Tuesday, February 2, 2010

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 02/02/2010



Enough about the iPad already
Amazon loses Macmillan Books in the Kindle store and then gets them back, AT&T is paying out big bucks in an early termination fee settlement, and Natali goes the entire show without saying the word iPad!
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Short on cash, Wikileaks suspends operations
Publisher of confidential and often controversial information says it "will be back soon" and asks for donations to stay afloat.
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Budget omits cap-and-trade revenue, official says
White House has apparently dropped revenue from a "cap-and-trade" mechanism to fight climate change from its budget, bowing to the possibility that Congress may not pass it.
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When it comes to Tag, Microsoft's it (photos)
Microsoft Tag is an effort to give printed publications and signs a way to directly link to online content.
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In their words: Experts weigh in on Mac vs. PC security
CNET asks a host of security experts which of the major operating-system platforms is more secure for consumers. Here's what they have to say.
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Grandma endures wrongful ISP piracy suspension
Qwest had suspended the service of 53-year-old painter accused by Hollywood of illegal file sharing. The problem was she didn't do it.
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Microsoft tries to reinvent the bar code
Like a modern-day CueCat, Microsoft's Tag technology uses a cell phone camera to read bar codes linking printed materials to online content.
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Colbert starts iPad campaign at the Grammys
The Comedy Central star pulls an iPad out of his pocket and claims he got it in his gift bag.
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Oracle-Sun versus commodity hardware
Can Oracle-Sun be successful in an age of "good enough" hardware? Or will the company pull the ripcord on the hardware business in the near future?
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Google censors 'Lolita,' but not 'bestiality'
Following revelations that cell phones running on Android replace rude words with hash marks, it appears that works such as "Lolita" and "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" are also censored.
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Amazon, get out of the e-book pricing business
In the Macmillan-Amazon battle, one thing has become clear: it's time Amazon got out of the way of e-book pricing and let the market do its thing.
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Amazon agrees to higher prices in e-book dispute
Online retailer says that, while it deems $14.99 e-books unreasonable, it will have to capitulate to Macmillan's demand to sell books at higher rates.
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PBS documentary questions tech and our future
Frontline's "Digital Nation," which airs on Tuesday, raises some troubling questions about technology addiction, yet provides some optimism about the positive implications of a tech-immersed world.
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Obama seeks to boost nuclear power in new budget
President's budget proposal will call for tripling government loan guarantees for new nuclear reactors, an administration official said on Friday.
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Report: Jobs says 'don't be evil' mantra is BS
In a town hall meeting at Apple, CEO Steve Jobs reportedly questions Google's famous mantra and calls Adobe "lazy."
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