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IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 10/05/2012

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Cubitek HPTX-ICE High-End Case Review
Founded in spring 2010, Cubitek is a relative newcomer to the chassis industry, but that's not stopping it from challenging the biggest names in the business -- including veteran Lian Li. Last month, the company unveiled its latest ICE series with five premium models spanning everything from Mini-ITX to HPTX.

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802.11-2012 Wi-Fi promises 600Mbps, 3.65-3.7GHz, mesh networking
Over the past 15 years, the Wi-Fi (802.11x) standard has been revised only a handful of times, evolving to include major revisions like 802.11b, g and n and smaller, incremental amendments like 802.11a. For the fourth time since 1997, the IEEE standards committee is planning another major revision to the...

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Blizzard prepares for StarCraft II expansion, shares new features
Blizzard has announced plans to introduce some long-awaited features to StarCraft II ahead of (or alongside) its first expansion, Heart of the Swarm, which is expected sometime this year. Arguably the most interesting addition is the ability to resume multiplayer games from a replay file.

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Microsoft SoundWave is a Kinect without the camera
Microsoft has been a pioneer in gesture control with their Kinect motion sensing device but a new venture from a Microsoft Research project team aims to essentially do the same thing without the cameras. SoundWave allows the user to control their computer with hand gestures that are recognize via sound...

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Verizon announces HomeFusion, residential LTE service
Verizon has been rapidly expanding its LTE coverage ever since they flipped the switch on the network on December 2010. Now, with 4G LTE service from Verizon available in 230 markets across the US, the company has decided its time to bring LTE into homes as a wired replacement.

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Samsung hands out prototype Tizen handsets to developers
Those in attendance at the Tizen developer’s conference in San Francisco are being given Samsung prototype devices loaded with version 1.0 of the budding operating system. The crew from The Handheld Blog was in attendance and has plenty to share on the subject.

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Shareholder hits Nokia with class-action suit for poor Lumia sales
One of Nokia's angry shareholders, Robert Chmielinski instructed law firm Robbins Geller Rudman and Dowd to file a class-action lawsuit (PDF) in a New York court against the firm, claiming it misled investors with promises that the partnership with Microsoft to sell Windows Phone 7 handsets would be more successful.

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The Avengers sets opening weekend record despite early "cam" leak
A copy of The Avengers recorded with a camcorder leaked onto the Internet a week before the film’s theatrical release which probably had Disney executives more than a bit uneasy regarding the movie’s prospects. The “cam” flick was downloaded more than half a million times (likely a record for a...

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Tuesday tech deals: Ivy Bridge desktop $760, 40" HDTV $340
HP Pavilion Elite Ivy Bridge Core i7 Quad 3.4GHz PC for $760 + free shipping

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Nevada embraces driverless cars, issues autonomous vehicle licenses
Nevada -- a gambler's paradise where shotgun weddings run rampant and brothels are legal in half the state -- has added yet another unique attraction under its belt: autonomous vehicles. Nevada is the first state to issue driverless vehicle licenses on public roadways and the first state to officially welcome such vehicles,...

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Samsung Focus 2 on its way to AT&T, hands-on
Samsung and AT&T have announced the Focus 2, the successor to the earlier Focus Windows Phone smartphones sold by the carrier. The Focus 2 features support for AT&T's LTE network - a first for a Windows Phone from Samsung - and runs Windows Phone 7.5.

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Angry Birds creator Rovio ready to go public after strong 2011 earnings
Rovio Entertainment is now set for a stock market listing after posting strong earnings for 2011 that saw sales jump tenfold over the previous year. Some analysts have valued the Angry Birds creator at nearly $9 billion.

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Samsung, Qualcomm join forces on wireless charging standard‎
Wireless charging has been around for a while — the late Palm Pre famously supported it three years ago — but the technology is set to receive a major push thanks to industry giants Samsung Electronics and Qualcomm. The two firms have joined forces to form the Alliance for Wireless...

