IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 23/04/2011

Microsoft: 350 million licenses of Windows 7 sold in 18 months

Microsoft has announced that Windows 7 has sold more than 350 million licenses so far, meaning it is still the fastest-selling operating system. Windows 7 has been available to the masses for 18 months.

Google Voice integration on Sprint already rolling out
Sprint's promised connection to Google Voice was rumored to go live on April 26, 2011. That may still be the official date, but it appears that the integration has already started to roll out to at least some users, according to BGR. The service is meant for the soon-to-arrive Nexus...

Google Offers beta kicks off, sets its sights on Groupon

Unable to takeover Groupon after the latter rejected its $6 billion offer, Google has opted to start from scratch with its own daily deals-giving service. Google Offers is initially rolling out in Portland, New York, and San Francisco, where it will provide discounts of 50% off or more at various...

Razer announces its Hydra motion sensing PC controller

It's been over a year since Razer and Sixense partnered up to develop a "revolutionary true-to-life, next-generation motion sensing and gesture recognition controller for PC gaming." Today we finally get to meet that controller: the Razer Hydra. As you'd expect the new peripheral will enable Wii-like gameplay across a number...

Samsung fires back at Apple with patent infringement lawsuit

In a classic tit-for-tat move that should surprise absolutely no one, Samsung Electronics has struck back at Apple with lawsuits in three countries alleging infringement of patents on smartphone technologies. "Samsung is responding actively to the legal action taken against us in order to protect our intellectual property and to...

Everything You Need to Know About NFC

Near Field Communication, or simply NFC, is shaping up to be one of the hottest tech trends of the next few years. Mobile payment systems backed by major financial institutions are either already being tested or in plans to start tests, while smartphones with built-in NFC chips are making their...

Customer sues Best Buy for breaking the law, gets banned

According to a story posted by The Consumerist, Best Buy has banned a shopper after being busted for violating consumer protections. In January, a Consumerist reader named Jed broke the digital audio-in port on his Sony receiver. He decided to have it repaired by Best Buy's Geek Squad, who charged...

Apple preparing to launch cloud-based music service

Apple is preparing to launch its long-rumored cloud-based music service, according to two anonymous sources cited by Reuters. Details are still sparse, but the service will supposedly allow iTunes customers to store their songs on a remote server and then stream the media with another connected device, such as the...

Ashampoo suffers attack, user data compromised

'Tis the season for data breaches, apparently. German software firm Ashampoo issued a warning this week to inform users of a break-in. Hackers gained unauthorized access to servers containing names and email addresses of customers. The company didn't reveal precisely how many accounts are affected, saying only that "pieces of...

Microsoft's Windows XP countdown gadget doesn't work on XP

Microsoft this week released the Windows XP End Of Support Countdown Gadget. You can grab the 50KB bugger from the Microsoft Download Center.

Yahoo to retain search data for 18 months

Yahoo has announced the intention to change its log file data retention policy to offer "consumers a more robust individualized experience." The company has decided to expand the time it keeps users' search records: from three months to 18 months. It also says it will be closely examining what the...

The UK gets the Samsung Galaxy S II early, for 499

We already know that the Samsung Galaxy S II (model: GT-I9100) will arrive in the UK on May 1, 2011 across all major networks and retailers. If you want to get it as early as April 27 though, you'll need to go to Phones 4u, which has somehow managed to...

Microsoft Vulnerability Research discovers two Chrome flaws

Microsoft's Vulnerability Research program, started on Tuesday, April 19th, has begun its work with two exploits in Google's Chrome internet browser. The two bugs Microsoft discovered have since been reportedly fixed. According to Google, the bugs disclose by Microsoft are 'quite old', and were fixed by the end of last...

HTC Sensation 4G to be released on 6/8

The recently announced HTC Sensation doesn't yet have a release date though we know it's coming to T-Mobile this summer, but a little snooping has suggested that it could be 6/8. The number is present in two very interesting places, according to TmoNews.

Intel CEO: we're porting Android 3.0 to x86

Intel's president and CEO Paul Otellini says his company is hard at work porting Google's tablet-specific Android 3.0 (codenamed Honeycomb) to the x86 architecture. Intel is working with first-tier notebook vendors to build tablets based on Intel chips.

Apple Mac OS X Lion: A Preview of What's to Come

Considering that OS X's last major release, Snow Leopard, was not focused on new end-user features, Mac OS X Lion appears to be a more significant release in terms of functionality, user interface and workflow improvements. We've compiled a list with several of the changes and new features disclosed so far.

Power Plan Assistant for Windows 7 v2.5c
Power Plan Assistant is a smart power management application, designed specifically for Microsoft Windows 7 operating system.

GMABooster 2.1a
Performance boost solution for Intel Graphics Media Accelerator series.

Kindle for PC 1.5.0.32337
Read Kindle Books on Your Computer.

Joomla! 1.6.3
Popular powerful content management system.

Bit Comet 1.27
A powerful C++ BitTorrent Client.

avast! Virus Definitions April 22, 2011
Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses.

SUPERAntiSpyware 4.51.1000
SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition is useful software that will detect and remove thousands of Spyware.

McAfee AVERT Stinger 10.1.0.1535
Detect and remove specific viruses.

AVG Anti-Virus Updates April 22, 2011
Keep your AVG Anti-Virus updated.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Update April 22, 2011
Virus definitions for Kaspersky Anti-Virus.

Bitdefender Virus Definitions April 22, 2011
Keep your Bitdefender Anti-Virus updated.

AVIRA Antivirus Desktop Update Package 04/22/11
Update AVIRA Desktop for Windows with latest virus definitions and scan engine.

Dropbox 1.1.27
Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically.

RemoveIT Pro XT - SE 04.22.2011
Remove many viruses that other popular antivirus software cannot discover.

Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 04.22.2011
The Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool application was designed to be another virus scanner and detection software from Kaspersky

RemoveIT Pro v7 Ultra 04.22.2011
Locates & Removes many new dangerous files that other popular AV programs do not find.

F-Secure Virus Definitions April 22, 2011
Keep your F-Secure products updated.

RemoveIT Pro v7 Enterprise 04.22.2011
Locates & Removes many new dangerous files that other popular AV programs do not find.

Trend Micro Pattern File for Windows 8.111.00
Trend Micro's latest compilation of patterns for virus identification.

Ad-aware 2008 Definitions File 04/22/11
Manually update Ad-aware 2008 with the latest definitions file.

Norman Malware Cleaner 2011.04.22
Norman Malware Cleaner is a free utility that may be used to detect and remove specific malicious software (malware).

Windows Defender Latest Definition Updates 04/22/2011 64-bit
Download the latest Windows Defender Definition Updates.

SUPERAntiSpyware Database Update 04/22/11
Keep SUPERAntiSpyware up to date.

Windows Defender Latest Definition Updates 04/22/2011
Download the latest Windows Defender Definition Updates.

Dropbox 1.1.27 for Mac OS X
Dropbox is the easiest way to store, sync and share your files online and between multiple computers.

Blender 2.57a for Mac OS X
Open source 3D modeling software.

Master Voyager 2.77
Protecting DVD/CD/USB sticks by password for travel, backups, postal mail.

G-Lock EasyMail 6.71
Fast email software - Email List Management and Distribution made easy.

iPhone Tracker 1.0
This open-source application maps the information that your iPhone is recording about your movements.

Kodak EasyShare Software 8.3.0
Celebrate your life in pictures with Kodak EasyShare software; the simplest
way to organize, print, share, and get creative. Focus on pictures.

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IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 23/04/2011

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