Friday, September 3, 2010

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 03/09/2010



India wants local servers from RIM, Google, Skype
India plans to ask the three companies to set up local servers in the country so that security agencies can monitor customer communications.
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Real Apple news
A new streaming Apple TV arrives with Netflix as predicted, iOS 4.1 comes with HDR photography and GameCenter, and new iPod nanos drop the iconic clickwheel.
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Navteq tries to make GPS directions more 'human'
Company creates a way to make GPS directions far more understandable to the average driver.
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Road Trip Pic of the Week, 9/2: 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 Week challenge.
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Cisco buys Arch Rock in smart-grid push
Networking giant to augment its IP-based communications tech with planned purchase of start-up Arch Rock, which makes wireless sensors for buildings, data centers, and utility networks.
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Two years on, Chrome reshapes browser market
The influence that Google's browser has had on the market is broader than its actual use. On Chrome's second anniversary, Google releases the sixth stable version.
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Google and AOL renew their partnership
The companies say they'll keep their worldwide partnership going for five more years, in an arrangement that now factors in YouTube and mobile search.
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Walkman beats iPod in Japan, if only for a moment
Sony's music gadget surpasses Apple's iPod in sales in Japan for the full month of August, coincidentally just ahead of Apple's annual refresh of its music player line.
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HP wins 3Par for $2.4 billion
update Dell walks away from the storage company after a bidding war that started at $18 a share and ended up with Hewlett-Packard's winning offer of $33 a share.
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Steve Jobs on why no Facebook for Ping
Talks with Facebook about Apple's new Ping music social network fizzled, Jobs says, because Facebook wanted "onerous terms that we could not agree to."
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Samsung: Galaxy Tab has leg up on Apple iPad
Korean electronics giant says the features of its Android-based tablet match and sometimes outshine Apple's iPad. Samsung has its work cut out to convince the masses.
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Is Apple's iPod tune getting old?
Apple's incredible success in the digital music player category puts it in an odd position. Except for a few minor tweaks of design, it's not clear how much more Apple can do with the category.
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Exclusive deals make 3D TV audience even smaller
More and more sporting events are being broadcast in 3D, but exclusive distribution deals limit who can see what.
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How Apple's Ping dings Twitter, Facebook
Ping picks at the good parts of Twitter and Facebook and builds a social network around something for which everyone has strong feelings. Might Ping teach Facebook something about privacy too?
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Twitter plans to record all links clicked
In a move that could raise privacy concerns, the microblogging site said Wednesday evening that it will record and analyze every link users click on when using its Web site or any of the thousands of third-party apps.
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A peek inside a new HP Netbook and ultrathin
The newest compact laptops from Hewlett-Packard strike an improved balance between performance and power efficiency.
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Apple iPod Touch, the best gets better
CNET Senior Editor Donald Bell weighs in with his first impressions of the fourth-generation Apple iPod Touch.
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New Ford police utility vehicle targets tech (photos)
Ford reveals its newest pursuit-rated vehicle--the company's first-ever specially designed Police Interceptor utility.
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Apple teases third-party AirPlay support, but details are scarce
Apple's Web site suggests wider support for AirPlay wireless streaming from third-party vendors, but offers few details.
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Tab tweaks land in Chrome Canary
Google adds a new labs feature to its bleeding-edge version of Chrome to make it easier for users to test features that are still in development, but at least partially ready for users to explore.
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