Saturday, February 12, 2011

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 11/02/2011



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Twitter for Android updated with new design, universal search
Twitter has released a new version of Twitter for Android, bringing t more inline with the company's other official Twitter applications and providing a more consistent experience across platforms and devices. You can download the new version of the app (Android 2.1 or higher required) from the Android Market.

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Nintendo COO: cheap games are risky for the gaming industry
On an episode of GT.TV last week, Reginald "Reggie" Fils-Aime, president and COO of Nintendo of America, made a few interesting statements in regards to the mobile gaming industry. Nintendo is struggling to fight off competition in the casual mobile gaming space from companies like Apple and Google as inexpensive...

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Nokia switches to Windows Phone as primary smartphone platform
As rumored, Microsoft and Nokia have announced a broad strategic partnership to create a new global mobile ecosystem that includes market-leading mobile products and services designed to benefit consumers, operators, and developers alike. The two are promising rapid time to market execution as well as completely new service offerings, while...

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Enermax launches $99 Hoplite mid-tower with hotswap bays
Enermax has launched a new desktop chassis aimed at gamers and performance buffs alike. Said to be the company's flagship mid-tower case, the "Hoplite" has a solid spec sheet for its $99 asking price. Among the more noteworthy features is two 3.5-inch hotswap drive bays along with an optional top-mounted...

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Tablets of 2011: What to Look For
Last year promised to be the year of the tablet, and at least for Apple, it was indeed. The nearly ubiquitous iPad managed not only to outsell every other tablet on the market by a wide margin, it also exceeded Mac sales in the last quarter. But even if Apple...

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Bing starts serving personalized search results
Microsoft has announced two new personalized search features that should make Bing's results more accurate. The first new addition is localized search. For instance, Seattle residents can now simply enter "pizza" to receive local eateries instead of "pizza in Seattle." Microsoft notes that 76% of people use search engines to...

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Researchers hack iOS passwords in under six minutes
German researchers at Fraunhofer SIT have managed to compromise and reveal passwords stored in a locked iPhone in under six minutes, without having to crack the phone's passcode. The 256-bit encryption to get the passwords stored in the devices' keychain was not broken; the encryption is independent from the personal...

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AT&T announces unlimited calling to any mobile number
Coming off a lengthy exclusivity contract for Apple's iPhone, AT&T is undoubtedly concerned about its largest competitor receiving the popular handset. Today marks Verizon's official iPhone 4 launch and AT&T is looking to steal a little thunder from big red by introducing an unlimited mobile calling feature to new and...

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Microsoft, Sony eat into Apple's movie provider share in 2010
Despite fierce competition, Apple's iTunes store managed to hold onto its dominance in the US market for movie electronic sell through and Internet video on demand in 2010, according to IHS Screen Digest research by iSuppli. The market share numbers are based on total consumer spending on movies available online;...

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Obama details $18.2 billion wireless broadband plan
President Barack Obama's budget to pay for new networks is $27.8 billion, which he will get by auctioning airwaves relinquished by television broadcasters. $10.7 billion will help build a nationwide wireless network for emergency workers, $5 billion will help Americans get mobile access to high-speed Internet service, and $3 billion...

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LA police seizes more than $10 million in fake iPods, iPhones, PSPs
The Los Angeles Port Police has broken up an illegal operation selling counterfeit iPhones, iPods, PSPs, and other gadgets. The $10 million operation included seized products worth an estimated street value of more than $1.4 million, stolen electronics, toys, and blankets worth about $2.5 million, and bank account receipts showing...

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Google begins rolling out 2-step account verification
Google has introduced a new Google Account sign-in process intended to provide an extra, optional layer of security to its users. Starting today, those who choose to turn on the so-called two-step authentication feature, will be required to type in a special, short-lived second password in addition to their normal...

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Tablets of 2011: What to Look For


We've compiled a comparative table with what we consider are the hottest tablets either currently available or announced so far. If you are in the market for a tablet now this should definitely serve as a starting point for narrowing down your purchase.

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YouTube Downloader 2.7.0
YouTube Downloader is software that allows you to download videos from YouTube, Facebook, Google Video, Yahoo Video, and many others and convert them to other video formats.

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TurboFTP 6.30 Build 842
Secure FTP client program (supports FTP over SSL/TLS and SFTP over SSH2) for Windows 9x/ME/NT4/2000/XP.

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Google Chrome 9.0.597.98 for Windows
Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.

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Geekbench 2.1.12
Completely awesome cross-platform benchmark that measures the performance of your computer's processor and memory.

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Skype 5.2.0.102 Beta
Free internet telephony that just works.

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TweakNow WinSecret 2011 3.1.0
Explore the secret of Windows XP and Vista

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VideoCacheView 1.86
Extract Web site video files from the cache of your Web browser.

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GoodSync 8.6.3.3
GoodSync is an easy and reliable file backup and file synchronization software

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Slim Browser 5.01.008
Tabbed multiple-site browser with built-in popup killer, skinned window frame, form filler, etc.

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AVG Anti-Virus Updates February 11, 2011
Keep your AVG Anti-Virus updated.

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Kaspersky Anti-Virus Update February 11, 2011
Virus definitions for Kaspersky Anti-Virus.

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Trend Micro Pattern File for Windows 7.829.00
Trend Micro's latest compilation of patterns for virus identification.

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Windows Defender Latest Definition Updates 02/11/2011 64-bit
Download the latest Windows Defender Definition Updates.

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avast! Virus Definitions February 11, 2011
Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses.

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Windows Defender Latest Definition Updates 02/11/2011
Download the latest Windows Defender Definition Updates.

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SUPERAntiSpyware Database Update 02/11/11
Keep SUPERAntiSpyware up to date.

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Norman Malware Cleaner 2011.02.11
Norman Malware Cleaner is a free utility that may be used to detect and remove specific malicious software (malware).

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1Click DVD Copy Pro 4.2.4.4
1Click DVD Copy Pro is a fast, easy-to-use, full featured software for copying DVD movies onto DVD discs.

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1Click DVD Copy 5.9.1.3
1CLICK DVD COPY 5 is fast and easy-to-use software for copying DVD movies.

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Tidy Up! 2.3.2 for Mac OS X
Tidy Up! is our next generation duplicate finder and disk tidiness utility.

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Movist 0.6.8 for Mac OS X
Movie Player for Mac OS X based on QuickTime and FFMPEG.

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Microsoft Virtual PC 6.1.7600.16393
Create and run one or more virtual machines, each with its own operating system, on a single computer.

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HWiNFO32 3.68-1149 Beta
A powerful system information tool for Windows.

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Passmark PerformanceTest 7.0 Build 1021
Quickly assess the performance of their computer and compare it to standard 'baseline' computer systems.

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Fraps 3.2.9
Fraps is a universal Windows application that can be used with all games using DirectX or OpenGL technology.

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East-Tec Eraser 2011 9.9.81.100
Protect your confidential data, privacy and remove traces of Internet activity.

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Asus M10 Firmware v 6.22.0
Driver Date: 2/10/2011 OS Support: Windows (all)

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