IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 15/10/2015

Valve's stealth-themed Steam sale is happening right now

Valve has launched an impromptu Steam sale featuring 64 stealth-based games. The company gave little warning regarding the event because, well, that’d ruin the whole stealth theme, right?

Two delivery drones built by Google will soon be tested in the US

Prepare yourself for bad puns because Google X’s drone project is taking off.

LG said to be working on a mobile payments platform called G Pay

LG may be the next major technology company to join the mobile payments movement with a product tentatively known as LG G Pay.

Now if you get a parking ticket in SF, Oakland or LA, you're on your own

Fixed, the mobile app that will fight your parking ticket, has been blocked in three cities -- San Francisco, Oakland and L.A. TechCrunch reports that the suspension will impact around 100,000 users and that now Fixed will shift its focus to its Traffic Ticket business instead.

Blocks is the modular smartwatch that you customize

Finding the perfect smartphone isn’t all that difficult as there are literally thousands of devices available in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Options become much more limited, however, if it’s a smartwatch you’re after.

Get 5 Android developer courses for free in the TechSpot Store

Get your career as an app builder rolling - for no cost - with this five-course Android Mobile Hacker bundle, available right now in the TechSpot Store.

Apple announces 4K 21.5-inch iMac, all 27-inch models will now feature 5K displays

Apple has just revealed its updated range of iMacs for 2015. The biggest news is that fans of the company’s all-in-one computers can now get their hands on a 21.5-inch model with a 4K display. Additionally, all 27-inch iMacs will now feature a 5K screen as standard, and the updated...

Platforms need to focus on connectivity and co-existence: fewer ORs and more ANDs

In the end, all the developments in tech can be reduced to mathematical logic. At a concrete level, the principles of Boolean algebra lie at the very heart of digital electronics, software programming, and most of our modern conveniences...

Adobe and Dropbox team up to make working with PDFs in the cloud a lot simpler

Adobe and Dropbox have teamed up in order to make PDFs a lot easier to view, share and edit while on the go. The companies said the partnership is just the first phase of “even deeper mobile integrations” that are expected to be rolled out over the coming months. ...

Twitter to lay off more than 330 employees as part of internal restructuring

Jack Dorsey is wasting little time in his second stint at Twitter. After rejoining the microblogging site as CEO just last week, Dorsey has revealed that as many as 336 employees – roughly eight percent of the company’s global workforce – will soon lose their jobs as part of an...

Surprise! Star Wars Battlefront has an expensive season pass

In what should be a huge surprise for people who've been following EA Games' first-person shooter franchises for a while now, Star Wars Battlefront will have a $50 season pass that includes all of the game's upcoming downloadable content packs.

Teaser site reveals November 9 release date for the $1800 Tag Heuer Connected smartwatch

Swiss watch maker Tag Heuer has launched a teaser site confirming that the company’s first Android wear watch, called the Tag Heuer Connected, will be revealed to the world on November 9.

Pepsi (yes, the soda maker) is preparing to launch an Android smartphone

Pepsi – yes, the beverage maker – is preparing to release its first smartphone. A mysterious post from Pepsi’s official Weibo account led to a leaked image and plenty of speculation over the weekend before the company confirmed the plans with Reuters.

Qualcomm announces 24-core socketed CPU for server market

It looks like Qualcomm, known for its popular SoCs used in a wide variety of smartphones and tablets, is entering the server business. The company has announced a socketed processor destined for enterprise applications at an event in San Francisco, bringing their expertise in SoC design to new markets.

Halo 5: Guardians is two weeks away, check out the launch trailer

One of the most anticipated games of the holiday season is just two weeks away. 343 Industries and Microsoft studios have launched a massive marketing campaign leading up to the October 27 release of Halo 5: Guardians exclusively on Xbox One.

Facebook Messenger for Android 44.0
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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Tweaking.com - Windows Repair 3.6.1
All-in-one repair tool to help fix a large majority of known Windows problems including registry errors and file permissions as well as issues with IE, Windows Update, Windows Firewall and more.

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ESET Smart Security 9.0.318.0
ESET Smart Security 6 is an all-in-one Internet Security solution with new Anti-theft feature that locates your missing laptop and gives you tools to help recover it. Personal Firewall and Anti-Phishing keep your data safe from identity theft and other scams.

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Google Chrome for Windows 46.0.2490.71
Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

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LinkAssistant SEO Tool 5.6
Get Your Search Engine Rankings High By Improving Your Site's Link Popularity.

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Tweaking.com - Registry Backup 3.3.1
Tweaking.com - Registry Backup is a free backup tool that will use the Windows Volume Shadow Copy Service to backup your system registry.

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BetterTouchTool for Mac 1.27
BetterTouchTool is a great, feature packed FREE app that allows you to configure many gestures for your Magic Mouse, Macbook Trackpad and Magic Trackpad.

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Coda for Mac 2.5.13
Coda - one window web development.

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League of Legends 5.20
League of Legends (LoL) is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. It is a free-to-play game, supported by micro-transactions.

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Dropbox Experimental 3.11.35
Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically.

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Google Chrome for Mac 46.0.2490.71
Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

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SpyShelter Personal Free 10.4
SpyShelter is an antikeylogger which can protect you against attacks that happen even when you do ordinary computer tasks like: typing into your computer, getting screenshots, opening files, and visiting sites.

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Dr.Web LiveCD 9.0.0
If your Windows or Linux system has been rendered non-bootable by malware, restore it for FREE with Dr.Web LiveCD.

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ESET NOD32 Antivirus 9.0.318
Safeguard your online life with the best proactive solution that will not slow you down.

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Google Chrome for Linux 46.0.2490.71
Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

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Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool 5.29
Removes specific malicious software.

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Adobe Flash Player 19.0.0.207
Adobe Flash Player is a cross-platform browser-based application runtime that delivers uncompromised viewing of expressive applications, content, and videos across screens and browsers.

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WhatsApp for Windows Phone 2.12.72.0
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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Tixati 2.18.1
Tixati is a peer-to-peer file sharing program that uses the popular BitTorrent protocol.

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HDDlife Pro 4.2.204
HDDlife is the protection of your personal information.

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Roccat for Mac 5.4
Roccat is a revolutionarily fast, secure and feature packed browser which is really easy to use.

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Mozilla Firefox 42.0 Beta 6
Experience cutting edge features but with more stability.

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MediaCoder 0.8.38.5782
Free universal audio/video batch transcoder.

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TreeSize Free 3.4.0
Shows the size of each folder on your disk, including its subfolders

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Mozilla Thunderbird for Mac 42.0 Beta 2
Now with tabs, better search, and email archiving.

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Adobe Flash Player Uninstaller 19.0.0.207
Uninstall Adobe Flash Player properly from your computer.

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Dropbox 3.10.8
Dropbox allows you to sync your files online and across your computers automatically.

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Advanced Codecs for Windows 8/7 5.5.0
Watch High Definition video playback without needing expensive players. Listen to bitstreamed TrueHD and DTS Master audio using HDMI to an AVR.

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Mozilla Firefox for Linux 42.0 Beta 6
Experience the newest innovations in a stable environment.

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Mozilla Thunderbird 42.0 Beta 2
Now with tabs, better search, and email archiving.

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IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 15/10/2015

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