Wednesday, December 17, 2014

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 12/18/2014

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Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro Review: Slim, light, flexible

The Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro features an aluminium body with an intriguing watchband hinge, it's surprisingly thin and light, it sports an ultra high resolution display, and a bleeding edge Core M processor that promises decent performance with lower power consumption. At least on paper it ticks all the right boxes....


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The Pirate Bay shutdown hasn't affected torrent traffic

Last week, Swedish police raided a data center used to host The Pirate Bay, shutting down the popular torrent website in the process. Although the website hasn't made a comeback as yet, data obtained by TorrentFreak shows that the raid hasn't had much of an effect.



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Former employees are suing Sony Pictures for failing to protect their data

A group Sony employees affected by the recent hack have filed a legal complaint with the California District Court. The current and former employees are suing Sony Pictures for failing to keep their private data protected.



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Uncarrier 8.0: T-Mobile announces rollover for your data

T-Mobile is pushing forward with its ‘Uncarrier’ strategy, announcing a new plan called “Data Stash” that will allow customers to roll over their unused data each month for up to a year. CEO John Legere noted this is one of the most frequent request from customers and it will go...


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Google's top searches of 2014: Robin Williams, the World Cup and ALS

As you likely remember, Google releases its list of the most searched items, people and events each year. This year it has been re-named “A Year in Search: the moments that defined 2014,” and offers a wide range of stats on a number on the most popular search terms of...


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Razer Leviathan 5.1 channel surround sound bar review

For years peripheral maker Razer has been pumping sound directly into our ears via gaming headsets. The Leviathan marks its first attempt at sharing that sound with the rest of the room, and a valiant first attempt at that.


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Google faces $18 million fine in The Netherlands over privacy policy

Google could be slapped with a fine of up to €15 million ($19 million) for violating Netherland’s data protection laws, according to the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA), the country’s national privacy watchdog.



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Google may team up with retailers on 1-click "Buy Now" button, two-day shipping

Google is mulling the idea of having a “buy” button on its Google Shopping listings allowing users to purchase products with a single click, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Similar to Amazon’s “one-click ordering”, the new feature would not only make things more convenient for online shoppers but...


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Valve pulls mass shooter game Hatred from Steam Greenlight

Valve rarely prevents a game from being published through Steam, but when the gruesome mass shooter game Hatred appeared on Steam Greenlight, the company felt it was necessary to intervene. Just hours after the game was launched on Greenlight, allowing gamers to vote for its inclusion in the main store,...


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Russian malware targets WordPress users, over 100,000 sites infected

A Russian malware dubbed SoakSoak has infected nearly 100,000 WordPress websites since Sunday, prompting Google to blacklist over 11,000 of those domains (the number is increasing), according to a report from cybersecurity firm Sucuri.



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Gigabyte's GTX 980 tri-SLI Waterforce cooler launches for $3,000

Gigabyte's crazy closed-loop water cooling solution for three high-end graphics cards, Waterforce, is now on sale with a whopping $3,000 price tag. The mammoth liquid cooling unit that sits atop your PC case does come with three Nvidia GeForce GTX 980s, but the price tag is still hard to swallow.



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Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro Review
The Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro features an aluminium body with an intriguing watchband hinge, it's surprisingly thin and light, sports an ultra high resolution display and a bleeding edge Core M processor. At least on paper it ticks all the right boxes.


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Razer Leviathan 5.1 Surround Sound Bar Review
The Razer Leviathan is a smallish 5.1 surround sound bar that comes packaged with a keyboard key-shaped downward facing subwoofer. The bar itself is only around four inches high, making it as unobtrusive in front of a PC monitor as it is on a television stand.


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TubeMate YouTube Downloader 2.2.5.625
TubeMate - The fastest and most famous YouTube downloader.


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Speccy 1.27.703
Speccy is an advanced System Information tool for your PC.


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Tails 1.2.2
Tails is a live operating system, that you can start on almost any computer from a DVD, USB stick, or SD card. It aims at preserving your privacy and anonymity on any computer.


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Box Sync 4.0.5841
Box offers secure, scalable content-sharing that both users and IT love and adopt.


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Twitter for Android 5.38.0
Wherever you are, Twitter brings you closer.


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DriverMax 7.45
Easily back up all your drivers.


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J. River Media Center 20.0.49
Organize and experience all your media: Music, photos and video YOUR way -- all from a single software program.


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FFmpeg 2.5.1
FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and machines have created.


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Daum PotPlayer 1.6.51480
Daum PotPlayer: It feels like the KMPlayer, but is in active development.


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Instagram for Android 6.12.0
100 million users love Instagram! It's a free, fun, and simple way to make and share gorgeous photos on your Android.


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GeForce Experience 2.1.5.0
The easiest way to optimize your games and keep your drivers up to date.


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CintaNotes 2.8.4
A free, lightweight and user-friendly note taking application.


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StarCodec 20141215
StarCodec is a codec pack, an installer of codecs for playing media files, which is distributed for free. StarCodec provide a convenient and stable media environment by including stable and excellent codecs.


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Efficient Sticky Notes 3.81.377
hrow away the traditional paper sticky notes and start using the powerful and unqiue Efficient Sticky Notes.


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ASTRA32 - Advanced System Information Tool 3.23
This program performs computer configuration analysis.


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PlayOn 3.10.15
Never Pay Outrageous Cable Bills Again. Free Movies, TV Shows, Live Sports and more.


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FreeRIP 4.5.3
FreeRIP is a Windows application that can convert your audio CDs to a number of audio file formats.


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Virtual CD 10.6.0.0
Put an end to the business of looking for and inserting your CDs/DVDs.


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FBackup 5.2.663
FBackup is a free backup software for both personal and commercial use.


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Dashlane 3.2.0.75803
Instant logins. Instant checkouts. Instant gratification.


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Privacy Eraser Free 3.3.0.1107
Privacy Eraser is an all-in-one privacy suite that protects your privacy by cleaning up all your Internet history tracks and past computer activities.


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AIDA64 Extreme Edition Beta 5.00.3308
System information, system diagnostics and benchmarking solution for enthusiasts users.


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Unreal Commander 2.02.1008
Unreal Commander is freeware file manager for Windows XP/Vista/7/8.


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Opera for Android 26.0
Opera. Made for Android. Download the fast and free alternative Android browser.


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Backup4all 5.2.663
Highly configurable backup software with intuitive interface.


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PrivaZer 2.24.1
PrivaZer is a privacy cleaner that scans your computer and provides you with a complete report of all computer and Internet traces that can be found on your PC.


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MultiMonitorTool 1.80
MultiMonitorTool is a small tool that allows you to do some actions related to working with multiple monitors.


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Hola Unblocker 1.5.806
Fast surfing. Quick downloads. Smooth video. Access sites that are censored by your government or corporation.


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Moborobo 3.0.0.272
The all-in-one smartphone management tool for your Android or iOS device.


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Alarm Clock Pro 10.0.2
Alarm Clock Pro offers itself as a modern replacement for your old alarm clock.


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