IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 24/12/2015

Best Monitors: Enthusiast, gaming, affordable 4K, and value picks

A good monitor makes all of the difference when you spend several hours a day in front of one, and as we slowly transition into higher resolution panels there’s plenty to be excited about right now. After looking at some of the best monitors in the market, and hundreds of...

The Steam Winter Sale has begun

It's that time of the year again: Valve has launched the Steam Winter Sale, offering the usual huge discounts on thousands of PC games from now until January 4th, 2016 at 10am PST.

AMD has reportedly hired Samsung, GlobalFoundries to co-produce its next chips

AMD got out of the chip-making business back in 2009 and although it doesn't plan on rejoining the fray, the company could certainly shake up the industry if the latest rumors surrounding the company prove accurate.

Microsoft buys Ray Ozzie's startup Talko, rest of the team will join Skype

It may be the time of year when most people are slowing down, but Microsoft is still at work. The company announced that they are buying Talko, the mobile messaging startup founded by Ray Ozzie, Microsoft’s former Chief Software Architect until 2010. Microsoft said in a blog post that the...

SpaceX successfully lands a Falcon 9 reusable rocket for the first time

SpaceX has successfully landed one of its Falcon 9 rockets for the first time. It's a significant accomplishment albeit one that's a bit overshadowed as one of the company's main rivals pulled off the same feat nearly a month earlier.

Former Rare employee says it was the game studio's decision to focus on the Kinect, not Microsoft's

After Microsoft purchased game studio Rare in 2002 for $375 million, many people blamed the Redmond, Washington-based company for ultimately moving the GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark creator’s focus away from games so it could concentrate on developing the Kinect. But in a recent interview with Eurogamer, ex-Rare designer Gavin...

Oculus VR is now shipping final Rift hardware, SDK to developers

Oculus VR has revealed it will be shipping early builds of the final Oculus Rift hardware to select developers starting this week. Perhaps more importantly, the company said it has completed version 1.0 of its Rift SDK which is essentially a gold master.

Fall into holiday cheer with Google's latest interactive 'Spotlight Stories' film

Google’s Spotlight Stories began as a partnership with Motorola to make made-for-mobile 360-degree videos. Animators and engineers created the videos to give viewers a unique experience, and The Verge reports that the latest film, “Special Delivery” just arrived. The new video has a holiday theme and was created by Aardman...

First 'Call of Duty: Black Ops III' map pack isn't coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

It was revealed in mid-September that PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops III wouldn't ship with the game's single-player campaign mode. Activision docked $10 off the price of the game to compensate which really wasn't a huge deal considering the popularity of the online...

Google teaming up with Ford to create new self-driving vehicle company

Google will reportedly be teaming up with automaker Ford to create a joint venture that will build self-driving cars. The new business will be geared toward “automated ride sharing,” and will be announced at next month’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, according to Yahoo Autos.

Thimble is the subscription service that sends you a new electronics project each month

As someone that has a difficult time picking out gifts for myself (I'm even worse at telling others what to get me), it may come as little surprise that cash or gift cards are preferred due to their flexibility. Of course, there are lots of people that refuse to give...

Last Chance: Save on a 2-year subscription to Private Internet Access

Private Internet Access, one of the leading VPN services around, is currently on sale for nearly 25% off a 2 year subscription at the TechSpot Store. Don't miss out.

Nvidia Shield Tablet K1 gets Android 6.0 ahead of other devices

Nvidia is one of the few companies in the Android ecosystem that promises to update their products promptly and support them well after their launch. So it's no surprise that the company has begun rolling out Android 6.0 'Marshmallow' to the Shield Tablet K1, ahead of many competing tablets on...

Boingo aims to increase airport WiFi speeds with its new service

While a lot of airports offer WiFi, most of the time it’s not exactly speedy. But now, Boingo Wireless is hoping to change this, as the company has announced a tiered system that lets airport passengers access its new WiFi network that has speeds ranging from 5 Mbps to 50...

HTTP status code 451 will inform users of legal takedowns

Most savvy internet users should be familiar with at least a few HTTP status codes. 404, for example, is a common code that informs users when a page can't be found, and you've probably come across others before, such as 403 (forbidden), 500 (internal server error), and 301 (moved permanently).

The FTC has once again rejected Staples' acquisition of Office Depot

Office supply chain Staples recently informed shareholders that the Federal Trade Commission has once again rejected the company's bid to acquire rival Office Depot.

Nvidia launches new GPU driver with GameWorks VR 1.1

There aren't any major game releases left this year, but Nvidia are continuing to release new drivers with support for new features. The latest driver, version 361.43 WHQL, includes support for GameWorks VR 1.1.

SNL's fiery hoverboard sketch is spot-on

A number of major retailers, airlines and even cargo transporters have now banned "hoverboards," this holiday's must-have gift, due to their hazardous nature. If you've somehow been living under a rock the past few weeks, this Saturday Night Live sketch that aired over the weekend pretty much sums it up. ...

Facebook is adding support for Apple's Live Photos

One of the top advertised features of the latest generation iPhone is Live Photos, short GIF-like video snippets that are captured in conjunction with standard photos. Their proprietary nature, however, means there are very few platforms that support the sharing of Live Photos and in our social media-dominated world, something...

Drone maker DJI opens flagship retail store in Shenzhen

Renowned drone maker DJI has opened its first flagship retail store in Shenzhen, China. The 800-square-meter facility (around 8,611 square feet) features display areas, a repair center, theater, lounge and even an indoor test flight area manned by skilled DJI pilots.

LG's latest robotic vacuum doubles as a home security camera

iRobot and Neato are the manufacturers most often associated with robotic vacuums but there are plenty of other competitors vying for your hard-earned money. The latest high-tech floor cleaner from LG is no exception.

