IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 4/18/2015

Verizon's new 'custom' pay-TV bundles are one step closer to a la carte

Verizon has become the first major pay-TV provider to radically modify its programming bundles. The new plan, which starts at $54.99 per month, will consist of a base package of 36 channels and two add-on “channel packs.”

Mark Zuckerberg addresses Internet.org net neutrality concerns

Earlier this week, a handful of Indian companies renounced their partnership with Internet.org, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s initiative to bring connectivity to parts of the world where people can’t afford / don’t have access to the Internet.

Android for Work is no longer Lollipop-only, standalone app shows up on Google Play

Previously available as a built-in feature of Android 5.0 Lollipop, Google has released Android for Work as a standalone app on the Play Store. The app extends beyond the platform’s existing support for multiple accounts by allowing you to more efficiently separate work and personal content, and offering control for...

Chrome for iOS updated with Today widget, new gestures, support for password managers

Google has updated its Chrome browser for iOS with several new features that take advantage of iOS 8's latest abilities. Specifically, Chrome 42 brings a new Notification Center widget, support for app extensions, and new gesture controls for reloading pages as well as and opening and closing new tabs.
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Microsoft, Yahoo amend 10-year search partnership in Marissa Mayer's biggest move yet

In 2009, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer entered into a partnership in which Microsoft would supply Yahoo with all of its desktop search results and ads via Bing. Yahoo, in turn, would be responsible for selling Bing ads to potential advertisers.

Neowin: VidOn TV Box review, the only Android TV box with Blu-ray menu navigation

VidOn is a relatively unknown company but they've produced a fairly interesting and unique TV box that includes their own launcher, customized version of XBMC, and also a pretty original design for the actual device.

Grand Theft Auto V Benchmarked, Performance Review

PC gamers are finally getting their chance to play the latest entry in the Grand Theft Auto series. Rockstar has made many improvements to the PC version, including increased resolution and graphical detail, denser traffic, greater draw distances, upgraded AI, new wildlife, and advanced weather and damage effects. So far GTA V...

Etsy pops in IPO debut despite not yet turning a profit

Popular peer-2-peer e-commerce site Etsy finished its initial public offering on a high note. The company priced its IPO at $16 overnight (the upper end of its expected $14 to $16 range) with shares debuting at $31 on the Nasdaq Thursday morning.

'Everybody's Gone to the Rapture' promises an apocalypse unlike any other

For the past couple of years, developer The Chinese Room (alongside SCE Santa Monica Studio) has been working on the spiritual successor to Dear Esther known as Everyone’s Gone to the Rapture.

You can now locate your missing Android device directly in Google search

Google already provides its mobile user base with the Android Device Manager in case a device gets lost or stolen. The app allows users to lock out their devices remotely and even erase sensitive data that may be on them in cases of emergency. However, in other cases it may...

WikiLeaks publishes Sony's hacked e-mails, documents in searchable format

Following the devastating hack on Sony Pictures Entertainment late last year, much of the material that hackers made away with ended up online. Sony did its best to mitigate the damage with legal threats issued to Twitter and a number of high-profile publications.

Project CARS for PC will include option to run at 12K resolution

If you thought the hardware requirements to run Grand Theft Auto V in 4K at 60 frames per second were daunting, wait until you get a load of Project CARS. It was recently revealed that the upcoming racer will support a resolution up to 12K (11,520 x 2,160) on PC.

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Single USB-C port? No problem. InfiniteUSB-C is a viable solution to the MacBook's limitation

Apple’s decision to include just a single port on its new 12-inch MacBook provoked the ire of many, and perhaps rightfully so. Adapters are the obvious answer for devices lacking a USB Type-C interface but what if you have multiple devices that need to be connected at once?

The GeForce GTX 980 and GTX Titan can overclock a little weird

Nvidia's Maxwell architecture is a wonderfully impressive piece of engineering for efficiency geeks, and it reaches near-apotheosis with the GM200-powered GeForce GTX Titan X. This is an architecture that has very clearly been tailored and tuned to maximize gaming performance per watt...

