IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 4/23/2012

Sony planning to launch 5GB, cloud-based photo sharing service
As more consumers look for new ways to share photos with friends and family online, Sony leaping into the cloud by offering free photo and video storage.

Student candidate allegedly hacks his own election results
With students that often know more about computer systems than teachers or administrators, cheating through digital methods continues to be an issue for high schools and universities.

Meet South Korea’s new robotic prison guards
With incarceration rates on the rise, South Korea's latest robotic endeavor seeks to alleviate stress on overworked prison guards.

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition — Taking your first steps in the land of Temeria
Put on your adventuring shoes and journey into the land of Temeria. Here are our tips for surviving your first few hours in the brutal world of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition.

Opinion: With JetSuite, once you fly private you’ll never go back (until you get the bill)
Opinion: Private jets may not be “cheap” just yet, but JetSuite makes what was once the domain of only the super wealthy within reach for a special trip or the date of a lifetime.

Apple pushes to gain more enterprise users with launch of ‘iPhone in Business’ webpage
Apple introduced a new webpage on its site on Friday, highlighting how the iPhone can be utilized by businesses. With the BlackBerry losing ground in the enterprise market, the Cupertino company is keen to take its place capitalize on the success of its iPhone 4S handset.

When email goes wrong: UK company mistakenly dismisses entire workforce in memo mix-up
There must be a few red faces knocking about the human resources department of UK-based Aviva Investors this week after it emerged it accidentally sent out an email giving all 1300 of its employees their marching orders.

Cadillac’s crystal ball shows self-driving car in luxury automaker’s future
Luxury brand Cadillac is currently working on a semi-autonomous and fully autonomous driving system for future cars.

Win a copy of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Edition!
Last year the 10 year anniversary of the original Halo was celebrated with an HD re-release of the game on the Xbox 360. Find out how to win a copy below!

Why Microsoft doesn’t need your money: Business brings home the bacon
Consumers may interact with Microsoft products every day, but apparently they're not making the company much cash. The money trail shows Microsoft drifting away from consumers and closer to business. Will its products follow suit?

CISPA vote coming next week: How to fight back now
The time to fight back against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is now. Here's everything you need to know to get started.

Street Fighter X Tekken (PS Vita) hands-on preview
We go hands on with the enhanced PlayStation Vita port of Capcom's Street Fighter X Tekken, which adds 12 new fighters to the mix as well as cross-platform play and online matches over Ad Hoc, Wi-Fi, and 3G connections.

Maybach offers $100,000 cash back on soon-to-be discontinued luxury cars
Mercedes is killing Maybach at the end of the year, so everything must go.

Anonymous attack official F1 website in protest of violent Bahraini government
Amid growing civil unrest, Anonymous "hacktivists" have taken aim at the Bahraini government for continued violence against its people by shutting down the official Formula 1 website.

Digital Blend: Yet another tiny iPad rumor and yet another top-shelf Xbox Live Arcade release in Trials Evolution
Welcome to Digital Blend, your one-stop-shop for coverage and recommendations of all things relating to mobile gaming, digital marketplaces, and indie titles (for the week ending April 22).

15 percent of TV viewing takes place on tablets, says Viacom
A new study suggests that tablets have become the second most popular way to watch full-length television shows.

Lamborghini Urus: photos and details leaked
Lamborghini's new SUV will be based on the Porsche Cayenne, and will have a 600 horsepower V8 from Bentley

Trials Evolution breaks first-day XBLA sales record
If single-day sales numbers are anything to go by, people sure do love physics-based virtual motocross.

One weekend only, Blizzard opens Diablo III to public for open beta stress test
If you've been waiting for a sneak peak at the new Diablo III, you're in luck. Blizzard is announced a weekend-only open beta test to begin today, April 20.

eBay launches ‘Green Driving’ site for alternative energy enthusiasts
Online auction giant eBay has announced the launch of its eco-centered Green Driving site to help promote environmentally friendly cars.

GameStop slashes price of PlayStation 3 Slim
In the market for a PlayStation 3? Good news: The system just got an unexpected 20 percent price drop.

Hulu signs Seth Meyers, Adrian Grenier, and more to produce four new original shows
Hulu will produce four new original shows drawing from existing starpower, including the likes of Seth Meyers and Adrian Grenier.

Trials Evolution review
This week brings the release of RedLynx's Xbox Live Arcade-exclusive Trials Evolution, the sequel to the motorcross-centric puzzle/platformer, Trials HD. Does this sequel measure up to the runaway success of the original game?

Apple may use in-cell touch panels to make next iPhone thinner, lighter
Hot on the heals of speculation that Apple will use Liquidmetal to make the body of the next iPhone, a new rumor says that the touchscreen will also receive an upgrade in the form of in-cell touch panels, which would make the phone thinner and lighter.

We assure you, this is not a trailer for Fallout 4
Despite claims to the contrary from the ever-reliable YouTube community, this is not the first trailer for Bethesda Softworks' entirely theoretical Fallout 4.

Marvel Vs Capcom 2 hits iOS next week
Capcom's greatest crossover fighter to date is scheduled for release on your local Apple-branded gadget on April 25.

How to go camping this year and still keep it geeky
Add some pizzazz to your camping trip with FieldCandy tents, especially with this awesomely geeky design which resembles a computer circuit board.

Is this the Samsung Galaxy S III?
A Vietnamese site has posted a video of what it claims is the Samsung Galaxy S III. We've got the specs and the video. Is it legit?

This full surface electric cooktop combines cooking with Tetris
Who says you can't play with food? With the new Siemens full surface induction cooktop, arranging pans on the surface is like a game of Tetris.

Creepers rejoice! X-ray vision may soon come to your smartphone
Scientists have figured out a way to shrink x-ray technlogy, allowing devices like smartphones to have x-ray sensors in them. We explore how this new technology works.

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Monday, April 23, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 4/23/2012

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