Sunday, June 26, 2011

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 26/06/2011





Chatter picks up for Sandy Bridge MacBook Air
New MacBook Air sporting a Sandy Bridge processor and a high-speed Thunderbolt connector is headed toward mass production, report says.

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Regulatory scrutiny alone is a test for Google
As trustbusters ratchet up the pressure on Google, the Web giant may be challenged to pursue as aggressive a corporate strategy as it historically has.

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Hackers leak former British PM Tony Blair data
Hacker group releases what looks like former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's electronic address book. It says it targeted Blair over his support for the Iraq war.

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Apple seeds second beta of iOS 5 to devs
Apple gives developers a new beta version of its upcoming iOS 5 software, which brings with it Wi-Fi Sync, letting users transfer files back and forth between an iOS device and a Mac on the same wireless network.

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'Games at Google' now hiring
Job listing for a games product manager indicates the search giant is definitely planning to get into the games business.

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iOS 5 code bits hint at minor iPod Touch upgrades
Will the next iPod Touch be a minor update? Code snippets from the yet-to-be-released iOS 5 suggest that could be the case.

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Report: Facebook has 750 million members
Though the social-networking site hasn't released an official statement yet, it enjoys 750 million regular users who log in at least once per month, according to a report. That would be a quick jump from numbers the company touted last summer.

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Google versus trustbusters, a history
A new FTC probe into Google's business practices is just the company's latest run-in with antitrust officials. Here's a recap.

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Google axes PowerMeter--a bad sign for others?
Google's decision to unplug home electricity-monitoring application PowerMeter is a sign of how difficult it has been for home energy apps to catch on.

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Foursquare gets $50M to 'make the world easier to use'
Funding round was expected, and comes in a week when Foursquare hit a significant milestone of 10 million registered users.

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Google's enemy list, a primer
As regulators review Google's business practices, they'll find plenty of enemies of the Web giant to help in building a case.

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EA confirms customer data stolen
Electronic Arts says personal data and "some unencrypted passwords" compromised on server hosting BioWare Neverwinter Nights forums.

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Skype for iPad hands-on: New competition for Apple's FaceTime
Skype for iPad is expected to launch Tuesday in the App Store. In the meantime, we got our hands on the app today and it looks like it will be a great option for video calls.

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uTorrent 3.0 arrives with streaming and Web UI
One of the most popular BitTorrent clients in the world goes version 3, and adds streaming video/audio support, a Web UI to control downloads, and more.

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Google euthanizes Google Health, unplugs PowerMeter
Google axes health records and home energy use-monitoring services, citing lagging adoption.

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Skype posts, pulls video of iPad video chat app
A video of Skype's unannounced and unreleased app for iPad briefly popped up on Skype's YouTube channel before getting pulled down.

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Google feels the antitrust heat (roundup)
Like Microsoft and IBM before it, Google clearly looms large over a technological domain--in this case, the Web. The question many in government are now asking is, does it have too much power?

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Four-tuner TiVo coming soon to retail?
An FCC filing shows the service-operator-only Premiere Q might be available for everyone later this year.

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On Capitol Hill, it's all about beating down Google
A recent discussion in Washington, D.C., shows that while no U.S. antitrust lawsuit has been filed against Google, congressional staff have already delivered a guilty verdict.

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