Wednesday, October 27, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 27/10/2010

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Sony drops PSP Go price to $199 ahead of holiday season
Sony is giving its PSP Go gaming handheld a much-needed shot in the arm today with the announcement of a price cut from $249 to $199. The move comes just in time for the holiday shopping season and puts the device at just $30 more than Nintendo's DSi XL, $50 more than the DSi, and $70 more than the DSi Lite. The company may face some in-house competition as well, though, with the PSP-3000 currently selling for $169.
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Firefox extension makes Facebook 'sidejacking' easy
You might want to think twice before logging into your favorite websites when using an open Wi-Fi network. A new Firefox extension shows just how easy it is to snatch browser cookies sent over insecure connection for sites such as Facebook and Twitter, allowing malicious users to log into the same website via a process called HTTP session hijacking -- also known as sidejacking. The extension, dubbed Firesheep, was developed by freelance Seattle-based developer Eric Butler in an effort to push more websites into using full end-to-end encryption for logins.
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Nokia pushes DSL speeds to 825Mbps
Nokia Siemens Networks has announced that it has successfully tested a technology that could boost the data-carrying capacity of standard copper wires. The result is astonishing: speeds of 825Mbps over a distance of 400 meters of bonded copper lines and 750Mbps over a distance of 500 meters. Right now, we are only starting to see the availability of DSL that can deliver 100Mbps. If this technology is ever christened as viable enough to go commercial, it would allow ISPs that offer DSL to push out even more from their copper infrastructure.
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Android Market officially hits 100,000 apps
Nearly two years since it formally opened for business, the Android Market has hit the 100,000 apps mark, passing a significant milestone for Google's Android mobile operating system. The search giant made the announcement via a simple message on its Android Developer Twitter account: "One hundred thousand apps in Android Market." It's worth noting that this is the official number: third party services that offer unofficial estimates such as AndroLib claim there are 150,000 apps available in the market, but that's inaccurate.
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Google sets new Internet traffic record, now at 6.4 percent
Google's properties have gained 1 percent of worldwide Internet traffic share since January (a new record). The search giant is now averaging at 6.4 percent of all Internet traffic, according to Arbor Networks. While Internet traffic continues to surge overall (by an estimate of between 40 to 45 percent each year), Google continues to grow faster than the average.
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Sprint: Samsung Galaxy Tab out on November 14 for $400+
Sprint Nextel, the fourth biggest US mobile service, plans to sell the Samsung Galaxy Tab for $400 as of November 14. The initial subsidized price tag means higher overall costs: the device will require a two-year contract with monthly service fees starting at $29.99 for 2GB of data. Thus, when you include the service fees, Sprint customers end up paying at least $1,120 over two years. There's also a $59.99 per month plan that gives you 5GB of data.
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Wi-Fi Alliance starts certifying Wi-Fi Direct products
The Wi-Fi Alliance has begun certifying Wi-Fi Direct devices, meaning you can expect the first approved products to arrive this holiday season. Wi-Fi Direct enables device-to-device connections using current Wi-Fi standards. While communicating between Wi-Fi devices isn't new (the Nintendo DS, for instance, offers device-to-device Wi-Fi interaction), this is the first time the technology will not be proprietary. Furthermore, since Wi-Fi Direct is largely software based, many recent devices should be upgradeable (certification could be applied retroactively after a firmware upgrade).
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Napster co-founder: war on music piracy is a failure
Napster co-founder Sean Parker recently gave his thoughts on the music industry and how he plans to solve its problems at the Daily Beast's Innovators Summit – Reboot America!. "The ultimate answer is you have to accept that the war on piracy is a failure," he said, estimating that 4 to 10 trillion songs have been illegally downloaded versus 4 billion legally.
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Pioneer, Buffalo unveil BDXL-supporting Blu-ray writers
Pioneer and Buffalo Technology have announced the worldÂ’s first Blu-ray disc burner drive for PCs compatible with the Blu-ray Disc AssociationÂ’s new 128GB BDXL format announced last April. There will be two models: an external BRXL-6U2 that hooks up via USB 2.0 and the BRXL-6FBS-BK which is connected internally via SATA II. Both models will be able to handle new 4-layer (128GB) and 3-layer (100GB) BD-R XL discs at 4x speeds in addition to 3-layer BD-RE XL and older BD-R/BD-R DL and BD-RE/BD-RE DL Blu-ray disc media.
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FinalBurner Free 2.24.0.195
FinalBurner is a freeware alternative to expensive CD and DVD recorders.
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Avant Browser 2010 Build 123
Avant Browser, is an upgrade to Internet Explorer.
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PeaZip 3.4 64-bit
Popular Easy to use cross-platform file and archive manager.
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AVG Antivirus Free Edition 2011 10.0.1152 64-bit
The free version of the AVG Antivirus protection tool.
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cFosSpeed 6.03 Build 1744 Beta
cFosSpeed, faster Internet with Traffic Shaping.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2003-07 October 25, 2010
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2008-10 October 25, 2010
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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Floola 6.0 for Mac OS X
Free app to efficiently manage your iPod or your Motorola mobile phone.
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VueScan 8.6.66 for Mac OS X
VueScan is an easy to use scanner program that saves you time and improves your productivity.
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Nvidia Inspector 1.93.2
Displays hardware information for nVidia-based graphic cards.
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Zortam Mp3 Media Studio 11.35
All-in-one Mp3 application and organizer.
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PeaZip 3.4
Popular Easy to use cross-platform file and archive manager.
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EMDB 1.20
EMDB is a small utility to keep track of your DVD collection.
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VideoCacheView 1.81
Extract Web site video files from the cache of your Web browser.
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MediaInfo 0.7.36
MediaInfo supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio file.
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Windows 7 Manager 2.0.1 64-bit
A powerful software tool to tweak, optimize, maintain and tune up your Windows 7, it bundles more than 30 different utilities in one.
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Windows 7 Manager 2.0.1
A powerful software tool to tweak, optimize, maintain and tune up your Windows 7, it bundles more than 30 different utilities in one.
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Fresh UI 8.65
Configure and optimize Windows XP / 2000 / NT / 98 / 95 / Me.
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AVG Antivirus Free Edition 2011 10.0.1152
The free version of the AVG Antivirus protection tool.
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AVG Internet Security 2011 10.0.1152 64-bit
Protection against all of the most serious Internet threats, including viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware, hackers and spam.
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AVG Internet Security 2011 10.0.1152
Protection against all of the most serious Internet threats, including viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware, hackers and spam.
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Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Database 25/10/10
Keep our Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware updated.
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doPDF 7.1.349
doPDF is a free PDF converter for both personal and commercial use.
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Vuze (Formerly Azureus) 4.5.1.0b
Vuze is a great utility that brings the popular Java-based BitTorrent client to a new level of stability, usability, and speed.
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uTorrent 2.2.22732 (utorrent) Beta
uTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint.
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Your Uninstaller! 2010 7.0.2010.13
Your Uninstaller! is the world's 1st smart Drag&Uninstall uninstaller.
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FlashGot 1.2.3
Free Mozilla/Firefox extension to handle downloads with external download managers
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Norman Malware Cleaner 2010.10.25
Norman Malware Cleaner is a free utility that may be used to detect and remove specific malicious software (malware).
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avast! Virus Definitions October 25, 2010
Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses.
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RemoveIT Pro XT - SE 25.10.2010
Remove many viruses that other popular antivirus software cannot discover.
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Nvidia GeForce Ion Graphic Drivers v 260.99 WHQL for Windows Vista/7 64-bit
Driver Date: 10/25/2010 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7

