IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 14/02/2013

Will researchers ever be able to wrap their arms around Twitter? Peering at Twitter is like looking into the Internet's hive mind - at least the Library of Congress thinks so. What can our collective tweets reveal?

Best websites for free audiobooks It need not cost money to blend the joys of a good story and the convenience of easy listening. Here are our picks for the best free audiobook websites so you can listen whenever (and wherever).

Unlucky driver earns title of ‘first to crash the 2014 Corvette Stingray’ We see supercars on fire all the time. But those cars have typically been on sale for quite sometime and found their way into the hands of reckless lunatics. Sadly, the first 2014 Corvette Stingray has been crashed long before hitting showrooms.

Pulse adds social news section to ‘Highlight’ articles your friends are sharing Pulse has added a brand new social news section called 'Highlight' that surfaces important articles by Facebook friends. This page will aggregate all the personal things being shared by your social circle, as well as showing what bits and pieces of content they are interacting with.

Vertu TI hands-on: The first Vertu phone you’ll want to own, but can’t afford Vertu has launched the Vertu TI, its first smartphone running Google Android, and we've had the chance to spend some time with the phone. Forget what you think you know about Vertu and luxury tech products, we think this on is something special

Homebrew hero keeps Nintendo DS alive with a port of Valve’s Portal After nine years, Nintendo is ready to retire the Nintendo DS, but fans of the console aren't ready to let it die just yet. One intrepid homebrew game maker is intent on bringing on some recent hits to the machine. After finishing work on Minecraft DS, homebrewer Smealum is making Portal DS.

Tesla CEO responds to New York Times’ criticism of Model S range with angry tweets After a test of Tesla's East Coast "Supercharger" charging network went bad, Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter and accused the New York Times of faking it.

Batman to return to Arkham later this year, but on what systems? In an earnings meeting to discuss the last fiscal year, Time Warner’s CFO John K. Martin let slip that Warner Bros. is planning another Batman game, due out sometime this year.

Transform your desktop with the KEF X300A powered PC loudspeakers Combining both KEF's Uni-Q driver and a 24/96 DAC, the X300A powered desktop loudspeakers offer a compact high-end package that can't be touched for under $1,000.

Fan filmmakers beat Bad Robot to the punch with Half-Life: The Freeman Chronicles miniseries Enter the Freeman, a short fan-made film based on Valve's Half-Life games, will expand into a full miniseries this year in Half-Life: The Freeman Chronicles. Rather than go with a rote adaptation, the series' creators are keeping their series interactive, letting fans vote on plot elements.

Upcoming P1 supercar is proof of McLaren’s carbon fiber fetish As it releases bits and pieces of the new P1 super car, McLaren seems to have a bit of a preoccupation with carbon fiber. But will simply drenching a supercar in the uber material make it the “the best driver’s car in the world on road and track?”

Helpful tips and tricks for your Nexus 7 Are you making the most of your Android tablet? Join us for a run through of some helpful Nexus 7 tips and tricks. We have advice and guides to help you get more from your brand new Google tablet.

New Vita may be on the way, along with reasonably priced memory (finally) Sony needs to do something to revivify the PS Vita and it needs to do it fast. A new report has it that the company will introduce a new 4G model alongside the PlayStation 4 this month. The new tech may not help Sony sell the PS Vita, but a rumored price drop in the device's memory cards could help.

Is Toyota ready to cast off its boring hybrid shackles and give birth to a new Supra? Rumors abound surrounding the potential new Toyota Supra. Reportedly powered by a four-cylinder hybrid system, the 2017 Supra could produce as much as 400 horsepower and share underpinnings with the future BMW Z4.

Google starts rolling out Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update Google started to roll out an Android update, version 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, to some of its Nexus devices. There is no estimated time frame for the full duration of these rollouts, but many users have already begun to receive them.

Hold that hashtag: Twitter did not just launch its own payment feature Twitter and Amex have partnered to enable an e-commerce feature - and that's just what it is, a feature, not a platform. The new service is limited in scope, and third party apps still have plenty of spotlight to soak up from this market.

Run Android apps on Windows 8 PCs and Surface Pro tablets with BlueStacks If you're a Windows 8 user missing all your favorite Android apps, you're in luck. A free emulator from BlueStacks makes it possible to run your Android apps on Windows 8 machines. Too bad it won't work with Windows RT, though.

Facebook exec offers a 2013 forecast, and it is full of partnership deals Facebook’s Dan Rose at the D:Dive Conference gave a glimpse of what's to come with Facebook in 2013, which includes books, television, and fitness apps.

Why iWon’t buy Apple’s rumored smartwatch The rumor mill is grinding double time and it says Apple’s next big thing will be the iWatch. Wait a minute … an Apple watch? Seriously? Is anyone else underwhelmed? Here's why we think the iWatch is a dumb idea.

Best gaming headsets Looking to pick up some superb gaming headphones? Well listen up! Here are our choices for the best gaming headphones on the market — no matter which console you play.

Snowy ‘spy shots’ capture GM’s 2014 Cadillac ELR plug-in hybrid Following the likes of McLaren, Cadillac has released ‘spy shots’ of its upcoming Cadillac ELR plug-in hybrid during some intense winter weather testing.

Kickstarter project accused of fraud shuts down campaign Another Kickstarter project has run afoul. This time the accused is Dirty Bird Sports, which was developing a sports console game until it was outed for the company's suspicious claims.

Omerta: City of Gangsters review – An offer you can easily refuse Omerta: City of Gangsters could have really been something special because of its novel premise and potentially deep gameplay, but none of that matters thanks to the game's lack of proper quality assurance.

Microsoft to throw its hat in the original programming ring DIY is the new trend in TV, and industry titans like Netflix and Hulu aren't the only ones experimenting with original programming. By year's end, Microsoft's LA Studio hopes to deliver original content to Xbox users.

State of the Web: Zombie CISPA will rise from the grave (but don’t freak out yet) The dreaded Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act is expected to rise from the dead this week. But until we know exactly what the bill says, it's best to take a deep breath, put down our shotguns, and see what's really at stake for our security and civil liberties.

Sonos unleashes PlayBar wireless sound bar, unclutters your home theater setup The Sonos PlayBar wireless sound bar offers great connectivity, streaming options, and, with the aid of other Sonos products, becomes the first true wireless sound bar 5.1 system we've seen.

LG announces the launch of its new Optimus L Series 2 phones Phone manufacturer LG announced that they will showcase their new Optimus L Series II line of smartphones at this year's Mobile World Congress. The company promises impeccable design and a few new features.

AgeroView cloud software could help cars keep pace with ever-changing tech AgeroView is designed to make automotive infotainment systems easier to update and customize, by moving apps off hard drives and into the cloud.

Rayman Legends’ developers are openly protesting Ubisoft’s decision to delay the game Nintendo, Nintendo Wii U owners, and Rayman fans were none too pleased when Ubisoft delayed the release of Rayman Legends just two weeks before its release, especially since the delay was to accomodate bringing the game to other consoles. No one, though, is as upset as the development team.

Aliens: Colonial Marines is too lousy to even merit a clever movie reference headline Gearbox Software fumbles badly with Aliens: Colonial Marines, an overcooked, underwhelming disaster of a game that disservices that classic sci-fi franchise that inspired it.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 14/02/2013

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