Thursday, April 11, 2013

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 12/04/2013


TechSpot PC industry posts steepest quarterly sales decline in history Sales of personal computers plummeted 14 percent in the first quarter of 2013 – the worst drop in nearly 20 years according to a new report from International Data Corp. The findings are a bit breathtaking as even the firm that produced the data forecasted a drop of just 7.7 percent. Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
AT&T adds six 4G LTE markets, 77 more planned this summer AT&T announced today (pdf) the welcome addition of six new areas covered by its 4G LTE network. The carrier also reminded us that 77 more markets are slated to receive some 4G love as soon as this summer. Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Google Street View Hyperlapse lets you animate your trip A small independent unit within Teehan+Lax tasked with exploring the creative use of technology in the digital channel has come up with a pretty neat invention called Google Street View Hyperlapse. As the name suggests, the app builds a time lapse animation using Street View imagery that’s rather impressive. ... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Aereo Internet TV forces Fox, CBS to consider subscription-based model Following a recent court decision favoring Aereo's Internet-based, royalty-free retransmission of broadcast television, Fox warned it may pull its freely available NY-area broadcast channel in favor of a subscription-only model. CBS claims it too is mulling over a similar move to ensure it remains paid for its content. Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Why exactly did Yahoo purchase startup Summly for $30 million? Last month Yahoo acquired a news summarizing app called Summly for $30 million. The story garnered attention due to the fact that Summly was run by 17-year-old Nick D’Aloisio but there was something else fishy about the whole deal according to Business Insider. Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Police raids Samsung offices in OLED technology theft investigation Samsung and LG’s display units have been battling it out in courts since 2010, with lawsuits flying from both sides alleging everything from patent violations to stolen technology secrets related to OLED panels. Although there’s been some speculation that their feud could be moving towards a resolution soon, today things... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
T-Mobile trade-in program offers iPhone 5 for $0 down, plus credit Along with adding the iPhone 5 to its device lineup this week, T-Mobile has announced a new trade-in program for iPhone users. Under normal circumstances, T-Mobile will be selling the iPhone 5 unlocked for its full price or, alternatively, $99 upfront with two years of $20 monthly... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Latest Mac OS X beta indicates upcoming 802.11ac Wi-Fi support The latest beta of Mac OS X 10.8.4 includes the string “802.11ac channel” within the bowels of its code, a report by 9to5Mac claims. This discovery suggests the Apple’s next generation of Macs may feature 802.11ac hardware, corroborating previous rumors. Additionally, Cupertino could be looking to add 802.11ac to its own... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
OCZ Vertex 5 solid state drive expected to launch next month OCZ Technology is pushing forward with a new solid state drive despite hitting a rocky patch last year that resulted in the company letting go nearly a third of their global workforce and discontinuing some 150 product variations. The new SSD is being called the Vertex 5 and may launch... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
OCZ Vertex 5 solid state drive expected to launch next month (update) Update: OCZ has confirmed the existence of a new solid state drive in the pipeline that will utilize an updated version of the Barefoot 3 controller alongside 20-nanometer NAND flash. The name of the new drive as well as the launch window is still up in the air, however. Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Oculus Rift teardown reveals device internals, good repairability prospects The teardown specialists at iFixit were able to get their hands on a developer version of the Oculus Rift, the virtual reality visor that came to fruition after an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign last summer. It’s worth pointing out that the unit is still in its early stages and doesn’t... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Oculus Rift developer edition earns high repairability score from iFixit The teardown specialists at iFixit were able to get their hands on a developer version of the Oculus Rift, the virtual reality visor that came to fruition after an incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign last summer. It’s worth pointing out that the unit is still in its early stages and doesn’t... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Upcoming Intel NUC models with Core i5, i7 CPUs detailed Intel first announced plans to start selling small form factor barebones systems at last year’s Computex. Dubbed Next Unit of Computing (NUC), the diminutive machine represents a modern take on the traditional beige box, packing capable entry-level hardware into a 1.5 inches tall and 4.5 inches wide chassis. Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Vudu resets user passwords after burglars steal hard drives Vudu has issued a mandatory password reset for its users after experiencing a security breach late last month. With these types of stories, "security breach" usually implies that a hacker has compromised a company's servers remotely, gaining access to sensitive information through digital means. That's not the case here. ... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Mega Man reboot was scrapped after just six months of development It’s not often that we get to take a look at a potential game that ultimately wound up on the cutting room floor. What’s more, when the game in question was to be a reboot of an iconic franchise from 25 years ago... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Crucial's M500 SSD now available for less than $0.60 per gigabyte Back in January during the Consumer Electronics Show, Micron unveiled the M500 solid state drive as a successor to the dated M4. The line, which uses the latest 20-nanometer multilevel cell (MLC) NAND flash technology, is now available for purchase at less than $0.60 per gigabyte. Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
The History of the Modern Graphics Processor, Part 3: The Nvidia vs. ATI era begins With the turn of the century the graphics industry bore witness to further consolidation. Where 3dfx was once a byword for raw performance, its strengths before its dismissal laid in its full screen antialiasing image quality. By the time 2001 dawned, the PC graphics market consisted of a discrete card... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
History of the Modern Graphics Processor, Part 3
With the turn of the century the graphics industry bore witness to further consolidation. Where 3dfx was once a byword for raw performance, its strengths before its dismissal laid in its full screen antialiasing image quality. By the time 2001 dawned, the PC graphics market consisted of a discrete card duopoly (Nvidia and ATI), with both of them in addition to Intel supplying the vast majority of integrated graphics chipsets. Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Sony Xperia PC Companion 2.10.136 PC Companion is a collection of tools and applications you can use when you connect your device to a computer. Read More ...
Sony Xperia Companion Software for Mac 3.2 With Sony Bridge for Mac you can update your Android phone software, transfer media between your phone and iTunes, iPhoto or a custom folder on your Mac Read More ...
Torch Browser 23.0.0.3001 Light up the web with Torch Browser. With Torch you can save media files, manage torrent files and share links. All with a click. Read More ...
BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Windows 7.1.42 Quickly and effortlessly sync your BlackBerry with your Windows PC. Read More ...
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uTorrent 3.3.29462 (utorrent) uTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint. Read More ...
Microsoft Security & Critical Releases ISO April 2013 This ISO CD image files contain the security updates for Windows released on Windows Update on August 2012. Read More ...
Outlook 2013 Junk E-mail Filter update: April 2013 This optional update provides the Junk E-mail Filter in Microsoft Office Outlook 2013 Read More ...
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CommView for WiFi 6.5 CommView for WiFi is a software that allows you analyze data traffic. Read More ...
MetroTextual 1.3 MetroTextual is a Windows text editor inspired by MicrosoftÂ’s Metro Design Language. Read More ...
VIRUSfighter 7.5.56 Secure and easy-to-use Antivirus software for the PC-platform Read More ...
G-Lock EasyMail 6.89 Fast email software - Email List Management and Distribution made easy. Read More ...
Trillian 5.3.0.15b Trillian is a multinetwork chat client that currently supports mIRC, AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo Messenger. Read More ...
ManicTime 2.4 ManicTime automatically collects data on your computer usage. Read More ...
Google Chrome 26.0.1410.65 for Mac OS X Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Read More ...
JAlbum 11.1 for Mac Web photo gallery generator. Read More ...
Content Manager Assistant for PlayStation Content Manager Assistant for PlayStation(R) is a computer application that enables data transfer between a PS Vita system and a computer. By installing it on your computer, you can do things like copy content from your computer to your PS Vita system and back up data from your PS Vita system to your computer. Read More ...
ChrisPC Free Anonymous Proxy 4.00 A powerful software with a friendly user interface that allows you to surf anonymously online and enjoy watching free TV and on-demand television when living abroad, travelling, on business or holiday. Read More ...
ChrisPC Free Video Converter 1.60 ChrisPC Free Video Converter is an amazing software ready to convert your family videos, preferred movies or downloaded videos to the format you need for your portable devices: iPad, iPhone, iPod, AVI, MPEG-4 H.264, XviD, MP3, XBOX 360, Sony Playstation 3. Read More ...
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Steelray Project Viewer 5.2.10.17 Steelray Project Viewer lets you open, navigate, print, and export Microsoft Project mpp files and view the information in them without requiring Microsoft Project. Steelray is the world's first project navigator and first project search engine. Read More ...
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