Sunday, May 18, 2014

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 19/05/2014

TechSpot



Weekend Open Forum: DVD, Blu-ray, digital or streaming?
The media industry is currently going through a shift, with many people choosing to adopt streaming and digital options for their daily fix of television and movies. But physical media is still a big seller, especially Blu-ray discs, which are an easy and low-bandwidth option for high quality 1080p content.

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Google Play now accepts PayPal payments for digital goods
In a surprising move yesterday, Google added PayPal, a competitor to the company's Wallet service, as a payment option in its Play Store. This means that Android users will now be able to purchase digital goods like apps, books, songs, TV shows, movies, and more with their PayPal account.

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Grand Theft Auto trilogy now availble for Amazon Fire TV and Kindle Fire
Just about all of the Grand Theft Auto titles have appeared on just about every platform out there, and now Amazon has announced that its hardware will support the highly rated classics as well. Gamers can now pick up Grand Theft Auto 3, the 1980's Miami influenced Grand Theft Auto:...

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




MOG founder files suit, claims Beats fired him so they wouldn't have to pay compensation package
MOG founder David Hyman has filed a lawsuit against Beats Electronics for more than $20 million according to a new report from The Wrap. The complaint stems from a compensation agreement that was signed when Beats acquired his company two years ago.

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




iOS developers are now able to offer promo codes for in-app purchase
It appears as though Apple has begun letting developers offer promo codes directly for in-app purchases. As you likely know, promo codes have been around for iOS apps for a long time, but are usually limited to full app downloads not in-app purchases for add-on content.

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Nearly a dozen Bitcoin Foundation members resign following election of new director
Nearly a dozen members of the Bitcoin Foundation have resigned following last week’s election of Brock Pierce as its new director, casting an unwanted shadow over the annual Bitcoin conference which kicked off on Thursday.

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Weekend game deals: Dishonored $5, Tomb Raider $7.49, Typing of the Dead $10, Rocksmith 2014 $36
Along with the usual weekend deals, Plants vs. Zombies is still free at Origin while Splinter Cell: Blacklist is $9.99 and Age of Empires III is $3.99 this afternoon only at The Humble Store. Meanwhile, Chivalry is $8.74 with free access for the weekend at Steam, both Dragon Age games...

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




A mysterious giant Amazon locker appears in downtown San Francisco
A huge orange Amazon locker was spotted on Thursday in downtown San Francisco. Located near the city’s iconic Ferry Building, a popular marketplace with heavy foot fall, the box is quite big, enough to fit a car.

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Google hires fashion veteran Ivy Ross to lead Glass team
Google Glass likely has enough capability to become a mainstream success in its current form but the one thing it is lacking is style. Sure, it looks pretty slick for a gadget worn on your face but it still carries the aesthetics of a gadget worn on your face.

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Wheeler's net neutrality plan gets FCC green light, proposal now open for public comments
The Federal Communications Commission yesterday publicly released its proposed net neutrality framework after it passed with a 3-2 vote. It is now open for formal public comments for the next four months.

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Microsoft partners with home automation specialist Insteon
If nothing else, Google’s $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest earlier this year was expected to light a fire under the competition in the home automation space. It would appear those expectations have been met as Microsoft recently announced a partnership with home automation and control specialist Insteon that will result...

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Microsoft announces Halo 5: Guardians, coming in 2015
Microsoft has officially announced the next Halo game today, and it will be exclusive to the Xbox One. Called Halo 5: Guardians, the game will launch in fall 2015, and is being developed by 343 Industries, a Microsoft-owned studio that also handled the development of Halo 4.

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Sony's PS4 outsells Xbox One again, Titanfall remains top seller
Despite of Titanfall topping the charts for the second month in a row, Sony’s PlayStation 4 continues to pull ahead of the Xbox One for the fourth consecutive month, according to NPD's figures for April.

