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<title>Haaze.com / Pamela01 / Voted News</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Study: Mature-rated games hard for kids to buy]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 07:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>martprazd</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[It&amp;39's hard for teenagers to buy mature-rated games, the FTC has found.(Credit:GameSpot)When it comes to buying different types of mature entertainment content, it's most difficult for children to get their hands on mature-rated video games, the Federal Trade Commission has found.In an &quot;undercover shopper survey,&quot; the FTC found that 13 percent of underage teenagers were able to buy mature-rated games between November 2010 and January 2011, down from the 20 percent of kids who could do the same in 2009. It was easiest for kids to get their hands on music CDs featuring explicit content, the FTC discovered, with 64 percent of attempts being successful. That figure was down from 72 percent in 2009. When attempting to buy R-rated DVDs, 38 percent of teenagers were successful, representing a significant decline from the 54-percent success rate in the prior year.A third of teenagers were able to get into R-rated movies.The Entertainment Software Association, which represents the industry, has flatly denied that kids can easily get their hands on mature titles. In 1994, it set up the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) as a self-regulating agency that rates games by content and age appropriateness. The new FTC study is the latest evidence that the system is working, the ESA says.&quot;The ESRB is the gold standard,&quot; ESA CEO Michael D. Gallagher said in a statement. &quot;Our self-regulatory system works, and this FTC report validates it as being the best in the entertainment industry. We have an unparalleled commitment to working with parents, retailers, and stakeholders, and will continue to help ensure that this remarkable level of enforcement remains high.&quot;Last year, The Harrison Group, a market-research firm, found that 82 percent of parents and 75 percent of children are familiar with ESRB ratings. Moreover, the organization said that 70 percent of parents &quot;pay close attention to the ratings when purchasing a game for themselves or their families&quot; and 62 percent of parents research a game their child wants before they purchase it.Critics say that's not enough. In September, James Steyer, the CEO and founder of Common Sense Media, an outspoken proponent of legislating the gaming industry, cited a poll that found 72 percent of parents approve of a law that blocks the sale of &quot;ultraviolent or sexually violent&quot; video games, and indicated that kids need to be protected much more than they are today.&quot;The results of this poll clearly show that not only do the effects of ultraviolent or sexually violent games weigh heavily on the minds of parents but also that parents feel that the video game industry isn't doing nearly enough to protect kids from accessing the most ultraviolent games,&quot; Steyer said.However, if the FTC's findings can be believed, fewer kids are actually getting their hands on violent titles than some think. And perhaps more of the concern should be directed toward other industries, where mature content is seemingly easier to access.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hands-on: Acer Iconia Tab A500 tablet]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 07:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>canufi</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=hands-on-acer-iconia-tab-a500-tablet</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Acer Iconia Tab delivers the specs of the Motorola Xoom tablet, but at a significant savings.(Credit:Donald Bell/CNET)Google'stablet-friendly Android 3.0 OS (aka Honeycomb) is arguably the biggest advancement for tablet computers since the introduction of theiPad. It delivers souped-up versions of Google's celebrated mobile apps (Gmail, Maps, Books, Talk, Navigation, and Market) to the big, multitouch-enabled screens of 10-inch tablets, and weaves Adobe Flash into a killer tabbed Web browser. There's only been one big problem: the OS has been trapped on a relatively hefty, high-priced tablet called the Motorola Xoom.The Acer Iconia Tab A500 is one of the first Android Honeycomb tablets we've seen to compete against the Xoom, and ultimately, the Apple iPad 2. It's promise, essentially, is all of the features of the Wi-Fi Motorola Xoom, priced nearly $150 less at $450. Is there a catch In the few hours we've had to play with the Iconia Tab, there's nothing obvious that jumps out as a &quot;gotcha&quot;. It's a little heavier than the already-heavy Xoom, weighing 1.66 lbs. The design feels a little more plastic around the edges where the tablet meets your hand. The photo and video quality don't seem to match up to that of the Xoom (and we weren't big fans of the Xoom's image quality to begin with). Acer's instinct to populate the home screen with its own app choices and bury Google's prime products in the app drawer seems like a needless makeover, but it's a move that's easily undone. Acer Iconia