Sunday, July 22, 2012

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 22/07/2012

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Weekend Open Forum: Your favorite co-op games
While I enjoy the heck out of single and competitive multiplayer games, it's hard to match the fun of a well-produced co-op experience in my opinion. There's something particularly engrossing about tackling in-game obstacles with a coordinated effort. Unfortunately, few titles step up to the plate and those that do...

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Total rewrite of Digg promises to put users first, launches Aug 1
Once eye-balled by Google for $200 million dollars, New York technology studio Betaworks swooped in and purchased Digg and its remaining properties for just $500,000 on July 12. Betaworks has posted on its Rethink Digg blog that it is moving forward with plans to rebuild the entire site from scratch....

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Galaxy Note II benchmark shows 1.6GHz quad-core Exynos CPU
Rumors surfaced last month that Samsung would be releasing an update to the Galaxy Note that launched earlier this year. The phone is said to have a massive 5.5-inch display and a quad-core processor among other features. We now know that the latter bit of information is likely accurate thanks...

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Samsung may begin producing flexible AMOLED displays this quarter
According to The Verge, Korean news site DDaily says Samsung is set to begin manufacturing its long-rumored "Youm" displays -- a new type of ultra-thin AMOLED panel which is bendable, stretchable, rollable and possibly even foldable. This jibes with rumors we heard in 2011 that Samsung may have been planning to mass...

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LG launches IPS7 series monitors with MHL and Cinema Screen Design
LG has introduced two new IPS monitors that feature Cinema Screen Design and MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) connectivity. The two displays are part of LG’s IPS7 series that will debut first in Korea and China before making an international debut.

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Weekend game deals: Steam's summer sale continues
Steam's summer event continues with fresh daily deals and flash sales, which currently includes big savings on Deus Ex, Crysis 2, Driver, F.3.A.R., Splinter Cell: Conviction and more. Although it's tough to beat some of Steam's dailies, there are plenty of noteworthy deals abroad, such as Dragon Age Origins: Ultimate...

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Neowin: Super smartphone showdown 6-part video review
It's a Super Smartphone Showdown as Neowin pits the top five flagship devices from the major Android device manufacturers against each other. Here's what they have on the table:

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Google acquires Sparrow, halts development on iOS and Mac apps
Email startup Sparrow has been acquired by Google. The company’s CEO Dom Leca announced the news on the company's site and Twitter account this morning, saying that the team behind the popular iOS and Mac email client will be joining the Gmail team to “accomplish a bigger vision”. ...

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Firefox OS nightly builds available for testing on Windows, Mac or Linux
Earlier this month Mozilla announced it is renaming its Boot to Gecko operating system for smartphones to Firefox OS while touting support from major carriers worldwide. Although the first Firefox OS-powered devices aren’t expected to arrive until sometime in 2013, Mozilla’s engineering team has begun posting nightly desktop builds of...

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Comcast preparing to one-up Verizon with 305 Mbps Internet package
Comcast is reportedly preparing to bolster their broadband Internet offering in an attempt to compete with high-speed rival Verizon Wireless. The cable company recently streamed a live event to employees that hinted at a faster service that would soon be available to customers that already have access to Verizon’s FiOS...

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Apple rolls out iTunes Movies in the Cloud to 35 more countries
Apple announced a further rollout of iTunes in the Cloud yesterday, adding iCloud support for films and TV series sold through its iTunes store in another 35 countries.

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OCZ reportedly in acquisition talks with Seagate, Micron
Rumors are circulating that OCZ is in talks with several industry giants about a potential buyout. According to Fudzilla's unnamed industry sources, Seagate is a likely buyer and would pay over $308.5 million, OCZ's Nasdaq value before the rumor was published (Seagate is valued at over $11 billion, for comparison)....

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Google might have to filter piracy-related searches in France
Google might be required to filter filesharing-related search terms in France, pending a decision by the nation's Court of Appeal. In early 2010, French recording industry group SNEP sought legal action in an effort to have terms like "torrent," "Rapidshare" and "Megaupload" censored from the search provider's "Autocomplete" and "Instant"...

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Microsoft Office 2013 drops support for XP, Vista
Microsoft has published clearer system requirements for deploying Office 2013 on its Technet website. Users still running Windows XP and Vista may be disappointed to hear that Office 2013 will not be compatible either operating system. The new version Office will only be compatible with Windows 7, 8, 2008 R2 Server and 2012 Server.

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Apple patches CPU power consumption bug in 2012 MacBooks
Apple has issued an update that addresses CPU-related power consumption issues with MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models released in June, including the 15-inch Retina display model. Details are slim on the 76.64MB update, but CNET reports that it contains new versions of the I/O kernel extensions and frameworks, the...

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Micron is first to market with phase-change memory (PCM)
We've been hearing about phase-change memory (PCM) for the past several years, but it appears Micron will be the first manufacturer to bring this flash-alternative to commercial markets. According to Micron, PCM will be landing on feature phones first with plans for smartphones and tablets to come later. ...

