IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 06/11/2015

From Windows 3.0 to Windows 10: The story of Solitaire

There have been many popular and important games included with operating systems over the years. But only one game can lay claim to having once been the most-used Windows application in the world, as Microsoft’s Chris Sells described Solitaire back in 2004. This is the story of Solitaire, which has...

Samsung unveils a pair of new ATIV-branded notebooks in time for the holidays

Samsung on Wednesday announced a pair of new notebooks, the Ativ Book 9 Pro and the Ativ Book 9 Spin. Both machines pack similar internal hardware despite the fact that they fill different roles as a traditional notebook and a convertible hybrid, respectively.

Bethesda details the graphics tech and effects in Fallout 4

Fallout 4 is easily going to be one of the biggest gaming launches this year, with many PC gamers waiting eagerly to see how the game looks, performs and plays on their system.

Former Twitter employee: growth problems linked to lack of diversity, but Dorsey return brings hope

A former Twitter employee who was once the company’s highest-ranking black engineer has published a medium post recounting the difficulties he faced when pushing for more diversity on the microblogging site’s engineering team.

Steve Jobs, Tony Fadell discussed building a vehicle back in 2008

It’s more or less common knowledge that Apple is working on a vehicle. Rumblings of an Apple car have persisted for the better part of a year now although the company’s interest in the automotive industry dates back many years.

Famous German graffiti artist composes stunning Street Fighter mural

Widely known in his native country of Germany as CASE, Andreas von Chrzanowski is one of four members in the "Maclaim Crew," a group of individuals famously considered "pioneers" in the photorealistic graffiti scene. The group has gone as far as to cover the entire sides of buildings with colossal...

Bitcoin soars past the $490 mark, hitting a yearly high in the process

Bitcoin, the volatile cryptocurrency that was all the rage in late 2013 when it peaked at an all-time high of more than $1,100, is on the rise once again.

You can now purchase a physical emoji keyboard

If you're addicted to using emoji, there's a range of new products from EmojiWorks that are sure to improve your quality of life. The company, a start-up from Austin, has developed a set of physical keyboards that allow you to input emojis into any text field without the use of...

MPAA reveals it was responsible for shutting down PopcornTime.io and torrent site YTS

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has claimed responsibility for the recent shutdown of the main Popcorn Time fork, PopcornTime.io, and torrent site YTS.

Google: we offer a free service, so a $6.6 billion EU antitrust fine would be inappropriate

Google has issued a 130-page response to the European Union’s claims that the company engaged in monopolistic practices. The world’s most popular search engine says the possibility of a fine as high as $6.6 billion would be inappropriate because of the unusual nature of the case, the fact the EU...

PuzzlePhone takes to Indiegogo to fund modular smartphone

PuzzlePhone is one of the more intriguing modular smartphone concepts and it may be one of the first to market… that is, if its crowdfunding campaign generates enough interest (and money).

Epic Games is working on another first person shooter: 'Paragon'

Epic Games, the company behind Unreal Tournament and Gears of War, has announced its latest game - Paragon. Aside from a fairly vague teaser site, the company hasn’t said very much about the title. The only things we know for certain are that five heroes will be revealed over the...

Got $55,000 to burn? Give Sennheiser's new Orpheus headphones a try

Sennheiser’s Orpheus HE90 are often regarded as the best set of headphones in the world. Created in 1991, the HE90s came with a dedicated amplifier and a staggering price tag of $16,000. Only 300 sets were ever made and if you want them today, be prepared to spend some serious...

Google researchers suggest Android OEMs add vulnerable code

Security researchers at Google have discovered that Android manufacturers don't do much to improve the security of the ecosystem, especially if they're adding custom skins and software to the operating system.

Surface Book is very hard to repair as processor, RAM are soldered to motherboard

Some would argue that Microsoft’s new Surface Book is an engineering marvel; the perfect hybrid, if you will. While that may very well be the case, Microsoft had to make some compromises in terms of design to do so as iFixit recently found out.

