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Camera Guard is new safety software for Mac OS X

ProtectStar (http://www.protectstar.com) has introduced Camera Guard Professional 2016, a safety software solution for Mac OS X. It’s designed to make sure that no hacker, spy or malware can observe you or listen in on you.

When Camera Guard is installed, a single click secures the camera and microphone. This safety tool then on reports all applications and processes that try to gain access to the camera and microphone. The user then decides if they wish to allow access. All accesses and warnings are protocoled in a log file.

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Reduced buyer friction is the key to OS-pay success

New findings from Juniper Research claim that the value of digital and physical goods purchased through mobile “OS-Pay” platforms will increase by 15 times in the next two years. A combination of in-app purchases and website retail payments is projected to drive annual spend via Apple Pay and Android Pay to $8 billion in 2018, up from $540 million this year.

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Kool Tools: OIO’s Amp

OIO’s flagship product Amp, is an ultra-portable iPad speaker case for the iPad Air, iPad Air 2, and iPad Pro 9.7. It’s apparently the only integrated surround sound theater system of this kind with symmetrically positioned right and left channels for a true stereo sound theater experience with your iPad.

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AKVIS Noise Buster for OS X adds advanced noise reducing algorithm

AKVIS has rolled out AKVIS Noise Buster 10.0 (http://akvis.com/en/noise-buster/index.php), an upgrade of the Mac OS X compatible noise reduction. The latest version offers an advanced noise reducing algorithm, new tools and options, significant user interface enhancements, and other changes.

AKVIS Noise Buster is designed to reduce both luminance and color noise on digital images without spoiling other aspects of the photo. You can work with automatic settings, select any ready-to-use preset or adjust the parameters manually.

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