Monday, December 21, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 22/12/2015

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Checking it twice — Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney bring holiday cheer to SNL
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band brought Paul McCartney out for a performance of the holiday classic on SNL. Springsteen was on the show to promote his upcoming 2016 The River Tour.
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First drive: Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4
Lamborghini’s latest V10 sports car hits all the right notes, but in the end, does flattery get you any-where?
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5 shows to stream this week: F is for Family, Selma, and more
How are you going to get through this week? By following our guide to the finest films and TV shows available now, of course. On the list this week: F is For Family, Selma, Mike Epps and more.
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A 17-day Xbox Store sale begins on December 22
This holiday season sees a massive sale on the Xbox Store, with savings on hundreds of games, TV shows, movies, and apps. The online store's "biggest sale ever" will run from December 22, 2015 through January 7, 2016.
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New Nine Inch Nails coming in 2016, says bandleader Trent Reznor
Reznor revealed the news Friday on Twitter, simply saying to expect new material and 'other stuff' in 2016. The group last released a record in 2013 with Hesitation Marks.
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Samsung gifts South Korea with a 128GB Galaxy Note 5 for Christmas
With the holidays just around the corner, Samsung launches a special Christmas edition Note 5 with 128GB internal storage, but only in South Korea. Life isn't fair.
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Megadeth’s Dystopia will feature a VR mini-concert
Megadeth's new album, Dystopia, will be available in a deluxe edition that includes a virtual reality headset. Fans can watch a five-song mini-concert set in the dystopian world. The album will be released on January 22, 2016.
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First drive: Lamborghini Huracán LP 580-2
On paper, the Lamborghini 580-2 is a two-wheel drive version of the Huracan. On the track, it's a light and highly-precise piece of machinery.
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Enlaps is the world’s first unlimited time-lapse photography solution
Weatherproof and self-contained, this purpose-built time-lapse Enlaps Tikee camera claims to provide "a unique, complete and intuitive solution to create quality time lapses from pictures shooting to Web sharing."
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Dog robots now under the care of Google X
Alphabet reorganizes and puts Project Titan and its robotics division under the wings of Google X's labs.
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Frog just released its predictions for Tech Trends of 2016
Drawing upon the expertise of its designers, engineers, strategists, artists, and business counselors, frog has put together a list of trends to watch for the New Year. Everything from VR to monetizing friendship.
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Abigail Seldin talks College Abacus and being a woman in tech
Abigail Seldin and her team of power women at Innovation Lab are working to make college more affordable through the power of consumer tech and their free online tool College Abacus.
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Get airborne on a budget with the best drones under $500
If you're keen to get in on all this drone action, but don't want to spend half a paycheck to make it happen, then check out this list of the best drones under 500 bucks. We've tested a lot of them, and these are the ones that'll get you the most bang for your buck.
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When iTunes isn’t enough: Here’s our 7 favorite free media players for PC and Mac
Media players are a virtual dime a dozen, loaded with features and limitations that will drive you mad. Luckily for you, we've rounded up the best of the best to suit your media playback needs.
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Microsoft is still fixing the Surface Pro 4 — updates cover keyboard
Microsoft releases the next pair of updates for Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book, this time to patch the keyboard. A series of hardware and software issues have been plaguing the line of devices.
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Ready to renovate? Kukun’s estimator tool will prepare you for how much it will cost
Getting ready to rip up floors or repaint the walls? Kukun says its remodeling and renovation estimator can tell you how much it will costs before you head out for supplies or call a contractor.
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Tonight, SpaceX will attempt to land a rocket again. Here’s where to watch live
After the rocket's payload is delivered, Elon Musk and company will try yet again to recover the first stage of the Falcon 9. If they can stick the landing, it’ll be a watershed moment for space travel.
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World’s most expensive house hides its tech behind frescoes
The world's most expensive house just sold for $301 million to an unknown buyer. Located outside Paris, its design was inspired by Versailles, but built between 2008 and 2011 the Chateau Louis XIV is also very high-tech.
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Drop a beat: Roland’s iconic 808 drum machine is now a mobile game
If you've even heard a snippet of hip-hop or electronic music, you've probably heard Roland's TR-808 drum machine. Now the company has brought the legendary unit to mobile devices in the form of its new game, TR-REC.
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Report: Wearable device shipments to surpass 214 million in 2019
In 2015, about 80 million wearble devices will be shipped around the world, and in 2016 this figure will rise 44.4 percent to 111.1 million units. Smartwatches will drive much of this increase, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC).
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Want a successful Kickstarter? Pay attention to these key trends
The experts at Today's Coaching delved a bit deeper into Kickstarter data and discovered a few key trends that seem consistent across the platform's most successful and well-funded projects.
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BlackBerry CEO: Priv sales have been ‘quite positive’ so far
BlackBerry is alive and kicking, as the Canadian mobile technology business reported a nearly 12 percent bump in revenue in its latest quarter. As for BlackBerry Priv sales, the company’s CEO said the results are good so far.
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Weekly Rewind: Apple’s secret lab, astronaut applications, smartwatch cheating
In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. It's too much to keep track of, so here are the top 10 tech stories you may have missed this week. We've got everything from climbing Mt. Everest in VR to avoiding Star Wars spoilers.
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Download these 5 hot new apps for iOS and Android
Browsing the Google Play Store, iTunes App Store or any other app marketplace can be a bit of a nightmare, so we've done it for you so you can relax. Here are five apps to download this week.
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Vin Diesel teases Samuel L. Jackson’s return to the xXx franchise on social media
Vin Diesel sat out xXx: State of the Union, but he's back for the xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, and will star alongside the man who played Agent Augustus Eugene Gibbons in the franchise's first two films
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Never lose your stuff again with the ANKR smart tag
Wouldn’t it be great if you could keep tabs on all the “stuff” in your life more easily? Low energy Bluetooth devices like the ANKR smart tag aim to solve just that problem.
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The 10 best MacBook Air cases, covers, and sleeves
Whether you’re looking for some protection or a stylish flourish, you’re in the right place for the best MacBook Air cases. We’ve got form-hugging cases, luxurious covers, and padded sleeves to choose from.
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Awesome tech you can't buy yet: $15 computers, desktop CNC mills, and a smartphone microscope
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!
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Facebook is offering employees $10,000 to move closer to work
Facebook is offering employees $10,000 or more to move closer to its headquarters in Menlo Park, California. The perk has been in place for a year now and has seen some workers offered a lump sum of up to $15,000.
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