IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 11/28/2014

Gamers discover yet another secret ending in 'Far Cry 4'

Ubisoft’s Far Cry 4 has been lauded for its immensely beautiful open world gameplay. The storyline, on the other hand, hasn’t held up nearly as well under criticism. A lackluster plot seems almost improbable considering the alternate endings that gamers have discovered thus far (and potentially others that haven’t yet...

Dropbox's Carousel will let you easily delete local photos that have been backed up

Dropbox is testing a new Carousel feature that will allow you to delete local photos that have already been backed up when your device's storage is getting full. This means that you won't have to worry about managing space and manually deleting photos just to make sure that you can click...

Valve launches "Steam Exploration Sale" just in time for Black Friday

Valve has launched a massive sale, officially being called the Steam Exploration Sale, on some of the most popular games of the year – and thousands others – just in time for Black Friday. For the next six days, gamers can take advantage of sales throughout the Steam store in...

Chromecast adds support for Comedy Central, TuneIn, Epix and more

Google has announced that their Chromecast media streaming dongle will now support seven new channels including Comedy Central, Sesame Street Go, Nickelodeon, TuneIn, Epix, YuppTV and Encore Play. This recent slew of media content allows users to access hit TV shows such as South Park, The Daily Show and the...

GoPro said to be building its own line of camera-equipped consumer drones

GoPro is looking to broaden its horizons (no pun intended). The action camera maker is said to be developing its own line of consumer-oriented drones that’ll come equipped with high-definition cameras according to people familiar with the matter as reported by The Wall Street Journal.

HP posts mixed Q4 earnings, CEO insists turnaround on track

Nearly a couple of months after announcing that it would split into two different businesses, HP has published its fourth quarter financial results, which were mostly in line with market expectations, indicating that the company still has a lot more work ahead.

Kim Dotcom's legal team exits as Megaupload founder runs out of money

Kim Dotcom’s once lavish lifestyle is but a distant memory. During a recent teleconference at London’s unBound Digital event, the Megaupload founder revealed that his legal team recently resigned because he ran out of money. Dotcom said he spent $10 million defending himself and without lawyers, he is defenseless.
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4K TV shipments jumped 500 percent in Q3 2014

4K TV shipments topped 3 million units last quarter, up a whopping 500 percent compared to the same quarter last year, bringing total shipments to 6.4 million units this year, according to the latest report from global market research and consulting firm DisplaySearch.

Amazon's Fire Phone at $199 sans contract with a free year of Prime suddenly seems like a great deal

Amazon’s long-rumored Fire Phone finally materialized earlier this year with its unique 3D “dynamic perspective” feature in tow. Its hardware specs weren’t anything to write home about and the 3D gimmick wasn’t enough to get customers excited, especially at $199 on contract ($649 straight up).
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Ubisoft's racing MMO The Crew won't get day-one reviews

Ubisoft's upcoming open-world racing MMO The Crew won't be available to press outlets until the game has been publicly released next December 2nd, delaying access to reviews for people interested in a professional opinion before buying. In a blog post, Ubisoft stated:

Here's a possible workaround for iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite Wi-Fi issues

If you're one of the many iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite users who have been plagued with Wi-Fi issues, here is some good news: Mario Ciabarra, the co-founder and CEO of Colorado Springs-based Quantum Metric, claims to have found the root cause of the problems, and has also come...

Lenovo enlists the Upright Citizens Brigade to prank mall shoppers

Foregoing traditional advertising, Lenovo recently enlisted the help of the Upright Citizens Brigade to spread the word about its new Yoga 3 notebook. The improvisational comedy sketch group set up hidden cameras at a fake kiosk at Pennsylvania’s Plymouth Meeting Mall to film as they pranked shoppers.

Sony reportedly developing an e-paper smartwatch

Sony is developing a smartwatch made out of e-paper, a display technology designed to mimic the appearance of ordinary ink on paper, according to a Bloomberg report. The device is expected to be released in 2015.

