Thursday, March 3, 2011

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 02/03/2011




Join us at 10 a.m. PT Wednesday for iPad 2 event (live blog)
Stick with CNET on Wednesday to find out what Apple is introducing in an event starting at 10 a.m. PT. All signs point to a follow-up to the iPad.
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WeatherBill insures farmers from extreme weather
Using cloud-based data analytics, WeatherBill seeks to reduce risks for farmers, as investor interest grows in agriculture and in technologies to adapt to climate change.
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At Demo Spring, start-ups sow seeds (roundup)
The confab gives young companies six minutes to make their spiel. In a landscape brimming with such shows, is Demo still worth the admission fee?
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At Demo Spring, a 'social' tsunami
At tech showcase, products, services, apps built around connecting numerous people to different kinds of functionality dominated at perhaps an unprecedented level.
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Charlie Sheen sucks in 500,000 Twitter followers in one day
If just to prove that his popularity knows few bounds, Charlie Sheen joins Twitter and immediately gets a huge following.
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Amazon threatens to cut Calif. affiliates over taxes
Internet retailer says it will sever ties with more than 10,000 affiliates if state lawmakers pass legislation requiring it to collect sales taxes from state residents.
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What will a more powerful iPad get you?
The second-generation iPad will have better performance--that's a given. An analyst discusses the fundamentals of how that may change the iPad experience.
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Yelp unhappy with Google's service
Local business reviews site complains that the Internet giant and former suitor is unfairly benefiting by running its users' reviews on the Google Places page.
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Motorola Xoom's speedy parts top iPad in cost
The Motorola Xoom is pricier than an equivalent iPad. But parts costs have a lot to do with this, according to IHS iSuppli.
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Plan B for slackers who lose their Android phones
New Lookout app is downloaded over the Web to missing phone and then sends e-mails with map showing where device is.
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Apple slams Microsoft's 'App Store' challenge
Apple argues in its effort to trademark "App Store" that the term is no more generic than the software giant's trademarked "Windows."
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Windows Live Mesh: 2.2 petabytes served
Microsoft says its 3 million Windows Live Mesh users have synced 2.2 petabytes to Microsoft's cloud. The service exits beta at the end of this month.
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St. Patrick's Day to get Angry Birds treatment
If I can sober up enough on my favorite holiday (which is also my birthday), I'll be engrossed in Angry Birds yet again. I can't wait.
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Google buys German security firm Zynamics
The German company acquired by the search giant makes reverse engineering tools used to fight malware.
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Road Trip at Home
Just because Daniel Terdiman hasn't left home, it doesn't mean he's not exploring. In his Road Trip at Home package, the CNET reporter checks out interesting hot spots for high-tech, low-tech, science, art, and more--all near the San Francisco Bay.
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Add social context to your e-mail in-box
Free tools Xobni, Rapportive, and WhoSent.it make your incoming e-mail a lot more useful.
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How to back up your Gmail account (video)
CNET's Jessica Dolcourt shows you three ways to back up your Gmail in-box online and on the computer--or most other Web mail messages, at that.
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Four things to expect from Apple on Wednesday
As the special event from Apple looms, we take a look at the sea of rumors and reports to give you an idea of what will happen.
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Group-texting market shaken up with Facebook buy
Facebook has acquired Beluga, one of the smaller players in a tight market. What Facebook will do with it is uncertain; so is how bigger rival GroupMe will now fare.
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Opera: Full cross-platform hardware acceleration coming
A new alpha release from browser maker Opera indicates the company is well on the path to adding hardware acceleration support, but with a twist that should appeal to more than just Windows users.
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