Thursday, June 30, 2011

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 30/06/2011

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Intel: Cloverview platform to launch in time for Windows 8
Intel's Atom Clover Trail platform and its Cloverview processor are being designed to work with Microsoft's Windows 8. The platform is being timed for a release with Windows 8 (or for the second half of 2012) and it will be a "nice one-two chip-software punch," Bill Kircos, Intel's Director of...


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Google takes aim at Facebook with Google+
Google hasn't had much luck with its social networking efforts in the past, but the company is ready to give it another go with an ambitious project that brings together some good ideas from the reigning king of social networks with its own. The service, dubbed Google+, will initially be...


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Tech Tip: Firmware Alternative Picks For Your Wireless Router
For most users a good wireless router is the one that you set up in a few easy steps and forget about it as long as it gets you online. Any decent consumer-grade wireless router will do the job well enough most of the time, while more inquisitive folks can...


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Microsoft already working on Windows Phone updates Tango, Apollo
Microsoft has been showing off its next Windows Phone update, which is expected to begin rolling out this fall, and is codenamed Mango. At the same time though, the software giant is also working on the next Windows Phone updates, codenamed Tango and Apollo.



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Blizzard offers free copies of WoW, removes demo time limit
Blizzard just made it a little easier to persuade your most reluctant friends to take their first hit of WoW. Last week, the company announced a new "Recruit-a-Friend" promotion that allows veteran players to give away free copies of the aging MMORPG. It's unclear precisely what constitutes a "veteran" player,...


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Nvidia releases GTX 580M, 570M mobile graphics chips
Nvidia has announced two new mobile graphics chips, including a successor to last year's flagship, the GeForce GTX 480M. The GeForce GTX 580M represents the company's fastest consumer notebook GPU to date and pledges to deliver the "best gaming performance available anywhere." Meanwhile, the GTX 570M isn't prepared to...


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Google releases Swiffy: a Flash to HTML5 conversion tool
Google today released the first version of Swiffy, a tool for converting Flash content to HTML5, on Google Labs. You can upload a SWF file, and Swiffy will produce an HTML5 version which will run in modern browsers with a high level of SVG support.



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Microsoft releases Office 2010 SP1
Microsoft has released Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Microsoft Office 2010. You can download it now directly for Office 2010 32-bit and Office 2010 64-bit. The software giant will also push it out via Microsoft Update, and eventually as a required update.



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Tuesday tech deals: $20 off Lenovo P950 headset
Lenovo P950 Headset w/ Noise Canceling Mic for $10 + free shipping



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Google asks: what do you love?
Google has quietly launched a website that asks "What do you love?" over at wdyl.com. All you have to do is answer the question by putting in your query. After you click on the blue heart button (or hit enter), results start pouring in from widgets that represent what appears...


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Google now activating 500,000 Android devices daily
Andy Rubin, Android's co-founder and now vice president of engineering at Google, has revealed a new milestone for the mobile operating system: half a million devices activated daily. "There are now over 500,000 Android devices activated every day, and it's growing at 4.4% w/w," Rubin wrote in a message on...


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Trojan requires infected Windows users do a System Restore
Microsoft has warned of a new malware threat affecting Windows users that can only be completely removed by restoring the system to a previous state or wiping it altogether. According to Redmond, the culprit is the latest variant of a Trojan known as "Popureb" (specifically, Trojan:Win32/Popureb.E), which stores part of...


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OnLive wants to bring its game streaming service to consoles
OnLive is reportedly in talks with Microsoft and Sony about bringing its streaming service to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. The revelation was made by the company's vice president of engineering Joe Bentley in an interview with CVG, where he mentioned how "they would make great consoles" and...


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HP TouchPad arrives early at Best Buy, Walmart
Although the HP TouchPad is supposed to launch at the beginning of next month, units have already arrived at Best Buy and Walmart. They don't appear to be on sale yet (though you can preorder), but HP is instead trying to build hype by giving the retail stores demo units...


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Custom Firmware Alternatives For Your Wireless Router


After a relatively simple upgrade to a free third-party firmware, you'll be able boost your wireless signal, prioritize what programs get your precious bandwidth, and do lots of other stuff usually reserved for pro-grade wireless routers.


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Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Microsoft Office 2010 contains new updates which improve security, performance, and stability. Additionally, the SP is a roll-up of all previously released updates.


