IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 24/03/2011

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IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 24/03/2011

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Firefox 4 sees 7.1 million downloads in first 24 hours

Firefox 4 was downloaded 7.1 million times in the first 24 hours since its release earlier this week. This is in addition to the more than 3 million users who were already running the Release Candidate that became the final version after Mozilla decided the bugs weren't critical enough to warrant further delays.

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Duke Nukem Forever has been delayed, again: June 10, 2011
Duke Nuke Forever, the game that became infamous for being delayed indefinitely, has been pushed back once again. I know what you're thinking: no, this is not an early April Fools' joke. Sure, it's hilarious, but at the same time it's pretty sad.

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 590 Review: Dual-GPU Wars

With AMD's Radeon HD 6990 stealing the performance crown only two short weeks ago, we knew it wouldn't be long before Nvidia answered the challenge. The company's GeForce GTX 590 was a poorly guarded secret, with specifications leaking as far back as last fall. Today marks the flagship's official launch...

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Sprint plans to appeal AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile

Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse has declared that his company plans to submit its worries over AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile to Congress. At a wireless industry conference in Orlando, Florida, Hesse explained that he believes the deal would hurt the wireless industry as the combined company would have "tremendous" power....

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Valve considering Steam for iOS, Android
A user on the Steam Powered forums who calls himself Political Gamer recently had a chance to check out Valve's headquarters as part of an interview. He took notes; here are his main points (although we'd like to point out that the whole story is definitely worth reading):

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EA drops paper game manuals

Following Ubisoft's example, Electronics Arts has announced plans to stop including paper instruction booklets with its games. The publisher initially launched the initiative in January with the PlayStation 3 version of Mass Effect 2 and the change went into full effect earlier this month with Fight Night Champion.

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NZXT launches the H2 'silent' mid-tower chassis

NZXT has unleashed a new desktop computer chassis for enthusiasts who demand a little peace and quiet. The company's H2 mid-tower chassis is said to feature advanced noise dampening technology that reduces annoying hums, clicks and whirls. Despite muffling your system's chatter, NXZT says the H2 maintains enough airflow to...

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Rumor smash: Samsung tablets are not selling poorly

Online media outlet MoneyToday reported on market rumors today that the Samsung Galaxy Tab was not selling well and that inventory was thus overflowing at several hundred thousand units. Shares of the South Korean company fell a bit after it was suggested the product needed to be priced more competitively....

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Motorola Xoom monthly orders hint at Xoom 2 later this year
For Q1 2011, Motorola reportedly placed orders for about 700,000 to 800,000 units of the Motorola Xoom, in four color options. Taiwan's shipments for this quarter are expected to meet upstream component suppliers' forecast. More specifically, shipments reached 200,000 units in February, and Motorola placed orders for about 200,000 units...

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ARM working with Microsoft to develop processor architectures

ARM is working with Microsoft to develop processor architectures. ARM Taiwan president Philip Lu made the statement at a March 22 press conference in Taipei but wouldn't reveal any details. Many Taiwan-based ODMs and OEMs believe that ARM platforms developed through cooperation with Microsoft will focus on applications for smartphones,...

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Steve Jobs to answer questions in iTunes antitrust suit

Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been ordered to answer questions from lawyers for a group of consumers accusing the company of creating a music-download monopoly with its iTunes and iPod tie-up. The case dates back to 2005 and centers around Apple's use of the FairPlay encryption technology, and allegations that...

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Mozilla releases Firefox 4 RC for Android, Maemo
Mozilla has released Firefox 4 Release Candidate for Android and Maemo. You can get the new version from the Android Market to test on your Android device or go to Firefox.com/Mobile/Beta to get it in on your Nokia Maemo device. The new build is available in more than 10 languages...

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 590 Review: Dual-GPU Wars

The company's GeForce GTX 590 was a poorly guarded secret, with specifications leaking as far back as last fall. Today marks the flagship's official launch and needless to say, we're excited to see how it stacks up to AMD's dual-GPU offering.

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Vuze (Formerly Azureus) 4.6.0.4
Vuze is a great utility that brings the popular Java-based BitTorrent client to a new level of stability, usability, and speed.

CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) 3.05
Freeware system optimization tool that removes unused and temporary files.

VLC Media Player 1.1.8
Highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats.

Master Voyager 2.76
Protecting DVD/CD/USB sticks by password for travel, backups, postal mail.

TCP Optimizer 3.0.7
Free, easy Windows program that provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet connection.

ChrisTWEAK 2.50
ChrisTWEAK - Improve your TV experience, optimize your capture device settings.

VirIT eXplorer Lite 6.8.65
VirIT eXplorer Lite is an AntiVirus for Windows.

Chromium 12.0.713.0
Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web.

Chromium 12.0.713.0 for Mac OS X
Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web.

SPAMfighter 7.2.50
Spam and phishing filter for Outlook/Express.

CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) Portable 3.05.1408
The normal CCleaner program, but it doesn't require installing

A1 Sitemap Generator 3.1.4
Generate rich sitemaps for your website, be that HTML or XML Google sitemaps.

VLC Media Player 1.1.8 for Mac OS X
Highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats.

Skype 5.1.0.914 for Mac OS X
The whole world can talk for free with this p2p telephony software.

HWiNFO32 3.71-1190 Portable
A powerful system information tool for Windows in portable version.

LibreOffice Productivity Suite 3.3.2
LibreOffice was developed to be a productivity suite that is compatible with other major office suites, and available on a variety of platforms.

Firefox Portable 4.0
Run Firefox from your removable/USB drive.

EMDB 1.25
EMDB is a small utility to keep track of your DVD collection.

System Cleaner 5.93d
Keep your PC running faster, cleaner, and error-free with System Cleaner full set of 7 powerful tools.

McAfee AVERT Stinger 10.1.0.1491
Detect and remove specific viruses.

Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 03.23.2011
The Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool application was designed to be another virus scanner and detection software from Kaspersky

McAfee SuperDAT Update 6293
Update your Mcafee based virus scanner.

Norton Virus Definitions 2003-07 March 23, 2011
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.

Norman Malware Cleaner 2011.03.23
Norman Malware Cleaner is a free utility that may be used to detect and remove specific malicious software (malware).

Norton Virus Definitions 2008-10 March 23, 2011
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.

EarthDesk 5.7 for Mac OS X
Replaces your static desktop picture with beautiful maps of the world with correct sun and moon illumination.

SeaMonkey 2.0.13
Web-browser, advanced e-mail and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editing made simple.

Mozilla Firefox 3.6.16
Improve your browsing experience with Mozilla's open-source and highly acclaimed Firefox.

OperaTor 3.5
OperaTor - Opera + Tor. Surf anonymously.

Tor 0.2.1.30 Beta for Mac OS X
Protect your privacy. Defend yourself against network surveillance and traffic analysis.

ASRock 760GM-GS3 Bios v 1.10
Driver Date: 3/23/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

ASRock 760GM-S3 Bios v 1.10
Driver Date: 3/23/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

Samsung SH-222AL Firmware v SB00
Driver Date: 3/23/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7

Asus Realtek Ethernet Driver v 7.34.1130.2010 for Windows 7
Driver Date: 3/21/2011 OS Support: Windows 7

Asus Realtek Audio Driver v 6.0.1.6301 for Windows 7 64-bit
Driver Date: 3/21/2011 OS Support: Windows 7 64-bit

Canon imagePROGRAF W2200S Plotter Driver v 1.6 for Mac OS X
Driver Date: 3/17/2011 OS Support: Mac OS X

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