IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (CNET) 28/10/2015

The Letv Le 1s smartphone hides its changes under the hood (pictures)
Debuting just six months after the first Letv Le 1 launched, this sequel phone keeps the same looks while making some improvements to its processor, camera and storage space.

Car of the future has air bags on the outside
While many car manufacturers are working on getting self-driving cars on the road by 2020, Toyoda Gosei is looking further down the road.

How much would you pay to own a piece of space history?
A part of the first computer in space comes to the auction block.

New Apple TV goes on sale in Apple Store online
With this major upgrade to Apple TV, look for new content services and watch for numerous iOS apps and games to make the transition from the iPhone and iPad to the living room.

Microsoft delighting almost as much as Apple, study says
Technically Incorrect: A market research company says it's looked at over 900,000 consumer reviews of tech products and Redmond is beginning to delight in a big way. Google. however, has problems.

Darth Vader monument in Ukraine doubles as Wi-Fi hotspot
After a recent Ukrainian law bans communist symbols in the country, a Vladimir Lenin statue in Odessa gets converted into a memorial for the Sith Lord.

Lyft begins ride service to Las Vegas' McCarran Airport
Ride-hailing services have been working to get their cars on Nevada's streets for more than a year.

Drunken 'Walking Dead' watching reportedly leads to fatal 'zombie beating'
A murder suspect says he beat his friend to death because that friend was turning into a zombie and tried to bite him. Yikes.

A 97-year-old tech fan gets her wish to visit Google
Olive Horrell has always been fascinated by technology. See what happens when the great grandmother gets to visit Google's Mountain View, California, campus to experience virtual reality for the first time.

See guy use a drone to blast his patio clean
Autumn leaves covering up your patio or deck? Get out your drone and blast them away, as this man does in a new YouTube video.

This soft robotic limb can shake your hand without crushing it (Tomorrow Daily 264)
Rob Schraff's soft robotics project features a humanoid hand with the ability to shake hands with a human and adjust its hold based on the person's grip.

Spectacular sun images heat up the heavens (pictures)
The sun a star with many moods broken by snaking filaments, raucous flares and dark spots.

Filament 50 Earths wide snakes across the sun
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory catches sight of an extremely long filament of solar material in the form of a long, dark tendril across the sun's surface.

Tolkien-notated Middle-earth map found in copy of 'The Lord of the Rings'
An illustrator's personal copy of "The Lord of the Rings" contains a map with handwritten notes from J.R.R. Tolkien himself.

Volkswagen loses global-sales crown to Toyota amid scandal
Japanese automaker reclaims the title of world's biggest automaker, while the beleaguered German carmaker reportedly mulls attempts to salvage owner loyalty through incentives.

Silicon Valley's opposition to cybersecurity bill mounts as US Senate prepares to vote
A controversial bill that aims to thwart hacking highlights the tension between the need for security and the desire for privacy.

Tesla takes Autopilot software international, teases update
The automaker's self-driving technology isn't the only thing headed overseas. It's also reportedly looking to produce some cars in China.

Watch Jay Leno take the Aston Martin DB10 for a spin
The king of car geeks gets an in-depth look at James Bond's next set of wheels.

Mice discovery shows promise for 'rapid and robust hair growth' in bald humans
A serendipitous discovery leads Columbia University researchers to conclude that a drug applied directly to the skin could show real promise for broadly treating hair loss.

Why 5G will be the superfast Swiss Army knife of wireless networks
Hans Vestberg, CEO of telecom equipment vendor Ericsson, sees the next decade's 5G networks being smart enough to know what kind of device is using it, and why.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 28/10/2015

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