Wednesday, July 17, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 7/18/2013

Digital Trends



Intel isn’t in your phone, but it wants to be in your smartpants
Intel's still battling away in the mobile industry, but its smartphone chips haven't proven to be a huge hit just yet, forcing the company to take an alternative path on the road to success. The one it may have chosen takes it to wearable technology.
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Apple may be planning Kinect-style controls for its rumored TV
Even though reports that Apple had acquired PrimeSense, the Israeli company behind the technology in Microsoft’s Kinect, were shot down, the very prospect of getting their hands on that kind of technology leads to some intriguing possibilities.
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Watch out, Mac OS X users! FBI ransomware is coming for you, too
Ransomware's not only hitting PCs; it looks like OS X computers are also susceptible. If your Mac is held ransom by what appears to be the FBI, don't sweat it. Here's what you need to know to regain control of your Mac without paying an exorbitant ransom fee.
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Major League Gaming prepares for the next generation of consoles
Major League Gaming president and co-founder Mike Sepso is open to exploring new opportunities for streaming competitive gaming content beyond the organizations well-established Twitch partnership.
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Piracy is way down in Norway. Is this a worldwide trend?
Piracy is way down in Norway, and we don't entirely know why. A new study shows that illegal downloads of music, movies, and TV shows is a fifth of what it was in 2008. Have legal alternatives made piracy less attractive?
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Lay off, uberfans: Julie Larson-Green is qualified to hold the reigns on Xbox
The reactions to Julie Larson-Green being named as the head of hardware development for Microsoft, which includes the Xbox, has been met with some resistance online due to her lack of a gaming background, some of Microsoft’s recent products, and sadly, because of her gender.
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Before we start to ask Facebook for more, how about fixing these things first?
Facebook is constantly a source of user-rage - which has slightly spiked after it was revealed the site might be hiding a certain number for us. But before we start asking Facebook for more, when maybe we should just be fine-tuning the things we already have.
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How it feels to explore the first next-gen shooter in ‘Killzone: Shadow Fall’
Guerrilla Games offers us a taste of one of the more open environments in 'Killzone: Shadow Fall,' a PlayStation 4 launch title and the first platform-exclusive shooter for the new console.
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Why a $6,000 international roaming bill is your own damn fault
Yet another story about a traveler getting hit with a massive phone bill on their return home hit the press this week, highlighting how crippling international roaming charges can be. Except, with a little research and effort, huge bills such as this are easily avoided.
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If buttons are all it takes for bedding to be ‘smart,’ I’d rather be dumb
A new Kickstarter project boasts a 'Smart Bedding' system so you can cut the time to takes to make beds in half. This will only please you if you absolutely must sleep with a top sheet.
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Your gadgets are bleeding out your wallet. Here’s how to put a stop to vampire power
Would you pull $100 out of the ATM and set it on fire? You might be surprised to learn that, in a roundabout way, you do that every year. Vampire power is a real problem, but all it takes is a little effort to put a stop to it. Here's how.
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Explosions? Electrocution? Fatal phone accidents are rarer than you think
We love our gadgets, but there's always that fear of our phones exploding or going haywire. We've spoken with the experts. Here is what you should and should not worry about, and what you can do about it.
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Hey, HBO, thanks for showing me how to pirate Game of Thrones
HBO may have thought it was cracking down on the number of Game of Thrones episodes being pirated, but its recent DMCA takedown notice targeting VLC media player may have backfired – at least with this writer.
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Top 5 cars that women love
We’ve got some bad news, fellas. Despite what you might think about the sexual magnetism of your car, truck or SUV, chances are good it’s not working. That’s right; your lifted truck or 911 is not tickling ladies’ fancy like you hoped it would.
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AT&T Next vs. T-Mobile Jump: Which is a better deal?
Want to upgrade your phone more often than every two years? With AT&T’s Next or T-Mobile’s Jump, you can do exactly that, but how much will it cost? Let’s take a look.
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Zynga, Facebook, and the rapidly approaching future of online social gambling
Facebook is launching gambling games in the U.K., which is great news for Zynga but bad news for people who hate getting badgered about Facebook games.
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Computer software reveals JK Rowling as author of novel written under pen name
Keen to pen a novel “without hype or expectation”, Harry Potter author JK Rowling wrote The Cuckoo's Calling under a pen name and had it published in April. Thanks to some clever software, however, her identity didn't remain hidden for long.
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Google Glass could have saved Trayvon Martin (and George Zimmerman)
The deadly encounter between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin could have been avoided if either party were wearing Google Glass and recorded the encounter. Is Google Glass the next generation of self-defense technology?
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IMDb app update for Android and iOS brings movie ticket purchases and more
US-based users of IMDb's Android and iOS app now have the opportunity to purchase movie tickets within the app using the services of ticket seller Fandango. The feature was rolled out in an update on Monday.
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‘Jobs’ movie promo becomes first trailer to hit Instagram
A month after Instagram introduced a video option to its service, the movie studio behind the Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher has become the first to launch a trailer on the platform – expect to see many more from hereon in.
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Restaurant owner fires all employees by text message
Definitely an impersonal way to find out that you have lost your job, a restaurant owner in Florida opted to send out text messages to all employees earlier this month letting them know not to come into work anymore.
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