Friday, January 22, 2010

IT News HeadLines (AnandTech) 22/01/2010


AnandTech
Internet Served TV versus Cable and Satellite TV
I've been using Dish Network for quite a few years now. Recently, I went through a forced upgrade to their latest ViP 722 high definition DVR. (I say "forced" because the older ViP 622 I had died, and Dish no longer supported the older unit. I didn't have to extend my contract, though.) I haven't paid a great deal of attention to how rapidly IPTV services...
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Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.6
New browser version brings improved rendering engine, more secure plug-ins...
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Nokia Ovi Maps Offers Free GPS Nav for Nokia Smartphones
Nokia counters Google Maps Navigation for Android devices...
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Microsoft's Latest Vulnerability is 17 Years Old
Elevation of privilege vulnerability has existed exclusively on 32-bit Windows versions since Windows 3.1...
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Verizon Begins to Voluntarily Terminate Filesharing Customers in the U.S.
RIAA cheers Verizon's decision to cut off pirates...
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TSMC Says 40nm Problems Resolved, Preparing 28nm Fab Production
More supply could lower prices...
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Steve Jobs Can't Help Customer With iMac Yellowing, LEDs Not to Blame
An apple is an apple and a lemon is a lemon, but sometimes an Apple is a lemon...
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1/20/2010 Daily Hardware Reviews
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Wednesday...
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Porn Dialers Take Smartphone Surfers by Surprise With Massive Bills
Beware visiting your favorite adult sites -- you may be slammed with big bills...
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Researchers Design Single-person "Puffin" Stealth Plane
Aircraft is powered by rechargeable batteries...
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Amazon Ups Royalty Rate for Kindle Book Authors, Publishers
New royalty rate is 70% minus delivery fees...
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