Wednesday, March 28, 2012

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 3/28/2012

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Apple offers nano-SIM design free of royalties, but there's a catch
The future of tiny SIM slots everywhere hangs in the balance as Apple, Motorola, RIM and Nokia continue deliberating over what the next nano-SIM standard will be. Not content with other offerings, Apple is now promising its own design will be royalty-free barring one tiny stipulation: everyone needs to adopt it...

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Microsoft seizes Zeus botnet servers in Illinois, Pennsylvania
In collaboration with the financial services industry and the US government, Microsoft has dismantled another major malware network, raiding command-and-control servers in Scranton, Pennsylvania and Lombard, Illinois on Friday. Microsoft described the undertaking as its most complex effort against botnets to date, as its target involved cross-industry threats using the...

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Google's Autocomplete may violate individual rights, says Japan court
A Tokyo court has issued a provisional order requesting Google to remove specific search terms from its "Autocomplete" feature. This request follows a petition launched by an unnamed Japanese man. Although his name is currently unknown, the individual's attorney claims Google's Autocomplete links his client's name with crimes he did...

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FTC praises 'Do Not Track' initiatives, refreshes privacy framework
In a new report published by the FTC (pdf), the commission attempts to lay a new framework to protect the privacy of citizens and refreshes its own views on how to accomplish those goals. Some of the ideas outlined include Do Not Track, increased corporate transparency, more choices for consumers and...

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Rumors claim Microsoft will launch $100 Xbox Lite in 2013 before 720
Microsoft could be planning to launch a $100 gaming console in time for the 2013 holiday season, according to the latest leak from prominent rumorist MS Nerd. If true, this new console would push back the release date of the next generation Xbox 360 into 2014 or beyond.

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Steve Jobs named 'Greatest Entrepreneur of Our Time' by Fortune
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has earned the top spot in Fortune magazine’s list of the top 12 entrepreneurs of our time. Jobs bested Microsoft’s Bill Gates, FedEx’s Fred Smith and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos in a list that surprisingly doesn’t include a single woman. ...

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'Smoked by Windows Phone' winner swindled out of prize
Microsoft is in the hot seat today after allegedly refusing to award a prize to a contestant in the 'Smoked by Windows Phone' marketing campaign. Sahas Katta, CEO and founder of Skattertech claims he won the contest fair and square but employees at the Santa Clara Microsoft Store refused to...

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AT&T: Nokia Lumia 900 to arrive April 8 for $99
AT&T has confirmed that Nokia's upcoming Windows Phone device for the U.S., the Lumia 900, will launch on April 8th for just $99.99 on contract. The handset will be one of the most affordable flagship devices AT&T has ever sold thanks to what is reportedly a huge investment from Nokia...

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Microsoft, Nokia pledge up to $24 million for mobile app developers
Nokia and Microsoft have announced that they will invest up to €18 million ($24 million) in a new mobile application development program over the next three years, a move aimed at raising developer interest in Microsoft's Windows Phone platform and Nokia devices. Dubbed AppCampus, the program will kick off in...

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Safari Browser 5.1.5 for Windows
Experience the web, Apple style, with Safari.





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Microsoft Worldwide Telescope Beta 3.0.73
From web to desktop to full dome planetarium, WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables you to explore the universe.





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Toolwiz Care 1.0.0.1500
Toolwiz Care is a free tool set designed to speed up your PC and give your system full care.





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CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) 3.17
Freeware system optimization tool that removes unused and temporary files.





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CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) Portable 3.17.1688
The normal CCleaner program, but it doesn't require installing





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SpeedFan 4.46
SpeedFan is a freeware program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures.





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Opera 12.00.1351 Beta
Opera introduces the looks and the performance of an exceptional Web browser.





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AutoHotkey 1.1.07.03
Simple and powerful utility which customizes keyboards, joysticks and mice.





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Opera 12.00.1351 Alpha for Mac OS X
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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Winclone 3.1 for Mac
Winclone allows you to easily image your bootcamp partition on your Mac.





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K-Lite Codec Tweak Tool 5.3.0
Scan the registry to detect and remove broken references to codecs and filters.





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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Beta 1.61
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is considered to be the next step in the detection and removal of malware.





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Pale Moon 11.0.1
Custom-built and optimized Firefox browsers for Windows.





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Parted Magic 2012.03.24
Parted Magic OS employs core programs of GParted and Parted to handle partitioning tasks.





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EverNote 4.5.4.6497
EverNote is a free note-taking application.





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Fresh HTML 3.68
Fresh HTML is a software to create and edit pages for the world wide web.





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Process Lasso 5.1.0.64
Process Lasso is a software that will improve system responsiveness and stability.





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HelpNDoc 3.4.1
HTML help authoring, PDF and WEB based documentation generator.





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KMPlayer 3.2.0.18
Versatile media player which can cover various types of container format such as VCD, DVD, AVI, WMV among others





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Online Radio Tuner 2.5.4467
The Online Radio Tuner is a program for listening to radio stations on the Internet.





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TeamViewer 7.0 for Mac OS X
TeamViewer is the fast, simple and friendly solution for remote access over the Internet





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PDFCreator 1.3.2
Easily creates PDFs from any Windows program.





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Notepad++ 6.0
Free source code editor which supports several programming languages running under the MS Windows environment.





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Pidgin 2.10.3
Pidgin is a multi-protocol instant messaging client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows.





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Privatefirewall 7.0.26.7
Eliminates unauthorized access to your PC at home, the office, or on the road.





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Gigabyte Intel USB 3.0 Driver 1.0.3.214
Driver Date: 3/21/2012 OS Support: Windows 7




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Gigabyte VIA USB 3.0 Driver 6.1.7600.1902
Driver Date: 3/21/2012 OS Support: Windows 7




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Gigabyte Intel Management Engine Interface 8.0.0.1351
Driver Date: 3/21/2012 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7




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Gigabyte VIA Audio Driver 6.0.1.10200
Driver Date: 3/21/2012 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7




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