Friday, February 20, 2015

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 2/21/2015

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Astropad transforms your iPad into a true graphics tablet

A pair of former Apple engineers has released an app that more or less transforms your iPad into a graphics tablet. It’s called Astropad and it could replace the need for something like a Wacom tablet, assuming of course you have an iPad and a Mac.



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Neowin: Microsoft updates Windows Defender, fries Superfish adware

This week has been one that Lenovo would love to forget after it was discovered that software they were loading onto laptops opened a huge security hole in Windows. The adware, called Superfish, placed its own security certificate on your machine and intercepted encrypted traffic to inject advertisements, also known as a...


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Nvidia backtracks, will restore overclocking in GeForce 900M GPUs with next driver update

Update: After receiving some backlash from angry owners across the web and on the GeForce user forums, Nvidia has announced they will restore overclocking options for GeForce 900M mobile GPUs on the next driver update scheduled for March. Nvidia has suggested those who want to regain overclocking abilities right away, to revert to GeForce...


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YouTube to release a new, kids-friendly app next week

YouTube is launching a new app next week that will focus on kid-appropriate content, according to USA Today. Dubbed YouTube Kids, the app will be released on February 23, and will initially be available for Android and in the United Sates only.



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Three months on and State Department still struggling to evict hackers from its network

Three months after it confirmed that its non-classified email system was breached, the US State Department is still struggling to root out hackers from its network, according to a Wall Street Journal report.



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Sony hopes its upcoming 'Premium Sound' microSD card will appeal to audiophiles

Between the launch of Neil Young’s PonoPlayer, Sony resurrecting its Walkman as a high-resolution audio player, Philips announcing headphones that use Apple’s lightning connector, news that Windows 10 will include native FLAC support and Tidal launching in the US (whew), audiophiles have had a lot of things go their way over...


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Microsoft: 100GB of OneDrive space to Dropbox users, offer applies worldwide

Dropbox users in the market for additional cloud storage without having to actually pay for it can take advantage of a new promotion from competitor Microsoft. Here’s everything you need to know.



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Silverstone Sugo SG13 Mini-ITX Case Review: Compact, cheap and surprisingly capable

Just when we were starting to think that the Sugo series lost its Mini-ITX mojo, after the last couple of models moved to MicroATX, Silverstone has stepped forward with the itty bitty 11.5L SG13. The thirteenth Sugo isn't quite the smallest to date, but it may be the most capable....


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IFTTT launches three new apps that automate your digital life at the touch of a button

With If This Then That (IFTTT), automation is the name of the game. The web-based service that allows users to create “recipes” that trigger events based on simple conditional statements has added three additional features that put control of the action squarely in your hands.



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NSA and GCHQ have had access to SIM card encryption keys for years, latest Snowden documents reveal

American spies with the NSA and British secret agents from the GCHQ were able to successfully infiltrate the world’s largest SIM card maker and steal its encryption keys according to a new report from The Intercept.



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OLPC set to release a modular, hybrid laptop that borrows from Project Ara's playbook

Remember One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), the organization that builds educational devices for kids in the developing nations? They’re set to announce a new XO-branded system soon that looks to borrow a page from Project Ara’s playbook.



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Gaming to account for a third of all mobile revenues in 2015

Mobile gaming revenues are expected to grow by 16.5 percent this year, totaling $3.04 billion. The figure – which includes downloads and in-app purchases – highlights the stagnant state of eBook and music downloads according to a new report from eMarketer.



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Google Inbox client is now available on iPad, Safari, and Firefox

Launching late last fall, Google’s refreshed email experience known as Inbox was available in a limited number of places. Previously, only iPhone, Android and Chrome browser users were able to access the new email client, but it appears Google is launching on new platforms starting today.



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T-Mobile claims it has surpassed Sprint in terms of subscriber count

AT&T and Verizon hold commanding leads over the rest of the wireless industry but it’s actually the back half of the pack that’s been most interesting as of late. Of course I’m talking about Sprint and T-Mobile, or as T-Mobile CEO John Legere now sees it, T-Mobile and Sprint.
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Epic Games founder believes virtual reality will be indistinguishable from real life within a decade

We’ve had a hunch for a while now that virtual reality is going to be the next big thing. Epic Games founder Tim Sweeny not only agrees, he believes the technology is going to change the world.



