Monday, April 6, 2009

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 06/04/2009



FriendFeed's redesign makes entire site real-time
A new design puts the focus on search and viewing content in real time across the entire FriendFeed site. Find out what's new and better.
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State Dept. brings new innovation adviser on board
The new senior adviser on innovation to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton previously focused increasing Internet access in low-income communities.
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Why baseball benched Microsoft Silverlight
Major League Baseball was unhappy with performance of Microsoft and Silverlight and this year will stream video with Adobe Flash Player. CEO for league's tech unit offers insight.
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Google and Apple should join the Firefox party
The Mozilla browser's rising market share should induce Google and Apple to pool resources to focus on Microsoft, rather than creating their own "Unix"-like browsers.
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Scientists use virus to help build battery
Rechargeable lithium ion batteries constructed by a genetically modified virus would have the same capacity as batteries used to power hybrid cars, MIT researchers say.
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Overhauling Facebook's photo system
The Haystack system is custom-built but relies on content delivery networks and NetApp. Now Facebook is thinking less custom-built, more commodity components.
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Biochar for carbon storage comes under fire
Some companies are developing techniques for making charcoal as a way to store carbon underground, but a group of conservationist warn against large-scale use.
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Sun's board may have 'a lot of explaining to do'
IBM may have pulled its offer, which doesn't bode well for Sun's open-source assets.
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Sun shares plummet on reports of IBM withdrawal
Company's shares fall nearly 23 percent in premarket trading, following reports that IBM has withdrawn its buyout bid for the struggling hardware maker.
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Photos: Cracking open the 24-inch aluminum iMac
Have you ever wanted to take suction cups to an iMac display just to get to its hard drive? Don Reisinger shows you how, with illustrated, step-by step instructions.
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Now streaming on Netflix: SpongeBob, Cartman
Selections from MTV Networks channels such as Comedy Central and Nickelodeon are available for Netflix customers to stream on the Web or on compatible set-top boxes.
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No IBM deal? Confusion sets in for Sun customers
In the grand scheme of things, Sun would be small potatoes for Big Blue. For Sun, the failure of the IBM-Sun talks was huge.
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First hands-on with Pogoplug
The $99 gizmo makes it easy to put a hard drive on the Web. It connects a USB hard drive to your local network and also puts it on the Internet so you can share files.
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Microsoft puts finger on better gestures
At a conference this week, Microsoft is showcasing what might make for more natural multitouch gestures.
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YouTube, Sony Pictures in talks over feature films
The Google video site continues to pursue full-length content from major motion-picture studios and TV networks. Sony Pictures' Crackle wants a big audience.
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Google and Twitter: Of course they're talking
And why wouldn't they? As VC David Hornik, says, "They'll never not be talking. It's neither in Twitter nor Google's interest to not be talking."
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Survey: Credit card fraud a top concern in U.S.
With an economy in flux, fears of personal financial security--identity fraud in particular--rise while national-security concerns drop in Unisys Security Index.
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N.Y. hospital taps Microsoft to digitize records
New York-Presbyterian Hospital will use the software maker's technology to help make health records electronically available to patients.
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Report: Sun rejects IBM offer, IBM withdraws bid
Sun Microsystems rejects IBM's formal buyout bid on Saturday and terminates Big Blue's right to exclusive negotiations, prompting IBM to withdraw its offer, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
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