Sunday, November 24, 2013

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 25/11/2013





The Wrecking Crew: The best-selling band you've never heard of
The producer of a rock documentary about a band that played behind countless artists has a fascinating Kickstarter project. [Read more]
    








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HP eyes Black Friday special with sub-$100 Android tablet
HP and Intel are hooking up for a low-cost Android tablet. Other deals are in the works too. [Read more]
    








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Restaurant offers 50 percent discount for turning off phone
A restaurant owner in Israel has had enough of cell phone chatter and mute couples staring into their phones during dinner. So he's offering an incentive. [Read more]
    








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Amazing ads use surveillance tech to react to planes
British Airways launches a series of interactive billboards in which children appear to react to real-world planes flying by and even explain which flight is in the air. [Read more]
    








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Can Intel turn Android into Windows?
The chipmaker is ready to turn Android into a full-fledged 'client' operating system, much like Windows has been. [Read more]
    








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Street-legal Batmobile up for auction, flame thrower included
Tribute to the vehicle from the 1989 Batman film comes complete with a suite of functioning crime-fighting gadgets. [Read more]
    








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Profile: Lotus Carlton
Vauxhall's new VXR8 goes on sale in December, which had me thinking about Luton's previous big bruiser saloons -- and the king of them all, the Lotus Carlton. [Read more]
    








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NSA slapped malware on 50,000+ networks, says report
The US National Security Agency placed malicious software on more than 50,000 computer networks around the world, says a report based on documents leaked by Edward Snowden. [Read more]
    








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NAD's overachieving budget audiophile amplifier
True, the NAD C 316BEE integrated amp isn't exactly feature-laden, and it's rated at a mere 40 watts per channel, but it sounds sweet! [Read more]
    








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Surface 2 design changes make it more difficult to crack open and repair
Bill Detwiler cracks open the Surface 2 and finds a redesigned interior that makes the tablet difficult and time-consuming to open and repair. [Read more]
    








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'Doctor Who': My life and regeneration as a Whovian
Crave writer Amanda Kooser celebrates the 50th anniversary of "Doctor Who" with a really long scarf and whole lot of time-traveling memories. [Read more]
    








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The Silicon Valley of 'Betas'
Amazon's second original show drops the audience in the middle of the country's tech hub. Here's what the makers got right (hoodies, they're everywhere) and wrong (physical Bitcoins, not so much). [Read more]
    








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Gadget trade-in sites offer cash bonuses this holiday season
Want to know how to get more money for your old tech toys? In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon lists some websites with great deals this holiday season. [Read more]
    








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Crave Ep. 147: 3D-print yourself with Shapify
Shapify uses a Microsoft Kinect to 3D-scan you, then prints you out for a low price. Plus, robot cowboys on the range. [Read more]
    








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Resize windows like a pro in OS X
Both built-in and third-party options are available for OS X to help manage window sizes. [Read more]
    








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What console war? Microsoft sells 1M Xbox Ones in first 24 hours
That was quick. Following Sony's successful PlayStation 4 launch last week, Microsoft has announced that it too has sold 1 million units in its first day. [Read more]
    








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Los Angeles' most down-to-earth auto show
The new cars shown at the Los Angeles Auto Show weren't celebrity models, only attainable by the rich and famous, but the kinds of cars real people buy. [Read more]
    








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Great iOS apps for making holiday travel easier
People around the country are gearing up to travel home for Thanksgiving, but with the right apps on your iPhone, you can ease the pain of the holiday rush. [Read more]
    








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Handy Android apps for hassle-free holiday travel
If you're hitting the road (or skies) this holiday season, these three Android apps can make your journey less of a headache. [Read more]
    








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Katie Couric to bolt from ABC News for Yahoo, report says
Couric's move to the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company is just another example of Marissa Mayer's focus on media. [Read more]
    








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Waving goodbye to Winamp, paying respects to Nullsoft
With media player Winamp headed to software heaven, Crave's Bonnie Burton, who once worked for the firm that made it, looks back on workplace tensions and fun -- and Mike the llama. [Read more]
    








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Store owner installs surveillance cameras to spy on police
A Miami convenience store owner is fed up with his employees and customers being allegedly harassed by police. So he installs surveillance video to get evidence against the local cops. [Read more]
    








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Twitter upping security to thwart government hacking
The microblogging site adds a new security measure designed to make it harder for organizations like the National Security Agency to uncover its data. [Read more]
    








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Aacorn app anticipates what kids want to say
A new app out of Australia enables kids with speech impairments or developmental delays to convey their thoughts more quickly and easily. [Read more]
    








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Xbox One and PlayStation 4: Facial recognition shootout
Both the Xbox One Kinect and PlayStation 4 camera can log you in on sight, but which next-gen console does it better? [Read more]
    








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