Second-gen Nexus 7 earns favorable repairability score from iFixit
Google officially unveiled the second generation Nexus 7 tablet earlier
this week and like clockwork, the gang over at iFixit got their hands
on the new tablet for a complete teardown. If you are the DIY type,
you’ll be happy to know the slate earned a repairability score of 7... 
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Haswell microcode update will block overclocking on non-Z87 chipsets
With Intel's Haswell fourth-generation Core processors, overclocking on
K-series CPUs is technically limited to motherboards using the high-end
Z87 chipset. However, a number of motherboard manufacturers discovered a
way around this limitation, updating their existing H87, B85 and H81
boards to allow overclocking. 
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Pinterest update enables browser tracking for personalized pins
Pinterest is looking to get a bit more personal with a forthcoming
update that will dish up personalized board suggestions based on your
activity on the site as well as your browsing history. Naturally, the
fact that Pinterest will soon track browsing history didn’t sit well
with some but fret... 
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Weekend Open Forum: Do you use a case with your smartphone?
Back when I got my first cell phone (Nokia 5110), the idea of
protecting it with a case wasn’t exactly mainstream. I recall there
being a few leather “sleeves” that you could slide your phone into but
these really did little to protect a handset at times when gravity
took... 
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Acclaimed hacker Barnaby Jack dead ahead of anticipated Black Hat chat
Conspiracy theorists, gather ‘round. Renowned hacker Barnaby Jack has
died at the age of 35 just days before he was scheduled to host a highly
anticipated talk at this year’s Black Hat security conference in Las
Vegas. A report from the local medical examiner’s office confirmed the
death took place... 
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Ballmer: We built too many Surface RT tablets
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and COO Kevin Turner recently discussed a
number of topics during an internal town hall event earlier this week.
Among the topics was the decision to write off $900 million related to
Surface RT tablets as well as how sales of Windows are doing in
general... 
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T-Mobile turns up the heat, offers all phones for $0 down
T-Mobile is pulling out all the stops lately as part of their new
“un-carrier” strategy. As of tomorrow, eligible customers will be able
to purchase a new phone with no money down and pay for it via monthly
payments for the next 24 months. 
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Bluebox's Android signing flaw has now been exploited by hackers
Nearly a month ago, mobile security firm Bluebox uncovered a security
flaw in Android that affects almost all devices released over the last
four years. The vulnerability would allow malicious code to be injected
into any application without altering its cryptographic signature.
Ultimately, this permits harmful programs to be completely... 
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Apple wins Harris Interactive Brand of the Year in three categories
Apple has been awarded the Harris Interactive Brand of the Year in the
three different categories in the research firm's latest ranking of
brands based on surveys of US consumers. Harris Interactive annually
publishes data based on market place perception across a number of
product categories.This year, Apple takes home... 
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Weekend game deals: Borderlands 2 $7, XCOM $9, Tomb Raider $12
Assuming Steam's summer sale didn't exhaust your gaming fund, there are
plenty of deals to take advantage of this weekend, including 75% off
Saints Row: The Third, Mass Effect 3, Crysis, Dragon Age, Scribblenauts
Unlimited, Max Payne 3, LA Noire, Borderlands 2, XCOM and Tomb Raider...
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Nowhere to hide: Feds reportedly demand passwords from internet companies
The internet is a dark place for privacy advocates these days, and the
U.S. federal government continues to pick apart any semblance of privacy
users may have been holding onto with the revelation that the feds are
demanding that major internet companies turn over users’ passwords. 
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Android 4.3 code reveals new permissions manager, 4K support
Some new interesting features hidden in the depths of Android 4.3 are
starting to surface. According to Android Police, one such feature,
called "App Ops," will allow users to have detailed control over the
permissions and services apps will have access to. This looks to be
Google's version of what... 
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Zynga shutters real-money gambling plans for the US
After heavily investing in a real-money gambling game targeted at the
UK, Zynga eventually wanted to bring the service to US residents.
Unfortunately, the company continues to struggle, with new reports
suggesting that the once-popular developer has lost 40 percent of its
monthly active users in the second quarter alone.... 
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Activision Blizzard buys itself from Vivendi for $8.2 billion
Media giant Vivendi held a majority stake in Activision Blizzard up
until today, with the gaming company announcing that they will be buying
a portion of Vivendi's stake to regain majority control. The buyback
will cost around $8.2 billion: $5.83 billion will be in cash for 429
million shares, while... 
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Mozilla experimenting with Firefox API for content personalization
Mozilla is experimenting with an interesting personalization
experience, suggesting a new Firefox API that would collect browser
activity and provide it to websites so that they could prioritize
content based on your interests. For example, if you've been reading a
lot about cars recently around the internet, you could provide... 
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Kickstarter campaign earns over $120,000, gets canceled a year later
It was bound to happen sooner or later – an overwhelmingly successful
Kickstarter campaign gets funded, the creator spends all of the money
then cancels the project, leaving investors high and dry. That’s exactly
what happened with a board game called “The Doom that Came to Atlantic
City” that managed... 
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Google has removed over 100 million piracy-related links this year
Since the start of the year, Google has received and complied with over
100 million requests to remove allegedly copyright infringing webpages
from their search results. This mammoth amount of takedowns is already
more than the amount for the entirety of 2012, and Google is processing
an average of 15... 
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Battlefield 4's second screen functionality detailed
A new video showcasing some second screen gameplay features that will
be coming to the highly anticipated Battlefield 4 leaked this morning.
