Friday, June 5, 2015

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

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Dota 2 breaks eSports prize pool record, on pace to eclipse Valve's $15 million goal

Last year’s The International Dota 2 Championships raised a record-breaking $10.9 million prize pool, the most ever for a single eSports event. Valve set a goal of $15 million for this year’s pool and based on current projections, that goal may very well be attainable.



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Retro-futuristic dystopia 'We Happy Few' lands on Kickstarter

Great Kickstarter campaigns typically have one thing in common: a well-produced pitch. Such is the case with We Happy Few, an intriguing game from Compulsion Games where drugs, paranoia and hunger reign supreme. But you wouldn’t gather as much at first glance.



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Freebie: Learn front-end development with this hands-on CSS course

Whether you're looking to master front-end development, or just want some practice playing around with a new coding language, check out this free course at the TechSpot Store. It features 10 hands-on projects and step-by-step instruction in CSS and HTML.



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'The Drone' is a horror movie spoof that could pass as the real deal

Self-aware machines that turn on their human creators; it’s a sci-fi plot we’re all familiar with. Said machines typically take the form of human-like robots but in this trailer for a fictional horror movie, it’s a drone that you need to be worried about.



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Rock Band 4 not coming to PC due to music piracy concerns

If you were wondering why Harmonix' upcoming rhythm game Rock Band 4 is not coming to PC, it's all down to piracy. Not piracy of the game itself, however, but piracy of the songs within the game.



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Chinese suspected in US government personnel hack, data on four million employees compromised

Chinese hackers are suspected of infiltrating the US government’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and making away with sensitive data on roughly four million current and former federal employees.



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Google improves Chrome's battery life by pausing Flash

It's no secret that Google Chrome tends to be a battery life hog compared to other popular web browsers, which is why in the latest Chrome Beta, Google have implemented a feature that will hopefully save you some battery.



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Yahoo goes on another cleaning spree, shutting down Maps and Pipes

Ever since Marissa Mayer took over as CEO, Yahoo has been streamlining its business to focus on the three main aspects it believes are most important moving forward: search, digital content and communications.



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Pre-order your Steam Machine now and get it nearly a month early

It looks as though Valve’s Steam Machines are finally coming to life. Starting today, interested parties can pre-order an official Steam Machine from Alienware or CyberPower PC with prices starting at $449 and $499, respectively. Here’s what your hard-earned money will get you.



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Lycos announces fitness band, smart ring as part of new wearable line

Internet pioneer Lycos crawled out of obscurity today by unveiling its latest endeavor. The company announced a pair of wearables that’ll be part of its new line of connected devices that “serve as the single point of entry into users’ digital lives.”



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Dell's revised XPS 15 includes gorgeous Infinity display, Windows 10

Infinity displays are all the rage among notebook buyers these days. Dell’s XPS 13 (2015) was an excellent example of what’s possible when it launched earlier this year and now, they’re bringing the gorgeous screen to its bigger brother.



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Prototype of HP's "The Machine" coming next year, will use DRAM instead of memristors

HP is months away from splitting into two separate companies, and with it, the newly independent Hewlett-Packard Enterprise is placing a huge bet on a new type of memory-driven computing architecture that’s faster and more efficient than anything available today. Simply dubbed “The Machine”, it will supposedly enable a system...


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Super Mario Bros., Doom among the six inaugural inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame

The Strong National Museum of Play on Thursday revealed the six inaugural inductees into its World Video Game Hall of Fame. The chosen titles span multiple decades, countries of origin and gaming platforms yet all have had a significant impact on the video game industry, pop culture and society in...


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Dish and T-Mobile reportedly considering a merger

According to The Wall Street Journal, Dish Network and T-Mobile US are currently considering a merger of the two companies. Discussions of the merger are currently at the "formative stage", although executives from both companies reportedly agree with the plan's big picture.



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Amazon now using its iconic shipping boxes as mini billboards

As bland as they may be, those brown shipping boxes that often find their way to our doorsteps are unmistakably Amazon. Soon, however, they may be a thing of the past as the ecommerce giant for the first time is allowing third-parties to advertise on its boxes.



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Intel Skylake-supporting Z170 motherboards coming in August

According to MSI and Biostar representatives on the Computex 2015 show floor, speaking to PC Gamer, motherboards that feature Intel's new Z170 chipset will become available this August.



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This hovering tricycle is reminiscent of the speeder bikes from Star Wars

A group of Hungarian flight enthusiasts recently conducted a controlled test flight of their prototype personal flying machine. Flike is exactly what the awkward name suggests, a flying tricycle that’s somewhat sorta kinda reminiscent of the speeder bikes from Star Wars.



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Hatred Review: A controversial game that isn't really worth hating

Hatred is a twin-stick shooter that displays its dreary world from an overhead perspective. The player is cast as a nameless antagonist who's decided to go on a mass killing spree. Literally the only things he can do are move and kill. It's unveiling created ripples of outrage months ago and now...


