Saturday, October 3, 2009

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 03/10/2009


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Verizon and Gateway offer 3G-enabled netbook, LT2016u
Gateway and Verizon are collaborating to release a new netbook with support for Verizon's 3G mobile broadband service. The Gateway LT2016u will be available through Verizon's website and stores on October 4, and will retail for $149.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate, which will arrive in the form of a debit card. Naturally, Verizon expects customers sign a two-year mobile broadband contract. This inc...
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Dell intros 'future proof' Core i5/i7-equipped Vostro 430
Dell has expanded its Vostro line with the Vostro 430 mini tower desktop, which boasts a "future proof" design. Aimed at small and medium businesses, the Vostro 430 ships with video conferencing software pre-installed and features Intel's Core i5 or Core i7 processor, discrete graphics from Nvidia or ATI, up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM and 1TB of storage.
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Download of the Week: Picasa, now with face tagging
Roughly one year after rolling out facial recognition on its Picasa web-based photo service, Google is finally bringing the same functionality to the desktop. The latest version of this popular photo organizing software, Picasa 3.5, analyzes the faces of the people in your pictures and groups similar ones together, making it easier to identify subjects by name for sorting and searching.
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Windows XP Mode hits RTM, will debut alongside Windows 7
Microsoft has announced that "XP Mode" for Windows 7 has reached the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) phase. The completed version will be ready for download in exactly three weeks on October 22 -- the same day Windows 7 will hit store shelves. This is good news for OEMs looking to provide Windows XP Mode for their customers from the get-go.
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Fake antivirus software posing large security threat to users
With the Internet evolving, the security risks users face on a day-to-day basis have become increasingly complicated. Security vendors are the most aware of this, challenged with protecting people's PCs from ever-expanding threats without turning a computer into an inert hunk of plastic. Their most difficult challenge yet may be one that has began to emerge relatively recently, in the form of fake...
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U.S. cedes control over ICANN to the world
The not-for-profit organization which oversees the administration of the Internet, ICANN, has signed a momentous agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce that will reduce some of the country's say over how the network is run. This effectively pushes the California-based entity towards a new status as an international body, with greater representation from companies and governments around the...
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Galaxy intros world's first single-slot GTX260+
Galaxy has unveiled the world's first single-slot GeForce GTX260+ video card, the Galaxy GeForce GTX 260+ Razor Edition. The card measures only 14mm thick and is equipped with cooler that utilizes "Vapor Chamber" technology, which uses a special coolant-filled copper base that rests on the GPU and quickly spreads the heat into large surface area for dissipation. The card's aluminum encasing also h...
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Pioneer first to market with 12x Blu-ray writer
Pioneer has introduced the BDR-205, the world's first 12x Blu-ray writer for single and dual-layer media. With a burn rate of 12x, Pioneer's new drive provides a slight boost over the 8x most current units offer. In addition to the quicker write times, Pioneer claims to have designed the BDR-205 with a low-vibration apparatus, which improves write accuracy over the presently available drives.
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Apple quietly buys mapping company Placebase
Apple might be getting ready to rival Google in the online mapping space, according to Seth Weintraub at Computerworld. The Cupertino-based company has recently purchased PlaceBase, creators of a mapping API called Pushpin, and hired their CEO and founder Jaron Waldman to work on the so-called آ“Geo Team.آ”
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News around the web: Has Apple lost the plot?
Has Apple lost the plot? @ TechRadar
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Picasa 3.5
Automatically finds and organizes all of your pictures.
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Picasa 3.5 for Mac OS X
Automatically finds and organizes all of your pictures.
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Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0.1611.0 for Windows XP 32-bit
Provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.
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GMABooster 0.9c for Linux
Performance boost solution for Intel Graphics Media Accelerator series.
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Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0.1611.0 for Windows Vista/7 32-bit
Provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.
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Recuva 1.31.437
Recuva pronounced "recover" is a freeware utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer.
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Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0.1611.0 for Windows Vista/7 64-bit
Provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.
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Google Chrome 3.0.195.24 for Windows
Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.
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Virtual CD 9.3.0.2
Put an end to the business of looking for and inserting your CDs/DVDs.
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PSP Video 9 5.02
Free PSP video conversion and management application.
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DriverMax 5.31
Easily back up all your drivers
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Yahoo! Messenger 10.0.0.542 Beta
Get free worldwide calls, drag and drop photo-sharing and much more.
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Advanced Host Monitor 8.26
A full-featured network monitor program.
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EssentialPIM 3.11
EssentialPIM Free is the award-winning, absolutely free personal information manager.
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AVG Anti-Virus Updates October 1, 2009
Keep your AVG Anti-Virus updated.
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The Cleaner Database Update October 1, 2009
Keep your computer and data safe from Trojans / Worms / Keyloggers / Spyware and all manner of malware.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2003-07 October 1, 2009
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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Norton Virus Definitions 2008-09 October 1, 2009
Keep your Norton Anti-Virus updated.
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McAfee SuperDAT Update 5758
Update your Mcafee based virus scanner.
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Master Key 5.4.6 for Mac OS X
Master Key is a straightforward typing tutor program specifically written for the Mac.
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A Better Finder Rename 8.3.1 for Mac OS X
A Better Finder Rename allows users to quickly rename multiple files.
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