Tuesday, March 23, 2010

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 23/03/2010



Marketing becoming more immediate, social
New data shows that marketers have more control over customer interactions but lack all the resources needed to react quickly. Is this an IT problem, or just hyper-speed market dynamics?
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With 540 iPhone apps, an iPhone font is born
If you have time on your hands, you can come up with some rather interesting ideas. One person has designed an iPhone font created entirely out of App Store apps.
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Sex.com does not sell
The fight between Google and China comes to a head, the U.K. gets its own social network for voters, and Sex.com does not sell after all.
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Amazon unveils Kindle app for iPad
With the iPad release less than two weeks away, Amazon details plans to release a Kindle app for the Apple device and other tablet computers.
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Census tech: When punch cards reigned
Paper punch cards enjoyed a remarkably long tenure at the U.S. Census Bureau, from the 1890s through the 1960s. Hollerith's "statistical pianos," developed for the 1890 census, led to the creation of IBM.
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BitDefender update KO's 64-bit Windows PCs
PC users, whose 64-bit Windows systems stopped working or couldn't be rebooted following security program updates, vent their frustration.
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Can 4G wireless take on traditional broadband?
Clearwire says half of its subscribers are using the 4G wireless service as a replacement for broadband. Could 4G wireless be the long sought-after third competitor to broadband?
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Census time heightens privacy concerns
As the 2010 census gets under way, critics spurred by a distrust of government data collection can also draw on issues raised about methods and policies in the digital era.
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InVisage aims to remake camera sensor market
A Silicon Valley start-up believes its image sensor technology will dramatically improve smartphone cameras by gathering light more efficiently.
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ThickButtons reduces fat-fingering
New keyboard tech re-sizes buttons on the fly.
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Five to watch at DemoSpring 2010
Some 65 new companies will pitch to investors and the media at DemoSpring 2010. We pick out a few companies worth waiting for.
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Don't laugh, Venuegen's virtual meetings can work
Second Life didn't work as a virtual world for business meetings, but this might.
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Control4 pitches app store for energy display
Control4 to release software developers kit and tools for utilities to run demand response programs to ratchet down electricity use during peak times.
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ThickButtons quick demo
ThickButtons is a new keyboard technology for mobile devices that makes it easier to hit the keys you're looking for.
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Group formed to sell consumers on smart grid
Launching Tuesday, Smart Grid Consumer Coalition aims to promote the benefits of the smart grid to consumers in the wake of smart-meter backlash.
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Chinese media slam Google as 'politicized'
Google is accused of "abandoning its business principles"--just days before the search giant may announce its withdrawal from China.
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What does Google really know about advertising?
Whether you consider Nexus One a success or failure, the fact is that Google has never successfully launched anything that required advertising. Does the company know how to do it?
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Five future MacBook must-haves
As anticipation of a lineup refresh builds, here are five essential features for a new MacBook Pro.
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