Sunday, January 25, 2015

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 1/26/2015

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Weekend Open Forum: What GPU is in your system?

Instead of working on my review for the Lenovo ThinkPad Helix 2014 that I recently received to review, I've instead been reading Steve's excellent reviews of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 that just launched. It's a fairly typical $200 graphics card with decent enough performance for the price, and that...


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Download: Windows 10 Preview build 9926 with Cortana and all the latest features now available

Microsoft has made its latest pre-release build of Windows 10 available for installation to members of its Windows Insider program. The build includes much of what Microsoft showcased earlier this week including the new Start Menu with the ability to expand to a full-screen experience.



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Amazon Prime reduced to $72, Golden Globe winner 'Transparent' free to stream - one day only

Amazon recently picked up a pair of Golden Globe awards for its original series Transparent. To celebrate, the e-commerce giant is offering all 10 episodes of the show free of charge for one day only.



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Expedia drops $280 million in cash to acquire Travelocity

Expedia has acquired the once leading online travel site Travelocity for what some might describe as an underwhelming $280 million. After reports of the deal surfaced previously, the acquisition was confirmed in an SEC filing this morning.



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iHeartRadio growth continues, passes 60 million registered users

The streaming music industry has seen a handful of frontrunners jockeying for position as of late, the latest being iHeartRadio. The provider on Friday revealed that it has surpassed 60 million registered users and that it’s growing faster than any other radio or digital music service.



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GoPro inks deal with NHL to provide live footage during games

GoPro has inked a partnership with the National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) that’ll see the league utilize the action camera maker’s equipment to capture footage for live broadcast on television and across various social media platforms.



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Winklevoss twins are planning to open the first regulated Bitcoin exchange for US customers

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, perhaps better known as the Winklevoss twins, are in the process of creating what would become the first regulated Bitcoin exchange for customers in the US. They’re dubbing it the Nasdaq of Bitcoin.



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Snapdragon 810 presents no issue for the G Flex 2, says LG

A report from Bloomberg a few days ago revealed that Samsung has allegedly decided to ditch Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 processor for the Galaxy S6 due to overheating issues while testing it. According to their information, the Galaxy S6 will instead ship with only Exynos SoCs inside, rather than the usual...


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This wearable from Leatherman takes practicality to a whole new level

The issue most people have with the current crop of wearables is the fact that they aren’t perceived as being all that useful. Outside of a few niche exceptions, I think most would agree that today’s wearables don’t really meet a need or solve a problem. Quite frankly, they’re impractical.
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Vessel, the subscription-based video sharing service from Hulu's ex-CEO, launches in beta

Vessel, the video-sharing startup founded by former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar, is now open for business. Billed by some as the first real threat to YouTube, the site (not to be confused with the similarly-named smart cup) features professionally-produced videos from some of the web’s prominent video bloggers (and even...


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Samsung prototypes a brainwave-monitoring wearable for early stroke detection

Samsung engineers have developed a brainwave monitoring solution aimed at detecting the onset of a stroke. Dubbed Early Detection Sensor & Algorithm Package (EDSAP), the prototype solution allows anyone with a smartphone or tablet to monitor the electrical impulses released by their brain, thereby determining the likelihood of a stroke.



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Watch Bill Gates and Jimmy Fallon drink poop water

Bill Gates had no qualms with drinking water that – minutes earlier – was sewage, but could he convince someone like Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon to do the same?



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Windows RT is dead, won't be upgraded to Windows 10

One of Microsoft's biggest flops over the past few years has been Windows RT, a specific version of Windows that was designed to run on ARM hardware, rather than the usual x86 hardware Windows had previously been built for. It was meant for low-power tablets that would primarily run Windows...


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Uber drivers out-earn traditional taxi drivers and chauffeurs, study reveals

Advancements in technology have made available millions of jobs that simply weren’t possible a decade or so ago. One such example is Uber, the app-based transportation service that’s giving Americans the flexibility to earn extra income both in their spare time and as a full-time job.



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Purported Apple Watch battery life revealed, powered by A5-caliber SoC

For all of the information that Apple disclosed regarding Apple Watch last September, the company – outside of saying the device needs to be charged nightly – failed to delve into exactly what sort of battery life one can expect from its first wearable.



