IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 2/7/2015

Neowin: Y-cam HomeMonitor HD review

The HomeMonitor HD is an indoor Wi-Fi security camera that does HD video and can be setup inside any house large or small. The company has created it to be as simple to setup as possible, and I have to say it took less than 5 minutes to be up...

RadioShack files for bankruptcy, will share some stores with Sprint and close others

RadioShack has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy but the iconic retailer will live on thanks in part to an indirect partnership with Sprint.

Twitter Q4 earnings were impressive enough for shareholders to look past paltry user growth

Twitter has reported its earnings for the fourth quarter and while it beat Wall Street expectations, its weak user growth could be reason for concern.

Assassin's Creed: Rogue on PC can track your eyes

Assassin's Creed: Rogue, the last-gen console title from Ubisoft and effective sequel to Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, will be hitting PC on March 10 (assuming it's not delayed). While the game will mostly be the same as what launched on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Ubisoft has added...

Apple and Tesla have been locked in an employee recruiting battle for years (and Musk is winning)

Apple and Tesla have very little in common with each other with regard to the types of products they produce: one churns out mobile gadgets and computers while the other specializes in building electric vehicles.

Battlefield Hardline Beta Benchmarked, Performance Preview

Battlefield Hardline is scheduled to arrive on March 17 but starting this week you can get your frag on for free during EA's open beta phase. While the Battlefield Hardline beta will be available to gamers on all platforms folks playing on PC can use this performance preview to determine what...

Up to 80 million records compromised in hack at nation's second largest health insurance provider

The nation’s second largest health insurance provider has fallen victim to a cyber attack. Anthem (formerly known as WellPoint) said as many as 80 million personal records may have been compromised as a result of a breach that took place last week according to a report from The Wall Street...

This mechanical keyboard is hiding a quad-core Android PC on the inside

Mechanical keyboards are a top choice among PC enthusiasts and gamers alike but it’s what’s hiding underneath the keys of the oneBoard PRO+ from Acooo that’s making headlines.

Google Glass will be completely redesigned under Tony Fadell, no public beta this time around

Last month we learned that Google Glass had graduated from an experimental project behind the curious wall of Google X into a proper division within the company. That’s only partially true, however, according to a new report from The New York Times.

Researchers build one-atom-thick silicene transistor

Graphene has been heralded as the successor to the modern-day silicon that powers our electronics but don’t count the venerable material out just yet. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering have managed to create a transistor using silicene, the silicon version of graphene that’s...

New Dropbox update brings native app editing and deeper syncing features

Dropbox has been a mainstay in the cloud storage market for a while now, having slowly rolled out additional features through updates. It is introducing another such feature that will likely be of use to those who like to work on shared/synced documents in the cloud.

Swatch smartwatch will support mobile payments, multiple platforms and won't require charging

Swiss watch maker Swatch is planning to launch a smartwatch within the next few months as it prepares to do battle with Apple, Samsung, Microsoft and a host of others in the emerging wearables industry.

Apple HealthKit currently being trialed at several of the nation's top hospitals

Apple is wasting little time in marketing its HealthKit service to some of the nation’s best hospitals. Fourteen out of 23 top hospitals said they have already rolled out a pilot program for the service or are in talks to do so according to a recent report from Reuters.

Guy turns his quadrocopter into the Millennium Falcon

The return of Star Wars to the big screen later this year with Episode VII: The Force Awakens is making many fans around the globe excited. One fan, who just so happens to be a quadrocopter enthusiast, just couldn't wait to see more of the Millennium Falcon in action, and...

Twitter CEO takes personal responsibility for platform's troll problem, internal memo reveals

Twitter has a major trolling issue and it has for years. CEO Dick Costolo admitted as much in a recent internal memo obtained by The Verge.

Twitter, Google team up again to make tweets easier to search online

Twitter has entered into an agreement with Google that will see the search giant include real-time Tweets in its search results, according to a Bloomberg report. Currently, Google crawls Twitter’s website for the information, but the deal would give it access to the microblogging service's firehose, a massive, real-time stream of...

Destructive messaging app Confide now easier to use, adds support for photo and document sharing

Destructive messaging applications like Snapchat and Wickr grant its users some peace of mind with regard to privacy but they all share a common weakness in that they allow the recipient to capture screenshots. Although most apps do notify the sender when a screenshot is taken, the damage has already been...

Samsung to reportedly manufacture the A9 chip for the next-gen iPhone

Just last month, there were rumors that a Samsung processor would power Apple's upcoming smartwatch, now Recode is reporting that the South Korean company will also be manufacturing the A9 chip for the next-gen iPhone.

YouTube is testing a feature that lets you change camera angles on the fly

YouTube has launched a new experiment that puts the viewer in control of the action… well, sort of. The feature I’m referring to allows users to switch between multiple different camera angles while a video is playing (and I do mean “video” as there’s currently only one clip that supports...

