Saturday, October 2, 2010

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 02/10/2010



Wozniak makes cameo on 'Big Bang Theory'
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak appeared on last night's episode of "Big Bang Theory," where he made a remark about Steve Jobs' turtlenecks.
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Inside a nuclear power plant (photos)
CNET's Martin LaMonica reports on a tour of the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant, one of 104 such plants that supply 20 percent of the electricity in the U.S.

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Controversial Medal of Honor nixes Taliban
Medal of Honor will no longer feature the option for users to play as Taliban soldiers in its multiplayer mode. The Taliban has been renamed "Opposing Force."
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Nukes 101: Up close and personal with nuclear power
CNET's Martin LaMonica goes inside the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant, one of the U.S.'s fleet of nuclear power plants which generate one fifth of the country's electricity.
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Earthlink to acquire regional carrier ITC Deltacom
Internet provider Earthlink to pay $516 million to merge with ITC Deltacom, a regional carrier in the Southeast.
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Microsoft promotes three to division president
The software maker effectively leaves things as they have been in the wake of two top executive departures.
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GE unveils residential high-speed car charger
GE WattStation will enable electric-car owners to recharge their vehicles at home more quickly and use the smart-grid technology managed by utility companies.
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Android Market expanding around the world
Google's Android Market is now available in 18 more countries. And Android developers from 20 more countries can build apps for the store.
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HP opens its checkbook for Apotheker
The new chief executive gets a hefty signing bonus and a sizable check to cover his moving costs from France to the U.S.
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HP gets a new chief
The Stuxnet computer worm may have an Israeli connection, Facebook gets high resolution photos, and HP chooses former SAP CEO Leo Apotheker as its new chief executive.
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Mobile woes slice Ballmer's bonus in half
The Kin phone was a flop, which put a hurt on the Microsoft's CEO bonus check--that, along with shortcomings in tackling "new form factors" as the iPad conquered the tablet market.
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New HP chief sees software as 'the glue'
Leo Apotheker, a veteran of software giant SAP, makes his HP debut before investors and analysts, saying he's ready to learn the ropes at the hardware maker.
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Friday Poll: What are your set-top plans?
With reviews for the new Apple TV coming out and an increasing amount of other choices for Internet TV emerging, what, if any, are your set-top plans?
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Intel ramps up home energy push with control-panel design
Muscling into a crowded field, Intel releases a reference design for an energy controller, a device for monitoring and managing energy consumption at home.
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Imagining the bicycles of tomorrow (images)
Results of the 2010 Seoul Cycle Design Competition are in. Get ready to rethink your concept of bikes.
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Beyond the cruiser: Designing tomorrow's bikes
If any of the winning designs from the Seoul Cycle Design Competition 2010 actually hit the pavement, bikes will pedal even further toward the futuristic than they already have.
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Ask Maggie: On unlimited data plans and prepaid vs. contracts
This week's Ask Maggie tech advice column sheds light on those mysterious "unlimited" mobile data plans, and helps readers decide between prepaid cell phone service and a contract service.
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Rising browser powers: Chrome, iOS
Net Applications' latest statistics show the up-and-comers of Web usage. The new IE9 beta now is used to view 1 of every 400 Web pages.
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Security doesn't have to be complicated
Don't overthink when looking for ways to stay safe while using your PC and other technology products. The best security solutions are often the simplest.
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Logitech unveiling Google TV product on Oct. 6
The Logitech Revue will get an October 6 coming out party in Manhattan, beating Sony's competing Google TV product launch by almost a week.
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