Sunday, February 6, 2011

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 05/02/2011


Report: Hackers penetrated Nasdaq computers
The Secret Service and FBI are probing repeated intrusions into the computer network that runs the stock exchange, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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Holidays drive record-breaking e-commerce
U.S. online retail spending reached a record-breaking $43.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010, Comscore reports.
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Microsoft eases procurement of WP7 dev phones
Microsoft is simplifying the process of picking up a development device for Windows Phone 7. CNET also tracks developer and app momentum for the platform.
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Control, play torrents via uTorrent on Android
A new Android app enables uTorrent fans to control file sharing while on the move. The killer feature? Remote playback.
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What should Nokia do?
Nokia promises to formally outline its new strategy February 11, but what should the company do? Stay with Symbian or MeeGo, or switch to a new operating system?
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Giffords' husband resumes training for shuttle flight
A month after wife Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is shot in head, astronaut Mark Kelly announces plans to resume training to command the shuttle Endeavour during its final flight in April.
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Facebook HTTPS: False sense of security?
The social network's new encryption setting doesn't work with games and other apps, and it won't protect against the increasing number of malware attacks targeting Facebook users.
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Office Web Apps to go worldwide in March
Microsoft's free, Web-based version of Office is headed to every market by next month, the company says.
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Hold your breath to hide from surveillance robot
TiaLinx's Cougar20-H can hear you breathe and see you hiding behind a concrete wall. Skynet, anyone?
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Turn your iPhone into a McIntosh
McIntosh, the high-end audio maker, is offering a free iPhone app, the AP1 Audio Player, that brings the company's signature analog blue meter to your device.
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Ask Maggie: On counting down to the Verizon iPhone
This week's column answers reader questions about predictions for the Verizon iPhone 5, opportunities for cheap AT&T iPhones, and using the Verizon iPhone abroad.
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Lawmakers ruffling Facebook feathers again
The social-media site's decision to allow users to share phone numbers and addresses with third-party developers has drawn the scrutiny of two congressmen.
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Atdhe.net moves after Homeland Security seizure
In advance of this Sunday's football game, federal officers armed with court-issued warrants seized the online domains for several sites that "provided illegal access to copyrighted telecasts." One is back up again.
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Facebook holding Feb. 8 event to discuss new H.Q.
The massive social-networking site is holding a press conference in Menlo Park, Calif., the city where it has just purchased a 22-acre campus.
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SunShot solar research targets $1 per watt
Recalling the moon shot of the U.S. space program, the Department of Energy seeks to slice solar power costs by 75 percent by the end of decade.
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Hummer owner claims $7,500 EV tax credit
The IRS finds that thousands incorrectly claimed the EV tax credit.
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Android Market online: If your app never downloads
You paid good money for your app--now you expect to download it over the air from Google's new Web store to your smartphone. And if it doesn't? Don't fret, just note these simple tips.
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