IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 11/08/2010

Pre designer Peter Skillman leaves Palm
In the wake of HP CEO Mark Hurd's unexpected resignation, the company has been hit with another high-profile departure. TechCrunch has confirmed that Pre designer and 11-year Palm veteran Peter Skillman has left the building. The motives behind Skillman's departure aren't mentioned, but he's hardly the...
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Missouri Admission Day Shortbread
Eight is Enough C|Net reports Microsoft launches Apple-baiting PC vs. Mac site and 12-core Mac Pro now available in Apple Store Microsoft's RearType: Physical keys to the iPad, Kindle, and tablet kingdoms? Cult of Mac shares rumor: Apple's annual iPod event to take place next week Experview's
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Google, Verizon collaborate on net neutrailty proposal
Engadget has the goods on a net neutrality legal framework proposed by Google and Verizon. Google's Public Policy Blog lays out seven key elements of the proposal, the first two of which I've quoted below. First, both companies have long been proponents of the FCC’s current wireline...
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Asus business notebooks feature matte screens, spill-proof keyboards
Sick of the glossy coatings that afflict consumer notebooks? Perhaps you'll be interested in the new models Asus has added to its line of B Series business notebooks. Sporting matte displays, scratch-resistant aluminum casings, and three-year warranties with one year of accidental damage coverage, the B43 and...
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Analyst: Faster CPU coming to two new iPads in 2011
Ever notice how Apple updates its devices about once a year? That's no accident. Back in 2006, Steve Jobs famously said he expected consumers to buy a new iPod every year to ensure they had the latest and greatest. True to form, the iPhone has been updated...
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There's still time to enter our hardware photography contest
Attention shutterbugs: there's only a few days left to enter our hardware photography contest. A "factory overclocked" MSI GeForce GTX 460 1GB is up for grabs, along with 18 copies of Metro 2033. All you have to do to enter is take a purdy picture of some...
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Free Wi-Fi coming to New York livery cabs
Wouldn't it be nice to have free Wi-Fi throughout major cities like New York? Such is the dream of LimoRes Car & Limo, which plans to bring wireless networking to The Big Apple via its stable of livery cabs. Wi-Fi hot spots will be installed in 1,000...
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HP CEO resigns suddenly amid harassment allegations
Ronald caught this in the Shortbread over the weekend, but the sudden resignation of HP CEO Mark Hurd on Friday deserves some additional attention. The HP press release is fairly frank about the reasons for Hurd's departure: Hurd’s decision was made following an investigation by outside legal counsel...
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