IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 25/04/2013

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 25/04/2013

Digital Trends

Helpful tips and tricks for your Galaxy S3
Join us as we run through some handy Samsung Galaxy S3 tips. We take a look at security, motions and gestures, sound and display settings, how to set data limits, how to select ringtones and notifications, and lots more.

A new Daredevil movie may be on the way, as the rights come home to Marvel
After failing to make a new movie based on the character, the legal rights for the character of Daredevil in film have reverted from Fox back to Marvel, clearing the way for a new movie.

The flagship won’t dock in Sweden: Volvo denies rumors of a Mercedes S-Class-rivaling luxury sedan
Instead of pushing further into the luxury market, Volvo will concentrate on smaller, more efficient engines and lightweight chassis.

The next generation of game developers may begin with the Girl Scouts
The Girl Scouts continue fighting the good fight to educate young women in science and technology. A new collaboration with Women in Games International and the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles has scouts earning a new proficiency patch in video game design.

Netflix’s subscriber base trumps HBO, new Family Plan ready to go
Netflix's latest quarterly earnings show its subscriber base edged out HBO in the first quarter of 2013, while the company also announced it will introduce a new optional $11.99 Family Plan to allow four simultaneous streams on one account.

The big winner of the THQ auction is Nordic Games, but don’t count Crytek out yet
When THQ was forced to declare bankruptcy and sell off its myriad holdings earlier this year, that looked like the end of Darksiders 3. Now Nordic Games has saved the series, as well as other game franchises owned by THQ. Nordic bought most of what was left for $4.9 million

Lenovo ThinkPad Helix starts shipping, Seton Hall University gets first batch
The WIndows 8 Lenovo ThinkPad Helix is finally available ... that is, to Seton Hall students and faculty who will be using the Windows 8 hybrid with its detachable screen for school next year. Still, there's no sign yet for when the laptop will actually hit stores.

DT Deals: Do you like malware? Bitdefender didn’t think so
Today's DT Deals offers 33 percent off the Bitdefender software for either Mac or Windows operation systems, so you can keep your computer virus-free. No arguments there - nobody likes malware anyway.

‘Nimble Quest’ cleverly turns ‘Snake’ into a mobile action RPG
Take the classic mobile game of Snake, mash it up with an old-school RPG, and you'll get Nimble Quest. This oddball combination from the creators of Pocket Planes and Tiny Towers delivers charming graphics, simple but addicting gameplay, and tons of fun.

Audi on a roll: Official says carmaker will be more aggressive with high-performance models
With the launch of vehicles like the RS 5 Cabriolet, Audi clearly has a major commitment to improving its high performance line-up. But is the German-based carmaker missing the mark by not selling the RS 6 Avant in the US?

Firefox OS developers phones sell out in hours, struggle to meet demand
A few hours after officially going on sale, the first batch of Firefox OS developer phones are listed as "out of stock" but more are on the way. Does this mean the Firefox OS is off to a good start?

Rumor: Acer’s Iconia W3 is probably the first 8-inch Windows 8 tablet
Leaked images of Acer's 8-inch Iconia W3 show it running Windows 8. This comes after Microsoft's hints last week about smaller Windows 8 devices to come in the very near future.

Siva Cycle’s pedal-to-power generator leaves bikers no excuse for dead smartphones
Another reason to bike to work? You can charge your gadgets or extra battery packs while doing it. The Siva Cycle Atom is planning to make the green initiative easier to access than ever.

GreenTech Automotive and Chinese carmaker to build all-electric sedan – in the United States
Greentech Automtove and JAC Motors will build an all-electric sedan in the US. But will the joint venture be able to avoid the challenges that EVs like the Chevrolet Volt have faced in the market?

Are you reading journalism or plagiarism? A new online tool can help uncover bad writing
If you're not sure if you're reading a press release or a real new item, check out Churnalism, a new tool to help uncover bad journalism and point out the lying liars publishing "their" stories online.

More alleged XCOM shooter teasing points to April 26 reveal
Another teasing video apparently outs an April 26 reveal from 2K Games, presumably for 2K Marin's long-in-development shooter set in the XCOM: Enemy Unknown universe.

Best Android apps
The best Android apps are getting harder to find in the increasingly crowded Android Market. We're here to help as we test and rank the top applications available for Android phones.

Harmonix shows more signs that it’s getting into adventure games
Harmonix spent eight years making video games about playing music on fake plastic instruments. Now it's doing something different, hiring new staff to make story-based adventures. It's newest team member is Zak McClendon, formerly of 2K Marin and lead designer of BioShock 2.

MG may reboot but oddly, CEO wants to distance carmaker from ‘affordable sports cars’
With management like this, who needs enemies? Head of MG UK marketing and sales believes an MG sports car is the wrong way to head. Instead, the virtually absent brand will focus on a compact CUV with British design sensibilities, ala MGB.

Sony and Insomniac go to the movies with a big screen version of ‘Ratchet & Clank’
Spyro the Dragon put developer Insomniac Games on the map but it was Ratchet & Clank that made them an institution. Insomniac and Sony are working on a big screen adaptation due in 2015. Ratchet & Clank: The Movie may just be the first of many PlayStation movies on the way.

Dead Island: Riptide guide – Surviving in an apocalyptic paradise
We share the benefit of our 30+ hours of time spent in Dead Island: Riptide's blood-spattered paradise with a guide to surviving in Techland's latest take on the zombie apocalypse.

$45 BeagleBone Black is a more powerful Raspberry Pi alternative
BeagleBone Black is a $45 single-board, mini-computer that packs a 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor, 2GB of on-board storage with a micro-SD Card slot that can handle everything from Android to robot-making projects.

There was no White House bombing; Associated Press’ Twitter hacked
This morning, The Associated Press' Twitter account was hacked, tweeting false information about a White House bombing. The account has since been suspended.

Hasbro wants your say in creating the next Transformer robot
The future of the war between the heroic Autobots and somewhat less heroic Decepticons may be in your hands - or, at least, the hands of multiple fans who can participate in the creation of the newest Transformer in an online poll.

4G not fast enough? T-Mobile may launch the first 5G LTE-Advanced network
T-Mobile has announced its capability and plans to be the first 5G LTE-Advanced network, with download and upload speeds as fast as 300mbps. They're looking to have 200 million LTE subscribers by the end of the year.

Does Comedy Central’s Twitter funny fest sound confusing to anyone else?
Twitter is already a comedy goldmine, so the network's choice to organize all that funny into a tweeted festival seems misguided. So how will Comedy Central's upcoming event make sure of all the hashtagged hilarity out there?

Nintendo’s president may be in trouble as the company posts its second annual loss in history
Nintendo will report its earnings for fiscal 2013 on Wednesday. With months of dire Wii U sales and slow software sales, its expected to report its second ever annual loss, falling well short of the sales figures president Satoru Iwata said was his personal commitment to reach.

Shanghai Auto Show: Mercedes-Benz unveils long-wheelbase version of E-Class sedan
Longer, sportier looking, and safer: Mercedes rolls out an E-Class for the Chinese unlike anything that’s offered around the globe.

Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ breaks Spotify record
After its official debut last week, the comeback track from French electronica duo Daft Punk quickly went on to break records in both the United States and United Kingdom - at least via Spotify.

Google I/O rumor roundup: What to expect at Google’s biggest event of the year
The start of Google I/O is now a little less than a month away, and if the keynote presentation is anywhere near as exciting as last year, we're in for a treat. In anticipation of the big day, here's a roundup of everything Google could unveil.

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