Sunday, February 13, 2011

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 12/02/2011




Inside Microsoft's science fair
CNET gets an inside look at a Microsoft event designed to give employees a place to show off ideas they've built on the side of their every day work schedules. Some could even end up as real products one day.
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Groupon cans its Super Bowl ads
After an outcry from some quarters, Groupon declares that it doesn't want to offend anyone (any more) and pulls the ads.
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Apple overhauling iPhone notification system?
A report says Apple is poised to acquire an iPhone app maker whose product will be used to give iOS notifications a makeover.
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Music service Pandora files for IPO
The Internet radio service, once on the brink of death, now plans to be the latest in a string of technology companies to go public.
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Egypt, Twitter, and the rise of the watchdog crowd
Social media's real role in today's ousting of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was the creation of a huge, leaderless international collective of support for activists on the ground.
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Is it time for an eBay renaissance?
The company has quietly been turning around a few analysts skeptical about its prospects. Can eBay be the bridge between online and offline commerce?
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Nokia-Microsoft tie-up could shift mobile patent wars
Microsoft's backing could alter the ongoing war between Nokia and Apple over alleged patent violations.
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Sony considering pulling out of iTunes altogether?
A report from Australian publication The Age says Sony is thinking about removing all of its music and video games from iTunes as it expands its own download service.
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Teacher who blogged about her stripping quits
An elementary school teacher who blogged for The Huffington Post about her former life as a stripper and prostitute resigns rather than facing a termination hearing.
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It's a jungle (gym) out there for fitness network
Just-launched Humana fit social network, designed to help users live healthier lives, needs stellar features to stand out in crowded field.
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Boeing's 747-8 Intercontinental to debut this weekend
The next-generation passenger version of the iconic jumbo jet is set to be unveiled Sunday. Designed to be highly fuel-efficient, the plane uses 787 engines. Stay tuned all weekend for CNET coverage.
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Rock Band to rock on, Harmonix says
Developer calls Guitar Hero discontinuation "discouraging," touts continuing investment in its own rhythm franchise.
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Why I want a Nokia Windows phone
ZDNet UK's David Meyer says the Nokia-Microsoft partnership could lead to some beautiful devices. Witness the Nokia E7.
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Netflix not into ads
Executive says company has sometimes considered running ads in streamed content but "Every time, we shoot it down."
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The plugged-in Prius
CNET Car Tech gets an early drive in the 2012 Toyota Prius PHEV. Given the nature of its plug-in system, the phrase "your mileage may vary" applies in a big way.
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Nokia: Symbian to 'help Microsoft go downscale'
Nokia's adoption of Windows Phone 7 as its primary smartphone platform will work in the interests of developers, mobile operators, and content publishers, CEO Stephen Elop says today.
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Is the Nokia-Microsoft deal a prelude to a merger?
Nokia and Microsoft may have only announced a strategic partnership but are the two actually picking out china patterns together?
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