Thursday, May 27, 2010

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 27/05/2010



Greenpeace: 'Michael, What the Dell?'
Timed with the release of its updated electronics guide, environmental group protests at Dell for company's failure to meet deadline to remove toxins from its products.
Read More ...

Twenty highest-radiation cell phones
For the last 10 years, CNET has kept a running list of cell phones with the highest SAR (specific absorption rate) levels. Here's a look at the 20 cell phones (among current U.S. models) with the highest SAR ratings as stated by the FCC.
Read More ...

With iTunes, Apple has thrown weight around
DOJ investigation comes years after Apple used power to dictate terms to music sector. But did Cupertino go too far by trying to derail an Amazon promotion?
Read More ...

Navy may be calling on Wii Fit to train recruits
The U.S. Navy might enlist video games to help its newest recruits get in shape for the grueling boot camp they will go through. Mario would be proud.
Read More ...

SF AppShow gives developers leg up on competition
The San Francisco-based app showcase is now selling out and attracting some of the hottest apps around. Those presenting see a clear benefit.
Read More ...

Facebook event will outline 'simpler' privacy controls
At an event at 10:30 a.m. PDT Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives are expected to respond to recent privacy criticism by making things a bit simpler.
Read More ...

FCC says consumers are 'bill shocked'
Federal Communications Commission releases survey results finding that one in six customers have been shocked by unexpected cell phone charges.
Read More ...

Study: Almost 5 million charging stations by 2015
With electric car demand on the rise, Pike Research expects the number of car charging stations to surpass 4.7 million over the next five years.
Read More ...

Bartz: Yahoo has pride, but still needs work
As investors wonder if Yahoo's stock is ever going to take off, CEO Carol Bartz tries to reassure them Wednesday that the company is focused and improving.
Read More ...

Apple, Dell, HP looking into Foxconn factory suicides
After nine workers have died and two have been injured in suicide attempts, three of Foxconn's biggest clients speak out.
Read More ...

Android ownership hottest in North America
Across the world, 75 percent of all Android smartphones are in North America, compared with 49 percent of iPhones OS devices in the same region, according to AdMob.
Read More ...

Apple, Microsoft now on nearly equal footing
The Mac maker is now worth more than that software maker in Redmond, depending on how you count things. CNET's Ina Fried takes a look at this historic moment in computing.
Read More ...

Sony unveils ultrathin rollable OLED
Ultrathin OLED screen could continue to play video while being rolled around a pen.
Read More ...

Shuttle Atlantis lands after its final flight
First launched in October 1985, Atlantis has docked at space stations, launched planetary probes, and last year visited the Hubble Space Telescope for a final overhaul.
Read More ...

Morning Edition: LG shows off world's largest 3D TV
Facebook is about to update privacy settings, TiVo licenses its software to Best Buy TVs, and LG shows off an 84-inch 3D TV.
Read More ...

Microsoft Hohm scores home energy efficiency
Want to know how your home's efficiency compares with the Jones'? Microsoft debuts Hohm Score, a free Web app that ranks homes based on location, size, and potential efficiency.
Read More ...

New T-Mobile USA CEO to take over next year
Current CEO and President Robert Dotson will leave the company in 2011, with former T-Mobile Deutschland chief Philipp Humm gearing up to replace him.
Read More ...

BP had warning signs before Gulf blast
Oil giant BP told congressional investigators that pressure tests on a drill pipe showed a fundamental mistake hours before the oil-rig explosion, a memo shows.
Read More ...

Mozilla hires open-standards guru Celik
With pressure on the browser front from Chrome and pressure on the Web front from Facebook, Mozilla hires someone who, ironically, used to work on Microsoft IE.
Read More ...

Pressing reset on Sony TVs (Q&A)
Sony's Mike Abary talks with CNET about the future of PlayStation integration, the iPad, Google TV, and Sony's blunders in the TV business.
Read More ...

No comments: