Monday, November 23, 2015

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 24/11/2015





'Superman III' reimagined as a horror film - CNET
Evil Superman battle! Killer computers! Richard Pryor as a hacker! Watch this "Superman III" trailer remade to look like the horror film it probably should have been.











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Six Million Dollar Plant: Scientists grow cyborg roses - CNET
A team of researchers has created living rose plants with electronic circuits threaded through their veins.











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Asia's video game scene has a new player: Singapore - CNET
With roughly 17,000 visitors paying to attend the island state's recent GameStart Asia gaming expo, the future of gaming in the region looks set to soar.











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Samsung's new Virtual Reality ad makes it look surprisingly simple - CNET
Technically Incorrect: The Gear VR actually looks easy to use, if you believe Samsung's simple, effective new ad for it.











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Bishop, how much time: Seiko re-releasing Ripley's 'Aliens' watch - CNET
Seiko Japan will be re-releasing the 1983 Chronograph 7A28-7000, worn by Sigourney Weaver in 1986's "Aliens".











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'Star Wars' robots old and new meet in cell phone ad (where else?) - CNET
Technically Incorrect: C-3PO and R2-D2 bump into the new BB-8. Because hype. In this case, UK hype.











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Outcry after Apple head says women don't know how to find music - CNET
Technically Incorrect: In a TV appearance, Jimmy Iovine suggests that Apple's service helps women do that music thing that they're allegedly not so good at. Because "not everyone knows a DJ."











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US Navy crew remakes 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' trailer - CNET
Ahoy BB-8! The crew of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower shows off its Jedi pride by spoofing the "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" trailer in "Sea Wars: The Ike Awakens."











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SNL holds hilarious celeb auditions for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' - CNET
Actors Jon Hamm, Emma Stone, singer Michael Bublé and the "Saturday Night Live" cast audition with Star Wars actors Daisy Ridley and John Boyega for their spot in "The Force Awakens."











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'Wonder Woman' production is underway, revealing new look for the heroine and cast list - CNET
To celebrate Warner Bros.' announcement that the new "Wonder Woman" is in production, actress Gal Gadot shares a photo of herself in costume on social media.











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'Godmother' of cannabis meets her tech-happy children at SF pot summit - CNET
The inaugural New West Summit -- devoted to the marriage of pot, tech, business and media -- serves as the site of a kind of passing of the torch. Or should we say a passing of the pipe?











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What's the catch with off-brand prepaid wireless services? - CNET
In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon explores whether prepaid brands, which are owned by the major wireless operators, offer a true bargain over traditional services.











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