IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 11/10/2011

Free texting apps hurt carriers’ bottom line
People would rather send each other messages for rather than pay exorbitant prices for SMS messaging plans, and wireless carriers are beginning to feel the heat.

Netflix backpedals: Qwikster is no more, DVDs staying at Netflix.com
Netflix has killed off its Qwikster brand before it launched. The company now says its DVD-by-mail service will stay at Netflix.com.

Apple iPhone 4S pre-orders top 1 million in 24 hours
Apple boasts 1 million iPhone 4S units sold in the first 24 hours after pre-orders became available, breaking previous sales records. But the numbers alone may not tell the full story.

Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook arrives October 16 at $899
Acer's first "ultrabook" is the slim-and-light Aspire S3: under 3 pounds with an Intel Core i5 CPU, 13.3-inch display, 4 GB of RAM, a 320 GB hard drive plus an SSD...and an $899.99 starting price.

Mirror’s Edge ‘something that people are ready to get into again,’ DICE says
DICE producer Patrick Liu thinks that the parkour-infused first-person platformer Mirror's Edge is "something that people are ready to get into again."

Green Lantern Blu-ray at Best Buy packed with Batman: Arkham City PSN code
Extended Cut edition Blu-rays of Green Lantern that are purchased at Best Buy will be packaged with a PlayStation Network download code for a character skin in Batman: Arkham City.

Do Ultrabooks stand a chance, or are they destined for failure?
Intel thinks 40 percent of consumer laptops will be Ultrabooks by the end of 2012. What is an Ultrabook, and why would consumers embrace it so fervently?

Photos: Friday The 13th: The Ultimate Collection
Stage your own Halloween movie marathon with the Friday the 13th: The Ultimate Collection DVD eight-disc DVD boxed set.

Microsoft designing custom version of Silverlight for Xbox dashboard update
With the release of the Xbox Live dashboard update approaching rapidly in November, Microsoft is currently perfecting a version of Silverlight for the barrage of upcoming video content providers.

CinemaNow upgrades video library to 1080p, but only for Intel owners
With streaming companies all racing to increase the quality of video playback, CinemaNow and Intel have entered into a partnership to step up streaming movies to 1080p.

Remote access through Chrome enabled by new extension
While there are plenty of remote access applications available for connecting to another computer while mobile, developers have added this capability to the Google Chrome browser with a new extension.

Opinion: Could an Apple iTV really succeed?
Apple hit it big with the iPod, iPhone and iPad, but selling an Apple-branded “iTV” would mean treading into foreign territory. Can Apple’s usual formula for success carry over to the TV market?

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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 11/10/2011

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