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Google infringed Oracle's Java copyrights, jury still undecided on 'fair use' argument
The jury in the ongoing Oracle vs. Google trial returned a partial verdict yesterday, concluding that the internet search giant did breach the copyright of Oracle's Java programming language, but were unable to agree on whether the Android mobile OS' usage of Java is constituted as "fair use" under copyright law,...

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T-Mobile to support the iPhone this year amidst $4B network upgrade
T-Mobile’s wireless network will be compatible with the iPhone later this year, despite the fact that the company is the only major US telecom that doesn’t sell Apple’s handset. The fourth largest wireless provider has hired Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks to build out a 4G LTE network valued at...

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Apple to launch $799 MacBook Air in Q3 2012 to rival Ultrabooks?
Apple could be planning to release a $799 MacBook Air that would be designed to combat new Ultrabooks launching in the coming months. The price is $200 cheaper than the current entry-level model based on Intel’s Core i5 processor, according to a new report from DigiTimes citing a source in...

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Vertex 4 firmware update inbound, doubles writes on 128GB model
OCZ has announced a new firmware update that boosts performance of fourth-generation Vertex drives by up to 110% in certain situations. The update (v1.4RC) increases 128KB sequential reads from 535MB/s to 550MB/s on 128GB, 256GB and 512GB Vertex 4s, while 128KB sequential writes have increased from 200MB/s to 420MB/s, 380MB/s...

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Cubitek HPTX-ICE Case Review
The HPTX-ICE stands 559mm (22

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Microsoft Silverlight 5.1.10411.0
Cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering rich interactive applications for the Web.




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Ad-Aware Free 10.1.211.3382
Core Virus and Spyware Protection Trusted by Millions Worldwide




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OpenOffice.org 3.4.0 for Windows
OpenOffice.org is an open-source, multi-platform and multi-lingual office suite that resembles MS Office functionality.




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OpenOffice.org 3.4.0 for Mac OS X
OpenOffice.org is an open-source, multi-platform and multi-lingual office suite that resembles MS Office functionality.




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Outlook 2007 Junk E-mail Filter update: May 2012
Microsoft has released the update for the Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 Junk E-mail Filter.




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Nero Burning Rom 11.2.0.009
Nero 11 is the next generation of the worldÂ’s most trusted integrated digital media and home entertainment software suite.




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Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail Filter update: May 2012
This optional update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2003




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Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 4.8
Removes specific malicious software.




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GoodSync 9.1.8.5
GoodSync is an easy and reliable file backup and file synchronization software




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Microsoft Silverlight 5.1.10411.0 for Mac
Cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering rich interactive applications for the Web.




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WinSCP 5.0.7 Beta
Freeware SFTP and SCP client for Windows using SSH.




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Opti Drive Control 1.50
Opti Drive Control is a program for testing optical drives and media.




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Spyware Doctor 9.0.0.2286
Spyware removal utility that detects, removes and protects your PC from thousands of potential threats.




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Express Burn 4.56
Lets you create and record audio or data CDs with any Windows PC with an installed CD recorder.




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WinSnap 4.0.4
Windows Snapshot Maker (shortly WinSnap) is a small enhancement utility for taking and editing screenshots.




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DriverMax 6.31
Easily back up all your drivers




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FlashGot 1.4.4
Free Mozilla/Firefox extension to handle downloads with external download managers.




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PassMark BurnInTest Professional 7.0 Build 1012
Simultaneously exercises all of the major components of a computer, to test for endurance and reliability.




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Stickies 7.1d
Stickies is a PC utility to try to cut down on the number of Post-It(R) notes you leave stuck to your monitor.




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Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.5.635
Play 3D games, view product demos, online learning applications and more.




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Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Free 12.0.0.1125
The private and individual use of the AntiVir Personal Edition is completely free of charge.




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Adobe Camera Raw 6.7
The camera raw converter functionality in Adobe Photoshop software provides fast and easy access to the raw image formats produced by many leading professional and mid-range digital cameras.




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Adobe Shockwave Player 11.6.5.635 for Mac OS X
Experience high-performance multimedia created in Director.




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Adobe Flash Professional CS6
Create for the browser and beyond.




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