IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 11/03/2011

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IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 11/03/2011

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Gmail makes phone numbers clickable
Google has made a very small update to Gmail today: phone numbers now appear as links. The search giant launched Gmail calling back in August 2010, so we're a little bit surprised it took the company this long to make this little change.

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Adobe Flash Player 10.2 coming to Android next week
Adobe has announced that Flash Player 10.2 will be available for Android on March 18, 2011. Flash Player 10.2 will be available for Android 2.2 (codenamed Froyo) and Android 2.3 (codenamed Gingerbread) devices which meet the Flash Player hardware system requirements.

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Microsoft to launch Internet Explorer 9 at SXSWi

Microsoft has confirmed rumors that it is releasing the next version of its Internet Explorer browser on March 14. The company will hold a launch party in Austin, Texas during the South by Southwest Interactive Festival (SXSWi), but not before a press briefing where IE senior director Ryan Gavin says...

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YouTube to grow staff by 30%
Google's YouTube has announced that 2010 was a great year for the website. As a result, this year search giant wants to grow the number of people working at YouTube by more than 30 percent, which will make it the largest hiring year in YouTube's history.

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AMD looking to increase staff by 10%
AMD wants to hire more than 1,000 tech professionals in the US and Canada, primarily design engineers, software professionals, and IT specialists. Given that the company had 10,400 employees in January 2010, this is an increase of about 10 percent.

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Microsoft confirms small delay for next WP7 update

Following reports that Microsoft would push back the first major Windows Phone 7 update to make sure it gets it right this time, the company has come forward with an official update on the current state of affairs. Writing on the Windows Phone Blog, Eric Hautala explains the complex process...

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PS3 firmware 3.60 adds cloud storage, blocks hackers

Sony has released a new firmware update for its PlayStation 3 console that brings a couple of new things to the table. The big one, although available only to paying PlayStation Plus subscribers, is the addition of a remote save feature that gives users 150MB of space to play with,...

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MSI adds new multimedia, gaming notebooks to G series

Putting the whole Cougar Point fiasco behind it, MSI has announced two new notebooks based on Intel's Huron River platform, the GR620 and GE620. Both G-series systems feature a brushed metal body, a 15.6-inch 1366x780 LED-backlit display and nearly identical internals, except the latter is better equipped for visually demanding...

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Nintendo 3DS has killswitch for pirates?

According to GoNintendo, Japanese retailer Enterking has posted a warning on its website suggesting that Nintendo will brick 3DS consoles suspected of monkey business. Loosely translated, the site says that anyone who runs software or makes modifications unapproved by Nintendo might receive a firmware update that renders the 3DS unbootable....

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Lenovo launches Classmate+ academic notebook

Lenovo and Intel have announced a new Classmate+ academic notebook designed for students in grades K-8. Based on the Intel Learning Series reference design, Lenovo has tweaked the system to its liking and stamped it with its own brand. Nonetheless, the system will come pre-loaded with Intel's Learning Series software...

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IE8 and Safari hacked at Pwn2Own, nobody tries Chrome

Hackers successfully compromised Safari and Internet Explorer during the first day of Pwn2Own. The event began yesterday at 3:30PM PT and a group from French security firm Vupen exploited Safari 5 running on a MacBook Air in only five seconds, according to Computerworld. That's despite Apple releasing a last minute...

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Google now lets you block websites from search results

Google now lets you block websites you don't want to see, directly from its search results. A list of your blocked sites is available under Search Settings or under the "Manage blocked sites" link that appears when you block a domain. On said settings page you can find details about...

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Microsoft loses thousands via Microsoft Points exploit
Update: Microsoft has confirmed that the exploit actually resulted in much less than the previously estimated. The original story is below:

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Man jailed for creating 35 blogs insulting ex lover

38-year-old Stephen Andreassen ended a relationship with 36-year-old Rebecca Pattinson, and immediately started creating websites to insult, embarrass, and terrorize her. Andreassen was apparently annoyed that Pattinson said no when he asked her to look at an apartment together after four weeks of dating, so he created up to 35...

