IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (CNET) 29/10/2015

Twitter launches TV ad for Moments (It's a touch crazy)
Technically Incorrect: In order to begin selling its Moments feature, Twitter releases an ad to coincide with the World Series. It's not quite the same pace as baseball.

Donate your Lego for art: Ai Weiwei fills cars with Lego bricks in protest
Dissident artist Ai Weiwei has taken his battle with Lego to the next level, calling on people across the world to donate their unused Lego bricks in the name of "freedom of speech."

New $15 smartphone headed to India
DataWind and Reliance Communications are looking to team up to release the world's cheapest smartphone in India by the end of 2015.

Nissan IDS Concept is a polite, self-driving EV (pictures)
Nissan's IDS Concept can not only drive itself emissions-free, it can also communicate with pedestrians to create a friendlier driving environment.

YouTube's new engineering chief talks about promise of virtual reality
YouTube has grown into an online video empire. In his first interview as the site's engineering chief, Matthew Mengerink discusses virtual reality, making money and stepping into the role during trying times for YouTube's engineers.

'Force Awakens' audio works perfectly with 'Batman v Superman' trailer
In a CNET exclusive, we bring you a new mashup that'll make you think the Dark Knight Force is steel in the Jedi from Krypton. Or something like that.

Mazda RX-Vision concept rekindles the rotary in Tokyo
Mazda shows first tangible proof of next-generation rotary development in years.

Security trumps privacy as Senate passes controversial cyber bill
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, known as CISA, could make it easier for the government to abuse citizens' civil liberties, opponents say.

Twitter fails to nab new tweeters
Twitter and its new CEO Jack Dorsey still face plenty of challenges as they work to convince more people to spend time on the microblogging site.

Peruvian 'Game Cars' offer Mario Kart 8 for passengers (Tomorrow Daily 265)
Easy Taxi wants its Lima, Peru customers to choose their service, and to entice potential riders, they've deployed 10 "Game Cars" featuring a fully functional Wii U onboard with Mario Kart 8 ready for passengers to play.

Ho-hum iPhone sales good enough to pump Apple profits
Apple didn't sell as many iPhones in the quarter as analysts expected, but Wall Street doesn't seem to mind.

Apple Pay heads overseas with the help of American Express
American Express customers in Canada and Australia will get access to Apple Pay later this year, with more countries coming on board in 2016.

Hot Halloween getups mapped: Why is Pennsylvania so into giraffes?
With Google's Frightgeist interactive map and nationwide listing of popular costume searches, you've got a frighteningly good chance of choosing well this October 31.

Gawk at Lego's 'Ghostbusters' firehouse HQ sneak peek
Take a first look at the upcoming Lego "Ghostbusters" firehouse set with a series of official photos showing the detailed model all put together.

A rear-wheel-drive Ford Escort is Ken Block's next Gymkhana car
The king of high-production tire destruction returns with the Escort that America was never cool enough to get.

Ken Block's Gymkhana Escort is a 333-horsepower tire-shredding beast (pictures)
Coming soon to a Gymkhana video near you is Ken Block's second-generation 1978 Ford Escort. It started life as a tarmac rally racer but has since been repurposed for one job only -- outright tire destruction. Packing 333 horsepower and rear-wheel drive, this car's insanity is matched only by that of its owner.

Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble reunite for 'Doctor Who' audio series
David Tennant and Catherine Tate are back as the Doctor and Donna Noble for a three-episode "Doctor Who" audio series from Big Finish Productions.

Volkswagen reportedly shelves US plans in wake of diesel emissions scandal
Despite problems worldwide, German morale remains high, and Audi continues to hire and issue bonuses, as well.

Hiss-terical: Kittify adds meow-velous cat puns to any writing
Slather your emails, Facebook updates and work reports with enough cat puns to make your friends and colleagues furrious.

T-Mobile rides 'Uncarrier' wave as consumers flock to its service
The carrier is outpacing its national wireless rivals in subscriber growth. It also swings to a profit, but not by as much as Wall Street was expecting.

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 29/10/2015

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