Tuesday, April 6, 2010

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 06/04/2010



Apple to introduce iPhone OS 4.0 Thursday
A media event is planned to talk about the changes to the OS that powers the iPhone.
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Electric cars win hype, staying power questioned
Incentives and new models make electric cars a realistic option, but the fresh attention may highlight flaws compared with gasoline and alternatives.
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Microsoft plans April 12 mystery event
The software maker has sent out invitations for an event in San Francisco, though it won't say what it has up it's sleeve. CNET's Ina Fried is thinking it might be a Microsoft-designed consumer phone.
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Discovery rockets toward space station
As the space shuttle program winds down, Discovery launches with 10 tons of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station.
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Coming off the iPad sugar rush
Windows takes a hint and changes the name of its upcoming smartphones, why some people are willing to spend an extra $100 on Monster headphones, and the iPad has been officially launched and reviewed, thank goodness!
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Teen iPad destruction--'what was the point of that?'
A group of youths pound an iPad with a bat and post the video to YouTube. Many viewers are outraged; others call the youths heroes.
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Apple: Over 300,000 iPads sold on first day
Company releases first-day sales totals. In addition to selling more than 300,000 iPads on Saturday, more than 1 million iPad apps and 250,000 e-books were downloaded.
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Tech coalition to Obama: Set home energy info free
A Google-led group of companies says that making electricity data accessible to consumers will "unleash tech innovation," save people money, and help preserve the environment.
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3D TV has arrived, but glitches remain
3D TVs have hit the market and the content for 3D is slowly growing. But it's still in its early days and mass market consumers may want to wait for the kinks to be worked out.
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Making the real-time Web relevant
With an explosion in tweets, blogs, and other instantly published content flooding the Web, search engines are scrambling to organize information that's happening right now.
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With iPads in the wild, buyers react
As new iPad owners get a chance to try out their new device, their reactions are beginning to trickle in.
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Reasons people gave for buying the iPad
Some buyers offer compelling reasons for buying the iPad, while some don't.
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Report: Apple adds engineers for new chip design
Apple is reportedly adding engineers from Intrinsity, a company that designed a high-speed ARM processor with Samsung.
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Did Steve Wozniak get a two-hour iPad start?
According to a CNET reader, Steve Wozniak got up early, mounted his Segway and picked up his iPads two hours before the 9 a.m. Saturday deadline.
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Analyst estimates 700,000 iPads sold Saturday
A Piper Jaffray analyst revises sales estimates upward--more than doubling his previous estimate of how many tablets Apple would sell the first day.
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WonderCon 2010 draws in SF (photos)
WonderCon, the comic book convention classic, comes to San Francisco in all its graphics glory.
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