Tuesday, November 15, 2011

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 15/11/2011

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Intel Sandy Bridge-E Debuts: Core i7-3960X Reviewed
With the Sandy Bridge processors hitting full stride, the recent release of AMD’s Bulldozer processors was not enough to slow sales. This was largely due to Bulldozer’s inability to compete well enough with the Core i5-2xxx series. Even worse than that, it's next to impossible to actually buy an AMD...

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Weekend tech reading: Google Music to launch sans Sony, Warner
Google Music launching without Sony and Warner Google sent invitations today for a press event, to be held in Los Angeles, where the company is expected to add downloads to its cloud music service, as well as unveil social-networking features. CNET has learned that Google has signed a licensing agreement for the...

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Droid Razr teardown reveals impressive guts
iFix has voided yet another warranty in order to show us exactly what makes the new Droid Razr tick. To open the phone, they begin to saw the unit apart with a dozuki, but quickly realized a spudger and plastic opening tool were also reasonably effective.

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Comcast quietly rolls out IPv6 to subscribers
Deployment of IPv6 is still in its infancy, but Comcast has started pushing the protocol out in a limited fashion to subscribers in select markets. That makes Comcast the first national ISP to deploy IPv6 and it is likely that others will follow suit in the near future.

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Jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 is out: iPhone 4S, iPad 2 need not apply
Another version of iOS, another jailbreak. The iHacking community has been on a roll lately, releasing jailbreaks in record time for virtually all iterations of iOS 5, even throughout its months in beta. The latest jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 is not without caveats however, so please read carefully before continuing.

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WordPress powers 60 million blogs, 300 million unique visitors monthly
Blogging software WordPress is now responsible for powering more than 60 million blogs that generate more than 300 million unique visitors per month. According to founder Matt Mullenweg, about half of the 60 million WordPress-powered blogs are hosted by WordPress.com which is owned and operated by Automattic.

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Puget's Aquarium PC V4 dips your hardware in mineral oil
Looking for an unconventional case to show off and a matching cooling solution to go with it? Boutique PC maker Puget Systems has announced a new revision of their unique aquarium PC, which submerges your machine's components in mineral oil to keep them cool -- needless to say it's not...

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Citigroup sells EMI Music for $4.1 billion
British music company EMI has reportedly been split up and sold to two separate groups for a sum of $4.1 billion. A Sony-led group will acquire the publishing operation for $2.2 billion while Universal Music Group will obtain EMI’s recorded-music division for $1.9 billion, says The Wall Street Journal.

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Get a Motorola Droid Razr for $111.11 at Amazon Wireless
Motorola has launched their Droid Razr smartphone today via Verizon Wireless but it’s Amazon Wireless that is offering the best deal to new subscribers. To celebrate today’s date (11-11-2011), Amazon is selling the Droid Razr for only $111.11, down from the regular price of $299.99.

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Logitech gives up on Google TV, ditches Revue set-top box
Logitech has announced it will halt production of its Revue set-top box, calling it a "mistake of implementation of a gigantic nature." At an Analyst and Investor Day hosted by Logitech on Wednesday, CEO Guerrino De Luca said the company's Google TV plans cost them over $100 million in operating...

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K-Lite Codec Pack Update 7.9.2
This is a cumulative update for the latest version of the K-Lite (Mega) Codec Pack.



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Total Commander 8.0 Beta 9
The latest beta of Total Commander giving you sneak peek of what's coming in version 8.



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