IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 05/01/2011

Nvidia powers infotainment in cars few can afford
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GRAPHICS PROCESSORS from Nvidia will drive BMW and Tesla cars' infotainment systems but we didn't bother asking about availability dates because we can't afford either.

Toshiba will demo whopping big glasses-free 3D tellies
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AUTO-STEREOSCOPIC eye boggling technologies are Toshiba's big thing at this year's Consumers Electronics Show with 3D tellies and computers that don't need shutter glasses.

Lexar Echo drives shore up backup
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STORAGE PRODUCTS OUTFIT Lexar has announced two backup thumb drives that it expects will help users improve their peace of mind.

Micron has fresh SSDs for notebooks
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JUST IN TIME for CES, Micron Technology is showing off its range of RealSSD solid state disk drives, claiming that they are well suited for use with Flash-based notebook computers.

US Republicans target Wikileaks
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THE REPUBLICANS in the US Congress are mounting an assault on Wikileaks and its leader, apparently believing that there must be some plausible excuse for which someone can be arrested and waterboarded.

Android Honeycomb 3.0 tips up on Asus tablets
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GOOGLE'S ANDROID 3.0 codenamed Honeycomb will power three of Asus' four tablets that it is unveiling at the Consumer Electronics Show, with the fourth running Windows 7.

US tablet sales will double
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US CONSUMER TABLET SALES are expected to double this year, if Forrester's revised forecast is to be believed.

Motion announces a business tablet
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US TABLET VENDOR Motion has launched a dual touch tablet that's primed for business users.

Microsoft loses a patent case
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A US COURT has confirmed that Microsoft has been nailed by a company that claimed the software giant nicked its technology to build anti-counterfeiting software.

Cisco launches a set-top box
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INTERNET HARDWARE MAKER Cisco is expected to tip up at CES with its own set-top box.

Amazon releases Kindle for Windows and Android
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ONLINE BOOKSELLER Amazon has announced that it will release a Kindle app for Android and Windows-based tablets later this year.

Apple looking to the cloud
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JOB'S MOB appears to be following Microsoft and the rest of the IT industry and getting into cloud-based computing.

Apple is looking to the cloud
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FRUIT THEMED Apple appears to be following Microsoft and the rest of the IT industry and getting into cloud-based computing.

Firefox overtakes IE in Europe
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OPEN SOURCE WEB BROWSER Firefox has overtaken Microsoft's Internet Explorer as Europe's browser of choice.

Mitsubishi launches a 92-inch stunner TV at CES
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TELEVISION MANUFACTURER Mitsubishi will be revealing what can only be described as a monstrous TV at CES.

Lenovo reveals Lepad tablet and hybrid laptop
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CHINESE LAPTOP MANUFACTURER Lenovo plans to unveil a slew of laptops at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) but its Lepad and Ideapad U1 laptop surely will steal the limelight.

Iomega puts Boxee into a NAS box
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VIDEO STREAMING OUTFIT Boxee has announced that Iomega will put its software into a network attached storage (NAS) box.

Amazon readies an Android app store
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ONLINE BOOKSELLER Amazon is offering developers access to its applications developer store for Android devices, before it launches the apps store that will sell them.

Nvidia launches a 3D images and video website
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WEEP, YOU OWNERS of 2D computers because you can't look upon the beauty that is Nvidia's 3D website, or so the Green Goblin tells us.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

IT News HeadLines (THE INQUIRER) 05/01/2011

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