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T-Mobile will look past bad credit scores for those that pay on time

Earlier this week, the head of Deutsche Telekom – T-Mobile’s parent company – conceded that the disruptive provider’s Uncarrier strategy isn’t sustainable over the long run. Seemingly unfazed by the admission, T-Mobile’s outspoken chief John Legere on Thursday forged ahead, addressing what he calls yet another pain point in the...


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The app industry now generates more revenue than Hollywood

Apple turned in another banner year in 2014 in terms of both hardware and software sales. But it wasn’t just the Cupertino-based company that was bringing home the bacon as App Store developers collectively raked in more than $10 billion in revenue last year.



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Kim Dotcom launches MegaChat, his end-to-end encrypted 'Skype killer'

Making good on his word, Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom has launched a browser-based chat service called MegaChat. Part of his Mega storage locker, the new service allows users to engage in end-to-end encrypted audio and video chat sessions.



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Unboxing: Lenovo ThinkPad Helix (2014) convertible

Lenovo launched a new variant of the ThinkPad Helix, a convertible laptop-tablet hybrid, a few months ago complete with new Intel Core M innards and a slimmer, fanless design. It's just recently hit wide availability, and today we go hands-on with the device and take a look at what you...


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Microsoft Office 2016 for desktops set to arrive later this year

Whereas yesterday belonged to Windows 10, today is all about Office. Microsoft on Thursday revealed that the next iteration of its productivity suite for the desktop will be called Office 2016 and that it’ll remain the comprehensive experience that people are already familiar with.



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Latest hard drive reliability data reveals it may be best to avoid 3TB drives

I’ve said time and time again that solid state drives are the future but the truth of the matter is, traditional spinning disks still have a place inside a modern PC as a storage / backup drive. The question then becomes, which drive / capacity combination is the most reliable?
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Move over net neutrality, BlackBerry CEO John Chen calls for 'app neutrality'

At a time when virtually everyone from the U.S. President to the general public are debating the issue of net neutrality, Canada-based Blackberry's CEO John Chen has come out calling for app neutrality -- making it mandatory for app developers to offer apps on all mobile platforms.
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eBay is cutting 2,400 jobs this quarter, may also spin off enterprise unit

As anticipated, eBay has announced intentions to reduce its global workforce by about seven percent this quarter ahead of its planned split with PayPal. That translates to the loss of around 2,400 jobs spanning the company’s e-commerce, enterprise and PayPal business units.



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WhatsApp finally arrives on the desktop as a web app

If you’re one of the 700 million people that use WhatsApp and you also have a desktop or notebook, you’ll probably be interested to learn that the Facebook-owned company has finally released a web-based client.


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Doubling Down: 2x Gigabyte GTX 960s in SLI Put to the Test

We have fond memories of GTX 460 SLI setups and although a pair ran $400, neither AMD nor Nvidia flagships of the time stood a chance. With its predecessors having that sort of history, it seems reasonable to expect big things from dual GTX 960s. They probably won't tackle the GTX...


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Mainstream Performance: GeForce GTX 960 Review

With most gamers spending $200 or less on a GPU, the new GeForce GTX 960 is set to take over the so-called value sweet spot, offering a cost-effective way to enjoy high-end games and should appeal to gamers who are preparing for the impending wave of DirectX 12 titles on a budget.


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What Back to the Future II got right (and wrong) about 2015

In Back to the Future II, Doc Brown and Marty McFly piloted a tricked-out DeLorean time machine to travel from 1985 all the way to the future, 2015. Arguably the best movie of the trilogy, it presented audiences with a glimpse of what the future might look like.



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While you were away: Twitter's new feature catches you up with missed tweets

Twitter has launched a new feature that lets you catch up with tweets that you might have missed. Appropriately dubbed While you were away, the feature is currently rolling out to iOS users, and is expected to arrive on Android and the Web soon.



