Monday, October 12, 2015

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 13/10/2015





Gwendoline Christie gets 3D printed into a futuristic gown
At the unveiling of fashion designer Iris van Herpen's Quaquaversal collection, the centrepiece was actor Gwendoline Christie.











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Apple reportedly blocking its own News app in China
Deactivation of the mobile newspaper viewer comes as the tech company expands its retail presence in the country.











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India is the most expensive place to buy an iPhone 6S
On Friday, Apple will launch its iPhone 6S range in India, but those planning on buying one of the new smartphones will have to pay a pretty penny.











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Kanye West is mad as hell about iPad in-app game purchases for kids
Technically Incorrect: He's given little North an iPad. Now she's apparently being pestered to buy things.











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Robbery suspect tried to make Uber his getaway car, police say
Technically Incorrect: A man in Maryland allegedly points a gun at a store clerk and, after police give chase, he's found in the back of an Uber car.











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'Steve Jobs,' the movie, paints a blurry portrait of Apple's co-founder
Commentary: The creative team behind the new film says it wanted to create something akin to an Impressionist painting rather than a "photo" of Apple's mercurial leader. It is that: pretty but very blurry.











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Tesla CEO Elon Musk denies hating Apple
Technically Incorrect: Tesla's CEO tries to set the record straight after being quoted as saying that Apple hires the automaker's engineering castoffs and the Apple Watch isn't all that.











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Controversy after scientist finds rare bird -- and kills it
Technically Incorrect: A US scientist finds a male mustached kingfisher in the Solomon Islands. He kills it so that he can study it. Not everyone is impressed.











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Will you heart Facebook's new emojis?
The Like button, with its thumbs-up icon, has long been a staple of the world's largest social network. Now Facebook is adding six more symbols to help us express ourselves.











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Meet BlaBlaCar, a ride-sharing service for the talkative or taciturn
The service lets passengers find cheap rides from one city to another in 19 countries. But Brazil, not the US, is next on the company's expansion list, CEO Frédéric Mazzella says.











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'Steve Jobs' film is a 'painting, not a photograph,' moviemakers say
At an advance screening of the movie in San Francisco, writer Aaron Sorkin and director Danny Boyle defend why they stretched the truth about the Apple co-founder's life.











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Inside 'Steve Jobs,' the movie (pictures)
"Steve Jobs" takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to give an intimate look at one of its main players.











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Nvidia dealt blow in bid to block Samsung shipments into US
An administrative law judge for the US International Trade Commission sides with Samsung on a patent dispute with Nvidia.











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'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' trailer makes killing zombies look classy
Hold on to your corsets! These zombie slayers bring weapons to ballroom dances and tea parties in an entertaining twist on author Jane Austen's beloved romantic novel.











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Things get awkward when couples bring Facebook behaviors to real life
Couples do some pretty weird stuff online, but things get really strange when they take that behavior into the real word, as evidenced by this video from CollegeHumor.











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DARPA seeks to treat bodies with light, electricity, sound and magnets
As part of its ElectRx program, which seeks to heal by treating the body like the electrical system it is, the government agency has awarded grants to seven teams.











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Yikes! In Costa Rica, jet appears to just miss motorists
Technically Incorrect: A YouTube video suggests an Iberia plane landing came too close to live beings as it diverted to a different runway and appeared to clip a fence.











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Get free Destiny microtransaction currency by playing between now and December
Everyone who logs will receive a bonus payout of in-game Silver.











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Free Xbox 360 online multiplayer this weekend
Xbox Live Gold membership requirement dropped for the next few days.











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Star Wars Battlefront beta is 900p on PS4, 720p on Xbox One
New technical breakdown compares the game's performance on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.











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