Saturday, May 5, 2012

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 05/05/2012

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Raspberry Pi: The TechSpot Review + How-To Setup Guide
Six years ago, Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton set out to reignite programming in schools with a cheap, compact computing platform. Despite targeting students, his foundation's $35 computer captured the imaginations of tinkers worldwide, resulting in overwhelming demand. Interest was so high, that distributors Premier Farnell and RS buckled under...

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Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone hands-on
Samsung launched its new Galaxy S III smartphone with great fanfare today in London and our friends at MobileBurn were there to get a first look at the device.

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PC gaming hardware market continues to grow despite rising competition
Naysayers have been predicting doom and gloom for the PC gaming market for several years and with the advent of mobile gaming, the post-PC era and continued popularity of consoles, it seemed like a feasible prediction. The only problem, however, is that those predictions were wrong. Those looking for proof...

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Microsoft to drop "Windows Live" brand alongside Windows 8 release
Were you finally getting used to the idea of Microsoft integrating its products and services under the "Windows Live" umbrella? Well, if you're someone who's gotten comfortable with the Windows Live brand, you're about to be jettisoned into the zone of discomfort again.

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Minecraft creator publicly criticizes EA over indie game bundle
Well-known game developer Markus “Notch” Persson has caused quite a stir on Twitter today. The outspoken Minecraft creator tweeted his thoughts regarding Electronic Arts releasing an “indie bundle” of games on Steam, telling the company in no short order that they aren’t an indie developer and they should stop trying...

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Samsung unveils Galaxy S III smartphone at media event in London
Samsung has officially taken the wraps off of the long-awaited Galaxy S III smartphone at the Mobile Unpacked press event in London. The new flagship handset packs a quad-core 1.4GHz Exynos processor and a GPU that is said to be 65 percent faster than the chip found inside the Galaxy...

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New Android malware spreads via infected websites
Mobile security firm, Lookout, warns of a new malware which may be spreading itself to unsuspecting Android handsets and tablets. Coined as "NotCompatible", the malware is being propagated via Android's web browser which is thought to be a first for the mobile OS.

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New iPhone rumors: 20% thinner with 4-inch screen and Gorilla Glass 2
The new iPhone is likely still several months away but information pertaining to the next generation Apple handset is already making the rounds. The latest news on the new iPhone / iPhone 5 / whatever you want to call it comes courtesy of iLounge’s Jeremy Horwitz.

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Amazon Cloud Drive gets desktop app for Mac and Windows
Amazon's Cloud Drive has been around for a while, but yesterday the company made it much easier to upload files from its servers by releasing dedicated apps fow Windows and OS X. The move comes hot on the heels of Google Drive's launch last week and Microsoft revamping its SkyDrive...

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Leaked slides shed more light on upcoming Trinity APUs
AMD is expected to release their next generation Trinity APU very soon but if you are growing impatient and would like an early look at some key features, keep reading. A series of leaked slides have found their way to the web courtesy of Chinese site EXPreview that reveal a...

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Nokia launches patent offensive, sues HTC, RIM and ViewSonic
Struggling Finnish phone maker Nokia propelled itself in the ongoing mobile patent wars after it filed multiple lawsuits in two different continents during a single day against HTC, Research in Motion and Viewsonic, alleging they infringe on a total of 45 different patents.

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Motorola wins injunction: Xbox 360 and Windows 7 sales banned in Germany
Microsoft was dealt a huge blow by Motorola Mobility after the latter was granted an injunction by the Mannheim Courts in Germany, preventing the Redmond-based software giant from selling online or in German stores its Xbox 360 games console and Windows 7 operating system. The results of this court case is...

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Blizzard to collect up to 30 percent on Diablo III auction house sales
Blizzard has released more information regarding the real money auction house that was first announced last summer. The company plans to take a cut of every transaction in the auction house on top of one or more fees to transfer money to a third party service like PayPal.

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In Paris: A few things I learned about video games
I went to Paris last weekend, which is an extravagant thing to do if you live in New York and should probably be making shorter weekend commutes. But I had a rare chance to go and so off I went, out Thursday overnight, back Monday afternoon.

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Automatic language translation now part of Gmail
Google has integrated a language translation service directly into Gmail. The new function is being rolled out to all Gmail users over the next few days which will allow users to translate messages to and from a variety of languages automatically or with the click of a button.

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Tech Fail! Biggest Flops of The Last 10+ Years
There are two surefire ways to have your name immortalized in history: succeed in your stride toward greatness or, as so many tech firms did in 2011, faceplant trying.

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Microsoft to offer subsidized $99 Xbox 360 + Kinect bundle next week
Microsoft will be releasing a subsidized version of their Xbox 360 gaming console as early as next week for $99. The bundle will include a 4GB hard drive and a Kinect motion sensing device at a monthly price of $15.

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Steam gets remote game downloads with new beta update
Valve has launched a new Steam beta that lets you manage your game library remotely, plugging one of the primary shortcomings of its mobile application. In January, the developer released iOS and Android apps providing access to core Steam features, such as chatting with friends, browsing profiles, viewing news as...

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Apple rejects Dropbox apps, companies working to resolve differences
First identified as a series of support requests, Dropbox confirmed that Apple has begun rejecting any apps which depend on the Dropbox SDK. The problem purportedly stems from both recent changes in the Dropbox SDK and Apple's exhaustive developer agreement terms.

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Huawei and Intel join forces to work on LTE TDD solutions
Intel has partnered with Chinese information and communication technology solutions provider Huawei to develop a lab for interoperability testing based on LTE Time Division Duplex (LTE TDD). Intel is expected to use the lab as a test bed for Medfield Atom smartphones with TD-LTE connectivity in a continued move away...