Tab A500 (photos) The big question is whether the Honeycomb experience itself is any different on the Acer Iconia Tab than on the pricier Motorola Xoom. From our perspective, the differences are too minor to notice. The touch screen is seemingly just as responsive, and sports the same 10.1-inch screen and 1280x800-pixel resolution of the Xoom. All of Google's core apps, including Marketplace, are installed out of the box. You do have to take an extra step to download a free version of Adobe Flash 10.2, but it takes only a minute and a shortcut link for the download is included within the app menu.Other specs include an Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor, 1024MB of DDR3 dual-channel memory, 16GB of built-in storage (4GB of which is taken up by the OS), HDMI output, MicroSD memory expansion, and a full-size USB host port.The only obvious drawback to the Acer Iconia Tab A500 is that it's no lighter or slimmer than the Xoom. With the razor-thin iPad 2 out there shaping people's tablet expectations, the Iconia Tab is beefy by comparison (see our photo gallery for comparison shots). Still, we're happy to see some competition for the Xoom and we're elated that the price of Honeycomb tablets is racing toward affordability. Stay tuned for CNET's full, rated review of the Acer Iconia Tab A500.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[As Android for tablets falters, opportunity for Intel]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>TrAlfandkl</dc:creator>
<category>Business &amp; Finance</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=as-android-for-tablets-falters-opportunity-for-intel</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Intel has been criticized here and in other venues for being late to thetablet party. But Android's slow start in tablets may mean latecomers aren't necessarily losers.Intel was demoing an Atom-based tablet at its developer conference in Beijing this week(Credit:Intel)A stroke of serendipity has arrived in the form of a tepid consumer reception so far for tablets beyondApple's iPad. Sales of the Motorola Xoom are, to date, anemic, while the sell-through to consumers of Samsung's Android tablet has also been underwhelming. And Digitimes reported today that tablet suppliers Asus and HTC are delaying Android tablet rollouts. Meanwhile, RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook--which is more like an appendage to a BlackBerry phone than a standalone tablet--is not targeted at the high-volume consumer space. So, with tablets based on chips from companies like Nvidia (Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab) and Texas Instruments (PlayBook) not likely flying off the shelf, are Intel's chances any better now &quot;The door to this market is open. The longer it takes for these other products to get rolling, the more opportunity there is for Intel,&quot; said Richard Shim, an analyst at DisplaySearch. And others see an opening for the world's largest chipmaker. &quot;Though Apple has set the bar, it's not going to be alone in this space. Right now it looks like Android will have the majority of tablet sales (outside of Apple), and Intel has a dedicated team of people to make Android work the best it can on its Atom chips. They have a lot resources they can apply,&quot; said Jack Gold of consulting firm J.Gold Associates, who wrote about this yesterday. And Intel, despite its unimpressive start, has another advantage. Atom is not just another cookie-cutter design from U.K.-based ARM. Intel can bring to bear all its manufacturing, security, and media processing know-how, according to Gold, who believes Intel will continue to whittle away successfully at the inherent power-efficiency advantage of ARM chips. &quot;My take is that Intel can capture 20 to 25 percent of that remaining market outside of Apple.&quot; Shim has a few words of caution, however. &quot;It all depends, of course, how well Honeycomb (Android 3.0) runs on Atom,&quot; said Shim. &quot;That's a big if.&quot; And Shim also warns Intel not to put too many eggs in the MeeGo basket, which is a hard sell to developers in a field crowded with Hewlett-Packard's WebOS and RIM's QNX, in addition to Android. (See demo of an Intel tablet at the Intel developer conference in Beijing this week.) <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SF passes Twitter tax break]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AspisaMypsupt</dc:creator>
<category>Business &amp; Finance</category>
