Tuesday, January 19, 2016

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 20/01/2016

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The promise and confusion of USB Type-C

I’ll admit it: this is not exactly the sexiest topic in the world. But when it comes to the practical, day-to-day existence with all of our modern devices, connectivity is an important story. And when you survey the landscape of connectivity topics, it’s hard to ignore the impact that various...

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People across the world were unable to access Twitter for over 2 hours earlier today

Twitter has been experiencing some problems over the last few days. Many users found they couldn’t access the site for around ten minutes yesterday and on Friday, but things have got even worse for the microblogging service - it has been inaccessible via the web and mobile for almost two...

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Samsung activity tracker with Gear S2 styling leaked in photos

Multiple images of a new Samsung wearable have surfaced, revealing what appears to be an activity tracker built in the image of the Gear S2.

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Gigabyte P34W v5 Review: Affordable 14-inch gaming laptop

The Gigabyte P34W v5 is a fairly typical gaming laptop, with a standard array of high-end hardware -- an Intel ‘Skylake’ Core i7-6700HQ CPU and Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M GPU -- a decent display, and a body that won’t be setting any records for slimness or lightness. The base model,...

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This guy created a BASIC programming interpreter in 'Minecraft'

Microsoft partnered with Code.org late last year to help teach kids the basics of programming using Minecraft. But what about programming within Minecraft? For that, you'll need to turn to YouTuber SethBling.

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Uber and Airbus partnering to bring helicopter rides to all

Need to get somewhere and want to feel really cool? Take an Uber helicopter. Sounds crazy, but it might be happening sooner than you think. The Wall Street Journal reports that Uber has signed a deal with Airbus for a transportation test project that launches in “several weeks.”

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LastPass does more to protect against phishing attacks

Security researcher Sean Cassidy recently discovered a phishing attack against popular password manager LastPass. The incident drew the attention of LastPass which has implemented additional steps to help mitigate the risk.

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It's been three years, but YouTube and Pakistan are hanging out again

YouTube is back in Pakistan after three years – or at least a version of the video streaming service is back. Reuters reports that a localized version of YouTube that allows the government to remove offensive material launched last week.

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'Prospekt' is the fan-made Half-Life sequel approved by Valve

Half-Life 3 has yet to make a blip on the radar (and may very well never come to fruition). In its absence, die-hard followers have had to rely on fan-made mods and remakes for their fix. A new game called Prospekt fits squarely into this category albeit with one key...

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New HoloLens details revealed: 5.5-hour battery life, totally wireless, and more

While a lot of recent news has focused on virtual reality products such as the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, it’s easy to forget about Microsoft’s augmented reality device – the HoloLens. We still don’t know a great deal about the headset, but some details have emerged regarding its connectivity,...

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Microsoft's final Lumia phone expected to arrive February 1

Microsoft is expected to have a pretty low-key presence at this year's Mobile World Congress. In fact, the Redmond-based company is said to be releasing just one more Lumia phone and it'll arrive nearly a month ahead of the trade show.

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WhatsApp waves goodbye to its annual subscription fee, testing ad-free business model

Whatsapp founder Jan Koum has announced that the immensely popular messaging app will be dropping its $0.99 yearly subscription fee in the coming weeks. Koum made the announcement at the DLD conference in Germany today. He noted that while a dollar a year may not sound like a lot, requiring...

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AOL may change its name to escape association with the early internet

Say the name AOL to a lot of people and you’ll likely get a the same response: “Are they still a thing?” followed by “I remember the ‘you’ve got mail’ sound.” Not too surprisingly, the majority of those who are familiar with the AOL name have no idea that it...

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Microsoft says that all new processors will only be compatible with Windows 10

Everyone knows that Microsoft really wants you to use Windows 10, and it's just introduced another way of 'encouraging' people to upgrade to the OS. The Redmond-based company has announced that - starting with the current 6th generation Skylake processor – future CPUs from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm are only...

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'Doom' co-creator releases first new map in 21 years

John Romero is one of the two most well-known names associated with Doom, the franchise he helped create more than two decades ago. The developer left id Software in 1996 but now more than 20 years later, he has once again turned his attention to the groundbreaking first-person shooter.

