Tuesday, May 22, 2012

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 22/05/2012

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Chrome tops Internet Explorer in StatCounter global rankings
Google’s Chrome web browser is now the most popular in the world, according to one analytics firm. StatCounter says that Chrome overtook Internet Explorer last week by securing 32.76 percent of the market share compared to 31.94 percent for Microsoft’s product.

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UK book chain Waterstones strikes deal with Amazon to sell Kindle
Struggling UK book seller Waterstones announced today that it has signed a commercial agreement with Amazon to offer customers Amazon's Kindle e-readers as well as e-book related services across its almost 300 strong chain of stores in the UK.

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Facebook IPO affected by Nasdaq technical issues
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. faces scrutiny after shares of Facebook Inc. were plagued by delays and mishandled orders on its very first day of trading. Apparently computers used to drive the auctions were overwhelmed by order cancellations and updates in the opening moments of the hugely anticipated initial public offering.

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Microsoft victorious in Motorola patent dispute, wins US import ban
Microsoft has prevailed over Motorola in one of their ongoing patent disputes after the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled (PDF) that the phone maker has violated one of the Redmond-based software giant's patents, and ordered an immediate import ban on the infringing Android phones.

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Yahoo to sell back half the shares it owns in Alibaba, netting $7.1bn
After years of negotiations, US internet company Yahoo announced it has reached a deal to sell part of its stake in China's biggest internet company, Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. The deal will see Alibaba buy back half of the 40% stake Yahoo holds in the group for $7.1 billion.

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Weekend tech reading: Facebook from inception to IPO
The Facebook story: from inception to IPO Just over eight years after Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook in a Harvard dorm room, Facebook has officially gone public today. And, what better time to dig back into the company's history, as documented by everyone from The Harvard Crimson and The New Yorker to...

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WOF: Windows 8 ditches Aero Glass -- will you miss it?
In a lengthy blog post, Microsoft has explained some of the logic behind Windows 8's interface. Much of the article discusses Metro, but a sizable chunk focuses on the desktop environment, including some significant changes that haven't been revealed in the Consumer Preview yet. Most notably, Microsoft says it's scrapping...

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Linux Kernel 3.4
Download the latest version of the Linux operating system.




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Total Uninstall 6.1.0
Uninstall any program with the most advanced uninstaller software.




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CDBurnerXP 4.3.5.2256
With this free software you can burn CD-R, CD-RW DVD+R/RW DVD-R/RW discs.




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Fraps 3.5.2
Fraps is a universal Windows application that can be used with all games using DirectX or OpenGL technology.




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Nvidia BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) 6.06
Enables you to change the sign-on message text & color, GPU & memory clocks, hidden features like SBA and more.




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WinISO 6.2.0.4520
CD-ROM image file utility that can convert BIN to ISO, extract/edit/create ISO files directly, tec.




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MAME 0.146s
Multiple arcade machine emulator




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PlayOn 3.5.10
Never Pay Outrageous Cable Bills Again. Free Movies, TV Shows, Live Sports and more.




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Miranda IM 0.9.49
Multi protocol instant messenger client.




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Wise Registry Cleaner 7.22
Wise Registry Cleaner is one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in the market today.




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Wise Disk Cleaner 7.32
Free up disk space by deleting junk files that are no longer used.




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Vista Manager 4.1.6
All-in-One utility to optimize, tweak, tune up and clean up your Windows Vista.




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ooVoo 3.5.170
ooVoo brings easy video chat to all platforms - our free video chat app is available to download for your computer (Mac, PC), smartphone (iOS, Android) & tablet.




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Rainlendar 2.8
Rainlendar is a customizable calendar that displays the current month.




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TweakNow PowerPack 2012 4.1.6
Fully-integrated suite of utilities to fine-tune every aspect of your computer's operating system and Web browser.




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i.Scribe 2.00 Beta 40
Small and fast email client with an intergrated contact database and calendar.




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Transmission 2.52 for Mac OS X
Free BitTorrent client written from scratch in C that aims to be as efficient as possible.




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VueScan 9.0.95
VueScan is an easy to use scanner program that saves you time and improves your productivity.




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Path Finder 6.0.2 for Mac OS X
Path Finder is a file browser for Mac OS X.




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