Thursday, April 19, 2012

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 4/19/2012

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Intel Z77 'Panther Point' Chipset Overview
Continuing its tick-tock release cycle, Intel plans to unveil a new CPU microarchitecture at the end of April. Codenamed Ivy Bridge (tick), the update will bring a 22nm die shrink of current 32nm Sandy Bridge technology (tock), bringing greater efficiency and allowing Intel to cram more into the same size...

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Halo 4 to launch November 6, featured on Conan O'Brien tonight
Various news sources have been keeping us steeped in rumors for some time now, but Microsoft spoiled all the fun today. Although we've known Halo 4 has been on the way, we now have an official date of release. November 6, which is Election Day in the U.S., marks the...

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Halo 4 to launch November 6, featured on Conan O'Brian tonight
Various news sources have been keeping us steeped in rumors for some time now, but Microsoft spoiled all the fun today. Although we've known Halo 4 has been on the way, we now have an official date of release. November 6, which is Election Day in the U.S., marks the...

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Gmail suffers brief outage, Google Apps users unaffected
For those who've been spending their lives in the cloud, it would appear it's time to come back down to Earth -- Gmail briefly went down today. The popular email service took a nose dive a little before 1:30pm EST. Although social media sites like Twitter have been abuzz with...

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IKEA integrates HDTV, Blu-ray and speakers into single furniture piece
The world of consumer electronics saw an unlikely player enter the market this week, as Swedish furniture specialist IKEA announced a new all-in-one appliance that integrates an LED TV, a 2.1 sound system with wireless bass speakers, Internet capabilities, a range of ports and a Blu-ray player into a single device.

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Pew: 20% of adults avoid Internet, smartphones closing digital divide
According to an annual Pew Research survey, about 1 out of 5 American adults don't use the Internet. Out of that 20 percent, most of those adults believe the Internet is irrelevant to their lives while merely 10 percent of this group admit to having any online interest. The study...

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Tuesday tech deals: 17.3" Pavilion g7-1150us for $350 w/ free shipping
Refurbished HP Pavilion g7 for $350 + free shipping

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European carriers claim Nokia can't compete with Apple, Android
Four European telecoms have come forward claiming that Nokia Lumia smartphones simply aren’t good enough to compete with the likes of Samsung’s Galaxy handsets and Apple’s iPhone. Operators also noted high prices and a lack of marketing budget as other reasons why the phones aren’t selling very well in the...

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Read it Later is now called Pocket, free across all platforms
The number one paid news app for Android and Kindle Fire now has a new name and a new price. The company behind Read it Now has changed the app name to Pocket and is offering it free across all devices.

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Microsoft working on HTML5 version of Skype for browsers
Microsoft is reportedly working to bring Skype's voice calling functionality to browsers without the need for a standalone client app. This is according to at least four job ads posted by the company describing a "Skype for Browsers" project and calling on software engineers in London and Prague with "real...

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Angry parents file class action suit against Apple over in-app payments
Apple's hectic legal department is set to wake up to yet another lawsuit this week, this time a class action lawsuit filed by angry parents who claim the American iPhone and iPad retailer is unfairly profiting from in-app purchases of digital content of free games aimed specifically at children.

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US Government denies Megaupload fair legal representation for a fourth time
It quickly became obvious with the raids on Megaupload and its founder Kim Dotcom in January that US authorities were taking a no-nonsense approach to the file-sharing service, in what they aptly called the biggest criminal copyright case ever brought before the courts. Now it appears the government might be...

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Google Drive set to launch next week with 5GB of free storage
Google is planning to launch their long-rumored cloud storage solution next week. The free service will be called Google Drive and is expected to directly compete with the likes of Dropbox and SugarSync, according to a report from The Next Web’s Brad McCarty.

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Report claims Microsoft is actively involved in Ultrabook development
Microsoft is reportedly playing an active role in developing Ultrabooks that will run Windows 8, industry sources have told Digitimes. Microsoft is concerned about a specific design element that they feel needs refining in order to provide the best possible user experience with touch controls.

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HP's Seoul office raided in price fixing investigation
HP's Seoul office was raided by South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) last Friday as part of a price fixing investigation, according to Korea Times. The agency reportedly swiped documents and computer records along with questioning employees, though full details about the case aren't available yet.

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Comodo Online Storage 2.1.6.13
Comodo Online Storage will offer users the possibility to easily backup the most important files in an online account.




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System Explorer 3.8.7
System Explorer is free, awards winning software for exploration and management of System Internals.




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MediaPortal 1.2.3
Free open source media center software, ideal for turning your PC into a very advanced multi media center, or Home Theater PC (HTPC).




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Zoom Player Home Free 8.15
With Zoom Player Home FREE, you can start exploring the most powerful media player for the Windows PC now.




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jv16 PowerTools 2.1.0.1132
Tools to help you fix, repair, optimize and tune up your computer.




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cFosSpeed 7.01 Build 1938 Beta
cFosSpeed, faster Internet with Traffic Shaping.




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Samsung Kies 2.3.0
You can transfer large applications easily by connecting your Samsung device to your PC.




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DVDFab HD Decrypter 8.1.7.8
Copies entire DVD movie to hard disk, and removes all the protections while copying.




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SuperRam 6.4.16.2012
SuperRam 5 increases computer performance by freeing wasted memory.




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Throttle 6.4.16.2012
Optimize your internet connection by modifying your Dial-up, DSL, ADSL, Cable, ISDN, and Satellite modem settings.




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PcBoost 3.4.16.2012
Boost the speed of your computer by making games and applications run faster.




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GameBoost 1.4.16.2012
Boost your PC games by optimizing your computers' speed and internet performance.




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GameGain 2.4.16.2012
Enhance gaming, it increases overall speed and squeezes out every last bit of performance from your computer.




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PCMedik 6.4.16.2012
Enhance PC performance, it increases overall speed and squeezes out every last bit of performance.




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Microsoft Process Monitor 3.01
Advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity.




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TweakNow PowerPack 2012 4.1.0
Fully-integrated suite of utilities to fine-tune every aspect of your computer's operating system and Web browser.




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Orbit Downloader 4.1.0.6
Super light,easy-to-use and free rich media downloader.




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Ashampoo Photo Commander 10.0.0
Ashampoo Photo Commander is a perfect example of a new generation of programs that are genuinely intuitive easy to use.




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BitTorrent 7.3.1.27056 for Mac
Protocol for distributing files. It identifies content by url and is designed to integrate seamlessly with the web.




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uTorrent 1.6.2.27046 for Mac OS X (utorrent)
Now the lightweight power and performance of uTorrent available for your Mac.




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Path Finder 6.0.0 for Mac OS X
Path Finder is a file browser for Mac OS X.




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Quicksilver ss67 Build 3925 for Mac OS X
Quicksilver allows you to navigate to what you need quickly and easily.




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Web Dumper 3.3.3 for Mac OS X
Download entire Web sites off of the Internet, and save them on your hard drive for later offline browsing.




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MaxBulk Mailer 8.3.8 for Mac OS X
Program able to send commercial mailings to up to several hundreds of email addresses very easily.




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Norton AntiVirus X 9.x-10.x Defs 04/17/12 for Mac OS X
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.




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Cisco Linksys E1500 Firmware 1.0.04
Driver Date: 3/28/2012 OS Support: Windows XP/Vista/7



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