Friday, August 13, 2010

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 13/08/2010



China Mobile, Xinhua launch search venture
The wireless carrier teams up with the government-run Xinhua News Agency to create a new search engine, which isn't likely to make Google's life any easier in China.
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Ford microgrid to combine solar with EV charging
Talk about a green car. Ford and Detroit Edison smart grid project will combine on-site solar power with electric vehicle charge stations and battery energy storage.
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Analyst to Apple: Time to stop hoarding cash
A $46 billion cash balance is more valuable to shareholders in the form of higher earnings per share or a dividend, Stanford C. Bernstein analyst says.
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HTC hits top 10, Android surges
In the second quarter, HTC jumped to the No. 8 spot in worldwide smartphone sales, and Google's Android leaped ahead of Apple's iOS, according to Gartner.
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Taking the 'blind spot' out of cloud-based testing
A new testing tool aims to provide visual insight into browser-based testing for web applications.
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China clean tech's rare-earth advantage
The country, which holds a third of the world's reserves of specialty metals, eats up to 60 percent of global supply for use in consumer gadgets, medical equipment, and hybrid cars.
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The majesty of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater (photos)
Road Trip 2010: CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman went deep into the Pennsylvania woods to see what may be the best house in the U.S.
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What's in store for IE9 beta?
CNET's Ina Fried takes a look at what to expect when Microsoft's latest browser goes into public beta testing next month.
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Visiting Fallingwater, America's most beautiful house
Road Trip 2010: Frank Lloyd Wright's 1937 masterpiece still wows hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. Some call it the best home ever built in the U.S. Either way, CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman finds it beyond impressive.
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Firefox add-on blocks malicious search results
The free Search Engine Security add-on from Zscaler attempts to thwart malware lurking in bogus search-engine results by making page requests appear to originate elsewhere.
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Hurd aide with ties to Fisher leaves HP
Following Hurd out the door is the woman who reportedly acted as liaison between former CEO Mark Hurd and the marketing coordinator who accused him of sexual harassment.
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Facebook loophole reveals names, pictures with sign-on errors
A bug in the way Facebook handles mis-entered passwords unwittingly exposes full names and profile photos of its users.
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LA reporter abandons YouTube copyright case
Journalist Bob Tur, accused of leaking confidential court documents to CNET's Greg Sandoval, settles copyright lawsuit with YouTube.
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Report: Official Twitter share button on the way
Twitter is rumored to be launching its own version of the retweet button provided by Tweetmeme and others. The feature is not live yet, but reportedly will be soon.
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Grooveshark comes to iPhone
The long-awaited Grooveshark app for iPhone gives you unlimited on-demand music for only three bucks a month--less than one-third the price of the competition.
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New Firefox beta tweaks JavaScript, gains multitouch
Support for multitouch on Windows 7 computers joins cross-platform improvements to how Firefox 4 handles JavaScript in the big changes brought by Mozilla to the beta's third revision.
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Demand dichotomy: PCs down, iPad up
While analysts cite slumping PC demand, other forecasts show robust demand for Apple's iPad. What does this say about trends in the PC industry?
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Revamped Apple TV coming this fall?
Earlier-reported changes to the device, including a smaller footprint, iOS 4, the A4 chip, 16GB of storage, and a $99 price tag, may come to fruition in the next few months, according to a new report.
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CNET to the Rescue: How to look sharp
After a brief primer on how to look good in photos, Josh and Rafe tackle listener questions, such as how to photograph your kids, how to save the world from overhearing your music, what's happening to Quicken Online's data, and more.
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Smooth landing in wacky JetBlue job-quit affair?
Steven Slater, a JetBlue flight attendant who quit his job by jumping off a plane's emergency slide with a beer in hand, has become an Internet hero. How did JetBlue handle it?
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