Thursday, April 8, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 08/04/2010


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"Shadow Network" steals sensitive Indian government data
North American researchers have exposed what appears to be a spy network targeting the government of India and other countries with the intention of collecting highly classified and sensitive data. Reminiscent of the "Ghost Network" found about a year ago, this so-called "Shadow Network" proves to be even more extensive, more sophisticated and focuses on the broader whole of the Indian government ...
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HP slips out new Slimline, Elite series desktops
Following the full disclosure of its upcoming tablet PC, HP has introduced three new desktop models, the Slimline s5305z and s5350z, along with the Pavilion Elite HPE-190t. As their names denote, the Slimline models are small form factor systems, while the Pavilion Elite is a full-sized high-performance desktop. All of the machines are available now, and ship with Windows 7.
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Adobe releases Flash Player 10.1 RC, fixes tons of bugs
It's been nearly five months since Adobe launched the GPU-accelerated Flash 10.1 beta, and although the final release is still dormant, the release candidate is now available with various fixes and enhancements. The latest build is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and you can read the official release notes here (PDF).
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US Court: FCC can't force net neutrality on ISPs
Proponents of net neutrality suffered a loss today as a US federal court ruled that the FCC can't force ISPs to treat all network activity equally. The decision marks a major setback for the FCC, which is attempting to emplace official net neutrality regulations.
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Tuesday tech deals: $450 off HP laptops of $1,399 or more
HP Home coupon: $450 off HP Pavilion laptops of $1,399 or more
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Rhapsody gets spun off, lowers monthly fee to $10
Subscription music service Rhapsody announced today that it has officially separated from former partners RealNetworks and Viacom. To jumpstart its independence, the company has lowered its monthly price from $14.99 to $9.99, and new customers can use the service free for two weeks.
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Hori intros PS3 dock with LCD and speakers
If you've been looking for a quick and easy way to make the PlayStation 3 a portable machine, gaming accessory maker Hori has you covered. The company is preparing to launch the HP3-87, an add-on that wraps around your PS3 Slim and dons an 11.6-inch notebook-style display which features a 1366x768 display resolution, LED backlighting, a 200 nit brightness, 500:1 contrast, and 7ms response time.
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Xbox 360 USB storage update now live
As expected, Microsoft has begun rolling out a new system update for the Xbox 360 that will finally add support for USB storage devices. This means users will be able to take their game saves, Xbox LIVE gamer profiles, demos or Arcade game downloads with them using a thumb drive with anywhere between 1GB and 16GB capacity.
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Western Digital launches new VelociRaptor drives
Countering the rampant development of fast and expensive solid state storage, Western Digital has officially released the fifth generation of its VelociRaptor hard drives. The series itself hasn't changed drastically from 2008, but it does include new 450 and 600GB models, along support for SATA 6Gbps and a larger 32MB cache. According to WD, the updated drives can load data up to 15% faster than ...
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News around the web: Is your browser spying on you?
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Blu-ray discs crack 100GB barrier, two new specs introed
If today's 50GB Blu-ray discs aren't roomy enough for your needs, the Blu-ray Disc Association might have something right up your alley. The organization has announced two new media specifications, BDXL (High Capacity Recordable and Rewritable discs) and IH-BD (Intra-Hybrid discs), and the former offers up to 128GB of storage by incorporating three to four recordable layers.
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HP Slate vs iPad document leaks, reveals more specs
Engadget has scored an internal HP document that reveals and otherwise confirms most of the Slate's specifications. Presumably intended for employee eyes only, the slide shows a side-by-side comparison of the Slate and iPad, complete with major pros and cons highlighted.
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Apple planning MacBook Pro refresh this month?
According to Taiwanese blog Apple Daily, Cupertino is hard at work on its next-generation MacBooks. Originally planned for March, the site reports that Apple delayed the refresh due to short supply of mobile Core i5 processors, and it now intends to launch the new notebooks this month.
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Samsung intros U200, U250 all-in-one PCs
Samsung has unveiled two new multitouch all-in-one PCs, the company's first entries in the segment. The U200 is the smaller of the pair, with a 20-inch 1600x900 touchscreen. It also features an Intel Pentium T440 2.2GHz dual core processor, an Nvidia GeForce G310M 512MB graphics card, 2GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, a DVD drive, a card reader, a webcam, and Microsoft Windows 7.
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Verizon's begging you to buy a Palm phone
Last year around this time, the Pre was being paraded as a potential iPhone killer. For one reason or another, things didn't quite pan out in Palm's favor, and the company's once hot handset is now all but forgotten. Such has prompted Verizon to slash prices on Palm's lineup, and the company is practically giving the handsets away.
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Apple to preview iPhone OS 4.0 Thursday
With the iPad fresh in the hearts and minds of consumers, Apple plans to introduce the next evolution of its iPhone OS. The company today handed out invitations to media outfits for the unveiling of iPhone OS 4.0. The event will be held on the Apple campus at 10AM, this Thursday. Beyond that, details are extremely limited. The invitation simply showed the image below saying, " Get a sneak peek int...
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Microsoft teases mystery event for April 12
Microsoft has sent out a cryptic invitation to select reporters for an upcoming event being held on Monday, April 12th in San Francisco. The notice itself doesn't mention much more than that the tag line "it's time to share," but already speculation is running rampant as to what exactly Microsoft has in store.
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Toshiba readies sub-25nm flash memory chip production
Looking to one-up the likes of Intel, Micron and Samsung, Toshiba today announced a new venture to build a test production line for advanced flash memory chips which will use a smaller process technology. The company produces 32nm and 43nm memory chips, but the plan is to begin production on "sub-25nm" chips that would enable larger storage capacities to be shoved into the same form factors that w...
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News around the web: 5 Secrets of YouTubeÂ’s Success
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