Wednesday, November 19, 2014

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 11/20/2014

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Netflix to arrive in Australia and New Zealand early next year

Netflix is officially coming to Australia and New Zealand next year. The streaming media provider announced the news earlier today on Twitter in its own clever way. Better late than never, as they say.



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AMD, Nvidia release optimized drivers for 'Dragon Age: Inquisition' and 'Far Cry 4'

Two of the season’s most anticipated games – Dragon Age: Inquisition and Far Cry 4 – launched today and if you picked up either (or both), you’ll likely want to snag the latest drivers for your AMD or Nvidia graphics card(s).



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Google's new image recognition software can describe an entire scene

Image recognition software has come a long way over the past several years but the latest work from Google is really mind-blowing. The search giant has come up with a new machine-learning system that can not only recognize the subject of a photo but describe the entire scene.



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Nine out of 10 people will own a mobile phone by 2020, report predicts

The mobile revolution is moving forward at full throttle. According to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report, nine out of 10 people over the age of six will have a mobile phone by 2020.



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Apple to allow third-party accessory makers to use its Lightning port next year

Apple up to this point hasn’t allowed third-party accessory manufacturers to include Lightning connectors on their products. That restriction will soon be lifted, however, according to a new report from 9to5Mac.



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WhatsApp launching end-to-end encryption for Android users

A recent update for WhatsApp on Android has introduced end-to-end encryption. Unlike similar communications on other major networks from Facebook and Google, WhatsApp is unable to decrypt user messages, even if they were forced to for legal reasons. Many suggest it is the strongest encryption available on any major text service.
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AT&T now offering 15GB of data for the price of 10GB

If you are on AT&T's Mobile Share Value plan, here's some good news: starting today, the carrier is offering 15GB of data for the current price of 10GB -- $100 per month. This is a limited time promotion, although the company didn't specify when it would expire.
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Samsung to scale back smartphone output by 30 percent, will continue work on flexible display tech

Samsung’s strategy of throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks has gotten the company to where it is now but in today’s saturated market, that strategy no longer appears to be viable as evident by Samsung’s latest financial quarter.



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Nokia's first post-Microsoft device is the Android-powered N1 tablet

Nokia’s first device since selling its mobile division to Microsoft earlier this year isn’t the set-top box that many (myself included) expected but rather a small Android tablet that’s perhaps best described as an iPad mini clone.



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US court says Google can order its search results the way it wants

Google search results are protected under the First Amendment, and the company has the complete right to arrange them as it sees fit, according to a recent ruling by a San Francisco court.



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Intel merging loss-making mobile business with PC division

In a move that highlights just how fast the lines between PCs and mobile devices are blurring, Intel has said that it will merge its loss-making Mobile and Communications Group with its profit-making PC Client Group. The move was announced in an internal email from CEO Brian Krzanich.



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Snapchat partners with Square so you can send money to friends

Snapchat is a platform known for vanishing messages and thanks to a partnership with mobile payments specialist Square, it also provides a way for friends to send and receive money. The company announced the feature, known as Snapcash, on Monday via blog post.



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Suspected creators of WireLurker iOS malware arrested in China, website hosting malware taken down

Nearly a couple of weeks after it was first discovered, Chinese authorities have taken into custody three people suspected of being involved in the creation and distribution of the WireLurker malware, according to a statement (in Mandarin) by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Public Security.



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Apple improves performance on older iDevices with iOS 8.1.1, Yosemite update addresses Wi-Fi issues

Apple is no doubt focused on its current and upcoming product lineup, but Cupertino hasnÂ’t forgotten about those still using older devices. This has been made evident with the latest update to iOS 8 which primarily focuses on improving performance and stability on dated hardware.



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Swedish ISP Bahnhof to offer free VPN service to protect consumer privacy

In an effort to protect users' privacy, Bahnhof, the last Swedish ISP refusing to fall in line with the country's data retention law, has said that it would comply with the legal requirement, but at the same time will offer its customers a free to use, no-logging VPN service, a...


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Google Chrome for Windows 39.0.2171.65
Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.


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EagleGet 2.0.2.4
Easy your downloads, get everything done.


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Popcorn Time for Android 2.4
Watch movies online for free with this P2P client now available for Android. Just select a movie and press play.


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FrostWire 6.0.1
BitTorrent/Cloud client with a full featured media player.


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WeChat 6.0.0.68
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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Snapchat for Android 8.0.0
Snapchat is the fastest way to share a moment with friends. You control how long your friends can view your message - simply set the timer up to ten seconds and send.


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Panda AntiVirus Free 2015 15.0.4
The new Panda Antivirus 2010 is the easiest-to-use protection for your computer.


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WhatsApp for Windows Phone 2.11.596.0
WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging app which allows you to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS.


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Apple Xcode for Mac 6.1.1
Xcode is Apple's powerful integrated development environment for creating great apps for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.


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Wine 1.7.31
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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Superstring 1.3.4
Create stunning lyric videos in minutes.


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Gmail for Android 5.0
Gmail is built on the idea that email can be more intuitive, efficient, and useful. And maybe even fun. Get your email instantly via push notifications, read and respond to your conversations online & offline, and search and find any email.


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Tomahawk 0.8.1
Tomahawk is a music player that fundamentally changes the way music is consumed and shared.


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Mozilla Firefox 34.0 Beta 10
Experience cutting edge features but with more stability.


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Nexus Root Toolkit 1.9.8
This program will automatically bring together all the files you need to unlock and root your device in a few clicks, or flash it back to stock and re-lock it.


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Comodo Firewall Free 8.0.0.4337
Free Comodo Firewall with prevention-based protection.


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Mozilla Firefox for Linux 34.0 Beta 10
Experience the newest innovations in a stable environment.


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Lansweeper 5.2.0.15
Lansweeper helps you with your Network Inventory and Asset Management and pro-actively alerts you of non-compliance issues before they become a problem.


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Sublight 4.5.5434
Sublight is popular Windows application for searching and downloading subtitles for movies and TV Series.


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Backup4all 5.2.630
Highly configurable backup software with intuitive interface.


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Tweaking.com - Envelope Printer 1.7.0
The name says it all. This program makes it simple to print addresses and other information on envelopes.


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Comodo AntiVirus 8.0.0.4337
Comodo Antivirus is the free way to rid your computer of viruses, malware, Trojans, worms, hackers, and other Internet threats.


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PRTG - Free Network Monitor 14.4.12.3509
PRTG Network Monitor is the powerful network monitoring solution from Paessler AG.


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Wise Care 365 3.33.290
Wise Care 365 is an all-in-one PC tune-up utility. It will keep your Windows secure, clean and fast.


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FBackup 5.2.630
FBackup is a free backup software for both personal and commercial use.


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SynciOS 4.1.6
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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J. River Media Center 20.0.39
Organize and experience all your media: Music, photos and video YOUR way -- all from a single software program.


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XMedia Recode 3.2.0.2
XMedia Recode is a free video and audio converter. XMedia Recode supports nearly all audio and video codecs.


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