IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 7/9/2015

Asrock Beebox N3000 Review: A great fanless mini PC

The Asrock Beebox N3000 measures 0.6L and boasts a mere 4 watt TDP. This incredibly low power rating has allowed Asrock to create a tiny HTPC that is completely fanless draws less than 10 watts under typical usage. The company is heavily promoting the fact that its latest mini PC...

Apple Watch sales take a nosedive after stellar launch

Apple generated a ton of buzz leading up to the release of its debut wearable. The campaign effort led to an early pop in sales that quickly put the Cupertino-based company ahead in a market that nobody has yet found traction in.

Leading experts issue warning against government proposals to bypass encryption

There is some serious concern being raised over recent government proposals to regulate communication encryption. A group of top computer scientists and cryptographers are coming together to warn about the dangers of such an initiative. While government authorities argue that it only allows terrorist groups and other malicious attackers sanctuary...

Amazon is going to trial over "confusing" similar products in search results

Amazon is facing a trademark lawsuit brought on by a watchmaker which says the online store’s search results can confuse potential customers, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday.

New Facebook update supports floating videos while you scroll

If you're one who takes delight in watching viral videos while reading that way off-base political article your distant cousin shared, you'll love the latest update Facebook just rolled out. As shown in the photo above, a new button has been added to videos embedded into a Facebook post. The...

Sony Mobile chief Hiroki Totoki says company will never exit mobile business

Sony may have sold off its Vaio computer division and split its TV division into a wholly-owned subsidiary but it apparently has no intentions of selling or otherwise exiting the mobile market. Ever.

Google wants websites to look like Android with Material Design Lite

Google is expanding the reaches of Material Design with the release of Material Design Lite (MDL), a library of components that brings their attractive design guidelines to the web through vanilla CSS, HTML and JavaScript.

Get certified in Amazon Web Services with this in-depth bootcamp for 89% off

Amazon Web Services is the leader in cloud computing with more and more businesses offloading the heavy-lifting of maintaining physical server networks to the cloud. AWS skills are in higher demand than ever, and you can become certified in AWS with this Amazon Web Services Engineer Bootcamp Bundle - a...

Samsung forecasts 4.2 percent profit dip in Q2 as Galaxy S6 sales fail to meet expectations

Samsung on Tuesday said it expects an operating profit of around 6.9 trillion won ($6.1 billion) for the three-month period ending in June, falling short of the 7.2 trillion won analysts were expecting. The figure represents a 4.2 percent drop compared to the year-ago quarter.

Japan accepts America's giant robot battle challenge

Two giant fighting robots - one American and one Japanese - are to face off against each other in a melee battle next year. Boston-based company Megabots issued a challenge to Japan's Suidobashi Heavy Industries last week, offering to pit their 15-foot, six-ton Megabot Mark 2 fighting robot against Suidobashi's...

The BBC wants kids to like programming so they're giving away 1 million tiny computers

Today the BBC announced their biggest technology education initiative in years, the BBC micro:bit. It's a pocket-sized, codeable computer designed to make programming accessible and exciting for children. Across the UK, up to 1 million devices will be given away to 11-12 year olds for free.

Twitter wants to sell your birth date, gives you balloons as thank you

Twitter would like to wish you a happy birthday. Twitter would also like to make it a lot easier for the people who buy ads to target you. Lucky for them these things are not mutually exclusive. Rather, they are inexorably linked.

Bridging the gap between data and insight: The analytics of IoT

One of the big promises of IoT is supposed to be insight. The idea is that, by collecting all kinds of data from a myriad of connected sensors, both businesses and consumers will be able to learn more about the systems, devices, and environments around them.

AMD Radeon R9 Fury specs allegedly confirmed ahead of launch

The AMD Radeon R9 Fury is expected to launch shortly, which might explain why we're suddenly seeing a whole bunch of leaks relating to the graphics card. The latest collection of information on the Fury, leaked by VideoCardz, includes both detailed specifications and images of a Sapphire Tri-X model.

AMD issues updated statement regarding Radeon R9 Fury X noise problems

AMD has released an updated statement regarding the noise issues experienced by the initial buyers of its Radeon R9 Fury X graphics cards.

The Voyo V2 mini desktop PC packs its own battery

Stick PCs like Intel’s tiny Compute Stick are gaining lots of traction as of late. One thing they don’t have, however, is a battery – something that the makers of the Voyo V2 TV box believe you might need.

SEC investigating illegally traded private tech shares

An investigation has been launched by the Security and Exchange Commission into private stocks that have been illegally traded in the technology industry, reports The Wall Street Journal. The shares primarily come from major pre-IPO companies, like Snapchat and Uber, which have gained multi-billion dollar valuations.

