Wednesday, June 3, 2009

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 03/06/2009



Adobe service puts browsers side by side
The technology, previously code-named Meer Meer, allows Web developers to compare how a site looks in Firefox, IE, and Safari.
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Phil Spector: The fascinating tweets of a murderer
Convicted murderer and music producer Phil Spector is using Twitter to communicate about everything from the secrets of great music production to his confiscated wig. He is following only one person: Yoko Ono.
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Tech giants reportedly targeted in DOJ recruiting probe
Apple, Google, and Yahoo are being investigated for possible antitrust violations over negotiating the recruiting and hiring of one another's employees, the Washington Post reports.
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You can believe in Microsoft's Project Natal
It may sound too good to be true, but Microsoft seems to have put together something that does exactly what it says it will. Now, can game developers find a way to incorporate the technology into their projects?
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Hands-on with Wave: Weird and quite wonderful
Google's experiment make e-mail more like instant messaging, and IM more like e-mail.
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Court orders Dish to pay $103 million to TiVo
Federal court finds Dish in contempt and orders the satellite broadcaster to disable infringing features found on its subscribers' digital video recorders.
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Can the Donkey Kong world record be broken?
At E3, Steve Wiebe, the star of the documentary "King of Kong: Fistful of quarters" attempts, once again, to answer that question. His pursuit was held up by power failures and lost lives.
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Mahalo 2.0 is Wikipedia plus money
The curated search result service opens up its pages to user edits and pays them by sharing advertising revenues.
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Wolfram Alpha holding live Q&A Thursday
Company founder Stephen Wolfram will take live questions during a Thursday Webcast on Wolfram Alpha, Wolfram's new 'computational engine.'
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INQ phone lets you tweet for cheap
The maker of Facebook and Skype phones reveals a planned Twitter phone, which lets users tweet on the go without having to pay smartphone prices.
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New malware attack infecting Web sites
Somewhere around 40,000 Web sites have apparently been infected with code that redirects visitors to sites hosting malware, according to a security firm.
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The Real Deal 164: Chrome vs. Firefox
Tom and Rafe square off on whether Chrome or Firefox is best for your browsing.
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E3 winner: Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo?
Now that the press conferences are over and all the announcements are out of the bag, the question is, which company won the PR battle at E3 2009?
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eMusic raises prices as it signs Sony deal
Some eMusic subscribers don't care that the company known for specializing in indie music has added catalog tracks from Sony, but they resent the price hike of more than 50 percent for some plans.
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IE6 forcing Bing as default search engine
Microsoft says it's a bug and it is investigating the problem, but that later versions of its browser are not affected.
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Tweet your favorite Flickr shots with Autopostr
Want to post some of your latest Flickr shots to Twitter? Autopostr lets you do it without any special browser add-ons or software.
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Parents beware: Bing previews video porn
Microsoft's new Bing.com search engine, which went live over the weekend, has a "feature" that may worry some parents. Hover over a porn video and it starts to play
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Intel's sales chief talks Netbooks vs. notebooks
Chipmaker's sales chief talks about the impact of new low-cost notebooks on the Netbook phenomenon, ahead of the Computex trade show.
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Jing 2.1 adds Web cam, capturing heft
The freemium screen capture and screen recording application Jing received an update on Tuesday that adds new video functionality to paying users, and a few other enhancements for all Mac and Windows users.
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Put down that phone, cries elbow
Report says prolonged usage of cell phone can lead to elbow pain.
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Photos: Freescale shows off 'smartbook' designs
The company aims to squeeze smartbook devices into the space between notebook and Netbook PCs on the larger side, and smartphones on the smaller side.
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