Wednesday, October 7, 2009

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 07/10/2009



CNET to add phone service data to handset reviews
With one in four CNET users saying they've returned a phone due to poor service, CNET is breaking into the coverage map business.
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Two Verizon Android phones coming in 2009
A partnership between Verizon and Google was made official Tuesday, with promises to collaborate on Android-based phones and other devices over the next several years.
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Tech pioneers win 2009 Nobel prize in physics
A scientist who paved the way for fiber optics and a team of two researchers who designed the first imaging sensor for digital cameras split the 2009 Nobel prize for physics.
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Google PowerMeter energy tracker works without smart meter
Google connects its PowerMeter Web-based energy tool to a monitoring device, which means that consumers don't need to have smart meters for real-time energy tracking.
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Windows mobile app store, My Phone service officially opening
Windows Marketplace for Mobile and My Phone, two new services bundled into the Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, are officially opening for business on Tuesday.
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Gmail also hit by e-mail phishing scheme
Google tells BBC News that Gmail users are also affected by an "industrywide phishing scheme" that allowed hackers to post Hotmail users' passwords online.
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Spiffbox entices users with cold hard cash
Arizona-based Spiffbox is launching its new social network, which encourages users to engage in activities such as messaging, chat, and photo sharing, in exchange for actual cash.
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Did Viacom find smoking gun in YouTube case?
YouTube's internal e-mails indicate employees and managers knew about copyright content, sources say, but chose to leave the material on the site. What are the DMCA ramifications?
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Schmidt: We paid $1 billion premium for YouTube
After Google's $1.65 billion buy of YouTube, many questioned why it valued the site so highly. In a deposition, the CEO explains the behind-the-scenes decision making.
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Popular Mechanics awards highlight innovators
For the fifth year, the magazine picks the most important designs and innovators in the world of technology, alternative energy, medicine, and other fields.
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Ceatec--gadget extravaganza in Japan
The Japanese equivalent of Las Vegas' CES and Berlin's IFA is packed to the skylights with practical products--and offers a glimpse into the future of gadgetry.
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A Netbook/ultramobile hybrid from Sharp
The five-inch touch-screen mobile computer is meant to be used as a handheld device with thumb-typing.
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Sony Vaio, Walkman, Reader get OLED treatment
In lieu of OLED TVs, Sony shows off OLED-based Vaio, Reader, and Walkman prototypes at the Ceatec show in Japan.
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Microsoft's Windows phones hit the market
The software maker, looking to get back into the cell phone conversation, is launching a big marketing push Tuesday touting the arrival of phones powered by Windows Mobile 6.5.
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Fujitsu's futuristic phones
At Ceatec, Fujitsu and the Japan Design Association honor the best mobile phone concepts.
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Photos: Concept cell phones on display at Ceatec
Fujitsu held a design competition for mobile phones and presented the winners at the Ceatec trade show in Tokyo.
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Adobe spells out iPhone apps limitations
Adobe's announcement that it has now enabled developers to create applications for the iPhone comes with some significant qualifiers.
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Verizon to release Android handsets
Google and Verizon Wireless are forming a partnership to "leverage" the latter's 3G network and the former's Android mobile operating system. Expect Android handsets from Verizon in the next few weeks.
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Over-the-air downloads come to BlackBerry
7digital is offering over-the-air MP3 downloads to recent BlackBerry models, and is also launching its download store in the United States.
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Ask launches Ask Deals for bargain hunters
Online coupons pulled from around 40 different sites will now appear in Ask.com search results pages for certain queries with a shopping bent.
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IBM Research jumps into genetic sequencing
Big Blue hopes its electronic automation technology will give people and their doctors individual genetic records for less than $1,000.
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