IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 11/13/2010

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IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 11/13/2010

Weekend Open Forum: Do you game on your cell phone?
Usually when you think of gaming, a tiny screen and cramped controls aren't the first things that come to mind. But in the last year or so smartphone gaming has really kicked off as they get more capable hardware and developers find creative ways to use touch interfaces. So much...

Microsoft attacks Apple for not having Blu-ray, again
Over on the official Windows Video YouTube channel, Microsoft has posted a new PC and Mac advertisement. The rather poorly chosen title, "PC & Mac take flight -- Avatar & Windows 7," doesn't show it, but Microsoft is attacking Apple for not supporting Blu-ray in its computers. The video's description...

Apple breaks IPv6 even more with new Mac OS X patch
While the rest of the Internet is grudgingly moving to IPv6, Apple has actually regressed support with its latest Snow Leopard patch. Cupertino has actually been doing quite well to help the world move to IPv6, so it's rather disappointing to see this change.

Kinect can now do multitouch, and Mac OS X
Florian Echtler and Theo Watson have managed to hook up the Kinect motion controller into two separate software libraries. Echtler used his own libTISCH library to demonstrate multitouch capabilities while Watson ported over libfreenect, the open source Kinect drivers, to work with Mac OS X.

Call of Duty: Black Ops gets patch for dual, quad-core CPUs
Folks disappointed in Call of Duty: Black Ops' launch bugs should be pleased to know that Treyarch hears you loud and clear. The developer says it's actively listening to the community and creating updates based on player feedback. In fact, the studio has already published a few patches as of...

Intel slashes prices for SSDs, offers new model
Intel has slashed prices for its Solid-State Drive (SSDs) and introduced a new model into the product line. The new pricing is as follows: the X25-V 40GB for $99, the X25-M 80GB for $199 (unchanged), the X25-M 120GB for $249, and the X25-M 160GB for $415. The new X25-M offers...

Windows Phone 7 can run native code, expect a jailbreak soon
Windows Phone 7 can run native code. Until today, it was believed that third-party WP7 apps could only be written in Silverlight. The ability to jailbreak Microsoft's latest mobile operating system may come sooner than you think.

'Zombie' virus infects over a million Chinese cell phones
According to Shanghai Daily, a "zombie" virus has infected more than 1 million Chinese cell phones, costing users around 2 million yuan or $300,000 in SMS charges per day. Disguising itself as an antivirus application, the malware forwards users' SIM card information to cybercriminals.

Weekend game deals: 50% off Risen, 33% off F1 2010
The drought continues this weekend as online dealers prepare to bombard you with irresistible bargains through Black Friday and Christmas. Steam offers 50% off the action RPG Risen, and 33% off F1 2010. Impulse has cut 50% off the East India Company Collection as well as its entire portfolio of...

Verizon resurrecting the Microsoft Kin?
The Microsoft Kin was one of the biggest failures in the mobile industry this year, given that it was pulled after only three months on the market. Therefore, we were quite surprised to see the Kin One and the Kin Two come back to Verizon's inventory, according to a leaked...

Google: we're not trying to replace cable TV
Rishi Chandra, Google TV's Product Manager, recently took the stage at the NewTeeVee Live conference to discuss the issue of TV networks pulling their content from the service. Cable companies are viewing Google TV as a threat, as they are increasingly concerned with cord-cutting: the term used for people canceling...

Hottest PC Games for the 2010 Holiday Season
This years holiday shopping season is looking to be a great one for PC gamers as game developers bring out their latest wares and graphics cards manufacturers battle it out to deliver the best performing piece of hardware on the market. With just a few weeks left before Christmas, its...

Boxee Box starts shipping, Hulu and Netflix support are a go
As expected, D-Link's Boxee Box started shipping in 33 countries last night. The Boxee Box aims to be your complete entertainment center connected to your HDTV: it streams both standard and high definition content from all the well-known Web services, including YouTube, VUDU, MUBI, OpenFilm, IndieMoviesOnline, and EZTakes. The company...