AMD reportedly finishes testing Zen CPU, claims they met expectations

The launch of AMD's next-generation Zen architecture is set to be one of the most exciting in 2016, with the company focusing on performance in the hopes of once again having a CPU that competes with Intel.

The Story of Solitaire, One of the World's Biggest Video Games

There have been many popular and important games included with operating systems over the years. But only one game can lay claim to having once been the most-used Windows application in the world, as Microsoft's Chris Sells described Solitaire back in 2004. This is the story of Solitaire, which has been included with every copy of Windows since version 3.0.

Opera Mini for Android 12.0.1987
Download the latest Opera Mini for your phone now. Save data, watch more mobile video without stalling or buffering and speed up slow connections for free.

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Start10 1.05
Start10, the first Windows 10 Start menu alternative.

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Facebook Messenger for Android 47.0
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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Mozilla Firefox 44.0 Aurora 2
The absolute latest from Mozilla Firefox.

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UC Browser for Android 10.7.5.658
UC Browser is the leading mobile internet browser with more than 400 million users across more than 150 countries and regions. This version is for mobile devices (phones and tablets) with Android.

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PHP 5.6.15
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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EarthTime 5.5.3
EarthTime displays the local time and date of any place in the world.

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Yandex Browser 15.10.2454
Yandex.Browser is a simple and easy-to-use internet browser. It loads pages quickly, just shows you what you need and gives you plenty of space for viewing webpages.

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Moborobo 5.1.3.317
The all-in-one smartphone management tool for your Android or iOS device.

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AMD Gaming Evolved App
AMD Gaming Evolved powered by Raptr makes PC gaming fast, beautiful, and hassle-free.

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Mozilla Firefox Beta for Mac 43.0b1
Experience the newest innovations in an unstable environment that’s not for the faint of heart.

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Ginger Grammar and Spell Checker 3.7.55.0
Your Grammar and Spell Checker Everywhere. Effortless. Seamless. It just works.

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StudioLine Photo Basic 4.2.13
Quickly organize, edit and archive and to share your digital photos.

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Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (FRST) 04.11.2015
Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (FRST) is a diagnostic tool incorporating the ability to execute prepared script solutions on malware infected machines.

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R-Wipe & Clean 11.1.1995
A complete solution to clean private records and free up disk space.

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StarBurn 15.5
Grab & Burn any audio, video, photo and data files.

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Monosnap 3.2.2
Make screenshots. Draw on it. Shoot video and share your files. It's fast, easy and free.

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Light Image Resizer 4.7.5.0
Organizes your photos by shrinking their resolution or moving them within your hard drive.

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Wine 1.7.54
Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X and Unix. Think of Wine as a compatibility layer for running Windows programs.

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Vox 2.6.3
Engineered for maximum entertainment. Full support for lossy and lossless formats. Wrapped in minimalist design perfection...

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Praat 6.0.04
Speech analysis and manipulation software.

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Slimjet 5.0.16.0
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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Mozilla Firefox for Linux 43.0 Beta 1
Experience the newest innovations in a stable environment.

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BitTorrent for Mac 7.4.3.41267
Protocol for distributing files. It identifies content by url and is designed to integrate seamlessly with the web.

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Movist for Mac 1.3.18
Movie Player for Mac OS X based on QuickTime and FFMPEG.

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KakaoTalk 1.6.6
KakaoTalk is a fast and multifaceted messaging app. Send messages, photos, videos, voice notes and your location for free. Make chatting extra fun with an array of emoticons and sticker collections.

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RapidWeaver for Mac 6.3.5
Next-generation web design application to help you easily create professional looking web sites in minutes.

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Zortam Mp3 Media Studio 19.80
All-in-one Mp3 application and organizer.

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Mozilla Firefox 43.0 Beta 1
Experience cutting edge features but with more stability.

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FossaMail 25.1.8.1
FossaMail is an Open Source, Mozilla Thunderbird-based mail, news and chat client for Windows and Linux, brought to you by the Pale Moon developers.

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IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 06/11/2015

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