IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 25/11/2010

Friday, November 26, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 25/11/2010

TiVo keeps bleeding money: Q3 was bad, Q4 could be worse
Digital video recorder maker TiVo has reported its earnings for Q3 2010, which ended on October 31, and the news wasn't good, according to The Wall Street Journal. TiVo, whose set-top boxes were the first to pause, rewind, and record live television, now has just 2.3 million subscribers.

OnLive thanks early adopters with free MicroConsole
With the Holiday season officially underway, it seems OnLive is getting into the spirit of giving and has announced a couple of freebies for its first wave of subscribers. Specifically, those who bought a PlayPass for one or more games will receive a promo code worth up to $50 for...

Toshiba and Vizio to unveil Google TV products at CES
Not only is Samsung planning to announce Google TV hardware in January, but it looks like Toshiba and Vizio will be joining the fray at CES as well. The news comes from "people familiar with the matter," according to Bloomberg.

ChevronWP7: Windows Phone 7 unlocker released
Three developers have released a new tool named ChevronWP7, which allows you to unlock any retail Windows Phone 7 device for application side-loading without having to pay $99 per year for a WP7 marketplace account. Long Zheng, Rafael Rivera, and Chris Walsh created the tool in order to give both...

XM and Sirius to finally merge in Canada
XM Canada and Sirius Canada are finally merging their satellite radio operations, assuming the CRTC gives the two regulatory approval. That's right, XM and Sirius never merged in Canada, and now the two have decided it's time to follow their American counterparts, according to CBC.

Chrome OS in 2011, Google-branded hardware in December
Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently said that the next release of Android (version 2.3) will arrive in a few weeks and Chrome OS will officially be out in the next few months on Intel and ARM-powered netbooks. It seems many are taking the latter as a delay since Google previously...

Intel's Oak Trail platform enters production, ARM not worried
According to a new report by DigiTimes, Intel's upcoming Oak Trail platform is right on track for an early 2011 launch with mass production already underway. Oak Trail's Atom Z6XX series system-on-a-chip (codenamed Lincroft) is designed for lightweight portable computing devices such as tablets, and with dozens of manufacturers looking...

Leaked: ATI Radeon HD 6990 specifications
The AMD-Nvidia war is about to go dual GPU. Following the leak of AMD Radeon HD 6970 benchmark numbers, a slide from what appears to be a presentation on the AMD Radeon HD 6990 (codenamed Antilles) has leaked, courtesy of user Gast on the 3DCenter forums.

MilTube: a video-sharing site for the military
The Department of Defense (DoD) needed a dynamic way to share videos of training, ceremonies, and news clips with soldiers around the world. Enter milTube, a website that allows the military workforce to share videos behind secure network firewalls. The site features channels, categories, and tags, so that users can...

FCC wants to let you send text messages to 911
Taking into account that 70 percent of calls to 911 are made through a mobile phone and that 72 percent of Americans text, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has decided to revamp the national emergency hotline to process SMS pleas for help. FCC's Chairman Julius Genachowski is calling for a...

Facebook completely removes Gmail contact importing
It appears that the Facebook-Google data reciprocity war has come to a close. Facebook has removed Gmail from its list of third party e-mail providers on the "Find Friends" page, meaning that the Friends section of your Facebook account will no longer let you add a friend from Gmail.

Activision denies plans to charge for COD multiplayer
Rumors recently surfaced suggesting that Activision might implement a subscription model for Call of Duty online multiplayer. According to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter, the mega-publisher wants to introduce some form of paid access, but the company is waiting until the inevitable backlash will have less effect on sales of...

Microsoft hires Barbie to attract girls to Computer Engineering
Microsoft is making sure Barbie is adds computer engineer to her long list of careers. As part of its DigiGirlz program, Microsoft joined forces with the Girl Scouts of Northern California and Mattel to encourage young girls to explore computer science careers.

Download of the Week: Soluto
Soluto bills itself as an anti-frustration software that leverages the collective knowledge of users to tell you which specific applications are bogging down your computing experience. Although eventually the developer plans to offer more functionality, for now the frustration theyre targeting is slow Windows boot times and they do...

Google fanboys egg blurred-out Street View homes
The ongoing privacy dispute over Google Street View got a little crazier this past weekend. Some Germans who elected to have their homes removed from the service were victimized by anti-privacy vandals who threw eggs at their homes and left "Google's cool" notes taped to their mailboxes, according to Deutsche...

CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) 3.0.1327
Freeware system optimization tool that removes unused and temporary files.

SyncBackSE 5.9.4.0
Backup or synchronize your files and directories

System Spec 2.84
See, save and print a complete spec of your PC with this no-install, system information utility.

Advanced X Video Converter 5.0.9
Comprehensive video conversion software that makes it easy to convert, join, and split video files.

Pixia 4.70m
Pixia is a painting tool made exclusively for full color graphics.

cFosSpeed 6.05.1770 64-bit
Internet-Accelerator + Traffic Shaping + ping optimizer + packet prioritization

cFosSpeed 6.05.1770
Internet-Accelerator + Traffic Shaping + ping optimizer + packet prioritization

AnyDVD & AnyDVD HD 6.7.3.0
AnyDVD HD comes with same functionality as AnyDVD, but with additional features for full Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD support

CDBurnerXP 4.3.8.2474
With this free software you can burn CD-R, CD-RW DVD+R/RW DVD-R/RW discs.

K-Lite Codec Tweak Tool 4.6.1
Scan the registry to detect and remove broken references to codecs and filters.

K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 6.6.0
K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs, DirectShow filters and tools.

K-Lite Codec Pack Full 6.6.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.

K-Lite Codec Pack 64-bit 4.1.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.

K-Lite Codec Pack Standard 6.6.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.

K-Lite Codec Pack Basic 6.6.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.

WinZip 15.0 Build 9327
WinZip is bar none, the most popular and useful file compression utility out there.

JAlbum 8.13
Web photo gallery generator.

WinSnap 3.5.4
Windows Snapshot Maker (shortly WinSnap) is a small enhancement utility for taking and editing screenshots.

McAfee SuperDAT Update 6177
Update your Mcafee based virus scanner.

Norton Virus Definitions 2003-07 November 24, 2010
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Database 24/11/10
Keep our Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware updated.

Norton Virus Definitions 2008-10 November 24, 2010
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.

Little Snitch 2.3.3 for Mac OS X
Little Snitch tells you when a program tries to send info to the internet so you can see whats going on in the background.

ASRock Vision 3D Series Bios v 1.20
Driver Date: 11/24/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

Asus G73JW Creative THX Driver v 1.00
Driver Date: 11/24/2010 OS Support: Windows 7

Asus G73JW Gaming Mouse Driver v 1.00
Driver Date: 11/24/2010 OS Support: Windows 7

Apple iPhone 4 iOS Firmware v 4.2.1
Driver Date: 11/23/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

Apple iPhone 3GS iOS Firmware v 4.2.1
Driver Date: 11/23/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

Apple iPhone 3G iOS Firmware v 4.2.1
Driver Date: 11/23/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

Apple iPhone 3.1.3 iOS Firmware v 4.2.1
Driver Date: 11/23/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

Apple iPod touch 4G iOS Firmware v 4.2.1
Driver Date: 11/23/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

Apple iPod touch 3G iOS Firmware v 4.2.1
Driver Date: 11/23/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

Apple iPod touch 2G 3.1.1 iOS Firmware v 4.2.1
Driver Date: 11/23/2010 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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