IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 5/22/2015

Huawei wants to power the Internet of Things with its new 10KB LiteOS

Huawei is interested in delving into the Internet of Things but it has no intentions of building hardware. Instead, the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker is planning to launch a lightweight operating system for the onslaught of connected IoT devices that’ll be flooding the market in the coming years.

Google's experimental Tone extension uses sound to share links with nearby devices

In the name of being able to share links with the folks nearby in new and possibly useless ways, Google is introducing Tone. While we can already fire links around in traditional ways or just by coming in contact with other compatible devices, Google wants our devices to speak with...

Spotify overhaul adds podcasts and videos

Swedish-based streaming music service Spotify is expanding its offering to include podcasts, new types of playlists and most importantly, video. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek made the announcement earlier today at a media gathering in New York City, describing the expansion as a massive leap forward that goes beyond conventional formats.
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Maker movement drives the future

Walking the packed grounds of the San Mateo County Fairgrounds this past weekend with my son to attend the 10th anniversary edition of the Bay Area Maker Faire, I couldn’t help thinking I was seeing a vision of the future.

Adblock Plus launches its own mobile browser with baked-in ad blocking

Eyeo, makers of the popular ad-blocking software Adblock Plus, have launched their very first mobile browser. Adblock Browser 1.0 for Android is currently in open beta meaning anyone can take it out for a spin but there are a few things you’ll need to be aware of before making the...

Microsoft is preparing to launch a hybrid e-mail / chat app called Flow

Microsoft is working on a lightweight e-mail / chat hybrid app called Flow. The app, first spotted on a public download site despite being marked confidential, promises fast, fluid, natural conversations without subject lines, salutations or signatures.

Nvidia trialing game code delivery through GeForce Experience

Nvidia is planning to add a new feature to GeForce Experience that will deliver game codes through the client, and the company is currently asking all GeForce GTX Titan X owners to help them test out the distribution system. In return, Titan X owners will get themselves a free copy of...

Oculus VR to hold media event just days before E3 2015

Oculus VR will be holding a media event just ahead of this year’s E3 expo. The invitation includes the tagline “Step into the Rift” and shows a refined version of the virtual reality visor that may very well reflect what the final consumer model will look like.
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PayPal fined $25 million for deceptive 'Bill Me Later' credit program

PayPal has been fined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for a range of issues relating to the company's deceptive 'Bill Me Later' credit program, which allows users to pay back the cost of an online purchase at a later date.

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LG Display's 55-inch 'wallpaper' OLED panel is impossibly thin at less than 1mm thick

LG’s display arm recently showcased a detachable organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel that’s thin and light enough to stick to a wall using just a magnetic mat.

Obama sets world record for fastest time to 1 million Twitter followers

Barack Obama has set a Guinness World Record for the fastest time to reach one million Twitter followers, after the President of the United States took control of the @POTUS account a few days ago.

'Warcraft' movie set to hit theaters next summer, check out these early images

Warcraft, the film adaptation of Blizzard’s long-running MMORPG, finally has a release date. After being in the works for the past nine years, the epic fantasy / adventure from Universal Pictures will find its way to theaters on Friday, June 10, 2016.

Microsoft Lumia 640 Review: Another Budget Windows Phone

Since Microsoft acquired Nokia’s smartphone division, the company has focused its efforts on mid-range and entry-level handsets, with the Lumia 640 we are reviewing today being their latest. It's got a decent hardware package for the price and runs Windows Phone 8.1 out of the box, with a promised upgrade to Windows...

Microsoft Lumia 640 Review

Since Microsoft acquired Nokia's smartphone division, the company has focused its efforts on mid-range and entry-level handsets, with the Lumia 640 we are reviewing today being their latest. It's got a decent hardware package for the price and runs Windows Phone 8.1 out of the box, with a promised upgrade to Windows 10 Mobile later this year.

UC Browser for Windows 5.0.1104.0
UC Browser is the leading mobile internet browser with more than 400 million users across more than 150 countries and regions. Now their technology is available for Windows.

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WhatsApp Messenger for Android 2.12.96
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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AVG Internet Security 2015 14.0.5961
Protection against all of the most serious Internet threats, including viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware, hackers and spam.

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DivX Player for Windows 10.3
Play DivX, AVI, MKV, MP4 and MOV videos, transfer videos to your devices with DivX To Go and navigate your videos with greater speed and precision.

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BlueStacks App Player 0.9.25.5401
Install and run Android apps on your PC or Mac. BlueStacks puts the Android operating system on your desktop. Also available for Windows 8.

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Google Chrome Beta for Windows 43.0.2357.73
Google Chrome's development is high-paced and here is the browser's latest beta.

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Line for Android 5.1.3
There are no limits. Call and message as much as you want.

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AVG Antivirus Free Edition 2015 15.0.5961
The free version of the AVG Antivirus protection tool.

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Instagram for Android 6.22.0
100 million users love Instagram! It's a free, fun, and simple way to make and share gorgeous photos on your Android.

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Becky! Internet Mail 2.71.01
Internet Mail is the software specifically designed for the Internet e-mail.

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XRECODE II 1.0.0.223
Xrecode II is converter and audio-grabber which allows you to convert from a long list of formats.

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Chromium 45.0.2408.0
Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web.

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Internet Download Manager 6.2.3.12
Tool to increase download speeds by up to 500 percent, resume and schedule downloads.

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TSR Watermark Image 3.4.3.5
Professional photo watermarking software - Easy, fast and fully featured batch photo watermarking.

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AlwaysMouseWheel 3.55
"Always Mouse Wheel" is a small portable Windows program (Multilingual) this gives you the possibility when using the mouse wheel over any window (under the mouse pointer) to scrool via mouse wheel even if the window is not in the foreground e.g focussed.

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Free Music Downloader 1.65
This program allows you to download music from different online sources. Formerly known as Last.FM.

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YouTube for Mobile 10.18.55
Keep up with your favorite YouTube channels and access the worldÂ’s videos anywhere with the official YouTube app for Android.

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Maintenance for Mac 2.0.1
System Maintenance and Cleaning utility for Mac OS X.

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Wavepad 6.18
This audio editing software is a full-featured professional audio and music editor for Windows and Mac.

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Eusing Free Registry Cleaner 3.6.1
Registry repair software that allows you to safely clean and repair registry problems with a few simple mouse clicks.

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Kaspersky RakhniDecryptor 1.9.3.0
Use the special utility RakhniDecryptor to unlock files with the .locked and .kraken extensions. These files are encrypted by Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Rakhni.

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ContaCam 5.0.0
This Free Video Surveillance and Live Webcam software for Windows is extremely easy on system resources, and does not contain unnecessary bloat.

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VueScan 9.5.11
VueScan is an easy to use scanner program that saves you time and improves your productivity.

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DVDFab HD Decrypter 9.2.0.1
Copies entire DVD movie to hard disk, and removes all the protections while copying.

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Citrio Browser 42.0.2311.257
Get a fast, free web browser with intelligent download manager, useful features and a proxy widget.

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RogueKiller 10.6.5.0
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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Junkware Removal Tool 6.7.4
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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R-Studio 7.6.158796
Data recovery software and undelete tool supports FAT12/16/32, NTFS, NTFS5 and Ext2FS (Linux) file systems.

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Mozilla Firefox for Android 38.0.1
Enjoy the latest from Firefox on your Android device.

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