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Nokia posts $1 billion operating loss, considers patents sale
Nokia today announced a $1.7 billion operating loss on $9.23 billion revenue for the three month period from April through June of 2012. The company managed to sell 4 million units of its Lumia devices, but overall Nokia's smartphone sales were down 14% compared to 2011. Feature phone sales, increased...

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28nm technology leads TSMC to second-highest quarterly profit
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has posted their highest quarterly profit in six quarters and the second-highest all time. The company posted sales of $4.2 billion and a net income of $1.4 billion, up 15.9 percent and 16.3 percent from the same time last year, respectively.

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Microsoft updates Bing Maps with 215TB of high-resolution imagery
Microsoft has issued an update for Bing Maps that includes 215TB of high-resolution imagery covering the United States and key locations in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Tokyo. These new snapshots, aptly named Bird’s Eye, were captured at a 45 degree angle to provide increased detail of buildings and landmarks. ...

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World's third largest spam botnet 'Grum' taken down
Security researchers announced they’ve dismantled the world's third-largest botnet, known as Grum, which is believed to have been responsible for 18% of the world's spam.

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Neowin: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean review
When Google announced and showcased Android 4.1 Jelly Bean at the I/O conference, it was understood that Google wanted this to be a somewhat minor update to last year’s Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), so in this review, we'll just be covering all new features. However, if you want to...

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Some Nexus 7 tablets suffering from screen lifting and dead pixels
Some Nexus 7 early adopters are getting a bit more than they bargained for in the $199 tablet, and not in a good way. Reports and photos have been surfacing this week that show two major display-related issues affecting Google’s first tablet.

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Microsoft Windows 8 official release set for October 26
Microsoft has ended all speculation surrounding the launch date of its next-generation operating system after Steven Sinofsky announced during the company’s annual sales meeting yesterday that customers will be able to get a copy on Friday October 26, on a new computer or as an upgrade.

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Apple ordered to post "Samsung didn't copy iPad" notice on its UK website
Apple’s legal campaign against Samsung backfired spectacularly yesterday, according to a report by Bloomberg, after being ordered to place a public a notice on its UK site and in several national newspapers alerting people to the High Court ruling on July 9 that Samsung didn’t copy the designs for the...

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Microsoft beefs up Xbox Live's security to combat online fraud
With services being hacked left and right, Microsoft has acted on user feedback submitted in recent months by introducing new security measures to Xbox Live. Along with unexplained "security enhancements" implemented behind the scenes during Xbox Live's spring update, the company increased notifications to accounts that may be compromised, encouraging...

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BitTorrent 7.6.1.27611
The most popular P2P application of current times on its original form.




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Picasa Photo Organizer 3.9.136.7
Automatically finds and organizes all of your pictures.




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K-Lite Codec Pack Update 9.1.0
This is a cumulative update for the latest version of the K-Lite (Mega) Codec Pack.




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K-Lite Codec Pack 64-bit 9.1.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.




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K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 9.1.0
K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs, DirectShow filters and tools.




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K-Lite Codec Pack Standard 9.1.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.




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K-Lite Codec Pack Full 9.1.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.




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K-Lite Codec Pack Basic 9.1.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.




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K-Lite Codec Tweak Tool 5.4.1
Scan the registry to detect and remove broken references to codecs and filters.




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FireAlpaca 1.0.30
FireAlpaca is the image editor that can be used readily and easily.




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Advanced Encryption Package Professional 5.65
Military grade encryption, shredding and ability to work with .zip archives.




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Joyfax Server 6.95.0720
Fax software allows you to send and receive faxes in a network environment.




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IZArc 4.1.7
Ultimate archive utility that suports many archive formats.




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Opera 12.50.1517 Beta
Opera introduces the looks and the performance of an exceptional Web browser.




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Paragon Partition Manager 12.0
Fast and powerful disk manager. Creates, copies, resizes hard drive partitions.




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Skype 5.8.0.1027 for Mac OS X
The whole world can talk for free with this p2p telephony software.




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PrivaZer 1.2.7
PrivaZer is a privacy cleaner that scans your computer and provides you with a complete report of all computer and Internet traces that can be found on your PC.




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PowerISO 5.3
Create, edit, extract, convert, compress, encrypt,split and mount CD/DVD image file.




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Total Uninstall 6.2.0
Uninstall any program with the most advanced uninstaller software.




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VLC Media Player 2.0.3
A highly portable and popular multimedia player for multiple audio and video formats.




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PRTG - Free Network Monitor 12.3.1.2366
PRTG Network Monitor is the powerful network monitoring solution from Paessler AG.




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Vuze (Formerly Azureus) 4.7.1.2
Vuze is a great utility that brings the popular Java-based BitTorrent client to a new level of stability, usability, and speed.




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J. River Media Center 17.0.1782
Organize and experience all your media: Music, photos and video YOUR way -- all from a single software program.




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BurnAware Free 5.0.1
BurnAware allows you to easily perform the most common disc burning operations.




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WinISO 6.2.0.4584
CD-ROM image file utility that can convert BIN to ISO, extract/edit/create ISO files directly, tec.




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