Wednesday, September 18, 2013

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 9/19/2013

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Firefox 24 delivers mass tab closing on desktop, WebRTC on Android
The latest revision of Firefox is now available for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. Firefox 24 delivers a number of improvements including the ability to quickly and easily close a selection of tabs on the desktop as well as NFC sharing and WebRTC on Android.

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Infographic: The evolution of Wi-Fi
Did you know other names considered for "Wi-Fi" included FlankSpeed and DragonFly? Another curious fact: there are an estimated 10 billion wireless devices in use -- outnumbering the world’s population of 7 billion. D-Link has created an infographic filled with interesting facts about wireless technology. Coming from a company widely...

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Mega Man-inspired Mighty No. 9 smashes through Kickstarter stretch goals
Earlier this month we profiled a Kickstarter campaign for a game called Mighty No. 9. Created by Mega Man illustrator and co-designer Keiji Inafune, the game quickly surpassed its initial goal of $900,000 and has been smashing its way through a series of stretch goals ever since.

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Thieves won't be able to sever your finger to unlock the iPhone 5S
Although it’s probably not something that concerns most of us, some individuals are worried that there’s an inherent flaw in the upcoming iPhone 5S’s fingerprint authentication system: a thief could potentially sever your finger and use the appendage to unlock the device. Once inside, they could access protected third party...

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AMD says PC gaming will benefit from next generation consoles
Next generation consoles from Microsoft and Sony are just around the bend. Many have forecasted their arrival as a blow to PC gaming but according to AMD’s Matt Skynner, that simply isn’t the case. Instead, he believes PC gamers will actually benefit from the arrival of the Xbox One and...

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Nokia's next product launch set for October 22, Lumia phablet incoming?
Nokia’s 6-inch Lumia 1520, which we first saw in leaked images a couple of weeks back, was originally intended to be unveiled at an event next week. But amid news of Microsoft’s acquisition, rumors started to emerge that the company was pushing those plans back until October. Well, Nokia just...

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Apple now offers last compatible versions of apps for older iOS devices
Apple is set to launch iOS 7 tomorrow, and now the company is showing some extended support for those with older iOS devices. Users with older devices can now easily download a back dated version of an app from the last time it was compatible with their device.

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Virgin Mobile uses your webcam to change YouTube ads every time you blink
In what can only be described as one of the more unusual approaches to online advertising, Virgin Mobile’s YouTube page is now using a technology they’ve dubbed BlinkWashed in which they use your webcam to track your eye movements. Each time you blink, the onscreen advertisement will change. Um, what? ...

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Amazon Instant Video for iOS update allows for streaming to Apple TV via AirPlay
Amazon has brought an update to its instant video iOS app that allows its content to play nice with Apple's set-top box hardware. Amazon Instant Video customers can now stream content to Apple TV with AirPlay for the first time.

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Bing gets a makeover complete with new features and redesigned logo
Microsoft has given its Bing search engine a cosmetic makeover complete with new features, a redesigned logo and a modern design. The changes are expected to help Microsoft better compete with the likes of Google and Yahoo, the latter of which also revealed a redesigned homepage and a new logo...

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Samsung tweet spills beans on BBM for Android launch this Friday
BlackBerry’s cross-platform move for its messaging service looks set to kick off on Friday with the release of its Android client, if a tweet from Samsung Mobile's Nigerian division is to be believed. The chatty community manager for the official account claimed his company had secured a three-month exclusivity period...

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Valve expected to showcase Steam Box hardware next week
Valve co-founder Gabe Newell recently reignited talk of a Stream Box during a keynote at LinuxCon 2013. As part of his speech, Newell promised to offer more information about the hardware opportunities Valve sees for bringing Linux into the living room as early as next week.

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Tesla is hiring engineers to develop self-driving vehicles
When you’re Elon Musk, co-founding PayPal, founding of SpaceX and creating an empire of electric-powered vehicles under the Tesla banner simply isn’t enough. The aspiring entrepreneur is now looking to hire someone to fill the role of advanced driver assistance systems controls engineer – or in layman’s terms, someone to...

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ARMA 3 Benchmarked: Graphics and CPU Performance Tested
Built with Real Virtuality 4, ARMA 3 builds on its predecessors' superb graphics and realism, DirectX 10 and 11 support, improved physics across the board, underwater environments, volumetric clouds, better lighting and a 20km view distance with photo-realistic terrain.

