Thursday, December 8, 2011

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 08/12/2011





Roomba makes game debut in terrifying fashion
The message for unworthy players of this iOS game? "You don't suck enough."

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Microsoft works to lure devs by taking less for app sales
The software giant, aiming to undercut rivals' online marketplace pricing, will take 30 percent of sales until an app hits $25,000 in revenue, then 20 percent after that.

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Crave 69: Candy for cuties (podcast)
We're previewing the future one concept video at a time. We look at Samsung's future in which transparent tablets conjure holographic magic. Toyota's squeaky-clean future makes us feel dirty. And to even things out we revisit 1939's vision of the year 2000.

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Verizon fires 40 employees for strike actions
Verizon Communications says employees were terminated for strike-related acts ranging from physical violence to making racial threats.

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PS Vita's user interface pictured
We explore some of the finer details of the PlayStation Vita's software experience.

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How the right app can make you healthier
A new study finds that an app for managing type 2 diabetes cut hospital and ER visits substantially.

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How PayPal beat communists and civil servants at logic
After PayPal apologizes for freezing an account that attempted to raise money for poor children, what is deeply moving is the company's logic (or lack there of) in allowing only some causes to use its donate button.

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Five gifts for the wiseass in your life
There's always at least one person who's hard to shop for, but you don't have to go the gift card route if you don't want to. Airzooka Air Gun, anyone?

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LG Nitro HD review: LG's Android firestarter?
The LG Nitro HD has just about everything you'd want in a premium smartphone, from a terrific screen and good camera to support for 4G LTE speeds.

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So far most Volt owners passing on GM's buy-back, loaner offer
GM is offering Volt owners the choice of a loaner car or vehicle buy-back while NHTSA conducts its investigation into the extended range electric vehicle's battery. But so far only a few dozen people have taken them up on that offer.

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Doctor Q&A site raises $11.5M; now it needs more patients
HealthTap is a company you'll want to watch in 2012. Heck, even Eric Schmidt gave it money.

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CNET updates tablet test results
CNET updates its test results for non-Windows tablets.

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Android Market: 10 billion downloads and counting
Expect download numbers to increase even more rapidly as the Android Market is now growing at a rate of 1 billion app downloads per month.

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Adobe warns of attacks using Reader on Windows
Adobe to issue fix by next week for critical hole in Reader and Acrobat that could allow an attacker to take control of the system.

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Rumor Has It, Ep. 11: Is Google the Internet's next pimp? (podcast)
Things get crazy on Humiliation Day on Rumor Has It. After the shenanigans, we discuss Windows 8, laugh at the reported name of RIM's new phone, scoff at the rumored price of the Apple television, and oh man, what doesn't Google have its hand in?

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Surfer rides 45-foot wave on jet-powered surfboard
A San Diego-based company helps surfers ride bigger waves with the use of technology.

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MagnetU drags social networking into real world
Tiny device seeks out social-networking matches in the real world. Now you can find random strangers out at the bar who are into Star Wars furries, too.

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Verizon announces pair of Droid Xyboard tablets
Perhaps new branding can help jump-start Motorola and Verizon's next Android tablets.

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Verizon reportedly taking on Netflix in online video biz
Verizon plans to stream movies and television shows to customers outside of its landline territory, and it's expected to come next year, according to Reuters.

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Larry's museum of dead technology
A visit to the office of venture capitalist Larry Marcus comes with an unexpected bonus: a walk down the memory lane of consumer technology.

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