Tuesday, May 5, 2015

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 5/6/2015

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Microsoft reportedly prepping two high-end Lumia smartphones, codenamed 'Cityman' and 'Talkman'

Microsoft is working on a pair of high-end Lumia smartphones set to debut later this year. Both models sound impressive on paper but it’s the flagship device, codenamed Cityman, that’s likely to draw the most attention.



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Google+ gets Pinterest-like photo/video Collections feature

In Google’s continued attempt to pull add-on feature ideas from other popular social networks, the company has now announced that new Pinterest-like media boards are coming to Google+.



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Crystal Lake terror Jason Voorhees arrives in Mortal Kombat X tomorrow

The first DLC for Mortal Kombat X is set to arrive tomorrow, May 5, for Kombat Pack owners and it’s a big one. Joining the cast of characters is Jason Voorhees, perhaps better known simply as Jason from the Friday the 13th film franchise.



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Star Wars Day: What's the best Star Wars video game

It’s May 4. You’ve no doubt already seen countless lists of the best video games set in the Star Wars universe. I’d like to try something a little different, and tell you what the best Star Wars video game is. And yes, there’s a difference.
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Relive the original Grand Theft Auto with this awesome fan-made film

Grand Theft Auto is a mega franchise known for its massive open world and elaborate storylines but before the third game in the series propelled it to superstar status, GTA was a top-down game that rewarded players for stealing cars, killing innocent pedestrians and pulling off bank robberies.



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Lenovo's LaVie Z is lighter than the new MacBook, with a bigger display and more ports

Following a brief appearance at CES 2015, Lenovo’s notebook collaboration with NEC is finally hitting Western shores as the LaVie Z and LaVie Z 360. Both 13-inch systems are largely the same as announced in January, striking an impressive balance between performance, features and portability, though they’re ever so slightly...


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iRobot co-founder launches Kickstarter for simplified drone that anyone can fly

Aerial drones have exploded in popularity over the past few years with the market only expected to swell moving forward. Right now, Chinese manufacturer DJI is arguably the dominant consumer player but that could change over time as newcomers like CyPhy’s LVL 1 drone take flight (pronounced sci-fi).



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Microsoft's Office 2016 preview now available to all Windows users

Microsoft is inviting Windows users to try out a public beta build of its Office 2016 productivity suite. This is the second preview build of Office 2016; the first was released back in March although it was only available to developers and...


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Net neutrality backlash in India forces Facebook to open Internet.org to all developers

Facebook is now allowing any developer to join its Internet.org initiative so long as they comply with three basic principles. This is in stark contrast to the social network’s initial decision to only let select services join, a move that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg described as a pragmatic one.
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Chrome now used by 25-50% of web surfers, depending on who you ask

Google’s Chrome web browser has surpassed the 25 percent browser market share milestone, jumping 0.69 percentage points to finish at 25.68 percent according to the latest numbers from web analytics firm Net Applications. What's funny about these numbers is that they are very far off from other measurements by competing...


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Windows Media Center won't be compatible with Windows 10

Microsoft has confirmed that it is killing off Windows Media Center in Windows 10. The admission came during a private meeting at Microsoft’s Build conference in San Francisco according to a report from ZDNet.



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Work and Play? Razer Blade Pro (2015) Review

The Razer Blade has earned a solid reputation among those looking for a lightweight gaming notebook, but what if your mobile gaming rig also doubles as your productivity machine? Razer would encourage you to check out the new Blade Pro which is powered by a quad-core Core i7, SSD/HDD combo, and a generous 17.3-inch...


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Razer Blade Pro Review
If it's an all-in-one gaming and productivity machine you're after, Razer would encourage you to check out the larger Blade Pro. The 2015 revision features a generous 17.3-inch display which affords the real estate necessary for the highlight of the notebook, Razer's Switchblade UI.


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SSD Read Speed Tester 2.04
Regular SSD benchmarks write the own test files but SSD Read Speed Tester uses older files to truly assess the speed your SSD reads older files.


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Postbox 3.0.11
Powerful, intuitive, and faster than a scalded monkey, Postbox will help you stay on task, find information quickly and act, not react.


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Ultimate Boot CD UBCD 5.3.4
Ultimate Boot CD is completely free for the download, or could be obtained for a small fee. If you had somehow paid a ridiculous amount of money for it, you have most likely been fleeced.


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XYplorer 15.10.0000
Multi-tabbed dual pane file manager for Windows, featuring a powerful file search, a versatile preview, and a highly customizable interface.


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GeForce Experience 2.4.3.22
The easiest way to optimize your games and keep your drivers up to date.


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WhatsApp Messenger for Android 2.12.71
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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SmartFTP Client 6.0.2141.0
Transfer files through the internet.


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AdwCleaner 4.203
AdwCleaner is a tool that deletes Adware/Toolbar/PUP/Hijacker.


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Hola Unblocker 1.7.712
Fast surfing. Quick downloads. Smooth video. Access sites that are censored by your government or corporation.


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AutoHotkey 1.1.22.00
Simple and powerful utility which customizes keyboards, joysticks and mice.


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Mp3tag 2.70
Edit your tags. Looks great and it's free.


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Sublight 5.0.1013
Sublight is popular Windows application for searching and downloading subtitles for movies and TV Series.


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Earth Alerts 2015.1.32
Earth Alerts is a Windows-based application that allows you to monitor in near real-time a variety of natural hazard events that are occurring anywhere around the world.


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K-Lite Codec Pack Update 11.1.2
This is a cumulative update for the latest version of the K-Lite (Mega/Full/Standard/Basic) Codec Pack.


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XMedia Recode 3.2.2.8
XMedia Recode is a free video and audio converter. XMedia Recode supports nearly all audio and video codecs.


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J. River Media Center 20.0.103
Organize and experience all your media: Music, photos and video YOUR way -- all from a single software program.


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RJ TextEd 10.25
RJ TextEd - A Unicode source and text editor.


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RedCrab The Calculator 5.1.5.1
RedCrab is a scientific calculator with a full screen formula editor.


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CloudApp 3.3.0
Drag and drop, take a screen shot, or use a Raindrop and share the link immediately. CloudApp gets out of your way leaving you to focus on communication.


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Mozilla Firefox 39.0 Aurora 2
The absolute latest from Mozilla Firefox.


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RogueKiller 10.6.2.0
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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Slimjet 3.1.5.0
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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BBEdit for Mac 11.1
BBEdit is a high-performance HTML and text editor for the Macintosh.


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Adobe Flash Player Beta 18.0.0.109
This is a developer pre-release version of the Adobe Flash Player 15.


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Wunderlist 3.2.1
Say hello to Wunderlist, your-all-new-easy-to-use to-do-list.


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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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Dropbox 3.4.5
Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically.


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Trillian for Mac 3.1
Trillian is a multinetwork chat client that currently supports mIRC, AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo Messenger.


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PHP 5.6.8
PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML.


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