Thursday, November 25, 2010

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 24/11/2010



UberTwitter beta hits the iPhone
Following its splash on the BlackBerry, the popular mobile Twitter app is now available in the iTunes App Store with a beta for the iPhone.
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Activision: COD multiplayer never behind pay wall
Although one analyst says Activision might eventually charge for access to Call of Duty multiplayer, exec says in an interview that it will never do such a thing.
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Salesforce names Rangaswami chief scientist
JP Rangaswami, the former chief scientist at BT, will take the same position at Salesforce.com. He'll contribute to product strategy and be an evangelist for cloud computing.
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ITC to probe Apple patent claims against Motorola
The U.S. International Trade Commission is opening an investigation into claims that Motorola's Droid, Droid 2, and other smartphones are infringing on several Apple patents.
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OtherInBox handles e-mail overload; knows too much
Very useful e-mail autofiling service is the core of a scary-smart consumer behavior analysis business.
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U.S. to speed up offshore wind efforts
Interior Department says it will work to identify high-priority areas off the Atlantic coast, as well as revise regulations to simplify the leasing process.
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Aquamarine lands ABB as investor for wave power
The Scottish maker of a wave power generator gets investment from Swiss power industry giant ABB and others to commercialize its Oyster machine.
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ComScore: Holiday spending to be 'highest on record'
Market researcher reports that sales at the start of the holiday shopping season are up over last year, and that pace will likely continue through the end of the year.
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Angry Birds slingshotting to PS3, XBox 360, and Wii next year
In an interview with a BBC blog, Rovio CEO Peter Vesterbacka says Angry Birds will be moving to consoles next year and an Angry Pigs 2 is in the works for smartphones.
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Cyber Monday: Beware the malware
Here are some tips to keep shoppers safe from scammers and from the malware hiding on retail sites and fake sites created for distributing viruses and Trojans.
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Culture hacker talks Kinect bounty hunt (Q&A)
45 Minutes on IM: Perhaps best known for Roomba Frogger, Phil Torrone also discusses life as an open-source hardware maven and whether his next stunt will be TSA related.
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Previewing Microsoft's Office 365
CNET takes a quick preview at Microsoft's Office 365 to see what's under the hood. The hosted platform is slated to launch sometime next year.
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Your risks and rights with TSA's 'enhanced' screening (FAQ)
CNET has prepared a list of frequently asked questions, including who gets the "enhanced" pat-downs and whether recording video at security checkpoints is permitted.
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Thunderbird 3.3 alpha drops PowerPC Macs
Another coffin nail arrives for those with the older lineage: the Mac version of Mozilla's upcoming e-mail software will work only on Apple's newer Intel-based machines.
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Study: Wealth dictates Web use, tech adoption
A new study from Pew Internet Research finds that higher-income Americans tend to use the Internet more often and are also more likely to have gadgets.
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iPad proving more useful than MacBook Air
Apple's iPad is surpassing the laptop--in my case a MacBook Air--in usability in an increasing number of ways. And iOS 4.2 makes this argument that much easier to make.
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Rare Apple computer sells for $210,700
Auction of Apple-1 included an autographed letter from Steve Jobs to the computer's original owner.
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Google fans egg-bomb blurred German homes
In a protest against blurring on Google Street View in Germany, supposed Google fans throw eggs at blurred buildings and leave notes that say "Google is cool" on mailboxes.
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SAP owes Oracle $1.3 billion
Jury says SAP owes Oracle $1.3 billion for the theft of Oracle's intellectual property by its now shuttered TomorrowNow division.
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Amazon Black Friday deal: $89 Kindle 2
Amazon will be selling its "older" 3G-only Kindle for $89 on Black Friday. We don't know how long the sale will last, but it's an intriguing deal.
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