Thursday, February 7, 2013

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 08/02/2013


TechSpot BlackBerry Z10 sets new sales records in Canada and the U.K. We all know that a lot is riding on the success of BlackBerry 10 for the Canadian-based handset maker. Most would agree that it’s sink or swim at this point. The life preservers have been tossed out in the form of the BlackBerry Z10 and early indications from a few... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt said to be 30 times bigger than The Witcher 2 CD Projekt Red has announced that its third and final game of the Witcher trilogy is coming sometime next year, promising a richer role-playing experience including an expansive open world that measures 30 times the size of The Witcher 2. To help quantify that, we've seen estimates that Wild Hunt... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
High-res touchscreen Google Chromebook surfaces in leaked video There’s no shortage of Google Chromebooks in the wild at this point as big names like Acer, HP, Lenovo and Samsung all offer a slightly different take on the platform. That base platform, however, may soon be getting some beefy upgrades if a recent leaked video showcasing a render of... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Apple's iTunes hits new milestone with 25 billion songs sold Music streaming services may be on the rise these days, but apparently that isn't doing much to slow down Apple's dominance with its a-la-carte model. The Cupertino-based firm today announced it has sold over 25 billion songs on its iTunes Store since it launched in 2003, which means a five... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
HP rumored to be considering company "break up" In 2011, former CEO Leo Apotheker proposed jettisoning HP's iconic PC business -- a division which suffers from notoriously anemic profit margins -- in an attempt to return HP to greater profitability. Although Apotheker's successor, Meg Whitman, canned that idea, unnamed sources "familiar with the matter" claim HP may once... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Raspberry Pi camera module pictured, will retail for $25 The Raspberry Pi Foundation has revealed the upcoming camera module designed to further bolster the tiny computer’s capabilities. Photos of the final hardware have surfaced on the company’s website with the promise that it’ll be available in the near future for $25. Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Apple could lose the rights to the iPhone name in Brazil next week Apple will reportedly lose the right to use the iPhone trademark in Latin America in the near future. A source familiar with the decision recently told Reuters that Brazil’s copyright regulator will strip Apple of the rights and award it to a local consumer electronics maker. Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Rumor: next Xbox to block used games with one-time activation codes As Sony prepares to show us the future of PlayStation in a couple of weeks, rumors about its next-generation Xbox counterpart are beginning to fly left and right as well. The latest comes courtesy of Edge magazine, which cites sources with "first-hand experience" claiming that games for Microsoft's upcoming console... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Nvidia Project Shield demo streams Borderlands 2 from PC Despite the fact that we don’t know a ton of information about Nvidia’s upcoming Project Shield handheld at this point, the company is once again teasing gamers with the unit’s capabilities. A recent demo on Nvidia’s blog shows the portable gamer streaming Borderlands 2 from a GeForce-equipped PC. ... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Apple warns users against jailbreaking following evasi0n hack Although unlocking a phone that's still tied to a contract was recently deemed illegal in the US, jailbreaking isn't, according to the latest review of exceptions to the DMCA in October. But that doesn't mean the practice isn't frowned upon by the likes of Apple, which has issued a warning... Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Recently discovered 17 million-digit number is the world's largest prime A professor at the University of Central Missouri has discovered the world’s largest Mersenne prime number, shattering the previous record prime number according to officials at mersenne.org. Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Redbox Instant names the Xbox 360 as exclusive launch console Microsoft has reached an agreement with Redbox to become the exclusive console launch partner for Redbox Instant, the upcoming Netflix competitor. Verizon will be in charge of the video on-demand streaming service while Redbox will provide members with a monthly allotment of DVD rentals at your local kiosk. Read Entire Article…Read Comments Read More ...
Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 12 Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 12 delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_39. Read More ...
Stardock Start8 1.1.1 Start8 brings the “Start” menu back to Windows 8. Read More ...
Twitter for Android 3.6.0 Wherever you are, Twitter brings you closer. Read More ...
LibreOffice Productivity Suite 3.6.5 LibreOffice was developed to be a productivity suite that is compatible with other major office suites, and available on a variety of platforms. Read More ...
SynWrite 4.7.700 SynWrite is a free source code editor and notepad replacement for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems. Read More ...
ooVoo 3.5.6.45 ooVoo brings easy video chat to all platforms - our free video chat app is available to download for your computer (Mac, PC), smartphone (iOS, Android) & tablet. Read More ...
Calligra 2.6 Calligra Suite is a set of applications written to help you to accomplish your work. Read More ...
The Gimp 2.8.4 GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. Read More ...
Privacy Protector 6.20 Erase the cache, cookies, history, typed URLs, auto-complete memory. Read More ...
Anti Tracks Free Edition 9.0.1 Anti Tracks is your complete solution for protecting your privacy, sensitive data, online identity and maintaining the integrity of your computer. Read More ...
MacTracker 7.1.7 for Mac OS X Mactracker provides detailed information on every Apple, Motorola, PowerComputing, and UMAX Mac OS computer ever made. Read More ...
Blender 2.65a for Mac OS X Open source 3D modeling software. Read More ...
BurnAware Free 6.0 BurnAware allows you to easily perform the most common disc burning operations. Read More ...
FrostWire 5.5.3 BitTorrent/Cloud client with a full featured media player. Read More ...
Foxit Reader 5.4.5.1242 Foxit Reader is a free reader for PDF documents. You can view and print PDF documents with it. Read More ...
TopStyle 5.0.0.93 TopStyle contains powerful tools for building standards-compliant web sites. Read More ...
KDE Software Compilation 4.10 KDE Software Compilation releases are made up of the KDE Platform, Plasma Workspaces and many KDE Applications. Read More ...
Firefox Portable 18.0.2 Run Firefox from your removable/USB drive. Read More ...
Process Explorer 15.3 Find out which program has a particular file or directory open. Read More ...
WinZip 17.0.10381 WinZip is bar none, the most popular and useful file compression utility out there. Read More ...
PilotEdit Lite 6.2.0 PilotEdit Lite is a free text editor that can edit huge files larger than 10GB. Read More ...
System Cleaner 7.0.9.220 Keep your PC running faster, cleaner, and error-free with System Cleaner full set of 7 powerful tools. Read More ...
NirLauncher 1.17.16 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. Read More ...
DVDFab HD Decrypter 9.0.2.6 Copies entire DVD movie to hard disk, and removes all the protections while copying. Read More ...
Hitman Pro 3.7.2 Unlimited free scanning and free 30-day version to remove detected malware. Read More ...
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