Tuesday, July 2, 2013

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 7/3/2013

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Microsoft to retire TechNet subscription model for IT professionals
Microsoft will soon be doing away with its TechNet subscription model in order to focus on growing their free offerings, the company announced on Monday. IT professionals interested in purchasing a subscription have until August 31 to do so and must activate accounts by September 30 while those with an...

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Microsoft partners with resellers to boost Surface tablet sales
Microsoft on Monday announced a new initiative that they hope will ultimately help sell more Surface tablets. The changes, outlined in the Microsoft Devices Program, will see a number of third party resellers make the slates available for purchase to commercial customers like businesses, schools and universities.

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Encryption defeated wiretaps for the first time ever in 2012
A recent report from the U.S. Administrative Office of the Courts reveals that, for the first time, encryption prevented government officials from deciphering communications obtained through wiretaps.

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Report: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 reveal coming September 3
Samsung’s next entrant in the Galaxy Note line is widely expected to debut sometime around the IFA Expo in Berlin but now we’re hearing a solid launch date for the phablet. A source claiming knowledge of Samsung’s plans recently told Android Geeks the Note III will be unveiled at an...

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Hacker supplies proof that iOS 7 has already been jailbroken
It seems Apple has lost yet another battle with the jailbreak community as Cupertino’s yet-to-be-released iOS 7 has already been jailbroken. iOS developer and jailbreak community member Ryan Petrich recently posted a screenshot on his Twitter account showing his newly jailbroken iPod touch although he didn’t offer any explanation alongside...

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Windows 8 bests Vista as third-most used OS, gains 5.1% of market
According to website traffic data collected by Net Applications, Windows 8 has hit a definite if seemingly unimpressive milestone. Windows 8 has finally managed to surpass its ill-liked ancestor, Windows Vista, in becoming the world's third-most used operating system.

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Download: Minecraft 1.6.1 The Horse Update
The ever more popular block game created by Markus Persson has received another important update. This Minecraft update is known as The Horse Update, and as the name suggests one of the major additions are horses. There also donkeys and mules, and like horses these can be bred and spawn...

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NSA spying on Germany more than any other EU country
The National Security Agency is collecting data seemingly everywhere, but not all countries warrant the same level of communications scrutiny in the eyes of the NSA. Some high profile targets for data collection include China, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia, which likely does not come as a surprise given the current...

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Apple applies for 'iWatch' trademark in Japan
A June 3 filing with the Japan Patent Office reveals that Apple has applied for a trademark for “iWatch” in the Land of the Rising Sun. The device is listed in a category that includes other products like handheld computers and watches according to the listing which was recently made...

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Android 4.3 leaked for Galaxy S4 and Google Play Edition
Although it appears Android 5.0 (Key Lime Pie) remains well beyond the immediate horizon, Jelly Bean's upcoming point release (4.3) is managing to find its way onto Samsung Galaxy S4 handsets. While not available through official channels, a Galaxy S4-compatible test build of 4.3 has hit the scene; purportedly, it's fully-functional...

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Mozilla and partners launch first Firefox OS smartphone
Up until now Firefox OS devices have only been available to developers and in limited quantities. But starting tomorrow people in Spain will be able to get the ZTE Open through Telefonica, for just for 69 euros (about $90) or 2.38 euros ($3.10) per month on a two-year contract. This...

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Xbox chief Don Mattrick heading for top position at Zynga, sources say (update)
Zynga has confirmed that Don Mattrick will become the company's new CEO. The former president of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business will soon be leaving the company to take a leading role at Zynga where he'll work closely alongside current Zynga chief Mark Pincus.

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Xbox chief Don Mattrick heading for top position at Zynga, sources say
Multiple sources close to the situation claim the president of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business Don Mattrick will soon be leaving the company to take a leading role at Zynga. We’re hearing that Mattrick could become the company’s new CEO where he would work closely alongside current Zynga chief Mark Pincus. ...

