IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 30/11/2015

Formula E announces first-ever autonomous driving racing series

Fully autonomous vehicles roaming public roadways are still many years away but if racing organizer Formula E has its way, you’ll be able to watch self-driving cars compete against each other on the track next season.

Lenovo partners with Razer to tackle gaming PC segment

One of the world’s largest PC makers is joining forces with one of the most recognizable gaming accessory brands to create a new line of gaming PCs. Lenovo and Razer have announced a partnership in which they’ll co-brand and co-market special Razer Edition models based on the former’s Y series...

Children's toy maker VTech hacked, data on millions of families compromised

Children’s toy maker VTech recently revealed that personal data belonging to nearly five million customers was compromised in a security breach that took place on November 14.

Weekend Open Forum: What was the last piece of PC hardware you bought?

Is your computer in need of some new hardware? Do you want to get yourself a sweet gift? Well this is the weekend to get shopping, with massive discounts to be found at pretty much every major retailer.

China shows off trio of new robots, one armed with guns and grenades, to help fight "global terror"

A Chinese firm has revealed a trio of small ‘attack robots,' including one model that carries rifles and grenade launchers, designed to help in the fight against “global terror,” the country’s state media reported.

Sony is working on an official PS4 Remote Play app for PC and Mac

Indie developer Twisted certainly got Sony’s attention this week. After releasing a version of PS4 Remote Play for PC, a Sony executive issued a response – one that’s sure to put a smile on the face of many.

LG Display's new $8.7 billion OLED plant is another sign that Apple may adopt the technology

LG Display has said it will spend more than 10 trillion won ($8.7 billion) on building a new plant that will produce OLED panels in the South Korean city of Paju, fuelling rumors that Apple will use OLED technology in future iPhones.

Shop smarter deals with TechSpot's Product Finder

Thanksgiving weekend marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season with a ton of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals already here and more on its way. Now, some of those deals are going to be killer ones, especially if you had planned to get new gear anyway, so timing...

DJI eyes commercial sector with $15,000 crop-spraying drone

The FAA estimates that as many as one million new drones could be taking to the skies by Christmas. With a mandatory registration process pending, however, the future of consumer drones is more or less etched in sand. On the commercial side, meanwhile, business looks promising and DJI wants in...

ASRock unveils DDR4 overclocking support on non-Z170 motherboards

One of the main reasons to purchase a motherboard with Intel's flagship Z170 chipset is support for memory overclocking, which all other 100-series chipsets aren't supposed to allow. However, if you're an owner of a non-Z170 board from ASRock, you might just be able to get around these restrictions ...

Security expert says hackers can take over Wi-Fi Hello Barbie to steal information and spy on kids

Security experts have warned that Mattel’s latest Wi-Fi enabled Barbie doll can easily be exploited by hackers to spy on children and listen in on household conversations without the owner’s knowledge.

Black Friday Tech Deals: PS4, Xbox One, smartphones & PC deals abound

Black Friday is here and the deals are in full swing. The highly anticipated $300 PS4 deal is now live and a surprise Xbox One deal from Microsoft offers a free game and a $60 Microsoft Store Credit which you can use to buy pretty much any game they offer....

Valve is implementing trade holds to help protect against Steam account hijackers

Valve will soon implement a new trade feature designed to help thwart Steam scammers (or at least slow them down by a few days).

Software pirate in Czech Republic was saved by getting 200K YouTube hits on anti-piracy film

YouTube just saved one guy a lot of money. TorrentFreak reports that the Czech Republic’s first convicted software pirate was offered an unusual punishment method: star in an anti-pirating PSA and get 200,000 views on YouTube, or pay a huge fine. Luckily for him the video now has over 400,000...

Samsung reportedly urging Apple to switch to OLED panel for iPhone

Samsung is in a peculiar position as it relates to the iPhone. As a supplier of mobile components for Apple, Samsung is one of the Cupertino-based company’s biggest cheerleaders – the more iPhones sold, the more money the South Korean electronics giant takes home.

