Friday, January 9, 2009

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 09/01/2009


Google tunes up Chrome development
Open-source browser gets some updates, including a new version of WebKit, and early adopters can now pick from three levels of stability.
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Positive Energy sheds light on home energy
Rather than rely on new gadgets like home energy monitors, Positive Energy looks to lower home electricity through comparative reports and utility efficiency programs.
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Police Blotter: Judge rejects Feds' attempts to snoop on touch tones
The Justice Department says it doesn't need to a wiretap order to extract touch tones from telephone calls in progress. A federal judge says otherwise.
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CES Day 1: Webware wrapup (mostly Palm)
Palm lights up CES with the announcement of a new OS and a new hardware product.
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Stay healthy while using your PC
Don't let minor computer-related aches become major pains. The key is to try various ergonomic alternatives to find the PC setup that makes the difference for you.
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CES: Toshiba undecided on Netbooks in U.S.
Toshiba is still pondering its Netbook Strategy in the U.S.
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Ford touts its leadership in in-car connectivity
During a CES keynote address, Alan Mulally, the CEO of the automotive giant, talked up his company's initiatives in getting Internet-based applications into millions of its cars.
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Yahoo reportedly near decision on new CEO
Search pioneer is said to be wrapping up its search for a new chief executive, and a decision could come as early as next week.
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Amazon releases Web-based EC2 console
Through Amazon Web Services' Web-based management console, the cloud-computing service enters territory already claimed by formal and informal partners.
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Facebook tells Meebo to rework Chat integration
Meebo temporarily takes down its Facebook Chat integration at the request of Facebook, but it hopes to reinstate the feature soon.
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News Corp.'s MySpace, 'WSJ' partner on Davos contest
One winner will be awarded the chance to be a "citizen reporter" at the exclusive World Economic Forum, reporting for both MySpace and WSJ.com
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Photos: Highlights from Sony's CES keynote
Howard Stringer, Sony's CEO, delivered his company's vision of the future Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Hoover's lays out mobile apps for business pros
A company's earnings, key phone numbers, and competitors are a few taps away for sales jockeys and other professionals using Hoover's new mobile apps.
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Fake CNN site from phishing e-mail hides a Trojan
RSA discovers phishing e-mail that leads to bogus CNN site with Trojan designed to steal sensitive data.
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'Are My Sites Up?' keeps an eye on uptime
Check to see if various sites are up (yours or someone else's) with this free Web tool, which checks up to 50 URLs every 15 minutes, and sends you an e-mail when something goes wrong.
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Palm's WebOS app strategy needs more details
It's obviously very early in the public life of Palm's new WebOS and Pre smartphone, but developers want to know how the company will manage applications for the device.
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Microsoft's Bach: We'd do Zune differently
Entertainment and Devices President Robbie Bach insists to financial analysts that, given a second chance, the company would still do the Zune.
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Five useful places to find financial data online
Want to start researching a stock portfolio? We've compiled a list of five services that will help you do just that.
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Is Google building its own router?
The rumor came earlier this week, but is there any truth to it? Probably, but with a caveat, says analyst Jon Oltsik.
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Obama urges Congress to postpone DTV transition
In a letter sent to Congress Thursday, the Obama transition team asked Congress to consider postponing the underfunded national switch to digital broadcasting.
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