IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 30/03/2011

BBC apologizes for worldwide outage
Yesterday, the BBC website experienced technical problems for about an hour. The result was a total outage of the news site, iPlayer, and all of its other web services.

Microsoft uses Amazon to tell Apple again: App Store is too generic
Microsoft is no longer waging the battle against Apple's trademark of App Store just for itself, but is effectively representing all the companies that want to or are already trying to use the term "app store." Most recently, Amazon launched its own Android App Store and was promptly sued by...

Microsoft planning NFC mobile payments for Windows Phone 8
Microsoft plans to include Near Field Communication (NFC) technology in Windows Phone 8. NFC support will allow for mobile payment features in the next version of the Windows Phone operating system, according to two people familiar with the plans cited by BusinessWeek.

TechSpot Laptop Buying Guide: First Half of 2011

The year kicked off to a good start in the laptop sector with AMD finally delivering its promised Fusion chips -- five years in the making -- and Intel launching its Huron River platform powered by Sandy Bridge processors. Fusion is doing well at the entry level market with limited...

Nintendo 3DS sets sales record, 'BSOD' isn't widespread

The Nintendo 3DS disappointed many early customers when it launched in North America on Sunday. By Monday afternoon, there were multiple user reports of an error that is being collectively referred to as the "Black Screen of Death." Users received the following message: "An error has occurred. Hold down the...

Global spam rate falls by 33.6% after Rustock's demise

Spam levels have decreased by 33.6% only two weeks after Microsoft tackled the Rustock botnet according a Symantec MessageLabs Intelligence report (PDF). It's estimated that 83.1% of all global spam was sent from botnets in March and prior to its takedown, Rustock was responsible for 28.5% of that junk mail,...

Acer's dual-screen Iconia notebook hits Amazon for $1,200

Customers in the US and Canada can now preorder the dual-screen Acer Iconia-6120 "touchbook" for $1,200 through Amazon. Although the system resembles your typical notebook when closed, it forgoes a hardware keyboard in favor of a second 14-inch 1366x768 Gorilla Glass display.

Mozilla releases Firefox 4 for Android, Maemo
Mozilla has released Firefox 4 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 to get it in on your Nokia Maemo device. The final build is available in more than 10 languages on a...

Tuesday tech deals: $225 off Dell XPS 17 with Sandy Bridge

Dell XPS 17 with Core i7 quad-core, Blu-ray for $915 + free shipping

Netflix Canada offers lower video quality to counter bandwidth caps

Netflix Canada has changed the default quality setting for video streams in response to monthly bandwidth data caps set by Canadian Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Users can still switch back to the old option if they do not want to sacrifice quality.

In 2015: Android first, Windows Phone second, iPhone third

Smartphone vendors will ship more than 450 million smartphones in 2011 compared to the 303.4 million units shipped in 2010. Furthermore, the smartphone market will grow more than four times faster than the overall mobile phone market: 49.2 percent in 2011 as more consumers and enterprise users turn in their...

Partners start getting Windows 8 builds on Microsoft Connect

Microsoft has started giving Original Design Manufacturer (ODMs) and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) access to early Windows 8 builds. The software giant has already posted Windows 8 build 7971 on Microsoft Connect under "Windows 8 and Server vNext Pre-Release Program." The build string is "7971.0.110324-1900" which means the build is...

Fujitsu launches 3D-capable Lifebook AH572 for $999

Fujitsu has begun shipping their 3D-capable LifeBook AH572 today. The laptop features a 15.6-inch (1366 768) 3D display with one pair of included 3D glasses, an Intel Core i5-2410M processor clocked at 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, Intel HD 3000 graphics, two integrated cameras for recording...

Latest in Notebooks: First Half of 2011

We bring you an up-to-date 2011 outlook of our favorite notebooks in six different categories: Thin and light, business or general purpose, desktop replacements, gaming, budget offerings, and netbooks.

Cleanup Assistant 2.0 for Windows 64-bit
Over 20 tools designed to help you increase your computer's performance.

Pale Moon 4.0
Custom-built and optimized Firefox browsers for Windows.

CCleaner Slim 3.05.1408
Slim version, only installer, no toolbar.

AIDA64 Extreme Edition 1.60.1339 Beta
System information, system diagnostics and benchmarking solution for enthusiasts users.

Bookmark Buddy 3.7.2
Organize your bookmarks/favorites, shortcuts and logins simply and reliably with this intuitive, feature-rich bookmark and login manager.

Google Chrome 11.0.696.25 Beta for Windows
Google Chrome's development is high-paced and here's their latest beta.

Opera 11.10.2067 Beta
Opera introduces the looks and the performance of an exceptional Web browser.

Orbit Downloader 4.0.0.10
Super light,easy-to-use and free rich media downloader.

Swift Publisher 2.3.5 for Mac OS X
Page layout application for designing and printing colorful flyers, newsletters, brochures, letterheads, etc.

Google Chrome 11.0.696.25 Beta for Mac OS X
Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.

Google Chrome 11.0.696.25 Beta for Linux
Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.

Jajuk 1.9.2 for Mac OS X
Jajuk is a Java music organizer for all platforms.

Opera 11.10.2067 Beta for Mac OS X
Download Opera today to get the fastest and most powerful Web browser available and make the most of your time online.

VueScan 9.0.25 for Mac OS X 64-bit
VueScan is an easy to use scanner program that saves you time and improves your productivity.

Transmission 2.22 for Mac OS X
Free BitTorrent client written from scratch in C that aims to be as efficient as possible.

VueScan 9.0.25 for Mac OS X
VueScan is an easy to use scanner program that saves you time and improves your productivity.

ATI Catalyst Display Drivers v 11.3 for Windows XP 32-bit
Driver Date: 3/29/2011 OS Support: Windows XP

ATI Catalyst Display Drivers v 11.3 for Windows Vista/7 64-bit
Driver Date: 3/29/2011 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7 64-bit

ATI Catalyst Display Drivers v 11.3 for Windows Vista/7 32-bit
Driver Date: 3/29/2011 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7

ATI Catalyst Display Drivers v 11.3 for Windows XP 64-bit
Driver Date: 3/29/2011 OS Support: Windows XP 64-bit

ATI Mobility Catalyst Display Drivers v 11.3 Vista/7 32-bit
Driver Date: 3/29/2011 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7

ATI Mobility Catalyst Display Drivers v 11.3 Vista/7 64-bit
Driver Date: 3/29/2011 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7 64-bit

Thursday, March 31, 2011

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 30/03/2011

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