Wednesday, December 11, 2013

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

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Nokia's Android phone reportedly still in development, pictured in leaked image
As it turns out, Nokia hasn't been quite comitted to the Windows Phone cause. New information from The Verge has revealed that the company has been working on an Android handset, codenamed 'Normandy' (among other internal names) for quite some time, backing up previous information we heard.

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Chromecast granted support for 10 new apps including VEVO and RealPlayer Cloud
Google’s Chromecast dongle is now a bit more versatile following the release of a sizable update on Tuesday. The device now supports 10 new apps that delivery a ton more content in addition to the ability to stream local media onto your television – sort of.

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GOG.com introduces worldwide money back guarantee
GOG.com, the online store dedicated to bringing you great deals on some of the older (but awesome) titles from PC past, is unveiling a new Worldwide Money Back Guarantee to make sure you're completely covered when making purchases on the site. Essentially, if for some reason you get a game that...

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Minecraft creator Markus 'Notch' Persson wanted to create a Valve, not work at Valve
It’s sometimes interesting to take a look back and realize how a single decision could have had a drastic impact on something today. Such is the case with Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson who was offered a job with Valve a few years back. Obviously, he declined the invitation but...

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Apple's 12 Days of Gifts app now available in the US for the first time
Apple is continuing its gift giving tradition this year and has now launched its 12 Days of Gifts promo. The gifts come by way of the free to download 12 Days of Gifts app, which is now available on the iTunes Store.

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Samsung sells 10 million Galaxy Note 3 smartphones in two months
Many thought that Samsung was out of their mind when launching the original Galaxy Note smartphone, a device that blurred the lines between smartphone and tablet. Surprisingly enough, however, the handset sold incredibly well and effectively ushered in the phablet era as we know it today.

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Valve brings back Frostivus to DOTA 2
Tis' the season of themed game updates, and DOTA 2 is joining in on the merriment with the return of Frostivus. Any players who were involved in the MOBA last December know that the festivities were cut short, thanks to a wave of dastardly greevils. According to the teaser site,...

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Halo: Spartan Assault to arrive on Xbox One as a digital download on Christmas Eve
Microsoft has revealed that Halo: Spartan Assault will arrive on the Xbox One in time for Christmas – but just barely. The game, which takes place between the events of Halo 3 and Halo 4 and will be the first Halo game for the Xbox One, will launch on December...

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The Pirate Bay gets shut down again but quickly resurfaces at a new domain
Infamous torrent site The Pirate Bay has been forced to bounce its domain name around quite a few times this year based on pressure from groups representing copyright holders. This past summer the site was moved to the Caribbean destination of Sint Maarten, but based on a report from TorrentFreak...

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Demand for AMD's higher-end Radeon R9 cards has caused prices to skyrocket, but why?
If you’ve been eyeballing one of AMD’s new Radeon R9 series graphics cards but haven’t yet pulled the trigger, you probably won’t like what I have to say. That’s because the higher-end models have skyrocketed in price over the past few days… that is, if you can find them in...

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Obama, Shakira, Zuckerberg and many other public figures promote Hour of Code initiative
This year's Computer Science Education Week is getting special attention as top celebrities, corporate heads, sports personalities and politicians (including the US President Barack Obama and the House Majority Leader, Eric Cantor) have come out in support of Hour of Code -- A Code.org's initiative to promote computer literacy. ...

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Qualcomm moves to 64-bit with mid-range Snapdragon 410 SoC
Yesterday, Qualcomm announced its first 64-bit capable ARM-based system-on-a-chip: the Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916). Destined for mainstream devices, the new SoC makes use of ARM's Cortex-A53 CPU cores, which are the first from the company to use the ARMv8 64-bit architecture, as well as an Adreno 306 GPU.

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CyanogenMod to enable encrypted text messaging by default
Continued NSA spying revelations have put privacy concerns at an all-time high and while there are methods that the average Joe can take to encrypt their correspondence, it’s often times technically complicated to do so. Additionally, if the person on the receiving end isn’t running a similar setup, it pretty...

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Holiday Gift Guide 2013: Jesse's recommendations
Welcome back to TechSpot's 2013 Holiday Gift Guide! Jesse is a front-end web developer/designer, technophile, and futurist with a idealogical affinity towards paying for quality, as you'll see shortly. Enter to see his gift recommendations for this Holiday season.

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Pandora's alarm clock feature wakes you up to the sounds of your favorite music
I’m not a morning person, plain and simple. I’d much rather wake up on my own accord each morning than to be jolted into reality by a loud and annoying alarm clock. But like many of you, I don’t have the luxury of sleeping in until I wake up naturally...

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Auslogics Disk Defrag 4.4.1.0
Defrag Your Drive - Avoid Fatal System Failures and Speed Up Your Computer









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VLC Media Player 2.1.2
A highly portable and popular multimedia player for multiple audio and video formats.









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Mozilla Firefox 26.0
Improve your browsing experience with Mozilla's open-source and highly acclaimed Firefox.









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3DMark Basic Edition 1.2.250
The new 3DMark (2013) includes everything you need to benchmark your hardware. With three all new tests you can bench everything from smartphones and tablets, to notebooks and home PCs, to the latest high-end, multi-GPU gaming desktops.









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Notepad++ 6.5.2
Free source code editor which supports several programming languages running under the MS Windows environment.









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Mozilla Thunderbird Earlybird 28.0 Alpha 2
Now with tabs, better search, and email archiving.









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ChatON for Android / iOS 3.2.115
ChatON is a global mobile messenger for various platform users in the world.









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Adobe AIR 3.9.0.1380
The Adobe AIR 3 runtime enables developers to use HTML, JavaScript, Adobe Flash software, and ActionScript to build web applications that run as standalone client applications without the constraints of a browser.









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CleanMyMac 2.2.1
Keep your Mac clean and organized. Free up space on your Mac by performing a detailed system cleanup, optimizing your iPhoto Library, organizing old files, applications and extensions. All within one intuitive and easy to use Mac cleaner.









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Viber 4.1.0
Free calls, text and picture sharing with anyone, anywhere.









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Minecraft 1.7.4
Minecraft is a fun arcade game where you explore lost worlds, kill monsters and uncover various secrets. This is "The Twitch TV Update."









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Adobe Shockwave Player 12.0.7.148
Play 3D games, view product demos, online learning applications and more.









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FrostWire 5.6.9
BitTorrent/Cloud client with a full featured media player.









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Adobe Flash Player 11.9.900.170
Adobe Flash Player is a cross-platform browser-based application runtime that delivers uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across screens and browsers.









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VLC Media Player for Mac 2.1.2
Highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats.









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Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 5.7
Removes specific malicious software.









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