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Nvidia GeForce Ion Graphic Drivers v 260.99 WHQL for Windows Vista/7 32-bit
Driver Date: 10/25/2010 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7

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Nvidia GeForce Ion Graphic Drivers v 260.99 WHQL for Windows XP 32-bit
Driver Date: 10/25/2010 OS Support: Windows XP

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Nvidia GeForce Ion Graphic Drivers v 260.99 WHQL for Windows XP 64-bit
Driver Date: 10/25/2010 OS Support: Windows XP 64-bit

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Nvidia GeForce Ion Notebook Graphic Drivers v 260.99 WHQL for Windows XP 64-bit
Driver Date: 10/25/2010 OS Support: Windows XP 64-bit

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Nvidia GeForce Ion Notebook Graphic Drivers v 260.99 WHQL for Windows XP 32-bit
Driver Date: 10/25/2010 OS Support: Windows XP

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Nvidia GeForce Ion Notebook Graphic Drivers v 260.99 WHQL for Windows Vista/7 64-bit
Driver Date: 10/25/2010 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7

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Nvidia GeForce Ion Notebook Graphic Drivers v 260.99 WHQL for Windows Vista/7 32-bit
Driver Date: 10/25/2010 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7

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Asus EB1501P Bios v 0211
Driver Date: 10/22/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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Asus M4N72-E Bios v 2403
Driver Date: 10/22/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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Asus M4A78-AM Bios v 2202
Driver Date: 10/22/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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Asus M3A78-VM Bios v 2301
Driver Date: 10/22/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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Asus M3A76-CM Bios v 2101
Driver Date: 10/22/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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