IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 11/15/2013

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IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 11/15/2013

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‘GTA Online’ finally expands with a trip to the beach next week
After numerous delays and technical issues, the long awaited expansion for Rockstar’s ‘GTA Online,’ titled ‘Beach Bum’ is finally heading to consoles next week.
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Subaru to follow Tribeca with new 7-seater SUV … if you don’t succeed, try, try again?
Subaru will finally be putting the Tribeca out to pasture in January 2014 after a nine-year sales slump. Word has come, though, that the Japanese automaker isn’t giving up there, planning a seven-seater to follow in the Tribeca’s place.
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You can now share animated GIFs on Twitter – sort of, kind of
The Internet has heard our prayers and answered them: GIFs are now available on Twitter, via Giphy, the same team that brought them to Facebook. No, posting and sharing any GIF still won't work, but this is still a vast improvement on your GIF-less feed.
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5 things Stephen Elop could do to get Microsoft back on track
Stephen Elop, a former Microsoft employee and former CEO of Nokia, is a strong contender for the CEO slot Ballmer will soon vacate. What might he do while in charge, and would it lead the company to success?
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Hey, kid, want to buy Sandwich.com? Yahoo sells off its URL stash
Yahoo is selling off 29 of its unused or under-used domains, like sandwich.com, religious.net, and cyberjokes.com. The URL barn sale could net the company as much as $3.5 million – not bad for a couple dozen dusty URLs.
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Nikon is staying true to its camera heritage, looks to developing markets for new money
Nikon's president says the company will stick to the camera business and look to emerging markets like Brazil and India for new revenue, instead of entering new business sectors.
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This armored Mercedes S-Class is a despotic dictator’s car of choice
There is a long history of armored Mercedes, and the latest version from German company Transeco makes you understand why. This juggernaut might be hauling around a ton and half of armor but when the bullets start to fly you will be glad to have it.
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Dropbox update makes it easier to switch from work to play, and back
You'll soon be able to merge your Dropbox for Business and personal Dropbox accounts together, making it easier to access all your stuff while keeping your non-work stuff separate from everything else.
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iMirror looks like a looking-glass, acts like a touchscreen
Have you ever wished your bathroom mirror was a giant tablet computer? Neither have we, but after we saw this awesome new prototype smart mirror from Posh, we're starting to change our minds.
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This robotic bartender is like a Star Trek replicator for booze
Kickstarter project Monsieur will take your order, and then automatically made you a nice, tall glass of whatever you want. We go hands on with the next-gen bartender disrupting the night life scene.
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This 1-inch sensor might reshape your golf, baseball, or tennis game – and it’s out now
Zepp's fancy sports sensor is now available for purchase and will be in Apple stores soon. It records every stat you could imagine for baseball, golf, or tennis.
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Best podcasts
Don’t drown in the vast, virtual sea of free podcasts. Check out our roundup of some of the best podcasts available at your fingertips.
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Finally something for the eco-redneck: An F-150-fighting Tesla pickup truck
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that he wants Tesla to take on the biggest vehicle market in America: pickup trucks. Tesla may not have a truck ready for five years, but when it does it hopes to go directly after the best selling truck the Ford F-150.
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Want the good news or the bad news? Lotus’ Elise S Cup R is U.S. legal … but only on the track
American buyers will soon be able to get their hands on the Lotus Elise sports car, but they won't be able to drive it on public roads. The Elise S Cup R is a race-prepped car perfect for the one-make Lotus Cup series.
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HP Chomebook 11 pulls disappearing act, goes poof from retailers’ shelves
Despite the fact that the HP Chromebook 11 was announced barely a month ago, the super-affordable notebook was just pulled. It's unclear why the move was made, but we have one idea.
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Iran’s Baywatch bot could save you from drowning
Look out, Hasslehoff - researchers in Tehran have developed an autonomous robotic lifeguard that can deploy flotation aids to people at risk of drowning three times faster than a human lifeguard.
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Justin Bieber’s new selfie app exists because … why?
Wondering where you could post and look at selfies? No? Of course you weren't, because the world is already overflowing with the stuff. But the Bieber-backed Shots of Me is still tossing its head in the way-too-full ring.
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This is the scam 100,000 Instagram users fell for – and how you can avoid it
People really, really want more likes on Instagram -- so much so that they ignored red flags and signed up for a botnet to get them. If you were one of the unlucky souls affected by Instlike, you're going to want to read this.
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2013 LA Auto Show: Lincoln’s MKC crossover convincingly conceals its blue-collar Ford lineage
Lincoln has been trying to distance itself from parent Ford, and those efforts are apparent in the 2015 MKC crossover. Set to debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, it features a different twist on familiar Ford bits.
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BitTorrent traffic drops to 7 percent in US, but rises everywhere else
BitTorrent usage is falling in North America by considerable amounts, but that doesn't necessarily mean that this is representative of an overall global trend. Read on to learn more.
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Airplane seat concept adjusts to your size, lets airlines nickel-and-dime you to death
Seymourpowell-designed Morph aircraft seat concept adjusts for different sized passengers. Sounds good, right? Too bad it'll give airlines more opportunities to charge an arm and a leg for a seat.
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Motorola announces the Moto G, a $180 Android smartphone with a mission
Motorola has announced the Moto G, its answer to the problem of finding a budget smartphone which still has great performance and competent specifications. It's due to go on sale in America in January 2014.
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Flash photography isn’t blinding the world’s seahorses after all
A study conducted by the University of Technology, Sydney found that underwater flash photography poses no risk to seahorses, but is an essential tool for tagging without handling them.
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Acer unveils a pair of new TravelMate ultrabooks
Acer took the wraps off a pair of new TravelMate ultraportable notebooks two, both of which start at under $1,000 and should be available before the calender flips to December. Check them out here.
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2013 LA Auto Show: Volkswagen e-Golf EV makes official North American landfall
The all-new VW e-Golf EV will make its North American debut next week at the 2013 LA Auto Show. Although it will perform like many of its competitors, the e-Golf is far better looking and will surely out-handle the rest of the pack.
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PlayStation 4 may support MP3 playback, media server features sooner than you think
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida responds to consumer outcry over the PlayStation 4's lack of MP3 playback and DLNA media server support. Both features are now earmarked for future updates.
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10 HTC One problems users complain about most, and how to deal with them
No one wants to have to deal with issues on their sparkly new smartphone, but these things happen. If you’re experiencing HTC One problems and you want some answers, we may just have them for you here.
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PlayStation 4 pre-orders to open again briefly at GameStop
GameStop is set to offer up "an extremely limited quantity" of PlayStation 4 bundle pre-orders on the morning of Wednesday, November 13, 2013.
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Everything you need to know about creating a custom Twitter timeline
Twitter has just released a new custom timeline feature, allowing you to pull in tweets by topic, event, or interest. Here's everything you need to know about making them – the good, the great, the bad, and the annoying.
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Even the Pentagon’s worried about BlackBerry’s survival
As BlackBerry continues to struggle, so its major accounts start to get worried. The Department of Defense, where more than 450,000 BlackBerry phones are in use, is moving forward with a plan to use other mobile operating systems.
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