Tuesday, March 3, 2009

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 03/03/2009



Apple software now supports Nikon D3X
Users of Aperture and Apple's other photo software now can read and edit images from Nikon's top-end $8,000 SLR.
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First Solar snares OptiSolar's unfinished projects
In a sign of a shakeout among solar companies, high-flier First Solar shells out $400 million for gigawatts worth of utility-scale solar projects from cash-strapped OptiSolar.
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Asus to nix 7-inch Eee PC Netbooks
At CeBit, Chairman Jonney Shih tells ZDNet UK that Asus will concentrate on its 10-inch Netbooks, with the original 7-inch size fading away.
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Orange impact goo to protect British troops
British army to an add impact-absorbing gel liner to combat helmets. In a high-energy impact, the goo's molecules are designed to snag and lock together, making it solid.
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Apple overhauls iMacs, 24-inch models more affordable
This is a sweeping update across the entire iMac line. Clock speed is up, but Apple has also left itself a vulnerability by sticking with dual-core CPUs.
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Apple updates Mac Pro, iMac, and Mac Mini
As expected, there are new versions of Mac Minis, iMacs, and higher-end Mac Pros. Apple's emphasis: energy efficiency.
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Apple finally refreshes Mac Mini with updated specs
The updated Mac Mini has new default configurations, although the prices remain the same, at $599 for the low end model and $799 for the step-up version.
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MIT team chases sun in World Solar Challenge
MIT's Eleanor is low-slung, highly aerodynamic, and covered by six square meters of silicon solar cells that generate 1,200 watts of electricity.
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Roku adds Amazon Video on Demand
Users of Roku's digital video player will now have access to more than 40,000 movie and TV titles through the Amazon Video on Demand service.
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Eye-Fi's Wi-Fi no longer video shy
The company's video-capable wireless capability, announced at CES, is a real product now.
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Building Exchange 14: Service now, server later
Microsoft delivering next version of its messaging software first as a service that runs from its data centers. Server version won't be out until next year.
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Skype announces voice-to-text messaging
Company plans to announce Tuesday that it will be working with SpinVox to provide its users with voice-to-SMS messaging in four languages.
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Obama unseals Bush-era wiretap memos
Memos released this week show the Bush administration secretly concluded that it had the power to wiretap the Internet and telephone calls with virtually no limitations.
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Facebook Marketplace relaunched with Oodle's aid
Several months after the partnership was announced, the revamped Facebook classifieds section has gone live in a limited release. For example, you can't find an apartment on it yet.
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U.K. prisoners doing time on Facebook?
Even though cell phones and Internet usage are supposed to be strictly controlled, it seems that prisoners in the United Kingdom find it easy to gain celebrity on Facebook.
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Adobe Lightroom now supports Nikon D3X
Images Nikon's flagship SLR and Olympus' new midrange E-30 now are recognized by Adobe's raw-image editing software.
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Carly Fiorina treated for breast cancer
A representative for the former chief of Hewlett-Packard says her prognosis for full recovery is excellent.
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Are you ready for the spychip driver's license?
Is it possible that soon, driver's licenses will have such sophisticated RFID technology that police will be able to walk through a crowd and identify everyone in it?
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Time Warner teams up with Adobe: Will HBO.com go all Flash?
Adobe and Time Warner team up to bring Flash video to several of Time Warner's properties--in the future that is. HBO.com may be the first.
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Psion says Intel 'unjustly enriched' by Netbook
Psion answers Intel's claim that its use of the term "Netbook" is generic.
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