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HP dismisses rumors about its PC business
Hewlett-Packard has dismissed a media report by the Chinese-language Commercial Times in Taiwan that said the company might sell its PC business. The article claimed that Samsung was the most likely buyer and noted that a deal was called off earlier for unknown reasons.

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IObit Unlocker 1.0 Beta
Solution for "cannot delete" problems on Windows.

BurnAware Free 3.1.5
BurnAware allows you to easily perform the most common disc burning operations.

Crysis 2 PC Multiplayer Demo Patch 1.2
Cryteks ever-popular Crysis 2 multiplayer demo has been updated via a 37.6MB patch.

CutePDF Writer 2.8.0.7
Create PDF documents on the fly for Free

mIRC 7.19
IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a virtual meeting place where people from all over the world can meet and talk.

PowerArchiver 2011 12.00 RC2
PowerArchiver creates and works with unlimited size ZIP archives with enhanced ZIP format speed and compression

AVS Video Editor 5.2.2.173
A powerfull, easy-to use video-editor. Apply effects and transitions, burn DVDs.

PowerArchiver 2010 11.71.04
PowerArchiver 2007 offers hundreds of features, yet remains easy to use, small and fast.

AVS Video Converter 7.1.3.484
AVS Video Converter is a video files conversion, capture and burn software.

Babylon Pro 9.01
Instantly translate and access information in 70 languages.

DarkWave Studio 3.3.2
DarkWave Studio is a free, open source, Digital Audio Workstation for Windows.

Wise Registry Cleaner 5.92
Wise Registry Cleaner is one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in the market today.

Slim Browser 5.01.021
Tabbed multiple-site browser with built-in popup killer, skinned window frame, form filler, etc.

Reg Organizer 5.14
Powerful manager of the system Registry and configuration files

Vista Manager 4.1.0
All-in-One utility to optimize, tweak, tune up and clean up your Windows Vista.

Aloaha PDF Suite 5.0.15
Create vector based, high resolution PDF Documents.

Norton Virus Definitions 2003-07 March 10, 2011
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.

32bit Web Browser 11.03.08
An easy to use, lightweight and very fast web browser.

Norton Virus Definitions 2008-10 March 10, 2011
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.

Apple iPad 1.1 iOS Firmware v 4.3
Driver Date: 3/10/2011 OS Support: Mac OS X

Apple iPhone 4 iOS Firmware v 4.3
Driver Date: 3/10/2011 OS Support: Mac OS X

Razer BlackWidow Keyboard Driver v 1.03
Driver Date: 3/10/2011 OS Support: Windows (all)

Apple iPad 2.3 iOS Firmware v 4.3
Driver Date: 3/10/2011 OS Support: Mac OS X

Apple iPad 2.2 iOS Firmware v 4.3
Driver Date: 3/10/2011 OS Support: Mac OS X

Apple iPad 2.1 iOS Firmware v 4.3
Driver Date: 3/10/2011 OS Support: Mac OS X

Apple TV iOS Firmware v 4.2.1
Driver Date: 3/10/2011 OS Support: Mac OS X

Apple iPod touch 4G iOS Firmware v 4.3
Driver Date: 3/10/2011 OS Support: Mac OS X

Apple iPhone 3GS iOS Firmware v 4.3
Driver Date: 3/10/2011 OS Support: Mac OS X

Apple iPod touch 3G iOS Firmware v 4.3
Driver Date: 3/10/2011 OS Support: Mac OS X

Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Keyboard Driver v 1.03
Driver Date: 3/10/2011 OS Support: Windows (all)

Canon SELPHY ES2 Printer Driver v 3.0 for Mac OS X
Driver Date: 3/8/2011 OS Support: Mac OS X

Samsung SH-S223B Firmware v SB03
Driver Date: 3/8/2011 OS Support: Windows (all)

Canon PIXMA MP640R Printer Driver v 10.30.3.0 for Mac OS X
Driver Date: 3/8/2011 OS Support: Mac OS X

Canon PIXMA MP620 Printer Driver v 10.26.2.0 for Mac OS X
Driver Date: 3/8/2011 OS Support: Mac OS X

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