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IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 16/05/2014

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Apple releases its iOS Human Interface Guidelines on iBooks for free
Apple has decided to release its design guidelines manual on iBooks for free. Apple's senior writer, David Abbey, announced the guide would be available for everyone today via Twitter. Previously only available through the Apple developer portal, the iOS Human Interface Guidelines book lays out Apple's philosophy on designing software...

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LG to launch Lifeband Touch health tracker and HeartRate earphones on May 18
LG announced yesterday that it will launch its Lifeband Touch health tracker and HeartRate earphones in the US on May 18th. The South Korean company first unveiled these devices at CES earlier this year.

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Sony reports annual loss of $1.25 billion despite strong PlayStation 4, smartphone sales
Despite a strong showing from the PlayStation 4 and its line of smartphones, Sony on Wednesday reported a ¥128.4 billion ($1.25 billion) net loss for the 2013 fiscal year. Things aren’t expected to get better anytime soon either as the Japanese tech giant is expecting a loss of ¥50 billion...

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Google Search for iOS now lets you have smarter conversations
Google yesterday updated its search app for iOS with the ability to ask follow-up questions using your voice in addition to simple queries.

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Sony Pictures secures film rights to Glenn Greenwald's book on Edward Snowden
Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired the rights to Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Glenn Greenwald’s new book, No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA and the U. S. Surveillance State. The film will be produced by Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, the duo responsible for many of the movies...

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Humble Bundle offering new games bundle every day for the next two weeks
Over the course of the next two weeks Humble Bundle has announced that it will be offering a new bundle of games every day starting of with a number of Deep Silver titles. The Humble Bundle Daily bundles will run from now through May 27 and will feature popular bundles...

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iPhone 6 may ship with sharper 1,704 x 960 resolution display
The iPhone 6 is likely to get a resolution bump to go along with its larger screen size(s). The iPhone 5s owns a resolution of 1,136 x 640 but as 9to5Mac points out, the next model could push that up to 1,704 x 960 which would result in a pixel...

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Tado Cooling claims to make your dumb air conditioners smart
German startup Tado yesterday unveiled an Internet-connected device that makes almost any remote controlled AC smart. Dubbed Tado Cooling, the device sits on your wall, provides and interface between you and your AC, and and can be controlled by an iOS or Android app.

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Yahoo buys mobile messaging app Blink in latest talent acquisition
Yahoo has acquired self-destructing mobile messaging app Blink for an undisclosed sum. The Marissa Mayer-led company will in turn be shutting the app down in the near future which indicates this is more of a talent acquisition than anything else as the entire seven person team will be joining Yahoo.

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Top ISPs warn FCC against adopting more regulations of broadband lines
The US' biggest telecommunications providers have warned the FCC against reclassifying and regulating the internet as a public utility. They want the agency to avoid Title II reclassification of the internet, and stick to its original plan that allows ISPs to charge other companies for a faster lane of service.

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Samsung offers apology, compensation to employees that developed cancers on the job
Samsung has issued an apology to factory workers that may have contracted cancers linked to chemical exposure while on the job. The company also promised to compensate workers and their families affected by the longstanding incident.

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Time4Popcorn launches Popcorn Time for Android
Time4Popcorn, a fork of the popular movie torrent downloader and streaming software Popcorn Time, has launched an Android app. The developers told TechCrunch that Google pulled the program from Google play citing copyright concerns, but it's still available on their website and you can download it here. ...

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AMD graphics cards return to normal prices, R9 280 now $250
The prices of AMD's graphics cards have finally returned to normal levels in North America, following months of inflated prices and limited supply, due to the boom in cryptocurrency mining.

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Forrest Gump would have been the perfect 8-bit video game
Forrest Gump was arguably one of the best movies released in the ‘90s but after watching the clip below from CineFix, one has to question if it could have been just as good as an 8-bit video game?

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Google opens Glass Explorer Program to anyone with $1,500 to spare
Last month, Google hosted a one-day only sale of its augmented reality visor to anyone with $1,500 to spare as part of the Glass Explorer Program. The search giant is once again inviting interested parties to purchase the wearable but this time, there’s no time limit on the offer.

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Wavepad 5.80
This audio editing software is a full-featured professional audio and music editor for Windows and Mac.









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PaperScan Free 2.0.20
PaperScan Scanner Software is a powerful TWAIN & WIA scanning application with an OCR engine centered on one idea: making document acquisition an unparalleled easy task for anyone.









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ChrisPC Game Booster 2.20
Optimizes your CPU, computer graphics and network settings to boost your gaming and online multiplayer experience.









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SIV (System Information Viewer) 4.45
General Windows utility for dumping lots of useful Windows, Network and hardware info









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cFosSpeed Beta 9.61.2131
cFosSpeed, faster Internet with Traffic Shaping.









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PeStudio 8.27
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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Microsoft ProcDump 7.0
ProcDump is a command-line utility whose primary purpose is monitoring an application for CPU spikes and generating crash dumps during a spike that an administrator or developer can use to determine the cause of the spike.









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HWiNFO64 Beta 4.39.2205
Professional hardware information and diagnostic tools supporting latest components, industry technologies and standards.









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HWiNFO32 Beta 4.39.2205
A powerful system information tool for Windows.









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GNOME 3.12.2
The GNOME Project is a community that makes great software. GNOME is Free Software: all our work is free to use, modify and redistribute.









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UC Browser for Windows Phone 3.5
UC Browser is the leading mobile internet browser with more than 400 million users across more than 150 countries and regions. This version is for mobile phones with the Microsoft Windows Phone plataform.









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Hotspot Shield 3.40
Through a VPN Hotspot Shield ensures you are private, secure, and anonymous online... 100% free.









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KMPlayer 3.9.0.124
Versatile media player which can cover various types of container format such as VCD, DVD, AVI, WMV among others









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Freemake Video Downloader 3.6.4.4
Download any video from thousands websites! From YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, Veoh, Dailymotion and 10,000+ sites. Download MP3 from YouTube, convert any online video to AVI, MKV, MP3, iPhone, iPod, PSP, Android.









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SynciOS 4.0.2
Syncios is free but powerful iPad/iPhone/iPod to PC transfer which offers you ultimate solution for transferring media contents between iOS devices and PC.









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Wipe 2014.08
Deletes cookie files, history, cache, temp files and other personal tracks. You will get more free space on the disk.









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ICQ 8.2.7031
Send files from your PC to mobile, Facebook and Google+ friends.









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Zortam Mp3 Media Studio 17.80
All-in-one Mp3 application and organizer.









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DVDFab HD Decrypter 9.1.4.5
Copies entire DVD movie to hard disk, and removes all the protections while copying.









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BurnAware Free 7.0.0
BurnAware allows you to easily perform the most common disc burning operations.









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Hamachi 2.2.0.193
Allows you to establish secure direct connections to PC's that are not accessible due to the restrictions in network setup.









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Sumatra PDF 2.5.2
Sumatra PDF is a slim, free, open-source PDF viewer for Windows.









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Line for Android 4.3.0
There are no limits. Call and message as much as you want.









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Facebook Messenger for Android / iPhone 5.1
Text your friends for free. Get Facebook Messenger to instantly reach friends on their smart phones, feature phones or desktop computers.









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PDF24 Creator 6.4.1
100% free PDF Creator & PDF Converter.









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