Sunday, June 30, 2013

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 7/1/2013





Insult someone on Twitter or Facebook? A crime in Grenada
Lawmakers on the island of Grenada are tired of online "mischief." So they've banned it. How might this affect the nation's discourse? [Read more]
    




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Windows 8.1 vs. Apple: Twofer or tablet?
With Windows 8.1 comes scads of hybrids from PC makers eager to show the world that you really don't need to carry around that iPad anymore. [Read more]
    




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Spammers show they give a fig about Instagram, launch fruit-based attack
The photo-sharing network gets hit by an unusually colorful spam attack, as pictures of fruit flood users' streams. [Read more]
    




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MacBook Air rules thin-and-light laptop market, says NPD
Apple's MacBook Air dominates the thin-and-light market in the U.S. And its momentum shows no signs of slowing down with the well-received 2013 model. [Read more]
    




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The best robot vs. Rory McIroy golf contest you will ever see
The problem with a lot of robots is that few have a highly honed sense of humor. However, one golfing robot trash-talked Rory McIlroy to utter distraction. [Read more]
    




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Trayvon Martin trial spawns insensitive Instagram from defense lawyer's daughter
Daughter of Don West -- the lawyer defending George Zimmerman, the man who shot the black teen -- posts an image of herself and her dad eating ice cream, with the caption "We Beat Stupidity." West admits it was "grossly insensitive." [Read more]
    




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Abyss AB-1266 headphones run $5,495, but they're worth it
It's the Dodge SRT Viper of high-end headphones: the AB-1266 is big, heavy, outlandishly expensive, but it sounds better -- a lot better -- than anything else! [Read more]
    




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Road Trip Pic of the Day, 6/29: 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. [Read more]
    




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This e-mail will self-destruct in five seconds
Like a "Mission Impossible" tape, e-mails could disintegrate before unauthorized eyes get a chance to view them, according to an AT&T patent application. [Read more]
    




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This 2014 Corvette Stingray only costs $275
The upcoming Power Wheels version of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray will be the fastest Power Wheels car on the market. [Read more]
    




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Plaintiffs tussle with Facebook over proposed settlement of ad-related lawsuit
Social network's detractors say proposed class-action settlement over ad feature that displays images of users doesn't go far enough. Facebook argues otherwise; says if plaintiffs don't like it, they can opt out of deal. [Read more]
    




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A hail and farewell to AltaVista
It once was the best of the bunch, in the era before Internet search meant Google and three guys named Moe. Ancient history by now. [Read more]
    




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Future of search and rescue: Cockroaches piloted by Kinect
By fitting cockroaches with microphones and speakers, rescuers may be able to detect voices of people in trapped buildings. [Read more]
    




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Access menus via the keyboard in OS X
OS X does not support a quick-access button for its contextual menu, but there is a workaround that might work for you. [Read more]
    




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Q&A: MacFixIt Answers
Readers ask about the power usage of memory upgrades, and more. [Read more]
    




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How to manage services in OS X
Services in OS X offer built-in and custom options to help optimize your workflow. [Read more]
    




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Control how drunk the band is in awesome music vid
London's Moones made creative use of YouTube annotations -- and 80 beers -- to create a music video that is at once brilliant, hilarious, and at times, painful. [Read more]
    




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#MashTag beer crafted from social-media input
A Scottish brewery turns to social-media crowdsourcing to build a new brew, letting Twitter and Facebook voters choose what went into it. [Read more]
    




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Off with their heads: Yahoo issues list of nixed projects
A dozen projects -- including blast from the past Alta Vista -- are getting tossed aside as the company says it needs to make choices to create "beautiful products that are essential" to users. [Read more]
    




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Crave Ep. 126: Your face, printed on a latte
Finally, we can see ourselves in our coffee. Also, an inventor shows us how to play Tetris on an LED tie, and dogs can entertain themselves with the iFetch automatic ball launcher. [Read more]
    




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Amazon drawing up plans for online art gallery
The online retail giant has reached out to gallery owners to offer works of art on the site, starting this summer, according to reports. [Read more]
    




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School massacre joke on Facebook sends teen to court
During an exchange on Facebook with a fellow gamer, an 18-year-old allegedly threatens to "shoot up a school full of kids," then says he's joking. In jail for months, he's now due to be tried for terroristic threats. [Read more]
    




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Surgically implanted headphones are literally 'in-ear'
Thanks to a body mod that stuck magnetic speakers in his ears, would-be cyborg Rich Lee enjoys an unusually convenient setup for listening to music. [Read more]
    




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Get an AOC 29-inch ultrawide monitor for $399.99
Normally $499.99, this 21:9 IPS panel gives you plenty of space for windows, games, and movies -- provided your graphics card can handle the load. [Read more]
    




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Smartphone market share consolidates at top, study shows
Apple and Samsung continue to dominate smartphone makers, while Google's Android and iOS remain the top platform, according to ComScore, with the rest of the leaderboard ceding share to them. [Read more]
    




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