Thursday, April 23, 2015

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 4/24/2015

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Researchers repurpose old smartphones as intelligent surveillance cameras

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have come up with yet another use for old phones that’s quite practical. It’s a program called Zensors and as Gizmodo explains, it enables connected smartphones (and surveillance cameras) to monitor the environment they’re viewing through the lens, analyze it and report back with valuable...


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Valve opens applications for Vive VR dev kits, free of charge to those accepted

It was revealed last month that the Vive VR headset from HTC and Valve would be offered to qualified developers free of charge. That day is now upon us as dev teams can sign up for consideration to land a developer edition headset absolutely free.



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Colorado police charge man for "killing his computer" with a handgun

We have all been there at some point or another. Our computers freeze up or some error occurs and we lose hours (or even days) of work. This is usually followed by a series of loud expletives and physical threats towards the machine. Rarely do these physical threats come to...


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Neowin: Hands on with the $10,000 Apple Watch Edition

When Apple announced the unique 18-carat Rose Gold Apple Watch Edition, the company faced criticism and ridicule from the world of social media. Following the announcement, the company then announced a unique try-on preview experience for all Apple Watch models with the Apple Watch Edition coming with a separate VIP...


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HP refreshes Pavilion, Envy x360 convertible laptops in time for back-to-school shopping

HP has unveiled a handful of new convertible notebooks that aim to offer the dazzling looks of its flagship Spectre x360 without the high cost of entry. Specifically, we’re talking about refreshes of HP’s Pavilion x360 and Envy x360 lines with pricing starting at just $410.



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Google's Project Fi wireless service is official, but it's invite-only and requires a Nexus 6

Google has officially taken the wraps off its much anticipated wireless service, dubbed Project Fi. As expected, the company is essentially actings as an MVNO, providing celular connectivity using infrastructure from carrier partners, but throwing in its own set of innovations and straightforward pricing scheme.



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Soon Netflix will actually own its original shows

One thing that many avid Netflix viewers might not realize is that despite many shows being branded as "Netflix Originals", such as House of Cards and Orange is the New Black, the streaming media company actually doesn't own these shows. But soon that will change, according to CEO Reed Hastings.
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City of Los Angeles, Waze team up to tackle traffic

After LAPD Chief Charlie Beck sent a letter to Google late last year regarding the fact that community-driven traffic app Waze could jeopardize the safety of his officers, the city of Los Angeles is now embracing the app through a public partnership that’ll benefit all parties involved.



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Freebie: Learn core web development with this free course bundle

If you want to learn web development but don’t want to shell out the cash for classes, check out this free course bundle over at the TechSpot Store. You’ll get 5 hours of training on the core programming languages to get you up to speed on the fundamentals of web development. Best of all,...


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Apple 'Rootpipe' security vulnerability still prevalent following patch, researchers claim

Apple issued an OS X Yosemite update earlier this month which remedied a flaw known as Rootpipe. First discovered last October by security researcher Emil Kvarnhammar (yet having existed since at least 2011), the flaw allows bad actors to gain root access to a system through a backdoor in the...


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Game of Thrones is being pirated more than ever before

Despite Game of Thrones being more accessible than ever before thanks to the launch of HBO Now, the extremely popular fantasy TV show is also being pirated more than ever before, according to media intelligence company Tru Optik, who provided data to TorrentFreak.



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The world's largest USB thumb drive has just 10MB of space

The Vintage Computer Festival took place last weekend in Wall, New Jersey. Its mission is to both promote the preservation of obsolete computers and afford people the opportunity to experience the technologies, people and stories that led us to where we are today.



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Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 10052 now available for Insiders

Microsoft has released a new Windows 10 Technical Preview build for phones. Build 10052 arrives less than two weeks after its predecessor and fixes several of the issues that testers have discovered thus far.



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Latest atomic clock smashes records with 15 billion year accuracy

Atomic clocks are some of the most important measuring devices on Earth, as they are used for master clocks that essentially dictate the time standard used pretty much everywhere. See the time on your computer or smartphone? That has almost certainly been synchronized with an atomic clock in the past...


