Thursday, December 17, 2009

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 17/12/2009



First Solar: 1 billion watts served
Solar cell and panel manufacturer proclaims that for the first time it has made one gigawatt's worth of modules in a single year.
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HP swooping in on Sun customers
Hewlett-Packard continues to take advantage of Sun's uncertain future by teaming up with Microsoft, Novell, and Red Hat to offer migration tools to lure away its customers.
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EU resolves Microsoft IE antitrust case
European Commission settles antitrust case against Microsoft over Internet Explorer "monopoly." New Choice Screen will allow users to pick other default browsers.
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FBI makes arrest in 'Wolverine' uploading case
A New York man is indicted on charges of copyright infringement nine months after the X-Men movie was allegedly uploaded to the Web.
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Keeping Uncle Sam from spying on citizens
As Center for Democracy and Technology lawyer, Greg Nojeim works to keep government from using national security as excuse to violate citizens' online privacy.
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Can we diagnose and destroy cancer in one sitting?
Researchers announce the creation of a single nanoparticle, traceable in real time via MRI, which can tag cancer cells and kill them with heat within the very same procedure.
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Facebook sues men for allegedly phishing, spamming
Facebook's latest lawsuit accuses three men of getting access to Facebook user accounts by phishing and then sending spam from their accounts.
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Microsoft's Bing app debuts on iPhone
The software giant's search service is now available on Apple's iTunes App Store; so when is the Android version coming?
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787 Dreamliner lands for first time (photos)
It wouldn't be a successful first flight without a smooth landing, and that's just what Boeing's 787 Dreamliner did Tuesday.

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Scammers exploit Google Doodle to spread malware
Latest twist on search engine scam exploits interest in the Google Doodle to send Web surfers to malware-laden Web sites, Barracuda Networks says.
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Gmail's contact manager now de-dupes en masse
E-mail service gets new option for de-duplicating contacts in bulk, a tool that makes it easier to consolidate an address book from your phone or another e-mail account.
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Boeing's 787 completes first flight
Originally expected to be five-plus hours, the flight was shortened by bad weather. Still, Boeing calls the flight a success and says the Dreamliner performed as expected.
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Get started with essential Chrome extensions
Even without extensions, Google Chrome's market share grew phenomenally during its first year. Now that the No. 1 most-requested feature has been implemented, it's time to look at some of Chrome's best extensions.
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Wireless and broadcast industries begin spectrum debate
The debate between wireless operators and TV broadcasters over reallocating wireless spectrum has begun.
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Craigslist CEO: They said Whitman 'could be a monster'
During the court case between Craigslist and eBay, Craigslist's Jim Buckmaster said he was warned then eBay CEO could be an "Evil Meg," according to news reports.
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Hitwise: 'Facebook' the year's top search term
Searches for the still-growing-fast social network dominated last year's leader, MySpace, for the first time, according to the traffic firm.
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Adobe caps rough fiscal year
Adobe reports a fourth-quarter net loss of $32.04 million, but says it saw increased consumer demand as it wound down a difficult fiscal year.
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Three Twitter games you must try
We take a look at three titles that use the microblogging service to help you get your gaming fix.
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Study: 15 percent of teens have gotten 'sext' messages
A survey by the Pew Research Center shows that up to 17 percent of older teenagers have sent nude or near-nude images of themselves via cell text message.
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Chrome edges out Safari in browser usage
By one measurement, Chrome has surpassed Safari in browser usage. Although 0.03 percentage points isn't much, Chrome certainly is on an upward trajectory.
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