Thursday, July 16, 2009

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 16/07/2009



Mozilla gives add-on developers a tip jar
Creators of add-ons for Firefox now have a way to get paid for their work--at least through Mozilla's add-ons site.
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CEOs, other execs disagree on security
Survey of CEOs and their senior executives show disparity over views of corporate IT security. Disagreements crop up over vulnerability to data breaches and who's responsible for protecting corporate data.
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AC solar panels: One step closer to DIY solar?
GreenRay Solar gets funding to finish work on a solar panel that puts out household alternating current, which makes installation simpler and improves reliability.
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Road Trip pic of the day, 7/16: What and where?
This bridge is a relic, but once upon a time it was important to a lot of people. If you are the first to tell me what it's called, and where it's located, you'll win a prize.
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Pirate Bay exec no longer compares RIAA to Stalin
Wayne Rosso, the former Grokster president, is trying to sign content deals for new Pirate Bay and has had a change of heart about RIAA.
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'Free' is(n't) a four-letter word...
The zeroed-out price tag is dismantling many businesses, but it's because they have yet to learn to harness it to their advantage.
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Intel Core i7 laptops coming--or have they already arrived?
Intel is slated to release its first mobile "Nehalem" processor in the coming months, but benchmark-breaking laptops are already out there with Nehalem chips inside.
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Photos: GE's smart grid kitchen of the future
General Electric is working on networked appliances that work with smart meters to reduce home energy use.
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Will Microsoft Azure promote efficient software development?
One of the most fascinating elements of Microsoft's pricing news for its cloud computing services is that key programming operations are priced on demand.
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Wal-Mart to label products with eco ratings
World's largest retailer plans to ask suppliers to provide environmental information on all products, labeling all items with eco ratings for environmental friendliness.
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Entertainment: Is it a rent-to-(never)-own market?
The media industry is casting about for a winning business model, with streaming, or rental, models seeming to work alongside buy models like Apple's iTunes. What's most important?
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Steve Ballmer is a dissin' machine
Microsoft's CEO likes to have his opinions heard about his company's competition. And he sounds off more often than you might expect.
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Podcast: iTunes cuts off Palm Pre sync
Larry Magid's Tech Talk podcast about how Apple's iTunes no longer syncs with the new Palm Pre smartphone.
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Nokia sales and profits dip in 2nd quarter
The handset maker takes a hit and continues its belt-tightening, but its CEO says that the industrywide slump may be hitting bottom.
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eHarmony, Match.com get JaJah VoIP calling
Online daters can now call each other using JaJah's VoIP, which makes both numbers anonymous while still allowing each party to use their normal phone.
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Why can't Palm follow Zune's lead?
The cat-and-mouse game between Palm and Apple has begun: if you install the latest iTunes update, you'll no longer be able to sync your Palm Pre with iTunes. Rather than getting drawn into this game, Palm ought to follow the Zune's lead, and build its own
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Intel CEO keen on 'ultra-thins' as alternative to Netbooks
Intel CEO Paul Otellini says ultra-thin laptops will give users what they're missing in Netbooks.
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Google's Location comes to iPhone's Safari
Google's My Location smarts has been rolled into the iPhone's Safari browser, bringing location-specific results when you search Google.com.
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Microsoft: Apple wanted 'Laptop Hunters' ads pulled
Redmond's chief operating officer recounts a phone call he says he got from Apple's legal department, demanding the removal of the TV spots.
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Dazzboard whisks media from phone to Web
Dazzboard is a new social media Webtop in open beta that fast-tracks your media to and from your mobile device to your computer and to the online world.
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Dell: Chrome OS is one of many Linux-based OSes
The PC maker is looking at Chrome OS for the future, but is currently planning on releasing other Linux-based operating systems sooner.
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