Free shipping is causing delivery delays this holiday season

Customers are waiting longer for their online purchases to arrive — and most of those delays aren't even weather-related. Online shoppers are probably wondering why it's taking so long for their packages to get to them. True, there has been a fair amount of snow lately in parts of the...

Man sues Bethesda over 'Fallout 4' addiction

The technology sector has its fair share of frivolous lawsuits (just take a look at most patent disputes) but this one may very well take the cake.

Toshiba is cutting 7,800 jobs in wake of accounting scandal

Toshiba on Monday announced further restructuring efforts related to the disastrous accounting scandal that was uncovered over the summer.

Facebook becomes the latest company to ditch Flash, switches to HTML5 for all video

In what may be the final nail in the coffin for Flash, Facebook has now abandoned the technology in favor of HTML5 for all web videos that appear on its News Feed, Pages, and in the embedded Facebook video player.

Apple and Ericsson end all litigation and agree to collaborate on future technologies

Apple and Swedish telecommunication company Ericsson have entered into an agreement that ends all litigation between the two tech firms and will see them collaborate on future technologies such as 5G development, video network traffic management, and wireless networks.

Hello Kitty accounts hacked, 3.3 million users have their details leaked online

Another day, another data breach. This time the victim is sanriotown.com, the official online community for Hello Kitty and another Sanrio characters. Information that includes first and last names, birth dates, countries of origin, gender, and email addresses for 3.3. million accounts – including many that belong to children –...

Futuremark launches 3DMark 2016 Beta with virtual reality benchmark

Futuremark has launched a new beta version of 3DMark through Steam, bringing a preview version of an all-new virtual reality benchmark ahead of the expected wide availability of VR headsets next year.

Nielsen's top apps of the year: Facebook still number one, Messenger the fastest-growing

Nielsen Holdings N.V., a global information and measurement company, has released its latest report looking at some of the top digital trends, including the top US smartphone apps and operating systems.

Best Monitors of 2015

A good monitor makes all of the difference when you spend several hours a day in front of one, and as we slowly transition into higher resolution panels there's plenty to be excited about right now. After looking at some of the best monitors in the market, and hundreds of professional and user reviews, these are our picks for best monitors in a few distinct categories.

Tails 1.8.1
Tails is a live operating system, that you can start on almost any computer from a DVD, USB stick, or SD card. It aims at preserving your privacy and anonymity on any computer.

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QTranslate 5.5.3
QTranslate is a free translator for Windows (Windows 8/7/Vista/XP).

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Rufus 2.6.818
Create bootable USB drives the easy way. Rufus is a small utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.

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Internet Download Manager 6.25.9
Tool to increase download speeds by up to 500 percent, resume and schedule downloads.

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Mozilla Firefox 43.0.2
Improve your browsing experience with Mozilla's open-source and highly acclaimed Firefox.

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Camfrog Video Chat 6.11.511
Camfrog Video Chat allows you to join real streaming video chat rooms where you can hear, see, and chat with many people at a time.

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NxFilter 3.0.8
NxFilter is a freeware web-filter designed for enterprise environment. It started as a dns-filter. Now it provides web-proxy based filtering as well. NxFilter can do everything you can expect from a dns-filter or a web-filter.

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J. River Media Center 21.0.30
Organize and experience all your media: Music, photos and video YOUR way -- all from a single software program.

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Wunderlist 3.17.1
Say hello to Wunderlist, your-all-new-easy-to-use to-do-list.

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TSR Watermark Image 3.5.4.1
Professional photo watermarking software - Easy, fast and fully featured batch photo watermarking.

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Halite 0.4.0.4
Halite (named after the mineral) is a C++ BitTorrent client based on the excellent libtorrent library from Rasterbar Software. The program also relies heavily on the Boost libraries....

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SoftMaker Free Office 1.0.3515
Grab this full-featured office suite for free. You will be amazed.

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Revo Uninstaller 1.95
Revo Uninstaller is a freeware innovative uninstall utility.

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CCleaner for Android 1.13
Keep your Android clean, safe and fast using CCleaner.

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Facebook for Android 58.0.0.28.70
Facebook app for your Android device. Keep in touch with your friends anywhere, anytime. Fast and secure download.

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Tunngle 5.8.4
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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FrostWire 6.1.9
BitTorrent/Cloud client with a full featured media player.

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AIMP Classic 4.00.1680
Powerful audio player that allows you to listen to your favorite music with an outstanding sound quality.

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Free Any Burn 3.0
Free Any Burn is a light weight but professional CD / DVD / Blu-ray burning software that every one must have.

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Mozilla Firefox 44.0 Beta 2
Experience cutting edge features but with more stability.

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SynciOS 5.0.1
Syncios is free but powerful iPad/iPhone/iPod to PC transfer which offers you ultimate solution for transferring media contents between iOS devices and PC.

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Restore Point Creator 3.4.10
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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IObit Driver Booster 3.1.1.457
Driver Booster is a brand new driver updating tool.

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Internet Cyclone 2.26
Internet Cyclone is a powerful, easy-to-use, Internet Optimizer / Internet Accelerator for Windows designed to automatically optimize your Windows settings which will boost your Internet connection speed up to 200%.

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SpyShelter Personal Free 10.6.1
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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Ashampoo WinOptimizer 12.00.40
Keep your Windows installations clean and running smoothly and efficiently.

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DUMo 2.3.3.25
DUMo (Drivers Update Monitor) keeps your PC up-to-date & safe by using the most recent version of required hardware drivers,

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BullGuard Internet Security 16.0.313.1
Simple protection to surf, bank, shop and game online without interruption.

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Lunascape 6.12.0
Lunascape ORION is a simple, easy to use browser for Windows, downloaded more than 20 million times worldwide.

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 24/12/2015

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