IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 22/01/2010

Most Anticipated PC Games of 2010: From A to Z
While many publications are wrapping up their look at the best games of 2009, we have decided to peer ahead. Most gamers know what titles came last year, but keeping track of upcoming releases can be a bit more difficult.
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YouTube to offer independent film rentals
YouTube announced today that it has partnered with the Sundance Film Festival to make life a little easier on independent filmmakers. Between the dates of January 22 (this Friday) and Sunday, January 31, the video sharing site will offer five popular films from the 2010 and 2009 festivals.
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Microsoft to patch flaw responsible for Google, China fiasco
Microsoft announced today that a particularly nasty flaw in IE will be patched tomorrow. The flaw in question earned some fame recently as the culprit behind the China-based attack on Google -- a situation that is still boiling. Google claims that little data of importance was compromised as a result of the flaw and Microsoft noted that attacks only succeeded on machines running IE6.
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Rambus to get $900 million from Samsung settlement
Lengthy court battles between Rambus and Samsung have concluded in a settlement -- the latter agreeing to pay Rambus a total of $900 million. The payment begins with $200 million up front, followed by $25 million paid every quarter for five years. The victory wasn't completely one-sided, with Samsung also signing a licensing agreement with Rambus for graphics and memory technologies.
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Verizon disconnects repeat pirates from the Web
In addition to warning letters, Verizon spokeswoman Bobbi Henson admitted to CNET that the company has disconnected users who were caught repeatedly pirating media. Henson noted that Verizon reserved the right to discontinue service, and that the company doesn't impose bandwidth caps like Comcast.
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Boxee to introduce a payment system for content providers
Boxee has announced that it would add a payment system to the popular media center software this summer, allowing users to view paid content that would otherwise not be available. Content owners will be able to package and price things as they wish, including pay-per-view and subscription, giving them the ability to sell premium content, media from their existing library, or extras that won't be s...
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Asus juggling new Eee PCs, Eee Pad, e-book readers
Asus is juggling quite the number of low-powered devices behind the scenes. According to industry sources cited by DigiTimes, Asus will unveil its rumored Eee Pad at Computex in June. The device is said to carry an Nvidia Tegra chip -- most likely second-generation -- and will cost under $500.
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Microsoft to delete users' IP addresses after six months
Microsoft reportedly plans to reduce the length of time it stores search-derived IP addresses from 18 months to six months, complying with a new Article 29 Working Party directive on Internet privacy.
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News around the web: 10 Alternatives to the iTunes Store
10 Best Alternatives to the iTunes Store @ MacLife
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Apple updates Boot Camp with Windows 7 support
It's been a long time coming but Apple has finally updated its Boot Camp utility to allow owners of Intel-based Macs to run Windows 7 on their machines. Although this was already possible with some easy workarounds, and somewhat spotty driver compatibility, the newly-released version 3.1 adds native support for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft's latest operating system in its Home Prem...
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Sony delays PlayStation 3 motion controller
Those of you who were eagerly anticipating getting your hands on Sony's PlayStation 3 motion controller sometime this spring will have to wait a little longer. The company has officially pushed back the release by six months as it looks to ensure a wider variety of compatible titles at launch, which they plan to disclose "soon."
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TSMC confirms 40nm yield issues resolved
Following AMD's recent comments on the improved availability of Radeon HD 5000 series graphics cards, TSMC's Senior VP of Operations, Mark Liu, today confirmed that yield rates on their 40nm manufacturing process are finally about the same level as the mature 65nm process. The executive didn't go too deep into details but said the chamber matching problems that had hampered supply for the last qua...
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Friday, January 22, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 22/01/2010

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