Friday, July 30, 2010
IT News HeadLines (CNET) 30/07/2010
The jailbreaking exemption has its limits
The "essential use" exemption means that only customers can legally perform jailbreaks. And it doesn't stop companies such as Apple from various work-arounds, argues Stanford Law Fellow Larry Downes.
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Who's bringing what? Divvyus helps you sort it out
Planning a barbecue, dinner party, or anything else that means group resource gathering? Divvyus lets you dole out those tasks in an orderly fashion.
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YouTube bumps video limit to 15 minutes
Want to put videos longer than 10 minutes up on YouTube? It's now a reality, with a new 15-minute limit.
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HTC revamps key management staff to spur growth
Taiwan mobile phone maker announces series of new jobs and promotions in management staff as part of ongoing effort to drive future growth.
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Nevada, Sicily to find staying power in molten salt
Solar thermal plants to retain heat and produce power even on sunless days.
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VC confidence down after several up quarters
Concerns over the U.S. and global economies and regulatory uncertainties prompt a drop in confidence among venture capitalists.
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IBM picks up data compression company Storwize
Big Blue acquires privately held company and its technology for compressing data in real-time and making it available to analytics apps.
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Microsoft makes its case to Wall Street
The software maker is kicking off a daylong analyst meeting in Redmond, Wash. CNET's Ina Fried will have live coverage of the meeting throughout the day.
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The new Amazon Kindle
The Nintendo 3DS will have a price and release date in two months, YouTube may change user video uploads to 15 minutes, and Amazon releases a new version of its Kindle e-reader.
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Solar thermal seeks U.S. breakthrough
The new technology could move the United States away from its dependence on fossil fuels--if it can overcome the high price tag for the massive plants needed.
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Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/29: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.
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Best Buy to offer Clearwire 4G service
Through its the new Best Buy Connect service, the electronics retailer plans to offer customers a new 4G tier starting in 2011.
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Sony returns to black, raises forecast
Helped by robust computer and TV sales, the electronics giant posts net profit of 25.7 billion yen versus a net loss a year ago, while sales inch up for the quarter.
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Nintendo hit by loss on sluggish game sales
Weak sales of its DS console and a dearth of hot new games trigger a net loss and lower revenue for Nintendo's first quarter.
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Zynga, SoftBank form games venture in Japan
The new Zynga Japan service is the game maker's first foray into that country. Also: SoftBank completes a $150 million investment in Zynga
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Microsoft touts cloud computing customers
Ahead of its financial analyst meeting in Redmond, the software maker announces that Hyatt Hotels, Dow Chemical and the University of Georgia will use its hosted e-mail and portal products.
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Viper's SmartStart car control app hits Android
Viper's SmartStart mobile app comes to its third platform this week. The car starting, door unlocking, and panic button enabling app hits Android's Market on Thursday and brings the same features found on iPhone and BlackBerry devices.
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Motorola earnings beat expectations
It reports earnings per share of 9 cents on revenue of $5.4 billion and offers a cheery outlook for current quarter, which will include sales of new Droid X.
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Climate capsules for a changing world (photos)
Shrink-wrapped people? A German exhibit presents some provocative concepts for adapting to climate change.
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Eco-idea du jour: Shrink-wrapped people
An exhibit at the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg in Germany presents some odd-looking and provocative concepts for adapting to climate change.
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