Although it was briefly removed due to a copyright claim by EA, the
footage has now been officially released, detailing a series of things
people can do with... 
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Creative gamer mods Contra NES cartridge to propose to girlfriend
I’ve seen some pretty clever (and geeky) marriage proposals over the
years but forcing your girlfriend to beat a video game – and not a very
easy one – before you’ll pop the question is on another level. That’s
exactly what one guy on Reddit by the name of Equinn0xX... 
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U.S. House rejects measure to stop NSA phone surveillance program
The U.S. House rejected an effort to end the National Security Agency’s
collection of Americans’ phone records on Wednesday night following an
intensive but brief debate concerning the balance between individual’s
rights to privacy and government efforts to stop terrorism, according to
the Associated Press. ... 
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Google is secretly testing Helpouts, a marketplace to sell services and skills via live video
Google is said to be working on a new service that would allow
individuals as well as businesses to sell services and skills to
customers over live video. Tentatively known as Helpouts, these
one-on-one video sessions could help users with all sorts of things like
fitness classes and tutoring to... 
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Thursday tech deals: Alienware 14 Haswell laptop $1080, Core i7-4770K Haswell $60 off, Dual Dell 23-inch monitors $399
We've got the first-ever discount on the new Alienware 14 Haswell
gaming laptop. Right now you can get 10% off any of the new
extraterrestrial PCs starting at $1,079.10, a killer value for a
quad-core Haswell laptop with Nvidia graphics. You can also grab a
well-loaded Core i7 Haswell desktop... 
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Download Internet Explorer 11 Preview for Windows 7
Internet Explorer 11 was only available for Windows 8.1 until
yesterday, but as of today anyone with Windows 7 can download and
install the browser too. Although it's not the finished code, this
Preview for Developers includes many of the features that will be
included in the final release and are... 
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Google says new Samsung-made Nexus 10 coming soon
Amidst the excitement of Google's Nexus 7, Android 4.3, and Chromecast
TV dongle announcements yesterday, the company also later confirmed to
reporters that we will be seeing a refreshed Samsung made Nexus 10
coming soon. According to a tweet from the Wall Street Journal's Amir
Efrati, Google's Sundar Pichai seemed to... 
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TCL to bring 50-inch 4K Ultra HDTV to the US for less than a grand
Keeping pace with the cutting edge of technology is an expensive affair
but for some of us, it’s a necessary evil. That’s especially true when a
new standard is on the horizon, like 4K Ultra HD televisions, for
example. It's destined to become the next big thing in a few... 
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Building a Small Form Factor Gaming System with the Silverstone Sugo SG10 and Haswell Hardware
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Internet Explorer 11 Preview for Windows 7
IE11 on Windows 7 offers the same improved performance, faster page load times, new standards support for next generation sites, and completely revised F12 developer tools.
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CamStudio 2.7
CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer.
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J. River Media Center 18.0.211
Organize and experience all your media: Music, photos and video YOUR way -- all from a single software program.
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Camtasia Studio 8.1.2
More than a simple screen recorder, Camtasia gives you the tools you need to truly customize and edit your videos.
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Ace Utilities 5.4.0
Award winning collection of tools to optimize and speedup your system performance.
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ToDoList 6.7.1
ToDoList is a rare form of task management tool, one that allows you to repeatedly sub-divide your tasks into more manageable pieces whilst still presenting a clean and intuitive user experience.
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BlueStacks Beta 0.7.16
Your favorite Android Apps now on PC and Mac.
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ChrisTV Online! Free 9.20
Watch more than 1800+ TV channels and 600+ radio stations from all over the globe without a TV card.
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Microsoft Security Essentials 4.3.216.0
Provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.
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Advanced SystemCare 7 Beta 1.0
Advanced SystemCare with Antivirus incorporates top anti-virus capabilities, as well as the already proven comprehensive PC tune-up ability.
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Full Ripper 6.2
Rip DVD movies to almost all video/audio formats, making them fit various multimedia devices. Clip/Split/Merge videos, Crop video size, Change image effect, Add watermark/subtitles/soundtracks.
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Camfrog Video Chat 6.5.300
Camfrog Video Chat allows you to join real streaming video chat rooms where you can hear, see, and chat with many people at a time.
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TaskUnifier 4.0.3
TaskUnifier is free and open source except the synchronization feature.
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Google Play Games for Android 1.0.0.6
Google Play Games app is the easiest way for you to discover new games, track achievements and scores, and play with friends around the world. It brings all your gaming on Google Play together in a unified Android experience.
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LibreOffice Productivity Suite 4.1.0
LibreOffice was developed to be a productivity suite that is compatible with other major office suites, and available on a variety of platforms.
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CCleaner Portable 4.04.4197
The normal CCleaner program, but it doesn't require installing.
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Dropbox 2.2.10
Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically.
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Google Chrome 29.0.1547.32 Beta for Windows
Google Chrome's development is high-paced and here's their latest beta.
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Google Chrome 29.0.1547.32 Beta for Mac OS X
Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.
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CCleaner 4.04.4197
Freeware system optimization tool that removes unused and temporary files.
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Google Chrome 29.0.1547.32 Beta for Linux
Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.
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LibreOffice Productivity Suite for Mac 4.1.0
LibreOffice was developed to be a productivity suite that is compatible with other major office suites, and available on a variety of platforms.
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Default Folder X for Mac 4.5.10
Default Folder X attaches a toolbar to the right side of the Open and Save dialogs in any OS X-native application.
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Microsoft Windows Defender Definition Update July 25, 2013
Download the latest Windows Defender Definition Updates.
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