Wednesday, March 18, 2015

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 3/19/2015

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Windows 10 release set for this summer in 190 countries; say hi to "Windows Hello"

Microsoft confirmed today Windows 10 will be released this summer, hitting 190 countries in 111 different languages. Terry Myerson, Microsoft's VP of Operating Systems, made the announcement during the WinHEC summit (Windows Hardware Engineering Community summit) taking place in Shenzhen, China.



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Facebook adds peer-to-peer mobile payments to Messenger app

Facebook’s mobile payment ambitions have been known for quite a while and today, we’re finally getting to see what the company has been working on over the past couple of years.



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Microsoft is shaping its freemium business model after Apple, Google

Microsoft has raised quite a few eyebrows in recent years in terms of its software strategy. For a company that climbed to prominence by selling licenses for Office and Windows, it’s hard for some to grasp the concept that Microsoft is now offering (and plans to offer even more of)...


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Google tightens up security on Android app submissions

As many of you already know, Google’s Android app marketplace has its fair share of malicious apps. The company has never been quite as strict as Apple on which apps it allows on to Google Play according to many, but the company is now starting to crack down.



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Apple expected to launch over-the-top Internet television service this fall

Apple’s oft-rumored television ambitions are expected to come to fruition this fall. They won’t arrive as a physical television set but rather, an online television service that’ll carry about 25 channels according to people familiar with the matter as reported by The Wall Street Journal.



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Windows 10 reclaims wasted disk space through system file compression, elimination of recovery image

One of the chief complains about Windows 7 was how much space an installation required. Microsoft notes that a 32-bit installation needs at least 16GB of storage while the 64-bit variant commands 20GB. While not a massive amount of space in today’s world of 6TB hard drives, the impact is...


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Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X Review: Bloody fast, surprisingly efficient

The GeForce Titan X is a processing powerhorse: 6 graphics processing clusters, 24 streaming multiprocessors with 3072 CUDA cores. Combined with six 64-bit memory controllers (384-bit) for a total 12GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 7GHz, that's 50% more cores and memory bandwidth than the current single-GPU king, the GeForce GTX 980 that was...


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Sling TV launches Xbox One app, adds more channels to its catalog

Sling TV is expanding its reach today with the launch of an app for Xbox One. As the first game console to support the over-the-top TV service, Xbox One users are being offered two limited-time offers to try Sling TV for free.



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Microsoft exec confirms they're phasing out the Internet Explorer brand with Windows 10

It’s the end of an era. While Microsoft had already revealed it was working on a lightweight browser for Windows 10 codenamed ‘Project Spartan’, and dropped hints it would be an Internet Explorer replacement, a company executive has now confirmed that these two are indeed separate products, and the much...


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The smart appliances dilemma: when the concept is much better than the actual thing

Like many of the coolest new technologies, sometimes the idea of a new product or concept is better than the actual thing. I’m finding out first hand that such is the case with many smart home and smart appliance products.



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Nintendo will finally start making smartphone games

Nintendo has announced that they will finally start making games for smartphones, thanks to a new partnership with Japanese mobile gaming company DeNA. The partnership means that Nintendo and DeNA will jointly work on new games for smartphones that feature some of Nintendo's most iconic characters.



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Apple's upcoming trade-in program will accept rival smartphones in exchange for iPhones

In an apparent effort to boost in-store iPhone sales, Apple CEO Tim Cook is spearheading a trade-in program that’ll reward shoppers with gift cards to put towards the purchase of a new smartphone.



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USB Type-C is still susceptible to its predecessor's flaws

It’s been years in the making but USB Type-C finally made its grand entrance this past week on Apple’s new MacBook and Google’s new Chromebook Pixel 2 a day later. While it’s great to finally see the successor to modern-day USB, there’s plenty to keep the security conscious among us up...


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Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X Review
The GeForce Titan X is a processing powerhorse, with its GM200 chip carrying 6 graphics processing clusters, 24 streaming multiprocessors with 3072 CUDA cores. Combined with six 64-bit memory controllers for a total 12GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 7GHz, that's 50% more cores and memory bandwidth than today's single-GPU king, the GeForce GTX 980. Needless to say, we're eager to see what the new Titan X is capable of.


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WhatsApp Messenger for Android 2.12.10
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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K-Lite Codec Pack Update 11.0.4
This is a cumulative update for the latest version of the K-Lite (Mega/Full/Standard/Basic) Codec Pack.


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Facebook Messenger for Android 23.0.0.20.13
Get Facebook Messenger to instantly reach friends on their smart phones, feature phones or desktop computers. Also available here for iOS, and Windows Phone.


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DupScout 7.2.16
DupScout is a duplicate files finder allowing one to search and cleanup duplicate files in local disks, network shares, NAS storage devices and enterprise storage systems.


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Google Chrome Dev for Windows 43.0.2334.0
This version is intended for only for developers and early testers.


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Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 5.22
Removes specific malicious software.


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K-Lite Mega Full Codec Pack Beta 11.0.4
Collection of codecs and related tools. The K-Lite Codec Pack is a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files.


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Geekbench 3.3.2
Completely awesome cross-platform benchmark that measures the performance of your computer's processor and memory.


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Camtasia Studio 8.5.1
More than a simple screen recorder, Camtasia gives you the tools you need to truly customize and edit your videos.


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Opera Developer 29.0.1795.14
This version is the bleeding edge development from Opera; features will be piloted, and may be shelved, taken back to the drawing board, or taken forward to the Opera Next stream - feature complete, but potentially buggy.


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UC Browser for Android 10.3.0.552
UC Browser is the leading mobile internet browser with more than 400 million users across more than 150 countries and regions. This version is for mobile devices (phones and tablets) with Android.


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Surf Anonymous Free 2.4.4.6
Surf Anonymous Free is an advanced and reliable software for Internet users who want to ensure that their sessions and all online activities are secure and private.


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Logitech Gaming Software 8.58.183
Logitech Gaming Software lets you customize Logitech G gaming mice, keyboards and headsets.


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WhatsApp for Windows Phone 2.11.680.0
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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Mozilla Firefox 37.0 Beta 6
Experience cutting edge features but with more stability.


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HWiNFO64 4.60
Professional hardware information and diagnostic tools supporting latest components, industry technologies and standards.


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SpeedUpMyPC 6.0.8.0
Utility software that ensures your PC is automatically optimized for maximum performance in just a few easy clicks.


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Trojan Killer 2.2.6.7
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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ProgDVB 7.08.6
ProgDVB is the universal and very power software for watching digital TV and listening to radio channels.


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USB Drive Letter Manager USBDLM 4.8.9.5
USBDLM is a Windows service that gives control over Windows' drive letter assignment for USB drives.


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J. River Media Center 20.0.84
Organize and experience all your media: Music, photos and video YOUR way -- all from a single software program.


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HWiNFO32 4.60
A powerful system information tool for Windows.


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PureSync 3.9.3
Synchronize and backup files and folders.


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AnyDVD & AnyDVD HD 7.5.9.0
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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Mozilla Firefox for Linux 37.0 Beta 6
Experience the newest innovations in a stable environment.


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SoftPerfect Network Scanner 6.0.5
SoftPerfect Network Scanner is a free multi-threaded IP, NetBIOS and SNMP scanner with a modern interface and many advanced features.


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EaseUS Todo Backup Free 8.2
It is a reliable data backup & system disaster recovery software for home users.


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Networx 5.3.4
A simple, yet powerful utility for measuring your bandwidth usage and the speed of all kinds of wired and wireless network connections (Dial-up, Ethernet, ISDN, DSL, 802.11b etc.).


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