IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 8/25/2014

Google acquires Gecko Design to be part of Google X research lab

Google has agreed to purchase Gecko Design Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The company's president and its four other employees will join Google X, the search giant's "moonshot" research arm according to a post from The Wall Street Journal.

Weekend Open Forum: What really grinds your gears?

Some things in life just really tick me off, rub me the wrong way or make me cringe. You know, pet peeves. Personal examples include people popping bubble wrap, barking dogs while I'm trying to be productive, the widespread misuse of apostrophes and touching paper after a shower (yeah, don't ask). ...

Google's voice search app for Android now understands five languages at once

Google's voice search functionality is handy for many people, especially considering the more than 50 languages and dialects it supports. According to the search giant, more than half the world's population speaks two or more different languages, and now it is adding new functionality to further accommodate multilingual individuals

Who needs format wars when ChargeSpot Pocket can wirelessly charge Qi- and PMA-compatible devices

Format wars are nothing new in the technology industry. We've seen battles on a number of different fronts ranging from 3D graphics APIs (DirectX, OpenGL, Glide) and external bus transfer protocols (FireWire versus USB) to more recently, Blu-ray versus HD DVD.

Mobile apps could be used to auto-dial expensive phone calls without permission

It seems like very week developers and researchers find new security holes in the systems and services we use everyday. Many of these vulnerabilities open users up to data theft and privacy attacks among other things, and now developer Andrei Neculaesei out of Copenhagen has discovered a flaw that could...

Researchers use logic hack to match anonymous users with their scandalous posts on Secret

Popular anonymous confessional app Secret isn't so secret after all. That's because a pair of security researchers with Rhino Security Labs recently uncovered a logic hack that allowed them to match "anonymous" users with their scandalous posts.

White House cybersecurity coordinator Michael Daniel admits a lack of technical expertise

One might reasonably expect the White House's cybersecurity coordinator to know a thing or two about IT. But according to Michael Daniel, his lack of technical expertise actually gives him an advantage over someone with higher technical qualifications.

Last minute iPhone 6 display redesign could limit availability at launch

Apple is expected to announce a new iPhone in little over two weeks, but a last minute snag with the display’s backlighting may result in limited availability at launch. According to Reuters, the company put screen assembly on hold for part of June and July because the original design was...

Top seven percent of smartphone owners account for nearly half of all app downloads

It's hard to imagine that just six years ago, mobile apps weren't even a thing. Now, mobile platforms from Apple, Google and Microsoft are literally overrun with millions of apps that have transformed how we go about our daily lives.

Aereo's appeal to be classified as a cable provider gets rejected

Aereo's chances of staying alive are looking slimmer than ever. After the Supreme Court ruled that the live TV streaming service Aereo operated was illegal, the company attempted to reinvent itself as a cable provider that would pay royalty fees to networks for programming.

Moto X+1 images leak ahead of September 4th event

Motorola is expected to launch a new flagship smartphone at their September 4th event in Chicago, with renders of that device, the 'Moto X+1', leaking out courtesy of @evleaks. With @evleaks set to retire from the leaking game, these renders are his "retirement gift" to his followers.

'Xfinity On Campus' lets college students stream live TV over mobile devices

Comcast has launched a new service for college kids that'll allow them to stream live television and on-demand programming to their smartphones, tablets and notebooks while connected to campus Wi-Fi.

Ouya inks deal with Xiaomi to bring catalog of games to China

Android gaming platform Ouya hasn't captured the US gaming market quite like it had anticipated. That's one of the reasons why they've inked a deal with Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi to bring their catalog of games to living rooms overseas.

Introduction and Guide to Managing Self-Encrypting Drives
A SED, or self-encrypting drive, is a type of hard drive that automatically and continuously encrypts the data in it without any user interaction. What may surprise many is that a decent potion of the drives currently in the market are in fact SEDs. The method involves a Data Encryption Key that encrypts...

SoundCloud introduces ads as a way to pay artists

Berlin-based audio sharing platform SoundCloud has launched a new creator partner program called On SoundCloud. This program lays the foundation for content creators to make money from their work.

Research team creates undetectable malware bound to legitimate software downloads

Most cyber attacks from your typical home hacker, come by way of techniques used 10 years ago or more like phishing scams, poor password management, and things of that nature. But now it seems as though a research team from Germany has developed on all new strain of malware.

Refer a friend to T-Mobile and you'll both get free unlimited LTE data for a year

T-Mobile is causing chaos in the wireless industry once again. Outspoken CEO John Legere on Thursday announced a new campaign in which the carrier will give free unlimited LTE data for a full year to anyone that refers a friend to T-Mobile from rival carriers AT&T, Sprint or Verizon. ...

eBay reportedly considering spinning off PayPal as early as 2015

eBay is considering spinning off payment service PayPal. The company has been telling PayPal CEO candidates that such a move could take place as early as next year according to a report from The Information.

Microsoft expected to unveil Windows 9 "Threshold" on September 30

Windows 9 may arrive sooner than most think. According to a new report from The Verge, the successor to Windows 8 is slated to debut at a special media event on September 30 - a date that lines up nicely with previous reports of a late September, early October unveiling.

New study says the most popular Android apps leave millions open to data attacks

A new study claims that a large portion of the most popular free apps on Google Play are highly vulnerable to malicious attacks. Security firm FireEye recently released a study suggesting that SSL vulnerabilities within these apps and the man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks they allow for "are wreaking havoc on data...

