Monday, December 30, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 31/12/2013

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Awesome tech you can’t buy yet, for the week of December 29, 2013
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
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Rdio pulls the plug on its Vdio movie service
After just 8 months, Rdio has decided to abandon its Vdio movie and TV spin-off. The shuttered service is offering Amazon gift cards as compensation for those who still have credit on the platform.
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Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher in coma after severe skiing accident
Reports indicate that Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has suffered sever brain injury after a skiing accident in the French Alps. Schumacher has undergone immediate brain surgery.
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Finally! Lamborghini releases video of the all-new Huracan in donut-y action
After suffering through three annoying videos, Lamborghini has finally teased its latest car, the Huracan. And it's a stunner. It doesn't just look amazing either, it also sounds great. The Lambo V10 has one of the best exhaust notes out there right now, better even than its big brother the Aventador V12.
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Some Surface Pro 2 users say they circumvent sleep, battery issues with this workaround
Are you a Surface Pro 2 owner? Have you been tempted to pull your hair our because your pricey device is being watered down by issues with battery life and sleep mode? Read on to learn about a possible quick fix discovered by some other users.
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Cash, trash, or karma: How to get rid of your old gadgets
Each holiday season leaves obsolete and replaced devices and electronics gathering dust in closets, drawers, spare rooms, and basements. Here's how to get it out of your life for good.
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Expiring Soon: These films will vanish from Netflix on New Year’s Day
In case you have some time to kill before 2014 hits, be sure to check out this collection of movies and television shows on Netflix Instant before the content is removed at the start of the new year.
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Surface Pro 2 firmware update release date still unknown
After initially implying that a new firmware fix for the Surface Pro 2 would be released sometime after the new year, it's unknown when exactly it'll see the light of day. Read on to learn more.
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Teenager doesn’t get an iPhone for Christmas, pulls knife on dad
Definitely a terrible place to spend Christmas day, a Massachusetts teenager got locked up on the holiday after pulling a weapon on his family when he didn't receive the gift that he wanted.
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Sony and Panasonic step back from OLED partnership, 4K primed to take center stage once again
After a year and a half of working together to create cost effective, reliable OLED TVs, Panasonic and Sony have given up their partnership. While both companies will continue to explore OLED separately, the joint venture was dissolved over production challenges.
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The NSA can intercept your new laptop, say latest leaks
The latest in a long line of revelations about the NSA's activities suggest that the agency can intercept computer hardware packages in order to install its own customized hardware and software bugs.
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Jetsetter: Resident Evil is dead, long live Resident Evil
This week in Jetsetter, we look at how one of Japan's most storied developers can keep one of its longest-running series thriving long into the future. If Capcom wants Resident Evil to have a future, it has to do what its shareholders finds unthinkable: stop making Resident Evil.
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With the same displacement as a Fiat 500, Ferrari’s Formula 1 turbo V6 makes 600 hp
Formula One's new rules have required some pretty radical changes, the result of which are minuscule engines. But don't worry they still pack a punch. In fact Ferrari's latest engine puts out 600 horsepower from just 1.6 liters.
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Juice up your new iPhone or iPad with these battery packs and cases
Squeeze some more life out of your iPhone or iPad with a special case or an external battery. In this roundup we look at some of the best options for taking you that extra mile.
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10,607 game hoard is the new world record for a video game collection
Michael Thomasson of Buffalo, NY has collected together nearly 11,000 video games to smash the world record for the biggest collection. The only problem is he doesn't get much time to play them.
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Rockstar adds user-created missions and holiday extras to ‘GTA Online’
Rockstar has given its official badge of approval to 10 jobs built by GTA Online players, as well as pushing out a number of festive updates for the game. Get a hold of your snowman mask before January 5.
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5 games that toyed with our emotions in 2013
Yes, playing Call of Duty online can fill you with rage pretty quickly, but these games delved deeper to tap into all sorts of unexpected emotions that games haven’t always been able to evoke.
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