Tuesday, May 13, 2014

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 14/05/2014

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Haswell Refresh: Intel's New Z97 Platform Explored
Nearly six years have passed since the Core i7 series debuted as a 45nm part on the LGA1366 platform, which Intel has been refining over many iterations through its tick-tock philosophy that follows every architectural update with a die shrink. Today's release isn't a tick or a tock, it's simply...

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Microsoft's Xbox Music could gain cloud playback ability
Microsoft’s Xbox Music offers a catalog filled with millions of tracks but even still, you’re likely to discover that some songs you like simply aren’t available. Fortunately that may no longer be a problem if a rumor regarding the combination of Xbox Music and OneDrive comes to pass. ...

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Twitter's mute feature gets official
Twitter has been known to publically test beta features among a small group of users. Such was the case a couple of weeks ago when some users reported seeing a mute option in the Android and iOS Twitter app. Sometimes these features make the cut, sometimes they don’t.

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'Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition' gets next gen console release date
Diablo III is coming to next generation consoles – that much we’ve known for quite some time. What we didn’t know, however, was exactly when the game would be available. On Monday, Blizzard filled in the missing piece of the puzzle: August 19.

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LG announces new 7, 8 and 10-inch G Pads
LG has announced that it is expanding its tablet line-up with three new offerings that will be officially unveiled at MedPI 2014, which takes place in Monaco between May 13th and 16th.

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Microsoft extends Windows 8.1 Update deadline
When Microsoft launched Windows 8.1 Update last month, the company noted that current Windows 8.1 users would need to download and install the update by May 13 (tomorrow) in order to be eligible to receive future patches.

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Samsung to reportedly launch Tizen-based smartphone in Russia, India
In an effort to loosen its reliance on Google's Android, Samsung is preparing to launch a Tizen-based smartphone in Russia and India, according to The Wall Street Journal. The upcoming device would be first launched in Russia as the company is already planning an event in Moscow in the coming...

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EA to drop online multiplayer support for 50 games following GameSpy closure
The fallout from GameSpy’s decision to shut down its online multiplayer hosting network continues as Electronic Arts recently released a list of 50 games across multiple platforms that will see their online components go dark on June 30.

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Parrot unveils Oculus Rift-enabled drone Bebop
French drone maker Parrot has announced that it will add a new drone to its lineup this year. Dubbed Bebop, the new model has a 14 megapixel HD video camera, 8GB of flash memory, built-in GPS, Oculus Rift support, and more.

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Square ditches Wallet app, launches Square Order to place food and drink orders before you arrive
Square Wallet, the mobile wallet application from Square, has been yanked from the App Store and Google Play. It’s being replaced by a new app called Square Order which lets users order ahead and pay for items from coffee shops, cafes and other merchants that work with Square.

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Google is testing out a complete Gmail UI overhaul
It looks as though Google is testing out a brand new design for its popular web based Gmail service, based on information from Geek.com. The redesign appears as though it will bring the Google web email app more in-line with its upcoming mobile counterpart, both in terms of aesthetics and functionality. ...

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'Half-Life 2' and 'Portal' now available for Nvidia Shield
Valve’s Half-Life 2 and Portal have been ported to Android but don’t get excited just yet because you’ll need an Nvidia Shield to participate. That’s right, only Nvidia’s handheld gaming system is compatible with the titles – even other platforms running a Tegra 4 SoC need not apply. ...

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FCC chairman reportedly tweaks proposed net neutrality rules following backlash
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has revised the proposed net neutrality rules to include assurances that the agency will not allow ISPs to segregate Internet traffic into fast and slow lanes, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

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Mozilla announces plans to test sponsored tiles on Firefox's new-tab page
Just a few months after announcing the idea, Mozilla has said that the company will go ahead and test a plan to sell sponsored Tiles on Firefox's new-tab page.

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Intel officially releases Haswell Refresh processors
Back in April, Intel began quietly shipping their Haswell Refresh processors to a limited selection of retailers, ahead of the official launch of the CPUs and new 9-series-based motherboards designed for them. Now Intel is making it all official, having released 9-series parts into the wild last week, and launching...

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Rumor: AMD has a new flagship GPU in the works for a summer release
According to the latest rumor from VideoCardz, which as always should be taken with a grain of salt, AMD is currently preparing a new, flagship graphics card that would replace the Radeon R9 290X. Citing board partner sources, this new graphics card will dethrone the Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Ti...

