Saturday, June 25, 2011

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 25/06/2011





Road Trip Pic of the Day, 6/24: What is this?
If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest.

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Wi-Fi roaming programs join forces
The Wi-Fi Alliance will certify products using a Wireless Broadband Alliance roaming standard. The technology lets one operator's subscribers use another's Wi-Fi network.

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Nanosys promises better color in tablets, TVs
The company says that its technology can enable LCD displays to output 50 percent more color than they currently do.

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Report: Apple takes aim at Samsung in South Korea
So far, it's unclear what the patent infringement lawsuit covers; it may even be a continuation of Apple's already-filed patent suit against Samsung.

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For Europeans, space research is rocket science (photos)
Road Trip 2011: At the European Space Agency's ESTEC facility, scientists do some of the world's most advanced space research.

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A visit to the heart of European space research
Road Trip 2011: An hour south of Amsterdam, the European Space Agency maintains ESTEC, its primary environmental testing and research hub. This is where ESA readies satellites for space and much more.

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Ask Maggie: Wait for iPhone 5 or take Verizon's unlimited data?
This week's Ask Maggie tackles the issue of waiting for the next iPhone or jumping on Verizon's unlimited plan before it disappears.

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Mozilla eyes hassle-free PDFs on the Web
A Firefox project uses Web standards such as HTML5, JavaScript, and SVG to show PDF files, an effort to make them easier and safer to use.

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Intel's 'Haswell' chip in focus: Heads up Nvidia
More details about Intel's future 'Haswell' chip were revealed in technical documentation published via an Intel software blog.

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Winklevoss twins press Facebook case in Boston
A new motion asks the court to determine whether Facebook and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, "intentionally or inadvertently suppressed evidence" in their dispute.

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Microsoft sees a role for Kinect in health care
The software giant imagines a future where its motion-sensing game controller can help patients get care and surgeons leaf through medical records.

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LulzSec releases Arizona law enforcement data
Hacker group says it's targeting the agency because of its "anti-immigrant" policies.

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This Day in Tech: Tesla says bye to Roadster; Google antitrust probes stepped up
Too busy to keep up with the tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Thursday, June 23.

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Training materials and e-mails confirm Verizon's 'usage-based' data plans
Leaked documents show that the carrier is indeed getting rid of the unlimited data plan.

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Sega celebrates 20 years of Sonic the Hedgehog
Sega's little rascal, Sonic the Hedgehog, arrived in North America two decades ago to jump-start sales of Sega's Genesis video game console.

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The newest cell phones from Singapore
If you can't be in Singapore for the annual CommuniAsia show, CNET brings you all the highlights, including the Nokia N9 and Sony Ericsson's new Xperia handsets.

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ITC delays decision on Kodak vs. Apple and RIM
The U.S. International Trade Organization says it needs more time to decide on a complaint by Kodak that Apple and Research In Motion are infringing on one of its patents.

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AT&T-iPad hacker pleads guilty to computer charges
One of two men charged with conspiring to breach an AT&T server and expose iPad customer data pleads guilty today in a New Jersey federal court.

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Apple prepares for Lion with OS X 10.6.8 update
Apple has released the anticipated OS X 10.6.8 update, which better prepares Snow Leopard users for the OS X 10.7 Lion release, and fixes a number of bugs and security holes in the OS.

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Oracle's fourth quarter strong, hardware sales light
Oracle reports strong fourth-quarter earnings as database and application sales surge, but hardware system revenue was a bit light relative to expectations.

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