IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 2/19/2015

Android 5.0 Lollipop: Performance and battery life tested

Android 5.0 Lollipop tested in the Moto X, Moto G, LG G3 and Galaxy S5. We explore how updates to the core architecture in Android 5.0 have improved performance and battery life on existing handsets. Here's how it went down...

Apple to buy Tesla? One entrepreneur is convinced it'll happen within 18 months

Rumors of Apple jumping into the automotive industry have reached a dizzying frenzy over the past week or so. Between hiring up automotive experts, dedicating a significant amount of resources to a car project codenamed “Titan” and sending out minivans with roof-mounted cameras, speculation is running rampant regarding what could...

Nissan teases glow-in-the-dark car paint that you'll probably never be able to buy

Nissan is experimenting with a new type of paint that makes its vehicles glow in the dark. Known as Starpath, the environmentally-friendly paint could afford drivers a bit more visibility after the sun sets – that is, if Nissan actually decides to release it.

Raspberry Pi Foundation becomes the best-selling computer manufacturer in the UK

The Raspberry Pi Foundation recently sold its five millionth microcomputer en route to becoming the best-selling computer manufacturer in the UK.

'Otherworld' is the spiritual successor of the popular sandbox game 'Terraria'

Terraria, the popular action-adventure sandbox game from developer Re-Logic, is set to receive a spiritual successor. The new game is called Terraria: Otherworld and is said to be set in an alternate dimension within the Terraria universe.

TweetDeck introduces new shared Teams feature for group Twitter accounts

There are many situations where organizations, companies and groups of people work within a single Twitter account. This, in many cases, can lead to security issues considering everyone has to use/have access to the same master password for that account. While this can work most of the time, issues arise...

Apple places order for six million smartwatches but without critical health features, will it sell?

Apple has reportedly ordered between five to six million Apple Watches from its overseas suppliers in preparation for an April launch. The Cupertino-based company may have a tougher time convincing prospective buyers to shell out hundreds of dollars for the wearable, however, after many of its planned health features have...

Sony's Google Glass competitor is now available for pre-order at nearly half the price

If you thought Google Glass looked obtrusive, wait until you get a load of Sony’s hi-tech eyewear. It’s called the SmartEyeglass Developer Edition SED-E1 and unlike the search giant’s wireless solution, it’s tethered to a “box” that houses many of the device’s key components.
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Op-Ed: Whither Apple?

About a month back, I wrote a column called “Whither Windows 10,” where I pondered where Microsoft was going with their big new product. Little did I think that, less than a month later, I would feel compelled to write a similar headline for a story on Apple.

BlackBerry Passport, Classic coming to AT&T this Friday

BlackBerry's two newest smartphones, the Passport and Classic, will be available on AT&T starting February 20. Both devices have already been available online for some time, but AT&T is the first US carrier to pick them up.

Toshiba demonstrates prototype cameras for Project Ara modular smartphone

Google’s modular smartphone platform is slowly taking shape. Toshiba, one of the third-party companies working to develop modules for Project Ara, recently showed off two prototype camera components for the ecosystem.

How does Mario's kangaroo-like jumping abilities hold up against science?

Over the years, we’ve come to accept the fact that Mario is quite the gifted plumber. For example, he’s able to leap tall buildings in a single bound… wait, no, that’s someone else.

Apple invites third-party developers to its headquarters to help finish up Apple Watch apps

Apple has invited several third-party developers to its headquarters in Cupertino, California to help them finish and test their Apple Watch apps, according to a 9to5mac report. The company has plans to hold workshops for more than 100 different developers throughout February.

Android 5.0 Lollipop Tested: Performance and Battery Life

We test Android 5.0 Lollipop using the Moto X, Moto G, LG G3 and Galaxy S5 smartphones. We explore how updates to the core architecture in Android 5.0 have improved performance and battery life on existing handsets.

