as gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and optional WWAN connectivity.
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Rumor: AMD delays Radeon HD 6000 series until November
We're all patiently awaiting the rumored mid-October debut of AMD's next-generation graphics products, but according to DigiTimes, the cards have been pushed back by about a month. Citing anonymous sources in the GPU industry, the site claims AMD has postponed the Radeon HD 6000 series launch to an unknown date in November.
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Acer launches new Predator, AIO, compact desktops
With the holidays approaching, system builders are making every effort to get your attention. Acer is no exception, unveiling three desktops today, including a more affordable version of the Aspire Predator gaming rig we reviewed in August. Acer calls its new Predator (AG5900) a "mainstream alternative" to the premium AG7750, but it still offers plenty of performance for gamers and enthusiasts.
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Apple takes Nokia lawsuit outside of the US, to the UK
The Apple-Nokia domestic patent battle has gone international: no longer limited to the United States, it has now spilled over into the United Kingdom, according to Reuters. Cupertino is suing the Finnish company in Britain for violating nine of the 13 patents claims in the original complaint and, like the original, accuses Nokia of attempting to copy the iPhone. Why is Apple bothering? To double its odds: two attacks in two different countries are apparently better than one. "We are investigating the claims, which appear to be based on nine implementation patents already in suit between the two companies in the United States," Nokia said in a statement.
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Nielsen: US digital music sales flattening out
In the course of the past year, online music sales have started to flatten out, according to Nielsen (via Reuters). Sales and subscriptions at iTunes, Amazon MP3, and other American online stores in the first half of 2010 were roughly similar to the first half of 2009. Compare that to a 13 percent increase the year before, a 28 percent jump in 2008, and it looks like the trend is leveling out.
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Tuesday tech deals: 24" Dell ST2410 display for $182
Dell ST2410 24" 1080p LCD Display w/ HDMI for $182 + free shipping
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OpenOffice forks away from Oracle, now called LibreOffice
The OpenOffice.org project is separating itself from database giant Oracle. OpenOffice.org is now called The Document Foundation, the future of which will be determined by a committee of developers and project managers, taking the responsibility for OpenOffice away from a single company. Furthermore, the actual OpenOffice.org suite of programs is getting a temporary name: LibreOffice. Add all that to the fact that OpenOffice was once called OpenSolaris, and we have a serious problem of brand recognition on our hands.
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News around the web: Clash of U.S. tech billionaires
Clash Of The U.S. Tech Billionaires @ Forbes
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Porn user list leaked from law firm that pursues pirates
Tens of thousands of Internet porn users in the UK have had their emails containing personal information leaked online, along with which content they've downloaded and shared, according to BBC News. The list reportedly includes over 5,300 names and addresses of Sky broadband customers, their IP addresses, and some credit card details.
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Microsoft unveils first Kinect TV ads, in-game advertising
Microsoft is launching the Xbox 360 Kinect motion-sensor gaming accessory in November (on the 4th in the US and on the 10th in Europe). The company's expectations for the device are quite high and with the launch less than two months away, details of the accompanying marketing campaign, as well as in-game ads, are starting to trickle out.
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Bookmark sync service Xmarks shutting down in 2011
Xmarks, the cross-browser bookmark-syncing service is calling it quits after four years of helping web users keep their favorite sites and other relevant data neat and tidy across multiple computers. The companyÂ’s co-founder and CTO Todd Agulnick posted an open letter on Xmark's blog explaining that the lack of a profitable business model and failure to sell the company led to the decision to close down the service on January 10, 2011.
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Government seeks wiretap for Internet communications
As if September hasn't been an interesting enough month for governmental Internet regulation, the Obama administration is now pushing for a federal law that would require built-in backdoors for law enforcement surveillance of email, instant messaging, and other communication tools. Many of these services, which maintain the security of their content through detailed encryption methods, would need to implement procedures allowing them to intercept and decrypt messages when served with a wiretap order.
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Google Chrome 7.0.517.24 Beta
Google Chrome's development is high-paced and version numbers are not very significant, but here's Chrome 7.0.
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EMDB 1.17
EMDB is a small utility to keep track of your DVD collection.
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AnyDVD & AnyDVD HD 6.7.0.0
AnyDVD HD comes with same functionality as AnyDVD, but with additional features for full Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD support
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System Explorer 2.3.7.3205
System Explorer is free, awards winning software for exploration and management of System Internals.
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JetPhoto Studio 4.9.5
A full-featured digital photo organizing and web publishing platform.
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Slim Browser 5.0.099
Tabbed multiple-site browser with built-in popup killer, skinned window frame, form filler, etc.
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Advanced Encryption Package Professional 5.3.15
Military grade encryption, shredding and ability to work with .zip archives.
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Windows Essentials Codec Pack 3.1
Collection of Video and Audio Codecs and tools that are required to Encode / Decode Audio and Video files.
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Fresh Download 8.58
Easy-to-use and very fast download manager software that turbo charges downloading files.
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AVIRA Antivirus Desktop Update Package September 28, 2010
Update AVIRA Desktop for Windows with latest virus definitions and scan engine.
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AVG Internet Security 2011 10.0.1120 64-bit
Protection against all of the most serious Internet threats, including viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware, hackers and spam.
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McAfee SuperDAT Update 6120
Update your Mcafee based virus scanner.
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AVG Internet Security 2011 10.0.1120
Protection against all of the most serious Internet threats, including viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware, hackers and spam.
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DockStar 2.1.7 for Mac OS X
DockStar is an add-on for Mail.app that adds up to 5 new-mail indicators to the dock icon.
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JetWay BA-140 Bios v A10_W
Driver Date: 9/28/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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JetWay BA-120 Bios v AM11_W
Driver Date: 9/28/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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JetWay HZ03 Bios v A03_W
Driver Date: 9/28/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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JetWay BA-140-L Bios v A10_W
Driver Date: 9/28/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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JetWay BA-130 Bios v DD2-A13_W
Driver Date: 9/28/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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JetWay BA-130 Bios v DD3-A13_W
Driver Date: 9/28/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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JetWay MA3-740GSM Bios v A03_W
Driver Date: 9/28/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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JetWay BA-130L Bios v DD3-A13_W
Driver Date: 9/28/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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JetWay BA-130L Bios v DD2-A13_W
Driver Date: 9/28/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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JetWay MA3-740GSMD2 Bios v A02_W
Driver Date: 9/28/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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JetWay HZ03-GT Bios v A02_W
Driver Date: 9/28/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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JetWay BA-150 Bios v A05_W
Driver Date: 9/28/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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JetWay NC9C-455-LF Bios v A01_W
Driver Date: 9/28/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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