Sunday, August 12, 2012

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 12/08/2012

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Weekend Open Forum: Do you use a dedicated camera?
One of my passions outside of computer hardware and gadgets is photography. I picked up my first DSLR camera in 2005 and upgraded to a nicer model a few years later before deciding to sell the kit and invest in a micro four thirds system last year.

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Streaming music rakes in revenue, not hurting digital downloads
Warner Music Group, a major player in the music industry who's labels include the likes of Atlantic, Elektra, Warner Bros., Reprise and East West, has released their fiscal third quarter results. The results? For the first time ever, online music streaming services accounted for one-quarter of the group's recorded music revenue. ...

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Samsung unveils impressive Exynos 5 Dual Core SoC
Samsung has released specifications for their new dual-core mobile application processor known as the Exynos 5 Dual. This ARM-based processor is built using a 32nm HKMG (High-K Metal Gate) process and is said to perform nearly two times faster than existing Cortex A9-based dual-core chips

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Weekend game deals: 75% off Shogun 2, Saints Row, Darksiders
While summer promos have concluded at Steam and Green Man Gaming, things are just heating up at GamersGate. The outfit is partway through a month-long event and it's focusing on action games this week, with today's daily deals including 75% off Saints Row: The Third, Nuclear Dawn, Just Cause 2...

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iOS 6 beta augments spotty Wi-Fi with 3G, adds Bluetooth sharing
In the latest beta of iOS 6, Apple has included a feature coined Wi-Fi Plus Cellular. The surprisingly blandly-named feature allows apps having troubles with Wi-Fi to switch over to cellular data on the fly. This addition aims to smooth out spotty Wi-Fi signals or access points with poor quality...

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Gauss: Stuxnet-like cyber-espionage toolkit targets Middle East banks
Kaspersky security analysts have identified another cyber-threat (PDF) targeting the Middle East as part of ongoing research into Flame. Named Gauss, it displays all the hallmarks of being part of the same family as Flame (Stuxnet, Duqu) and is compromising financial account and log in information from computer users accessing Lebanese...

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Apple and Samsung US sales figures unearthed in court documents
More news continues to flow from the Apple vs. Samsung trial as Cupertino seeks a $2.5 billion judgment against the Korean tech giant over claims that they copied the design of the iPhone and iPad when developing some of their products. The latest bit of legal documentation reveals exactly how...

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Leaked Kinect 2 image shows up on Twitter, improved detail and depth
We’ve heard a great deal about Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox 720 gaming console over the past several months including when it might launch but much less of a fuss has been made with regards to the successor to the Kinect motion-sensing accessory. That all changed yesterday as Twitter user @superDaE posted...

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