IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 6/26/2015

Batman: Arkham Knight sales suspended on PC following launch disaster

Warner Bros. Games has decided that, following the disastrous launch of Batman: Arkham Knight on PC, they will be suspending all sales of the game until the widespread technical issues users are facing have been addressed.

Google tackles El Capitan to capture first-ever vertical Street View collection

El Capitan, described by some as the world’s most famous rock formation, is getting a lot of love from the tech community as of late. Apple named its latest build of OS X after the Yosemite National Park wonder and now, it’s the subject of Google’s first-ever vertical Street View...

There's a new messaging app (yes, another one) and teenagers can't get enough

Ask a teenager you know if they've used Jott to connect with friends and the chances are good that they'll say yes. The next question is, why another messaging app?

Windows 10 could be sold on USB flash drives alongside DVDs and downloads

With the release of Windows 10 just over a month away, a report on German site WinFuture claims Microsoft is planning to sell USB flash drive versions of its latest OS alongside the classic DVD format. The report says that both the Home and Professional versions of Windows 10 will...

ECS reportedly set to exit consumer motherboard market (Update: officially denied)

ECS has contacted us with an official statement denying rumors that they're exiting the consumer motherboard business.

Intel's 10nm 'Cannonlake' delayed, replaced by 14nm 'Kaby Lake'

Intel has led the desktop processor market for the last decade, dominating in price and performance nearly without challenge since the introduction of the Core 2 chips in 2006. However, as of late the challenges of improving silicon chips has slowed their progress.

Canonical's absurd sales campaign ensures few will buy its third Ubuntu smartphone

Canonical must be getting the hang of this whole smartphone thing. After taking nearly two years to get its first Ubuntu-powered handset out the door, the group behind the Linux distribution released its second phone earlier this month. Now just a couple of weeks later, Canonical has announced its third...

Lexus creates hoverboard that actually looks like a skateboard

Sitting just below the flying car and the jet pack in a list of "sci-fi devices that need to become real right NOW" is the hoverboard. Several attempts have been made to turn fiction into reality over the years and now yet another player is jumping into the game....

This homemade spy gadget can steal stray radio waves emitted by a laptop's processor

Researchers at Tel Aviv University and Israel’s Technion research institute have developed a device capable of wirelessly stealing data from nearby notebooks. The palm-sized gadget doesn’t hijack Wi-Fi or Bluetooth signals; instead, it captures the stray radio waves emitted by a system’s processor.

Pay what you want for Borderlands in the latest Humble Bundle

If you haven't played a Borderlands game yet, the latest Humble Bundle may entice you to spend a few dollars to get Borderlands, Borderlands 2, and a collection of DLC. Like with all Humble Bundles, you'll also get a chance to donate some money to a worthy cause, in this...

Simple connectivity or robust security: Breaking the IOT connection

In many ways, the current obsession with the Internet of Things (IOT) by a portion of the tech press is understandable. Journalists and bloggers alike are constantly on the lookout for something cool and fresh to write about, and IOT is a hot topic this year. Plus, the idea of...

iOS 9 features automatic app delete / reinstall feature for devices with insufficient space

Apple has already made it clear that iOS 9 will focus on core improvements designed to improve battery life, performance and security. Combating fragmentation is also high on the company’s to-do list as it’ll be easier than ever for end-users to upgrade to the latest OS when it arrives later...

Google wants to bring free Wi-Fi hotspots to a city near you

Google is looking to replace pay phones across cities with LED displays that provide free Wi-Fi hotspots. And LinkNYC, a wireless hotspot provider in New York City, is the inspiration for how the project will work.

AOC reveals two new 144Hz FreeSync gaming monitors

Even though an increasing number of monitors are being released with a resolution beyond 1080p, gaming monitor alternatives are also focusing on high refresh rates and GPU/monitor synchronizing technologies. AOC is joining the party and has just revealed two new 144Hz FreeSync gaming monitors.

Samsung inexplicably disables Windows Update on their laptops through silent tool

Manufacturers sometimes do some pretty inexplicable things to their products in the name of helping end users. For example, it has recently been discovered that Samsung is quietly and automatically installing an application on their laptops, through the company's software updater tool, that disables Windows Update.

Researchers publish first large-scale, in-field SSD reliability report

Spinning hard drives have been around long enough that we have a pretty good idea of what to expect as it relates to their lifespan and even which ones are best to avoid. Because solid state drives are relatively new, there’s still a lot to learn as it pertains to...

Someone hacked 20 year old Macintosh OS 7.5.5 to run on Apple Watch

Sometimes "Because I can" just has to be a good enough reason to do something. That must have been what was going through the mind of Nick Lee, a developer who successfully put a 20 year old Macintosh operating system onto his Apple Watch. At the same time, it's a...

Unsend option now available to all Gmail users

For quite some time now, Gmail has included a collection of useful but experimental features under the Labs tab in the webmail settings menu. One of the most useful of these features was called Undo Send, allowing you to stop an email from being sent if you accidentally hit the...

Vivint announces 100Mbps wireless Internet service

Vivint, the home security, automation and energy management services provider, will soon offer a high-speed wireless Internet service to customers in select cities. Dubbed Vivint Internet, the service will offer speeds that are more than nine times faster than the average connection speed in the US.

NetGear Nighthawk R7000 Router Firmware 1.0.4.30

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Nvidia GeForce Graphics Driver 353.30 for Windows 10

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 6/26/2015

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