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Spotify launches long-awaited iPad app
Spotify users are finally getting the native iPad application they've been clamoring for some time. The app is available for free on the App Store, but like the company's existing mobile apps, it requires a $9.99 per month Premium subscription to use. That said, those without a Premium subscription can...

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Flashback malware generated $10k per day in fraudulent ad clicks
People usually speculate as to why someone would create a virus or piece of malware that seemingly does nothing more than cause harm to someone they don’t even know. Are these social outcasts, still living in their mother’s basement with nothing better to do than complicate other people’s lives, or...

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Sony announces Vaio T11 and T13 ultrabooks
Sony is officially getting into the Ultrabook game with the announcement of its first couple of models for this market: the Vaio T11 and T13. As the name suggests, they'll come with 11- and 13.3-inch screens, and will offer many of the features we've come to expect from this form...

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Hewlett Packard retakes top spot in Q1 2012 PC shipments
Hewlett Packard regained the top spot for PC sales after losing out to Apple four months ago according to the latest industry figures published yesterday by market research firm Canalys. The results reveal that HP managed a 40,000 unit lead over the iPhone and iPad maker, the result of a...

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Mozilla breaks Silicon Valley silence, takes stance against CISPA
Mozilla broke Silicon Valley's silence over the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) late Tuesday, after expressing its concern that the bill reaches far beyond just internet security and actually infringes on rights to privacy.

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Raspberry Pi Review & Initial How-To Setup Guide
Six years ago, Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton set out to reignite programming in schools with a cheap, compact computing platform. Despite targeting students, his foundation's $35 computer captured the imaginations of tinkers worldwide, resulting in overwhelming demand.

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Biggest Tech Failures of The Last 10+ Years
There are two surefire ways to have your name immortalized in history: succeed in your stride toward greatness or, as so many tech firms did in 2011, faceplant trying. We revisit some of the biggest flops of the new millennia, starting with what many consider Microsoft's worst OS ever.

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NetGong (Formerly IPMonitor) 7.8
Network monitoring solution.




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Gmail Notifier Pro 4.1.2
Gmail Notifier Pro is a Windows application capable of checking multiple Gmail accounts for new mail and display notifications.




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Trillian 5.2.0.8 Beta
Trillian helps you organize your online life with its powerful and flexible interface for IM, social networks, content syndication, the Web, and email.




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Sumatra PDF 2.1
Sumatra PDF is a slim, free, open-source PDF viewer for Windows.




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Norton AntiVirus X 9.x-10.x Defs 05/03/12 for Mac OS X
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.




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The Gimp 2.8.0
GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program.




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Kinect for Windows SDK 1.0.3.191
Teach. Play. Change the world.




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MediaCoder 0.8.12.5240
Free universal audio/video batch transcoder.




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WinRAR 4.20 Beta 1
The latest beta of the powerful archive manager. Create and decompress RAR, ZIP and other files downloaded from the internet.




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Digsby Build 30205
Multiprotocol IM client that lets you chat with all your friends




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Foxit Reader 5.3.0.0423
Foxit Reader is a free reader for PDF documents. You can view and print PDF documents with it.




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jetAudio 8.0.17
Integrated multimedia player to replay and convert audio cd, midi, and digital video.




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MediaInfo 0.7.57
MediaInfo supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio file.




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Picasa Photo Organizer 3.9.136.2
Automatically finds and organizes all of your pictures.




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JAlbum 10.7
Web photo gallery generator.




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Firefox Portable 12.0
Run Firefox from your removable/USB drive.




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Sony Vegas Pro 11.0.683
All of the products in the Vegas software family make it easy to import and edit movies, images, and music so you can jump right in and start creating your next video or audio masterpiece.




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EverNote 4.5.5.6796
EverNote is a free note-taking application.




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Google Chrome 19.0.1084.41 Beta for Linux
Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.




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Google Chrome 19.0.1084.41 Beta for Mac OS X
Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.




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JAlbum 10.7 for Mac OS
Web photo gallery generator.




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RAR for Mac OS X 4.11
RAR is a powerful tool which allows you to manage and control archive files.




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RAR for Mac OS X 4.20 Beta 1
Allows you to manage and control archive files. The archive is usually a regular file, which name has a ".rar" suffix.




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Little Snitch 2.5.2 for Mac OS X
Little Snitch tells you when a program tries to send info to the internet so you can see whats going on in the background.




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Cocktail 5.2 for Mac OS X
Simplifies the use of advanced UNIX functions, gives access to hidden Mac OS X settings, let you easily optimize your system.




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AMD Mobility Catalyst Display Driver 12.4 for Windows Vista/7 64-bit
Driver Date: 4/25/2012 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7 64-bit



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AMD Mobility Catalyst Display Driver 12.4 for Windows Vista/7 32-bit
Driver Date: 4/25/2012 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7



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AMD Catalyst Display Driver 12.4 for Windows Vista/7 64-bit
Driver Date: 4/25/2012 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7 64-bit



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AMD Catalyst Display Driver 12.4 for Windows Vista/7 32-bit
Driver Date: 4/25/2012 OS Support: Windows Vista / 7



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AMD Catalyst Display Driver 12.4 for Windows XP 64-bit
Driver Date: 4/25/2012 OS Support: Windows XP 64-bit



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AMD Catalyst Display Driver 12.4 for Windows XP
Driver Date: 4/25/2012 OS Support: Windows XP



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