Sunday, August 29, 2010

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 29/08/2010



'LOL is this you?' spam spreading via Facebook chat
Spam message, which Facebook says it's looking into, is similar to ones used on Twitter earlier this year.
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Takeoff in Boeing's 787 simulator (video)
CNET took a ride in the full flight simulator for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner aircraft in Renton, Wash. Catch a glimpse of our virtual flight.
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Changes and fixes coming to Digg's redesign
The new Digg is out for everyone, but a few things went awry or missing along the way. Founder Kevin Rose has come out with a laundry list of the problems, fixes.
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Inside the 787 simulator
CNET takes a ride in Boeing's 787 simulator.
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Cricket Wireless looks to go national
Cricket Wireless exec Al Moschner dropped by CNET's offices to talk efforts to go national, growth in prepaid, an impending music service, and cheaper data plans
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Another ISP bucks 'Hurt Locker' subpoenas
Producers of Oscar-winning film "The Hurt Locker" did not properly serve a subpoena on a South Dakota-based ISP, according to that company's lawyers.
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Will Facebook face Apple in trying to trademark 'face'?
Facebook is reportedly not only trying to trademark the word "book" but the word "face." Yet Apple owns the trademark for FaceTime. Might Cupertino object?
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Early tablet executive leaves Microsoft
Bill Mitchell, who led the team in charge of some of Microsoft's early tablet efforts, has quietly left the company in recent months, CNET has learned.
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Google starts video series showcasing hot searches
Google Beat will focus on the top search terms of the week, marking a rare occasion where Google has actively produced its own content.
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Chrome for Mac tries graphical tab management
Like Mozilla's Panorama, Chrome "Tabpose" combines tab management with Apple's Expose idea in Chrome for Mac. Also on the way: hardware acceleration and Chrome labs features.
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In protest, Reddit rolls its own pot ads
Parent company Conde Nast tells social-news site to quit running ads promoting marijuana legalization, saying it doesn't want the revenue from them. Reddit's solution: run the ads and don't charge for them.
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Ask Maggie: On wireless-contract fine print
CNET's Maggie Reardon also addresses buying an e-reader in her weekly advice column responding to readers' wireless and broadband questions.
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How to make calls using Gmail (video)
We show you how to place phone calls from the convenience of your Gmail in-box, while considering how Google's new moneymaking service will impact its brand value overall.
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Sony halts sales of PS3 jailbreak
Australian court orders resellers there to temporarily halt presales of PS Jailbreak, a USB dongle that would allow PlayStation 3 owners to dump borrowed games onto the system's hard drive.
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Paul Allen sues Apple, Google over patents
Four patents held by a research organization Allen ran are being cited against 10 prominent companies, including Yahoo, eBay, and Staples.
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Google quietly revs Chrome dev to version 7
Google continues its pursuit of faster browser updates by pushing the developers build of Chrome to version 7.
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Meet Novell's new best friend: VMware
Now that the sales pop from the Novell-Microsoft partnership has played out, SUSE Linux growth has stagnated, and Novell has a new best friend.
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Google finds another start-up for social push
Angstro is the latest acquisition finalized by Google's always active M&A team. It's the third social-media tech company Google has acquired in as many weeks.
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