Friday, January 22, 2010

IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 22/01/2010



Report: Apple wants Bing to replace Google on the iPhone
Microsoft's new Bing search engine isn't doing too badly in terms of market share, perhaps thanks to Steven Ballmer's masterful attempts to make the trademark catchy. Believe it or not, Bing might soon get some help growing from a little company called Apple. Quoting "two people familiar with the...
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National Granola Bar Day Shortbread
National Granola Bar Day Ars Technica reports rumors explode about what to expect from Apple next week C|Net cites report: Apple tablet is a shared media device and reports Apple, labels talk music in the...
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GF100 graphics architecture unveiled
Nvidia has decided to tell all about its upcoming GF100 graphics chip. Join us as we consider what makes this GPU's architecture distinctive and handicap its performance prospects.
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Airnergy Charger device charges your phone using Wi-Fi
Usually, enabling Wi-Fi cuts into a device's battery life. RCA hopes to turn that concept on its head with the Airnergy Charger, a device that purportedly captures the energy from stray Wi-Fi radio waves and stores it in a battery. The folks at OhGizmo! got the spiel about the device....
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Steam starts taking BioShock 2 pre-orders
BioShock 2, the sequel to 2K Games' moody underwater shooter, isn't coming out until February 9. Folks with Steam accounts can already place their pre-orders, however, and doing so entails a 10% discount that drops the price to $44.99. Not only that, but pre-orders come with a...
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Pine Trail-based Samsung netbooks start at $349
Samsung may not be as big a name as Acer or Asus in the netbook realm, but the Korean firm definitely isn't turning its back on that market. In fact, Samsung has introduced three new 10.1" netbooks with features ranging from an all-day battery to a spill-resistant casingآ—all based...
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ATIC moves to buy AMD's stake in GlobalFoundries
AMD currently owns a chunk of GlobalFoundries and enjoys equal voting rights with Advanced Technology Investment Company, but that could soon change. As Reuters reports, ATIC has filed an application with Germany's Bundeskartellamt, or Federal Cartel Office, to take over GlobalFoundries entirely. We tracked down a reference to the application...
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Rambus to reap $900M from Samsung settlement
Say what you will about Rambus, the firm must have a pretty skilled legal team. Last year alone, the company received a settlement from Hynix and skirted trouble from both the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the European Commission. What better way to start 2010 than with...
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