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Daily Headlines WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2014

Lollipop has an amazing hidden feature you’ll want to immediately use Google will soon release Android 5.0 Lollipop for several Nexus and Google Play Edition devices, with certain Android device makers including Motorola, HTC, LG and Samsung also working on updating some of their handsets by the end of the year. The company so far thoroughly demoed and explained the main features of the new mobile OS, but there’s one hidden trick you’ll be more than happy to start using as soon as you get your Lollipop update.  MORE → Leak may reveal release details for next-gen Office for Mac and Android Microsoft is working on various new Office products that should be released in the coming months and in 2015, according to ZDNet’s sources. The publication has learned that Microsoft is not only developing new Office versions for Windows, but also new releases of its popular productivity suite for Mac computers and Android tablets.  MORE → This is the incredible ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ trailer you’ve been waiting for Marvel hosted on event on Tuesday, during which it shared release dates for 11 new movies coming out between now and the end of 2019. It’s true that we have a painfully long wait until Avengers: Infinity War parts I and II hit theaters in May 2018 and May 2019, respectively, but there’s still plenty to be excited about between then and now. And the next big release in Marvel’s superhero movie lineup is shaping up to be a jaw-dropper.  MORE → Walmart offers a boneheaded explanation for why it’s blocking Apple Pay There's really no good way to spin Walmart, CVS and Rite Aid's decision to collectively block NFC-enabled mobile payment platforms such as Apple Pay and Google Wallet. This is especially true because the merchants' real reason for blocking these platforms is because they want to instead promote Cur...  MORE → Mysterious cyber attack breaches White House computer network Following the many data breaches that have hit U.S. retailers, financial institutions and even the government, the White House has also confirmed that an unclassified computer network used by President’s Obama’s senior staff had been breached by hackers, The New York Times reports. However, it’s not clear why hackers attacked the White House, or at least such details have not been divulged yet.  MORE → This is Google’s boldest search plan yet Google is not done improving Search just yet — with the company interested in answering more and more complex queries in the future — but it won’t just stick to providing users a tool to finding stuff online. Google X’s Dr. Andrew Conrad told The Wall Street Journal at the WSJ.D conference that the company is working on a special new medical project which might allow Google to search the human body for answers to various medical conditions including cancer in the future.  MORE → Returning players will receive exclusive GTA V content for PS4, Xbox One and PC The rerelease of Grand Theft Auto V is one of the most anticipated video game launches of the new generation, but Rockstar is aware that many of the customers who already bought the game once are going to need a few incentives to consider double-dipping. The graphical overhaul and expanded multiplayer options might be enough for some, but Rockstar is sweetening the deal with exclusive content as well.  MORE → The single funniest thing about Taco Bell’s new smartphone app Taco Bell has unchained a new monstrosity upon the American public: A mobile app available for iOS and Android that will let you preorder and pay for your food ahead of time, thus saving you a lot of time you’d normally waste standing in line. As you’d expect, the marketing campaign behind this new app is unintentionally hilarious and will make anyone who’s even eaten at Taco Bell keel over either from laughter or clogged arteries.  MORE → The ACLU’s nightmare scenario: Cartman gets a drone on South Park this week The use of unmanned drones by both governments and private citizens has been hugely controversial in recent years, but even the most alarmist among us have never contemplated a nightmare drone scenario like this. More specifically, no one has ever imagined how awful things could possibly be if South Park’s Eric Cartman somehow gained possession of his own drone.  MORE → James Franco’s strange Droid Turbo ad makes even HTC’s Robert Downey Jr. spots look good Motorola’s next flagship handset for Verizon has appeared in many leaks before becoming official, including a TV commercial that’s starring none other than famed actor James Franco, who delivers a rather strange Droid Turbo promo message.  MORE →

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