Tuesday, May 19, 2015

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 5/20/2015

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Here's a quick look at gameplay footage from the 'Doom' reboot

One of the most anticipated gameplay reveals in years is slated to take place at E3 next month. In the meantime, developer id Software and publisher Bethesda have released a teaser trailer showing the first tidbit of gameplay footage from its Doom remake.



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Asus' flagship ZenFone 2 lands in the US and Canada tomorrow, starting at $199 off-contract

Asus is bringing its flagship smartphone, the ZenFone 2, to the US and Canada. Starting tomorrow, the handset will be available in two flavors with pricing starting at $199 off-contract. Here’s everything you need to know about the new phablets.



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These stunning time-lapse clips were creating using millions of photos from the Internet

A team of Google researchers working with the University of Washington have come up with a way to create time-lapse videos of popular tourist locations around the world sourced from the billions upon billions of photos that people have uploaded to the Internet.



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UK quietly ushers in new law allowing government spies to hack into computers

Last summer, a coalition of privacy groups and service providers took legal action against the British Government regarding concerns over covert cyber spying. During the hearing, new information surfaced that suggested the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) discreetly changed the law recently, enabling it to access private networks without being prosecuted.
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Facebook may use games to boost Messenger platform popularity

One of the major things Facebook announced during its F8 conference back in March was its Messenger platform, allowing developers to create apps for use within Messenger. The initial batch of apps have largely centered on communication (think emojis, sound clips, gifs and so forth) but now we’re hearing that the...


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The sale of RadioShack customer data has drawn the attention of the FTC

RadioShack made it a common practice to collect various information including names, addresses and e-mail addresses from customers over the years. As is the case with virtually every other retailer, such data was collected with the promise that it would only be used for in-house purposes like promotions and more...


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Shutting down one of Europe's largest video streaming sites had little impact on piracy

One of the largest illegal movie streaming websites in Europe was shut down in 2011 following a massive police raid across France, Germany and Spain. At the time, Kino.to’s closure was viewed as a huge victory for those in support of the anti-piracy movement.



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FBI claims security researcher took control of a plane mid-flight through its entertainment system

Security researcher Chris Roberts got into quite a bit of trouble last month after seemingly Tweeting a joke about being able to hack into a plane’s electronic control systems mid-flight. "Find myself on a 737/800, lets see Box-IFE-ICE-SATCOM, ? Shall we start playing with EICAS messages? "PASS OXYGEN ON" Anyone...


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Appeals court partially reverses Apple's $930 million judgment over Samsung

Patent squabbles between Apple and Samsung are far from over. On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., partially reversed a 2012 judgment in which Samsung was to pay Apple roughly $930 million in damages to settle a patent infringement lawsuit related to the...


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Nvidia releases new GeForce WHQL drivers for The Witcher 3, Windows 10

Ahead of tomorrow's launch of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Nvidia has released a new GeForce graphics card driver that's Game Ready for the open-world action RPG. The GeForce 352.86 drivers are also WHQL certified, meaning they are stable enough for everyday use.



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The first trailer for Aaron Sorkin's 'Steve Jobs' biopic is here

One movie surrounding the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has already been released, but there's another coming just around the corner. The first trailer has just been released for Steve Jobs, the biopic written by Aaron Sorkin, directed by Danny Boyle, and starring Michael Fassbender as Jobs himself.



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Tablets at restaurant tables: Gimmick or actually helpful?

More eateries are using tablets to replace some server responsibilities. They can save you time, but they might also encourage you to spend more.



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LG G4 begins global rollout this week, starting with Hong Kong

LG has announced that their latest flagship smartphone, the G4, will begin shipping to a variety of countries around the globe this week. The first country to get the handset will be Hong Kong, followed by Turkey, Russia and Singapore.



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These are Steam's best selling PC games right now

Even though The Witcher 3 won't be out until tomorrow, pre-orders of the game are hitting Steam's top charts hard, taking the second and fifth spots in last week's top selling titles. The game has received plenty of press ahead of launch with very positive reviews across the board.
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ShareX 9.10.1
Take a screenshot or a screencast, have it uploaded and get the URL copied to your clipboard with a single hotkey.


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FFmpeg 2.6.3
FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and machines have created.


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Time 4 Popcorn 5.2.2
This Popcorn Time service not only offer movies but TV shows too. Just select a movie or episode and press play.


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FrostWire 6.1.1
BitTorrent/Cloud client with a full featured media player.


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Tango 3.16.150924
Free video and voice calls, texts, photo sharing, games and more.


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Facebook Messenger for Android 27.0.0.52.14
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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Unified Remote for Android 3.2.6.823
Turn your Android smartphone into a wireless universal remote control for your Windows PC.


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Gyazo 2.4
The easiest way to Capture Your Screen. Now supports GIF & video. Share screen captures in seconds.


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7-Zip Beta 9.38
7-Zip is a file archiver with high compression ratio.


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Slimjet 4.0.5.0
Slimjet is a fast, smart and powerful web browser based on the Blink engine. It is built on top of the Chromium open source project, on which Google chrome is also based.


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Popcorn Time for Android 2.6.1
Watch movies online for free with this P2P client now available for Android. Just select a movie and press play.


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Astroburn Lite 1.8.0.0183
The best choice for those who want to have quick and easy-to-use home program with essential features to perform disc burning.


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1and1 Mail 4.3.0
1and1Mail is the most award-winning email marketing software for small and medium business to send personalized mass emails. In a few minutes, your email would look magically professional and irresistible to your clients.


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Camfrog Video Chat 6.11.478
Camfrog Video Chat allows you to join real streaming video chat rooms where you can hear, see, and chat with many people at a time.


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FossaMail 25.1.4
FossaMail is an Open Source, Mozilla Thunderbird-based mail, news and chat client for Windows and Linux, brought to you by the Pale Moon developers.


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Ashampoo WinOptimizer 12.00.10
Keep your Windows installations clean and running smoothly and efficiently.


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Network Monitor II 20.9
Network Monitor II is a small but useful windows Gadget which shows important and interesting information about your Wired or Wireless Network and Internet connections.


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32bit Web Browser 15.05.01
An easy to use, lightweight and very fast web browser.


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RogueKiller 10.6.4.0
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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Zero Install 2.8.1
Zero Install is a decentralized cross-platform software-installation system available under the LGPL.


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Mozilla Firefox for Mac 38.0.1
Bringing together all kinds of awesomeness to make browsing better for you.


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WinPatrol 33.5.2015.12
Detects attacks and violations of your computer environment.


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Mozilla Thunderbird for Mac 31.7.0
Try Mozilla's next generation Thunderbird email client.


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Waltzz 1.0.24
Waltzz is Tinder for India. High quality Indian singles looking for meaningful relationships.


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Notepad++ 6.7.8
Free source code editor which supports several programming languages running under the MS Windows environment.


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Hotspot Shield 4.15.1
Through a VPN Hotspot Shield ensures you are private, secure, and anonymous online... 100% free.


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Nimbuzz 2.9.5
Free calls and messaging for the connected generation.


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Evernote 6.0.11
Evernote is a free note-taking application for Windows, Mac, Android, iOS, WP, and BB with cross platform support.


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AVG Rescue CD 120.150511
Keep your systems running smoothly with protection from AVG Rescue CD. This comprehensive toolkit repairs system crashes and returns systems to operating at full capacity.


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Miranda IM 0.10.32
Multi protocol instant messenger client.


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