Wednesday, April 30, 2014

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 30/04/2014

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AMD Beema & Mullins Preview: Low Power, High Performance Mobile APUs
Intel's Bay Trail platform and low-power Haswell offerings may be the go-to choice when it comes to mainstream Windows tablets and laptops, but AMD believes that their next generation chips will be the best. A refinement of their work on APUs in the past few years, the new chips, ‘Beema’ and ‘Mullins’,...

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AT&T to offer in-flight Internet service starting late next year
AT&T is throwing its name into the hat of companies aiming to offer in-flight Internet service. The telecommunications company on Monday revealed plans to launch a high-speed connectivity service late next year that will be powered by a new air-to-ground network based on 4G LTE technology.

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Samsung offers free 4K movie bundle to those that purchase 65-inch 4K television
Samsung is offering up a complementary Ultra HD video pack to those willing to pull the trigger on their flagship 65-inch curved 4K resolution television. The bundle of films comes pre-loaded on the set’s internal hard drive and includes five full-length films as well as three documentaries.

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Rovio profits cut in half as Angry Birds sales drop
Rovio, creators of the popular Angry Birds phenomenon, have reported that the company's game sales were down slightly year-over-year. While it brings in a significant amount of revenue through other means with its Angry Birds and associated brands, because the company has had to take on so many more employees,...

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Microsoft creates Special Projects group, modeled after Google X
Microsoft’s Research division has created a new Special Projects Group assigned to create disruptive technologies that could benefit both the company and society. The whole outfit is similar to Google X by design according to sources as reported by ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley.

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RadiumOne fires CEO Gurbaksh Chahal after domestic violence conviction
RadiumOne CEO Gurbaksh Chahal has been fired by the board of directors of the company, days after he pled guilty to misdemeanor charges of battery and domestic violence battery in a San Francisco court, Re/code reports.

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New 'Destiny' gameplay trailer published, pre-order bonus detailed
Activision and Bungie have launched a new gameplay trailer for Destiny, the highly anticipated post-Halo sci-fi first-person shooter. Accompanying the trailer is a new pre-order bonus through GameStop that awards buyers with a special in-game transport vehicle.

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Skype group video calling is going free on Windows, Mac and Xbox One
Avid Skype users have been asking Microsoft to implement free group chat for quite some time, and now the company has finally done so. While group chat has been free for a while from Skype competitors like Google Hangouts, free group chat is finally rolling out for Skype on Windows,...

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Apple expected to quietly launch refreshed MacBook Airs with latest Haswell chips tomorrow
Apple is planning to launch a refresh of its MacBook Air line as early as tomorrow according to multiple reports. This isn’t the rumored 12-inch MacBook Air with Retina display that we’ve heard so much about lately but even still, it’s worth pointing out.

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HP to launch 14-inch Slatebook powered by Android
HP is preparing to launch an Android-based notebook called the Slate 14. Unlike some of the hybrid implementations we’ve already seen, this system is poised to be one of just a few full-fledged Android-based notebooks to hit the market.

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HTC design chief Scott Croyle is leaving the company
HTC's Senior Vice President of Design Scott Croyle, the man behind the stellar designs of the company’s smartphone flagships, including the HTC One (M8), is leaving the company, according to The Verge.

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Google tweaks self-driving car to tackle busy city streets
With projects like Glass consuming headlines as of late, you’d be forgiven for forgetting about another ambitious project that Google is working on. The search giant on Monday provided an update on its autonomous driving project and by all accounts, things are coming along swimmingly.

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Samsung acknowledges Galaxy S5 camera flaw, says 'limited number' of units affected
Just a couple of weeks after Samsung launched its latest flagship Galaxy S5, the South Korean company has acknowledged a major camera flaw that renders the shooter useless, according to The Verge.

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Microsoft commits to a dozen projects as part of Xbox Originals, launching in June
Microsoft’s first major wave of original programming is set to debut on June 13 under the banner Xbox Originals. The first 12 projects, which will be available for Xbox 360, Xbox One and other Microsoft devices, include a variety of subject matter that’s sure to appeal to a wide array...

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Lenovo accidentally unveils ThinkPad 10 in Australia
There were already rumors that Lenovo was working on a 10-inch ThinkPad tablet, and this weekend the company accidentally confirmed the news by briefly listing the tablet on its Australian website, according to Engadget.

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Pro golfer knocks drone out of the sky with an accurate shot
Drones have been the source of countless viral videos over the past couple of years and the clip below is no exception. It features professional golfer Keegan Bradley taking aim at a DJI Phantom as it buzzes overhead and as you can already guess, it didn’t take long for him...