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<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO--As expected, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors today approved a payroll tax cap for some businesses willing to move to the city's Mid-Market neighborhood.The legislation and subsequent amendments passed by a vote of 8 to 3.The Board  in a preliminary vote agreed to grant the tax breaks last week by the same margin, 8 to 3. Mayor Ed Lee has said he will sign the measure. The legislation's passing should come as good news to growing businesses in the city, but the poster child for this effort has been Twitter. The company currently resides in a building in the South of Market neighborhood and has been considering a move out of the city due to San Francisco's high payroll taxes and rents. Other tech firms like social-gaming company Zynga and Yelp, all born in San Francisco, have also threatened to leave the city for similar reasons.The legislation that officially passed today will cap payroll taxes for companies with a payroll of at least $1 million for the next seven years. That cap would remain even if the companies add to their ranks. Additionally, employee income from exercising stock options will not be taxed. Critics have said the legislation will drive away residents from one of the few neighborhoods in San Francisco with affordable rents and will deprive the city of a valuable source of revenue.But those in favor say it will revitalize an economically depressed neighborhood and encourage successful businesses to remain in a city whose tax structure has been increasingly unfriendly to businesses.CNET's Kent German contributed to this report.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Screenshots allegedly reveal Windows 8 app store]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Johnny5401</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=screenshots-allegedly-reveal-windows-8-app-store</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A screenshot that apparently shows the upcoming Windows app store.(Credit:ZDNet)The latest batch of alleged Windows 8 screenshots leaked onto the Web shows that a long-rumored Windows app store will appear in the next version of Microsoft's OS.The new images and information were published yesterday by Chinese tech news site CNBeta.com. Reportedly taken from a current pre-beta build of Windows 8, the screenshots reveal a dedicated window geared toward downloading and managing apps with links to both Microsoft software and third-party programs, such as Internet Explorer, Office 2010,Firefox, Opera, FreeCell, and Angry Birds.Citing information from its sources, CNBeta also is claiming that internal testing of the store has been completed and that Microsoft will soon release it as a beta.Rumors and reports about an upcoming Windows app store have been around for almost a year. Based on a series of Windows 8 documents leaked last June, Microsoft has reportedly been eager to match Apple at its own game by offering its own dedicated app store.CNET sister site ZDNet, which also has published screenshots of the app store, said that Microsoft has been trying to ramp up the store since Apple unveiled its Mac App Store, which opened its virtual doors in January.Here is another screenshot of the alleged Windows app store.(Credit:ZDNet)The screenshots in English point to the name of the store as Windows App Store. If it sticks, that name is likely to upset Apple, which is suing Amazon for trademark violation over its use of the term &quot;app store&quot; for its new Android Appstore. Apple has also been pleading its case to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, asking to be granted an official trademark of the term &quot;app store.&quot; Microsoft and other companies have argued that the term is too generic to be trademarked.But Microsoft may still be playing it on the safe side in naming its Windows app store. An English translation of the Chinese name of the store on the CNBeta.com page displays the name as App Mall and not App Store. Meanwhile, Windows enthusiast site Windows 8 Center said the term can also be translated as App Marketplace.This latest batch of screenshots follow earlier images taken from a Windows 8 pre-beta build pointing to such new features as an expansion of the Ribbon interface, a new welcome screen, a built-in PDF reader, and a revamped version of IE that looks like its Windows Phone counterpart.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lensbaby Composer goes Pro]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 07:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>microexpiring</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[(Credit:Sarah Tew/CNET)The latest lens accessory Lensbaby pulls out of its quiver targets pickier users who want better build quality and smoother focus and tilt operation than the company's previous products offered. The Lensbaby Composer Pro will come in two configurations: $300 equipped with the Double Glass Optic, or $400 with the Sweet 35 Optic. The older Lensbaby Composer will remain available at a lower price of $250 (with the Double Glass Optic).If you've never heard of Lensbaby's products, they're adapters for a variety of dSLR and Micro Four Thirds lens mounts which deliver relatively inexpensive manual-focus specialty lenses and special-effects capabilities.I got a chance to play with the Composer Pro this weekend, and took the Sweet 35 Optic out for a shoot on the Canon EOS 7D. The differences between the Pro and entry-level versions of the Composer are noticeable, not just because of the obvious black vs. black-and-silver finishes, but because of the Pro's much smoother operation in all respects. The rotation feels much more fluid than the rather stiff movement of the earlier model, and the focus ring works far more like a normal lens'--the original was very loose--though still just a bit looser than I like. The upgraded build delivers more precise movement, and the increased fluidity makes it far more