Sunday, June 21, 2015

IT News Head Lines (TechSpot) 6/22/2015

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Weekend Open Forum: What are your personal highlights from E3 2015?

After an eventful E3 2015, it’s time to look at back at some of our personal favorites from the show. Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, Bethesda, EA, and Ubisoft all seem like they had something interesting to show. For me, anything that isn't a game really isn’t that interesting, I’ll find out...


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Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and more join forces to launch a new binary format for web apps

Some internet heavyweights are coming together to create a new format for web applications. The web uses JavaScript to make things happen, and over the year company’s have developed compilers to help update the aging standard and make it easier to use for developers. Now, Google, Microsoft, WebKit engineers and...


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Google will soon begin accepting requests to remove revenge porn from search results

Google on Friday said it would soon begin removing nude or sexually explicit images of people shared without their contest – revenge porn – from its search results.



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Sling TV adds two additional channels to its catalog

Sling TV on Friday announced the addition of a couple of new channels to its lineup. First up, the Dish Network-owned company has added Maker Studios’ Polaris+ to its Best of Live TV core package...


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Roku partners with Innovid to bring interactive ads to its video channels

Roku has partnered with advertising firm Innovid in a bid to deliver more personalized and targeted ads to its users through the use of interactive ads.



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FCC grants telecoms the ability to block robocalls and spam texts

In 2003, the FCC and the FTC took steps to limit the number of telemarketing calls that consumers receive. The creation of the National Do Not Call Registry was certainly a step in the right direction but as anyone that owns a phone knows, it’s no longer all that effective.
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The PlayStation 4 will not be getting backwards compatibility

At E3 2015, Microsoft decided to surprise many by announcing backwards compatibility for the Xbox One. By the holiday season, gamers will have the ability to play over 100 digital or disc-based Xbox 360 games on the Xbox One via a software emulator.



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Marvel's 12,000 digital comics are now available in the Kindle Store

Amazon has provided Marvel fans with yet another way to get their comic book fix in digital format. The e-commerce giant is now offering more than 12,000 Marvel back issues through the Kindle Store.



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Save up to 67% on PogoPlug: Unlimited backup for all your devices

PogoPlug offers unlimited data backup and storage for all your devices. Currently you can save big on their personal plan - get the 3 year plan for $49 (67% off) or 1 year for $19 (61% off).



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QR code on Heinz ketchup bottle led customer to porn website

Heinz has apologized to a German customer this week after a QR code affixed to one of their older ketchup bottles led the man to a hardcore porn website by mistake.



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Researchers used advanced mathematical models to create 3D printed flutes with unique sounds

Researchers from the University of Wollongong in Australia have created a 3D printed flute that’s unlike any other. Aided by advanced mathematical models, the team, led by Dr. Terumi Narushima, has been able to 3D print flutes capable of playing microtonal scales, something that simply isn’t possible on standard instruments.
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Nokia wants to return to the smartphone industry

Despite previous reports suggesting otherwise, Nokia actually does want to get back into the smartphone industry, according to a recent statement made by CEO Rajeev Suri to German magazine Manager Magazin.



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Heroes of the Storm Review: Easy to get into and fun to play

Blizzard defines Heroes of the Storm as a “hero brawler.” But really, it’s a MOBA—an idiosyncratic and sparsely populated genre that mixes together bits and pieces of real-time strategy and fighting games in fiercely competitive matches. The game pits two teams of fantastical creatures against each other to see who...


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Surprise! AMD shares internal Fury X benchmarks ahead of review embargo

Today marked the launch of AMD’s new 300 Series graphics cards but truth be told, most everyone is waiting to see what kind of performance the upcoming Radeon Fury X can lay down. Some reviewers already have AMD’s latest hardware in their test beds but as you may have heard,...


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HP impresses with budget-minded Pavilion X2 hybrid

Creating an attractive and practical hybrid laptop shouldn’t be all that difficult. Yet as history has proven, budget-minded systems often get the short end of the stick in the design department and end up with more shortcomings than actual features.



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Adobe, Apple among nine companies to earn perfect score in EFF's annual privacy report

Digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released its annual “Who has your back?” report in which it ranks popular online service providers based on how hard they fight to protect customer data from government requests for user data.



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Toshiba's back-to-school notebook lineup: Windows 10, dedicated Cortana key, high-res displays

Microsoft has spent plenty of time and effort to build hype around Cortana, the personal assistant that will ship as part of Windows 10. Believing in Cortana apparently as much as Microsoft, Toshiba has announced that its Satellite line of notebooks will be updated to include a dedicated Cortana key.



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As many as 600 million Samsung mobile devices vulnerable to keyboard update flaw

An estimated 600 million Samsung mobile devices maybe be impacted by a security flaw relating to a pre-installed keyboard.



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YouTube partners with Storyful to launch YouTube Newswire, a hub for verified eyewitness videos

Misinformation is almost a given when it comes to breaking news. Citizen journalism and eyewitness accounts are often riddled with honest confusion, exaggerations and flat out lies, making it extremely difficult for those seeking to stay on top of a developing story to discern legitimate news from general misinformation, trolling...


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Apple Watch by the (unofficial) numbers: 2.79 million sold, massive profit margin on Sport bands

Apple has yet to reveal how many Apple Watches it has sold but that doesn’t mean reliable data isn’t out there. Digital commerce research firm Slice Intelligence estimates that as of mid-June, Apple has sold 2.79 million smartwatches since its launch less than two months ago.



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This tiny camera add-on lets you shoot DSLR-like photos on your iPhone

Despite all the advancements in smartphone photography, the photos produced still can’t hold a candle to a DSLR or even a good point-and-shoot camera. Some companies have tackled this with accessories like lens attachments, flash units, camera cases, and more. DxO, known for its Raw conversion software and image sensor...


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Amazon delivery drones could take flight within a year

Amazon sought out less restricted airspace in Canada to test its unmanned drone delivery system earlier this year but the move may be short-lived. That’s because Amazon could launch the anticipated service in about a year’s time.



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Check out the International Space Station in 4K Ultra HD

Most of us will never make it to space. Fortunately, NASA does a great job bringing out-of-this-world views to us. It’s most recent effort provides a highly detailed glimpse unlike any we’ve seen to date.



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Huawei reportedly locked in to produce new Nexus smartphone

According to an employee at the company, speaking to IBTimes UK, Huawei is working closely with Google to develop the next Nexus smartphone. In doing so, the company is hoping to become a more prominent Android OEM in the West, allowing it to better compete with the likes of Samsung,...


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Samsung's latest app lets you record mobile gameplay with ease

Recording and sharing gameplay from a console or PC is immensely popular and relatively easy to pull off. Doing the same with a mobile game? Sure, it’s possible, but many apps require you to root your device while others look sketchy at best and cause games to run poorly.
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Radeon R9 390X, R9 390 & R9 380 Review: One last rebadge before unleashing the Fury

It's been three and a half years since AMD made great strides with its first GCN-based GPU. While there have been some notable releases in between, they're essentially rebadges with little to no performance edge over the original. We've been wondering what AMD's next move would be and it looks like the...


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Heroes of the Storm Review
Blizzard defines Heroes of the Storm as a "hero brawler." But really, it's a MOBA-an idiosyncratic and sparsely populated genre that mixes together bits and pieces of real-time strategy and fighting games in fiercely competitive matches. The game pits two teams of fantastical creatures against each other to see who can destroy the other's base first.


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HIS IceQ X-2 OC Radeon R9 390X, R9 390 & R9 380 Review
It's been three and a half years since AMD made great strides with its first GCN-based GPU. While there have been some notable releases in between, they're essentially rebadges with little to no performance edge over the original. We've been wondering what AMD's next move would be and it looks like the answer is yet another round of rebadged Radeons ahead of the real next-gen release. On hand today is the HIS IceQ X2 OC R9 390X, R9 390 & R9 380.


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Intel Network Adapter Driver 20.1 for Windows 7



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Realtek Gigabit Ethernet USB 3.0 Driver 8.25



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