Thursday, February 14, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 15/02/2013


Digital Trends Amazon’s Cloud Player gently streams music into Ford SYNC AppLink vehicles Amazon has joined the ranks of other popular music streaming services and will make its way into select 2013 model year Ford vehicles equipped with Applink, freeing up precious hard drive space and providing integrated voice controls in the process.
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The not-so-amazing race: Will Chevy or Honda be first to offer Siri Eyes Free system? Chevy, not Honda owners, will be first on the block to enjoy Siri in their new cars. With Siri Eyes Free, users will be able to call upon the iPhone-based helper to make calls, activate the radio, compose texts, and much more.
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The man who stays and snaps where other photographers fear to tread Having watched through his camera lens how extreme weather has affected the country in the last 20 years, photographer Jim Reed is now focusing his attention on public advocacy, telling us there's more bad weather to come.
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Back up your iPhone to your computer with these 4 iTunes alternatives Living in fear of losing all of the contacts, photos, messages, and notes on your iPhone? Fear no more! We show you how to save your device from mayhem and data destruction with these easy backup tools.
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Hands on: Siri sibling Tempo takes smart calendar to a whole new level Need a little help getting your line together? Tempo Smart Calendar may be your solution. From the makers of Siri, this app is an ultimate organization tool. It pulls information from every account you own and uses its artificial intelligence to make you functional again.
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Nexus 4 problems: What users complain about most Have you managed to get your hands on Google’s latest flagship Android smartphone? Still trying to decide whether to order one? Join us as we take a look at some common Nexus 4 problems in this roundup and try to identify solutions.
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Audi S3 Sportback: The Lord of the Rings produces a rival for the Mercedes A45 AMG The Audi S3 Sportback is a small all-wheel drive hatchback with a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine, just like a certain Benz. Let the competition begin.
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Intel Web TV box coming this year with live TV streaming ability Intel will jump into the fray of Internet-based TV services this year, and promises that live TV services will be part of the elusive set-top box's set of features.
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Mitsubishi’s new EV concept has a date with Geneva Mitsubishi has been in the EV game a long time. Despite the slow sales of its current EV, the i-MiEV, the Japanese automaker is still cranking away with new and improved EV technologies.
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Defiantly transmedia: Chatting with Syfy’s Mark Stern about Defiance and immersive multi-platform worlds Syfy's Marc Stern talks transmedia and how the world of Defiance is ready to make the multi-platform jump.
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Computer program reconstructs dead languages Scientists from Canada and California have come up with a computer program that will help linguists unearth dead languages. It's nowhere near perfect, but it could help us know more about human history in the long run.
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Sound Snipers: Yamaha Releases YSP-4300 and YSP-3300 Digital Sound Projectors with “Target Mode” Yamaha's newest digital sound projectors (aka: sound bars) are now available. Both models feature "target mode," a technology that directs sound off axis, putting some listeners in the sweet spot while allowing others some peace and quiet.
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Amazon secures expanded content licensing agreement with CBS Amazon, it seems, is streaming up a storm. A recently inked deal with CBS will have it offering a new slate of the networks' series that includes favorites like Everybody loves Raymond and America's Next Top Model.
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No disc drive, no nav, no problem: 2013 Chevy Spark brings your phone to the dash In an effort to appeal to younger demographics, the 2013 Chevrolet Spark ditches a disc drive and forgoes physical media altogether, while implementing phone-based navigation to a segment that rarely offers cabin tech, let alone such innovation.
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GameStop closes even more locations as physical game sales decline With physical video game sales falling and rumors that new consoles will block used games, GameStop is in a tight spot. In order to brace itself for the impending new console market, GameStop originally planned to close 200 stores in 2013. Now, the chain says it will close a total of 250 stores.
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Not so fast, laser, there’s a speedier inkjet that just arrived in town HP unveiled the new Officejet Pro X series of inkjet printers, which are the fastest desktop printers available. Using a new print head technology, these printers are twice as fast as laser models.
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Put down that book, your brain wants Twitter feeds Crawling through War and Peace might get you an A in high school English, but as new research shows, our brains are actually better suited to the shorter snippets the Internet delivers.
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Another zero-day exploits Adobe and runs wild masquerading as a PDF Adobe has been hit with another zero-day exploit that takes advantage of an Adobe Reader vulnerability. Read on, before you download that PDF.
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Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG: AMG’s hot hatch won’t come to the U.S., but its engine will A small all-wheel drive hatchback isn't what we'd normally expect from AMG, Mercedes' performance division. On the other hand, who can argue with 360 horsepower and a 155 mph top speed?
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Tim Cook trashes Samsung screens, calls smartphone market ‘wide-open field’ Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke yesterday at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference, revealing a good deal of information about the inner workings of Apple and the direction the company will be headed.
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Electronic Arts: No backwards compatibility in PlayStation 4 and Xbox 720 Electronic Arts continues to reveal much about its plans for the Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4 as it informs investors of its development strategies as it approaches "gen-four." Company CFO Blake Jorgensen hinted that the new machines won't support backwards compatibility.
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Keep it in your pants! (And other ways to keep your phone from ruining Valentine’s Day) Did you know that your smartphone can be a Swiss Army Knife for romance? It can also be a major contraceptive. Here’s how to avoid the doghouse and swipe your way into the bedroom.
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Slacker Radio defies name, ambitiously overhauls site In an effort to keep competitive with big-name rivals like Pandora and Spotify, Slacker Radio has overhauled its site with a new color scheme and faster, more intuitive navigation, among other improvements.
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Meridian Audio packs its pedigree into the $300 Explorer USB DAC Meridian Audio's $300 Explorer USB DAC may have just set the bar for all home and portable audio USB DACs. For a company that sells $30,000 digital loudspeakers, that's quite an interesting little trick.
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The Stromlinie 75 Concept: A beautiful tribute to the Auto Union Type C The concept borrows heavily from the design of the 1938 Auto Union Streamliner, one of a very small number of genuinely beautiful racecars ever produced. The car is also a tribute to Bernd Rosemeyer, one of the Type C's best drivers.
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People use social networks to cheat; ‘Shocking!’ says no one Studies show that cheaters online will open a new social media account, and couples are increasingly sharing their login info with each other - but even if your significant other offered up his or her login info, don't go thinking you're all clear.
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iFixit tears down the Surface Pro, gives lowest score possible for repairability Unless you're an extremely patient individual with proven capability to tear electronics open for repair, don't try fixing a Surface Pro. iFixit, a website famous for tearing down devices, revealed its extremely low degree of repairability.
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Netflix and Dreamworks to collaborate on a kid-centric animated series based on the upcoming movie, ‘Turbo’ Netflix shows further evidence that it is serious about providing compelling, original content for its audience with a kid-centric TV show based around a forthcoming Dreamworks movie.
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A tantalizing update on The Last Guardian from the game’s creator The first public trailer for The Last Guardian was shown at E3 2009. Team Ico's PlayStation 3 follow up to Shadow of the Colossus was supposed to be released in 2010. Director Fumito Ueda gave a brief update on the game, promising that he is still in creative control of the game.
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Manchester United players go green with Chevy Volts Chevrolet Volts will find new homes in the garages of the famous football club's goalkeeper and midfielder, as part of a new sponsorship deal.
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