Microsoft apps and services will be bundled with Cyanogen based devices

Cyanogen is the most popular custom ROM for Android. But despite building an entire business based on Google’s mobile platform, the company has been looking to distance itself from Google by having their version as a completely independent OS. Of course, this means losing services like Gmail and Google Maps,...

Asus' latest living room console packs Broadwell, GTX 960M

Asus has announced a new variation of their ROG GR8 small form factor gaming PC, this time designed specifically for living room gaming. The ROG GR6, as it's called, comes loaded with mid-range specs: an Broadwell-based Intel Core i5-5200U on the CPU side, alongside an Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M on the GPU...

Netflix subscriber growth propels stock to new heights

Netflix may have missed the mark in terms of quarterly earnings per share but the company more than made up for it with subscriber growth that far exceeded expectations.

2K Australia, developer of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, closes down

2K Games has today confirmed that one of their major development subsidiaries, 2K Australia, will close down to "better manage ongoing development costs while improving the working proximity of our creative teams".

Close, but no cigar: SpaceX reusable rocket sticks landing but tips over

SpaceX recently tried for a second time to land its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating drone barge and for the second time, the experiment ended in explosive fashion. If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

Jawbone's Up4 fitness tracker has NFC for mobile payments

Jawbone has unveiled a brand new fitness tracker, the Up4, and for the first time it includes an NFC chip, allowing you to make contactless mobile payments on the go. However the payment service is only available to American Express customers at this stage, who will be able to link...

Mass copyright infringement could derail live streaming apps like Periscope and Meerkat

Periscope, Meerkat and the eventual abundance of copycats have officially made live video streaming a thing. Unlike other video chat services that offer a one-to-one experience, this new breed of apps allows a single person to stream live content to an unlimited number of viewers.

Interpol-led operation takes down the botnet that infected over 770K PCs

The Simda botnet has been infecting hundreds of thousands of PCs for quite some time. Fortunately, it appears that well known security firm Kaspersky Labs, alongside a series of tech heavyweights like Microsoft and Trend Micro (among others), are starting to make serious headway in tackling the scope of the...

Researchers have created the world's first self-powered camera

Researchers from Columbia University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have created the world’s first self-sustainable camera meaning it's capable of powering itself without assistance from a battery.

Tinder adds Instagram, friends of friends and more in latest update

Tinder has released a new update that allows users to link their Instagram account to the popular dating app. Up to this point, Tinder users have had to rely on Facebook to supply photos.

GameStop is going retro, will once again accept / resell classic consoles, games and accessories

History has a funny way of repeating itself. Given enough time, old items and fads tend to become trendy once more. Recent examples include vinyl records, the iPod classic and video game remakes, just to name a few.

Samsung has a team of 200 only working on Apple displays

Apple is one of Samsung's largest customers, which is why the company has created a team of 200 employees that's exclusively dedicated to creating displays for Apple products, according to the latest report from Bloomberg.

This guy created his own high-end cloud gaming service using Amazon EC2

With cloud gaming pioneer OnLive officially dead, the list of options for those looking to play games on remote hardware is suddenly much narrower. The idea behind cloud gaming is that users can play AAA titles on older hardware, an ideal solution in the event you can’t afford (or simply...

Revenue gap between iOS and Android apps is still growing

Traditionally, iOS apps have drawn more revenue than Android apps, but with Android’s sizable lead in global market share you’d think the gap was getting narrower. According to the latest data obtained by App Annie, it’s quite the opposite. In the first quarter of 2015, global revenue for the iOS...

