Wednesday, March 26, 2014

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 27/03/2014

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Facebook announces $2 billion acquisition of virtual reality headset maker Oculus VR
Facebook has reached an agreement to acquire Oculus VR, makers of the pioneering Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, as part of a deal valued at $2 billion. The deal includes $400 million in cash and 23.1 million shares of Facebook common stock on top of a $300 million earn-out in...

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Intel accelerates wearable products focus with acquisition of health tracking band maker Basis
Intel on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Basis Science Inc., a startup comprised of 60 employees best known for its Basis health tracking band. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed although earlier reports suggest the chip giant may have had to pay out around $100 million to beat out bids...

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HTC unveils One M8 smartphone with larger screen, depth-sensing rear camera
The oft-leaked HTC One (M8) is now official as the company took the wraps off their latest flagship smartphone on Tuesday. The new HTC One features a 5-inch Super LCD3 display operating at 1,920 x 1,080 that’s good for 441 pixels per inch – all covered by Gorilla Glass 3....

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Apple has now begun testing a new search suggestions feature on the App Store
Apple has starting testing a new search suggestion feature for the App Store, according to reports. It is designed to both enhance search functionality but also to aid in new app discovery. At this point the feature has begun to slowly roll out to iOS 7 users, but does not appear to...

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Meet Pascal, Nvidia's next-generation GPU that could render PCIe obsolete
Nvidia chief Jen-Hsun Huang revealed the successor to Maxwell during the company’s annual GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, California. Named after 17th century French mathematician Blaise Pascal, the Pascal GPU is more than just an incremental update as it will circumvent the PCI Express bus to provide more bandwidth...

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LG's 'Knock Code' feature arriving on G2 and G Flex smartphones
LG has announced that it will bring its much advertised Knock Code feature to some of its key smartphones this year. The new feature divides the smartphone screen into four different quadrants, and allows users to activate and unlock the phone by just tapping (or knocking) a preset code in...

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New Das Keyboard 4 features refined enclosure, USB 3.0 and dedicated media controls
Metadot, makers of the popular Das Keyboard, have introduced a new mechanical board that CEO Daniel Guermeur claims is an order of magnitude improvement over previous generations. It’s called the Das Keyboard 4 and is the most significant update to the line since the original hit the market years ago. ...

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Puget: Windows 8 is not our fault, but we have to clean up after Microsoft's terrible UI decisions
Puget has an interesting blog post today sharing some of its experience on how customers have reacted to Windows 8, the operating system’s weak adoption, and what they’re doing to ease the transition. As a custom system builder, the company argues that Windows 8 may not be their “fault” but...

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10,000 AWS secret access keys carelessly left in code uploaded to GitHub
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is asking those that write code and use GitHub to go back and check their work to make sure they didn’t forget to remove login credentials. The warning comes as news is circulating about the availability of nearly 10,000 AWS keys in plain sight on GitHub...

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Seattle-area taxi association files lawsuit against ridesharing service Uber
According to a GeekWire report, the Western Washington Taxi Cab Operators Association has filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court against Uber for operating illegally in Seattle and King County. Uber is a San Francisco, California-based transportation network company whose mobile app connects passengers with drivers of vehicles for...

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Spotify Premium is now half-off for eligible US college students
The music streaming industry is not an easy one to be in, but Spotify is seemingly doing everything it can to remain competitive. The company recently brought free unlimited browser streaming as well as previously offering a free mobile radio-like version of its service, and now it's launching a special...

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U.S. Department Of Justice makes its first ever conviction against mobile app pirates
The U.S. Department Of Justice has convicted two men for illegally distributing copyrighted Android apps. Accused Nicholas Anthony Narbone, 26, and "co-conspirator" Thomas Allen Dye, 21, ran Appbucket.net and according to the authorities illegally distributed more than 1 million copies of counterfeit Android apps, totaling more than $700,000 in value.