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GTA 5 Review: Unparalleled Attention to Detail
Rockstar Games has scaled a mountain with Grand Theft Auto V, creating the best-looking, best-sounding and, most importantly, best-playing version of gaming's most notorious franchise.

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ARMA 3 Benchmarked: GPU & CPU Performance
Built with Real Virtuality 4, Arma 3 expands on its predecessors' realistic military experience with features including an enhanced mission editor, DirectX 10 and 11 support, improved physics across the board, underwater environments, volumetric clouds, better lighting and a 20km view distance with photo-realistic terrain.

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Grand Theft Auto V Review
GTA V's credits roll for 36 minutes. For however many hours they play the game, players will feel that they are playing a game made by the amount of people it takes to keep a crawl rolling that long. The attention to detail in GTA V is likely unparalleled in any other video game.

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Mozilla Firefox for Android 24.0
Get Firefox for your Android device.









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CintaNotes 2.4
A free, lightweight and user-friendly note taking application.









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Windows Firewall Control 4.0.2.0
Windows Firewall Control is a nifty little application which extends the functionality of the Windows Firewall and provides quick access to the most frequent options of Windows Firewall.









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eXtreme Movie Manager 8.0.7.3
It lets you catalog any video formats such as DivX DVD, VHS, SVHS, VCD or LaserDisc with detailed information.









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Trillian for Android 2.0.0.78
Trillian is an instant messaging app that works on phones, tablets, and desktops while keeping your chats neatly synchronized between all of them! We think conversation should be easily shared between all of your devices, not trapped as text messages on your phone.









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Fiddler 2.4.5.3
Fiddler is a Web Debugging Proxy which logs all HTTP(S) traffic between your computer and the Internet.









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MKVToolNix 6.4.1
MKVToolNix is a set of tools to create, alter and inspect Matroska files under Linux, Mac, other Unices and Windows.









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Android SDK 22.2
The Android SDK provides you the API libraries and developer tools necessary to build, test, and debug apps for Android.









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Database .NET 9.2.5008
Database .NET is an innovative, powerful and intuitive multiple database management tool Browse objects, design tables, edit rows, export data and run queries with a consistent interface .









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Auslogics Registry Cleaner 3.2.0.0
Auslogics is proud to offer one of the most stable and reliable registry cleaners available on the market.









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Wise Disk Cleaner 7.94.564
Free up disk space by deleting junk files that are no longer used.









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Networx 5.2.10
A simple, yet powerful utility for measuring your bandwidth usage and the speed of all kinds of wired and wireless network connections (Dial-up, Ethernet, ISDN, DSL, 802.11b etc.).









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Auslogics Registry Defrag 7.2.0.0
An extremely useful program to keep your registry as compact as possible.









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MAME 0.150b
Multiple arcade machine emulator.









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Auslogics Disk Defrag 4.2.0.0
Defrag Your Drive - Avoid Fatal System Failures and Speed Up Your Computer









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PlayOn 3.7.17
Never Pay Outrageous Cable Bills Again. Free Movies, TV Shows, Live Sports and more.









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AIDA64 Extreme Edition 3.20.2600
System information, system diagnostics and benchmarking solution for enthusiasts users.



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PRTG - Free Network Monitor 13.3.6.3097
PRTG Network Monitor is the powerful network monitoring solution from Paessler AG.









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CCCP (Combined Community Codec Pack) 2013.08.01
DirectShow filter pack specifically built for playing anime.









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Mozilla Thunderbird 24.0
Enjoy safe, fast and easy email, Mozilla-style. The Thunderbird email client includes intelligent spam filters, powerful search and customizable views.









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Maxon Cinema 4D Studio 15.037
CINEMA 4D Studio is the very best that MAXON has to offer for professional 3D artists. If you want to create advanced 3D graphics but need a helping hand to ensure you create jaw-dropping graphics quickly and easily, then this is the choice for you.









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Praat 5.3.56
Speech analysis and manipulation software.









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iGlasses for Mac 3.4.1
iGlasses is an iSight video camera controller. It allows older G3 Macintosh computers running below 600MHz to use an iSight.









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Adobe DNG Converter 8.2
Convert files from your cameras to Digital Negative (DNG).









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