Saturday, May 2, 2009

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 02/05/2009



Log toggling speeds up Cloud Antivirus
Panda's new Cloud Antivirus beta doesn't interfere much with your computer's regular tasks, but it ran slower than expected when doing a full scan. Panda offers a solution, but it's not risk-free.
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Conservation groups say eBay should ban trophy hunt sales
eBay rejects request to ban sales of trophy hunts from conservation groups who argue that it puts leopards, bears, wolves, and other big predators at risk.
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Yahoo's new spin: Landscape IMs for iPhone
Less than a month after Yahoo released Yahoo Messenger for iPhone and iPod Touch, a new version adds two features with a triple-tweaked version.
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Swine flu e-mail in Spanish links to data-stealing Trojan
Security firm SonicWall says a new swine flu-related e-mail in Spanish includes a link to a Trojan that is designed to steal log-in data if the user tries to access certain Mexican bank Web sites.
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Zippy electric motorcycle comes at a price
A CNET News reporter tries out the new electric Zero S, which costs much more than its gas equivalent, but could save you--and the environment--in the long run.
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Photos: Museum-goers rub shoulders with robots
Every Thursday in San Francisco, the California Academy of Sciences opens after hours for Nightlife, events where patrons schmooze alongside fish, antelopes, and robots.
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Lime Wire tells Congress its P2P software is safe now
After Congress reopens probe into peer-to-peer file sharing, Lime Wire says latest version of its software is designed to prevent inadvertent file sharing and is the most secure of its kind.
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Things to make you happy: Google employs goats
In order to be more eco-friendly, Google trims some of its fields with hungry goats instead of lawn mowers that pollute the air.
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Ex-Seagate CEO Watkins back with chip start-up
Bill Watkins turns up on the board of a start-up developing a way to pack more high-density chips into devices.
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Week in review: RealDVD takes the stand
The movie studios' case against the DVD-copying software went to court this week triggering some drama--and a few surprises. Also, a peek at the latest Windows 7 version.
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iPhone's killer app: E-books?
Electronic books are finding their way onto the iPhone at an ever-increasing pace. Who knew the killer app for a phone would be a book?
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Will 'Wolverine' benefit from (Bit)Torrent of publicity?
Hollywood has condemned whoever it was who leaked an uncompleted copy of "Wolverine" to the Web. On the eve of the film's debut, the X-Men movie seems to be doing just fine.
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Some tech jobs see pay increases
Believe it or not, some development skills actually saw pay increases through the recession. Get out your programming books and hone your craft.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Facebook exec throws his hat into the ring
The chief privacy officer for Facebook and former White House staffer under Clinton seeks to be the attorney general of California.
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10 sites that help you track the economy
If you're worried about the state of the economy, but you want to learn about it for yourself, we have you covered.
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USPS probes possible mass security breach
Lexis Nexis and Investigative Professionals issue new warnings about breach that could lead to potential compromise of credit cards.
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Study: Electric cars not as green as you think
Electric cars in Germany could pollute more than gasoline cars, and the grid there could collapse if everyone charges at the same time, a report concludes.
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Twitter's network gets breached again
For the second time this year, someone has broken into Twitter's internal admin system and accessed accounts.
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Boost customers suffer text message delays
Boost Mobile's $50 unlimited plan has attracted so many new customers, they've clogged up the network, causing delays in text message delivery.
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Cooliris for iPhone gets bookmarking, porn mode
An update to the iPhone version of Cooliris unlocks the capability to view raw Google image search queries. It also brings a fresh, new look that brings it up to speed with the desktop version.
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Google bulks up Gmail with built-in search
The e-mail service gets an option for a search box that pops up results on the Gmail page. More heft to Gmail, and a new search-ad opportunity for Google.
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