Tuesday, August 30, 2011

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 30/08/2011

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New rumors say Samsung interested in buying webOS
Following HP's decision to halt its webOS projects and potentially exit the PC market Samsung quickly emerged as the most likely candidate for a buyout. Though HP didn't exactly confirm it was going to exit the PC market yet, the Korean company already put all speculation to rest, claiming it...


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IBM to build the biggest data drive ever
IBM is in the process of building the largest data repository ever constructed, with a combined storage capacity of 120 petabytes. The facility is being developed at the company’s Almaden, California research center.



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Zynga to delay IPO due to market conditions
Social gaming developer Zynga could be putting their plans for an initial public offering on hold for a few months. The hot tech IPO climate is cooling, leaving Zynga to reconsider when they want to go public, reports the New York Post.



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Asus readying five to seven ultrabooks, starting at $799
Ultrabooks are coming and, as expected, Asus will be among those leading the charge. According to a report by the Financial Times, the company is expected to release "five to seven" models later this year with prices between $799 and $1,999. That's notably higher than Intel’s target price of $999...


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Apple secures Tim Cook as CEO through 2021
Apple is hoping to retain new CEO Tim Cook for the next decade by offering him one million shares of company stock. Current market value for the shares is roughly $389 million, although since these are restricted stock units, Cook will be unable to obtain them until certain provisions are met.



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Benchmarks for Intel's Cedar Trail netbook platform leaked
Earlier this month we heard that Intel would be delaying the launch of its next-generation netbook platform until November due to a graphics driver issues. Nevertheless those looking forward to Intel's upcoming 32nm Cedar Trail Atoms can now have a first look at their expected performance thanks to some leaked...


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Samsung to release free, multi-platform messaging app
Samsung is planning to introduce a free text messaging application called ChatON at IFA later this week. In addition to supporting Samsung’s Bada OS, the cross-platform app will run on Android, BlackBerry and iOS devices as well. ChatON will provide basic one-on-one conversations, group chat, group messaging and multimedia sharing across...


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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Performance Test
For those unfamiliar with the Deus Ex franchise, it goes back to the year 2000 when highly hyped developer Ion Storm went on to develop a System Shock-inspired action game that combined gameplay elements of first-person shooters and role-playing games.



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Deus Ex: Human Revolution GPU & CPU Performance Test


Deus Ex: Human Revolution appears to be every bit as good as its predecessors. In other good news, we could very well have a new game capable of fully utilizing the power and features of todayÂ’s high-end graphics cards.


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PeaZip 3.9.1 64-bit
Popular Easy to use cross-platform file and archive manager.


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FileZilla 3.5.1
FileZilla is a fast FTP and SFTP client for Windows with a lot of features.


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K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 7.7.0
K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs, DirectShow filters and tools.


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IObit Game Booster 3.0
Designed to help optimize your PC for smoother, more responsive game play in the latest PC games.


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Mozilla Thunderbird 7.0 Beta 1
Now with tabs, better search, and email archiving.


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TinyPic 3.17b
TinyPic is an automatic file resizer


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WinLock 5.3
Comprehensive security program for personal or publicly accessible computers.


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DarkWave Studio 3.6.5
DarkWave Studio is a free, open source, Digital Audio Workstation for Windows.


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VueMinder Calendar Lite 8.4.1
VueMinder is a calendar program providing content-rich popup reminders, desktop alerts, and reminders that can be sent via email or SMS.


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StudioLine Photo Basic 3.70.39.0
Quickly organize, edit and archive and to share your digital photos.


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Wine 1.3.27
Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X and Unix. Think of Wine as a compatibility layer for running Windows programs.


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PeaZip 3.9.1
Popular Easy to use cross-platform file and archive manager.


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K-Lite Codec Pack Full 7.7.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.


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Image Resizer 2.1
Image Resizer is a clone of the original Image Resizer Powertoy build for Windows XP, which supports to non-XP and 64-bit versions of Windows.


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K-Lite Codec Pack Standard 7.7.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.


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K-Lite Codec Pack Basic 7.7.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.


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K-Lite Codec Pack 64-bit 5.2.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.


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Express Burn 4.43
Lets you create and record audio or data CDs with any Windows PC with an installed CD recorder.


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uTorrent 3.0.255183 (utorrent)
uTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint.


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cFosSpeed 6.61 Build 1881 Beta
cFosSpeed, faster Internet with Traffic Shaping.


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


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avast! Virus Definitions August 29, 2011
Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses.


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Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Database 08/29/11
Keep our Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware updated.


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Microsoft Security Essentials Definition Update August 29, 2011
Provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.


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Ad-aware 2008 Definitions File 08/29/11
Manually update Ad-aware 2008 with the latest definitions file.


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Kaspersky Anti-Virus Update August 29, 2011
Virus definitions for Kaspersky Anti-Virus.


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McAfee SuperDAT Update 6453
Update your Mcafee based virus scanner.


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AVIRA Antivirus Desktop Update Package 08/29/11
Update AVIRA Desktop for Windows with latest virus definitions and scan engine.


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Bitdefender Virus Definitions August 29, 2011
Keep your Bitdefender Anti-Virus updated.


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F-Secure Virus Definitions August 29, 2011
Keep your F-Secure products updated.


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Crucial RealSSD C300 1.8" SSD Firmware v 0007
Driver Date: 8/29/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7


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Crucial RealSSD C300 2.5" SSD Firmware v 0007
Driver Date: 8/29/2011 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7


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