IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 7/1/2015

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 7/1/2015

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Let the burnouts begin: Dodge unleashes its Hemi-powered Challenger Drag Pak
Almost a year after showing off a prototype of its latest factory drag racer, Dodge took the wraps off its 2015 Challenger Drag Pak, which takes to the drag strip with two available Hemi V8 engines.
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The list of ‘American-Made’ vehicles is shrinking rapidly, study says
Cars.com has released its 2015 American-Made Index, which rates cars based on their amount of domestic content. The Toyota Camry took the first spot, with the Toyota Sienna, Chevrolet Traverse, Honda Odyssey, and GMC Acadia rounding out the top five.
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Red Bull Racing might take its track expertise on the road and develop its own street car
Red Bull Racing’s team principal has reportedly said that developing a Red Bull road car remains a possibility. The racing team has developed technology for Infiniti, but might enter the road car market with a different technical partner.
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NBC to Donald Trump: You’re fired.
NBC has cut ties with Donald Trump following his derogatory comments on Mexican immigrants. The network has announced that it will not air the Miss USA and Miss Universe, and Celebrity Apprentice will continue airing without Trump.
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Audi’s 2016, B9 generation, A4 Sedan and Avant come with new tech and weight savings
Audi has revealed its B9 generation A4 sedan and Avant for the 2016 model year. The vehicles have shed a lot of weight and their interiors benefit from significant technical updates.
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The world will get a ‘leap second’ on Tuesday to keep clocks on track
The world runs on different standards of time, and the main standards don't always agree with each other. To reconcile this discrepancy, timekeepers occasionally add a "leap second" to our clocks -- which often causes big problems for computers.
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Play as Harley Quinn, Nightwing, and more in Batman: Arkham Knight’s playable characters PC mod
Batman: Arkham Knight has had a rough launch on PC, but once the game is stable fans have this great playable characters mod to look forward to, allowing them to play as characters like Harley Quinn, Red Hood, and Robin.
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This brick-laying robot can built an entire house in 2 days flat
An Australian engineer has developed a bricklaying robot that can lay 1,000 bricks an hour, work 24/7 and complete the shell of a brick home in just two days. Think of it as 3D printing on a grand scale.
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New ‘FitBit for cows’ tracks livestock health, lets farmers know when cows are sick
Quantified Ag took the tech you'd find in a FitBit and put it in a wearable for cows. The sensors pick up movement and body temp, so ranchers can more easily tell which cows are getting sick.
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Microsoft Edge gets some much-needed love in Windows 10 Build 10158
The Edge browser gets some much needed upgrades, Cortana gets a makeover, and UI improvements continue in Build 10158, which is available for download immediately.
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The smallest inflatable flotation device in the world fits on your wrist
Kingii fits around the wrist and inflates at the pull of a lever using a a compressed air canister. When the danger's passed, you can deflate, repack, and install another cartridge, so the Kingii can be used again. Can it compete with standard life vests?
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The experts agree: LG’s flagship 4K OLED TV is the best in the world
The annual Value Electronics TV shootout has come and gone, and LG's 4K Ultra HD OLED came out on top. Vying for second place was Samsung's JS9500 SUHD TV and Sony's X940C. This year's event was held in a much larger venue, with higher attendance.
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At 20 years old, Jagged Little Pill becomes the third U.S. album to sell 15 million
Morissette's seminal 1995 record has now sold 15 million albums in the U.S., according to Billboard. We look back on the inspiration for the angsty record and its legacy 20 years later.
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Netflix poised to hit 70M subscribers by year’s end
While there's been some cooling down on the stock market after its monumental rise, Netflix looks to end the year strong. New data predicts the company will end 2015 with an nearly 10 million more international subscribers than 2014.
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Samsung sells 1M Z1 Tizen phones in just 6 months and has plans for more devices
Despite its initially-cold reception, Samsung's Tizen-powered Z1 smartphone has reportedly sold 1 million units. Whether as a result of this or whether they were already in the works, Samsung is reportedly working on even more Tizen phones.
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Newest Google Maps addition: Every grade-level railroad crossing in the U.S.
Although injuries from grade-level railroad crossing accidents decreased last year, the number of accidents and deaths increased. In an effort to curb these incidents, Google will now include every U.S. grade-level railroad crossing in Google Maps.
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Barnacle action cams are the sleek GoPro alternatives you’ll barely notice
If you want to get eye level shots and you mount your GoPro on your head, it makes you look like an old-timey doctor. A new camera in the action cam arena doesn't have that effect. It's called the Barnacle, because it's light enough to stick to anything.
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Shelfpack transforms from a suitcase into a clothing shelf in just a few seconds
Shelfpack erects into four closet shelves which means you don't have to sort through articles of clothing. The suitcase comes with supports on either side that will transform into a dresser-on-wheels.
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Looking back at the jump from OS 9 to OS X
Microsoft says Windows 10 will be the last version of its operating system. As extreme as that sounds, Apple took the same route over a decade ago with OS X, to much success. Will Windows learn from the Mac's experience?
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Nest Protect users get insurance discounts, Big Data concerns
Liberty Mutual and American Family Insurance Co., last week announced insurance discounts for customers in some states who use the Nest Protect communicating smoke and carbon monoxide detector.
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Google Earth View highlights surreal scenes from around the globe
Google has enhanced its Earth View catalog and enhanced several other pieces of functionality to help usher in celebrations for the 10th birthday of its groundbreaking mapping package, Google Earth.
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Sony’s Yoshida: The Last Guardian pushed the PS3 to its breaking point
Sony's Shuhei Yoshida revealed that hardware limitations drove the decision to delay the Ico and Shadow of the Colossus follow-up The Last Guardian and revive it for the PlayStation 4.
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Microsoft Family is an extensive update to Windows’ parental controls
Microsoft Family Safety is set to be renamed Microsoft Family, alongside several tweaks and amendments intended to bring the service in line with the rest of the company's efforts ahead of Windows 10.
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Laggy touchscreen? Google’s Chrome TouchBot is here to help
Google's Chrome TouchBot, the product of Finnish design company OptoFidelity, tests Android and Chrome for input lag. It's open source, and Google's actively encouraging tinkering.
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Newly-developed ink makes it possible to print stretchy circuits onto fabrics
Researchers at the university of Tokyo have developed a silver-based ink that can be printed on textiles to create flexible electronics.
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Upcoming ‘Shift Sneakers’ will change color and design via a mobile app
+rehabstudio has conceptualized the sneakers of the future: Shift Sneakers, a new kind of wearable technology.The company is tinkering with the idea that will transform shoe shopping in such a way that if you buy one pair of sneakers, you're actually buying hundreds.
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Go shopping from the comfort of your own home with your virtual reality headset
Combining the best of both worlds for what can only be described as a dangerous outcome, software developers are looking into using virtual reality headsets to allow eager consumers to go shopping from the comfort of their own homes.
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LG’s hexagonal battery could boost your future smartwatch’s battery
LG Chem, the battery research division of LG, has produced a hexagonal battery for use in wearables. It takes advantage of space current-generation smartwatch batteries currently don't, namely the corners of internal enclosures.
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Facebook brings Snapchat-like photo editing to its uploader on iOS
Facebook is testing a Snapchat-like feature that gives users the ability to add text, filters, and re-sizable emoji to photographs. The feature is reportedly rolling out to select iOS users.
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