Wednesday, September 28, 2011

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 28/09/2011





Windows 8 users to benefit from Windows Live
The new OS will let users log in with their Windows Live IDs, allowing them to more easily synchronize the same files and settings across multiple PCs.

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Apple holding iPhone 5 event on October 4
The company says it will hold the event at 10 a.m. PT next Tuesday where it will "talk iPhone."

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Web-based Windows Phone Marketplace opens
Microsoft completely overhauls its previous joke of an online storefront to offer a robust, Web-based home for apps that can download over-the-air to your Windows Phone.

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Dead Sea Scrolls come to life on the Web
In a project coordinated by Google, high-resolution photographs of five of the Dead Sea Scrolls can now be viewed and examined online.

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Delicious relaunches with mix of old and new
The social-bookmarking site that was facing possible closure at the hands of Yahoo is now poised to start its next chapter.

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Mozilla works to fix Firefox add-on compatibility
As more and more versions of Firefox are released, the compatibility of add-ons is becoming an increasingly worrisome problem for Mozilla.

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iPhone 5 to offer 1GB RAM and voice control?
The latest rumors about the next-gen iPhone say it will come with 1GB of memory and feature a voice-control system dubbed the Assistant.

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Sprint to launch own 4G LTE network in early 2012 (scoop)
The company is already using its network upgrade plan to test out and deploy LTE technology, which would bring it in line with its two larger rivals.

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Business Intelligence heads to the iPad
Jaspersoft is set to release an open-source SDK for business intelligence on the iPad.

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Glitch launches; CNET offers an instant-entry pass
New social game from Tiny Speck--a Flickr co-founder's startup--is a "game of giant imagination." It goes live today, but there may be delays getting everyone in. CNET can help you jump the line.

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Solyndra to get bankruptcy hearing today
The company will ask for permission to auction off its state-of-the-art factory built with more than $500 million from the federal government.

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Nokia N9 starts shipping; U.S. customers out of luck
The MeeGo-based smartphone will set consumers back 480 to 560 euros--that's $649 to $755--depending on the version they're after.

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Google to government: Let us build a faster Net
The leader of Google's effort to bring gigabit Internet access to Kansas City says governments need to make it easier for private companies to build out broadband.

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Medify: For when you need to become a medicine geek
New medical data service for consumers finds the studies and researchers you need to know about.

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IMDB unveils mobile trivia game for iOS
Each year, users of the world's biggest movie site spend 4 million hours digesting trivia. Now it has released an iOS app that tasks players with answering questions about Hollywood and celebrities. IMDB is hoping to expand its user base of 25 million monthly unique mobile users.

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Preordering the iPhone 5; cutting the cable TV cord (Ask Maggie)
CNET's Maggie Reardon offers advice about preorders for the looming iPhone 5 and divulges what set-up she uses for online TV viewing.

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Coming soon: Sync Chrome extension settings
Enabling Chrome extension settings to march in lockstep should help different installations of the browser work similarly--handy for the Web-app world Google likes.

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Google doodles into its teenage years
To celebrate its 13th birthday, Google decides to honor itself with a doodle.

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This Day in Tech: LinkedIn hosts a town hall event for Obama; Boeing's new 787 dreamliner
Too busy to keep up with the tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET News for Monday, September 26.

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Spotify users steamed over Facebook requirement
New users to the music-streaming service are required to have an account with the social-networking giant, angering many.

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