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This intelligent keyboard can determine who is typing on it and even generate its own electricity

Aside from different types of key switches, backlighting and perhaps macro capabilities, keyboard technology has largely gone unchanged over the last several decades. That may soon no longer be the case



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Google aims to launch its own wireless service using Sprint and T-Mobile

Last April, rumors surfaced that Google was interested in offering its own wireless service to customers living in areas serviced by Google Fiber. The search giant has since expanded and acted on those plans as it’s reportedly hammering out a deal with both Sprint and T-Mobile as we speak.
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GeForce GTX 960 Review: Gainward GTX 960 Phantom Tested
With most gamers spending $200 or less on a GPU, the new GeForce GTX 960 is set to take over the so-called value sweet spot, offering a cost-effective way to enjoy high-end games and should appeal to gamers who are preparing for the impending wave of DirectX 12 titles on a budget.


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GeForce GTX 960 SLI Review: 2x Gigabyte GTX 960s Put to the Test
Because they're meant to provide the best bang for your buck, sweet spot GPUs have typically been an affordable way to achieve high-end performance via SLI or Crossfire. Gigabyte sent us a pair of GTX 960s for testing. We have a GTX 960 G1 Gaming card as well as a GTX 960 WindForce 2X.


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Speccy 1.28.709
Speccy is an advanced System Information tool for your PC.


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Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 9926
Windows 10 includes many improvements for desktop and users on the go: the return of the Start Menu, Cortana, Task View and much more.


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Sandboxie 4.14
Isolates and quarantines the outcome of whatever a Web site may do to your pc, like the installation of unsolicited software.


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Q-Dir 6.06
Q-Dir (the Quad Explorer) makes your files and folders easy to manage.


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Mozilla Firefox 36.0 Beta 3
Experience cutting edge features but with more stability.


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AdwCleaner 4.109
AdwCleaner is a tool that deletes Adware/Toolbar/PUP/Hijacker.


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uTorrent (utorrent) 3.4.2.38257
uTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint.


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Slim Browser 7.00.114
Tabbed multiple-site browser with built-in popup killer, skinned window frame, form filler, etc.


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Allway Sync 15.1.0
Real bidirectional file & folder synchronization software. Free for private use.


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J. River Media Center 20.0.62
Organize and experience all your media: Music, photos and video YOUR way -- all from a single software program.


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PilotEdit Lite 7.6.0
PilotEdit Lite is a free text editor that can edit huge files larger than 10GB.


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BitTorrent 7.9.2.38258
The most popular P2P application of current times on its original form.


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Passmark PerformanceTest 8.0.1044
Quickly assess the performance of their computer and compare it to standard 'baseline' computer systems.


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AVG Anti-Virus Update 8987 January 24, 2015
Keep your AVG Anti-Virus updated.


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McAfee SuperDAT Update 7690 January 24, 2015
Keep your Mcafee based virus scanner up to date with the latest SuperDAT Update.


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Kaspersky Anti-Virus Update January 24, 2015
Virus definitions for Kaspersky Anti-Virus.


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avast! Virus Definitions Update January 24, 2015
Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses.


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Microsoft Security Essentials Definition Update January 24, 2015
Provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.


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Opera Mini for Android 7.6.4
Try one of the world's fastest Android browser.


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Adobe Flash Player Beta 16.0.0.280
This is a developer pre-release version of the Adobe Flash Player 15.


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Rufus 1.4.12
Create bootable USB drives the easy way. Rufus is a small utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.


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SpeedFan 4.51 Beta 4
SpeedFan is a freeware program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures.


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Light Alloy 4.8.8.1
Light Alloy - is a compact multimedia player. It supports all popular multimedia formats.


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Mirillis Action! 1.21.0
Action! allows real-time recording/capture of Windows Aero desktop in a superb HD video quality.


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Google Chrome Beta for Windows 41.0.2272.16
Google Chrome's development is high-paced and here is the browser's latest beta.


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Calibre 2.17.0
calibre is a free and open source e-book library management application developed by users of e-books for users of e-books.


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Citrio Browser 39.0.2171.248
Get a fast, free web browser with intelligent download manager, useful features and a proxy widget.


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Uninstall Tool 3.4.1
Uninstall Tool is a fast, secure and convenient way to remove unneeded applications and system components. Great, powerful and reliable alternative to standard Windows removal program.


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Chromium 41.0.2285.0
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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