EA has already started Origin's Black Friday games sale

Black Friday doesn't officially start for another couple of days, but that hasn't stopped EA from launching a sale through their Origin game delivery service a little bit early. The Origin Black Friday Sale (or Mega Sale as it's known outside North America), offers up to 75% on games in...

The pattern on Blu-ray discs shown to improve solar panel efficiency by 20 percent

What do solar panels and Blu-ray discs have in common? Quite a bit, as it turns out. Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered an unexpected yet useful purpose for old Blu-ray discs. It just so happens that the nanoscopic pits and grooves found on Blu-ray discs – the same ones responsible...

Popcorn Time for Android 2.4.1
Watch movies online for free with this P2P client now available for Android. Just select a movie and press play.

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Citrio Browser 38.0.2125.246
Get a fast, free web browser with intelligent download manager, useful features and a proxy widget.

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WhatsApp Messenger for Android 2.11.453
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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Miranda NG 0.95.2
Miranda NG is a successor of a popular multi-protocol instant messaging client for Windows - Miranda IM. Very light on system resources and extremely fast.

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Advanced SystemCare Free 8.0.3.614
One-Click and All-In-One solution for PC maintenance and protection.

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CCEnhancer 4.2
Adds support for over 270 new programs into the popular program CCleaner.

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DiskSavvy 6.8.14
DiskSavvy is a disk space analyzer allowing one to analyze local disks, network shares and NAS storage devices.

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PerfectDisk 13.0.842
Fast and thorough disk defragmentation, optimization and free space consolidation - All controlled from the Command Center

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Chromium 41.0.2231.0
Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web.

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HWiNFO64 4.48.2350
Professional hardware information and diagnostic tools supporting latest components, industry technologies and standards.

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Baidu PC Faster 5.0.7.97202
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.

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KiTTY 0.63.2.1
KiTTY is a fork from version of PuTTY, the best telnet / SSH client in the world. KiTTY is only designed for the Microsoft Windows platform.

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Google Chrome for Windows 39.0.2171.71
Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

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PhraseExpress 10.5.40
PhraseExpress is a text Expander for Windows. No more typing common phrases again

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BS.Player 2.68.1077
Player with high quality playback, support for wide range of media files and it is low in CPU and memory consumption. Now available for Android.

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Free Hide IP 4.0.1.2
Anonymize your web surfing, send anonymous emails through any web based mail system, get unbanned from restricted forums or other websites, and keeping your computer safe from hacker attacks.

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HWiNFO32 4.48.2350
A powerful system information tool for Windows.

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Photostage Slideshow Software 3.03
Create dynamic slideshows from your photos quickly and easily.

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Google Chrome for Mac 39.0.2171.71
Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

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uTorrent 1.8.6 for Mac OS X (utorrent)
Now the lightweight power and performance of uTorrent available for your Mac.

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Mozilla Firefox 34.0 RC 2
Experience cutting edge features but with more stability.

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Fiddler 2.4.9.7
Fiddler is a Web Debugging Proxy which logs all HTTP(S) traffic between your computer and the Internet.

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WSUS Offline Update 9.5
Update Microsoft Windows and Office without an Internet connection.

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Unity for Mac 4.6.0
Mac-based high-end game development tool.

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BitTorrent Bleep Alpha 1.0.5337
A serverless chat client for total privacy. Easy to use, Bleep offers freedom to communicate over text and voice, person to person.

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Google Chrome for Linux 39.0.2171.71
Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

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Trend Micro Update File 301 for November 26, 2014
Trend Micro's latest compilation of patterns for virus identification.

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Symantec Norton AntiVirus Definition Update November 26, 2014
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.

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Microsoft Windows Defender Definition Update November 26, 2014
Download the latest updates or definitions for your Microsoft Windows Defender security software

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F-Secure Virus Definitions Update November 26, 2014
Keep your F-Secure products updated.

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