Thursday, October 22, 2015

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 23/10/2015





Explore the Milky Way at 46 billion pixels
A 194-gigabyte image is the largest astronomical image ever created, showing a swathe of the Milky Way galaxy across the southern sky.











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Pepper the humanoid robot debuts in France
Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank is testing its Pepper robot in France after four months of sell-outs in its homeland.











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VR experience gives viewers a forest animal's POV (Tomorrow Daily 262)
Ashley discusses Magic Leap's newest intriguing video, a VR experience that allows viewers to see a forest the way various animals would and a project from MIT that could someday change how assembly lines work.











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Robotic bee goes for a fly and a swim
Harvard's bee-inspired RoboBee is now the first insect-sized robot that can both fly and swim.











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Remains of 300-million-year-old 'supershark' uncovered in Texas
Dallas fossil hunters unearth the remains of an extinct shark that was 25 percent bigger than a modern great white. Everything really is bigger in Texas.











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Volkswagen halts sale of European diesels linked to emissions scandal
German automaker also adds a vehicle ID lookup tool to its US site and suspends its head of quality control.











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Alcatel OneTouch looking to manufacture smartphones in India
The Hong Kong-based handset maker may be the latest company to have its smartphones manufactured in India, following brands like Samsung, HTC, Xiaomi and Motorola.











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Self-lacing Nike Mags set for unveiling for Back to the Future Day
A tweet from a Nike PR director confirms the existence of self-lacing Mag shoes as seen in "Back to the Future Part II."











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Nike self-lacing sneakers are real on Back to the Future Day
Brands jump in on the "Back to the Future" fun with products from the movie's 2015 future, including Nike with self-lacing Air Mag sneakers. Bridget Carey highlights the real tech from a future dreamed up in the '80s.











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'Game of Thrones' stars praise Telltale's video game adaptation
Emilia Clarke, Iwan Rheon and Natalie Dormer talk about voicing their "Game of Thrones" characters for a video game, and how well that game captures the reality of life in the Seven Kingdoms.











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We're living in the future with shiny tech -- and plenty of duds
On Back to the Future Day, we can truly say the future is now. We have technology at our fingertips that would blow Marty McFly's mind. Look behind the glitz, though, and you'll see a pile of castoff failures.











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Watch Michael J. Fox test out real Nike self-lacing shoes as in 'Back to the Future'
Proof that the Nike "Mag" shoes from the classic 1989 flick are finally real comes via Twitter on the day that Marty McFly arrived in 2015.











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'OMG @docbrown': What Marty McFly and Doc would tweet today
What kind of tweets, texts or Snaps would the time travelers from "Back to the Future" be sending if they really landed in 2015 today? CNET's Eric Mack has a few thoughts.











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YouTube's video free-for-all is about to start charging admission
Google's massive video site will launch a subscription tier that strips out ads for a price. But the free ad-based option remains.











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Doc Brown and Marty McFly reunite to talk Toyota's car of the future
Toyota brings Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd together again to discuss the tech from "Back to the Future" and how Toyota's working on cars like the Mirai, which runs on hydrogen.











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Apple releases iOS 9.1, complete with champagne and a hot dog
It's the most significant of the three updates so far to Apple's iOS 9 mobile software, but it's still relatively minor, unless you're really into fast food and bubbly -- emojis, that is.











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Xiaomi wants to be Amazon, but with a smartphone twist
Known in Asia for its affordable smartphones, the Chinese company has broader ambitions.











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Vudu brings 4K movies to Roku 4
Streaming video service Vudu has announced it's releasing 12 new movies in the ultra-high-definition 4K format today, exclusively for users of the new Roku 4.











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Small tweaks make 'Back to the Future Part II' look more like today (pictures)
In this CNET exclusive, a few scenes from the classic film are altered to reflect the world we love in today. Man buns anyone?











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Alex Roy claims coast-to-coast Tesla Autopilot record in 57 hours, 48 minutes
The road rally enthusiast embraces the future by going hands-off from Los Angeles to New York with the help of the previous record-holders.











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