Last year Mozilla's revenue went up 4.9% to $329M, 90% came from Google and Yahoo

Mozilla just released its financial report for 2014, showing a small revenue increase. VentureBeat reports that 90 percent of that revenue came from Google and Yahoo.

Huawei unveils Kirin 950-powered Mate 8 smartphone

Huawei, the world’s third-largest smartphone vendor, unveiled its latest flagship smartphone earlier today in Shanghai. If you’re the type that prefers a large handset loaded with the latest technology, the Mate 8 is right up your alley.

Samsung now mass producing 128GB DDR4 modules using TSV interconnect technology

Samsung on Thursday revealed it is now mass producing memory modules boasting the largest capacity and the highest energy efficiency of any DRAM module. The 128GB DDR4 sticks in question were made possible by utilizing the through silicon via (TSV) interconnect technique.

Google claims "bug" responsible for burying Yelp and TripAdvisor search results

Over the weekend, executives from Yelp and TripAdvisor tweeted that Google searches on smartphones for their businesses buried their results beneath those of Google’s own services. Google claims it’s due to a code bug, which it’s working to fix.

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Happy Thanksgiving from the International Space Station

Just because astronauts are spending Thanksgiving on the International Space Station doesn’t mean they have to miss out on all of the festivities. As NASA recently shared on YouTube, those in low Earth orbit 250 miles above us will be feasting on a “traditional” Thanksgiving meal as well. ...

New startup aims to transfer people's consciousness into artificial bodies so they can live forever

As advancements in technology continue at an ever-increasing pace, will there ever come a day when we’ll be able to use science to cheat death? Australian startup company Humai seems to think so; it claims to be working on a way to transfer a person’s consciousness into an artificial body...

Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages will arrive early next year

Last month, Google announced a new open-source project called Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) that will enable articles from news publications to load almost instantly on smartphones and tablets. AMP has been in a technical preview since the announcement, but Google now says it will debut Accelerated Mobile Pages early next...

Consumer device purchase trends: A PC resurgence?

The truth is, it’s a bit of a guessing game—even when you ask people their intentions. Nevertheless, as we enter the holiday shopping season, trying to figure out what devices consumers plan to purchase next becomes a bit of a sport. There are historical trends to study, Black Friday and...

Raspberry Pi launches ultra-cheap $5 computer

Programmable computing boards have just got a whole lot more accessible, with Raspberry Pi launching an all new device that's 40 percent faster than the original $25 model from 2012, smaller than a credit card, and priced at just $5.

How Much Memory Should You Get? 4GB vs. 8GB vs. 16GB Performance Tested

#ThrowBackThursday Today's modern games and many productivity applications can consume upwards of 4GB RAM, so there's little argument for not going with 8GB. However, the need for 16GB of memory is a hotly debated subject, so today we are going see if and where this much memory might be useful...

Silent-operating hybrid, electric cars can remain that way for a while longer

While some gearheads love the sound of an 8-cylinder symphony at their disposal, other drivers prefer an auto that’s as quiet as possible. Indeed, that’s one of the perceived benefits of owning an all-electric vehicle as they are nearly silent at low speeds under light throttle.

Valve's annual Steam Autumn sale is live but there's a twist

The annual Steam Autumn sale – this year, dubbed the Exploration Sale – is now live. Before rushing over to check out the deals, you’ll want to know that Valve is taking a different approach with this year’s sale.

This app visualizes the all-encompassing web of invisible radio waves around us

It’s sometimes easy to forget that our digital lives rely on a massive, all-encompassing web of invisible radio waves; all we know is that our mobile device picks up 4G LTE or Wi-Fi so we can get on the Internet. But what does this invisible infosphere actually look like? ...

Apple confirms it has acquired Faceshift, the motion capture company that worked on Star Wars

Earlier this year, unconfirmed rumors suggested that Apple had bought Faceshift, a Swiss startup specializing in real-time motion capture technology that captures a person’s facial expressions to create CGI avatars and other figures. At the time, Apple refused to comment on the alleged acquisition, but now it looks as if...

