Friday, September 30, 2011

IT News Head Lines (CNET) 30/09/2011





How small biz uses social media (infographic)
Small businesses are turning more and more to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social channels for promotions, customer acquisition, and sales leads.

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Apple wins key battle against Psystar over Mac clones
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit says that Psystar infringed Apple's copyrights related to Mac OS X.

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Are Netflix cancellations slowing down?
Piper Jaffray, a financial services company, says its latest study shows number of Netflix subscribers canceling is slowing. Investors don't see rainbows yet. Netflix's stock is down 9 percent.

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Ice Cream Sandwich video leaked by eBay buyer
An eBay Nexus S buyer who reportedly found a copy of Android Ice Cream Sandwich on his phone shot a two-minute video of the new OS, which can now be seen on the Web, courtesy of Engadget.

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GetJar: We've given away $1 million worth of premium apps
The company's Gold program, which started earlier this month, allows customers who sign up free downloads of pay apps.

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HP CEO change spurred by Oracle worries, report says
The board's decision to replace Leo Apotheker with Meg Whitman stemmed in part from a desire to prevent a possible buyout offer from Oracle, a new report claims.

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Google invests $28 million in affordable housing
The search giant will build 240 units in Allston, a section of Boston, that has one of the largest low-income housing developments in the U.S.

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Amazon to lose $50 on each Kindle Fire, says analyst
Amazon will lose $50 on each Kindle Fire it sells, but the company could see additional revenue from the digital content it peddles to each tablet buyer, says a Piper Jaffray analyst.

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Amazon Silk: not just for Fire tablets?
Domain name registrations indicate Amazon has at least thought about bringing Silk to Windows, Mac, and Android.

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Kindle Fire leads Amazon onslaught (roundup)
Taking direct aim at competitors like Barnes & Noble and Apple, Amazon announces three new e-readers and its first ever tablet, all priced below $200.

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Nokia to cut another 3,500 jobs
The latest cuts are part of a broader transformation as the beleaguered company looks to trim bloat built up over years of stagnation in the wireless industry.

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Biofuel breakthrough made from microbes
Government researchers say they've successfully engineered a substance called bisabolane into a biosynthetic alternative to diesel fuel.

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iPhone 5 tops many a mobile-phone shopping list
New survey from InMobi finds that 41 percent of mobile users in America plan to buy the iPhone 5, with half of them picking one up in the first six months after the phone's debut.

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New Lego game combines physical bricks, iPhone app
With "Life of George," players build small models using real plastic bricks and then take pictures of the models with their iPhones. The app then scores the work based on accuracy and speed. If players like the game, Lego may expand the product line.

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Lightroom 3.5 supports high-end compact cameras
Those who have purchased the newest small interchangeable-lens cameras now can edit raw files with Adobe's photography software.

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BlackBerry PlayBook on sale at Best Buy for $299
Electronics retailer was quick to put the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet on sale. All models see a price cut of $200.

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Amazon Kindle lights Fire under Android, RIM
Amazon Kindle Fire's bang-for-the-buck is going to be hard to beat, putting a lot of pressure on Android tablets and BlackBerry's PlayBook.

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Airline pilot pushes wrong button, nearly flipping plane
A co-pilot for All Nippon Airways mistakes the rudder trim button for the cockpit door lock switch. The plane goes almost belly up. Remarkably, no one is seriously hurt.

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Groupon gets into direct e-commerce with Groupon Goods
Top daily deal maker moves into online retailing, taking on the likes of Amazon, Wal-Mart, eBay, and Best Buy.

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EA says improvements en route for Madden 12 iOS
On the heels of our report that Madden 12 for iOS systems was flawed, EA reps respond with news of a coming update to fix the problems--and add a few new ways to play the game.

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