IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 02/12/2015

Google Nexus 5X Review: one of the top value choices in the Android world

The Nexus 5X is Google’s new mid-range contender, designed alongside the Nexus 6P to be the company’s poster boy for Android 6.0 ‘Marshmallow’. A true successor to the Nexus 5, the 5X includes a modest yet decent array of hardware starting at $379 for the 16 GB model, including a...

This limited edition 'Super Mario Bros.' watch sells for nearly $19,000

Are you a huge Super Mario Bros. fan that just so happens to have nearly twenty grand burning a hole in your pocket? If so, you can pick up this limited edition Super Mario Bros. timepiece from luxury watch maker Romain Jerome for just $18,950.

Smart driving gadget Dash isn't just for personal use anymore

You may be familiar with Dash: it's is part hardware and part software app – you place the gadget in your car and the app analyzes your driving habits. Now TechCrunch reports that Dash is branching out with products made for enterprise customers.

A9X powering the iPad Pro features two CPU cores, 12-cluster GPU with no L3 cache

There’s no question the A9X inside the new iPad Pro is Apple’s most powerful chip to date. The fine details of the applications processor, however, have remained a mystery until now as the silicon experts at Chipworks recently shared their A9X findings with The Motley Fool. The results are quite...

Top Gear will return in May 2016 without Clarkson, Hammond and May

A physical altercation in March involving Jeremy Clarkson, presenter of the immensely popular motoring show Top Gear, and producer Oisin Tymon ultimately led to his release. Fellow co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May also parted ways with the show, leading to speculation that the show’s long run had come to...

Meet Microsoft's new software PowerApps: It wants make building business apps easy for anyone

Today Microsoft launched a new service called PowerApps that aims to make it easy for employees to build and share mobile and web-based business apps, without needing to know how to code. ZDNet reports that PowerApps is just available as a preview for now, but Microsoft has big plans for...

WordsEye uses natural language processing to transform text into 3D images

Artists have the unique ability to transform their thoughts into illustrations that can be shared with others. Outside of stick figures or other basic sketches, however, the rest of us must rely on alternate outlets to channel our creative expressions.

Cyber Monday Tech Deals: TVs, Laptops, Tablets and more

Cyber Monday is here and there are tons of great deals, particularly on high end TV, monitors and discounts we don't typically see. There are tons of great electronics, gadgets, and computer deals found powered by our partners at TechBargains. The Cyber Monday frenzy is on and many of these...

BlackBerry will quit Pakistan next month over government's demands to access user data

BlackBerry has announced that it will no longer operate in Pakistan as of December 30th because of government requests to monitor customer data, including every BES mail and BES BBM ( BlackBerry Messenger) message.

More people opted to shop online during Black Friday weekend but retail still reigns supreme

The year’s most anticipated shopping weekend is in the rear-view and for the first time ever, browsing on mobile devices overtook desktop viewing. IBM notes that around 57 percent of online shopping traffic originated from a mobile device over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Man sues Apple for "wiping his life" after store deletes years of data from his iPhone

A UK man is suing Apple for POUND 5000 ($7506) after one of the company’s stores wiped photos of his honeymoon and 15 years worth of contacts from his phone while it was in for repairs.

Konami confirms secret nuclear disarmament event in 'Metal Gear Solid V'

When Metal Gear Solid V launched a few months back, word got out that Konami apparently included a secret in the game that’d be almost impossible for players to unlock. Data mining revealed an 8 minute-long cutscene that all but confirmed the secret had to do with nuclear disarmament. How...

AMD to release hotfix driver addressing Radeon Crimson fan issue

The launch of AMD's completely revamped driver, Radeon Software Crimson, hasn't gone as planned. Some users are reporting issues with GPU fan speeds after installing the drivers, with the driver utility limiting fan speeds to a maximum of 20% regardless of the GPU load.

Cyber Monday special: Save big on all e-learning in the TechSpot Store

This Cyber Monday, invest in yourself - we're offering an additional 25% off our most popular eLearning deals in the TechSpot Store. Save big and gain valuable skills in coding, IT, web design, business, and more!

Apple might ditch the headphone jack on the iPhone 7

Next year’s iPhone may ditch a piece of legacy technology that’s been around since Sony introduced it in 1979: the 3.5mm headphone jack.

Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates join other big tech names to launch clean energy research fund

Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have announced that they are forming a new organization known as the Breakthrough Energy Coalition that will invest in renewable energy technologies. Zuckerberg announced that he and his wife, Priscilla Chan, will launch the coalition alongside the Microsoft founder to “invest in ideas that have...

Let former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson tell you all about Amazon's new Prime Air drone

Amazon over the weekend revealed that its Prime Air drone delivery service is much further along than most expected. In a promo video hosted by none other than former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson (who recently signed a deal to host a car show for the e-commerce giant following his...

