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IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 21/05/2014

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Sony Xperia Z2 Review: Beautiful Tablet Hardware Meets Android
The Xperia Z2 Tablet is a successor to last year’s Xperia Tablet Z, and like what we’re seeing in Sony’s smartphone range, the device is an incremental update to what came before. Like the Tablet Z, the Z2 Tablet is fully water resistant, packs a 10.1-inch WUXGA display, and is under...

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Encrypted Internet traffic on the rise following Snowden revelations
Canadian broadband management company Sandvine has released its bi-annual Global Internet Phenomena Report. It’s typically used by service providers, regulatory agencies, media outlets, financial analysts and research institutions to gauge all sorts of metrics but as TorrentFreak points out, another interesting trend has emerged in the latest report.

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Twitter reportedly considers SoundCloud acquisition
Twitter’s standalone Music app may have gone bust before even reaching its first birthday, but the company isn’t ready to put its music ambitions in the drawer. After partnering with Billboard on real-time charts using data from the ‘Twitterverse’, their next move could involve a high profile acquisition. ...

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Intel CEO says Broadwell will be ready in time for the holidays
Intel may have just released a refresher to Haswell but if it’s a true successor you’re looking for, you’ll need to hold off a bit longer for Broadwell. Intel’s next generation processor has been talked about among enthusiasts for years and now we have a solid idea of when exactly...

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Assassins Creed: Pirates now available for free on the browser
Ubisoft has teamed up with Microsoft to offer a version of Assassin's Creed Pirates for free on the browser. It is available in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari and Internet Explorer with both touch and mouse/keyboard input support. The mobile spin-off title of the latest console entry first released last December...

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Adidas will soon let you customize your shoes with Instagram pics
Adidas announced on Friday that it will soon release a smartphone app that will let you customize your sneakers with any of your Instagram pictures. Dubbed Photo Print, the app is set to launch in August, and will be available for both Android and iPhone devices.

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Verizon doubles bandwidth with XLTE mobile data service
Verizon will start rolling out today a rebranded XLTE service in areas where the company has added the AWS wireless spectrum. Customers living in these areas -- about half of Verizon’s network, according to the company -- will get double the bandwidth and higher peak speeds at no extra cost. ...

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More games have already released on Steam in 2014 than all of last year in total
Valve has opened the flood gates and has so far released more titles this year than all of 2013. Now reaching the end of May, a new Gamasutra statistical study of titles released on the popular platform over the past few years shows a massive influx of monthly releases this...

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AT&T to acquire DirecTV in stock-and-cash deal for $48.5 billion
Rumors about AT&T snapping up DirecTV have been going on for a while, but yesterday the company finally made it official announcing it will acquire the satellite television operator for $48.5 billion -- or $95 a share. According AT&T's press statement, the cash and stock deal will create a "content distribution...

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Facebook reportedly nearing launch of Slingshot, a Snapchat competitor
Facebook may have failed to acquire mobile messaging startup Snapchat, but it seems that the company hasn't yet given up on its ephemeral messaging ambitions. According to a Financial Times report (subscription required), the social networking giant is gearing up to introduce a Snapchat-like app that would allow users to share...

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Five underrated and underplayed PC games
With Thief breaking hearts and Titanfall not quite taking off in traditional Call of Duty fashion, we're actually in a bit of a lull as far as good games go. Watch Dogs is on the way, as is Dark Souls II, but not a whole lot is really pushing the...

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Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet Review
The Xperia Z2 Tablet is a successor to last year's Xperia Tablet Z, and like what we're seeing in Sony's smartphone range, the device is an incremental update to what came before. The most significant update is the specification bump to Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 801 SoC along with a sizable weight reduction.

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TaskUnifier 4.2.1
TaskUnifier is free and open source except the synchronization feature.









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Winyl 3.0.1
Winyl is a free digital audio player and music library application for organizing and playing audio on Windows.









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Cocktail for Mac 7.5
Simplifies the use of advanced UNIX functions, gives access to hidden Mac OS X settings, let you easily optimize your system.









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Mumble 1.2.6
Mumble is an open source, low-latency, high quality voice chat software primarily intended for use while gaming.









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Firefox Portable 29.0.1
Run Firefox from your removable/USB drive.









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Smultron for Mac 6.0.9
Open-source text editor written in Cocoa for Mac OS X Panther with many of the features that you might need.









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VueScan 9.4.30
VueScan is an easy to use scanner program that saves you time and improves your productivity.









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ooVoo 3.6.4
ooVoo brings easy video chat to all platforms - our free video chat app is available to download for your computer (Mac, PC), smartphone (iOS, Android) & tablet.









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Task Coach 1.3.39
Task Coach is a simple open source todo manager to keep track of personal tasks and todo lists. It is designed for composite tasks, and also offers effort tracking, categories, notes and more.









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Mavericks Cache Cleaner 8.0.6
Mavericks Cache Cleaner is an award winning general purpose tool for Mac OS X.









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TeamDrive 3.2.1.809
Sync your files easily and securely, using the TeamDrive cloud or your own server.









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WinGuard Pro 8.16
Password protect your programs, windows and web pages.









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NetGong (Formerly IPMonitor) 8.5
Network monitoring solution.









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Avast! Professional Edition 9.0.2018.392
avast! Professional Edition is a complete ICSA certified antivirus package for your company.









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Dropbox 2.8.1
Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically.









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Google Play Store 4.8.19
Shop Google Play on the web. Purchase and enjoy instantly on your Android phone or tablet without the hassle of syncing.









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Transmission for Mac 2.83
Free BitTorrent client written from scratch in C that aims to be as efficient as possible.









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Python 3.4.1
Python is a remarkably powerful dynamic programming language that is used in a wide variety of application domains. Python is often compared to Tcl, Perl, Ruby, Scheme or Java.









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Torch Browser 29.0.0.6292
Light up the web with Torch Browser. With Torch you can save media files, manage torrent files and share links. All with a click.









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Wine 1.7.19
Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X and Unix. Think of Wine as a compatibility layer for running Windows programs.









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Apple Mac OS X Update 10.9.3
Keep your Apple Mac OS X up to date. Also here the Supplemental Update for Mac OS X 10.7.3









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Avast! Free Antivirus 2014 9.0.2018.392
avast! Free Antivirus is perfect for people who send e-mails and surf popular websites.









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System Ninja 3.0.2
Clean your computer of unwanted junk that constantly slows your entire system down.









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Apple iTunes 11.2.1 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.









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









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