IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (Digital Trends) 14/02/2011

HTML5 to be complete in 2014
Shortly after unveiling a unified HTML5 technology push, then the WHATWG saying HTML5 is a living document, the W3C now says HTML5 won't be done until mid-2014.

Marion Cotillard in talks to join The Dark Knight Rises
The French actress best known to American audiences for her roles in Nine and Inception, may reteam with director Christopher Nolan in The Dark Knight Rises.

Samsung officially unveils the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy S II
After some weekend hype, Samsung officially unveiled its 10-inch Galaxy Tab and the Galaxy S II at Mobile World Congress. Here's a look at some of the details.

Microsoft MWC keynote: multitasking and IE9 shown on Windows Phone 7
Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, took the stage a the Mobile World Congress today to show off a few upcoming features of Windows Phone 7 including multitasking, Twitter integration, Skydrive support, and an improved IE9 browsing experience.

Huawei unveils Ideos X3, Slim S7 Android devices
China's Huawei is taking the wraps off its Ideos X3 and Slim S7 Android devices this week...but few other details are available.

WSJ: Zyngaâ€™s value may reach as high as $9 billion
Zynga, the gaming company responsible for those barn-related messages appearing in your Facebook news feed, is attracting some big time valuation figures, according to a new report.

Intel still committed to MeeGo
Intel has re-affirmed its commitment to the MeeGo open source mobile platform...despite partner Nokia's defection to Windows Phone 7.

Details of the rumored â€˜iPhone Nanoâ€™ continue to surface
A new smaller, less-expensive iPhone is almost certainly in the works. But could the device be entirely reliant on the MobileMe cloud for data storage? Some say "yes."

AOL CEO double-downs on company
Fresh off buying the Huffington Post, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong has doubled his investment in the company to about $20 million.

BlackBerry Style 9670 Review
BlackBerry and style go together something like Razor scooters and cool, which is to say, they donâ€™t. RIM may have perfected a straight-laced design that goes well with two-piece suits, polos and khakis, but originality, fashion and style are not words typically associated with the brand. The company attempts to break that mold with the [...]

Lego Systemsâ€™ sales surpassed $1 billion mark in 2010
With 170 new products being announced this week, Lego Systems ranks as the No. 3 toy-maker in the U.S.

Greenpois0n updated, now offers untethered Apple TV jailbreak
Greenpois0n RC6 is capable of performing an untethered jailbreak on second-generation Apple TVs as well as on the Verizon iPhone's 4.2.6 iOS.

Amazon slashes $20 off Black Ops, discounts all Call of Duty games
Amazon has cut the price of all recent Call of Duty games, dating back to World at War. The deal is only good today.

Nokia deal to cost Microsoft â€˜billions of dollarsâ€™
Microsoft reportedly out-bid Google to snag the deal with Nokia, will pay out "billions of dollars" in an attempt to make the new partnership a success.

Appleâ€™s iPad FAA certified, will help us fly the friendly skies
The Federal Aviation Administration approves in-flight map and navigation app from Jeppesen for use as the "sole reference" for pilots during pre- and in-flight planning.

Snapdragon quad-core mobile CPU unveiled by Qualcomm
Qualcomm unveils its new line of Snapdragon mobile CPUs, a group led by the exceedingly powerful APQ8064, which sports a 2.5GHz quad-core processor and an Adreno 320 quad-core GPU.

LG Optimus 3D, Optimus Pad, YouTube 3D partnership official at Mobile World Congress
LG makes its official announcement of the Optimus 3D smartphone, Optimus Pad tablet and a partnership with YouTube to bring 3D video sharing to the masses.

Flash 10.2 update going mobile soon, Honeycomb update presumably coming with it
Adobe Flash Player 10.2 is coming to tablets and smartphones in "the next few weeks," strongly implying the imminent release of Android 3.0 Honeycomb for smartphones.

Reinventing Yahoo: Four ways to save the former king of search
Yahoo is looking more and more like a dinosaur stuck in a prehistoric mud pit, and every labored step is digging it deeper. Hereâ€™s how to winch out the once-proud Web titan.

WSJ: New smaller iPhone real, MobileMe may become free, iTunes music streaming coming soon
Call it the "iPhone Mini," the "iPhone Nano," or just another cheap smartphone, a smaller version of Apple's flagship product is on its way, the Wall Street Journal reports.

LG Optimus 3D and Optimus Pad details revealed, announcement coming at Mobile World Congress
An LG press release reveals details on the Optimus 3D smartphone and the Optimus Pad, a Honeycomb-powered tablet.

Samsung Galaxy S2 and 10.1-inch Honeycomb tablet outed by Korean news site
The Samsung Galaxy S2 and a previously rumored new Honeycomb-powered tablet were revealed in an apparently broken embargo, in advance of Samsung's keynote at the 2011 Mobile World Congress.

Motorola Xoom Best Buy pre-order priced at $1,199
A Best Buy pre-order page lists the price of the Motorola Xoom at $1,199.

How JC Penney gamed Google
According to The New York Times, JC Penney â€” one of Google's largest advertisers â€” gamed the search giant to land it the No. 1 result spot.

UberMedia buys TweetDeck for $30M, now controls 20 percent of daily tweets
UberMedia has purchased TweetDeck for $30 million. Good move, or bad deal?

Lego meets the Sony NEX-5
A home-made mod somehow makes the NEX-5 even cooler than it already was.

Facebook launches new photo-viewing functionality
Facebook gives its photo-viewing user interface an upgrade.

First Nokia Windows Phone 7 concept design photos leaked
With the Nokia-Microsoft partnership freshly official, the concept design photos have already begun to appear online.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

IT News HeadLines (Digital Trends) 14/02/2011

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