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iFixit is famous for their teardowns, but they also make great tools and guides to help anyone repair electronics. The iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit contains 70 industry-standard computer & gadget repair tools for all your disassembly and repair needs. You can grab the full toolkit for 40% off at the TechSpot Store.
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Grand Theft Auto V Benchmarked: Graphics & CPU Performance

PC gamers are finally getting their chance to play the latest entry in the Grand Theft Auto series. Rockstar has made many improvements to the PC version, including enhanced graphics, denser traffic, greater draw distances, upgraded AI, new wildlife, and advanced weather and damage effects. GTA V looks to be truly optimized for PC.

Oppo R5 Smartphone Review

Smartphone manufacturers are obsessed with thinness. Being the 'best at' this or 'most' that gives you bragging rights and that's what Chinese OEM Oppo appears to be after with the R5. At just 4.85mm thick, it's a pretty impressive form factor, though you'll have to compromise with a smaller battery, a pretty standard 1080p display, average camera and a mid-range SoC. Can the R5 still deliver a better experience over a thicker device with, potentially, better hardware?

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.1.6
Easy-to-use, simple, and effective anti-spyware application. Removes infections anti-virus software are not able to.

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Slim Browser 7.00.117
Tabbed multiple-site browser with built-in popup killer, skinned window frame, form filler, etc.

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Minecraft 1.8.4
Minecraft is a fun arcade game where you explore lost worlds, kill monsters and uncover secrets. Download here for Windows, Mac and Linux. This is the The Bountiful Update.

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SoulseekQT 2015.4.12
Soulseek is a unique ad-free, spyware free, and just plain free file sharing application.

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Mozilla Firefox 38.0 Beta 5
Experience cutting edge features but with more stability.

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Calibre 2.25.0
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RJ TextEd 10.23
RJ TextEd - A Unicode source and text editor.

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Advanced Codecs for Windows 8/7 5.1.9
Watch High Definition video playback without needing expensive players. Listen to bitstreamed TrueHD and DTS Master audio using HDMI to an AVR.

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Mozilla Thunderbird 38.0 Beta 2
Now with tabs, better search, and email archiving.

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Linkman Lite 8.9.6
Linkman is a standalone, browser independent bookmark organizer, search tool, and dead link checker.

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UltraEdit 22.0.60.0
The ideal text, HTML and HEX editor, and an advanced PHP, Perl, Java and JavaScript editor for programmers.

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Mozilla Firefox Beta for Mac 38.0b5
Experience the newest innovations in an unstable environment thatÂ’s not for the faint of heart.

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EMDB 2.34
EMDB is a small utility to keep track of your DVD collection.

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iSpy 6.3.5.0
iSpy uses your webcams and microphones to detect and record movement or sound and provides security, surveillance, monitoring and alerting services.

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Junkware Removal Tool 6.5.6
Junkware Removal Tool is a security utility that searches for and removes common adware, toolbars, and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) from your computer.

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Dropbox Experimental 3.5.57
Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically.

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WebsitePainter 2.4
WebsitePainter - editor to create professional web pages

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Mozilla Firefox 37.0.2 RC 1
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Wise JetSearch 2.01.82
Wise JetSearch can help you search files or folders on all your local drives in just a few seconds.

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RapidWeaver for Mac 6.1.1
Next-generation web design application to help you easily create professional looking web sites in minutes.

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SnagIt 12.2.2
SnagIt is the most complete screen capture utility available.

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Mozilla Thunderbird for Mac 38.0 Beta 2
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Cocktail for Mac 8.3
Simplifies the use of advanced UNIX functions, gives access to hidden Mac OS X settings, let you easily optimize your system.

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McAfee AVERT Stinger 12.1.0.1472
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RemoveIT Pro v7 Ultra 4.17.2014
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Trend Micro Update File 609 for April 17, 2015
Trend Micro's latest compilation of patterns for virus identification.

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Symantec Norton AntiVirus Definition Update April 17, 2015
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Bitdefender 9-10 Virus Definitions April 17, 2015
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Microsoft Windows Defender Definition Update April 17, 2015
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VIPRE Antivirus Definitions Update File 39424 April 17, 2015
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