Friday, February 18, 2011

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 17/02/2011




Report: Canadian cyberattack traced to China
A recent cyberattack launched against the Canadian government apparently stemmed from China, according to CBC News.
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A smart deal: Virgin America+Groupon+Chicago
Groupon's the hottest company to come out of Chicago in years. Virgin America is launching new routes to Chicago. A Groupon deal on a Chicago Virgin flight is a great idea as long as it doesn't get botched.
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Sony's Qriocity aims to put Connect, iTunes behind
On the music front, Sony long ago ruled with the Walkman, and stumbled badly with its Connect service. Can it reclaim lost glory by relying on the cloud and its PlayStation network?
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Google Lunar X Prize contest sets official roster
The competition aims to award the winning team $20 million for sending a robot to the moon and having it travel 500 meters while transmitting data back to Earth.
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Sony Music Unlimited makes debut
Google announces a subscription service for newspapers and magazines, Warner Bros. unveils app editions of its top movies, and Sony launches a service that gives you unlimited access to music for a monthly fee.
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Road Trip Pic of the Week, 2/17: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Week challenge.
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EV pilot programs show sticking points
Lack of public charging stations are encouraging habits that could inadvertently lead to less public station investment and more grid strain.
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Report: Redbox ready to battle Netflix streaming
Redbox reportedly told a group of analysts yesterday that it is in fact working on a streaming service to take on Netflix, though it didn't say for when exactly.
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Kindle iPad and iPhone apps get real page numbers
Amazon has released version 2.6 of its Kindle iOS app, which adds new features, including real page numbers and the ability to look up words on Google and Wikipedia without leaving the app.
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Lenovo beats estimates with surge in earnings
Boosted by a leading market share in China, the PC maker sees its third-quarter earnings rise to $99.6 million from $79.5 million a year ago.
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SolarCity taps GroSolar to bring solar leasing east
Residential solar installer SolarCity acquires the residential business of GroSolar, in a move to offer its photovoltaic panel leasing in the Northeast.
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Coming soon: Wave your hand to control your phone
Top-tier phone makers will use technology from Extreme Reality to let people control phones using gestures but not having to touch the phones.
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SXSWi: Where five days can seal a start-up's fate
Co-founders of Fast Society, an eager New York social app start-up, believe that the company's success at the Austin festival next month will indicate whether it will survive another year.
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GoodGuide rates most virtuous cell phones
Consumers don't have much to go on if they want to consider the environmental or social impact of the phone they're buying. GoodGuide looks to fill the gap by expanding into electronics.
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For Intel, Obama's visit comes at pivotal moment
President will visit an Intel fabrication facility in Oregon tomorrow, as the chipmaker's PC-centric manufacturing faces challenges from large, Asia-based, smartphone-savvy chip rivals.
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Motorola details European retail push for Xoom
The Carphone Warehouse, Dixons, and Best Buy will carry the Android tablet, spotlighting Motorola's European sales push.
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ViewSonic debuts V350 smartphone
At Mobile World Congress, ViewSonic keeps up its mobile momentum with the V350, an Android phone with two SIM card slots.
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IBM's Watson gets smashed on 'Conan'
Having stomped upon two Jeopardy greats, IBM's Watson supercomputer decides to show his human side in a splendid performance of sucking up and yucks on "Conan." Until he gets smashed up, that is.
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'Jeopardy' III: Watson HALs his way with the humans
In the final round of "Jeopardy", Watson tries to pretend he was human, but he just couldn't make enough mistakes. He came out the winner. While humanity just sat and stared.
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Nvidia CEO: Future laptops will mirror MacBook Air
Nvidia's Jen-Hsun Huang believes the laptop of the future will be similar to the MacBook Air of today.
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