Government agencies are trying to scare people away from Tor

NSA leaker Edward Snowden has totally changed how we view privacy as it relates to the Internet. In addition to being more cautious about what we share online, some have taken additional steps such as switching to encrypted e-mail services, using proxy services and surfing with Tor, the anonymous web...

Apple's iMessage responsible for 30 percent of all mobile spam, researcher claims

Apple's iMessage used to be one of the better and safer ways to communicate outside of carrier-based text messaging. But according to security researcher Tom Landesman of anti-spam company Cloudmark, iMessage is now responsible for more than 30 percent of all spam delivered to mobile devices.

This Netflix hack lets you browse their catalog in 3D using the Oculus Rift

The Oculus Rift has been the subject of multiple stories and Found pieces here at TechSpot, and for good reason - it's pretty awesome. The latest bit of virtual reality wizardry comes to us from the Summer Hack Day at Netflix's headquarters.

Researchers discover 10% of Chrome extensions could be malicious

Researchers examining the security of web browsers have uncovered that nearly 10% of extensions for Google Chrome could be used for data theft. Even more concerning, the behavior of malicious extensions is undetectable to end users, and the permission system doesn't always make it clear what an add-on will do...

UPS confirms data breach at 51 retail locations

The United Parcel Service (UPS) is the latest in a growing list of companies affected by data breaches. The company on Wednesday announced a data breach has taken place at more than 50 of its brick-and-mortar stores across 24 states in the US.

Self-Encrypting Drives: A Brief Introduction and Step by Step Guide

A SED, or self-encrypting drive, is a type of hard drive that automatically and continuously encrypts the data in it without any user interaction. What may surprise many is that a decent potion of the drives currently in the market are in fact SEDs. The method involves a Data Encryption Key that encrypts and decrypts data whenever data is written to the drive or read from it.

Price Is the Only Weapon Chromebooks Have Against Windows

On an absolute basis, one device is clearly better than the other; but the expectations for what a Chromebook is supposed to do is so much lower that, relatively, Acer's C720 Chromebook feels like a better device than it really is. Asus' popular T100 budget hybrid, on the other hand, gets compared to other Windows laptops (or the iPad Air) and doesn't look as good in the comparison.

Opera Developer 25.0.1597.0
This version is the bleeding edge development from Opera; features will be piloted, and may be shelved, taken back to the drawing board, or taken forward to the Opera Next stream - feature complete, but potentially buggy.

DVDVideoSoft Free Studio 6.3.8.820
Free Studio is a single package which bundles all free software from DVDVideoSoft to work with DVD, video and audio files.

Nvidia CUDA Toolkit for Mac and Linux 6.5.14
Latest Nvidia CUDA Toolkit.

Glarysoft Registry Repair 5.0.1.27
Fast, simple and straightforward. A perfect solution allows you to safely scan, clean, and repair registry problems.

Hola Unblocker 1.4.502
Fast surfing. Quick downloads. Smooth video. Access sites that are censored by your government or corporation.

System Explorer 5.9.3
System Explorer is free, awards winning software for exploration and management of System Internals.

Advanced SystemCare Free 7.3.0.474
One-Click and All-In-One solution for PC maintenance and protection.

Baidu PC Faster 5.0.1.82729
Baidu PC Faster is a full set of system utilities designed to speed up your PC and keep it clean, healthy, and running at peak performance. It also helps users recover available space on hard drives, improves boot time, and protects user privacy.

EMDB 2.06
EMDB is a small utility to keep track of your DVD collection.

Dashlane 3.0.5.69397
Instant logins. Instant checkouts. Instant gratification.

Daum PotPlayer 1.6.49479
Daum PotPlayer: It feels like the KMPlayer, but is in active development.

IsoBuster 3.4
IsoBuster rescues lost files from a bad or trashed CD or DVD.

DesktopOK 3.99.3
Save and restore the positions of icons. DesktopOK also offers as a small but effective solution for user that have to change the screen resolution often.

Opera Next 24.0.1558.43
Opera introduces the looks and the performance of an exceptional new web browser.

Calibre 2.0
calibre is a free and open source e-book library management application developed by users of e-books for users of e-books.

TextPipe Lite 9.7.3
Industrial strength text transformation workbench for data conversion and mining.

eXtreme Movie Manager 8.3.1.0
It lets you catalog any video formats such as DivX DVD, VHS, SVHS, VCD or LaserDisc with detailed information.

Tweaking.com Repair Windows Updates 2.8.8
If windows updates are not working then this repair may help. This will reset windows updates and get all the windows update files registered.

FlightGear 3.0.0
FlightGear is an open-source flight simulator. It supports a variety of popular platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc.) and is developed by skilled volunteers from around the world.

J. River Media Center 20.0.10
Organize and experience all your media: Music, photos and video YOUR way -- all from a single software program.

iBackup for Mac 7.6
Simple to use backup/restore utility for scheduled backups of files, folders, applications and your system preferences.

CleanMyMac 2.2.7
Keep your Mac clean and organized. Free up space on your Mac by performing a detailed system cleanup, optimizing your iPhoto Library, organizing old files, applications and extensions. All within one intuitive and easy to use Mac cleaner.

WindowBlinds 8.06
Make Windows skinnable with WindowBlinds.

Adobe AIR SDK 14.0.0.178
Adobe AIR SDK provides the tools you need to package and deploy Adobe AIR applications, if you prefer working with a text editor or another development environment.

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