Monday, February 2, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 2/3/2015

Digital Trends



Here are our favorite ads from this year’s Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is great whether you like the game or the ads. This year's game will follow the established (and successful) formula, with ads trying to win over our hearts and grab our money. Here are the latest and greatest we've seen so far.
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Cut down your monthly water bill with these handy tips
Bills are a pain, so why not try to save a little cash by tightening up water usage around the house? Here's a list of easy, low-cost ways to cut your consumption and draw down your monthly water bill.
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This faucet that makes water look like latticework has ruined us for other sinks
Don't get too attached to this gorgeous faucet; it's just a concept design. Still, we're going to picture every sink we see with water flowing in intricate patterns from now on.
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Watch the Seahawks take on the Patriots with our Super Bowl XLIX streaming guide
Super Bowl XLIX pits the New England Patriots against the Seattle Seahawks for NFL supremacy. Follow our simple guide to avoid missing any of the exciting action.
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Boost your hunters in Evolve while puzzling on the go with Evolve: Hunters Quest
Evolve, Turtle Rock Studios' hotly anticipated asymmetric monster vs. hunters game, now has a free mobile companion match-3 game, Evolve: Hunters Quest, which boosts your main game.
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USB 3.1 puts the pedal to the metal in early speed tests
Early speed tests from Anandtech show that USB 3.1 is significantly quicker than 3.0, pushing almost 700 megabits per second in sustained read/write tests.
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Vine rolls out Vine Kids, a standalone app just for children
Last March, Vine took a stand against six-second porn on its platform. Now the company is taking another step toward making its video service friendly for all ages with the debut of Vine Kids.
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Your smartwatch is a threat to your office, but radio-frequency monitoring can help
The Internet of Things is an alarming threat for enterprise environments, which are increasingly vulnerable to the smartphones, smartwatches and other connected devices their employees are brining into their offices. Bastille Networks is addressing this risk.
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Let’s give a hand to the original 3D computer animation from 1972
Check out the original 3D computer animation, a hand designed by one of Pixar's founders in 1972.
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Awesome tech you can’t buy yet, for the week of February 1, 2015
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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The first Apple Watch app could launch this month
The Apple Watch isn't arriving until April, but some of the apps could be with us much sooner — rumors suggest Apple wants to get some big name titles launched by the middle of February.
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5 easy ways to transfer photos off your Android smartphone
Transferring the images to your computer opens up a whole world of editing, sharing, and, of course, a backup, in case something happens to your phone.
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2014 was a record-breaking year for Android smartphones
Apple has been celebrating phenomenal iPhone sales, but those are dwarfed by the figures for Android smartphone shipments during 2014. Google's OS now has an 81 percent market share worldwide.
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Lego Avengers assemble in 2015, along with Jurassic Park and some ninjas
Lego Marvel's Avengers, Lego Jurassic World and Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin are all set to arrive later in 2015, along with mobile ports of 2014's Lego games.
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Paul Bettany hints at potential role for The Vision in Captain America: Civil War
Avengers: Age Of Ultron actor Paul Bettany hints at potential return as The Vision in the Captain America: Winter Soldier sequel, Captain America: Civil War
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Google Earth Pro is now free for anyone to use
If you've always wanted to take advantage of the enhanced features in Google Earth Pro but never had a spare $400, now's your chance — Google is making the software upgrade free for everyone.
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Is your system booting slowly? Here’s how to flush out clogged startup apps
Bothered by programs that start when you boot your computer, or want to add some that don't? Here's how to change your startup items on a PC or Mac.
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Hate Uber all you want, it’s still better than climbing in a cab
The archaic regulations that protect cab companies and prevent new competition set the bar so low, that even one of the most hated companies in America does a noticeably better job.
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