IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 30/07/2011

Nintendo president takes 50-percent pay cut in wake of quarterly loss
Satoru Iwata puts blame for Nintendo 3DS problems on his own shoulders, halves salary.

China bans ‘booth babes’ from video game convention
It's a sad day in China for gamers, as one of the country's premier video game fairs, ChinaJoy Expo, bans scantily clad booth babes.

Oil Rush game trailer: It’s like Waterworld meets Battleship
Upcoming real-time strategy game Oil Rush drops a cool trailer and post-apocalyptic back story.

Google stuffs war chest with 1,030 IBM patents
Google is just the latest tech company to snatch up a whole barrel of patents to protect against IP lawsuits. When will the fighting end?

Marvel releases Captain America’s final scene and Avengers teaser
New teaser offers early peek at Captain America's ending and post-credits Avengers trailer.

Obama set to announce new fuel economy standards today
Automakers and legislators have finally agreed to strict CAFE standards for 2025.

Cowboys & Aliens Review
One of the last big budget films of the summer ends the season with a well-made, but instantly forgettable film.

Record shipment quarter for Apple’s iPhone, more than 20m sold
According to data released by IDC, Apple has just had a record unit shipment quarter of its iPhone, with sales increasing year-over-year by 141.8 percent.

Head of phishing ring gets 12 years in prison for scamming 38K victims
Have you ever received an email pretending to be a bank or credit card company? A California man received a sizable prison sentence today for sending those emails and bilking victims out of their money.

U.S. House Judiciary Committee approves new ISP data retention bill
A new ISP data retention bill has been approved by a House Judiciary committee which will require data to be stored for longer periods of time.

NYC fugitive busted after taunting police on Facebook
The stupidity of criminals never ceases to provide entertaining stories. A Brooklyn man discovered that taunting the police on Facebook is a bad idea.

ISP ordered by U.K. court to block access to possible piracy site
Did British courts strike a major blow to opponents of Internet censorship today? A landmark ruling is forcing an Internet Service Provider to block access to an alleged piracy site.

Rumor: Pegatron gets iPad 3 contract, may see tablet in November
Apple has reportedly given the new iPad 3 contract to Pegatron instead of Foxconn. The tablet may be here by Thanksgiving as well.

Consumers: Still not on board with 3D
The Nintendo 3DS is the latest device to experience the third dimension's lack of user interest.

Facebook users only spend 10 percent of time on apps
Checking the Newsfeed, picture galleries and other people's profiles consumes far more of Facebook users' time than apps, according to new data.

Scientists use new programs to map connections of the human brain
Researchers have begun to use two powerful programs to map the human connectome.

Android grabs number one mobile operating system ranking
Nielsen's June 2011 data shows that Google's mobile operating system is now the most prolific, with Apple's iOS firmly in second for now.

Is this the iPhone 5?
Do we have another leaked iPhone prototype on our hands?

Spotify sued for patent infringement
Welcome to America, Spotify: Here's your first lawsuit.

AV Rant #242: Swearing
Tom couldn’t be more excited about this week’s podcast. For the first time in the four years of this podcast, Tom’s cohost is tackling a Soup to Nuts topic. That’s right, hear Liz’s first in a three part series on streaming content. This week it is on where to get it (links below). Also

Report of Google+ traffic dive lacked key data
An earlier report indicating a dive in Google+ traffic did not account for the different ways people interact with the new social network.

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Saturday, July 30, 2011

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 30/07/2011

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