Sunday, April 14, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 15/04/2013


Digital Trends Consider this your one-stop shop for your next webmail client Snail mail may be the next dying breed of communication, but email is here to stay (at least for now). We've rounded up our choices for the best web-based email clients available.
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Trick kicks, breathtaking quadcopter video and more in this week’s Staff Picks You want to know all the best from around the Web in the past week, but you don’t want to have to look for it, right? Never fear. We’ve trolled the matrix to find the coolest, weirdest, and most interesting tidbits of the past seven days. Have at it.
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Jetsetter: Veterans of ‘Wipeout,’ ‘Heavy Rain,’ and ‘Remember Me’ team up for some futuristic aerial combat This week in Jetsetter, we check in on a PS Vita sequel to a long lost PSOne RPG and a promising survival horror game from Indonesia. Then, we take a look at Strike Vector, a Crimson Skies-style shooter made by developers from Quantic Dream, Dontnod, and Sony Liverpool.
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Build your own pair of D.I.Y. headphones with a 3D printer Step aside Dr. Dre the next big thing in headphones might just come from a 3D printer. We take a look at one designers take on the idea, complete with links to the plans.
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Instagram your way to meeting Bieber, and other social ways to win this week You're spending plenty of your time Instagramming and pinning anyway, why not put it to use? These contests all want your social media content, and they're willing to give you something for it. And all you have to do is Tumblr or tweet your way to meeting Justin Bieber or documenting the Alicia Keys tour.
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Review: 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid mixes Honda hybrid mpg with upmarket goodies Oh how we love firsts: Our first steps, our first car, our first time having… well never mind that. With the 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid, we celebrate two milestones. “ILX” is a brand-new nameplate for Honda’s luxury division and it’s also the first hybrid the Acura brand has ever offered. And while it shares much [...]
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How to make a video game (experience not required) Building your own video game may seem out of the question, but trust us, it's not. Here's our how-to guide for bringing your ideas to life, complete with a game of our own design.
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Samsung releases NX1100 for $600, bundled with Adobe Lightroom and 20-50mm lens Samsung's new NX1100 compact system camera doesn't offer any major improvements over its predecessor, the NX1000, but for $600 you also get a copy of Adobe Lightroom 4, a $149 value in itself.
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Yes, Virginia, it’s possible to make big prints with an iPhone, and Pixuru shows you can Photos taken with smartphones generally aren't suitable for large prints, but online print shop Pixuru's large 25-foot wide print from an iPhone photos of a Chicago landmark suggests that you can go big.
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LCD vs Plasma TVs Our LCD vs Plasma TV buying guide explains the differences between LCD and Plasma display technology, as well as the pros and cons associated with each.
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How Apple lost its cool (and how it can win it back) Apple’s once-untouchable hipness has faltered in recent months, and as some of its most recent ads demonstrate, the company doesn’t seem to know how to win it back.
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Hands on: There’s no place like Facebook Home Facebook's ambitious mobile project Facebook Home is here, and we go hands on for a first look. The experimental app suite is basically giving Facebook the right to take over your phone; it's part app, part OS - all Facebook.
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Hold onto your hat: Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse is the world’s fastest open-top car The Veyron Super Sport may not officially be the fastest car in the world anymore, but at least the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse is the fastest car with no roof.
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Stolen MacBook Pro ends up in Iran, spawns Tumblr of shame for both parties When UK animator Dom Del Torto's MacBook Pro was stolen, he used a tracking app to find it, and oh did he find it ... all the way in Iran. Posting photos of the new owner on a Tumblr, he quickly learned the "thief" was innocent.
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Instasham: Your shortcut to the (fake) life of privilege on Instagram Are you a Rich Kids of Instagram wannabe? The operative word being "wannabe," of course, thanks to Instasham, a new service that lets you pretend to snap photos of the lavish life and claim it as your own.
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It’s a gas: Aston Martin Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S to compete in 24 Hours of Nürburgring Could this race-ready Rapide lead to a green production car from James Bond's favorite carmaker?
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DT Deals: Stealthy, spy-like iPhone case without the 007 price tag Perfect for a night out on the town without the hassle of lugging around purses or wallets, the Krome CargoCase offers a stealthy compartment within an iPhone case. Today's DT Deal gives you just that with a 27 percent discount.
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Myst’s co-creator looks back on his game’s 20 year legacy Digital Trends chats with Myst co-creator and Cyan co-founder Robyn Miller about the game's legacy on the eve of his post-mortem talk at the 2013 Game Developer's Conference.
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Ubisoft goes back in time again with a remake of ‘Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame’ If it weren't for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Watch_Dogs on the horizon, you might swear it was 1993 over at Ubisoft. Not only is it remaking Paul Cuisset's platformer Flashback, it's also working on a mobile version of Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame.
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Something is going on with the XCOM shooter… A tipster points us to the seemingly removed official website for 2K Games' long-in-development XCOM shooter, leading to new speculation about the status of the game.
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Monster beats its fashion-forward drum with new Sound Machine headphones Monster has announced that it will release a new line of headphones called Sound Machine that was designed in tandem with musician and producer, Emilio Estefan. The two models are set to go on sale exclusively at Target and Target.com on April 14.
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Cadillac: ELR will feature novel energy-regenerating paddle-shifter technology In addition to the typical regenerating braking systems common in electric vehicles, the paddle shifters on the new Cadillac ELR will provide the luxury EV with an additional source for storing energy.
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The next creepy Instagram trend: Teen beauty contests Young Instagram users are taking to the service, posting selfies and asking for honest feedback. The problem is, these photos are very public, and comments can be cruel. Oh, and there's also the issue of Photo Maps...
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The requiem for the Wii has begun, as Nintendo starts shutting down online services Over the coming two to three years, the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii are going to die, and not just because they'll stop being a retail presence. With attention turned towards new machines, online services like the Wii's myriad Channels are being shut down.
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Pre-ordered Chromebook Pixel LTEs should arrive today Here comes your Chromebook Pixel LTE. If you pre-ordered one of Google's flagship Chromebook with 4G/LTE cellular connection through Google Play, you should be getting yours as early as today.
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Check out this colorful mockup for a possible future version of Gmail on Android A designer from Brooklyn has given us what he thinks is sleeker, cleaner, and better design for the next edition of Gmail for Android. Will Google take notice?
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Tech genius Tony Stark of ‘Iron Man 3’ helps roll out new 2014 Audi R8 The zero to 60 second time for the new 2014 Audi R8, which will be featured in Iron Man 3, has been improved by 0.3 seconds.
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Jeff Minter discusses the PS Vita, indie gaming’s surprise champion Jeff Minter makes video games that make your eyes feel like they're melting, from surreal arcade pleasures like Goat Up and psychedelic shooters like Tempest 2000. For his first PS Vita game, Minter is returning to Tempest 2000, making a new sequel titled TxK.
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A computer motherboard-inspired Memory rug for your home Designer Lukas Scherrer's geeky rug for carpet maker Ruckstuhl may look like a computer circuit board, but it doesn't feel like one: it is made with layers of felt wool – not silicon!
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Sony’s secret to making PlayStation 4 a success is getting more women making games The PlayStation 4 is still many months away, but if Sony delivers on even a fraction of its stated goals for the system, it will mark a dramatic shift in the game console business. Sony doesn't just want more indie developers making its PS4 games, it wants women making them.
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