Monday, April 12, 2010

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 12/04/2010



Should Apple ads now target Google?
The reported end to Apple's "Get a Mac" campaign suggests that Microsoft is no longer Apple's prime enemy. But might Apple be tempted to create a campaign that targets Google?
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Pro, Con iPad opinion runs the gamut
There is little middle ground in opinion for and against the Apple iPad.
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When the space shuttle was new (photos)
Later this year, NASA will retire its fleet of shuttles. The first of the space planes to enter orbit, the Columbia, did so 29 years ago Monday.
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Space shuttle precursors in action (photos)
As it headed toward the first shuttle flight in space in 1981, NASA worked out the kinks with chunky lifting-body designs and paid homage to the TV show "Star Trek."
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Innovation on display at the Stanford Cool Product Expo (photos)
Innovators put their new technology on display at Stanford University's annual Cool Product Expo.
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Why every math wiz should challenge red light cameras
After his wife gets a ticket, a math tutor's intervention succeeds in proving that the yellow lights were too short at an intersection. Shouldn't all mathematicians now test their local cameras?
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Curriculum teaches digital literacy and citizenship
commentary Common Sense Media rolls out a curriculum for middle school kids that respects youth while providing adult guidance for ethical, productive, and safe use of technology.
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Building with Legos at Bricks by the Bay (audio slideshow)
Northern California convention brings together Lego builders of all levels.
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Java co-creator James Gosling leaves Oracle
James Gosling, widely considered the "father of Java," announces his resignation from Oracle, just a few months after the company closed its acquisition of Sun.
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T-Mobile updates one handset, preps for another
The Motorola Cliq is set to receive an update, and an HTC handset featuring T-Mobile 3G bands has been outed thanks to the FCC.
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Et tu, Twitter? Here comes developer ire
Twitter launches its own BlackBerry app and acquires Tweetie to form the basis for its iPhone app. This dramatic shift in the company's once hands-off approach has ticked off some developers who are afraid they'll be squeezed out.
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