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Bit Comet 1.28
A powerful C++ BitTorrent Client.


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Mozilla Thunderbird 5.0
Enjoy safe, fast and easy email, Mozilla-style. The Thunderbird email client includes intelligent spam filters, powerful search and customizable views.


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Opera 11.50 for Windows
Download Opera today to get the fastest and most powerful Web browser available and make the most of your time online.


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KeePass Password Safe 1.20
Light-weight and easy-to-use password manager


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Google Chrome 12.0.742.112 for Windows
Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.


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Mozilla Thunderbird 5.0 for Mac OS X
Thunderbird 5 is Mozilla's next generation Thunderbird email client.


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Opera 11.50 for Linux
Secure, fast, and easy to use, the full-featured Opera browser for Linux.


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System Spec 2.93
See, save and print a complete spec of your PC with this no-install, system information utility.


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Easy CD-DA Extractor Free 15.2
All-in-one audio application. Rip audio cd's, convert audio files and burn audio cd's.


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Soluto 1.2.175.0
Discover which applications are slowing down your computer.


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EditPad Lite 7.0.4
A general-purpose text editor, designed to be small and compact.


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Orbit Downloader 4.1.0.2
Super light,easy-to-use and free rich media downloader.


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Microsoft Security Essentials 2.1.1116.0 for Windows Vista/7 64-bit
Provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.


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MediaMan 3.10.1107
Create and organize your own media catalog


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Microsoft Security Essentials 2.1.1116.0 for Windows Vista/7 32-bit
Provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.


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Recover My Files 4.7.2.1139
Recovers deleted files emptied from the Windows Recycle Bin, or lost.


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Microsoft Security Essentials 2.1.1116.0 for Windows XP 32-bit
Provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.


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AIDA64 Extreme Edition 1.80.1462 Beta
System information, system diagnostics and benchmarking solution for enthusiasts users.


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Google Chrome 14.0.803.0 Dev for Windows
This version is intended for only for developers and early testers.


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PRTG - Free Network Monitor 8.4.2.2356
PRTG Network Monitor is the powerful network monitoring solution from Paessler AG.


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Google Chrome 14.0.803.0 Dev for Linux
This version is intended for only for developers and early testers.


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IObit Unlocker 1.1 Beta
Solution for "cannot delete" problems on Windows.


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Google Chrome 14.0.803.0 Dev for Mac OS X
This version is intended for only for developers and early testers.


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VirtualBox 4.0.10
VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use.


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Adobe Flash Player 10.3.181.34 for Linux
Adobe Flash Player is a cross-platform browser-based application runtime that delivers uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across screens and browsers.


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VirtualBox 4.0.10 for Linux
VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use.


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Adobe Flash Player 10.3.181.34 (Firefox, Safari, Opera)
Adobe Flash Player is a cross-platform browser-based application runtime that delivers uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across screens and browsers.


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VirtualBox 4.0.10 for Mac
VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware, targeted at server, desktop and embedded use.


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Adobe Flash Player 10.3.181.34 (IE, AOL)
Adobe Flash Player is a cross-platform browser-based application runtime that delivers uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across screens and browsers.


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ASRock H67M-ITX Bios v 1.30
Driver Date: 6/24/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7


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ASRock H67M-ITX/HT Bios v 1.30
Driver Date: 6/24/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7


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ASRock H67M-GE/HT Bios v 1.50
Driver Date: 6/24/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7


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ASRock Z68 Pro3-M Bios v 1.30
Driver Date: 6/24/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7


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ASRock Z68 Pro3 Bios v 1.40
Driver Date: 6/24/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7


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ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Bios v 1.50
Driver Date: 6/24/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7


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ASRock H61M-HVS Bios v 1.10
Driver Date: 6/22/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7


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ASRock H61M-S Bios v 1.20
Driver Date: 6/22/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7


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ASRock H61M-VS Bios v 1.20
Driver Date: 6/22/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7


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ASRock H61M-GE Bios v 1.20
Driver Date: 6/22/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7


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ASRock H61M-GS Bios v 1.20
Driver Date: 6/22/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7


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ASRock H61M/U3S3 Bios v 1.20
Driver Date: 6/22/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7


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ASRock H61M Bios v 1.20
Driver Date: 6/22/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7


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