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Gigabyte P34W v5 Gaming Laptop Review
The Gigabyte P34W v5 is a fairly typical gaming laptop, with a standard array of high-end hardware -- an Intel 'Skylake' Core i7-6700HQ CPU and Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M GPU -- a decent display, and a body that won't be setting any records for slimness or lightness. The base model, available for $1,499, features a 14-inch 1080p display with 8 GB of RAM; while the top model reviewed here features a 14-inch 1440p display and 16 GB of RAM for $1,759.

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FossaMail 25.2.0
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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K-Lite Codec Tweak Tool 6.0.4
Scan the registry to detect and remove broken references to codecs and filters.

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Adobe Flash Player 20.0.0.286
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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D3DGear 4.99
D3DGear is very fast game recording software and game broadcasting software for PC. It captures gameplay video to movie with high speed, high quality, very small file size.

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GWX Control Panel 1.7.1.0
GWX Control Panel is a free program that you can use to configure and exit the “Get Windows 10” system tray application which continually pops up on PCs still running Windows 7/8.

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X-Proxy 6.1.0.6
X-Proxy is free and allows you to surf the web anonymously, change your IP, avoid identity theft and hacker intrusiones.

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Wise Care 365 4.01
Wise Care 365 is an all-in-one PC tune-up utility. It will keep your Windows secure, clean and fast.

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McAfee AVERT Stinger 12.1.0.1860
Stinger is a stand-alone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist administrators and users when dealing with an infected system.

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DVDVideoSoft Free Audio Converter 5.0.73.119
Free Audio Converter supports all popular audio file formats. It converts between aac, ac3, aiff, ape, flac, m4a, m4b, mka, mp3, ogg, ra, tta, wav, wma, and more...

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Unreal Commander 2.02.1107
Unreal Commander is freeware file manager for Windows XP/Vista/7/8.

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Wise Disk Cleaner 9.03
Free up disk space by deleting junk files that are no longer used.

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ICQ 10.0.10242
Send files from your PC to mobile, Facebook and Google+ friends.

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Praat 6.0.11
Speech analysis and manipulation software.

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IObit Driver Booster 3.2.0
Driver Booster is a brand new driver updating tool.

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qBittorrent 3.3.2
The qBittorrent project aims to provide a Free Software alternative to utorrent.

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SystemRescueCd 4.7.1
SystemRescueCd is a Linux system rescue disk available as a bootable CD-ROM or USB stick for administrating or repairing your system and data after a crash.

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Movavi Video Editor 11.2.0
Add a video from a PC or camera. Edit and improve in an intuitive interface. Add spectacular effects and fades. Save for PC/mobile or upload online.

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USB Drive Letter Manager USBDLM 5.0.1
USBDLM is a Windows service that gives control over Windows' drive letter assignment for USB drives.

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VidCoder 1.5.33
VidCoder is a DVD/Blu-ray ripping and video transcoding application for Windows. It uses HandBrake as its encoding engine.

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SUMo 4.3.0.302
Thanks to SUMo you'll be able to keep your PC up-to-date by using the most recent version of your favorite software.

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madVR 0.90.3
madVR is a high quality DirectShow video renderer.

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EditBone 10.0.0
Powerful text editing tool that comes with syntax highlighting support for over 50 languages and scripts, 22 ready made styles, a handy file comparison feature and support for multiple directories and search results.

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NirLauncher 1.19.69
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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Miranda IM 0.10.44
Multi protocol instant messenger client.

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Anvil Studio 2015.12.02
With this free version, you can create an unlimited number of MIDI tracks, and two one-minute audio tracks.

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IDPhotoStudio 2.13.9
IDPhotoStudio is a user-friendly ID photo duplicator & printer.

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ProgDVB 7.12.4
ProgDVB is the universal and very power software for watching digital TV and listening to radio channels.

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Artweaver Free 5.1.2
Artweaver lets you paint creatively with the help of a huge range of painting tools. You can create sketches from photos or just experiment with colors.

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PDF-X Change Viewer 2.5.316.1
The PDF-XChange Viewer is smaller, faster and more feature rich than any other FREE PDF Reader/ PDF Viewer/ PDF Editor available.

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KCleaner 2.6.6
KCleaner is designed to be the most efficient Hard Disk cleaner to give you all the resources you may need.

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