Tuesday, December 6, 2011

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 06/12/2011





New Xbox update aims to put Microsoft at the heart of TV viewing
The software giant overhauls the user interface for Xbox and adds a host of partners that bring scads of content--everything from video-on-demand to live TV--to console customers.

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Xbox's Bing video search is promising, but imperfect
The latest Xbox dashboard update includes the ability to search for video titles using voice recognition and Kinect, and it's a promising start, despite its flaws.

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Acer: Ultrabooks will spark 'stalled' Windows platform
Acer's chairman says ultrabooks will stimulate a languishing Windows platform. When pricing hits $699, ultrabooks will become mainstream, he says.

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People more likely to shoplift meat than iPhone 4 this Christmas
According to store security experts, gadgets--and the iPhone in particular--are only the fourth most likely shoplifted item. No. 1? Filet Mignon.

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Apple may build data center in Oregon
Company is looking at buying land in Prineville, a community already a magnet for tech companies such as Amazon, Google, and Facebook, sources tell The Oregonian.

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Facebook to host online casinos?
Reports from the U.K. claim that the social network is in talks with various gambling companies with a view to developing real money gambling on the site.

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Flying robots build 20-foot tower in France
In the first show of its kind, flying robots build a model of a futuristic city that would be one-third of a mile high.

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Google tests Android update on employees' Nexus S
Web giant has delivered an over-the-air update of Ice Cream Sandwich to some employees' phones, according to an Android Police report.

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Dare you rent toys online for your kids this Christmas?
Toygaroo is like Netflix for toys a site where parents can rent toys for their kids and send them back when their done. Is this a little icky?

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Got Carrier IQ? At least three apps can tell the answer
Lookout Labs is the latest to release a CIQ detector in the form of a free app.

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Facebook friend request from son is a condom ad
A condom company creates fake profiles for the as yet non-existent children of Facebook users and then sends the users a friend request.

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How to make your LPs sound better than ever
Jolida's JD-9 phono preamplifier, is a bona fide high-end sound component that won't break the bank.

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Kyocera DuraCore review: Stripped-down push-to-talk
It's a rugged, straightforward phone with push-to-talk capabilities and resistance to dust, vibration, and shock.

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Indian Country welcomes renewable energy
A proposed federal rule change could help American Indian tribes to develop wind, solar, and geothermal power on their reservations.

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