Thursday, September 2, 2010

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 02/09/2010



EA touts Madden social 'experience' on Facebook
Madden NRL Superstars lets players create a fantasy football team and compete against others on Facebook. If you want to win, though, be ready to cough up cash.
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Research supports longer iTunes song samples
Two researchers reported that the sweet spot for digital music sampling is around 60 seconds. Apple is expected to boost length of iTunes samples to possibly 90 seconds.
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Microsoft brings back Windows 7 'family pack'
Once again, though, the software maker bills the three-copy bundle of Windows 7 Home Premium as a limited-time, "while supplies last" offer.
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Benchmarking-software industry remains profitable
A new survey suggest that SaaS companies can remain highly profitable, even in a down economy.
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Report: 3.24 million plug-in EVs sold by 2015
As automakers gear up for market push of assorted plug-in vehicles, it looks like Chinese and U.S. drivers will buy the majority of them, according to Pike Research.
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Gartner throttles back on 2010 PC forecast
Worldwide shipments of PCs are expected to rise 19 percent for the year, but the market researcher says economic uncertainty points to somewhat less robust growth in the second half.
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'Virtual mirror' tells you how to look better
Imagine the day when a mirror tells you what shade of lipstick to wear. That day has already arrived at Boots stores in the U.K. and a handful of Wal-Marts here in the U.S.
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Report: Sony to launch latest iTunes challenger
The media giant is ready to move beyond the disaster that was Sony Connect and once again take on iTunes, according to the FT.
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Apple's fall event: New iPods, iTunes, TV device?
As usual, rumors are swirling about what is coming during Apple's annual fall event, typically music-focused, taking place this year on Wednesday morning. Stay up-to-date here.
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Sony takes on Kindle with next-gen e-readers
Sony has officially unveiled three new e-readers, the Reader Pocket Edition PRS-350, the Reader Touch Edition PRS-650, and the Reader Daily Edition PRS-950. They all feature next-generation touch-screen E-Ink technology.
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Report: Amazon working on streaming service
Online retail giant is in talks with major media companies to create a subscription service to deliver movies and TV shows in a model similar to that of Netflix, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Video experiment shows off HTML5 on Chrome
Alongside Arcade Fire song "We Used To Wait," lots of pop-up windows and videos incorporating real street scenes from Google Street View are among the highlights of this crafty Chrome demo.
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WSJ: ABC, Fox to rent 99-cent TV shows on iTunes
For months we've heard Apple was pitching Hollywood studios to adopt a 99-cent rental fee for TV shows. According to the Journal, Disney and Fox have signed on.
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Apple to stream music event--to Apple devices
Apple announces that it will provide a live video stream of Wednesday's music event, but only to those who have Macs running OS X, an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
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Report: Apple TV to launch with Netflix
Bloomberg reports that when the Apple set-top box debuts, Netflix will be the featured digital-movie service.
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Live blog: Apple music event
CNET will be covering Apple's yearly music event in San Francisco live, starting at 10 a.m. PDT Wednesday.
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AT&T: Net rules must allow 'paid prioritization'
Carrier says any Net neutrality plan restricting its ability to charge extra for higher-priority services would be harmful and contrary to Internet principles.
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Samsung tries to woo TV app developers
The consumer electronics giant uses its first developer conference in the United States to recruit app makers for its Web-connected TVs. Should we really hold the Apple comparisons?
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HP, Hynix team on flash memory replacement
Hynix signs on to manufacture the once-theoretical memory resistor developed in HP Labs. The first commercial product will arrive in "three to five years."
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Report: FCC close to finalizing white space rules
Wall Street Journal reports the commission has been meeting with TV broadcasters, others to finally hammer out details for opening up unused spectrum for unlicensed use.
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