Wednesday, February 19, 2014

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 20/02/2014





Apple's iPhone 5S boosts fourth quarter sales in China
New data shows the company's market share rose to 7 percent -- and that's even before the China Mobile deal. [Read more]
    








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Is pCell the Holy Grail of wireless networking?
Steve Perlman believes his company's pCell technology will revolutionize the wireless industry, eliminating congestion, dead zones, and unreliable connections. [Read more]
    








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Warrants in Kim Dotcom raid legal, New Zealand court rules
Appeals court overturns earlier ruling that the warrants used in the raid on the MegaUpload founder's mansion, dealing a blow to his effort to avoid extradition. [Read more]
    








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Target hack strips banks and credit unions of $200M
The widespread security breach reportedly compromised 40 million credit and debit cards, which are costing banks a pretty penny to reissue. [Read more]
    








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Belkin WeMo smart home networks in danger of hacks
Researchers warn that more than 500,000 home automation devices have vulnerabilities that would allow attackers to remotely take control of thermostats, lighting, sprinkler systems, and more. [Read more]
    








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White House says it won't direct FCC to reclassify broadband
Obama administration says it supports a free and open Internet but doesn't have the authority to tell the FCC what to do. [Read more]
    








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Useful tools in the OS X CoreServices folder
OS X contains a number of hidden utilities that are generally accessed via System Preferences, but which can also be launched and used independently. [Read more]
    








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Google to Glassholes: Stop it
Google, perhaps mindful of some negative reactions to its revolution, offers a do's and don'ts guide. The don'ts mostly revolve around human behavior. [Read more]
    








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Asus router vulnerabilities go unfixed despite reports
You may not think of your Wi-Fi router as a wide-open barn door between your computer and the Internet, but for many Asus router owners, it is. [Read more]
    








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Take your cooking to the next level with this tablet stand
The CTA Digital 2-In-1 Kitchen Mount Stand can be mounted or used as a portable stand. The stand separates from the mounted base for easy portability. [Read more]
    








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All-robot band teams with Squarepusher for new EP
For his upcoming album, UK recoding artist Squarepusher will collaborate with the all-robot band Z-Machines. [Read more]
    








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Many car dealers don't want to sell electric cars: Here's why
Dealers steer customers away from electric car purchases. [Read more]
    








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Samsung to debut Gear 2 smartwatch with Tizen, not Android
The Korean electronics giant will use the wearable device to push its own software and services instead of those from Google. [Read more]
    








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Researchers build pub to find out why people get hammered
A UK university wants to understand why people get drunk. So it spent $33,000 on a pub laboratory with microphones and hidden cameras to solve a great human mystery. (Maybe not so much of a mystery?) [Read more]
    








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Tell your friends their relationship sucks? Here's an app for that
Oh, we all gossip about it when the happy couple isn't looking. They're a terrible match, we say. Now a free app lets us put our money where our mouths are. [Read more]
    








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Show multiple days in OS X Calendar's week view
You can view between one and seven days in the week view of Apple's Calendar application, but this can only be accessed using a hidden hotkey. [Read more]
    








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Tech transforms playtime at Toy Fair 2014
Wireless sword-wielding robots, kid smartwatches, and trackable Nerf darts add a new tech twist to the annual New York Toy Fair. (Warning: Tamagotchis are back.) [Read more]
    








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BlackBerry blasts T-Mobile's campaign to switch phones
Following a T-Mobile e-mail campaign that encouraged BlackBerry customers to switch to an iPhone, BlackBerry's CEO comes out swinging. [Read more]
    








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Lego 'Ghostbusters' set officially unveiled
Lego has revealed images, a release date, and pricing for a Lego set based on the 1984 movie "Ghostbusters" that won its way through Cuusoo. [Read more]
    








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Apple, Elon Musk and interplanetary travel
Apple doesn't need to make cars. Its software -- iOS, Siri, Maps, and apps -- needs to be integrated into Tesla's terrestrial and extraterrestrial vehicles. [Read more]
    








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Showtime Anytime on Roku
Roku has announced that it has added streaming service Showtime Anytime to its current generation of boxes for use by Showtime subscribers. [Read more]
    








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Roku adds Showtime Anytime
Roku has announced that it has added streaming service Showtime Anytime to its current generation of boxes for use by Showtime subscribers. [Read more]
    


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Make your mirror sound like a xylophone with Mogees
Kickstarter project Mogees lets you compose music from a table, toaster, tricycle, or virtually any other object, like a modern-day Mozart. [Read more]
    








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Intel takes on big data with new Xeon E7 v2 chips
Last year, the term du jour in enterprise tech was big data. Now, it's advanced analytics. [Read more]
    








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Opera Max promises to cut data usage across apps
Available as a public beta client, Opera compresses data in most of your Android apps. [Read more]
    








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