IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 29/05/2010

Antec Dark Fleet chassis line to ship next month
Antec is preparing to unleash the Dark Fleet chassis series, which consists of four members: the DF-10, DF-30, and DF-35 mid-towers, as well as the DF-85 full tower. Targeting enthusiasts, the quartet is roomy enough for the latest jumbo-sized graphics cards and multi-CPU motherboards, while its gusty "TwoCool" fans supposedly discard heat like nobody's business.
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Microsoft to reduce Zune Pass subscription price?
According to a report by Bloomberg, Microsoft might slash the price of its Zune Pass online music streaming service. Although the service is already a bargain, Redmond is up against fierce competition like Apple, who currently commands a vast majority of digital music sales. Apple and its legion of iPods also held 76% of the portable music player market in the first quarter, compared to 2% for Mic...
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Verizon switching to tiered pricing when 4G kicks off?
Grab your pitchforks Verizon customers, unlimited data may be a thing of the past when 4G rolls out, according to CEO Lowell McAdam. In a conversation with investors yesterday, McAdam said that he doesn't think that unlimited data plans will make sense when the company's 4G network launches Â– and by not making sense, we assume he means to Verizon's bottom line.
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NBC, Time Warner plan to stick with Flash for Web content
Although CBS and others are rolling out iPad-friendly HTML5 versions of their Web content, the New York Post reports that several top media companies plan to continue offering their online content in Flash. Those embracing the iPad are either serving HTML5 browser-based video or are releasing dedicated applications, but it appears some heavyweights aren't open to either idea.
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25TB titanium oxide 'super discs' in the works?
Japanese researchers have discovered a material that could be used to make low-cost discs with a storage capacity that puts existing storage media to shame. Described as a new crystal form of titanium oxide, the material switches from a black-color metal state that conducts electricity to a brown semiconductor when exposed to light, according to Shin-ichi Ohkoshi of the University of Tokyo. That t...
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Cooler Master launches its new flagship HAF X chassis
Cooler Master has launched a new flagship HAF chassis, which was first unveiled at CES 2010 and is aimed at enthusiasts, gamers and overclockers. As its name denotes, the HAF X (high airflow) pumps some serious wind with front-mounted 230mm fan, as well as 200mm top and 140mm rear fans. If that's not enough ventilati...
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Blizzard calls DRM a "losing battle"
Digital rights management technologies have been a contentious topic for some time now. Although nearly abolished in the music world -- at least in any form that significantly affects paying customers -- when it comes to video games many publishers still favor bundling heavy-handed solutions with titles to fight piracy. Among those is Namco, which recently called Ubisoft's controversial always-on ...
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News around the web: Maradona pledges naked victory lap
Maradona pledges naked victory lap @ ESPN
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Managing Your Privacy Online: Search Engines
If you are looking to attain utmost privacy while browsing the Web, you must first acknowledge that even the most basic and ubiquitous of tools like search engines tend to collect a ton of data every time you use them. Often this recorded information is like a puzzle comprising of IP addresses, search logs, and other data that needs to be connected before anything can truly be revealed about you. However, this glimpse into your online habits combined with personal and sensitive information you may have shared with third party sites -- banking information, credit cards, addressesor phone numbers -- could potentially expose you to identity theft and other privacy invasions.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 29/05/2010

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