PS4 continues to lead console market, Xbox One is catching up

A new bunch of sales data for the current generation of consoles is in, and unsurprisingly, the PlayStation 4 still leads the Xbox One in global shipments. However, a strong fourth quarter of 2014 for Microsoft indicates that they are catching up in the console race.

Apple reportedly working on new, deeply integrated Beats-based service to debut at $7.99

Apple has been working overtime to build an entirely new streaming music service in the wake of its $3 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics. The as-yet unnamed service is said to be entirely Apple-designed but will utilize the technology and music content that powered Beats Music.

Touch-based Office preview now available for Windows 10

If you're running the Windows 10 Technical Preview, Microsoft has launched preview versions of the long-awaited Office touch applications that you can download right now from the Windows Store.

Battlefield Hardline Performance Preview

Battlefield Hardline is scheduled to arrive on March 17 but starting this week you can get your frag on for free during EA's open beta phase, which should hopefully help avoid a repeat of the launch issues that plagued Battlefield 4. While the Battlefield Hardline beta will be available to gamers on all platforms folks playing on PC can use this performance preview to determine what kind of performance your graphics card will deliver.

Mozilla Firefox 36.0 Beta 7
Experience cutting edge features but with more stability.

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SugarSync Manager for Windows/Mac 3.4.0
Access all your data anytime, anywhere, from any device.

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WhatsApp Messenger for Android 2.11.514
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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AdwCleaner 4.110
AdwCleaner is a tool that deletes Adware/Toolbar/PUP/Hijacker.

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TSR Watermark Image 3.4.2.5
Professional photo watermarking software - Easy, fast and fully featured batch photo watermarking.

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Patch My PC 3.0.0.9
Patch My PC can scan your machine to see what application have updates available and automatically patch those for you. You can also use Patch My PC Updater to install applications that arenÂ’t currently installed as well.

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WildFire CD Ripper 5.0.0.0
WildFire CD Ripper is pulling out the data (music) directly in digital format from an Audio CD; this kind of software is in general known as a CD ripper or a CDDA utility.

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Mozilla Firefox for Linux 36.0 Beta 7
Experience the newest innovations in a stable environment.

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Adobe Flash Player Debugger 16.0.0.305
Adobe Flash Player Debugger provides access to debug players and content debuggers and Standalone Players for Flex and Flash Developers.

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McAfee AVERT Stinger 12.1.0.1322
Stinger is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist administrators and users when dealing with an infected system.

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Trend Micro Update File 461 for February 6, 2015
Trend Micro's latest compilation of patterns for virus identification.

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Microsoft Windows Defender Definition Update February 6, 2015
Download the latest updates or definitions for your Microsoft Windows Defender security software

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Bitdefender 9-10 Virus Definitions February 6, 2015
Keep your Bitdefender Anti-Virus 9 to 10 updated with the latest definitions.

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Symantec Norton AntiVirus Definition Update February 6, 2015
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.

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AVIRA Antivirus Definition Update February 6, 2015
Update AVIRA Desktop for Windows with latest virus definitions and scan engine.

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RemoveIT Pro XT - SE 2.6.2014
Remove many viruses that other popular antivirus software cannot discover.

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VIPRE Antivirus Definitions Update File 37308 February 6, 2015
VIPRE Antivirus out to date with the latest definitions available.

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ClamAV Virus Database Update February 6, 2015
ClamAV is an open source antivirus solution for Windows operating systems.

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BitDefender Virus Definitions Update February 6, 2015
Keep your Bitdefender Anti-Virus updated with the latest definitions.

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Norman Malware Cleaner 2015.02.06
Norman Malware Cleaner is a free utility that may be used to detect and remove specific malicious software (malware).

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Symantec Norton AntiVirus X 9.x-10.x Update for Mac February 6, 2015
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus for Mac up to date.

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RemoveIT Pro v7 Enterprise 2.6.2015
Locates & Removes many new dangerous files that other popular AV programs do not find.

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SUPERAntiSpyware Database Update February 6, 2015
Keep SUPERAntiSpyware up to date.

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F-Secure Virus Definitions Update February 6, 2015
Keep your F-Secure products updated.

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Bitdefender 2010-08 Virus Definitions Update February 6, 2015
Keep your Bitdefender Anti-Virus 2008 to 2010 updated with the latest definitions.

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AVG Anti-Virus Update 9067 February 6, 2015
Keep your AVG Anti-Virus updated.

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McAfee SuperDAT Update 7702 February 6, 2015
Keep your Mcafee based virus scanner up to date with the latest SuperDAT Update.

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Kaspersky Anti-Virus Update February 6, 2015
Virus definitions for Kaspersky Anti-Virus.

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avast! Virus Definitions Update February 6, 2015
Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses.

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Microsoft Security Essentials Definition Update February 6, 2015
Provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.

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IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 2/7/2015

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