Saturday, July 25, 2009

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 25/07/2009



Road Trip pic of the day, 7/25: What and where?
This image is related to birds. But that's all the help I'm giving. Know what it is? If you're the first to email me the right answer, you'll win a prize.
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Helping cities prepare for electric cars
In Boulder, Colo., the Rocky Mountain Institute has set up a project to help cities recognize and do the long-term work they need to do to prepare for electric cars.
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Early Microsoft store plans leaked
Microsoft representative confirms retail plans posted on Gizmodo are genuine, but says they are early plans shared with creative agencies and that no decisions have been made.
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Report: iPhone app pulls in $1 million in first six weeks
SGN's jet-fighter application for the iPhone made some serious money in its first six weeks. Can it maintain the trajectory?
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Microsoft to fix critical hole in IE
In a rare move outside its monthly patch cycle, company on Tuesday will release fix for critical Internet Explorer vulnerability and moderate Visual Studio one.
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Miro gets faster database, audio podcasts
Open-source and cross-platform media jukebox Miro upgrades to version 2.5, and the improvements bring drastic changes to performance and useful tweaks to the interface.
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A resurrection for the AOL brand?
Divisions of the company have been renamed to bring the word "AOL" back into them, according to Twitter posts coming from a massive staff meeting hosted by CEO Tim Armstrong.
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Report: Apple tablet on track for early 2010
Appleinsider sources say the tablet, which has been rumored for years, has gotten official approval for release next year.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Investigating Web loyalty programs
CNET reporters Josh Lowensohn and Greg Sandoval talk about the online business practices of companies that share credit card info of its customers.
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Hubble snaps picture of Jupiter impact site
Hubble Space Telescope, still undergoing checkout after a shuttle servicing mission in May, takes dramatic pictures of Jupiter that show remnants of a presumed impact.
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Expert: iPhone 3GS crypto is easily crackable
Corporations should think twice about using the iPhone 3GS, says expert who shows how easy it is to crack the encryption on the device.
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Road Trip hits 5,000 miles in the great wide open
CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman has now driven enough miles on Road Trip 2009 to cross the United States and come two-thirds of the way back.
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Microsoft offers EU 'browser ballot' compromise
Maybe there's a way to satisfy the EU's antitrust concerns without shipping Windows with no browser: Microsoft offers a new proposal to let users choose their own.
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Ashton Kutcher: Twitter will change media
Plus, "aplusk" says that it offers him a way to reach the same audience that a studio would spend tens of millions of dollars to reach through traditional advertising.
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Apple restricts Latitude to Web app on iPhone
The location-sharing application is not allowed to be a native app for the iPhone and iPod Touch, a decision that has raised some eyebrows.
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Week in review: Microsoft and the Linux code surprise
Among a bevy of Microsoft stories this week, the company is contributing code for inclusion in Linux, thanks to a Novell fellow. Also: Amazon buys Zappos and PayPal gets a new API.
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HP plans electronic whiteboarding tool
The PC-to-PC conferencing solution will allow people to video conference and write on their screens, CEO Mark Hurd said at the Brainstorm: Tech conference on Friday.
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Sprint CEO: We're glad we waited on Android
Speaking at Brainstorm: Tech, Dan Hesse said that the first version wasn't ready for prime time. Also, he says Palm Pre returns not as high as everyone thinks.
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