Apple's Ping offers Twitter integration
Twitter has announced it will link its service with Apple's Ping. More than 175 million registered Twitter users can now connect their accounts to iTunes. The linking occurs from within Ping: iTunes users today are being greeted with a new banner telling them to add their Twitter accounts. "iTunes song...

Chrome to pre-load pages for "wicked fast" browsing
Google is working on a new feature that could boost Chrome's browsing speed even more. Still in the works, the new page-preloading capability will allow Google's browser to load Web pages before they're actually needed. "Pre-load pages in background tabs for 'wicked fast' page loads," a brief description of the...

Call of Duty: Black Ops breaks first-day sales record
Activision Blizzard has announced it has set a new record for the video game industry with Call of Duty: Black Ops. On its first day, the game sold about 5.6 million copies for $360 million.

Hottest PC Games for the 2010 Holiday Season
This years holiday shopping season is looking to be a great one for PC gamers as game developers bring out their latest wares and graphics cards manufacturers battle it out to deliver the best performing piece of hardware on the market. With just a few weeks left before Christmas, its likely you or someone on your shopping list are already looking forward to spend some quality time indoors playing the hottest titles on your computer.

1by1 1.71
Small, fast and handy player with powerful tools to handle your files and listen to your tracks.

McAfee AVERT Stinger 10.1.0.1131
Detect and remove specific viruses.

IObit Game Booster 2.0
Designed to help optimize your PC for smoother, more responsive game play in the latest PC games.

HWiNFO32 3.61-1014 Beta
A powerful system information tool for Windows.

Google Chrome 8.0.552.200 Beta
Google Chrome's development is high-paced and version numbers are not very significant, but here's Chrome 7.0.

Google Chrome 8.0.552.200 Beta for Linux
Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

Nvidia Inspector 1.94
Displays hardware information for nVidia-based graphic cards.

Any Video Converter 3.1.1
A professional video converter.

cFosSpeed 6.03 Build 1748 Beta
cFosSpeed, faster Internet with Traffic Shaping.

Maxthon 3.0.18.2000
Maxthon Internet Browser software is a powerful tabbed browser with a highly customizable interface.

Recover My Files 4.6.8.983
Recovers deleted files emptied from the Windows Recycle Bin, or lost.

SPAMfighter 7.2.17
Spam and phishing filter for Outlook/Express.

Hitman Pro 3.5.7.117
Anti-spyware program combines up to six popular engines to maximize removal effectiveness.

J. River Media Center 15.0.150
Organize and experience all your media: Music, photos and video YOUR way -- all from a single software program.

avast! Virus Definitions November 12, 2010
Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus Update November 12, 2010
Virus definitions for Kaspersky Anti-Virus.

AVIRA Antivirus Desktop Update Package November 12, 2010
Update AVIRA Desktop for Windows with latest virus definitions and scan engine.

McAfee SuperDAT Update 6164
Update your Mcafee based virus scanner.

Trend Micro Pattern File for Windows 7.615.00
Trend Micro's latest compilation of patterns for virus identification.

Windows Defender Latest Definition Updates 11/12/2010
Download the latest Windows Defender Definition Updates.

SUPERAntiSpyware Database Update 12/10/10
Keep SUPERAntiSpyware up to date.

Windows Defender Latest Definition Updates 12/10/2010 64-bit
Download the latest Windows Defender Definition Updates.

Ad-aware 2008 Definitions File 0149.0471
Manually update Ad-aware 2008 with the latest definitions file.

Google Chrome 8.0.552.200 Beta for Mac OS X
Chrome combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

Carbon Copy Cloner 3.3.6 for Mac OS X
Carbon Copy Cloner is a backup/cloning utility for Mac OS X.

CoolBook 2.20 Mac OS X
CoolBook lets you monitor CPU frequency, voltage and temperature

Bit Comet 1.24
A powerful C++ BitTorrent Client.

Mozilla Firefox 4.0 Beta 7
Latest beta for the all new Firefox 4.0

7-Zip 9.19 Beta
7-Zip is a file archiver with highest compression ratio.

BitDefender Total Security 2011
BitDefender Total Security 2011 defends your digital world.

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