Wednesday, March 31, 2010

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 31/03/2010



Google to build Flash into Chrome browser
Google's browser will include Flash and update it automatically. In addition, Google is working with Adobe and Mozilla to improve plug-in technology overall.
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Seton Hill to give all students iPads
Even though Apple's iPad has yet to hit store shelves, the small Pennsylvania university plans to give all full-time students an iPad starting in the fall.
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No iPad for case; make fake iPad
If you think Apple gives iPad accessory makers get early iPads, think gain. They have to make their own.
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Apple sued over multitouch patent
Elan Microelectronics asks the International Trade Commission to ban the import of all Apple products with multitouch input, including the iPhone, iPod Touch, and forthcoming iPad.
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Sling prepping SlingPlayer for iPad
Not surprisingly, Sling Media has a SlingPlayer Mobile for iPad in the works. However, it won't be available in April when the iPad launches.
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Anne Mulcahy to retire as Xerox chairman
Following her retirement as CEO last year, she will step down on May 20. Current CEO Ursula Burns will become new chairman.
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Warner Bros. wants you to fight piracy
China blocks access to Google, US Airways let you try in-flight Wi-Fi for free, and Warner Bros. is looking for interns to infiltrate the world of pirates.
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Google search tweak takes Chinese search offline
Chinese Internet users who want to use Google even just to find out the weather are having their queries blocked, according to several reports.
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NASA to look into Toyota acceleration issues
The Transportation Department announces two major investigations into unintended acceleration in cars and the possible role played by electronic controls.
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Electric Nissan Leaf priced at $33,000 in U.S.
Nissan prices the electric Leaf in the "mass market" with goal of meeting consumer demand and driving up volumes.
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When will cloud computing start raining cash?
Cloud computing gets a lot of hype, but when will it start to generate a lot of cash? It may be sooner than you think.
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Are Microsoft Office and OpenOffice irrelevant?
The office suite is a relic of a bygone age--one that may not amount to billions in Microsoft profits for much longer.
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Chip market fell in '09, but growth expected in '10
Worldwide semiconductor sales dropped by more than 10 percent last year, Gartner says. But a rebound in the second half holds promise for 2010.
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Researchers find security holes in smart meters
Utilities hire a security consultancy, which finds a number of vulnerabilities in smart meters that could let a criminal remotely control a meter.
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Coal fuels much of the cloud, Greenpeace says
The growth of cloud computing--and the massive server farms behind it--are creating an all-too-real cloud of pollution.
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Pentax reshapes medium-format camera future
Don't expect Canon and Nikon to flinch, but Pentax's forthcoming 645D medium-format digital camera could change Pentax's fortunes.
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'Shop to Lose'--grocery shopping for dummies
Evincii launches its second PICKKA app for health and wellness, this one guiding users through grocery shopping to better meet specific health and dietary needs.
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How one company stays safe with two networks
Cryptography Research dodges computer attacks by having employees do Web surfing and e-mail on one network and sensitive work on another that's not connected to the Internet.
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Webs taps Facebook Connect for log-ins, sharing
Site builder Webs has just added Facebook Connect, which will let its site creators and visitors share content back to Facebook.
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LHC experiments run at highest energy level yet
After a delay from an electrical hiccup, researchers at CERN successfully operate the Large Hadron Collider and see "beautiful tracks" of colliding protons.
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