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Review: Refining Android's Most Popular Phone
Another year, another Galaxy device. Since the release of the original Galaxy S in 2010, Samsung has been routinely refining their flagship formula through hardware upgrades, software polish and no shortage of gimmicks. We typically see larger displays, more cores, bigger megapixel counts, larger batteries and interesting new additions with...

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Haswell Refresh: Intel's Latest Platform Explored
Nearly six years have passed since the Core i7 series debuted. Since then, Intel has been refining it over many iterations through its tick-tock philosophy, which follows every architectural update with a die shrink. Today's release isn't a tick or a tock, it's simply a refresh. But while we don't expect much more than slight speed bumps, the company has also released new 9-series chipsets.

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Samsung Galaxy S5: The TechSpot Review
Since the release of the original Galaxy S in 2010, Samsung has been routinely refining their flagship formula through hardware upgrades, software polish and no shortage of gimmicks. We typically see larger displays, more cores, bigger megapixel counts, larger batteries and interesting new additions with every release, and 2014's Galaxy S5 does little to break away from this formula.

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MiniGet 1.0.8.2528
MiniGet a super mini and fast download manager.









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CDisplayEx 1.10.13
CDisplay Ex is the most used comic book reader. It is able to read all comic book formats (cbr cbz pdf etc..).









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QupZilla 1.6.6
QupZilla is modern web browser based on WebKit core and Qt Framework. WebKit guarantees fast browsing and Qt availability on all major platforms.









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Reaper 4.62
Record, edit, render and arrange multi-track waveform audio.









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RAMExpert 1.4.1
RAMExpert gives you a crystal-clear vision of your RAM (Random Access Memory) specification. It then recommends upgrade if appropriate.









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SyncDroid 1.2.1
Free Android backup and restore with PC. Android video, audio, and photo transfers. Android SMS, contacts, call logs, and bookmarks management.









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Dropbox Experimental 2.8.0
Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically.









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Origin Client 9.4.7.2799
Download Origin to play anywhere, challenge friends, explore exciting new games, and stay connected to the Origin community.









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Skitch 2.3.1
Get your point across with fewer words using annotation, shapes and sketches, so that your ideas become reality faster.









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Shutter 3.5
Shutter is a multifunctional shutdown utility, which has a user friendly and easy-to-use interface and supports many different Events and Actions.









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MediaCoder 0.8.30.5620
Free universal audio/video batch transcoder.









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Facebook for Android 9.0.0.26.28
Facebook app for your Android device.









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DriverEasy 4.7
Automatically Detect, Download, Backup, Restore and Uninstall Drivers. Fix your Driver Issues.









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Hola Unblocker 1.3.276
Fast surfing. Quick downloads. Smooth video. Access sites that are censored by your government or corporation.









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Speedy Painter 3.2.8
Speedy Painter is an OpenGL based painting software for Windows. It supports Wacom digitizers to vary size and opacity of brush strokes according to pen pressure.









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DVDFab Virtual Drive 1.5.1.0
DVDFab Virtual Drive is a virtual DVD/Blu-ray emulator.









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VSO Media Player 1.4.3.486
VSO-Media Player is a very simple way to listen the music files from your computer.









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Free Music Downloader 1.52
This program allows you to download music from different online sources. Formerly known as Last.FM.









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CDRoller 10.0
Powerful, easy-to-use and low cost toolset for CD/DVD/BD/HDD/Flash data recovery. Burn discs, erase them and everything in between.









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NetworkTrafficView 1.85
NetworkTrafficView is a network monitoring tool that captures the packets pass through your network adapter, and displays general statistics about your network traffic.









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Light Image Resizer 4.6.2.0
Organizes your photos by shrinking their resolution or moving them within your hard drive.









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Wise Care 365 2.9.8
Wise Care 365 is an all-in-one PC tune-up utility. It will keep your Windows secure, clean and fast.









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Advanced Host Monitor 9.86
A full-featured network monitor program.









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Free Any Burn 2.2
Free Any Burn is a light weight but professional CD / DVD / Blu-ray burning software that every one must have.









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Slim Browser 7.00.095
Tabbed multiple-site browser with built-in popup killer, skinned window frame, form filler, etc.









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