Saturday, September 11, 2010

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 11/09/2010

Mini, Smart, to show electric scooters in Paris
Both Mini and Smart released sketches of electric scooters the companies plan to show at the 2010 Paris Motor Show.
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GTA trilogy coming to Mac OS X
Grand Theft Auto fans hoping to get their hands on the franchise for their Macs will soon have that ability.
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Google: Android not yet ready for tablets
But future versions of the mobile OS are likely to be.
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Ferrari's hybrid future
Ferrari Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo talks about a future Ferrari supercar.
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Government expands HP bribery probe
The DOJ and SEC widen investigation into whether Hewlett-Packard subsidiary paid bribes in Russia to help win multimillion dollar contract.
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Panasonic adds Netflix to 2010 HDTV models
Television maker taps Netflix instant streaming for its line of 2010 HDTV models.
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Zuckerbandits? Alleged 'Facebook' burglars busted
Three males are arrested for allegedly stealing over $100,000 worth of electronics, ammunition, fireworks, and other booty by using Facebook to find when victims are away.
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Mass-mailing 'Here you have' worm hits in-boxes
Windows worm with "Here you have" subject line delivers not a PDF but rather malicious software that spreads itself via e-mails, network shares, and removable media.
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Is Nokia's CEO shuffle too little too late?
The handset maker turns to Microsoft's Stephen Elop as it attempts to reboot its high-end smartphone business and keep its position at the world's No. 1 cell phone maker.
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Whistle while you walk
Hyundai announces its first all-electric vehicle, you can soon preorder T-Mobile's G2, and Google adds walking directions to Google Maps for Android.
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Dropped calls prompt many to vow to switch carriers
Dropped cell phone calls have risen over the past six months, according to research, causing more customers to consider jumping ship to other carriers.
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Week in review: HP unhappy with Hurd--again
HP's former CEO lands at Oracle, while Apple tries to make nice with developers. Also: Google gets "Instant."
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Gartner: Symbian, Android to dominate in 2014
Market researcher predicts that within a few years Google's Android OS will be a close second in the contest to be the most popular mobile operating system in the world.
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Former Sun CEO tries anew with health start-up
Jonathan Schwartz now is running Picture of Health, stealthy for now but focusing on "innovation and public health."
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People hanging out more on Facebook than Google
By a narrow margin, Web surfers spent more minutes visiting Facebook than using Google, YouTube, and Gmail combined during August, according to new research.
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Group brings HDR photo technique to video
In a new demonstration, the nouveau style of high dynamic range photography meets the frontier of SLR video for a dreamy look at San Francisco.
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Friday Poll: What will your personal bot do first?
Willow Garage finally made its open-source PR2 robot available to the general public this week. If you could afford one, what would you program it to do first?
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GM Ventures invests in battery start-up Sakti3
General Motors' venture capital arm takes a stake in next-generation lithium-ion battery company Sakti3, which is developing solid-state rechargeable batteries.
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A flood of phishing sites and how to avoid them
Practical advice on recognizing the phishing and malware attacks that exploit brand names to rob you of your money.
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Ask Maggie: On mobile frustrations
Ask Maggie is a weekly column that answers readers' questions about all things wireless and broadband. This week's focus: BlackBerry Torch, Verizon frustrations, and Droid Eris.
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