IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 04/03/2011

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IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 04/03/2011

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Microsoft launches IE6 countdown website

Microsoft has been struggling with its poor browser image ever since it stopped updating Internet Explorer for a few years. As a result, IE6 is by far the most hated browser in the world. Today, the software giant is taking a stand by launching "The Internet Explorer 6 Countdown" at...

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Video: upgrading from Windows 1.0 to Windows 7
YouTube user Andrew Tait has uploaded a video titled "Chain of Fools : Upgrading through every version of windows (HQ)" (via Slashdot). In it, he takes a computer running Windows 1.0 on top of MS DOS 5.0 and upgrades it all the way to Windows 7.

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Apple iPad 2 shipments could reach 12 million in Q2 2011
Apple still plans on delivering 40 million iPads in 2011. Shipment volume is expected to top 6 million to 6.5 million units, including over 3 million iPad 2 models, in Q1 2011 and will be 10 million to 12 million units in Q2 2011, according to component suppliers in Taiwan quoted by DigiTimes.

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Samsung may rethink Galaxy Tab 2 pricing due to iPad 2

Samsung's mobile division VP Lee Don-Joo says its company will have to rethink their pricing strategy now that Apple announced its second-generation iPad. Speaking to the Korean Yonhap news agency, the executive supposedly admitted that Samsung "will have to improve the parts that are inadequate" and may have to forgo...

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Videos: inside and outside Google's self-driving car
Five months ago, Google announced it had developed technology for cars that can drive themselves. Now, the company has decided it is ready to show off at least some of the fruits of its labor.

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Report: no tablet-centric version of Windows until late 2012
Microsofts tablet-centric version of Windows is going to come very late to the market if the latest rumors are true. According to a report on BusinessWeek, the company expects public testing to begin at the end of this year with partners and customers, but it won't release its competitor to...

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Apple wants 24-bit audio, unlimited re-downloads for iTunes

Apple is currently in negotiations with major music labels to give iTunes users more flexibility in how they access their music library by allowing "unlimited" downloads, according to a report on Bloomberg. This isn't the often rumored iTunes subscription service, where you'd get unlimited song downloads or streaming for a...

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Microsoft and Google tag team a patent troll
Microsoft and Google have teamed up to confront GeoTag, a so-called patent troll. The geolocation technology firm has sued over 300 companies for infringing on a 1999 patent (5,930,474) that describes an "internet organizer for accessing geographically and topically based information."

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TechSpot goes mobile! Check it out at m.techspot.com

TechSpot's mobile site is making its debut today with a feature-packed and yet lightweight design that especially caters to users on the go. The mobile site integrates all our main sections including news, reviews, guides and the forum, with full commenting capabilities. TechSpot Mobile can be accessed at:

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Corsair releases USB 3.0 upgrade kit for Obsidian cases

If you've purchased a high-end motherboard in recent months, it's likely outfitted with USB 3.0 support -- but is your case? Probably not. Besides spanking new models, most desktop chassis still come with USB 2.0 ports on the front panel, and that includes Corsair's Obsidian 700D and 800D. Both $270...

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Valve beefs up account security with Steam Guard

Valve has announced a new security measure for Steam that should help safeguard accounts being hijacked, which is apparently the service's number one support issue according to Valve boss Gabe Newell. Called Steam Guard, the feature takes advantage of Intel's Identity Protection Technology (IPT), a hardware-based security technology that exists...

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Android first in US market share; Apple, RIM tied for second
Nielsen has posed the question "Who is winning the US smartphone battle?" and has answered it in two ways. Then the company put it all into a nice chart to help you understand, which you can see below.

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WordPress.com hit by "extremely large" DDoS attack
WordPress.com, used by over 13 percent of the 1,000,000 biggest websites, was hit today by an "extremely large" distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. As a result, some users experienced performance and connectivity problems, Sophos.

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New BitTorrent client codenamed Chrysalis goes into alpha

The very first build of the new BitTorrent client, codenamed Project Chrysalis, has been released. You can download the first preview version, an alpha test build, directly from here: BitTorrent Chrysalis 8.0 Alpha.

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uTorrent beta 1.5 for Mac released

The BitTorrent team has released Torrent beta 1.5. You can download build 24963 directly from here: Torrent for Mac. The new version adds many of the features already available on the Windows version:

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Unigine Heaven Benchmark 2.5
Heaven Benchmark is a DirectX 11 GPU benchmark based on advanced Unigine engine from Unigine Corp.