suitable for shooting video. Lensbaby Sweet 35 photo samples It's still not big on the reproducibility aspect of &quot;professional,&quot; however' if you find a particular tilt angle you like, good luck exactly replicating it again. And I wish there were some mechanism or indicator that made it possible to quickly snap back to a position parallel to the focal plane--or at least tell me when it is.As for the Sweet 35 Optic, it's one of my favorites to date--probably because it's the easiest to use. Unlike the other lenses, you don't have to manually swap aperture rings. You rotate the lens, and feel the distinctive click of the 12-bladed aperture locking in from f2.5 to f22. There are several caveats to keep in mind, though. First, at smaller apertures the optical viewfinder gets very dark and low contrast, even on the relatively nice viewfinder of the 7D, which makes focusing that way difficult. Live View is always an option, depending upon the quality of your LCD. I also found the lens couldn't focus at all at the more oblique tilt angles (the Composer Pro tilts to 17.5 degrees). It focuses only as close as 7.5 inches. And optically it's not a great lens, displaying quite a bit of aberration and never getting as sharp as I wanted. Of course, it's also a lot cheaper than most fast 35mm lenses ($180 standalone).This is about as sharp as I could get with the Sweet 35 Optic.(Credit:Lori Grunin/CNET)If you have the extra bucks to spend, the Composer Pro's smoother operation definitely makes it worth it over the original Composer, and if you want to use it for rotation while shooting video, you pretty much need the Pro model. Either way, if you're a creative shooter--or are looking for a gift for one--a Lensbaby certainly increases the experimentation quotient for a reasonable price.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Agilyx attracts cash for turning plastics to oil]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>MexPooselob</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
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<description><![CDATA[You've heard of turning recycled plastic bottles into floor carpeting or clothing. How about back into oil Digging through a high-tech recycling center (photos) View the full galleryTigar, Oregon-based Agilyx said that it has raised $22 million in a series B round to further develop a process for converting plastics into a synthetic oil, which can be refined for transportation fuel or used to make plastic or other oil-based goods. The round was led by Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield &amp; Byers which joined venture capital firm Chrystalix and corporate investors Waste Management and Total Energy Ventures International. The company has developed a multi-step process which it says can convert about ten pounds of mixed plastics into one gallon of crude oil. To make oil, it heats plastics to the point where they turn into a gas. There is then a condensing stage, which converts the gas back into a liquid and removes impurities. Agilyx is now operating a demonstration plant, which is selling oil to a refiner, and intends to sell its equipment to plastic handlers and recyclers which deal with large volumes. The synthetic crude oil can be refined on site or shipped to standard refiners and the net carbon footprint from its technology is favorable, according to the company. Related links&amp;149' Machines eyeball trash for single-stream recycling&amp;149' Next wave of recycling Check your dinner plate&amp;149' E-waste recycler goes high-tech to boost volumeThe technology can produce oil at about $45 a barrel, Brian Wawro from Chrysalix told the Portland Business Journal.The investment from high-profile investor Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield, and Buyers could be a sign that technologies to recycle or reduce waste will gain favor with investors and entrepreneurs. One of the limits to making fuel from biomass is the cost and availability of feedstock.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cloud Girlfriends teach you how to fake it]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sallyno</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=cloud-girlfriends-teach-you-how-to-fake-it</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sorry guys. CloudGirlfriend.com is currently little more than a &amp;quot'coming soon&amp;quot' screen... garnering thousands of hits.(Credit:Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET)When we at CNET first heard about Cloud Girlfriend--a yet-to-launch service that creates your dream girl and then puts her on display so all your social-networking connections can admire her witty status updates and wall posts--we turned a wary eye to the calendar. Less than a week to April Fools' Day. What are the odds that a start-up that creates fake Facebook girlfriends is itself a fake We found a couple of red flags: 1. The Web site is currently a polished but simple &quot;launching soon&quot; placeholder that looks to have taken about two minutes to put up using a new service called Launchrock.2. The purported business model completely misses out on the substantial market for cloud boyfriends: Step 1: Define your perfect girlfriend. Step 2: We bring her into