Saturday, February 21, 2009

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 21/02/2009



Rainy day? Play these games
Tired of working and doing the same old? Well, check out these online games that will make the day go by.
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This week's Bartzometer: Sales vs Engineering
Simmering tensions between sales and engineering teams are a fact of Silicon Valley history. In good times, it's manageable. When times turn tough, look out.
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Ubuntu now has "Cloud Computing Inside"
Mark Shuttleworth, Founder of Ubuntu, the "Apple" of Linux distributions, announced the next release of Ubuntu will be code named Karmic Koala. For data centers, what is most interesting is the degree to which this Koala is reaching for the clouds.
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Purported Mac Mini video surfaces
A MacRumors forum jockey has posted video of what looks like a new unreleased Mac Mini, after photos proving its existence were supposedly debunked.
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Three data breaches hit Florida, one hits the feds
The data of some hotel guests, Best Buy shoppers, and people in University of Florida's computer system has been exposed; and a U.S. government travel site has also been breached.
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Xbox Live players get revenge by booting others off
Microsoft says it is investigating reports of malicious attacks that kick Xbox Live players off the service.
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Intuit's chief on economy: Welcome to the 'new normal'
Intuit CEO Brad Smith's recent comments show the software maker has a killer instinct and has what it needs to make it through the recession.
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Nevada bill would outlaw RFID security research, EFF says
Civil rights group and others say proposed Nevada bill could land innocent security researchers doing legitimate RFID work in jail.
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Only 7 percent of active Firefox browsers running on Macs?
Even Mac users seem content to ignore their browser options, which means Mozilla has a tough slog to promote its Firefox browser.
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Report: Andreessen launches VC fund
Serial entrepreneur and investor Marc Andreessen has launched a venture fund with former Opsware executive Ben Horowitz, according to a report in peHUB.
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Republican asks White House for e-mail policy
Republican congressman Darrell Issa is asking the White House to clarify its e-mail preservation policy, even though he criticized inquiries into missing Bush White House e-mails.
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Most iPhone applications gathering dust
Somewhere around 95 percent of iPhone users who download an application from Apple's App Store stop using it after less than a month. Are iPhone apps just not that compelling?
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ISPs worry that Net safety bills would outlaw e-mail
Proposed Internet Safety Act would outlaw an Net service that "facilitates access to" illegal content. Providers worry that this could include the mere provision of e-mail, other services.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: A closer look at Yelp's algorithm
Reporter Elinor Mills takes a look at the controversy over how negative reviews appear on Yelp's consumer reviews site.
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Data retention bills to benefit copyright holders
Not only the FBI would be helped by legislation forcing Internet providers and Wi-Fi access points to keep track of users. So would the major music and movie labels.
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RouteNote: A cheap way to get your tunes on iTunes
CDBaby and Tunecore are well-established ways for independent musicians to get their songs placed on iTunes and other music stores, but RouteNote's cheaper.
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Tubetrail makes your YouTube watching social
Want something a little more versatile than YouTube's own video-watching tools? Check out Tubetrail, a service that makes your viewing history more social.
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And the Web TV wars go on, and on, and on
When will we be able to pick which channels we want to pay for? Recent shakeups in the business of streaming TV shows have indicated such a day isn't as close as many of us hope.
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Week in review: Facebook's about-face
Social-networking site reverses itself on policy change, while tech reaps windfall from stimulus package. Also: Landmark copyright trial gets under way.
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From AT&T, more discounts on refurbished iPhones
Get 'em while they're hot!
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