Wednesday, December 5, 2012

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 06/12/2012

TechSpot Vulgar post land on prominent blogs, Tumblr patches vulnerability Tumblr says it has addressed a vulnerability which allowed hackers to force visitors into unwittingly reposting an offensive, expletive-ridden message condemning the "tasteless" and "bourgeoisie" blog site. More than 8,600 users were affected -- Cnet, USA Today and The Verge were among prominent accounts affected -- but Tumblr assures users that... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Verizon CEO says Redbox Instant will begin beta testing in January Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam informed investors during the UBS Global Media and Communications conference that the company’s service with Redbox, dubbed Redbox Instant, wouldn’t launch commercially until sometime during the first quarter of 2013. Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Twitter, Facebook and Venmo SMS vulnerability publically disclosed If you use Twitter and have your account set up to tweet via SMS, this story will likely be of particular interest to you. A new vulnerability has been revealed that allows an attacker to post directly to an account so long as they know the mobile number associated with... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Gmail 2.0 for iOS arrives with multiple account support Google has pushed out an update for its iOS Gmail app that introduces an entirely new look along with a variety of new features and improvements across the board. Arriving a day after another update for Android users, version 2.0 finally brings multiple account support to iPhones and iPads, enabling... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Steve Jobs biopic to debut at the Sundance Film Festival next year Sundance Institute has announced that jOBS, the biopic of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, will premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2013. The film will be shown out of competition on the last night of the event in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Tuesday tech deals: Phenom II X4 945 barebones kit for $150 AMD Phenom II X4 945 Barebones PC Kit for $150 after rebates + free shipping Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Apple's iTunes Music Store now available in 119 countries Continuing with an aggressive expansion plan kicked off earlier this year, Apple announced the launch of its iTunes Store in a total of 56 countries today, bringing the number of supported markets up to 119. The announcement almost doubles its reach in one fell swoop and comes just a few... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
InterAxon promises $199 brain-sensing headband in 2013 At LeWeb 2012 today, crowdfunded startup InterAxon announced plans to begin selling Muse -- its brainwave-sensing headband -- to consumers in spring 2013. For anyone interested procuring a Muse of their own, they'll have until December 7 to make a contribution to the startup's Indigogo crowdfunding campaign. Currently, offers of... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Nokia sells Espoo headquarters for quick cash, signs lease to stay put Nokia has decided to exit the real estate business, as chief financial officer Timo Ihamuotila put it, by selling their headquarters in Espoo, Finland. Property investor Exilion Capital Oy purchased the facility for 170 million euros ($222 million) but that doesn’t mean Nokia is moving out. Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Qualcomm buys stake in Sharp, will collaborate in low-power displays Sharp has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Pixtronix, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, for the development of new power-saving screens based on the companies’ MEMS and IGZO technology. Qualcomm is investing ‘as much as’ 9.9 billion yen (around $120m) for a stake in Sharp as part of... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Nielsen Social Media report shows Pinterest grew by leaps and bounds Most would probably agree that 2012 has been the coming out party for social networking. Sure, Facebook has been popular for many years after it trumped MySpace but more recent entrants have played a huge part in shaping how people spend their time online. Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Mozilla integrates Facebook Messenger into latest Firefox browser If you’re the type that likes to distance yourself from social media, odds are you probably aren’t terribly fond of the fact that it’s being integrated directly into a growing number of seemingly unrelated products. The latest prominent piece of software to integrate Facebook features into itself is Mozilla’s Firefox... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
AceMoney Lite 4.30 AceMoney Lite is a free personal finance software, the best free Quicken and Microsoft Money alternative. All features from its big brother are there, limited only to two accounts. Read More ...
Google Chrome 24.0.1312.32 Beta for Mac OS X Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed. Read More ...
Google Chrome 24.0.1312.32 Beta for Linux Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed. Read More ...
Google Chrome 24.0.1312.32 Beta for Windows Google Chrome's development is high-paced and here's their latest beta. Read More ...
K-Lite Codec Pack Update 9.5.8 This is a cumulative update for the latest version of the K-Lite (Mega) Codec Pack. Read More ...
FrostWire 1.0.5 for Android BitTorrent/Cloud client with a full featured media player. Read More ...
WinSpell 1.8 WinSpell is the first and only spell check enhancement suite for Windows 8, Internet Explorer 10 and Office Outlook. Read More ...
Alcohol 52% Free Edition 2.0.2.4713 Allows users to create a virtual CD/DVD drives and play CDs & DVDs without the need for the physical disc. Read More ...
Writemonkey 2.4.0.15 Writemonkey is a Windows zenware writing application with an extremely stripped down user interface, leaving you alone with your thoughts and your words. Read More ...
Windows 8 Manager 1.0.2 Windows 8 Manager is a system utility that helps you optimize, tweak, repair and clean up Windows 8. Read More ...
Hitman Pro 3.7.0.179 Unlimited free scanning and free 30-day version to remove detected malware. Read More ...
WinISO 6.3.0.4721 CD-ROM image file utility that can convert BIN to ISO, extract/edit/create ISO files directly, tec. Read More ...
EverNote 4.6.0.7670 EverNote is a free note-taking application. Read More ...
Apple Remote Desktop 3.6.2 for Mac OS X Apple Remote Desktop with real-time screen sharing is the ideal desktop management solution for education, businesses, and professionals on the go. Read More ...
Foxit Reader 5.4.4.11281 Foxit Reader is a free reader for PDF documents. You can view and print PDF documents with it. Read More ...
Free Studio 5.7 Free Studio is an all-in-one package bundling all free multimedia applications developed by DVDVideoSoft. Read More ...
Ashampoo Burning Studio 12.0.3 Ashampoo Burning Studio focuses on what you want: Burn discs quickly, easily, with maximum quality and minimum hassle. Read More ...
Dropbox 1.6.3 Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically. Read More ...
Process Lasso 6.0.1.96 Process Lasso is a software that will improve system responsiveness and stability. Read More ...
Becky! Internet Mail 2.64.04 Internet Mail is the software specifically designed for the Internet e-mail. Read More ...
TopStyle 5.0.0.81 TopStyle contains powerful tools for building standards-compliant web sites. Read More ...
PrivaZer 1.5.1 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. Read More ...
Kaspersky Rescue Disk 12.04.12 Boot from the Kaspersky Rescue Disk to scan and remove threats from an infected computer without the risk of infecting other files or computers. Read More ...
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.1 for Mac OS X Bringing together all kinds of awesomeness to make browsing better for you. Read More ...
FlashGot 1.5 Free Mozilla/Firefox extension to handle downloads with external download managers. Read More ...
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