IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (Digital Trends) 18/02/2011

Architect of Chinaâ€™s â€œGreat Firewallâ€ gives rare interview
Fang Binxing, the architect of China's "Great Firewall" has six VPNs that connect to the broader Internet...but only to test his own creation.

Best Science Pictures and Visualizations of 2010
Check out the best science pictures honored by the 2010 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge.

Most vulnerable browser plugin? Think Java, not Flash
Adobe's Flash has a reputation for requiring regular security updates, but the sleeper vulnerabilities in browsers may be in Java.

Behold, the worldâ€™s first anti-laser
The anti-laser sounds like something straight out of the pages of science fiction. But the device could actually make possible the next generation of supercomputers, and even help doctors treat cancer.

Clearwire expects â€œimminentâ€ solution to Sprint feud
Clearwire says it expects an "imminent" solution to its pricing dispute with Sprint over WiMax services, and says it plans to stay in the retail business.

Digital Trendsâ€™ top 5 viral videos for February 18, 2011
In this weekâ€™s edition of our weekly viral videos: small trophies lead to big laughs, Remi Kart returns, and your mom sucks at Dead Space 2.

HP CEO: We donâ€™t bring products to market fast enough
HP's new CEO Leo Apotheker says the company's problem isn't innovation: it's taking too long to bring products to market.

Video game sales down 4 pct in January
Sales of video games and consoles were down four percent in January compared to 2010...and it would have been more if dance games hadn't taken off.

Lenovo LePad tablet to launch worldwide in June
China's Lenovo says it plans to get in on the great tablet race this June with the worldwide release of its first-ever tablet, the LePad.

Charitable gaming group takes on 60 hours of the worst video games ever
E.T. for the Atari 2600 and Superman for the Nintendo 64 are just a couple of the truly bad games GameToAid is subjecting itself to -- all in the name of a good cause.

Is FarmVille-maker Zynga really worth $10 billion?
Zynga, producer of popular social games like FarmVille and Mafia Wars, has been valued at $10 billion after a recent funding round landed the company $500 million in new investments.

Telltale Games working on episodic Fables, The Walking Dead adaptations
Episodic Fables and The Walking Dead adventure games are coming from Back to the Future and Tales of Monkey Island developer Telltale Games.

US antitrust regulators investigate Appleâ€™s subscription plan
Federal regulators have begun looking into the terms of Apple's new subscription policy to determine if it is anticompetitive.

Pulling back the curtain on Minecraft with creator Markus Persson
Minecraft creator Markus Persson sits down for an interview with Game Developer magazine to discuss the outstanding success of his million-plus-selling PC indie game.

What itâ€™s really like to work at an Apple Store
Apple is known for its secrets. But after this anonymous Apple Store employee spilled the beans, the Cupertino, CA-based company has a tad fewer to keep.

Comcast to launch 24-hour Xfinity 3D channel
Comcast is set to launch a 24-hour Xfinity 3D channel this Sunday, kicking things off with an annual outdoor hockey game and a Kings of Leon concert.

Will Apple and Dell be the vise that cracks HP?
A struggle to match the iPad and eroding influence in the business sector could leave HP crushed between two companies it once dominated.

NYT: Apple planning a cheaper, but not a smaller iPhone
The New York Times says there's no iPhone Nano on the horizon, but the next generation might still be cheaper than previous models.

Thor stands his ground in the newly released trailer
Marvel Studios has released a new--and more revealing--trailer for the upcoming Thor, starring Chris Hemsworth and Kenneth Branagh.

Apple is hogging 60 percent of the worldâ€™s touch panel capacity
Thanks to the success of the iPad and the foresight to pre-purchase components, Apple is hogging 60 percent of the world's manufacturing capacity for touch panels, starting a bidding war between competitors for the remaining supply.

Rumor: Google will shell out $100 million to enlist celebrities on YouTube
As it turns out, advertisers won't pay much for space next to endless videos of cats. In a new campaign, YouTube is rumored to be seeking out celebrities for a new channel it hopes will pull down some serious ad dollars.

iPad 2 rumors: Everything we know about Appleâ€™s next-generation tablet
We round-up the many rumors surrounding the iPad 2, including the possibility of a front-facing camera, eliminated home button, SD slot, and more.

Facebook adds civil union and domestic partnership options
Facebook has expanded its Relationship Status bar to include civil unions and domestic partnerships, in response to user requests.

Shogun 2 multiplayer trailer conquers your eyeballs
Sega and developer The Creative Assembly have released a new trailer highlighting the online multiplayer in Total War: Shogun 2.

Urbanears releases colorful new spring and summer 2011 collection
Urbanears releases a new collection of stylish basic headphones in trendy colors for Spring and Summer.

Solio Solar Charger uses clean energy to charge your phone, iPod
This compact solar charger by Solio offers enough power to charge your phone or iPod with solar power alone.

Libya inspired by Egyptian revolution, uses social media in midst of protests
Facebook, Twitter, and the Internet itself continue to mold the new face of revolution in the Middle East, as Libya begins it's own Web-assisted protests.

Bungieâ€™s new game rumored to be an MMO shooter titled â€œDestinyâ€
A source has claimed that Bungieâ€™s first project with publisher Activision will be a first-person shooter MMO, which has been likened to â€œWoW in spaceâ€. The same source also claims that Activision told Bungie to fire 30 non-salaried employees due to budgetary concerns.

NTIA National Broadband Map reveals Internet deserts, oases in US
As the US continues to increase Americans' access to broadband Internet, it has revealed an in-depth look at the state of our Internet access today.

Saturday, February 19, 2011

IT News HeadLines (Digital Trends) 18/02/2011

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