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




4K Ultra HD TV shipments exceeded 1 million units in March
Shipments of 4K Ultra HD television sets are on the rise. Back in 2012 when 4K sets were still very new, the total number of units shipped during March didn't even surpass 150,000. Just two years later in March 2014, that number has skyrocketed to 1.1 million according to a...

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Welcome to London Heathrow Airport Terminal Samsung Galaxy S5
Yep, the title of this article is not a joke: if you're heading to London's Heathrow International Airport in the next two weeks, you mind end up passing through Terminal Samsung Galaxy S5. That is to say, Samsung has used their gargantuan marketing budget to rebrand Terminal 5 to include...

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Xiaomi announces 49-inch smart TV with 4K resolution for under $650
Chinese electronics maker Xiaomi recently announced a smart TV that could send shockwaves through the industry. Unveiled by co-founder and CEO Lei Jun during a media event in Beijing, the Mi TV 2 boasts a 49-inch display from LG and supports 4K resolution at a price point just north of $600.

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Nvidia GeForce 337.81 Beta driver adds full 4K single-tile monitor support
Nvidia has released a new GeForce beta graphics card driver, version 337.81, that first and foremost adds support for single-tile 4K monitors in SLI and multi-GPU set-ups. It also fixes some situations where Ultra HD displays such as the Samsung U28D590D don't work correctly.

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Das Keyboard 4 Review: Sturdier And Sleeker Than Ever
Metadot is arguably responsible for pioneering the commercial mechanical keyboard market, much like OCZ did with solid state drives. We’ve seen a number of revisions and competitors hit the scene since the original Das Keyboard launched in 2005, but their latest offering promises to be an order of magnitude better...

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Mario Kart 8 Review: Continuation of a Classic
Mario Kart was never my game. When it was originally released in 1992, I was already in love with another Nintendo racing game featuring high-tech Mode 7 graphics — F-Zero. I've dabbled with each iteration of Mario Kart over the past couple of decades and they all feel pretty much the same...

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Das Keyboard 4 Professional Review: Sturdier And Sleeker Than Ever
Metadot is arguably responsible for pioneering the commercial mechanical keyboard market, much like OCZ did with solid state drives. We’ve seen a number of revisions and competitors hit the scene since the original Das Keyboard launched in 2005, but their latest offering promises to be an order of magnitude better...

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Teen sets new Guinness World Record as fastest texter
A 17-year-old from Brazil is now the world’s fastest texter according to the Guinness Book of World Records, edging out the previous record of 18.44 seconds – held by another teen – with a time of 18.19 seconds.

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Monoprice now taking orders for branded 3D printer
A new 3D printer is available for pre-order today from a somewhat unlikely source: Monoprice. The discount cable specialist on Thursday announced the Dual Color Extrusion 3D Printer, the company’s first foray into the world of 3D printing.

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Student project Cider runs iOS apps on Android
A group of PhD students at Columbia University are developing a system called Cider that allows iOS apps to run on Android. It essentially tricks iOS apps into thinking they are running within their native framework. Rather than using the typical emulator or virtual machine set-up you might be imagining,...

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Text-to-911 has arrived but support is limited
The nation’s four largest wireless carriers have flipped the switch on a service that allows text messages to be sent to 911 operators in the event you can’t place a phone call. Unfortunately, that doesn’t necessarily mean the service will work if you try to use it right now. ...

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Comcast plans to roll out data caps for all customers in next 5 years
Comcast Executive VP David Cohen said in a call (transcript) with investors yesterday that he expects "usage-based billing", also known as data caps, to reach all of the company's customers within the next five years.

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Das Keyboard 4 Professional Review
Metadot is arguably responsible for pioneering the commercial mechanical keyboard market much like OCZ did with solid state drives. We've seen a number of revisions and competitors hit the scene since the original Das Keyboard launched in 2005 but their latest offering promises to be an order of magnitude better than previous generations.

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




Mario Kart 8 Review
Mario Kart was never my game. When it was originally released in 1992, I was already in love with another Nintendo racing game featuring high-tech Mode 7 graphics - F-Zero. Though I dabbled with every Mario Kart release over the last couple of decades they all felt pretty much the same. But this time, within seconds of starting my first race, I could tell this was more than just plain old Mario Kart with fancy HD graphics.