Popcorn Time 3.7.2
The new and improved Popcorn Time allows you to watch movies and TV shows online for free, in HD or SD with subtitles. Now also available for Android.

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Q-Dir 6.09
Q-Dir (the Quad Explorer) makes your files and folders easy to manage.

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SiSoftware Sandra Lite 2015 SP4 21.27
All around tool, benchmarking, system diagnostic and analyser.

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LinuxLive USB Creator 2.9.2
LinuxLive USB Creator is a free and open-source software for Windows. It will help you in your journey of discovery with Linux.

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WinRAR 5.21
WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can backup your data and reduce the size of email attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP and other files.

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Trojan Killer 2.2.6.4
Developed specifically for automatic removal of viruses, bots, spyware, keyloggers, trojans, scareware and rootkits without the need to manually edit system files or registry.

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VueScan 9.4.64
VueScan is an easy to use scanner program that saves you time and improves your productivity.

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PureSync 3.9.1
Synchronize and backup files and folders.

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TreeSize Free 3.3.0
Shows the size of each folder on your disk, including its subfolders

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Macrium Reflect Free 6.0.476
Disk image, file backup and disk cloning for Windows.

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RogueKiller 10.3.0.0
RogueKiller is a program written in C++ and able to Kill malicious processes, stop malicious services and unload malicious DLLs from processes.

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Auslogics BoostSpeed 7.8.0.0
BoostSpeed is the simplest way to repair, clean up and speed up your PC.

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Hola Unblocker 1.6.625
Fast surfing. Quick downloads. Smooth video. Access sites that are censored by your government or corporation.

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Unreal Commander 2.02.1030
Unreal Commander is freeware file manager for Windows XP/Vista/7/8.

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ooVoo 3.6.7.19
ooVoo brings easy video chat to all platforms - our free video chat app is available to download for your computer (Mac, PC), smartphone (iOS, Android) & tablet.

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EZ CD Audio Converter 2.8.1.1
EZ CD Audio Converter is a complete audio suite that features CD ripping, audio converting, and disc burning.

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BDtoAVCHD 2.3.3
BDtoAVCHD is a tool to create AVCHD discs from Blu-Ray or MKV files. As output we get the folder structure ready to burn to a DVD5 or DVD9.

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Free Any Burn 2.7
Free Any Burn is a light weight but professional CD / DVD / Blu-ray burning software that every one must have.

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SynWrite 6.16.1985
SynWrite is a free source code editor and notepad replacement for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems.

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Lunascape 6.9.4
Lunascape ORION is a simple, easy to use browser for Windows, downloaded more than 20 million times worldwide.

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TSR Watermark Image 3.4.2.6
Professional photo watermarking software - Easy, fast and fully featured batch photo watermarking.

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Yosemite Transformation Pack 4.0
Transform your Windows 8.1/8/7/Vista/XP user interface to Mac OS X Yosemite.

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DVDStyler for Windows/Mac 2.9.1
Cross-platform DVD authoring application that makes possible for video enthusiasts to create professional-looking DVDs.

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Universal Media Server 5.0.1
Universal Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server. It was originally based on PS3 Media Server by shagrath.

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ImageMagick 6.9.0-6
Convert, Edit, And Compose Images.

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USB Drive Letter Manager USBDLM 4.8.9.4
USBDLM is a Windows service that gives control over Windows' drive letter assignment for USB drives.

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streamWriter 5.2.0.0
streamWriter is a free application for windows that records music broadcasted by internet-radiostations.

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ProcessKO 3.77
ProcessKO is a small useful tool (Multilingual) designed to quickly kill any running or hanging process / program.

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iDevice Manager 4.5.3.1
The iDevice Manager is called earlier iPhone Explorer and is more than the iPhone Browser and iExplorer.

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Rapid Environment Editor (RapidEE) 8.0.926
Rapid Environment Editor (RapidEE) is an environment variables editor.

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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 2/19/2015

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