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Online video expected to outsell DVDs for the first time ever

For the first time ever, yearly revenue generated from movie downloads and video streaming subscriptions will surpass those of DVD rentals and sales in the US according to a report from consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.



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Microsoft shows off PC integrated into power plug

Microsoft showed off a whole range of new PCs and devices running Windows 10 at Computex 2015, but one that really caught the eye is the Quanta Compute Plug, an entire PC integrated into a power plug the size of a phone charger.



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Hatred Review
Hatred is a twin-stick shooter that displays its dreary world from an overhead perspective. The player is cast as a nameless antagonist who's decided to go on a mass killing spree. Literally the only things he can do are move and kill. It's unveiling created ripples of outrage months ago and now that the game's here it's one of the top-selling on Steam. If only the people at Destructive Creations were as good at making video games as they are at marketing them.


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Minecraft 1.8.7
Minecraft is a fun arcade game where you explore lost worlds, kill monsters and uncover secrets. Download here for Windows, Mac and Linux. This is the The Bountiful Update.


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CCleaner Slim 5.06.5219
Slim version, only installer, no toolbar.


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3DMark Basic Edition 1.5.915
Whether you're gaming on a smartphone, tablet, notebook, laptop, desktop, or a high performance gaming PC, 3DMark includes a benchmark designed specifically for your device.


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K-Lite Codec Pack Update 11.2.1
This is a cumulative update for the latest version of the K-Lite (Mega/Full/Standard/Basic) Codec Pack.


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Mozilla Firefox 39.0 Beta 3
Experience cutting edge features but with more stability.


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MxNitro 1.1.0.2000
If you want the fastest-starting, quickest page-loading, and most visually uncluttered web browser in the world, youÂ’ve come to the right place.


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Mirillis Action! 1.25.3.0
Action! allows real-time recording/capture of Windows Aero desktop in a superb HD video quality.


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Zero Install 2.8.2
Zero Install is a decentralized cross-platform software-installation system available under the LGPL.


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Lunascape 6.9.7
Lunascape ORION is a simple, easy to use browser for Windows, downloaded more than 20 million times worldwide.


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Right Click Enhancer 4.3.6
A control panel for your right click menu on windows.


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Trojan Killer 2.2.7.3
Developed specifically for automatic removal of viruses, bots, spyware, keyloggers, trojans, scareware and rootkits without the need to manually edit system files or registry.


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Hola Unblocker 1.8.183
Access sites that are censored by your government or corporation, BUT read the warning note below.


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Ashampoo Snap 8.0.4
Ashampoo Snap enables you to make, edit and share snaps and videos of your screen content - quickly and easily!


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Descent 2 (D2X-XL) 1.18.30
D2X-XL is an OpenGL modification of the classic video game Descent.


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EssentialPIM 6.52
PIM stands for Personal Information Manager, and it allows you to keep all your information in electronic form.


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Dropbox Experimental 3.7.34
Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically.


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Mozilla Firefox for Linux 39.0 Beta 3
Experience the newest innovations in a stable environment.


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jv16 PowerTools 2014 4.0.0.1495
Tools to help you fix, repair, optimize and tune up your computer.


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RapidWeaver for Mac 6.2.1
Next-generation web design application to help you easily create professional looking web sites in minutes.


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Calibre 2.30.0
calibre is a free and open source e-book library management application developed by users of e-books for users of e-books.


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Wise Registry Cleaner 8.61.551
Wise Registry Cleaner is one of the safest Registry cleaning tools available in the market today.


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Mozilla Firefox Beta for Mac 39.0b3
Experience the newest innovations in an unstable environment thatÂ’s not for the faint of heart.


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Trillian for Mac 3.2
Trillian is a multinetwork chat client that currently supports mIRC, AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo Messenger.


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VueScan 9.5.14
VueScan is an easy to use scanner program that saves you time and improves your productivity.


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ChrisPC DNS Switch 2.30
Makes DNS changes more easily and lets you choose the one that fits your browsing habits from a series of alternative DNS.


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Free Ringtone Maker 2.4.0.2581
Free MP3 Ringtone Maker is a simple and handy Windows software for making your own MP3 ringtones in 3 easy steps.


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McAfee AVERT Stinger 12.1.0.1563
Stinger is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist administrators and users when dealing with an infected system.


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Symantec Norton AntiVirus Definition Update June 5, 2015
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.


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Bitdefender 2010-08 Virus Definitions Update June 5, 2015
Keep your Bitdefender Anti-Virus 2008 to 2010 updated with the latest definitions.


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Trend Micro Update File 711 for June 5, 2015
Trend Micro's latest compilation of patterns for virus identification.


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AMD Dell Alienware Graphics Amplifier Driver 14.502.1002



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