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.15
Improve your browsing experience with Mozilla's open-source and highly acclaimed Firefox.

Prey 0.5.3
Prey lets you keep track of your phone or laptop at all times, and will help you find it if it ever gets lost or stolen.

iSpy 2.0.2.8
iSpy uses your webcams and microphones to detect and record movement or sound and provides security, surveillance, monitoring and alerting services.

Fresh UI 8.70
Configure and optimize Windows XP / 2000 / NT / 98 / 95 / Me.

Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 03.04.2011
The Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool application was designed to be another virus scanner and detection software from Kaspersky

AVG Anti-Virus Updates March 4, 2011
Keep your AVG Anti-Virus updated.

McAfee AVERT Stinger 10.1.0.1426
Detect and remove specific viruses.

AVIRA Antivirus Desktop Update Package 03/04/11
Update AVIRA Desktop for Windows with latest virus definitions and scan engine.

McAfee SuperDAT Update 6274
Update your Mcafee based virus scanner.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Update March 4, 2011
Virus definitions for Kaspersky Anti-Virus.

Trend Micro Pattern File for Windows 7.873.00
Trend Micro's latest compilation of patterns for virus identification.

Ad-aware 2008 Definitions File 03/04/11
Manually update Ad-aware 2008 with the latest definitions file.

Windows Defender Latest Definition Updates 03/04/2011 64-bit
Download the latest Windows Defender Definition Updates.

SUPERAntiSpyware Database Update 03/04/11
Keep SUPERAntiSpyware up to date.

Windows Defender Latest Definition Updates 03/04/2011
Download the latest Windows Defender Definition Updates.

Unity 3.3.0 for Mac OS X
Mac-based high-end game development tool

EZ 7z 1.94 for Mac OS X
Free application that offers an easier way of using the command line archiver, p7zip.

Bit Comet 2011.03.04 Beta
The latest beta for this powerful C++ BitTorrent Client.

Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.9
Thunderbird is Mozilla's next generation e-mail client.

Google Chrome 10.0.648.127 Beta for Windows
Google Chrome's development is high-paced and here's their latest beta.

Acronis Disk Director Suite 11.2
Resize, copy and move partitions without losing your data, install multiple OSs.

Google Chrome 10.0.648.127 Beta for Linux
Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.

Google Chrome 10.0.648.127 Beta for Mac OS X
Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.

Opera 11.01 Build 2018 Dev for Mac OS X
Opera introduces the looks and the performance of an exceptional Web browser.

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.15 for Mac OS X
Perhaps the best Internet Explorer replacement you will ever find. Improve your browsing experience with Mozilla's open-source Firefox.

Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.9 for Mac OS X
Now with tabs, better search, and email archiving.

Agama Web Buttons 2.68
Professional tool for creating roll-over and animated Web Buttons.

ASRock P67 Transformer Bios v 1.30
Driver Date: 3/4/2011 OS Support: Windows (all)

ASRock H67M-ITX/HT Bios v 1.10
Driver Date: 3/4/2011 OS Support: Windows (all)

ASRock H67M-ITX Bios v 1.10
Driver Date: 3/4/2011 OS Support: Windows (all)

ASRock E350M1/USB3 Bios v 1.20
Driver Date: 3/4/2011 OS Support: Windows (all)

ASRock E350M1 Bios v 1.20
Driver Date: 3/4/2011 OS Support: Windows (all)

ASRock 890GM Pro3 R2.0 Bios v 1.10
Driver Date: 3/4/2011 OS Support: Windows (all)

ASRock 880GMH-LE/USB3 Bios v 1.20
Driver Date: 3/4/2011 OS Support: Windows (all)

Razer Lycosa Keyboard Driver v 3.01
Driver Date: 3/4/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

Razer TRON Mouse and Keyboard Driver v 1.01
Driver Date: 3/4/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

JetWay BI-600 Bios v A09_W
Driver Date: 3/2/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

JetWay MI5-G41SGM Bios v A06_W
Driver Date: 3/2/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

JetWay HA12 Bios v A04_W
Driver Date: 3/2/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

JetWay MIH61M-D Bios v A02_W
Driver Date: 3/2/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

JetWay NC9C-455-LF Bios v A4.1_W
Driver Date: 3/2/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

JetWay NC9C-550-LF Bios v A4.1_W
Driver Date: 3/2/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

JetWay MIH67M-HU3 Bios v A03_W
Driver Date: 3/2/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

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