Thursday, April 28, 2016

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 28/04/2016





Watch 9 minutes of Pokemon Go, Nintendo's augmented reality mobile game - CNET
Leaked beta footage has given us our best look yet at Pokemon Go, Nintendo's highly anticipated game for mobile platforms.

Read More ...




FBI tips off Apple to security flaw -- a first under sharing process - CNET
For the first time under a White House process created in 2014, the agency shares information about a flaw in an Apple product, the company tells Reuters.

Read More ...




World's first Brain Drone Race takes off (Tomorrow Daily 354 show notes) - CNET
It might look silly, but University of Florida researchers hope developing the technology to control a drone with your mind might lead to controlling things like wheelchairs and prosthetics, too.

Read More ...




Families of teens lost at sea fight over recovered iPhone - CNET
One family worries that critical evidence about the boys' fate may be lost if the phone leaves law enforcement hands.

Read More ...




Hearthstone tops 50 million players, Old Gods expansion goes live today - CNET
Blizzard's free-to-play card game is big business, but it's also changing in a big way.

Read More ...




4 future NFL stars show their stuff in virtual reality - CNET
NFL draft hopefuls, ranging from a sure shot to an underdog, promote themselves in 360-degree virtual reality videos.

Read More ...




Umbrella Corps is more Call of Duty than Resident Evil - CNET
Capcom's Umbrella Corps shooter is all action with a minor survival/horror a twist on PC and PS4.

Read More ...




Apple incites weeping (with new ad about onions) - CNET
Technically Incorrect: Coinciding with its quarterly results, Apple releases an iPhone 6S spot, featuring Neil Patrick Harris, all about our favorite weep-inducing vegetable.

Read More ...




Blizzard discusses closure of unauthorised classic WoW servers, says pristine realm is in discussion - CNET
Community manager J. Allen Beck: "There is not a clear legal path to protect Blizzard's IP."

Read More ...




A Samsung fridge is a great place for an orgy - CNET
Technically Incorrect: A peculiar new Samsung ad, starring Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell, shows foodstuffs making out. Oh.

Read More ...




Dark Souls 3 patch fixes quest bugs, item drop glitches, Xbox One crashes - CNET
Next update for From Software's action RPG detailed.

Read More ...




Mechanical doping: Cyclist gets 6-year-ban for using bike with hidden motor - CNET
Noted Belgian cyclo-cross star Femke Van den Driessche is the first cyclist to be charged with mechanical doping.

Read More ...




AT&T video push still fuzzy - CNET
The telecom giant's sales topped $40 billion in the first quarter but details on its upcoming online video service remain scant.

Read More ...




Ultimate fan-made Lego Voltron wants your votes - CNET
This Voltron set, inspired by the super robot from the '80s animated series, could become a reality if it gets enough votes on the Lego Ideas site.

Read More ...




Twitter counts on new math to show user growth, stock tanks - CNET
Using a new way to tally active tweeters, the microblogging service says it added users in the first quarter. Even so, sales fell short.

Read More ...




Apple sales drop as iPhone shipments decline for first time ever - CNET
CEO Tim Cook said the company faced "macroeconomic headwinds," which is code for having a really hard time convincing people to buy iPhones, iPads and Macs.

Read More ...




Uncharted 4's story will dive into Nathan Drake's mysterious childhood - CNET
"We don't know a lot about his childhood and what happened."

Read More ...




Gears of War creator: 'I hope Microsoft doesn't screw it up' - CNET
"It's kind of like breaking up with an ex and wanting to see them get remarried but not to somebody who is better-looking than you."

Read More ...




FBI is trying to avoid saying how the San Bernardino iPhone was hacked - CNET
According to The Wall Street Journal, the feds will argue that they don't know how the hack actually works.

Read More ...




Ryan Reynolds kicks in $5K for Utah theater's 'Deadpool' defense fund - CNET
The actor who plays the "merc with a mouth" donates to the legal fund of a movie theater that could lose its liquor license for serving alcohol during a screening of "Deadpool."

Read More ...




Facebook seems to have burned Bernie, but that's not really what happened - CNET
The #BernieBlackout hashtag was born when some Bernie Sanders-related Facebook pages were inaccessible. But it wasn't just about politics -- and it's happened before.

Read More ...




Reebok made Ripley's Alien Stompers shoes only in men's sizes - CNET
Oh no you didn't, Reebok. Twitter users call out the shoe company for offering the iconic sneakers -- worn by one of sci-fi's most badass female characters -- only in sizes made for fellas.

Read More ...




HTC pledges $100 million to fund VR content - CNET
The maker of the Vive virtual-reality headset launches a $100 million startup accelerator to help build out a VR ecosystem.

Read More ...




Ugly hack at dating site for 'beautiful' people (CNET Update show notes) - CNET
Security researchers find personal data leaked for more than 1 million users of the "elite" dating site BeautifulPeople.com. Spotify users may also be dealing with a hacking headache. Meanwhile, Twitter takes another step toward fighting online abuse.

Read More ...




Dropbox looks to declutter your hard drive - CNET
"Project Infinite" is meant to save you hard drive space by letting you work with your online files as easily as you do files on your drive.

Read More ...






Available Tags:CNET , Apple , security , iPhone , WoW , Samsung , Xbox , Twitter , Microsoft , Facebook , HTC , hack

No comments: