IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 07/07/2012

RIM CEO defends BlackBerry in newspaper editorial
Research in Motion CEO Thorsten Heins has written an editorial for The Globe and Mail defending BlackBerry and RIM's future.

Koolatron’s portable grill lets you cook a meal in your car
Even fast food drive-thrus can't handle the Koolatron Travel 'N'Grill which sets up as a portable cooker right inside your car.

United Nations: Free speech online is a basic human right
Free expression online is a basic human right, the United Nations declared this week for the first time.

Google Glasses are just the beginning: Why wearable computing is the future
Google's next-gen augmented reality goggles are already spawning competitors, giving the wearable computing its long-overdue introduction to the mainstream.

Opinion: Don’t hate patent players, hate the patent game
Apple’s latest patent fiasco with Samsung highlights glaring problems with the patent system that are stifling innovation and holding technology back.

British Airways idea to use Google Images to identify high profile passengers sparks privacy concerns
British Airways "Know Me" campaign to use Google Images to help identify its passengers has sparked privacy concerns.

Surreal life-size Lego forest springs up overnight in Australian outback
Lego continues its 50th anniversary celebrations in Australia by "planting" this surreal, life-size, Lego forest in the outback.

Electronic cigarette causes huge terror alert in UK
Vapor from a bus passenger's electronic cigarette caused a huge terror alert in the UK on Thursday, with a reported 25 police cars, 13 fire engines, 4 ambulances and 2 army bomb disposal teams sent to deal with the incident. Who would've thought an e-cigarette could cause so much trouble.

Over a quarter of a million people will lose Internet access on Monday
With approximately 72 hours until the FBI's deadline, a couple hundred thousand people will wake up without Internet access next week if they don't take action now.

Amazon working with Foxconn to build smartphone, report says
E-commerce giant Amazon is reportedly building a smartphone with the help of electronics manufacturer Foxconn. It's not the first time we've heard such a rumor, but the chatter regarding the possibility certainly appears to be increasing.

Issue with corrupt iOS and Mac app updates fixed, says Apple
Apple claims to have sorted out a server bug issue which caused recently updated apps to crash upon launch.

You talkin’ to me? Urinal cake tells drinking drivers to get a cab home from bar
In an effort to get drinking drivers to think twice about getting behind the wheel of their car, hundreds of bars across Michigan have installed talking urinal cakes in their restrooms to remind patrons to call a friend or a cab for a ride home.

Apple and Google remove ‘Find and Call’ Trojan app
Apple and Google have both removed an app from their respective app stores that stole users private data and spammed their address book contacts with invitations to download that very same app.

YouTube sues MP3 conversion tool as the industry prepares for a new fight over content rights
P2P networks have been hit hard in recent years, but now Google and others are targeting a new way users can grab free music files.

Nexus 7 tablet: What you need to know
Our guide to what you need to know about Google's first self-branded tablet, the Nexus 7. Find out whether it's a good buy and the new features it brings to Android.

Is the UN sharing technology illegally with Iran?
Iran has been under United Nations sanction concerning international technology sharing for more than five years - So why, exactly, has a United Nations agency been sharing "standard information-technology equipment" with the country recently?

Wikileaks begins releasing ‘embarrassing’ emails by Syrian political officials and Western companies
Wikileaks' largest leak yet comprises "embarrassing" emails between Syrian government officials and Western companies.

Nissan Leaf sets world record for fastest car in reverse
Stunt driver Terry Grant made Ricky Bobby proud, averaging 55 mph over three miles.

Samsung’s 75-inch ES9000 Smart TV launches in South Korea for just over $17,000
Samsung's massive ES9000 spans a whopping 75 inches and includes all of its latest Smart TV features, but it will cost you.

In Control: Street Fighter X Tekken [Vita] preview
Street Fighter X Tekken for PlayStation Vita solves the problem that's plagued portable Capcom fighters for years: It's got great controls.

Japan restarts first nuclear reactor since Fukushima disaster
Amid lingering fears of another nuclear catastrophe, a reactor at Japan's Ōi Nuclear Power Plant has resumed service.

Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit hands-on preview
We go hands-on with Arkedo Studios' promising Metroidvania-style platformer, Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit, which is coming to Xbox Live Arcade sometime in 2012.

Go topless faster than ever in the new McLaren MP4-12C Spider
McClaren's already outrageous MP4-12C gets the convertible treatment in a new Spider model.

Final Fantasy XIII-3? “Not too far off” teases Square-Enix’s Motomu Toriyama
Director Motomu Toriyama said in a new interview that the ending of Final Fantasy XIII-2's final DLC hints at a possible announcement.

Axiotron morphs MacBooks into tablets with the ModBook Pro
Axiotron's ModBook Pro uses the guts of a MacBook Pro reconfigured into tablet form, giving artists and designers a mobile workstation that works with a stylus.

Sony preparing new ultra-slim PlayStation 3?
FCC filings suggest Sony is preparing to release a new version of the system. Will it drop the price too?

DmC: Devil May Cry hands-on preview
Our first hands-on with Ninja Theory's DmC: Devil May Cry leaves us convinced that the Heavenly Sword developer will be able to deliver a faithful reboot that sticks to series creator Hideki Kamiya's vision.

Study says lane departure warning systems don’t prevent crashes
According to the Highway Loss Data Institute, lane departure warning systems can actually increase the likelihood of a crash.

MGM sues to stop confusing Raging Bull pseudo-sequel
MGM is attempting to kill off Raging Bull II, saying it creates marketplace confusion and has been designed to profit off the original film.

Ouya: The $99 Google Android game console backed by Ed Fries, the man behind Xbox
A new startup is looking to break into the game console business with a device that's only $99 and whose games are 100% free.

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Saturday, July 7, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 07/07/2012

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