Thursday, January 20, 2011

IT News HeadLines (CNET) 19/01/2011



Latest rumor: iPad 2 won't feature Retina display
Speculation that the iPad 2 may have a Retina display may not be accurate, according to an Apple watcher who claims the next iPad will keep its current resolution.
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U.K. aims to close digital gap with cheap PCs
Initiative offering a computer system for under 100 pounds is part of a project to have all U.K. adults online by the London Olympics next year.
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Ubuntu opens up to Qt toolkit
Future versions of OS will include the cross-platform Qt interface libraries and could come preloaded with Qt applications based on the framework.
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BP: Renewable energy to outpace growth of oil
In annual report, BP provides a reality check on the scale of energy use, with renewable energy growth projected to be higher than fossil fuels in the next 20 years.
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Microsoft prepping Kinect drivers, SDK for Windows?
A report from WinRumors says Microsoft is preparing drivers and a SDK for developers to create software that lets Kinect motion sensor work with Windows-based PCs.
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Uncensored Playboy to hit iPad in March, says Hef
Hugh Hefner promises to deliver the full catalog of the men's magazine, from the 1953 debut onward, in all its glory. It'll arrive via subscription service.
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Verizon offers $200 gift card to certain iPhone adopters
Customers who bought a phone between November 26 and January 10 but now want the iPhone are eligible for a $200 gift card, but they'll still have to pay the nonsubsidized price for an iPhone.
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Key Microsoft Kinect researcher jumps to Google
Johnny Chung Lee, a researcher in Microsoft's Applied Sciences group and a key player in the development of Kinect, has gone to Google.
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Apple execs must read Playboy for the articles
Facebook readjusts its privacy options, Starbucks is accepting mobile phone payments, and Playboy is bringing its full catalog of magazines to the iPad, mysteriously offering nudity normally forbidden on the device.
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Yandex search: Revenue up 43 percent in '10
The Russian search engine says better search-engine quality and the revival of small-business advertising led to improved financial results.
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Amazon Web Services plants Elastic Beanstalk
The automation service is intended for businesses that don't want to put a lot of manpower behind managing cloud-computing instances.
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Canadian firm plans 78-satellite Net service
MSCI is taking a different approach to try to relieve the congestion that's sullying the smartphone experience.
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Boeing's 787 faces sky full of competition (photos)
The 787 Dreamliner may be one of the most efficient jets in commercial history, but there's plenty of other planes in the sky.
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What happens when the CD factory closes?
The tech industry applauds as music goes digital. But in towns like Pitman, N.J., innovation comes at a price.
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Tricky transitions in tech leadership
Companies in the relatively young tech industry haven't endured all that many transfers of power from iconic founders to new managers. Here are a few that have.
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Despite scheduled first delivery, delays may be 787's legacy
Boeing announces it has scheduled delivery of its first 787 Dreamliner for the third quarter of 2011. But that date is far behind the original, due to a long series of delays.
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Chip start-up Tilera lands $45 million in funding
Tilera, a company that supplies many-core processors, says it has raised an additional $45 million in financing.
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HP, Microsoft debut four new business appliances
As part of its multi-million dollar partnership, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard are rolling out a handful of new business appliance hardware.
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A school 'goes green' with cooler pavement (photos)
A school in Phoenix becomes a testing ground for "cooler pavement," a light-colored coating over asphalt that reflects heat.
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'Green asphalt' layers cool surface on school lot
Similar to cool roofs, light-colored pavement developed by a Phoenix company is designed to reduce the urban heat island effect and reflect heat back into space.
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