Monday, February 23, 2009

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 23/02/2009



Report: Yahoo CTO to see duties expand under managmenet change?
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz is preparing a wide-ranging management change, potentially resulting in changes for chief technology officer Aristotle Balogh and North America executive Hilary Schneider, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Why enterprise software is so shockingly bad
Enterprise software is bad because it separates developers from users. A chief complaint is that it serves the CIO rather than corporate users; ease of use is lost in development.
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31 cities with outsourcing potential
Eclectic mix of cities worldwide will challenge today's best-known outsourcing centers in China and India, according to a new report.
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AOL upgrades Bebo with Lifestream and more
Bebo gets better integration with other social services, though not all of the announced enhancements will be available to users immediately.
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Paglo debuts slick NetFlow traffic analysis
In an update to its service, the company has added visual NetFlow traffic analysis. IT administrators can now see a detailed view of traffic patterns by protocol.
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Artist-specific Kyte apps coming to iPhone
Kyte's new iPhone applications framework already has some users, thanks to Interscope Geffen A&M. Artists with Kyte apps include Soulja Boy, The Pussycat Dolls, and Keri Hilson.
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Makers, book publisher reach 'bristlebots' accord
After uproar in the blogosphere over whether the publisher of a new book would credit the work of two Silicon Valley makers, it seems all has been worked out.
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Why Web radio faces another crisis
A deal with the recording industry that was supposed to enable popular services like Pandora to survive never got signed. Did Webcasters fumble a golden opportunity?
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Facebook users enlisted to find missing restaurateur
Family of Canadian restaurateur George Koutroubis has offered Facebook users entry into a $1,000 random prize draw. Entry is limited to everyone who posts a missing-persons poster.
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Only half of Brits have tracked an ex online
People search engine Yasni discovers that 50 percent of British people have followed their former significant others online. Women are, apparently, the more likely protagonists.
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Gawker to absorb Defamer gossip blog
Gawker Media had put the Hollywood gossip site up for sale as part of an effort to reduce the size of the blog network's portfolio.
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Why Microsoft should fear Ubuntu's cloud efforts
Ubuntu is soon to feature "cloud computing inside." Microsoft must take this threat seriously before it loses more control of cloud platforms.
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Why Facebook is in perpetual denial
The storm concerning the new Facebook terms of service surely suggests one thought: what did the Facebook lawyers really have in mind as they were making the changes?
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The video game that lets you slap a Wall Street CEO
AddictingGames releases an online game in which you can decide where the trillion-dollar bailout money goes. And you can slap a fat cat or two.
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Model announces suicide on Facebook
His status update reads "Born in San Francisco...and ended his life in Brooklyn." Soon afterward, his body is discovered in the New York borough.
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Suddenly, infrastructure is cool again
Cloud computing would have happened anyway. But the recession has given IT a more pressing reason to consider making the switchover.
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Microsoft aims to 'Elevate America'
Amid the severe economic conditions, Microsoft is announcing a program to give technology training to up to 2 million Americans.
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Ludicrously priced laptops: Apple, HP, Sony
Some laptops, especially ultraportables, brazenly push the envelope on pricing.
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Methanol fuel cells the latest in portable power
German company capitalizes on award-winning methanol fuel cell technology, designing wearable power for soldiers. The Jenny 600S delivers 25 watts of power for up to 20 hours.
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The power of the crowd, revisited
Almost three years after Jeff Howe coined the term in "The Rise of Crowdsourcing," the term yields more than 1 million results in a Google search.
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Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the Nissan Altima Hybrid, a Panasonic DVD recorder/VCR combo, and Asus' new all-in-one PC.
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