Thursday, February 16, 2012

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 2/16/2012

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AMD's Mainstream Graphics: Radeon HD 7770 and 7750 Reviewed
Having covered the $549 and $449 territories in January with the Tahiti-based Radeon HD 7970 and HD 7950, AMD is bringing its latest generation GPU to mainstream brackets today. The new Radeon HD 7770 and 7750 use the same 28nm design process and Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture as the...

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Nortel's internal network "owned" by hackers for almost a decade
According to the Wall Street Journal, Nortel was unwittingly victimized for nearly 10 years by suspected Chinese hackers with "widespread" access to the company's internal network. The infiltration was so severe, the individuals responsible are believed to have had the passwords for several high-level executives, including a previous CEO. ...

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HP intros 27" all-in-one Z1 Workstation with Xeon and Quadro parts
There are many 27-inch all-in-one desktops available today, but none of them deliver workstation-level performance according to HP. The company will supposedly fill that void with its new Z1 Workstation, the only towerless machine worthy of commanding your office desk. Sarcasm aside, HP's new system does offer beefier hardware than...

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RIM extends free Playbook offer for developers until March 2
In an effort to increase the number of apps available in their app market, Blackberry App World, RIM has decided to prolong a special promotion which aims to give developers a free Playbook in exchange for porting over their Android app(s) to Blackberry OS. The offer was originally available between February...

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HDD supply to recover by Q3 2012, prices to remain high
Echoing concerns from various hard drive manufacturers, market research firms IHS iSuppli and Coughlin Associates are predicting that HDD inventories will not be back to normal until the third quarter of this year and prices will likely remain inflated at least until 2014 as a result of last year's floods...

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Tuesday tech deals: $230 off Boston Acoustics 5.1 surround sound
Boston Acoustics SoundWare 5.1 Speaker System for $279 + free shipping

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BlackBerry 10 OS revealed in 14-page marketing document
Images of RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system have surfaced months ahead of launch. The photos were pulled from a 14-page PDF file that looks to be from one of RIM’s external ad agencies, according to Crackberry.

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BlackBerry 10 OS ousted in 14-page marketing document
Images of RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system have surfaced months ahead of launch. The photos were pulled from a 14-page PDF file that looks to be from one of RIM’s external ad agencies, according to Crackberry.

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Rumor: Apple TV refresh, 1080p iTunes Store to join iPad 3 announcement
In addition to the expected announcement of the iPad 3 at a media event in early March, new rumors and speculation suggest that we could see a revised Apple TV alongside the new tablet. Shortages of the current Apple TV and the possibility of 1080p iTunes content are fueling the...

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Sony spending $50 million on PS Vita marketing efforts in the US
Sony is spending upwards of $50 million to promote their new hand-held gaming system in the US. The PS Vita is set for release on February 22 but faces stiff competition from gaming-enabled consumer devices like tablets and smartphones.

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Apple, Microsoft and RIM cleared to buy Nortel patents
The crazy gold rush for wireless patents hit a new milestone yesterday as the US Department of Justice approved several patent purchases and acquisitions. In the same report it released to approve the Google buyout of Motorola for $12.5 billion, the DOJ's antitrust division also announced that it has cleared...

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Apple working with suppliers on 8-inch iPad, says WSJ
Apple is widely expected to announce a new iPad early next month, tentatively known as the iPad 3. If recent rumors are to be trusted, it will likely look and feel very similar to the iPad 2 but with a faster A6 processor, improved graphics, support for Siri, improved cameras,...

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Consumer tech generated $144 billion in 2011, Apple was the top brand
Consumer electronics sales fell half a percent in 2011, generating $144 billion, NPD reports. Computers, televisions, tablets/e-readers, mobile phones and video game hardware commanded nearly 60% of those sales. Notebooks and desktops alone represented $28 billion (almost 20%), a decrease of 3% from 2010, while tablets/e-readers doubled sales to $15...

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AMD Radeon HD 7770 & Radeon HD 7750 Review
The new Radeon HD 7770 and 7750 use the same 28nm design process and Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture as the 7000 series flagship, albeit in more affordable configurations. AMD is pricing the HD 7770 at $159 -- in line with the GeForce GTX 560 -- while the HD 7750 is even cheaper at $109, combating the GTX 550 Ti.

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openSUSE 12.1
openSUSE is a free and Linux-based operating system for your PC, Laptop or Server.





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ZipTorrent 1.3.7.3
ZipTorrent is a small and optimized BitTorrent client.





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AnyDVD & AnyDVD HD 6.9.1.12 Beta
Automatically removes the copy protection of a DVD movie as soon as it's inserted into the drive.





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Ashampoo WinOptimizer 9.10
Keep your Windows installations clean and running smoothly and efficiently.





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VSO Media Player 0.99.1.420
VSO-Media Player is a very simple way to listen the music files from your computer.





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Spotify 0.8.1.87
Millions of tracks, any time you like. Just search for it in Spotify, then play it. Just help yourself to whatever you want, whenever you want it.





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Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.4.634
Play 3D games, view product demos, online learning applications and more.





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FreeRIP 3.6.6
FreeRIP is a Windows application that can convert your audio CDs to a number of audio file formats.





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Windows 7 Manager 4.0.0
A powerful software tool to tweak, optimize, maintain and tune up your Windows 7, it bundles more than 30 different utilities in one.





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GameGain 2.2.13.2012
Enhance gaming, it increases overall speed and squeezes out every last bit of performance from your computer.





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GameBoost 1.2.13.2012
Boost your PC games by optimizing your computers' speed and internet performance.





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PCMedik 6.2.13.2012
Enhance PC performance, it increases overall speed and squeezes out every last bit of performance.





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PcBoost 3.2.13.2012
Boost the speed of your computer by making games and applications run faster.





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SuperRam 6.2.13.2012
SuperRam 5 increases computer performance by freeing wasted memory.





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Throttle 6.2.13.2012
Optimize your internet connection by modifying your Dial-up, DSL, ADSL, Cable, ISDN, and Satellite modem settings.





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AutoHotkey 1.1.06.02
Simple and powerful utility which customizes keyboards, joysticks and mice.





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SIV (System Information Viewer) 4.26
General Windows utility for dumping lots of useful Windows, Network and hardware info





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PC Wizard 2012.2.0
Powerful utility designed especially for detection of hardware, but also some more analysis.





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Comodo Dragon 17.3.0.0
Fast and versatile Internet Browser based on Chromium, infused with Comodo's unparalleled level of security.





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uTorrent 3.1.2.26745 (utorrent)
uTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint.





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Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.4.634 for Mac OS X
Experience high-performance multimedia created in Director.





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Microsoft Security & Critical Releases ISO February 2012
This ISO CD image files contain the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on October 2011.





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Outlook 2010 Junk E-mail Filter update: February 2012
Microsoft has released the update for the Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 Junk E-mail Filter.





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Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 4.5
Removes specific malicious software.





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EVGA X79 Classified Bios v 33
Driver Date: 2/14/2012 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7




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EVGA X79 FTW Bios v 33
Driver Date: 2/14/2012 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7




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EVGA X79 SLI Bios v 33
Driver Date: 2/14/2012 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7




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