Thursday, May 22, 2014

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 23/05/2014

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22 Years On: Wolfenstein: The New Order Review
Trapped in a vegetative state for 14 years, Wolfenstein hero B.J. Blazkowicz awakens to a 1960 dominated by Nazis and a life no-longer solely defined by the killing of them. Not that killing Nazis isn't an important aspect of Wolfenstein: The New Order. What does a man driven by singular purpose...

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ZeniMax and id Software file lawsuit against Oculus VR
ZeniMax publically called out Oculus VR earlier this month with claims that former employee and gaming icon John Carmack stole intellectual property that was ultimately used to help develop the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset and help hire away several former employees with confidential and proprietary knowledge of ZeniMax and...

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Nest recalls nearly half a million Nest Protect smoke detectors
Nest Labs is recalling nearly half a million of their Protect smoke and carbon monoxide detectors due to an issue with a key feature. Nest Wave allows the user to silence the alarm by standing under it and waving their arms but it was ultimately discovered that this could also...

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HBO content now available on Amazon's Prime Instant Video service
As expected, a number of popular HBO shows have made their way on to Amazon Prime Instant Video. The initial offerings are mostly made up of older shows like Deadwood, The Wire, Rome, Six Feet Under, Flight of the Conchords and The Sopranos, but there are also select seasons of...

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Apple releases WWDC 2014 app with detailed schedule
Apple on Wednesday published the full schedule for next month’s Worldwide Developers Conference. The event will kick off on Monday, June 2 at Moscone West in San Diego with a 10 a.m. keynote scheduled to last for approximately two hours. It’ll likely be led by CEO Tim Cook with support...

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Spotify has now officially hit 10 million paid subscribers
We now have official numbers from Spotify confirming quite a large growth of paid subscribers over the last year or so. Spotify has reached 10 million paid music listeners, up from the 6 million the company reported back in March of last year. While industry insiders and record labels have...

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Xbox One update to deliver external storage, real player names
Microsoft’s June update for the Xbox One is a big one. It’ll include two of the most requested features –support for external storage and the use of real names to identify friends – according to a recent blog post on the matter.

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Google aims to boost Android use in the enterprise, buys BYOD developer Divide
Google has added yet another startup to its portfolio with the acquisition of enterprise mobile device management company Divide. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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HTC said to be working on bigger, badder One M8 Prime smartphone
Leaks leader @evleaks claims a new version of HTC’s One M8 smartphone is just over the horizon. Tentatively known as the HTC One M8 Prime, this handset will be bigger and faster than the existing flagship although the leaked photos published thus far don’t exactly suggest the same premium feel...

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eBay urges users to change passwords following data breach
Add another notch to the tally of companies on the receiving end of a massive data breach. Earlier this morning, eBay revealed that internal and customer databases containing the names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and encrypted passwords for millions of users were compromised recently. The company says...

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Dell says Alienware Steam Machine will be their least profitable system ever
Earlier this year, Valve showed off more than a dozen Steam Machines covering a wide range of shapes, sizes and price points. While it’s no doubt good for Valve (and ultimately, the consumer) to have so many companies buying into the idea, it may not be very profitable to play...

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Google+ for Android update brings Auto Awesome Stories and Movies
Google has launched an update to Google+ for Android, bringing in a massive UI overhaul as well as a number of new features.

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Profits rise for Lenovo as company beats Apple in US PC sales
Lenovo is one of the few PC businesses that is doing particularly well despite a slumping market, today reporting revenues of $38.7 billion for the year ending March 2014, up 14% year-on-year. Profits have also risen by 29% for the Chinese company, up to $817 million.

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Dropbox is on a spree, buys 3D photo stitching app Bubbli
Just a month after acquiring Loom, a startup that offered photo and video storage to Apple device users, Dropbox made another acquisition yesterday, snapping up 3D photo stitching technology start-up Bubbli. The company sent out an email to its users announcing the deal.

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Google now the most valuable brand, jumping above Apple
Research company Millward Brown has released their annual report detailing the most valuable brands globally, and according to their findings for 2014, Google has jumped up into first place. Compared to their ranking in 2013, Google has increased their brand value by 40%, with the estimated total rising to a mammoth $158.8 billion.

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Wolfenstein: The New Order Review
Wolfestein's B.J. Blazkowicz was a killing machine whose sole purpose was preventing Nazi Germany from winning World War II at any cost. At the beginning of Wolfenstein: The New Order, he fails. What does a man driven by singular purpose do when that purpose is stripped away?

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WeChat 5.2.1
Free text messaging and free video calls with more than 300 million people. Download for Android, iPhone, Windows Phone and BB here.









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SPAMfighter 7.6.104
Spam and phishing filter for Outlook/Express.









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DVDFab Passkey Lite 8.2.1.3
DVDFab Passkey Lite is a simple combination of Passkey for DVD and Passkey for Blu-ray. It is a free DVD Decrypter and Blu-ray Decrypter that can work with any software that Passkey for DVD and Passkey for Blu-ray works with to access unprotected content.









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avast! Browser Cleanup Tool 9.0.0.224
avast! Browser Cleanup allows removing of well-known annoying toolbars from all major browsers.









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Bing Desktop 1.3.463.0
Bing Desktop delivers easy access to better search results no matter what you are doing -- inline while reading a doc or simply typing and clicking into an always present search box.









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doPDF 8.0.907
doPDF is a free PDF converter for both personal and commercial use.









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Adobe Photoshop Touch for Android Phones 1.6
Bring the fun and creative possibilities of Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) software to your phone with Adobe Photoshop Touch for phone.









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Google Drive for Android 1.3.144
With Google Drive, you can store all your files in one place, so you can access them from anywhere and share them with others.









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Google Maps for Android 8.0.0
Whether you need directions to your destination, the closest good place for a bite to eat, or just a sense of where you are, Google Maps for Android can help.









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Pinterest for Android 2.7.2
Pinterest is a tool to find your inspiration and share it with others. Use it to collect things you love, organize and plan important projects, and more.









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Twitter for Android 5.10.0
Wherever you are, Twitter brings you closer.









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BitTorrent for Android 2.35
Find torrents and download them directly to your phone or tablet, with the official BitTorrent(R) App for Android.









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TubeMate YouTube Downloader 2.2.3.580
TubeMate - The fastest and most famous YouTube downloader.









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Ultimate Boot CD UBCD 5.3.0
Ultimate Boot CD is completely free for the download, or could be obtained for a small fee. If you had somehow paid a ridiculous amount of money for it, you have most likely been fleeced.









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SyncDroid 1.2.2
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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Advanced SystemCare Free 7.3.0.454
One-Click and All-In-One solution for PC maintenance and protection.









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MSI Afterburner 3.0.0
Handy tool designed to easily overclock graphics cards.









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OpenRocket 14.0.5
OpenRocket is a free, fully featured model rocket simulator that allows you to design and simulate your rockets before actually building and flying them.









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FBackup 5.0.450
FBackup is a free backup software for both personal and commercial use.









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Anvil Studio 2014.05.05
With this free version, you can create an unlimited number of MIDI tracks, and two one-minute audio tracks.









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Auslogics Disk Defrag 4.5.5.0
Defrag Your Drive - Avoid Fatal System Failures and Speed Up Your Computer









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RJ TextEd 9.0
RJ TextEd - A Unicode source and text editor.









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Nero Burning Rom 2014 15.0.08500
The powerful burning software Nero Burning ROM allows you to burn your data, music and videos to disc.









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Backup4all 5.0.450
Highly configurable backup software with intuitive interface.









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