How Much RAM? 4GB vs. 8GB vs. 16GB Performance

Today's modern games and many productivity applications can consume 4GB on its own, so there's little argument for not going with 8GB. However, the need for 16GB of memory is a hotly debated subject, so today we are going see if and where this much memory might be useful for desktop users.

Tunngle 5.8
Tunngle is a revolutionary p2p VPN tool that delivers the best online entertainment experience. Tunngle is designed to allow PC gamers to comfortably play their LAN Games over the Internet.

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ownCloud 2.0.2
ownCloud is perfect for use inside your company. Your data on your servers, under your control.

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FFmpeg 2.8.3
FFmpeg is the leading multimedia framework, able to decode, encode, transcode, mux, demux, stream, filter and play pretty much anything that humans and machines have created.

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ManyCam 5.0.5
Use your webcam with multiple programs simultaneously.

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AnyDVD & AnyDVD HD Beta 7.6.5.2
Automatically removes the copy protection of a DVD movie as soon as it's inserted into the drive.

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RemoveIT Pro v7 Ultra 11.28.2015
Locates & Removes many new dangerous files that other popular AV programs do not find.

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Symantec Norton AntiVirus Definition Update November 28, 2015
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.

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Norman Malware Cleaner 2015.11.28
Norman Malware Cleaner is a free utility that may be used to detect and remove specific malicious software (malware).

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Bitdefender 9-10 Virus Definitions November 28, 2015
Keep your Bitdefender Anti-Virus 9 to 10 updated with the latest definitions.

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SUPERAntiSpyware Database Update November 28, 2015
Keep SUPERAntiSpyware up to date.

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Trend Micro Update File 177 for November 28, 2015
Trend Micro's latest compilation of patterns for virus identification.

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RemoveIT Pro XT - SE 11.28.2015
Remove many viruses that other popular antivirus software cannot discover.

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ClamAV Virus Database Update November 28, 2015
ClamAV is an open source antivirus solution for Windows operating systems.

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VIPRE Antivirus Definitions Update File 45440 November 28, 2015
VIPRE Antivirus out to date with the latest definitions available.

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BitDefender Virus Definitions Update November 28, 2015
Keep your Bitdefender Anti-Virus updated with the latest definitions.

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Symantec Norton AntiVirus X 9.x-10.x Update for Mac November 28, 2015
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus for Mac up to date.

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AVIRA Antivirus Definition Update November 28, 2015
Update AVIRA Desktop for Windows with latest virus definitions and scan engine.

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RemoveIT Pro v7 Enterprise 11.28.2015
Locates & Removes many new dangerous files that other popular AV programs do not find.

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F-Secure Virus Definitions Update November 28, 2015
Keep your F-Secure products updated.

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Bitdefender 2010-08 Virus Definitions Update November 28, 2015
Keep your Bitdefender Anti-Virus 2008 to 2010 updated with the latest definitions.

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AVG Anti-Virus Update 11080 November 28, 2015
Keep your AVG Anti-Virus updated.

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McAfee SuperDAT Update 7998 November 28, 2015
Keep your Mcafee based virus scanner up to date with the latest SuperDAT Update.

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Kaspersky Anti-Virus Update November 28, 2015
Virus definitions for Kaspersky Anti-Virus.

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avast! Virus Definitions Update November 28, 2015
Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses.

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Microsoft Security Essentials Definition Update November 28, 2015
Provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.

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WinRAR for Android 5.30.38
Rarlab's RAR for Android can create RAR and ZIP and unpack RAR, ZIP, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, 7z, ISO, ARJ archives.

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Chromium 48.0.2577.0
Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the web.

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Shazam for Android 5.12.1
Music - identify songs in as little as 1 second, preview or buy the track, get streaming lyrics, YouTube videos and more. TV - US fans, tag TV shows ANYTIME for music, celebrity buzz, trivia and more. Every channel. Every show.

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FireFTP 2.0.26
FireFTP is a free, secure, cross-platform FTP/SFTP client for Mozilla Firefox which provides easy and intuitive access to FTP/SFTP servers.

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IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 30/11/2015

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