Wednesday, September 15, 2010

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 14/09/2010



Nokia takes on iOS, Android with phones and apps
The Finnish mobile phone company sells more smartphones than anyone, but yielded the initiative to Apple and Google. Now it's trying to fight back.
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eBay: Our merchants are good for the Earth
The auction giant releases the results of a report about the environmental benefits of its small-seller business model. Is it legit or just some image-boosting?
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Monotype Imaging regears for a Web-font future
One of the biggest font foundries is releasing a catalog of nearly 8,000 fonts for Web pages. The move will help designers add polish--and create a new revenue stream for Monotype.
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Disaster for Twitter: John Mayer quits
Despite enjoying 3.7 million followers, the erudite singer decides to shut his Twitter account and, perhaps, spend more time on Tumblr.
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Searching for free stuff online can be costly
Searching for "lyrics" and "MP3" also increases the chances that search results will lead to malware, McAfee study finds.
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Demo's shifting focus: Businesses or consumers?
Demo kicks off in earnest Tuesday with a handful of new companies fighting for attention. But they seem to be targeting business users just as much as consumers.
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Nine years of Master Chief and Halo (photos)
With Bungie's Halo: Reach launching at midnight and expected to be a huge success, CNET takes a look back at the smash hit series.
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IPv6 reality starts dawning on ISPs
A survey polling hundreds of Internet service providers finds more than half will offer IPv6 business services within a year.
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With latest launch, Halo could Reach new heights
After nine years and millions of sales, it's hard to imagine Halo: Reach taking anyone by surprise. But the sixth iteration of the hit franchise could shatter sales records.
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CNET FAQ: Net neutrality demystified
Clear, concise answers to frequently asked questions about technologies and products making news.
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Intel discloses new Sandy Bridge technical details
The upcoming chip architecture will integrate Intel's best graphics chip technology to date directly onto the central processing unit.
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Toyota tweets six new hybrids, electric Rav4
Toyota announced it would build six all new hybrid vehicles and an electric car by 2012.
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Adobe warns of zero-day hole in Flash Player
Adobe Systems to fix Flash Player and Adobe Reader and Acrobat holes during the week of October 4.
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Intel's Perlmutter talks Sandy Bridge, tablets (q&a)
Intel exec David "Dadi" Perlmutter sits down with CNET at IDF to discuss the technologies that will define the chipmaker over the next 12 months.
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Amazon exposes iPad flaw in Kindle ad
Amazon's provocative new Kindle ad highlights the iPad's biggest flaw: its screen gets washed out in direct sunlight.
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Are action video gamers better decision makers?
Study shows first-person shooter players excel at probabilistic inference--that is, making fast, accurate decisions based on evidence extracted from their surroundings.
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Clearwire brings limited 4G to New York and Los Angeles
Clearwire announces that as it completes 4G expansion in New York City, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, 4G WiMax service is intermittently available.
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Tech companies poised for white-space spectrum
With the FCC about to finalize "white space" rules, Microsoft and others are working on wireless products that use the unlicensed spectrum that sits between TV channels.
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CBS News app for iPad lifts off
New iPad app brings users the latest news from CBSNews.com as well as content from such programs as "The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" and "The Early Show."
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Otellini's IDF talk hits on smart devices, software
At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, CEO Paul Otellini tells how the company's pending acquisitions will help it address the next wave of computing.
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