Wednesday, November 21, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 22/11/2012

Digital Trends It’s no dummy: Camera-equipped mannequins being used by stores to help boost sales If mannequins didn’t already creep you out a bit with their faraway expressions and contorted poses, they probably will now.
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Start-Ups: Silicon Valley episode 3 recap: Let’s get down to business Things got real in episode 103 of Start-Ups: Silicon Valley. Some of our geeks move forward with business ventures while another tries hard for love.
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Survey: Apple products dominate US kids’ wish lists, though Wii U also popular It might not come as a great surprise to learn that American kids would really love to tear the wrapping off a new iPad this holiday season. Apple products dominate in a new wish-list survey of 6- to 12-year-old children in the US, though the Wii U also proves popular.
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Persona 4 Golden review: Sony’s handheld has a new top game With the release of Persona 4 Golden, Atlus hopes to revive the best roleplaying title of the PlayStation 2 generation for a new era of handhelds, inadvertently trumping all modern roleplaying games in the process.
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Women, democrats vote big on Facebook Facebook has taken a look at its voting demographic, and it's turned out to be predominantly female, democratic and, interestingly enough, fond of Paul Ryan.
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Audi to debut four new TDI clean diesel models at LA Auto Show Audi finally gets serious about diesel in the US, nearly filling its entire lineup with TDI offerings.
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Oprah praises Microsoft’s Surface tablet from an iPad Oprah appears to be a fan of Microsoft's new Surface tablet, but she was caught using its biggest rival to share the message.
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US patent boss defends system to critics: “Give it a rest already” Lesson #1 in how not to end an argument: Tell your opponents to "give it a rest" and "get the facts." A lesson, perhaps, that US Patent Office chief David Kappos could have been taught before a keynote address given this morning.
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Nexus 7 shipments projected to reach 5 million by the end of 2012 Shipments of Google's Nexus 7 tablet could reach five million by the year's end, according to component suppliers.
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Nissan introduces cheaper 2013 Leaf trim level in Japan The 2013 Leaf S is $5,000 cheaper than a regular Leaf. Could that be enough to reverse this EV's sales decline?
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The Walking Dead Episode 5 review: A fitting end for the best story of the year Telltale's episodic adaptation of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead has finally arrived, and it's as emotionally jarring as you'd expect.
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NBA 2K13 for the Wii U review: The king of the heap pivots 2K Sports has recently made a strong case that its NBA basketball franchise is the best sports series out there right now. Of course personal preference will slant this opinion, but in terms of smooth gameplay, plentiful content, and just general fun, the NBA 2K series does not fail to deliver. With the Wii U
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Audi adding another member to the family with all-new Q8 luxury crossover Audi plans to add a Q8 to the lineup, proving its eager to utilize all the single-digit numbers.
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Composer Gordy Haab wins award for Star Wars Kinect score Video game composer Gordy Haab wins the award for Best Song at the Hollywood Music in Media awards thanks to his score for Star Wars Kinect.
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How to buy a new laptop Whether it’s a zippy Ultrabook or a gaming dynamo, if you’re in the market for a new machine, follow our guide to narrow down your options and find the laptop that best suits your needs.
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What do steep discounts on Wii U games say about Nintendo’s new console? Retailers like Target are offering huge discounts on Nintendo Wii U games, an unusual move following the release of a brand new gaming console. Are these price cuts say the Wii U's in trouble or is this a sign of a fast-changing business?
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Red Dawn review: The revolution will be redubbed and heavily edited The long-shelved Red Dawn remake finally hits theaters this week, with an exciting focus on action and an uneven story that asks audiences to suspend just a bit too much of their disbelief.
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McLaren MP4-12C Can-Am Edition will go into production, but only 30 will be made If you're lucky, and have deep pockets, you could own this track-ready version of the McLaren MP4-12C supercar.
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Microsoft’s next console will just be called Xbox, play Blu-rays Microsoft's next console won't be the Xbox 720 or even the Durango. According to a new report compiling all the previous leaks and industry insider rumors, Microsoft's Xbox 360 successor will simply be named "Xbox."
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Borderlands 2: Mister Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage DLC review Gearbox Software returns for a second round of Borderlands 2 DLC in Mister Torgue's Campaign of Carnage.
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Ambient app Highlight releases “biggest update ever,” adds context to profiles and digital high-fives Highlight released its biggest update to its iOS and Android app, which enables users to add more information about themselves, and send virtual high-fives.
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Sony opens PlayStation Mobile to indie devs, but its reach is still limited Sony launched the PlayStation Mobile Developer Program this week, inviting independent developers to bring their games and apps to the company's digital distribution platform, but the limited reach of PlayStation Mobile may be keep developers away.
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Hands on with the Evernote Smart Notebook by Moleskine, a digital compromise for pen-and-paper purists While Evernote has evolved into a platform for organizing, remembering, and digitally storing everything, those of us that can't quite put down the pen haven't entirely gotten on board. Now the Smart Notebook by Moleskine could possibly change that.
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Windows 8 UI gets a scathing review from usability expert Windows 8 gets skewered as a strategic mistake with "disappointing usability." Ouch.
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Lotus leaning on KERS technology to breathe life into Esprit super car Lotus appears to be back on track and looking to take on the Porsche 911 with the help of some Formula One tech.
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Hands on: Rhapsody is still around, Android app gets new look and features Rhapsody is still around and offering its streaming music service. In its most recent update to its Android app, Rhapsody revealed a new look and new functionality. The biggest draw, Replay, is a beta feature that suggests music based on time-specific listening tendencies.
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With $6.3 million raised Star Citizen is the highest earning crowd-funded game yet Star Citizen, an ambitious new space sim from the man behind Wing Commander and Freelancer, is now the highest earning crowd-funded video game project to date with $6.3 million raised. The people have spoken: Bring on the science fiction!
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PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale review: Sony apes Nintendo with unspectacular results Sony's new fighter PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is blatantly patterned after Nintendo's Smash Bros. franchise. Whether that's a positive or negative however, is up to personal interpretation.
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Idapt launches brand-neutral speaker dock projects on Kickstarter Idapt's S1 and S2 speaker docks don't care if you love Apple, Android or any other platform-specific mobile device.
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Chicago commissions electric garbage trucks for quieter, greener waste disposal At 52,000 pounds, these all-electric trucks will be the biggest pure EVs on American roads, and it will be interesting to see how the city of Chicago's program pans out.
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