Wednesday, April 17, 2013

IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 18/04/2013


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Spain to enforce stricter anti-piracy laws after being placed on 'watch list'
Spain’s Education and Culture Minister, Jose Wert, says Spain would soon be proposing a new set of laws to help thwart on-line piracy. Spain was recently put on a ‘watch list’ for rampant on-line piracy and is considered one of the worst offenders in Western Europe.


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Google Glass: One day battery life, 12GB of space, bone conduction sound, and a carry pouch
Not everyone is convinced that Google’s Glass will be a trend setter.  So while its viability is in question, from a gizmo and gadget lover’s point of view the Glass is a cool toy that will get the adrenaline pumping—even if just for the first few hours.


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Element Five ifive X2 8.9: Quad-core RK3188 & 1920x1200 IPS display
Bargain hunters looking for a tablet that sports a respectable processor and display resolution can’t possibly look away from the ifive X2 8.9.


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Samsung's flexible OLED technology gets pushed back due to manufacturing issues
Commercialization of Samsung’s flexible OLED display technology has been pushed back due to issues surrounding the encapsulation method.


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Windows 8.1 to bring back Start button and boot to desktop option
Windows 8.1 (or Windows “Blue”) may bring back the Start button and perhaps even allow desktop users to skip straight to the desktop instead of having to go through the Metro menu first.


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AT&T and U.S. Cellular now taking Galaxy S IV pre-orders
Many people are saving up a nice sum to either replace or upgrade their current phone to the Samsung Galaxy S IV, but only a select few carriers have the device available for pre-order.


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Scientists turn cellulose into starch
A team of researchers have successfully managed to transform cellulose into starch, opening up a potential world of new food sources


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Lenovo launches IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC
Lenovo has launched the IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC in the US, allowing up to four people to use the 27-inch display for multimedia and games.


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Say goodbye to Skyrim; Bethesda is moving on
Bethesda has announced that Skyrim's time is coming to a close; they will be pulling resources from the team in order to work on their next major title.


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Japanese court rules Google search autocomplete is libellous
A Japanese court has ruled that the autocomplete feature of Google's search engine is libellous and that the search giant must remove terms linking a man with alleged criminal activity.


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Samsung being probed for fake reviews in Taiwan
Officials in Taiwan are looking into accusations that Samsung arranged for negative reviews to be published about rival company HTC.


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Analyst says BlackBerry Z10 returns not abnormally high
An analyst at Jefferies has revealed that there are no abnormally high return rates for the BlackBerry Z10, contradicting a report by Detwiler Fenton.


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Nanosponge can soak up toxins
A newly developed “nanosponge” has the ability to soak up toxins released by bacterial infections and venom from the bloodstream


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Anonymous attacks North Korea
Anonymous has attacked several North Korean websites in a continued effort to disrupt their online presence in protest of continued nuclear arms testing.


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Airplane flaps on trucks may cut costs, save lives
A radical idea to round the nose of trucks and add airplane-like flaps to the back, maybe cut fuel costs, reduce emissions and even save lives.


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Sony takes us on a drone tour of Hashima Island
Sony's new Action Cam is a rugged competitor for the GoPro series of cameras. Sony just mounted one to a hexacopter and showed off it's capabilities off the coast of Japan.


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Porn sites promises they're virus free
After research demonstrated that an alarmingly high number of ads on porn sites had malware, the porn business is now saying they've gotten cleaned up.


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Scientists engineer functional kidneys for rat
After successfully bioengineering hearts and livers, scientists have now managed to engineer kidneys, growing them from donor cells. The kidneys appear to be functioning as they should.


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