IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 16/04/2014

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 16/04/2014

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Pandora launches iOS app for the Pebble smartwatch
Definitely useful if you recently picked up the new Pebble Steel, Pandora has launched official support for the smartwatch to allow users to control music from the Pebble interface.
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Restaurant researches diners on Google, social media before reservation
Definitely a high tech, if not invasive, way to learn about your guests, NYC restaurant Eleven Madison Park uses Google to search for guests in order to learn about important dates, hometowns and interests.
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Nikon adds revamped 18-300mm telephoto to Nikkor DX-format lens lineup
Nikon gives DX-format DSLR photographers a revamped 18-300mm telephoto lens. The AF-S 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3G ED VR lens is 30-percent smaller and 10-ounces lighter than its predecessor.
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Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept: The future of Cars or techno overload?
Land Rover unveiled its Discovery Vision Concept at the New York Auto Show today. Previewing a new Discovery sub-brand, the Concept impresses with loads of infotainment and off-road tech.
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Google acquires drone company Titan Aerospace
As part of its plan to blanket the Earth in an omnipresent wireless Internet network, Google has just acquired high-altitude drone manufacturer, Titan Aerospace.
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End of days or stellar photo op? Rare ‘blood moon’ eclipses start tonight
On April 15, the first in a series of four lunar eclipses will occur, in which the moon will appear red. This event has taken place only three times in the past 500 years, NASA says, making it a highly rare phenomenon.
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Mohu’s Channels tuner picks up time-shifting and local file playback, ships in June
After a solid Kickstarter campaign — in which the antenna maker more than quadrupled up on its funding goal and gathered important feedback (the desire for time-shifting and local file playback) from backers — Mohu finally nears the release of its anticipated Channels device.
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On-demand household services startup Handybook heads to 12 new cities
Now that it's up and running in 25 different cities in North America, Handybook's dead-simple domestic service booking platform is available to more people than ever before
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Mozilla names marketing exec Chris Beard as interim CEO after Brendan Eich resignation
Mozilla has a new interim CEO. Chris Beard, the firm's head of marketing, will assume the post after Brendan Eich's recent resignation. Learn more here.
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Batman’s 75th anniversary celebration continues with this new animated short film
Bruce Timm, the producer behind Batman: The Animated Series, has created a new short, animated film titled Batman: Strange Days, to celebrate Batman’s 75th anniversary.
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OpenSSL Foundation president asks for more financial support in the wake of Heartbleed
The head of the organization that handles the money used to support OpenSSL has asked for additional funds to help the team that works on the software. Learn more here.
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Sigma sets pricing for new 50mm f/1.4 DSLR, 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3
Sigma used CES 2014 to unveil two new lenses for DSLR users, the 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM for APS-C DSLRs and 50mm F1.4 DG HSM for full-frame cameras. Pricing and availability for both have now been determined.
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Classic British sports-car marque Jensen Motors is back … sort of
In the pantheon of British motoring, it's easy to overlook Jensen and its lovably flawed cars. A new company hopes to rekindle interest in this iconic carmaker, which turns 80 this year.
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Comcast jumps up in Netflix speed rankings after payola-style agreement
Fresh from its brokered deal with Netflix to receive a payout for a more direct connection, Comcast has moved up significantly in the Netflix speed rankings. As Comcast pushes for its $45.2 billion merger with TWC, what does this mean for the internet at large?
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14-year-old girl tweets terror threat to American Airlines, gets arrested for it
Seemingly out of boredom, a teenager from the Netherlands decided to make a terror threat to American Airlines. The result of her shocking stupidity? An arrest by the Dutch police and a well-deserved grounding by her parents.
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Scan websites for Heartbleed with this Google Chrome browser extension
You can protect yourself from the Heartbleed OpenSSL vulnerability with Chromebleed, a free Google Chrome browser extension. Learn more about how Chromebleed works, and how to get it here.
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Watch Dogs dev reveals what you’ll need to be packing to run the game at ‘ultra’ on PC
Watch Dogs’ creative director Jonathan Morin let slip via Twitter the PC requirements for those that want to run the upcoming Ubisoft game on the “ultra” settings.
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Android may soon have a flatter look, if these leaked shots are real
The supposed leak, which Android Police said came from “a source familiar with the new designs,” shows a flatter interface similar to the design scheme that first appeared in iOS 7.
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BMW celebrates 30 years of M5 with smoking tires … and a surprise
The BMW M5 has anchored the company's M line of performance cars since it was launched in 1984. To celebrate 30 years of M5, BMW will recount past models, burn a little rubber, and prepare a surprise.
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Ikea just bought a massive wind farm in Illinois to power all of its US stores
As part of an ongoing effort to reduce its power consumption, Ikea just made a big investment in an Illinois wind farm. Learn more here.
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Research shows people share more photos through their TV than other kinds of media
YouGov — a London-based research firm — released data last week that indicates a rapidly changing technological and behavioral landscape in the home. The study finds that the most popular form of content-sharing between devices is viewing photos via television.
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Nikon debuts compact J4 camera with fast burst mode, sadly unavailable in the U.S.
Nikon has a new mirrorless camera out, the Nikon 1 J4. Unfortunately for us living stateside, the camera hasn't been announced in the U.S. The18.4-megapixel compact interchangeable lens camera has specs similar to the recently announced Nikon 1 V3.
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For 2015, Bentley’s Flying Spur V8 loses four cylinders, but no prestige
Bentley buyers aren't known acknowledging such base concerns as fuel economy and price, but the 2015 Flying Spur V8 makes a forceful argument for downsizing with 500 hp and a 183-mph top speed.
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Omni virtual reality treadmill is set to ship in July
Virtuix’s Omni, the virtual reality-based treadmill that began its life as a Kickstarter project, has confirmed that it will begin shipping sometime this July.
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X-Men: Days of Future Past teases 25 moments where mutants changed the world
Director Bryan Singer’s upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past hits theaters on May 23, 2014, but in anticipation, the studio has created a new website showing 25 moments where mutants changed the world.
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Want a 3D printout of your face? Microsoft is working on it for Windows Phone
Microsoft is working on new technology that allows people to scan faces in 3D using only a Windows Phone camera. The technology would allow users to print out a high quality image of their face using a 3D printer.
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Calorie Counting Controversy: Indiegogo and Healbe defend against fraud allegations
The crowdfunding venture for the GoBe tracker, which recently breached the $1 million mark in spite of negative media scrutiny, has prompted both HealBe and Indiegogo to answer allegations of fraud and negligence.
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Nissan’s 2015 Murano brings concept car-styling and tech to the open road
Nissan unveiled the 2015 Murano flagship crossover at the 2014 New York Auto Show. With a floating roof and a lounge-inspired interior, the third-gen Murano brings concept car styling to the open road.
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Age of Empires is coming to Android, iOS, and WP8 this summer
Microsoft, in collaboration with Japanese gaming firm KLab Inc., is currently developing Age of Empires: World Domination. The free-to-play RTS will make its way to iOS, Android, and Windows Phone this summer.
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