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Hulu reportedly blocking VPN services from accessing its content
Taking a stand against foreign pirates who access its services without permission, Hulu is now blocking anyone attempting to use their website while connected to the web via a VPN, according to a TorrentFreak report. As of writing the blockade hasn’t been announced publicly by the company.

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Atari's E.T. games unearthed from New Mexico landfill after more than 30 years
A team of diggers and filmmakers searching an Alamogordo, New Mexico, landfill for remnants of Atari E.T. games struck gold over the weekend. Led by archaeologist Andrew Reinhard, the team unearthed hundreds of copies of the game that many consider to the worst title ever made.

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Under $100: AMD Kabini & Intel Bay Trail-D CPUs put to the test
Low-end desktop SoCs typically come soldered to motherboards, including AMD's 2011 Brazos platform as well as Intel's Bay Trail-D. AMD hopes to change that with its AM1 platform, which currently offers four APUs as well as a range of affordable motherboards. While checking out the new AM1 APUs, we have...

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AMD Low-Power APUs: Beema and Mullins Preview
Intel's Bay Trail platform and low-power Haswell offerings may be the go-to choice when it comes to mainstream Windows tablets and laptops, but AMD believes that their next generation chips will be the best. A refinement of their work on APUs in the past few years, the new chips, 'Beema' and 'Mullins', are set to be strong contenders in this segment.

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qBittorrent 3.1.9.1
The qBittorrent project aims to provide a Free Software alternative to utorrent.









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Time 4 Popcorn 3.1
This Popcorn Time service not only offer movies but TV shows too. Just select a movie or episode and press play.









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PrivaZer 2.18
PrivaZer is a privacy cleaner that scans your computer and provides you with a complete report of all computer and Internet traces that can be found on your PC.









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Sophos Virus Removal Tool 2.5
Free virus detection and removal.









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NirLauncher 1.18.56
NirLauncher is a package of more than 100 portable freeware utilities for Windows, all of them developed for NirSoft Web site during the last few years.









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Hardware Inspector 6.0.2
Inventory tracking solution for corporate networks and IT infrastructure.









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Uninstall Tool 3.3.4
Uninstall Tool is a fast, secure and convenient way to remove unneeded applications and system components. Great, powerful and reliable alternative to standard Windows removal program.









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SmartFTP Client 6.0.2005.0
Transfer files through the internet.









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WinScheduler Free Edition 7.6.5
Automate repetitive tasks. Use task scheduler to run jobs and macros automatically - at specific time, when a file is changed, when a file is created/deleted, when a computer screen changes, when there is no activity on computer, etc.









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Adobe Flash Player Debugger 13.0.0.206
Adobe Flash Player Debugger provides access to debug players and content debuggers and Standalone Players for Flex and Flash Developers.









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Windows 8 Manager 2.0.7
Windows 8 Manager is a system utility that helps you optimize, tweak, repair and clean up Windows 8.









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XYplorer 14.00
Multi-tabbed dual pane file manager for Windows, featuring a powerful file search, a versatile preview, and a highly customizable interface.









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Zoom Player Home Free 9.02
With Zoom Player Home FREE, you can start exploring the most powerful media player for the Windows PC now.









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DC++ 0.843
DC++ is an open source client for the Direct Connect protocol.









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SoulseekQT 2014.4.11
Soulseek(R) is a unique ad-free, spyware free, and just plain free file sharing application.









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Hotspot Shield for Mac 3.19
Ensure you are private, secure, and anonymous online... 100% free.









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Mac DVDRipper Pro 4.1.7
The easiest DVD ripper for your Mac.









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phpMyAdmin 4.1.14
phpMyAdmin is a free software tool written in PHP, intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the World Wide Web.









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Unchecky Beta 0.2.13
Unchecky automatically unchecks unrelated offers, both saving you mouse clicks and making it less likely to miss a checkbox of an unwanted offer.









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Spybot - Search & Destroy 2.3.39
Scan for spyware, adware, hijackers and other malicious software.









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ChrisPC DNS Switch 1.30
Makes DNS changes more easily and lets you choose the one that fits your browsing habits from a series of alternative DNS.









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Free Torrent Download 0.0.16.424
Find torrent files and download them to your PC in two steps with Free Torrent Download. This handy application is made to be fast, free and furious in order to save your time and efforts.









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Launch8 1.05
Launch8 enables Windows 8 users to quickly launch their favorite apps from a stationary dock on the Start screen.









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SSD Tweaker 3.1.9
Optimize and Restore Performance of your SSD in Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8.









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