IT-Code-News: IT News Head Lines (CNET) 7/3/2013

Apple plans solar panel farm for data center in Reno
New facility near $1 billion data center in northern Nevada will be capable of producing 18 to 20 megawatts of power. [Read more]

LTE-Advanced iPhone 5S and budget model rumors surface
The budget iPhone is on the way in striking colors, and iPhone 5S could get fast LTE technology, according to reports. [Read more]

Saudis imprisoned for allegedly inciting protests via Facebook
Seven men are accused of breaking Saudi Arabia's "Anti-Cyber Crime Law" by taking to the social network to encourage protests and illegal gatherings. [Read more]

Windows Store hits 100,000 apps: Impressed?
Windows Store has now officially logged 100,000 apps. Microsoft got there in a hurry, too. Not all apps are created equal, though. [Read more]

Sony's 4K TV media player to land on retailer shelves July 15
Sony is now taking orders for the $699 media player, which offers ultra-high-resolution content for Sony 4K TVs -- but only Sony's. [Read more]

Pebble smartwatch rumored to be sold at Best Buy soon
Word has it that the big box retailer will be selling the smartwatch that pushes all sorts of information to the wrist, including social-networking updates, e-mails, and call information. [Read more]

Mark Pincus: Not only nice guys finish last
Leo Durocher would have understood what drove him but Zynga's former CEO finally paid a price for his sharp-elbowed past. [Read more]

Apple to release Q3 financial results July 23
The company will discuss its second-quarter 2013 financial performance later this month, as part of a scheduled earnings release and conference call. [Read more]

Winklevoss twins work to make Bitcoin more legit with SEC filing
In an effort to boost the presence and tradability of the digital currency, the twins who accused Mark Zuckerberg of stealing the idea for Facebook file for a "Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust." [Read more]

How to set a default column width in OS X
If the columns in OS X column view are too narrow for your file and folder names, you can adjust them to a larger default size. [Read more]

Snowden breaks silence in statements blasting U.S.
NSA whistleblower thanks the Ecuadorian government for arranging passage to Russia and says he remains committed to publishing information about PRISM. [Read more]

'Liking' this art project makes it disappear
What's not to Like? A provocative creative exercise explores social media and virtual personae by making the "Like" button into a weapon of digital destruction. [Read more]

Dwarvicise: New 'Hobbit' video diary is a riot
Despite a hectic production schedule for the remaining "The Hobbit" movies, Peter Jackson and crew take time to create a behind-the-scenes video showing sets, pick-up shooting, and dwarves doing jazzercise. [Read more]

World's first public space telescope gets Kickstarter goal
Marking the most successful Kickstarter campaign for a space project, Planetary Resources now has $1.5 million to launch its Arkyd telescope and bring asteroid, galaxy, and planet exploration to the public. [Read more]

Kanye, the new Steve Jobs, gets Jobs-signed Apple mouse
Kim Kardashian, good friend of Steve Wozniak, gives her beau lovely Apple Pro mice signed by Jobs and Woz. They are a Father's Day gift. [Read more]

Twitter tests connection between tweets and news
The information network experiments with a tweet additive that highlights media articles that contain embedded tweets. [Read more]

Shock: Research says pot makes you lazy (but not psychotic)
Scientists in London conclude that smoking your favored leaf cools down your dopamine-synthesis skills. Their initial hypothesis was that pot contributed to psychosis, which they now doubt. [Read more]

Readers' favorite gadgets in June 2013
These are the gadgets that CNET readers checked out the most during the month of June. [Read more]

Bill Gates' reported $8.7M Florida equestrian estate
The Microsoft founder has a new equestrian-friendly family home in Wellington, Fla., that serves as the training ground for his showjumping daughter. [Read more]

Leaked pic hints at HTC One arrival on Verizon soon
Verizon talks up the arrival of another big Android phone just as new leaks emerge. [Read more]

You could lose weight when your avatar exercises
Researchers find that women who spend 15 minutes once a week watching an avatar demonstrate healthy weight loss behaviors end up losing on average 3.5 pounds in a month. [Read more]

Smell 'camera' preserves odors for posterity
Using technology developed for the perfume industry, a designer created an odor-capturing camera that gathers scents instead of visual images. [Read more]

Waiting on the next Nexus 7
A purported chat with an Asus tech support rep may have spilled the beans for the next iteration of Google tablet. [Read more]

Zynga hires Microsoft gaming head as CEO
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus confirms that Interactive Entertainment Business head Don Mattrick will take over his position next week. [Read more]

3D-printed concept car would build itself
A vehicle designer's concept for a future car would involve the car printing and assembling itself while you wait. [Read more]

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IT News Head Lines (CNET) 7/3/2013

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