IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 30/05/2012

Judge: Text sender is not liable for “electronic presence” in a car accident
The case against a woman who was accused of being electronically present during a texting while driving accident was dismissed by the New Jersey judge Friday.

Samsung delays ‘Pebble Blue’ Galaxy S3 to fix its color
Samsung has delayed the "Pebble Blue" version of the Galaxy S3 in the UK to touch up the color of the phone.

‘Flame’, the world’s ‘most sophisticated cyber weapon’, discovered
Cybersecurity experts have uncovered the so-called "Flame" malware, the largest and most dangerous piece of spyware known to man.

BabyPing the iOS baby monitor is coming to the US in June
The BabyPing baby monitoring system for iOS gadgets is officially coming to the United States this June.

Google Image-based visual dictionary gathers the top results into a book, so you can browse them the old-fashioned way
Part art project, part observation of modern culture, a pair of artists have taken the top Google Image results for each word in a simple dictionary, then gathered them together in a book.

Japan’s Softbank unveils radiation detecting smartphone following Fukushima disaster
Japanese mobile carrier Softbank has unveiled a smartphone capable of measuring radiation levels. The device, set to go on sale in the summer, is aimed at those concerned about environmental contamination following the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in March 2011.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 goes on sale today, can it fend off Apple and the next iPhone?
The Samsung Galaxy S3 goes on sale in the UK, Europe and the Middle East today, with the USA and the rest of the world likely to follow within a month's time. But is Samsung's head start enough to fend off Apple and the next iPhone?

NASA to everyone else: ‘Hands off (parts of) the Moon’
If spaceflight is going to be opened to commercial traffic, NASA has some suggestions about ways in which to preseve history out there on the moon. Luckily, it appears that others are listening.

Facebook to try again with its own smartphone, going after ex-Apple talent
Months after the existence of Facebook's 'Buffy' project was made public, it appears that the company is thinking much larger for its smartphone plans, including multiple devices and hiring former Apple employees to make it happen.

Vencer Sarthe: New Dutch supercar promises 510 hp and 200 mph
Can this upstart woo buyers away from Ferrari?

Why the death of Windows Live may save Microsoft
The end of Windows Live — and everything the name represents — may be the thing Microsoft most needs to stay alive and healthy.

Volkswagen CC R-Line: Beauty is skin deep
The R-Line package adds a body kit and extra features to this stylish VW.

Sony won’t update the Xperia Play with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
Sony condemns its gaming smartphone to the past to ensure a "stable" gaming experience.

Heavy Rain creators Quantic Dream to debut new PlayStation 3 game at E3
The studio that brought you Heavy Rain, Indigo Prophecy, and the hyped "Kara" tech demo will have a new game at E3.

Eleven Ravens adds class and art to Ping Pong
Table Tennis grows up a little with these amazing designs from Eleven Ravens.

Nissan e-NV200 electric van will enter production in 2013
Introduced as a concept car at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, the e-NV200 will be Nissan's second fully electric vehicle.

Mark Zuckerberg makes surprise appearance in Chinese cop documentary
Blink and you'll miss it. But it's definitely him. Mark Zuckerberg, together with wife Priscilla Chan, have inadvertently turned up in a Chinese TV documentary about cops in Shanghai.

Just Cause 3 on Xbox 720 and PlayStation 4? Square-Enix and Avalanche prep new open world game
An advertisement for an upcoming recruitment drive with Just Cause developer Avalanche and publisher Square-Enix hints at a new installment for the franchise, possibly for Microsoft's Durango and Sony's Orbis.

Symbol Modern Record Console: The perfect musical midpoint between contemporary and retro
The Symbol Modern Record Console is an equal-opportunity music lover: vinyl records or digital MP3.

Microsoft Kinect leaves Earth’s orbit in experimental satellite docking system
The Kinect's applications to the world beyond gaming grows as a satellite technology uses the motion controller to build a potentially revolutionary new docking system.

EA founder Trip Hawkins steps down as CEO of troubled casual game pub Digital Chocolate
Electronic Arts, 3DO founder Trip Hawkins leaves the third company he helped birth as Digital Chocolate succumbs to more powerful forces in the mobile and social game markets.

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 30/05/2012

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