VLC password (discreetly) in version 2.0.2

The application VLC (Video Lan Client) may no longer needs an introduction ... The software can read any type of audio or video streams without having to add any codec. No need to download the "pack", VLC takes care of everything. Available on PC, Mac OS and Linux, but also being ported to Android (not counting the iPhone / iPad removed from the iTunes Store), VLC is for this range of essential software completely.

Apple ban the Galaxy Nexus in the United States

Less than a week after the banning of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, it is the turn of the Galaxy Nexus to be banned from sale in the United States. The Samsung phone, built in partnership with Google, has been delisted under the patent war going on between Apple and the Korean brand.

The complaint: Research and voice control

It is an injunction on the patent including rape 604 on research and vocal control that is causing the withdrawal. "It is not coincidence that the latest Samsung devices (smartphones and tablets) to look as much like the iPhone and the iPad, and this, both in form and in the interface, not to mention the packaging" has Apple responded.

Portal 2: replicas of the towers for sale

Released last year, the game Portal 2 continues to be emulated. Replicas of the famous towers of this puzzle game action and have just been launched. These are replicas made by official and Gaming Heads not to displease or demanding fans.

Two models of Portal 2 turrets were designed limited edition of 375 and 750 copies. The first model is able to quote the famous lines in the game while the latter is able to follow the gaze its owner while adjusting the brightness of its light as he pass.

Apple continues to own the iPad name for $ 60 million

Apple released a legal battle around the iPad, and more specifically the name of its unit as being too generic competition. Its trial in China against Proview just settles amicably.

Proview is asserted owner of the name "iPad" in China and thus claiming $ 400 million to Apple for the operation of that name in the Chinese territory. When the case broke last April, Proview immediately made known its desire to "reach an agreement out of court.

Avast for Android: new version in the ranks

It seems Avast Mobile Security is becoming more security for the most complete Android ... If one enjoys an antivirus and a firewall and an anti-theft, it also has many other options, as a tool for filtering calls and SMS, or a module that scans all URL when attempting to access it. In its next edition, the free tool is enriched by new features, including via the web page that allows the user to fully control the "lock" the application from a browser.