Friday, May 18, 2012

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 18/05/2012

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Comcast investigated over net neutrality, denies Xfinity favoritism
Comcast network and operations VP, Tony Werner, has responded to Minnesota senator Al Franken's request to investigate the company for questionable net neutrality practices. According to Werner, Comcast is not prioritizing Xfinity traffic -- the company's IP television service -- which is the heart of the debate. ...

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Sony VAIO S, VAIO Z get Ivy Bridge, intros two new VAIO E models
Sony has given their VAIO S and VAIO Z business-minded notebooks the Ivy Bridge treatment in addition to introducing two new VAIO E models. The VAIO E series 15 and 17 join the 14P as part of their entertainment line although unlike the smaller 14P, these new models aren’t getting...

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Netgear adds cheaper router, USB adapter to 802.11ac lineup
Earlier this week Buffalo beat Netgear to market with the first commercially available 802.11ac router, but it didn’t take long for the latter to respond by launching its own R6300 Wi-Fi router and adding a couple more products into the mix: a cheaper 802.11ac router and a 802.11ac Wi-Fi USB...

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DDoS attack sidelines The Pirate Bay, Anonymous to blame?
Update: Anonymous has denied any involvement in the DDoS attack on The Pirate Bay.

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Samsung tops mobile sales, Windows Phone 7 and Blackberry plummet
According to figures by research firm Gartner, Samsung once again holds the top spot when it comes to global sales of mobile phones. The Korean-based company managed to bump Nokia from its perch after sales from the former king of handsets dipped more than 3 percent in Q1 2012.

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Microsoft improves multi-monitor support in Windows 8 Release Preview
Microsoft plans to make several improvements on how Windows manages multi-monitor setups starting with the next major release of its popular operating system. In a post at the Building Windows 8 Blog — which oddly enough has been taken down — Mark Yalovsky, a lead program manager on the User...

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Aaron Sorkin confirmed to write screenplay for Steve Jobs film
Following months of rumors, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Columbia Pictures have confirmed that Aaron Sorkin has been selected to write the screenplay for a movie based on the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. Sony purchased the rights to create the film just days following Jobs’ death in October 2011.

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Japanese scientists develop 20x faster Wi-Fi using T-rays
A team of Japanese scientists have succeeded in breaking the record for wireless data transmission in the terahertz range. The researchers were able to achieve speeds that are 20 times faster than typical Wi-Fi used today.

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Amazon source reveals plan to launch e-reader with built-in lighting
Rumors are beginning to circulate that the world's largest internet retailer, Amazon, will launch several new versions of their Kindle e-readers and tablet in July, including a revamped monochrome e-reader with built-in lighting, according sources familiar with the matter cited by Reuters.

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HTC One X, EVO 4G LTE held by US customs following Apple patent ban
Consumers eager to get their hands on HTC's One X and EVO 4G LTE smartphones will have to wait a bit longer after shipments of the new handsets were held by US customs, pending a review to confirm changes have been made as a result of the patent dispute lost...

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Google preparing up to five Android 5.0 Jelly Bean Nexus phones
Less than a month removed from selling their Galaxy Nexus handset contract-free through the Google Play Store, the search giant is preparing to partner with multiple OEMs in an effort to have more than one pure Google device available at any given time. In fact, Google could market upwards of...

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60 percent of Americans don't trust Facebook to keep their data private
A recent poll conducted by the Associated Press-CNBC shows that Facebook has a long way to go in earning the trust of their users. Nearly 60 percent of people questioned had little or no trust in Facebook’s ability to keep their personal information private.

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SanDisk SSD Toolkit 1.0.0.1
The SSD Toolkit helps SanDisk SSD users maintain peak performance of their SanDisk SSD(s) under various Windows operating systems with an easy-to-use graphical user interface.




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Core FTP Lite 2.2.1747
Free FTP client for personal and business use.




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Comodo Dragon 19.0.3.0
Fast and versatile Internet Browser based on Chromium, infused with Comodo's unparalleled level of security.




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CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) 1.03.131 for Mac OS X
Freeware system optimization tool that removes unused and temporary files.




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JAlbum 10.7.2 for Mac OS
Web photo gallery generator.




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JAlbum 10.7.2
Web photo gallery generator.




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Mp3tag 2.51
Edit your tags. Looks great and it's free.




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Tidy Up! 3.0.1 for Mac OS X
Tidy Up! is our next generation duplicate finder and disk tidiness utility.




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TextWrangler 4.0.3152 for Mac OS X
Powerful and richly-featured tool for composing, modifying, and transforming text stored in plain-text files.




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Apple QuickTime 7.7.2
Multimedia player and authoring system from Apple.




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ESET NOD32 Antivirus 5.2.9.1
Safeguard your online life with the best proactive solution that will not slow you down.




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HWiNFO32 3.96-1640
A powerful system information tool for Windows.




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XYplorer 11.10
Multi-tabbed dual pane file manager for Windows, featuring a powerful file search, a versatile preview, and a highly customizable interface.




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HWiNFO64 3.96-1640
Professional hardware information and diagnostic tools supporting latest components, industry technologies and standards.




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Event Log Explorer 4.0
Software for viewing, monitoring and analyzing events recorded in Security, System, Application and another logs.




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Light Image Resizer 4.3.1.0
Organizes your photos by shrinking their resolution or moving them within your hard drive.




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Kaspersky TDSSKiller 2.7.35.0
A rootkit is a program or a program kit that hides the presence of malware in the system, TDSSKiller eliminates them.




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EMDB 1.47
EMDB is a small utility to keep track of your DVD collection.




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Spybot Search and Destroy Detection Update May 16, 2012
This updates the detection rules for Spybot Search and Destroy.




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Opera 12.00.1413 Beta 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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FlashGot 1.4.5
Free Mozilla/Firefox extension to handle downloads with external download managers.




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