Thursday, July 23, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 7/24/2015

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Starbucks partners with Lyft on shared loyalty program
Likely excellent news for anyone that uses Lyft and frequently feeds their caffeine addiction at Starbucks, the two companies will be working together to help Lyft customers earn rewards points for coffee.
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This is the world’s first 3D printed smart oven, and it’s pretty cool
The 3D printed oven Pyra is a self-proclaimed "innovative new take on the modern convection oven" that "challenges designers and engineers to think differently about the way products are designed and manufactured."
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The world’s first bionic eye implant is a success
The world's first bionic eye implant (using the Argus II) has been successfully performed on an 80-year-old British man suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The operation corrected the long-ailing vision of Ray Flynn.
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In response to Donald Trump’s abuse of his phone number, Lindsey Graham destroys phone
After Donald Trump, the world's most politically incorrect combover, decided to unceremoniously give out Lindsey Graham's phone number, the South Carolina senator decided to destroy his phone, and show the world how to do it.
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GoPro is working on a new mobile app that will let you edit and share videos
GoPro president Tony Bates announced on Tuesday the company has been working on a new mobile app that will allow users to edit and share videos from their mobile device. The app is in its final phase of testing and should launch by the end of the summer.
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Her, the dating app for lesbians and bisexual women, goes national
Her, the dating app that caters to lesbians and bisexual women, is now available nationwide. Previously, Her was only available in seven cities across the U.S., including San Francisco, Los Angles, New York, Boston, Chicago, Phoenix, and Miami.
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Uber wins war against de Blasio — for now
Government officials in New York will not limit how many new drivers Uber can add to its fleet. Mayor de Blasio had proposed to cap Uber's growth.
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Lamborghini is considering a Superveloce version of its 2018 Urus SUV
Lamborghini may introduce a higher performance Superveloce version of its Urus SUV sometime after it debuts in 2018. The SV Urus will seek to shame even the fastest SUVs like the BMW X6M and Porsche Cayenne Turbo.
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The average movie ticket price reached an all time high last quarter
Movie tickets have reached a new high in terms of average price paid per head, according to new data from the National Association of Theatre Owners. Moviegoers seem to be increasingly opting for more expensive showings and venues.
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Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2015 review
Amazon’s 2015 Paperwhite has double the pixels of its predecessor and almost no lag. It’s one of the best ebook readers you’ll find, so long as you’re wedded to Amazon’s library.
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Newly discovered bug could hand control of your Mac over to hackers
A bug introduced in the most recent OS X update allegedly allows hackers to access unrestricted root user privileges, making it possible to conduct all sorts of mischief without user knowledge.
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Audi, BMW, and Daimler have agreed to spend $2.7 billion on Nokia’s Here mapping tech
BMW, Audi, and Daimler are nearing a $2.7 billion deal to acquire Nokia's Here mapping tech to power next-generation autonomous vehicles. The arrangement could be finalized as soon as this month.
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T-Mobile breaks the limitations of regular, boring text messaging with Advanced Messaging
T-Mobile announced Advanced Messaging, which will take advantage of the Rich Communications Service framework. At its core, Advanced Messaging functions similarly to iMessage and other messaging services in that it overcomes the limitations of SMS.
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Amy Poehler signed on to play the first female NBA coach in new comedy
Amy Poehler is set to play an NBA coach in an upcoming sports comedy written by Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen. As the first female coach in the league, she'll reportedly join an organization that's less than thrilled to have her.
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The Asus ZenFone 2E joins AT&T’s affordable GoPhone prepaid smartphone lineup
Asus and AT&T announced the ZenFone 2E, which will join AT&T's lineup of prepaid phones. Even though it's decidedly a mid-range smartphone, the $120 price tag is nothing to scoff at, especially when you take a peek at all that the phone offers.
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With 50 percent year-over-year growth, Rhapsody now boasts 3 million subs
New features and big mobile deals have helped bring Rhapsody garner three million paid subscribers. It's still a small, unprofitable fish in a big pond, but the service is optimistic for the future.
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A Chinese company assembled this 3D-printed home in just three hours
A Chinese real estate company recently completed manufacturing a 3D-printed home and assembled the finished product in Xi'an in just three hours.
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A PC by any other name: Mouse compatibility is inbound for the Xbox One
Microsoft's Xbox chief, Phil Spencer, said on Twitter that mouse compatibility isn't far away for the Xbox One, which will soon be able to stream games to Windows 10 PCs. Microsoft is uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between PCs and gaming consoles.
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Sony jumps on the drone bandwagon with a new venture called Aerosense
Rather than jumping in the ring with consumer drone companies like DJI, Parrot, and others, Sony's new venture, Aerosense Inc., plans to use drones to provide aerial surveying services to businesses.
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Full Trailer for Fargo season 2 teases snowballing crime problems
Fargo season 2's latest trailer teases a small problem that is anything but. When local law enforcement think a shooting is a robbery gone wrong, it turns out to be only part of a much bigger picture.
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Microsoft promises to promptly remove revenge porn from OneDrive, Xbox Live
In an attempt to defend users against revenge porn, Microsoft has announced a new reporting system as well as changes to the rules of its Bing, OneDrive and Xbox Live services.
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Why the hell is Lindsay Lohan on Duran Duran’s new album?
Duran Duran has explained just how the band's upcoming album, Paper Gods, came to feature a spoken word interlude featuring Lindsay Lohan. As it turns out, the story of the unexpected cameo starts with a costume party.
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Visa pairs with Fandango for free summer movie deal
Through August 21, 2015 if you use your Visa Signature card to buy two or more movie tickets on a Friday (for a Friday movie) you'll get one additional ticket free from Visa and Fandango.
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PS4 gets first dibs on Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 multiplayer beta in August
A multiplayer beta of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 will launch first for the PlayStation 4 next month, with Xbox One and PC versions arriving a week later.
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This amazing new antenna could stretch phone battery life, but nobody’s using it
This tiny antenna tuner uses a new type of technology that could improve the connection and increase the battery life of our smartphones, but manufacturers aren't letting it.
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The AP opens a YouTube time portal with the largest archival upload ever
The Associated Press has teamed up with Movietone to offer 550,000 videos over 100 years of archival news clips on YouTube, allowing users to search for everything from footage of the Pearl Harbor bombing to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Microsoft Office for Windows users can now sync files with Google Drive
Office users have another choice for cloud storage. A new plug-in makes it possible to open and edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files directly from Google Drive.
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The electrified paint on this Lexus literally throbs with your heartbeat
Lexus and Australian agency Tricky Jigsaw recently came together to create an RC F coupe with a glowing, real-time heartbeat. The driver wears a heart rate monitor, and with special electroluminescent paint, his or her pulse is visible on the car’s exterior.
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PlayStation 4 media remote coming this year from PDP
As the PlayStation 4 gears up for its third year on the market, Sony's console is finally getting a multi-device media remote from manufacturer PDP.
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Shock Jock Howard Stern almost got his hands on Ant-Man
Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man was tops at the domestic box office last weekend and -- with a worldwide gross of roughly $120 million in less than a week -- the film is a certified hit. But it almost fell into very different hands.
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