Saturday, September 19, 2009

IT News HeadLines (AnandTech) 18/09/2009


AnandTech
Speech Recognition for Less
If you're a regular reader of AnandTech -- and my articles in particular -- you may already know that I use speech recognition for writing the vast majority of my content. About five years ago, after a wonderful spree of typing like a madman on an article, my hands and fingers started going numb. Yes, I have the dreaded carpal tunnel syndrome. I...
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Google CEO Scoffs at Murdoch's Paid Content Plan, Again
Eric Schmidt says in general paid content plans don't work online...
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Toshiba Unveils New 2.5" 500GB, 7,200 RPM HDD
Toshiba adds new 500GB dual platter HDD to 2.5-inch high-performance family...
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Makers of WoW, LOTR Online, Guild Wars, and Everquest Sued by Patent Firm
Palatak Holdings Inc. is taking on the MMO industry's biggest players in court...
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Jay Leno Sports Track-ready Custom Plug-in Electric Ford Focus
Jay Leno isn't just about comedy these days...
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Automakers Brace for Tougher Crash Test Requirements
The U.S. government will make it even more difficult for car makers to get higher auto safety scores...
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Facebook Tops 300M Users; Now Making Money
Facebook finally profitable, looking to grow userbase even more...
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Lenovo Unveils New C100 All-in-One Widescreen PC
Lenovo throws new C100 AIO into the fray at $399...
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Snow Leopard Outsells Predecessors in Opening Weeks of Availability
Snow Leopard sold nearly twice as many copies as Tiger and Leopard in first few weeks...
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Hacker: Apple's Snow Leopard Protections Weaker Than Windows 7's
Memory protections in Snow Leopard are still too weak, though it shows other improvements...
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Pentax Announces Affordable K-x D-SLR
Pentax K-x comes in colors and records 720p HD video...
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Twitter Closes New Round of Funding Valuing the Company at $1B
Twitter raises $50 million in new funding...
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Browser Wars Mobile Edition: Opera Mini 5 Beta on the Blackberry Storm
We test drive the latest from Blackberry...
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Microsoft Says Bing Still Has Room for Growth
Microsoft says Bing has not yet been fully marketing internationally...
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9/17/2009 Hardware Reviews
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Thursday...
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