Tuesday, January 25, 2011

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 24/01/2011




Report: PSP2 to sport 3G, OLED touch screen
Sony is expected to unveil its PSP2 later this week, and when it does, the handheld game player could feature 3G connectivity and an OLED touch screen, according to Nikkei.
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WikiLeaks, the movie
BlackBerry software will shut your boss out of your personal life on your mobile device, McDonald's launches a touch-and-go payment system in the U.K., and movie execs are pursuing a film about WikiLeaks and its founder.
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Twitter ad revenue may reach $150 million in '11
Site's ad revenue is set to more than triple this year, according to a market research firm. But Twitter's figure will still trail far behind Facebook's.
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Sony expands its iTunes rival across Europe
The cloud-centric "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity" streaming service debuts in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Word is that Sony will bring it to the U.S. soon.
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Pure takes Kaspersky's security to the next level
Kaspersky enters the Total Security level of consumer protection with its new offering, Pure Total Security. It bolts on centralized home network security controls and a Time Machinesque backup system to the base of Kaspersky other security products.
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New York hires a 'chief digital officer'
Rachel Sterne, well known for her expertise in citizen journalism, will join the mayor's team to help New York's city government better transition into the 21st century.
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Digging through a high-tech recycling center (photos)
A waste recycling center uses a series of machines to automatically sort material to enable single-stream recycling for consumers.

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What happens when the iPad outsells the Mac
Should Apple be worried that the less profitable iPad is outselling the high-margin Mac lineup? Nope. Here's why.
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Machines eyeball trash for single-stream recycling
CNET's Martin LaMonica follows recycling waste on the next step of its life: a high-tech, single-stream recycling center where machines do the bulk of the heavy lifting.
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Internet 'kill switch' bill will return
Controversial bill handing president power over privately owned computer systems during "national cyberemergency" will return this year.
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W3C narrows 'HTML5' logo meaning to HTML5
The Web standards group clarifies that its HTML5 logo really is just for HTML5. To tout your site's use of WOFF, SVG, and CSS, there are smaller, gray icons.
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Mozilla offers do-not-track tool to thwart ads
Firefox developer has offered a proposal to let browsers tell Web sites when people don't want behaviorally targeted advertising. Will advertisers play ball?
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Google's Schmidt gets $100 million stock award
Award is largest in grant-dollars for a sitting CEO since Sanjay Jha, Motorola's then co-chair, received a $103 million grant in 2008, according to a report.
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Sony to mSpot: Get off of my cloud
Executives from Sony and cloud-music service mSpot cross swords over whether services like mSpot must pay the big labels to store songs and stream them to owners.
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Bing's going to the Super Bowl, but not in ad form
Microsoft plans to promote its search engine Bing at this year's Super Bowl, but not in a TV commercial.
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Phase One pushes ahead with 80-megapixel sensor
In the rarefied air of medium-format digital photography, Phase One aims to stay competitive with a new family of image sensors. Also: USB 3 and a touch screen.
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Motorola Xoom to make February appearance?
Motorola's highly anticipated entry into the tablet market will make an appearance at Best Buy on February 17, according to a report.
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Apple taps Navy techie for global security head
With iPhones and iPads penetrating the enterprise, companies want to know they're secure. Apple brings David Rice aboard to reassure them.
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Midsize firms easing through economic downturn
A new survey shows that midsize firms are taking better advantage of technology to stay competitive in the challenging economic environment.
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Woman hangs up on $10,000 call from Apple
A U.K. girl happens to download the 10 billionth app from the App Store. When Apple phones to offer a hefty gift card as reward, mum assumes it's a telemarketer and hangs up.
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