IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 12/04/2011

Sony CEO says Nintendo devices are ‘babysitting tools’
SCEA CEO Jack Tretton thinks the Nintendo 3DS is for children, and that PlayStation devices alone will stand the test of time.

BlackBerry leaks: four new touchscreen devices shown
A flurry of new videos, information, and leaked images show four new touchscreen BlackBerry devices: the Torch 2, Bold Touch, Touch Monza, and Orlando. We've got a full recap of the new devices.

Are carbon fiber Apple products in the works?
Apple's hiring of carbon fiber expert Kevin Kenny suggests the technology company could soon begin to produce products made of the lightweight material.

Gartner: Apple will dominate tablets until 2015
Gartner forecasts that Apple's lead in the media tablet market will last until 2015 - and even then it'll be 47 percent of the market.

MotoGP 10/11 Review
Review: Capcom captures the difficult and twitchy world of professional motorcycle racing, by creating a difficult and twitchy game with flaws.

Level 3 buying Global Crossing for $2 bln
The fiber backbone world is consolidating: Level 3 has announced it's buying Global Crossing in a $2 billion all-stock deal.

Apple examining iPad 2 3G issues with Verizon Wireless
Apple says it's looking into connectivity issues with the 3G-enabled iPad 2's running on Verizon...but there's no timeline for a fix.

Michael Shannon will play Superman: Man of Steel villain, General Zod
Michael Shannon has been officially confirmed as the villainous Kryptonian outlaw General Zod in Zack Snyder's upcoming DC Comics movie adaptation/series reboot, Superman: Man of Steel.

Safety on the Internet: How to Protect your children
Keeping kids safe online is no easy task in an age of growing screen time, both on computers and mobile devices like smartphones. These simple tips and ideas make it possible to protect children without cutting off the Internet entirely.

Google mysteriously halts Street View in Germany
Google has decided to end its controversial photo mapping project in Germany, but photos already posted will remain online.

Facebook said to launch new social network with Chinese search giant Baidu
Facebook has reportedly signed a deal with China's most popular search engine company to launch a new social network in the digitally repressed Asian nation.

Google acquires PushLife, launch of company’s iTunes competitor seems imminent
Google acquires music transfer app developer PushLife in yet another sign that Google Music may soon be making its debut.

Kiip: Revolutionizing mobile game advertising with ‘real-life’ rewards
Launched today, Kiip is a new type of advertising network that gives mobile game players real-life rewards for in-game achievements.

Photoshop Touch SDK brings first wave of more powerful iPad apps from Adobe
Adobe announces the first wave of iPad apps built using the Photoshop Touch SDK: Adobe Color Lava, Adobe Eazel and Adobe Nav.

Official Steve Jobs biography due in 2012
Publisher Simon & Schuster announced this weekend that it plans to publish the first-ever authorized biography of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, written by Walter Isaacson, in early 2012.

Nike+ SportWatch GPS Review
The Nike+ SportWatch GPS is not the first sports watch to plug into a computer, the first to offer GPS, or the first to put your data online where you can share, compare and brag to friends. So how did Nike saunter back from CES this year with an armload of awards a queue of [...]

Upper Deck adds an LCD screen to its Evolution Series of NFL trading cards
Trading card company Upper Deck has announced its new Evolution Series, a run of half-inch thick "cards" containing an LCD screen and a looping 60-second highlight reel for -- in its initial run -- one of four NFL players.

Minecraft to leave beta, get a final release on November 11
Minecraft creator Markus Persson announces that the wildly popular PC game will finally leave its beta phase and become a full release on 11/11/11, more than two years after it was first launched.

AMC Theatres responds to multi-studio premium VOD initiative
AMC Theatres responds in a statement to recently announced plans from four top studios -- Sony, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures -- to offer early VOD access to movies at a premium price.

Gaming tops tablet activity, says Google study
A Google AdMob study of tablet usage has found that playing games is more popular than any other activity.

US develops ‘panic button’ app for pro-democracy activists
The US State Department has so far launched a dozen apps to help aid pro-democracy activists around the world, including a "panic button" app that wipes a cell phone's address book.

Hanna Review
Review: Director Joe Wright brings us Hanna staring Saoirse Ronan, a girl destined for stardom thanks to her strong turn in this well-made movie.

Your Highness Review
Review: Danny McBride and James Franco join Director David Gordon Green in Your Highness, a comedy with some genuinely funny moments that is held back by a weak plot.

Shift 2: Unleashed Review
Review: The Need for Speed series has left behind its arcade roots, but its influence can still be felt in the spiritual successor to the series in the best racing game of the year so far, Shift 2: Unleashed.

MySpace sale negotiations begin next week; who’s buying it?
It's been a long time coming, but News Corp is finally getting MySpace off its hands. But who's taking it home...and why?

Midnight Shot camera lets you capture creepy photos in the dark
Capture creepy nighttime photos in total darkness with this infrared Midnight Shot camera from ThinkGeek.

The rumor that won’t die: Google has a mole at Twitter
It's a little outlandish to think Google has a spy infiltrating Twitter, but here's our take on the Google-Twitter fiasco.

YouTube Live debuts as its overhaul continues
YouTube has launched its live streaming site, and will continue to improve and upgrade its content.

If Facebook reenters China, how will it compete?
Rumors suggest Facebook will break back into China, but it's success there isn't guaranteed. These entrenched Chinese social networking sites have grown in Facebook's absence, and may give the western newcomer a run for its money.

DOJ says Google can buy travel software maker ITA
The U.S. Department of Justice says Google can go through with its acquisition of travel software maker ITA...with conditions.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 12/04/2011

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