IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (CNET) 04/12/2015

YouTube said to seek streaming rights for movies, TV shows - CNET
Online video giant has met with studio executives to discuss licenses for new content, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Paper pinhole camera pops out of paperback (Tomorrow Daily 280 show notes) - CNET
Artist Kelli Anderson's newest project is called "This Book is a Camera," a paper book with a working pinhole camera inside. She's got DIY instructions if you want to make one for a friend this holiday season, too.

New Star Wars movie theater goes to the dark side (pictures) - CNET
A movie theater in Omaha, Nebraska, gives in to the Empire with a Star Wars-inspired lobby complete with a massive Death Star and a throne fit for an Emperor.

Disabled kitty gets prosthetic titanium legs - CNET
A rescue cat that turned up at a shelter missing his back feet has been fitted with titanium prosthetics to help him get around.

Fiat-Chrysler urges owners to get a grip with new winter tire packages - CNET
Owners can purchase ready-to-install wheel and tire combinations straight from any dealership at some pretty competitive prices.

Our solar system's planets look like flying saucers in new NASA video - CNET
NASA is celebrating 20 years of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory with a short video that shows, in part, how strange things get when you stare at the sun.

Kid has Xbox stolen, police buy him a new one - CNET
Technically Incorrect: An 11-year-old is at a Memphis church with his mom when their house is broken into. His mom can't afford a new Xbox. Then police officers step in.

Fiat said to delay rollout of new models due to China woes - CNET
Sluggish Chinese car sales are reportedly having an effect on the automaker's ability to manage finances this time around.

Lamp that melds old tractors with superheroes slams Kickstarter goal - CNET
What do you get when you take vintage tractor headlamps, put them on a superhero-style body and add some new tech? Lampster, a runaway Kickstarter success.

Lounge like the Emperor in this Star Wars-themed movie theater - CNET
A cinema in Nebraska joins the dark side with a Star Wars-themed lobby complete with Death Star, Emperor Palpatine's throne and Empire-style lighting.

Could Hello Barbie become the plaything of hackers? Turns out toys are vulnerable, too - CNET
Mattel's chatty doll could listen in on your kids, while a hacker has already swiped children's pictures and personal info from toymaker VTech. Experts say Internet-connected toys are rife with security problems.

Star Wars in VR: These are the Google Cardboards you're looking for - CNET
Verizon gives away free virtual-reality viewers as the Star Wars app launches VR video clips. And one movie theater goes all-out to help guests live the movie.

The death of Adobe's Flash is lingering, not sudden - CNET
Widely used technologies take a long time to fade. Adobe's move this week to rename Flash Professional is only one nail in its coffin.

Ogle every single original Star Wars vehicle to scale in this video - CNET
Relive the original Star Wars movies through the eyes of an artist who illustrated all the vehicles and laid them out by size.

Rumors say Nikon's acquiring Samsung camera tech: We say win-win - CNET
Commentary: Rumors circulating around the Web indicate that Nikon will acquire, or has already acquired, Samsung's NX camera technology. That's both a good idea and a necessity for both companies.

Nissan's free-EV-charging program makes its way to the Twin Cities - CNET
Leaf owners in Minneapolis-St. Paul won't have to worry about paying for public juice for two years.

The battle for Internet freedom isn't over yet - CNET
Net neutrality supporters scored a big victory in 2015 with the passage of controversial rules to protect the openness of the Internet, but there's more drama to come.

Microsoft tries to ease Windows 10 upgrade process - CNET
New updates promise to smooth over glitches that users of Windows 7 and 8.1 may have experienced when trying to jump to Microsoft's latest operating system.

Red Planet red flags? NASA council has doubts about Mars mission - CNET
The space agency's own advisory council wondered aloud this week if NASA should drop the whole idea of visiting the Red Planet.

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IT News Head Lines (CNET) 04/12/2015

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