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Oakley and Ray-Ban frames coming to Google Glass
Google won't just be positioning Glass as a wearable for tech enthusiasts: the company has announced a partnership with the world's largest eyewear company, Luxottica, to produce exclusive frames for Glass. The deal struck will focus on the United States market, and concerns two popular brands in Oakley and Ray-Ban. ...

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Obama administration preparing to propose legislation ending NSA bulk phone data collection
The New York Times reports that the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is preparing a legislative proposal that will completely overhaul the National Security Agency's controversial bulk phone data collection program. Under the proposed legislation, the bulk records would remain in the hands of phone companies, and the NSA...

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Mozilla names JavaScript creator Brendan Eich as new CEO
Mozilla’s search for a new CEO has concluded after nearly a year-long search. The foundation on Monday announced JavaScript creator and current Mozilla CTO Brendan Eich would fill the role effective immediately.

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Zero-day vulnerability found in Microsoft Word being actively exploited
A zero-day vulnerability affecting Microsoft Word has been discovered, and it's being exploited in the wild, according to a Microsoft Security Advisory published on Monday. The vulnerability concerns Rich Text Format (RTF) documents, which can be booby-trapped and used to remotely execute code on the victim's PC.

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FocusWriter 1.4.5
FocusWriter is a simple, distraction-free writing environment.









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PeStudio 8.14
PeStudio is a free tool performing the static investigation of any Windows executable binary. A file being analyzed with PeStudio is never launched.









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Wise Registry Cleaner 8.03
Wise Registry Cleaner is one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in the market today.



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VirtualBox 4.3.10
VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software.









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ContaCam 4.9.5
This Free Video Surveillance and Live Webcam software for Windows is extremely easy on system resources, and does not contain unnecessary bloat.









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D7 10.4.33
D7 is a PC technicianÂ’s multi-tool designed for one click automation in all repair scenarios.









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CCleaner Portable 4.12.4657
The normal CCleaner program, but it doesn't require installing.









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TeamViewer 9.0.27339
TeamViewer is the fast, simple and friendly solution for remote access over the Internet.









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Comic Seer 2.20
Comic Seer is the fastest and most efficient application for viewing, reading, and managing your comics.









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AnyDVD & AnyDVD HD 7.4.5.0
AnyDVD HD comes with same functionality as AnyDVD, but with additional features for full Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD support.









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TSR Watermark Image 3.1.0.7
Professional photo watermarking software - Easy, fast and fully featured batch photo watermarking.









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Free CD to MP3 Converter 4.8
Free CD to MP3 Converter is an easy-to-use free CD ripper software that allows you to extract audio files from a CD and convert them to MP3, Wav, Ogg or Wma format.









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CCleaner 4.12.4657
Freeware system optimization tool that removes unused and temporary files.









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Superstring 1.1.5
Create stunning lyric videos in minutes.









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Hotspot Shield 3.37
Through a VPN Hotspot Shield ensures you are private, secure, and anonymous online... 100% free.









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ISO Workshop 5.2
ISO Workshop is a free application specifically designed to facilitate disc image management, conversion and burning operations.









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Ashampoo Burning Studio Free 1.14.5
Burner software too complicated? Get power, simplicity and file backup too.









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VSO Media Player 1.4.1.479
VSO-Media Player is a very simple way to listen the music files from your computer.









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NoScript 2.6.8.19
The NoScript Firefox extension provides extra protection for Firefox, Seamonkey and other mozilla-based browser.









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uTorrent Beta (utorrent) 3.4.1.30724
uTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint.









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ZoneAlarm Free Firewall 13.0.208
Makes your PC invisible to hackers and stops spyware from sending your data out to the Internet.









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NetTraffic 1.27
Tool for monitoring network traffic (bandwidth) on selected interfaces.









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PlayOn 3.8.21
Never Pay Outrageous Cable Bills Again. Free Movies, TV Shows, Live Sports and more.









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HiDownload Platinum 8.24
Multi-threaded download manager that allows you to download individual files or lists of files.









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ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 13.0.208
Get multilayered security that keeps your PC safe.









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