Read Entire Article…Read Comments










Read More ...




ProgDVB 7.05.1
ProgDVB is the universal and very power software for watching digital TV and listening to radio channels.









Read More ...




K-Lite Mega Codec Pack 10.5.0
K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs, DirectShow filters and tools.









Read More ...




WindowBlinds 8.05
Make Windows skinnable with WindowBlinds.









Read More ...




VirtualBox 4.3.12
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.









Read More ...




K-Lite Codec Pack Full 10.5.0
The K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools.









Read More ...




Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Free 14.0.4.642
The private and individual use of the AntiVir Personal Edition is completely free of charge.









Read More ...




uTorrent (utorrent) 3.4.1.31227
uTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint.









Read More ...




Apple iTunes 11.2.0.114 for Windows XP, 7 and 8
iTunes is a free application for Mac and PC. It plays all your digital music and video. It syncs content to your iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV.









Read More ...




FreeFixer 1.11
FreeFixer is a general purpose removal tool which will help you to delete potentially unwanted software, such as adware, spyware, trojans, viruses and worms.









Read More ...




BitTorrent 7.9.1.31228
The most popular P2P application of current times on its original form.









Read More ...




DVDVideoSoft Free Studio 6.3.1.514
Free Studio is a single package which bundles all free software from DVDVideoSoft to work with DVD, video and audio files.









Read More ...




Macrium Reflect Free 5.2.6544
Disk image, file backup and disk cloning for Windows.









Read More ...




Universal Media Server 3.6.1
Universal Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server. It was originally based on PS3 Media Server by shagrath.









Read More ...




Wise Registry Cleaner 8.12
Wise Registry Cleaner is one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in the market today.









Read More ...




Mozilla Firefox 30.0 Beta 5
Experience cutting edge features but with more stability.









Read More ...




Mozilla Firefox Beta for Mac 30.0b5
Experience the newest innovations in an unstable environment thatÂ’s not for the faint of heart.









Read More ...




Apple iTunes 11.2 for Mac OS X
iTunes is a free application for Mac and PC. It plays all your digital music and video. It syncs content to your iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV.









Read More ...




Apple iTunes 11.2 for Windows 64-bit
iTunes is a free application for Mac and PC. It plays all your digital music and video. It syncs content to your iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV.









Read More ...




RAMMon 1.0.1013
RAMMon is an easy to use Windows based application that allows users to quickly retrieve the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) data from their RAM modules.









Read More ...




Calligra 2.8.3
Calligra Suite is a set of applications written to help you to accomplish your work.









Read More ...




Windows Firewall Control 4.0.9.2
Windows Firewall Control is a nifty little application which extends the functionality of the Windows Firewall and provides quick access to the most frequent options of Windows Firewall.









Read More ...




WinAudit 3.0
WinAudit is an inventory utility for Windows computers. It creates a comprehensive report on a machine's configuration, hardware and software.









Read More ...




Transmission-Qt Win 1.82.3
Unofficial Windows build of Transmission-Qt, in fact a fork of that project with some corrections, many additions to support the use on Windows better, and modifications to enhance usability.









Read More ...




Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.0.1.1004
Easy-to-use, simple, and effective anti-spyware application. Removes infections anti-virus software are not able to.









Read More ...




BlackBerry Link 1.2.3.48
Access, sync and organize your content, such as music and photos, between your BlackBerry(R) 10 device and your computer.









Read More ...






Available Tags:Google , PayPal , Amazon , TV , Kindle , iOS , Microsoft , PS4 , Xbox , Samsung , Galaxy , Nvidia , GeForce , driver , Keyboard , 3D , Android , Avira , uTorrent , Apple , Windows , BitTorrent , Server , Mozilla , Firefox , Mozilla , Firefox , Mac , Apple , Mac , Apple , Windows , Windows , BlackBerry

No comments: