IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 3/28/2012

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 3/28/2012

Digital Trends

Apple flies 25 billionth app winner to Beijing to collect $10,000 prize
When Fu Chunli was called by an Apple representative and told that she'd won a $10,000 gift card for downloading the 25 billionth app from the iOS App Store, she didn't believe them. In fact, she didn't even know there was a competition taking place.

Refrigerator magnet lets you order pizza with a single push of a button
Designed to appeal to consumers that are looking for speed and efficiency when ordering food, a pizza joint has created a one-step process to getting a pizza delivered to the front door.

Shaving company kickstarts business with hilarious viral video
Offering up an alternative to expansive razor blade replacement cartridges, a Web start-up is using the power of the Internet to virally spread the word about low-cost shaving gear.

Dad’s energy-monitoring app busts teenage daughter’s house party
A teenager in Australia did what many teenagers do when their mom and dad go on vacation — she held a house party. Unfortunately for Amy though, her Dad checked an energy-monitoring app on his smartphone while he was away and discovered that something was amiss.

Study: US will watch more movies online in 2012 over DVDs, VHS and Blu-ray
This is the final nail in the coffin. 2012 will be the year that streaming movies will overtake the viewing of physical formats like DVDs, Blu-ray and VHS.

Survey: Siri users happy with virtual assistant but use it mainly for limited range of tasks
The results of a new survey show that the majority of iPhone 4 owners are happy with Siri, although most use it for a limited range of tasks such as placing calls and sending emails.

Longtime Call of Duty: Modern Warfare staffer Robert Bowling leaves Infinity Ward
Robert Bowling announces his sudden departure from Infinity Ward and Activision, further diminishing the number of staffers responsible for creating Call of Duty.

BMW i-FD concept
Check out the BMW i-FD, a stylish concept that leaves us even more excited for BMW's upcoming electric i3 and i8 models.

A123 Systems to replace defective Fisker Karma battery components
The failure of Consumer Reports' test vehicle is being laid at the feet of Fisker's battery supplier.

Is HTC quietly building a cloud empire? Buys stake in SyncTV
HTC's investment in SyncTV is the latest in a series of cloud service buys for the mobile phone company. What is HTC planning?

Are iPhone subsidies destroying carriers?
Carriers may balk at the cost they shoulder to carry the iPhone, but the math behind eliminating subsidies just doesn't add up.

How we test speakers
Here's an in-depth look at how we test speakers, from unboxing to how we write reviews.

Denver Zoo using poo poo power to run old motorized rickshaw and more
An energy source that will surely never run out, the Denver Zoo has come up with a nifty way of converting animal poo and human garbage into a viable fuel source.

Nintendo eShop giveaway contest!
We've got five sets of download codes four four games on Nintendo's eShop, and we're itching to give them away! Enter for your chance to win!

FTC’s ‘Privacy by Design’ plan: What you need to know
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has released its final report on how to better protect consumer privacy. Here is a condensed version of everything you need to know.

Solving TV search: Boxfish hops on the television discovery bandwagon
Boxfish is the latest startup that wants to make sense of the confusing and contentious TV content market.

Report: U.S. traffic congestion wastes 1.9 billion gallons of gas each year and costing you money
A recent report conducted by the United States Treasury Department has found that traffic congestion wastes 1.9 billion gallons of gasoline annually.

FEZ certified and ready for release
After half a decade of development, Phil Fish's IGF winner is ready for release on Xbox Live.

Strong demand for the Chevy Volt’s European cousin
While U.S. Volt sales lag, the Opel Ampera is on its way to meeting GM's 2012 sales target.

Kid Icarus Uprising Review
The classic NES franchise returns with a new look and feel--while remaining faithful to the spirit of the original--in Kid Icarus: Uprising for the Nintendo 3DS.

IMPORTANT: HTC to shut down contacts, messages, call history cloud services – export your data before April 30
Attention HTC phone owners: the manufacturer is shutting down its cloud sync backup service, meaning you could lose all your contacts, messages, location 'footprints', and call history. Here's how to get your data before April 30.

Tales of Xillia coming to the U.S.
A new trademark filing suggests that Namco Bandai will continue its new push to makes the Tales series a success outside Japan.

Prey 2 may be cancelled, but that could be a good thing
Rumors hint that Bethesda has killed Prey 2, but this may ultimately be a boon for Human Head's promising game.

Nokia Lumia 900 and HTC Titan II coming to AT&T on April 8
AT&T has revealed that the Nokia Lumia 900 and HTC Titan II will both hit shelves on April 8. Details on pricing and features are below.

Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning start taking the wraps off new startup Airtime
The video chat application is forthcoming, but we're already wondering if it will be able to socialize what's still a pretty private communication tool.

Sony shuts down SOCOM, Unit 13 studio Zipper Interactive
After ten years working on Sony's tactical shooters, Zipper Interactive will close its doors.

Fisker looking to recharge funds by $100 million before March 31
Fisker Automotive is seeking more funding in order to fix remaining issues with the Karma as well as speed up production on the upcoming Nina.

Microsoft strikes at Zeus botnets
Microsoft has struck at command-and-control servers for Zeus botnets, raiding data centers in Pennsylvania and Illinois based on racketeering laws.

Color is an addictive color matching game for the design geek in you
Test your color matching skills with Color, a game that forces you to find the right answers on the color wheel before time runs out.

DT Morning News Roundup – March 26, 2012
In today's news, Angry Birds Space hits 10 million downloads, director James Cameron reaches the ocean's deepest point in his one-man submarine, Microsoft generates an inordinate amount of headlines, Instagram launches for Android, Pinterest updates its Terms of Service.

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