IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 15/06/2012

Vertu is about to turn over a new (gold) leaf, as Nokia confirms its sale to private equity group
Vertu, Nokia's luxury mobile phone business, is to be sold to private equity group EQT VI. What will the future hold for the firm?

LulzSec: US charges Brit Ryan Cleary over Sony and Fox hacks
A federal grand jury in the US this week indicted a British man on charges relating to computer attacks carried out in 2011 by hacking collective LulzSec. If found guilty, he could face up to 25 years in jail.

SeatBuddy connects like-minded airline passengers for happier flights
Designed to group similar customers together on an airplane, a Latvian airline will let you avoid the endless chatter of other passengers for a quiet flight.

The ‘James Bond’ umbrella that uses solar cells to charge your phone and boost its signal
Mobile phone giant Vodafone has created the Booster Brolly, a concept umbrella aimed at festival-goers. The umbrella not only charges your phone and boosts its signal — it also keeps the rain off your head. Nice.

Tech retailer launches world’s first “Internet Explorer 7 Tax”
Partly an attempt to educate consumers on the importance of upgrading Web browsers, a retailer in Australia is adding an extra fee for customers using IE7.

Twitter updates expanded tweets feature, brings more content to feeds
Tweets can still only consist of a maximum of 140 characters, but Twitter is finding ways to squeeze in more content. The company announced an update to its expanded tweets feature on Wednesday, allowing users to view more information from a growing range of partner sites.

The Reaction Housing System provides low-cost, flexible disaster relief housing
Disaster relief is a hard problem to crack but the Reaction Housing System seems to offer at the least a partial solution to housing the homeless.

Ferrofluid heart mimics human biology to circulate blood
A new ferrofluid-based artificial heart design seeks to aid transplant recipients by mimicking their damaged biological systems.

Kirby 20th Anniversary Collection for Wii has new mini-games
Nintendo classes up its impending celebration of the Kirby series with some new mini-games for the Kirby 20th Anniversary Collection.

Mass Effect 3 was not falsely advertised says UK consumer protection group
With the furor surrounding Mass Effect 3's conclusion dying down, consumer protection agencies are announcing their findings on whether or not EA and BioWare did anything besides make a bad ending.

What TLDs were the most popular requests – and who wanted the most?
The application process is over, and now ICANN has revealed the complete list of top level domains that companies and individuals all over the world have asked for. This is the first glimpse at the Internet yet to come.

EA talks SSX for next-gen consoles, more series reboots
SSX worked, Syndicate didn't. Electronic Arts talks about the art of the reboot.

Cutting down on Internet trolls, the Reddit way
Reddit has banned links to The Atlantic magazine and BusinessWeek. A sign of political crackdown? Not exactly - Evidence points to an intent to keep Reddit's links free of attempts to manipulate traffic to outside sites artificially.

Toyota Camatte: A car for kids
Is this concept car a pint-sized automobile, or a big toy?

First Lady Michelle Obama most recent political figure to join Pinterest
Scrapbooking social network Pinterest is becoming an unexpectedly useful new tool in political campaigns, with the First Lady being the most recent political spouse to join the site.

Verizon’s Share Everything plan: What it will cost you
A detailed breakdown of how Verizon Wireless's new Share Everything plan affects families and individuals. We've laid out many common scenarios for those using a lot of minutes, few minutes, those with big families, and couples. Will you save money or will it cost you?

New trailer proves that Django Unchained is definitely a Tarantino film
This new trailer for Django Unchained proves that the film is less a "Western" than it is an homage to the concept of the "Western."

Wii U launch titles: A closer, hands-on look
Nintendo showed off several Wii U games at this year’s E3 that (we presume) will be launch titles. We went hands on the cream of the crop.

Georgia denies KKK application to adopt highway
A legal battle may loom on the horizon as legislators in Georgia have denied an application by the KKK to adopt a highway located near the state's border with North Carolina.

The @Sweden experiment is why Twitter isn’t supposed to be a shared account
An experiment to give Swedes access to a shared @Sweden Twitter handle is spiraling as this week's user issues a series of offensive comments.

Buick Verano Turbo tries to cure stodgy image with horsepower
Can the Verano Turbo's 250 horsepower and six-speed manual transmission make this boring brand interesting?

Indie Game: The Movie now available for purchase
Having earned massive critical acclaim, the wonderful Indie Game: The Movie is now available for you to buy.

Reddit readers donate $30,000 to cancer-stricken Redditor
With six months left to live, one young man shared his story with Reddit as a form of release. Less than a week later, $30,000 has flowed forth from the community along with plans to send him on the trip of a lifetime.

Infographic: Kickstarter’s successes and failures by the numbers
Though Kickstarter has made an effort to put only its best foot forward, one enterprising outside company dug deeper to find what works and what doesn't on the secretive crowd-funding platform.

RoboCop remake may feature Hugh Laurie as villain
British comedian turned junkie doctor Hugh Laurie is reportedly in talks to play the antagonist in the upcoming RoboCop reboot.

After rape and sexual assault allegations, Skout app shuts down teen service
After mingling between its adult and teen communities ended in accusations of rape and sexual assault, Skout will temporarily close its doors to anyone under 18. Should other dating and location apps be taking note?

Activision embraces iOS with Flurry Inc. for indie game publishing partnership
Activision continues to expand into the mobile game market this year, but is its new partnership with Flurry too little, too late?

Saab survives, sold to Chinese-Japanese consortium with future centered around EVs
It appears Swedish automaker Saab has finally found salvation as a Chinese-Japanese consortium has purchased the company and rescued the company from its financial woes.

Miyamoto deciding whether to remake Zelda: Majora’s Mask or A Link to the Past for Nintendo 3DS
The Legend of Zelda's creator talks about which of the series' past entries will return on Nintendo 3DS.

Pictures of Apple’s new Smart Case
Apple upgrades the Smart Cover to add full protection with the new Smart Case.

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Friday, June 15, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 15/06/2012

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