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Samsung TVs are just one example of the many devices we use with eavesdropping concerns

The past week or so has been a PR nightmare for Samsung. After news spread regarding the company’s questionable privacy policy as it relates to the voice recognition feature on some of its smart television sets, it’s now being reported that the voice data in question is transferred over the...


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Silverstone Sugo SG13 Mini-ITX Case Review
Just when we were starting to think that the Sugo series lost its Mini-ITX mojo, after the last couple of models moved to MicroATX, Silverstone has stepped forward with the itty bitty 11.5L SG13. The thirteenth Sugo isn't quite the smallest to date, but it may be the most capable. Its 11.5L body is said to be capable of housing a standard ATX power supply up to 150mm long, a 120/140mm radiator and a 10.5" dual-slot graphics card.


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Sandboxie 4.16
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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Dropbox Experimental 3.3.31
Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically.


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WinSCP 5.5.7
WinSCP is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows.


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Calibre 2.20.0
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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Intel Processor Identification Utility 5.10
Download the official Intel Processor Identification Utility


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NoScript 2.6.9.15
The NoScript Firefox extension provides extra protection for Firefox, Seamonkey and other mozilla-based browser.


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Lansweeper 5.2.0.31
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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Trojan Killer 2.2.6.5
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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AnyDVD & AnyDVD HD 7.5.8.0
AnyDVD HD comes with same functionality as AnyDVD, but with additional features for full Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD support.


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XMedia Recode 3.2.1.7
XMedia Recode is a free video and audio converter. XMedia Recode supports nearly all audio and video codecs.


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RogueKiller 10.4.1.0
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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EMDB 2.26
EMDB is a small utility to keep track of your DVD collection.


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Google Chrome for Mac 40.0.2214.115
Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.


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WinToUSB 2.0
WinToUSB is a free software that allows you to install Windows/WinPE on a USB hard or flash drive and run Windows/WinPE from that drive.


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D3DGear 4.93
D3DGear is very fast game recording software and game broadcasting software for PC. It captures gameplay video to movie with high speed, high quality, very small file size.


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Chromium 42.0.2310.0
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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Internet Download Accelerator 6.1.1
Effectively solves speed, resuming broken downloads, and management of downloaded files.


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Google Chrome for Linux 40.0.2214.115
Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.


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Trend Micro Update File 487 for February 20, 2015
Trend Micro's latest compilation of patterns for virus identification.


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Symantec Norton AntiVirus Definition Update February 20, 2015
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.


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BitDefender Virus Definitions Update February 20, 2015
Keep your Bitdefender Anti-Virus updated with the latest definitions.


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Microsoft Windows Defender Definition Update February 20, 2015
Download the latest updates or definitions for your Microsoft Windows Defender security software


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F-Secure Virus Definitions Update February 20, 2015
Keep your F-Secure products updated.


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RemoveIT Pro v7 Enterprise 2.20.2015
Locates & Removes many new dangerous files that other popular AV programs do not find.


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Symantec Norton AntiVirus X 9.x-10.x Update for Mac February 20, 2015
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus for Mac up to date.


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AVIRA Antivirus Definition Update February 20, 2015
Update AVIRA Desktop for Windows with latest virus definitions and scan engine.


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Bitdefender 2010-08 Virus Definitions Update February 20, 2015
Keep your Bitdefender Anti-Virus 2008 to 2010 updated with the latest definitions.


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VIPRE Antivirus Definitions Update File 37728 February 20, 2015
VIPRE Antivirus out to date with the latest definitions available.


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Norman Malware Cleaner 2015.02.20
Norman Malware Cleaner is a free utility that may be used to detect and remove specific malicious software (malware).


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RemoveIT Pro XT - SE 2.20.2014
Remove many viruses that other popular antivirus software cannot discover.


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