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The Ridiculously Powerful MicroATX PC
Every enthusiast dreams of building a budgetless rig with nothing but the best hardware. Thus, we're throwing caution to the wind by cramming the priciest and most powerful gaming hardware into a 32L chassis. The end result should be a ridiculously powerful mATX system ready for any and all tasks. With the hardware cost coming in at around $2,750 without a keyboard/mouse or monitor, this is an affair with no expenses spared.


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Vox 2.5.0
Engineered for maximum entertainment. Full support for lossy and lossless formats. Wrapped in minimalist design perfection...


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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 2.1.6.1022
Easy-to-use, simple, and effective anti-spyware application. Removes infections anti-virus software are not able to.


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Adobe Shockwave Player for Mac 12.1.8.158
Experience high-performance multimedia created in Director.


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Mozilla Firefox 40.0 Nightly 1
Experience cutting edge features but with more stability.


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Line 4.0.1
There are no limits. Call and message as much as you want.


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Dropbox Experimental 3.5.58
Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically.


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Adobe Camera Raw 9.0
The camera raw converter functionality in Adobe Photoshop software provides fast and easy access to the raw image formats produced by many leading professional and mid-range digital cameras.


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WordPress 4.1.2
State-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability.


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3DMark for Android 1.5.3083
Test your device with 3DMark, the world's most popular performance benchmark.


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Skype 7.4.0.102
Skype is free and simple software that will enable you to make free calls anywhere in the world in minutes.


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Tumblr for Android 3.8
Find and follow Tumblr blogs. Post Anything.


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Sophos Mobile Security for Android 5.0.1515
Sophos Mobile Security is a lightweight app which protects your Android device without reducing performance or battery life.


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WinSnap 4.5.5
Windows Snapshot Maker (shortly WinSnap) is a small enhancement utility for taking and editing screenshots.


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SoundCloud for Android 15.04.15
Hear fresh tracks from the world's largest community of musicians, bands, producers and audio creators of all types. Play great free music straight from the cloud.


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TweetCaster for Android 9.0
Why is TweetCaster the #1 Twitter app? At 4.4 stars, no other Twitter app has a higher user rating, even the official Twitter app. When it comes to Twitter apps, you have lots of choices.


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Keek - Social Video for Android 4.2.1
Join the most active social video sharing community. Keek is a fun new way to meet people, stay up to date with friends and show the world what you're up to in real-time.


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VideoMach 5.13.0
VideoMach is a powerful multimedia converter useful for many everyday tasks.


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Snapseed for Android / iOS 2.0.89987581
Snapseed is the only photo app youÂ’ll want to use every day. It makes any photograph extraordinary with a fun, high-quality photo experience right at your fingertips.


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WordPress for Mac 4.1.2
State-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability.


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AnTuTu Benchmark for Android 5.7
AnTuTu Benchmark is Android Benchmarking tool.


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File Manager HD on Android 3.2.3
Best tablet optimized file manager on Honeycomb! High definition(1280x800) with fresh UI design and user friendly functions! Special optimization for tablets and certified on Honeycomb! Enjoy it!


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Google Chrome Beta for Windows 43.0.2357.37
Google Chrome's development is high-paced and here is the browser's latest beta.


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Vine for Android / iOS 3.2.3
See and share short looping videos on Android and iPhone.


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doubleTwist Player for Android 2.6.2
Are you tired of using multiple apps for things that your iPod could do out of the box? Download doubleTwist Player and get the best all-in-one music, podcast, radio, video & sync app.


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Google Chrome Beta for Mac 43.0.2357.37
Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.


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Pinterest for Android 4.5.3
Pinterest is a tool to find your inspiration and share it with others. Use it to collect things you love, organize and plan important projects, and more.


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WinPatrol 33.5.2015.7
Detects attacks and violations of your computer environment.


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Google Chrome Beta for Linux 43.0.2357.37
Google Chrome runs web pages and applications with lightning speed.


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ModernMix 1.21
ModernMix is a revolutionary new program that lets you run Windows 8 "Modern" apps in a window on the desktop.


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POP Peeper 4.0.1
Email notifier that runs in the Windows task bar and alerts you when you have new email on any of account.


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