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New ICANN agreement requires domain registrars to verify user identity
The board of directors at the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the non-profit group that governs a wide array of web-based technology, recently approved the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) which will soon have an impact on how domain registrars like GoDaddy and Dotster handle signups for web...

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HP executive confirms a smartphone is in the pipeline
HP’s senior director for consumer PCs and media tablets in Asia recently confirmed that his company fully plans to return to the smartphone market. The company simply has to be in the game, Yam Su Yin said, and that it would be a bad business decision not to reenter the...

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TSMC inks chip deal with Apple as Samsung divorce continues
It’s been a long time coming but the Wall Street Journal is reporting today that Apple has finally signed a deal with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) to make some of the chips for its mobile devices starting in 2014. The move is seen as yet another effort by Apple to...

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Yahoo to discontinue a dozen more products through September
Yahoo recently announced plans to shutter an additional dozen services as part of a continued effort to sharpen their focus and create products that are essential to users’ daily lives. A third of the programs have already shut down while the others are coming up for closure in the coming...

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Gas leak at Intel manufacturing plant sends a dozen to the hospital
A gas leak at Intel’s Chandler, Arizona, manufacturing plant sent a dozen people to the hospital over the weekend. At least 43 people became ill when a gas identified as nitrogen triflouride leaked from a single manufacturing tool in the company’s silicon wafer fabrication facility according to an Intel spokesperson. ...

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MPlayer for Windows 2013-06-29
MPlayer is a movie player which runs on many systems.




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BurnAware Free 6.4
BurnAware allows you to easily perform the most common disc burning operations.




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IObit Smart Defrag 2.8.0.1211
Same quality and features as paid defragmenter, no cost forever.




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Foxit Reader 6.0.5
Foxit Reader is a free reader for PDF documents. You can view and print PDF documents with it.




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BetterTouchTool for Mac 0.934
BetterTouchTool is a great, feature packed FREE app that allows you to configure many gestures for your Magic Mouse, Macbook Trackpad and Magic Trackpad.




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Gimp for Mac 2.8.6
Open Source image manipulation software for Mac OS X.




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Microsoft Autoruns 11.6.2
Shows what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and the entries in the order Windows processes them.




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Minecraft 1.6.1
Minecraft is a fun arcade game where you explore lost worlds, kill monsters and uncover various secrets. This is the Horse Update.




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Arch Linux 2013.07.01
Arch Linux is an independently developed, i686/x86-64 general purpose GNU/Linux distribution versatile enough to suit any role.


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MediaCoder 0.8.23.5530
Free universal audio/video batch transcoder.




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Microsoft SkyDrive 17.0.2011
SkyDrive for Windows is the easiest way to access your SkyDrive from your PC.




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Notepad++ 6.4.1
Free source code editor which supports several programming languages running under the MS Windows environment.




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Classic Shell 3.6.8
Classic Shell is a collection of features that were available in older versions of Windows but were later removed.




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QuiteRSS 0.13.1
RSS/Atom feed reader written on Qt.




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Kingsoft Antivirus 2012 SP5.7
Innovative Cloud Security System, Unbelievably Fast and Powerful.




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HiDownload Platinum 8.15
Multi-threaded download manager that allows you to download individual files or lists of files.




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Efficient Sticky Notes 3.52
hrow away the traditional paper sticky notes and start using the powerful and unqiue Efficient Sticky Notes.




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RJ TextEd 8.62
RJ TextEd - A Unicode source and text editor.




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Maintenance for Mac 1.6.8
System Maintenance and Cleaning utility for Mac OS X.




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TweetDeck 3.0.5
TweetDeck is an app that brings more flexibility and insight to power users.




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Giada 0.7.1
Giada is a free, minimal, hardcore audio tool for DJs and live performers.




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Droplr 3.0.6
The easiest way to share files and links. Drag, Drop, Share.




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LaunchBar for Mac 5.5.2
Award winning productivity utility that offers an amazingly intuitive and efficient way to control your computer.




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Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Free 13.0.0.3737
The private and individual use of the AntiVir Personal Edition is completely free of charge.




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