IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (CNET) 18/08/2015

Galactic collision leaves behind a stellar mess
A newly released Hubble image of a spiral galaxy shows the telltale signs of two galaxies colliding.

Critically endangered ferrets reproduced using 20-year-old sperm
A near-extinct species has been reinvigorated with fresh genetic material donated by a male that has been dead for 20 years.

India's Mars orbiter sends stunning canyon photo
India's Mars Orbiter Mission has captured gorgeous 3D images of the Ophir Chasma on the surface of Mars.

Woman fined for Facebook pic of police car in disabled spot
Technically Incorrect: In Spain, they have a strange new gagging law that's being used in even stranger ways.

Insanely amusing flight attendant takes over the Web
Technically Incorrect: In less than 24 hours, a YouTube video of a WestJet safety demonstration is loved by almost 1 million people. Why do such videos go viral?

Bezos says Amazon's drones will be as common as mail trucks
Technically Incorrect: Amazon's CEO says he doesn't measure drone delivery's arrival in months. He does say, though, that he expects the service to be ubiquitous.

Force is strong today: Disneyland to get huge 'Star Wars' expansion, details of films emerge
The Disney fan expo D23 yields big news for the Jedi-addicted: Disneyland and Disney World are both getting 14-acre "lands" based on the "Star Wars" film franchise. Also: Details of upcoming flicks are revealed.

Classic cars and modern legends gather at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance (pictures)
The Concours d'Elegance is a prestigious automotive gathering of pre-war classic cars, modern luxury machines, and racing legends.

Drool-worthy dice for discerning rollers (pictures)
Made from gator bones, titanium, marble and more, these are some of the sexiest d20s, d4s and (not quite) plain ole d6s you've ever seen.

Brilliant GPS navigation system changes to children's voice near schools
Technically Incorrect: A new safety feature installed in some GPS navigation setups tries to use an inventive way to get drivers to be extra careful where there are kids.

Watch what happens when you disturb a hive of 40,000 killer bees
A film crew making a Smithsonian Channel documentary about bees captures slo-mo footage of an attacking swarm of angry killer bees that will you make you thankful you're not a documentary-film maker.

Diver has close encounter with killer whales, catches it on film
A spear-fishing diver in New Zealand shares the same space of water with a pod of orcas. Thankfully, he remembered to bring his camera.

These dice are made from tusks of the ancient woolly mammoth
Who knew dice made from the tusks of a giant extinct beast could be so popular? Artisan Dice, that's who. And you can reserve yours now.

Trying -- and kinda succeeding -- at going the distance with an electric car
For Road Trip 2015, CNET drives an all-electric car 500 miles around Britain's most scenic spots to see how easy it is to take a road trip without petrol. Spoiler alert: It doesn't go well.

A 500-mile journey in an electric car (pictures)
How easy is it to go on a road trip in an electric car? For Road Trip 2015, CNET set off on a 500-mile journey around England to find out.

The shower of the future and space salad: Our favorite videos of the week
A roundup of our favorite CNET videos covering news, gadgets and more.

Coolest Cooler is a hot product with a price that leaves me cold (pictures)
The Coolest Cooler debuted last year as one of the most successful projects on Kickstarter. The Swiss Army knife of coolers is now available online.

The good, the bad and The Legend of Zelda
Retro video game Legend of Zelda meets spaghetti Westerns in "Hang 'Em Hyrule" from Beat Down Boogie.

'Star Wars' meets DIY for fantastic galactic creations (pictures)
Makers and "Star Wars" go together like Han and Chewie. Browse through incredible cat beds, dog costumes, bunk beds, rockers and even an R2-D2 VW.

Cat Scratch Laptop brings the Internet full circle
Cats love sleeping on your laptop (especially while you're using it), so why not let them geek out with their own cardboard computer perfect for tearing up the Internet?

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IT News Head Lines (CNET) 18/08/2015

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