IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (CNET) 20/01/2016

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 20/01/2016

Forget Silicon Valley, the heart of self-driving car research is in Southeastern Michigan - Roadshow
Cupertino and Mountain View may grab today's autonomous car headlines, but as Roadshow's new 'Driving Detroit' series shows, the nexus of self-driving mobility is in Michigan.

Netflix CEO: China may eventually let us in - CNET
The mega-popular streaming service is available virtually everywhere except China, but that may not be the case forever.

Your printer went on a shopping spree while you were reading this - CNET
The first devices using Amazon's Dash Replenishment program can now begin reordering their own supplies.

Apple, Samsung and Sony under fire over child miners in Africa - CNET
Amnesty International accuses major tech companies of failing to ensure that their batteries don't contain cobalt mined by underage workers.

Queasy quasar: Turbulent galaxy upchucks its star-making material - CNET
The most luminous galaxy in the universe is a roilingly turbulent quasar in the process of ejecting all its star-forming gas.

Trump promises he'll force Apple to manufacture in the US - CNET
Technically Incorrect: In a speech at Liberty University, the leading Republican candidate says he'll strong-arm Tim Cook to end all foreign manufacture of the company's "damn computers."

Court bans Samsung from selling older smartphones you can't get anymore - CNET
Judge issues permanent injunction against handful of devices found to infringe on a trio of Apple patents.

Myo armbands used to control prosthetic arm - CNET
The Myo gesture-controlled armband has been used to create a robotic prosthetic arm that can be controlled by the user's muscles.

Spacetime is a rainbow - CNET
Just as white light is made up of various wavelengths of light, so too is spacetime comprised of various versions of spacetime.

YouTube's years-long banishment in Pakistan ends -- sort of - CNET
Popular video-sharing site was blocked in 2012 after refusing to remove a video that Pakistan considered blasphemous.

New 'Star Wars Rebels' teaser has 'Force Awakens' lightsaber, Darth Vader, Leia and Yoda - CNET
Connections to the latest Star Wars film, "The Clone Wars" and the original trilogy appear on upcoming episodes of the animated series.

Behold the first flower to bloom in space, a cheerful zinnia - CNET
The crew of the International Space Station welcomes spring in orbit as experimental zinnia plants eke out a happy orange flower.

Why Spider-Man has to stay fictional forever - CNET
Scientists look at the limitations of walking up walls in the real world and find that a real-life Peter Parker would look more like a freakish Sasquatch than an agile superhero.

Widow says Apple told her to get court order to secure dead husband's password - CNET
Technically Incorrect: A Canadian woman says that when her husband died, even showing the company his death certificate and will do no good in getting his Apple ID password.

Bring your iPhone to the slaughter with Iron Maiden's heavy-metal mobile game - CNET
Run to the hills! The veteran heavy-metal band has a role-playing game coming out starring its decaying but immortal mascot, Eddie.

X-ray reveals Elizabethan magician John Dee's hidden halo of skulls - CNET
A Victorian painting of Queen Elizabeth I's court philosopher depicted him in a halo of skulls that was subsequently painted over.

Apple investigating iPhone battery percentage freezing bug - CNET
iPhone 6S and 6S Plus owners say they have seen their battery percentage displays fail to update after changing time zone or manually adjusting their clocks.

Tech giants, farmers voice support for Samsung in Apple patent spat - CNET
Various companies, legal experts and nonprofits argue the high damages allowed in design patent infringement suits hurt everyone from large tech companies to farmers and consumers.

Tesla Gigafactory isn't yet living up to Nevada's expectations - Roadshow
The mammoth battery plant in Reno, Nevada is getting built, but the jobs it promised in return for tax breaks are yet to materialize.

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