IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 7/10/2013

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 7/10/2013

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How to send free text messages from your PC
Learn the safest and most effective way to send free text messages online in this quick and easy tutorial. Using this method, you can send texts to anyone using any email client you want.
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How to revive a dead pixel
Dead pixel got you down? I don't blame you. Check out our guide on how to fix a dead or stuck pixel and save yourself that costly screen replacement or trip to the repair shop.
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Tired of Apple and Google? Meet the dark horse mobile OSes you’ve never heard of
Android and iPhone currently hold a near duopoly in the smartphone market, but four new entrants are trying to join the fight this year. Tizen, Firefox OS, Sailfish OS, and Ubuntu Phone will all be available by the end of the year. Do any of them stand a chance?
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Activision and Tencent join the ESA, further increasing the group’s clout in DC
After a five year absence, Activision Blizzard has renewed its membership with the Entertainment Software Association, and it is joined by Chinese gaming giant Tencent. And the timing may be crucial.
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Does Instagram’s landscape-friendly update mean the app’s ready to bail on its boxy format?
Instagram only allows you to upload square images, but concessions in its latest update could signal some new versatility heading to the platform. Are we about to get panoramas? Of course the larger question is, do we want them?
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Live where you shower with the Axor WaterDream lamp
The Axor WaterDream collection features an interesting decor that's both a shower head and a lamp. Multifunctional design at its best, or is it too weird to dream of living where you shower?
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Review: Can Kia’s Cadenza command $41,000? Maybe with an Audi badge
First impressions are hard to shake but when you’re a car company it’s important to move past negative preconceptions. With the release of its first-ever luxury car, the 2014 Kia Cadenza, the Korean automaker is looking to shake its brand’s mediocre beginnings and mature into something greater.
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How to convert VHS to DVD
There's no reason you should have to lose those precious home videos just because VHS is a dying format. Check out our guide on how to convert VHS to DVD to save the memories.
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Who will own the track? 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 vs. 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302
The 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 is quite a machine, but how does it stack up against its old rival from the days of Trans-Am racing?
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It’s OK! Android’s latest malware scare probably won’t affect you
Bluebox Security has uncovered an Android vulnerability that potentially exposes 99 percent of Android devices to malware. We take a look at the risks for you and discuss how you might mitigate them.
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Samsung’s SideSync software brings your Android smartphone to the Ativ PC
Want to text your friends at work without your boss knowing? With SideSync, a Samsung-only feature that lets your access your Android smartphone through your computer, you can – as long as you have a newer Samsung PC.
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Solar Impulse completes historic flight across US
The Solar Impulse aircraft completed the final leg of its historic journey across the US late Saturday when it landed at New York’s JFK airport. The plane, laden with nearly 12,000 solar cells, began its flight in San Francisco in early May.
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Bring it! Samsung’s Boxee buy is a preemptive strike on Apple and other rivals
Spending $30 million cash to acquire Boxee is an investment for Samsung, and perhaps an aggressive move to improve what it can offer consumers in the living room by taking on Apple TV and Roku.
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The Xbox One is a PC in console’s clothing. Here’s why it matters
The Xbox One isn't just a new game console, or even just an all-in-one entertainment device. Inside the One is PC hardware running a Windows kernel, a combo that could revolutionize computing – if Microsoft lets it.
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Samsung mocks Apple devotees (again) in possibly its oddest smartphone ad yet
Samsung's earlier ads poking fun at Apple fans are, on the whole, rather conventional. Not so its latest effort. Featuring a man using an apple like it's a smartphone, a group of dancing ninjas and a bemused-looking ram, this one's like nothing else.
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Shazam set to speed up expansion with $40m investment from telecom boss Carlos Slim
Shazam, the app that helps users identify music tracks, is receiving $40 million in funding from Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest people. Shazam boss Andrew Fisher says the money will help the company to implement expansion plans more quickly.
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The sound you hear at your next concert might just be controlled with an iPad
For nearly 40 years, live sound equipment has gone without update. But that recently began to change. Now an entire concert can be mixed by one person - anywhere in the venue - with an iPad. We take a look at one pro sound engineer who does exactly that.
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Want to know what the tech elite Fancy?
With the help of The Fancy, we've rounded up items that Jack Dorsey, Daniel Ek, Dave Morin, Biz Stone, and Mark Zuckerberg like or are inspired by.
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Actions for iPad app creates touchscreen experience for PC or Mac
Actions for iPad, an app that allows users to transform their Mac or PC into touch-based machines, uses your iPad as a companion, enabling you to perform quick tasks without your mouse.
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Jetsetter: Nintendo’s weak library is due in part to HD gaming
This week in Jetsetter, Digital Trends takes a long look at Nintendo's Japanese game development process and its antiquated policies on blocking games by region. Turns out that the delay in Wii U games was caused by the company not being prepared. Who knew?
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Best apps of the week: Limbo, Anchor, Vine, and more
Need a way to kill time over the long holiday weekend? How about kicking back with some of the best apps of the week including Quell Memento, Microsoft OneNote, Anchor by Tomfoolery, and plenty more.
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No Hollywood budget, no problem: 5 best free video editing programs
Video editing software doesn't have to cost you a paycheck and a half. Here are our picks for the best free video editing software available so you can channel your inner Hollywood prowess.
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‘PlanetSide 2′ brings the lessons of its predecessor to eSports engagements
'PlanetSide 2' creative director discusses the vision of bringing the massively multiplayer first-person shooter in the competitive world of eSports with the addition of Battle Islands and cross-continent play.
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Restoring a law from 1789 may be impossible with technology from 2013
The Restore the Fourth anti-NSA surveillance movement has begun to pick up steam. But current technological advancements and sluggish laws may make it impossible to enact any meaningful change.
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Siri Eyes Free, Big Data and goodbye Idiot Light: GM tech chief talks future car tech
General Motors believes connectivity is the future of cars, and it's preparing for that future with a barrage of tech.
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