TechSpot PC Buying Guide: Holidays 2015 Update

The TechSpot PC Buying Guide offers an in-depth list of today's best desktop PC hardware, spanning five unique budgets. Whether you're a first time builder seeking guidance or a seasoned enthusiast, we have you covered.

Weekend tech reading: Rainbow Six Siege hits open beta, LiFi is 100x faster than WiFi, USB's history

We are happy to confirm we will be launching the Rainbow Six Siege open beta at 12pm EST. We want to thank everyone who is participating in this beta. Your feedback helps us improve. For everyone who hasn't been able to play as yet...

Google Nexus 5X Review

The Nexus 5X is Google's new mid-range contender, designed alongside the Nexus 6P to be the company's poster boy for Android 6.0 'Marshmallow'. A true successor to the Nexus 5, the 5X includes a modest yet decent array of hardware starting at $379 for the 16 GB model, including a 5.2-inch display, Snapdragon 808 SoC, 2GB of RAM and a large-pixel 12.3MP Sony camera sensor.

TechSpot PC Buying Guide

The TechSpot PC Buying Guide offers an in-depth list of today's best desktop PC hardware, spanning four unique yet typical budgets and a fifth for the no-expense spared, extreme PC crowd.

PeaZip for Linux 5.9.0
Cross-platform file and archive manager. Features volume spanning, compression, authenticated encryption.

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MediaInfo Lite 0.7.80
This is an efficient tool to analyze media files.

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Zoom Player Home Free 11.1
With Zoom Player Home FREE, you can start exploring the most powerful media player for the Windows PC now.

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Twitter for Android 5.86.0
Wherever you are, Twitter brings you closer.

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FileZilla Server 0.9.53
FileZilla is a fast FTP and SFTP server for Windows with a lot of features.

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IrfanView 4.41
Edit and convert graphics files with this top-notch image viewer.

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FastKeys 3.05
Start menu, Shortcuts and user-defined Commands to run files, open webpages, send macros or automate anything. Incredibly powerful but yet simple to use.

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BleachBit 1.8
BleachBit quickly frees disk space and tirelessly guards your privacy.

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Mozilla Lightning 4.0.4.1
Lightning brings the Sunbird calendar to the popular email client, Mozilla Thunderbird.

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PRTG - Free Network Monitor 15.4.21.5161
PRTG Network Monitor is the powerful network monitoring solution from Paessler AG.

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AIMP Classic 3.60.1503
Powerful audio player that allows you to listen to your favorite music with an outstanding sound quality.

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J. River Media Center 21.0.24
Organize and experience all your media: Music, photos and video YOUR way -- all from a single software program.

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IrfanView PlugIns 4.41
IrfanView PlugIns package offers additional file formats and effects for IrfanView.

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NirLauncher 1.19.62
NirLauncher is a package of more than 100 portable freeware utilities for Windows, all of them developed for NirSoft Web site during the last few years.

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Tunngle 5.8.1
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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Praat 6.0.06
Speech analysis and manipulation software.

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Zoom Player Home Pro 11.1
Zoom Player is the most powerful, flexible and customizable DVD and Media Player for the Windows PC platform.

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AdwCleaner 5.023
AdwCleaner is a tool that deletes Adware/Toolbar/PUP/Hijacker.

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MediaInfo 0.7.80
MediaInfo supplies technical and tag information about a video or audio file.

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DriverEasy 4.9.7
Automatically Detect, Download, Backup, Restore and Uninstall Drivers. Fix your Driver Issues.

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Restore Point Creator 3.4.2
Ever found that creating Restore Points in Windows is a bit tedious? Click this, click that, go there, click another thing, and then finally you’re at where you need to be to create a Restore Point. There’s got to be an easier way to do all of that. Right? Well,...

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Advanced Codecs for Windows 8/7 5.6.0
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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Opera 33.0.1990.137
Opera introduces the looks and the performance of a total new and exceptional web browser.

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K-Lite Codec Pack Update 11.7.5
This is a cumulative update for the latest version of the K-Lite (Mega/Full/Standard/Basic) Codec Pack.

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Pale Moon 25.8.1
Custom-built and optimized Firefox browsers for Windows.

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KakaoTalk 5.2.3
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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SiSoftware Sandra Lite 2015 SP3e 22.12
All around tool, benchmarking, system diagnostic and analyser.

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Line for Android 5.8.1
There are no limits. Call and message as much as you want.

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Kaspersky TDSSKiller 3.1.0.7
A rootkit is a program or a program kit that hides the presence of malware in the system, TDSSKiller eliminates them.

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Sigil 0.9.1
Sigil is a multi-platform EPUB ebook editor with the following features.

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IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 02/12/2015

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