Microsoft drops Xbox Music branding in favor of Groove

Microsoft’s rebranding of its music and video properties continues as the Redmond-based company is dropping the Xbox Music moniker in favor of Groove.

Let's Play YouTube videos earn PewDiePie over $7 million a year

Over the past few years, Let's Play videos - where avid fans watch other people play video games on the internet - have exploded to new levels of popularity, with both YouTube and live streaming platform Twitch capitalizing on the craze.

Asrock Beebox N3000 Mini PC Review

The Beebox measures 0.6L and boasts a mere 4 watt TDP. This incredibly low power rating has allowed Asrock to create a tiny HTPC that is completely fanless draws less than 10 watts under typical usage. The company is heavily promoting the fact that its latest mini PC can support triple-monitors using three video outputs simultaneously, including 4K video thanks to its unique dual-channel memory, a feature other Braswell mini PCs don't support.

Facebook Messenger for Android 31.0.0.26.249
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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BitTorrent 7.9.3.40634
The most popular P2P application of current times on its original form.

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Ocenaudio 2.0.16
ocenaudio is a cross-platform, easy to use, fast and functional audio editor. It is the ideal software for people who need to edit and analyze audio files without complications.

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Google Chrome for Windows 43.0.2357.132
Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

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Pinterest for Android 5.0.4
Pinterest is a tool to find your inspiration and share it with others. Use it to collect things you love, organize and plan important projects, and more.

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WeChat 6.2.2.80
Free text messaging and free video calls with more than 300 million people. Now aslo available for Windows and Mac desktop computers.

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Bandicam 2.2.3
The Bandicam program makes it possible to record a certain area on a PC screen, or on a program that uses the DirectX/OpenGL graphic technologies.

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Tumblr for Android 3.8.8.40
Find and follow Tumblr blogs. Post Anything.

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MediaInfo Lite 0.7.75
This is an efficient tool to analyze media files.

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Time 4 Popcorn 5.3.1
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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Zero Install 2.8.4
Zero Install is a decentralized cross-platform software-installation system available under the LGPL.

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K-Lite Codec Pack Update 11.2.7
This is a cumulative update for the latest version of the K-Lite (Mega/Full/Standard/Basic) Codec Pack.

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Google Chrome for Mac 43.0.2357.132
Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

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AIDA64 Extreme Edition Beta 5.20.3473
System information, system diagnostics and benchmarking solution for enthusiasts users.

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WhatsApp Messenger for Android 2.12.170
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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System Cleaner 7.6.14.590
Keep your PC running faster, cleaner, and error-free with System Cleaner full set of 7 powerful tools.

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Opera Developer 32.0.1918.0
This version is the bleeding edge development from Opera; features will be piloted, and may be shelved, taken back to the drawing board, or taken forward to the Opera Next stream - feature complete, but potentially buggy.

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Google Chrome for Linux 43.0.2357.132
Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

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VSDC Free Video Editor 3.2.1.372
The video editor is intended for editing video files and creating videos of any complexity involving various visual and audio effects. The program offers rich functionality and yet has a simple and intuitive interface, allowing you to create videos with a bare minimum of efforts.

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PaperScan Free 3.0.2
PaperScan Scanner Software is a powerful TWAIN & WIA scanning application with an OCR engine centered on one idea: making document acquisition an unparalleled easy task for anyone.

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Mozilla Firefox Beta for Mac 40.0b2
Experience the newest innovations in an unstable environment thatÂ’s not for the faint of heart.

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PDF24 Creator 7.0.4
100% free PDF Creator & PDF Converter.

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Restore Point Creator 3.2.1
Ever found that creating Restore Points in Windows is a bit tedious? Click this, click that, go there, click another thing, and then finally youÂ’re at where you need to be to create a Restore Point. ThereÂ’s got to be an easier way to do all of that. Right? Well, now there is.

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DesktopOK 4.15
Save and restore the positions of icons. DesktopOK also offers as a small but effective solution for user that have to change the screen resolution often.

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Java for Mac 8.45
Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 17 delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_45.

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Vox 2.5.3
Engineered for maximum entertainment. Full support for lossy and lossless formats. Wrapped in minimalist design perfection...

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Mozilla Firefox for Linux 40.0 Beta 2
Experience the newest innovations in a stable environment.

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Avira Free Mac Security 3.1.2.7
Protect your investment without sacrificing any of the performance you expect from your devices.

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Opera Beta 31.0.1889.50
Download Opera today to get the fastest and most powerful web browser available and make the most of your time online.

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