IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 5/13/2015

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IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 5/13/2015

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Forget Tinder, the Wiith app wants to help you meet new friends
If you've never heard of MeetUp.com, there's now a new app designed to help you meet strangers, and not just for a date. Wiith wants to help you have fun with new people, not just get laid.
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Will Comcast’s 2-Gigabit service be priced at $300 a month?
Published on Comcast's site accidentally before being hastily removed today, the company's Gigabit Pro service that will offer 2-Gigabit speeds may cost consumers approximately $3,600 a year.
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French Army replacing Peugeot P4s with Ford Rangers as off-road patrol vehicle
The French army will purchase 1,000 Ford Ranger pickups to serve as off-road patrol vehicles, replacing the Peugeot P4 that went into service in 1983. The Ranger beat out the Dacia Duster and the PSA Peugeot Citroen Berlingo.
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Christopher Lloyd, Wallace Shawn, Zelda Williams and more to star in the upcoming King’s Quest revival
The Odd Gentlemen and the newly revived Sierra have revealed the voice cast for their upcoming King's Quest revival, and it features a few names that are likely to stoke your excitement for the long-anticipated adventure game.
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Castlevania successor Bloodstained eviscerates its Kickstarter goal in one day
A new title from the developer behind Castlevania: Symphony of the Night has joined the torrent of Kickstarted "spiritual successors" to classic games, helmed by their original creators.
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Volvo will employ 4,000 workers at its first-ever U.S. production site in South Carolina
Volvo will add 4,000 American jobs when it finishes its first-ever U.S.-based production facility in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The plant will contribute $4.8 billion annually to the economy.
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Watch R2-D2 go Dirty Harry on a bunch of Jawas in new Lego fan film
See R2-D2 like you've never seen him before in this new Lego short film from the folks at BrotherhoodWorkshop. The little Droid takes vengeance on his CPU as he blows away every Jawa in sight.
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Netflix CEO: 4K’s future is on the Internet, linear TV faces extinction
TVs will be a large iPad with channel-dedicated apps in the future, said Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. Comparing the future boom of internet TV to the iPhone's quick growth, he expects broadcast cable to die out in 20 years.
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Got vinyl? Qrates uses crowdfunding to help get your next album on record
Qrates wants to bring your dream of pressing a vinyl record to fruition. The all-in-one digital platform assists with funding, pressing, and sales to make putting your next record on vinyl possible.
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Canon’s new ‘nifty fifty’ budget prime lens gets stepping motor for quiet autofocusing
Canon's popular "nifty fifty," an affordable 50mm f/1.8 prime lens, gets an update. The must-have lens for new DSLR owners has a more solid construction, and there's a stepping motor for quiet autofocusing during movie recording.
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This is the End: First Trailer for Final Season of Strike Back
Cinemax's explosive action series Strike Back has its first trailer. The final season finds Scott and Stonebridge taking on terrorists in Bangkok and elsewhere around the globe.
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Google I/O 2015: All the news , rumors, and the best live sessions to watch
Google I/O 2015 is scheduled to begin at the end of May, and just like other years, will bring with it plenty of news and a few surprises from Google's world. Here's our guide to the event, including our pick of the live sessions not to miss.
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With activities for all to see, courts could use social media exploits as evidence
You might want to lock down those privacy settings if you have a personal injury claim. Social media can (and could) be used against you to decide the case, lawyers say.
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AT&T goes on a journey with its first self-branded tablet, the Trek HD 4G LTE
AT&T announced its first self-branded Android tablet, the Trek HD 4G LTE. The tablet seems like a decent offering, especially for the price, so the budget-minded might want to take a closer look.
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Photobucket hacked by duo using a creatively named application
The Department of Justice has released a report detailing the exploits of two men who reportedly hacked the photo-sharing website Photobucket over a period of two years through an app of their own design.
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Snapchat to showcase Sofia Vergara and all her assets this summer
A new series called Vergaraland, all about popular actress Sofia Vergara, and involving her young son Manolo, will launch on Snapchat and serve as a sort of tongue-and-cheek look at her career, through the keen eyes of her millennial son.
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Apple shows off the music app in iOS 8.4 beta 3
Apple released the public version of the iOS 8.4 beta. The upcoming iOS update mostly focuses on the new Music app, and hints at Apple's future plans for its music streaming service.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook joins Weibo and immediately gains 360,000 followers
Apple CEO Tim Cook has made his way past the Great Firewall and onto Chinese social networking website, Weibo. Could his presence on the social network encourage Chinese consumers to buy more Apple products?
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I’m in the empire business: Breaking Bad themed malware
Reports from Australia indicate a new piece of ransomware is using a restaurant from Breaking Bad as the basis for its illegal actions.
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Creator Nico Pizzolatto dishes the dirt on True Detective season 2
Creator of True Detective, Nick Pizzolatto has opened up about the second season of the hit HBO drama, answering questions about how the second and first seasons will connect, if the occult will play a part, and others.
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Nissan’s GT-R LM NISMO to rock Le Mans grid with front-wheel drive
It caught many people by surprise that Nissan’s entry into this year’s World Endurance Championship at Le Mans would be rocking a front-engine, front-wheel drive layout. A video posted by the team itself explains how this isn’t a crutch, but an advantage.d
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Game of Thrones episode breaks piracy record with 2.2 million downloads in 12 hours
Game of Thrones' latest episode breaks a piracy record in its first 12 hours, being downloaded over 2.2 million times. This as HBO is getting more serious about piracy, changing its review policy, and sending official warnings to thousands of torrenters.
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Photo app Hyper wants to put brakes on cyberbullying with community voting
Cyberbullying has affected a large number of people. A new photo-sharing app, Hyper, aims to combat the social issue with its interest-centric social media platform that's based on community, not individual profiles.
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Deadpool celebrates Mother’s Day in Ryan Reynolds’ new photo
Deadpool celebrates Mother's Day in a new photo posted by Ryan Reynolds with a NSFW caption that keeps in the spirit of the irreverent antihero's upcoming, R-rated debut on the big screen.
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10 years ago today, Leeroy Jenkins fumbled into memetic superstardom
Ten years ago today, Leeroy Jenkins blundered into our minds and hearts with a World of Warcraft viral video that would go on to become a viral video hit and pop cultural phenomenon.
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This Fibonacci clock forces you to do math to tell the time
The Fibonacci Clock tells the time using glowing lights and the Fibonacci sequence. You'll need to do some math to tell the time, and it can also be programmed to act as a lava lamp.
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RIP, Google Map Maker: Peeing Android leads to shutdown of community editing tool
Thanks to a rapidly growing backlog of edits, Google's indefinitely suspending contributions to Map Maker starting May 12. It's the result of a manual review process adopted after a high-profile instance of abuse.
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Full of beans: This jar automatically orders coffee when you’re running low
The Fresh Coffee Jar will make sure that you’re never without a cup of Joe. This jar stores and measures your coffee using a smart inventory monitor and can automatically order more beans when you're running low.
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Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em: Harvard students’ device makes perfect brisket
Way better than turning in a final paper, certain Harvard engineering students' final exam was to build a better barbecue smoker. Kit Parker teamed with Williams-Sonoma, and his students came up with a concept that evenly cooks brisket to tender perfection.
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DT Daily: Flying car crashes during test flight
Today on DT Daily: A rough landing for the maker of a flying car, our guide to the best of summer tech and who just made the coolest drone, ever? NASA, of course.
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