Wednesday, January 21, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 1/22/2015

Digital Trends



Police are using new radar that can track you inside your home
Specifically designed to help police pinpoint the location of a dangerous suspect, a new radar device provides a way for law enforcement to map out locations of suspects without actually entering a building.
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Google is considered more trustworthy than traditional media for news
Definitely a trend that continues to grow each year, more people are ditching traditional news sources, like television news networks, in favor of of online search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing.
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Plex is now available for the PS4 and PS3 in the U.S.
Ideal if you have a large library of audio and video files as well as a Sony gaming console, the popular Plex video streaming software has just been released for both the Sony PS4 and PS3 in North America.
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As Obama delivers the State of the Union, Bing wants to take its Pulse
While Obama addresses the United States during the State of the Union, Microsoft's Bing Pulse 2.0 technology will track the pulse of the nation. We talked to former Clinton White House speech writer and Microsoft manager Josh Gottheimer aboutthe tech.
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Manage your Mac passwords with new software from LastPass
Mac users are now able to download the LastPass app, and utilize the software's password protection abilities in any browser they choose.
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Sony, Uber, and Sprint can count themselves among America’s most hated companies
Sony, Uber, Sprint, and more named worst companies in the U.S. These three companies had a difficult year, between failed buyouts, hacks, lost customers, and all-out bans of their services.
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Bellissimo! Ferrari dominates the top sales at the 2015 Scottsdale Auction Week
At the 2015 Scottsdale Auction Week in Arizona, Ferrari makes for all but three cars on the week’s top 10 list of highest grossing auctions. This year marked several records, including highest total sales as well as the selling off of a legendary collection.
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The world’s first electronic appetite suppression device just got FDA approval
As part of an ongoing effort to quell the country's growing obesity epidemic, the US Food & Drug Administration recently gave its seal of approval to an electronic implant that suppresses hunger by blocking nerve signals between the stomach and brain.
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Sony’s The Interview crosses over from VOD to Netflix Saturday
After making the rounds to nearly every video-on-demand platform in the land, The Interview will soon begin streaming on Netflix.
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The politest pedestrian safety system ever taps drivers on the shoulder when passed by bikes
Jaguar Land Rover has just revealed its Bike Sense pedestrian safety system. Sensors identify nearby bicyclists and alert the driver with lights, bicycle bell sounds and haptic shoulder-tap alerts.
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T-Mobile’s owner thinks it needs a merger to keep Uncarrier policies, Legere says hell no
T-Mobile's parent company, Deutsche Telekom, revealed that T-Mobile's Uncarrier initiative is unsustainable in the long term, given how much money it has to pump into Magenta each year.
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John Malkovich is a zombie-shooting janitor in the latest Call of Duty DLC trailer
The latest trailer for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's Havoc DLC gives a taste of what the add-on's new Exo Zombies mode looks like. Fans of previous Call of Duty zombies appearances should definitely take a look.
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NBC will live stream the Super Bowl for free
NBC will provide individuals with or without a pay-TV subscription an online stream of Super Bowl XLIX as well as the winter premiere of "The Blacklist", for free.
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Slow down! The Ting Tings Katie White gets Super Critical about modern dance music
Katie White of the Ting Tings tells Digital Trends about the decision to go all-analog for the new album Super Critical, her club dreams of years past, and her Stevie Nicks obsession.
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Overstock to follow Amazon into the new age of streaming video
Overstock sees opportunity in Amazon's streaming video success, preparing a competing streaming service that will aim to entice customers to join its loyalty program.
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Here’s your guide to conquering Crota’s End, Destiny’s raid from The Dark Below
Here's a handy guide to help you conquer the puzzles and combat encounters in Crota's End, the second raid added to Destiny, in The Dark Below DLC.
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Sous vide at home: GE’s Bluetooth-connected cooktop lets you cook like the French
GE’s Monogram, Profile, and Cafe cooktops will soon be able to connect via Bluetooth to a sous vide accessory; the induction cooktops also come with a special griddle and swipeable controls.
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Hyundai gives the 2016 Veloster a 7-speed DCT and a few new tweaks for South Korea – UPDATED
Hyundai has revealed the minor updates it has planned for the 2016 Veloster for the domestic South Korean market. Apart from a handful of small visual changes, the Veloster will receive a new 7-speed dual clutch transmission and a customizable engine sound generator.
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Apple flexes its muscles in D.C. with redoubled lobbying
Apple's lobbying presence in Washington D.C. has increased dramatically in recent years, as the company branches out into health with the Apple Watch and mobile payments with Apple Pay.
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HP caters to the business set with the Pro Tablet 408 G1 and Elite X2 1011 G1
New from HP, the Pro Tablet 408 and Elite x2 1011 are two devices ready to handle all the productivity you can throw their way.
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Suck blood and level up in the upcoming action RPG Vampyr
Vampyr is a newly-revealed action-horror RPG from Dontnod Entertainment, the studio behind Remember Me and the upcoming episodic adventure, Life is Strange.
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Robotoki closes its doors, leaving Human Element on indefinite hiatus
Robert Bowling's Robotoki, an independent studio he founded in 2012, has closed its doors, leaving its debut game Human Element in hiatus while Bowling seeks new publication options.
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House of Cards leads Netflix’s February premieres, as multiple titles make an exit
Netflix has released its latest titles for instant streaming in February with House of Cards topping the list. And while plenty of titles are leaving, the service has saved Dr. Who, Luther, and other BBC favorites.
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Carrier turns up the heat on Nest with Côr, its own smart thermostat
AC specialist Carrier debuted Côr, its a smart thermostat, at CES 2015. While the features aren't terribly different from Nest, what may set it apart is that Carrier has over 100 years of experience in the heating and cooling business.
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That’s not gone well. Watch this Lamborghini Huracán crash at 200 mph
Hungarian authorities have released a video recovered from a nightmarish crash of a Lamborghini Huracán. Both passengers were fortunate to survive after the 610-hp supercar loses control and smashes through a metal barrier.
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Just when you thought pinball was dying, Stern dropped in another quarter
Despite being surrounded by some of the most advanced gaming tech in the world, Stern Pinball's booth was one of the hottest spots on the CES showfloor this year -- a beautiful metaphor for the current state of pinball as a whole
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X-Men: First Class writer Jane Goldman is working on the Fables movie now
Stardust and X-Men: First Class screenwriter Jane Goldman is working on a script for the Fables movie based on Bill Willingham's hit comic-book series.
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Leno and Corolla take a spin in a rare 1968 Lamborghini Islero
In a recent episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, the talk show host and gearhead gives us a look at a 1968 Lamborghini Islero. named after a bull that killed a famous matador, the 4.0-liter 12-powered sports car had a mere 125 model production run.
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HP’s new Pro Slate tablets come with a cool stylus that digitizes words onto the screen
Hewlett Packard's new Android-based Pro Slate 8 and Pro Slate 12 tablets come with a pleasant surprise: a Duet Pen stylus. This clever tool digitizes what's written on another surface, right onto the screen of the tablet.
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Panasonic puts tilt-up LCD for selfies in retro-inspired GF7 Micro Four Thirds camera
For selfie addicts, Panasonic's new Lumix GF7 Micro Four Thirds camera has a 180-degree tilting LCD and auto-shooting modes for self-portraits. The camera also has a cool retro design and speedy autofocusing.
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