Saturday, July 11, 2009

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 11/07/2009



Using an iPhone as a high-quality image projector?
The technology isn't here yet, but microdisplays from Micron may soon make it possible to use smart phones to project high-quality images anywhere and any time.
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Report: MySpace to push deeper into entertainment
News Corp. has plans to turn MySpace into an entertainment portal. How much more entertainment can the site add?
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Ten issues I have with Twitter (and its community)
Twitter might be a fast-growing social network, but it's not able to escape some problems. From downtime to community issues, Twitter has some kinks to work out.
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The Internet is a dollar store
For online content, charge as little as you can, not as much as you think the product is worth.
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Microsoft aims for Silverlight at end of the tunnel
The software maker concedes it has a long way to go to reach the ubiquity of Adobe's flash, but notes it has come a long way in a little less than two years.
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Warner Music Group and YouTube talking again
Six months after Warner Music's songs disappeared from YouTube, the two companies are trying to hash out their differences, sources say.
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Prosecutor: Cloud computing is security's frontier
Software piracy model is becoming obsolete as programs are increasingly distributed over the Net, making targets of cloud computing centers, U.S. attorney says.
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The Google OS surfaced in March--or did it?
A tantalizing tidbit of data appeared in CNET server logs back in March.
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Botnet worm in DOS attacks could wipe data out on infected PCs
Bots responsible for denial-of-service attacks on U.S. and Korean sites have instructions to wipe data, but so far there have been no reports of that happening.
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Google sees separate paths for Android, Chrome OS
Android is already on the horizon for Netbook makers, and Chrome is supposed to be a Netbook-optimized operating system. What's a Netbook company to do?
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Madden 10 in real time, and it's slow: Scott and Jeff face off
Madden slows down his game on purpose, and Jeff and Scott give it a try to see what the new 10 changes are all about.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Navigating the new Toyota Prius
The 2010 Toyota Prius is out, and CNET News Martin LaMonica is one of the few Americans to own one. He shares his experiences so far.
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Weather threatens Saturday shuttle launch
A month late because of a now repaired hydrogen leak, NASA is preparing the shuttle Endeavour for launch Saturday on a 16-day space station assembly mission.
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Photos: The surface of the moon, here on Earth
In Idaho, visiting the Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is like taking a trip to another world. It's the remnants of thousands of years of volcanic activity along the Snake River Plain.
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Week in review: Google goes after Microsoft with OS
The Web search giant announces plan to move into the operating system business, while Facebook looks to future fortunes. Also: T-Mobile's iPhone challenger.
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Flat panel revenue growth forecast as anemic
Revenue from sales of flat panel displays will rise only 1 percent annually from 2008 to 2016, DisplaySearch predicts. That compares with 20 percent annual growth over the past eight years.
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Microsoft hopes users see the (Silver) light
At an event in San Francisco, Microsoft launches the latest version of Silverlight, its would-be rival to Adobe's Flash.
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Nascar gives Ask.com time for a few more laps
The search also-ran faces tough competition in the industry from Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft, but thinks a different marketing strategy and semantic tech could help.
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Chasing the Toyota Prius' 50-mpg nirvana
CNET News' Martin LaMonica, an early buyer of the 2010 Toyota Prius, finds that the car gets good mileage but there's clearly more to learn.
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Betfair CTO wagers on tech overhaul
One of world's largest Internet betting exchanges is radically redesigning its development processes so it can pounce more quickly on new international business.
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Schmidt plans talks with Apple over board role
Following Google's announcement of its Chrome OS project, CEO Eric Schmidt and Apple might have to consider his board service in a new light.
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