IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 6/6/2015

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IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 6/6/2015

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Offered in five eye-catching colors, the Audi S3 exclusive edition is not for the low-key
Audi has introduced a limited-edition version of the S3 called Exclusive Edition. Limited to 25 examples, the exclusive edition features an eye-catching paint job, a custom-designed interior and a lofty price tag.
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New audio commentary version of Amazon’s ‘Transparent’ gives behind-the-scenes look
'Transparent' fans can now watch an an audio commentary version of the Amazon original series, now available on Instant Video to Prime members. Show creator Jill Soloway and stars Jeffrey Tambor, Judith Light, Gaby Hoffman, Amy Landecker, and Jay Duplass all contributed.
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Leaked Windows 10 build lets you try experimental features, or stop updates
A leaked build of Windows 10 has new options in the Settings app to stop Insider updates, and let Microsoft enable experimental features. Whether they'll make it to the next build remains to be seen.
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The man who designed the original Lotus Elise wants to create a more hardcore version of it
Former Lotus designer Julian Thomson is going back to the drawing board to pen the first-gen Elise he's always dreamed of. His super Elise is wider and lower than the original model, and it's powered by a Honda-sourced VTEC engine.
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FBI blames China for U.S. Gov’t data hack: DT Daily
The FBI is blaming China for hacking U.S. government data files, Facebook releases a "Lite" version targeting developing nations.
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Community creator Dan Harmon puts Nielsen ratings on blast
Community just wrapped up its sixth season — and its first streaming exclusively on Yahoo — and the show wants to make its thoughts on Nielsen ratings quite clear. But does creator Dan Harmon's claims have truth behind them?
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Lifetime’s unauthorized Full House story cast is enough to give you the creeps
Lifetime will air an unauthorized Full House story program later this summer, which will reportedly tell the behind-the-scenes story from the popular '80s and '90s sitcom, prior to Netflix's release of its reboot show, Fuller House
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IR keyboard lets you use touch controls without touching anything
Moky IR has figured out a way to implement IR control in a wireless keyboard to give users to functions like multi-touch scroll and pinch-to-zoom, all without an actual touchpad.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt is the world’s most famous high-wire walker in first trailer for The Walk
The upcoming film casts Joseph Gordon-Levitt as high-wire performer Philippe Petit, who famously pulled off a plan to walk between the World Trade Center towers in 1974, high above Manhattan.
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Watch ‘old man’ terrorize the neighborhood with Michael Jackson dance movies
An "old man" showing off his Michael Jackson-inspired dance moves on the street sends people running scared in a hilarious prank video by Robert James Hoffman III. Reactions range from shocked to downright terrified.
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Waiting for WWDC 2015? Our full roundup of everything Apple may reveal
Apple announced the dates for its 2015 Worldwide Developer Conference where it will reveal the future of iOS and OS X. It may also reveal a new Apple TV with third-party apps and other surprises.
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New heroes are entering the fray in Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Blizzard has announced that new heroes will be joining Hearthstone. Only cosmetic, these new characters will replace the existing classes with new portraits, voiceover, and animations.
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HP Enterprise will unveil prototype of ‘The Machine’ in 2016
Next year, we'll see HP Enterprise unveil a prototype version of The Machine, intended to be used by developers to create software ahead of the product's full rollout.
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Find your twin with Microsoft’s Twin or Not facial comparison software
A new project that makes use of Microsoft's cloud computing capabilities compares the portraits of two people and spits out a "twin score." The closer in appearance, the higher the percentage.
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ICON’s better-than-new 1964 Dodge D200 is a resto-modder’s dream truck
California-based Icon has built its second resto-modded Dodge D200 pickup. The truck rides on a Dodge 2500-sourced frame, and just about every component inside and out has been rebuilt or re-engineered.
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U.S. President Mark Cuban gets gun-happy in teaser for Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No
In SyFy's very first teaser for Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! the threat of flying sharks hits Washington, D.C., and U.S. President Mark Cuban may be all that stands in the way of total shark domination.
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This is the crossover that Ferrari could have built instead of the FF
Ferrari reportedly considered green-lighting a crossover called F151 in the late 2000s. Designed by Giugiaro, the concept featured a shooting brake-like silhouette and a generous amount of ground clearance.
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For some reason, Samsung may release a cheaper version of the Galaxy S5
In a move that defines the company's odd ball ways with its product launches, Samsung might be working on a cheaper variant of last year's Galaxy S5. Dubbed the Galaxy S5 Neo, not much is different except a few distinct changes.
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Periscope’s new map view makes finding interesting streams easier, stalking too
Periscope's latest big feature is a new global map few that gives users an easy way of finding live streams all over the world, but it could also make it a little too easy to track those streamers down.
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Bungie says fans have raised over $1m for earthquake relief, teases Destiny at E3
In the latest Bungie Weekly Update, the company announced that Destiny fans have raised over $1 million for Nepal earthquake relief. The company also mentioned that it has plans for a Destiny announcement at E3 later this month.
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Stop in the name of battery life! Chrome beta automatically pauses Flash elements
An update to the Chrome beta now allows the browser to detect and intelligently pause Adobe Flash animations. This is said to significantly reduce power consumption, so it should help laptop users squeeze out those crucial extra few minutes of battery life.
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Ferrari’s 911 fighter will be a small, V6-powered mid-engined model dubbed Dino
Ferrari has all but confirmed it will resurrect the Dino nameplate in the near future. The 21st century Dino will be smaller than lighter than its Ferrari-badged siblings, and it will reportedly pack a twin-turbocharged V6 engine.
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This smartphone may end up having a tablet-sized battery inside
Gionee may be about to launch a phone with a battery that we're more used to seeing power a tablet inside. Rumors even point to the phone having more than one battery. Here's everything you need to know about the Marathon M5.
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Florida teacher punished after signal-jamming his students’ cell phones
Florida teacher Dean Liptak can't be the only teacher in the country battling to keep students off their smartphones in class. But he's probably the only one to use a signal jammer to deal with the situation, behavior that's landed him in trouble.
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This app lets you chat with 200 of your closest friends, for free, and all at the same time
Line, the popular messaging service, has launched a new app called Popcorn Buzz. It's a conference call-style app which allows you to organize massive group chats, where up to 200 of your closest friends can all shout over each other at the same time.
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It’s the end of the road for Yahoo’s Maps site
Yahoo said Thursday it's closing its eight-year-old Maps site at the end of this month. The move comes as Apple is reportedly making increased efforts to improve its once-maligned maps-based offering, while Google continues as the leader in the space.
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World’s first biolimb is a rat’s forearm grown entirely in a petri dish
Scientists in Boston have successfully grown a rat fo,rerarm that may revolutionize the ability of doctors to perform whole-limb transplants. The technique known as decel/recel, has been used to create kidneys and lungs in a petri dish,
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New PayPal policy could mean unwanted robocalls and ads for users
A new PayPal user agreement that's set to take effect at the start of July opts users into receiving robocalls and ads, and even lets the company make contact through phone numbers that users haven't even given to the company.
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Woman barred from using smartphone for two years after fatal accident
Adding an unusual tweak to a sentence related to a tragic, distracted driving accident, a Michigan judge has banned a 23-year-old woman from owning or operating a mobile device for a period of two years.
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Facebook adds visual maps to Messenger for location sharing
Perhaps ideal for anyone that uses Facebook Messenger to constantly communicate with friends, a new feature lets users send a map of their location or a target location to a friend within a conversation.
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