existence. Step 3: Connect and interact with her publicly on your favorite social network. Step 4: Enjoy a public long-distance relationship with your perfect girl.But then we found the brains behind the operation, a financial analyst for San Diego-based wireless company Remec named David Fuhriman who swears it's the real deal. We had a number of questions for Fuhriman, and he answered most of them, kind of...As Fuhriman put it in an e-mail to CNET, the premise behind Cloud Girlfriend is all about boosting your online persona:&quot;CloudGirlfriend.com's tagline is, 'The easiest way to get a girlfriend is to already have one.' Providing social proof is important part of the dating process. We all look to cues to help us navigate through life,&quot; he said. &quot;People who use the site don't want to be labeled, so they can use the site to jump-start the process of changing social perceptions about themselves.&quot;In other words, your pretend Facebook girl will use your wall to make you look a little more... date-able. This is sounding more and more like an Ashton Kutcher movie.Fuhriman goes on to declare that &quot;CloudGirlfriend.com is not a new virtual porn site or an adult chat service,&quot; but instead a means for fulfilling the top tiers in Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Yes, he's serious.&quot;CloudGirlfriend.com can fulfill Maslow's higher needs, even though the users know that the interaction is virtual. They will interact with a real person and see real profile images of the girl with whom they interact. This interaction can build confidence and esteem as well as provide real training experiences in navigating a friendship and a relationship.&quot;Fuhriman says the service will be operated by real people, not bots, and promises that it won't ruin the legitimacy of your favorite social network, making the very prescient observation that &quot;...there will always be more profiles of dogs and cats on social networks than there will ever be of Cloud Girlfriends.&quot; The Cloud Girlfriend co-founder did leave many of our questions unanswered, though. No word on when the service will launch, how much it might cost, or what considerations are given to the poor dude who is inadvertently outed as a &quot;cloud dater.&quot; Also no word on plans for &quot;Cloud Boyfriends&quot; any time soon. Then again, who needs one when &quot;Text Boyfriends&quot; are already available for two bucks a weekSo while the ladies can look forward to those romantic 140-character sonnets, the gentlemen among us will continue to wait for perfection from the cloud and take our other virtual girlfriends on fancy beach vacations.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Amazon launches its digital music locker]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>TiffSweetin</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing and advertising</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Amazon&amp;39's new digital music locker service.(Credit:Screenshot by Steven Musil/CNET)Amazon got the jump on Apple and Google this evening with the launch of a much-anticipated digital music locker service that allows users to store their music on the Web and then listen to their collections on computers with a Web browser or on Android devices.Amazon Cloud Drive allows users to upload their digital music files--either AAC or MP3 formats--at their original bit rate to Amazon servers for storage and playback on any PC,Mac, or Android device, where ever they are. The Cloud Player for Web allows customers to listen to their music on any computer running Internet Explorer,Firefox,Safari for Mac, or Chrome. The Cloud Player of Android is a new version of the Amazon MP3 app and includes the full Amazon MP3 Store and the mobile version of Cloud Player. Customers can use the app to play music stored on their Cloud Drive and music stored locally on their device. The Cloud Drive also allows customers to upload music, photos, videos, and documents, but those digital files are accessible only via a Web browser on a computer.Customers will automatically start with 5GB of free storage, upgradeable to 20GB with the purchase of an Amazon MP3 album. Additional storage space can be purchased in plans beginning at $20 per 20GB per year.  &quot;We're excited to take this leap forward in the digital experience,&quot; Bill Carr, vice president of Movies and Music at Amazon.com, said in a statement. &quot;The launch of Cloud Drive, Cloud Player for Web, and Cloud Player for Android eliminates the need for constant software updates as well as the use of thumb drives and cables to move and manage music.&quot; CNET reported last week that Amazon was working on creating a digital locker service for users' film and music libraries and might make an announcement as early as this week. Sources told my colleague Greg Sandoval that as of last week the online retailer giant had not obtained all the necessary licenses, but that Amazon might announce the service before all the negotiations were complete. This evening's launch give's Amazon a leg up on Apple and Google, which are reportedly working on competing efforts. Apple has reportedly been looking to expand its MobileMe service into a music storage and streaming service. However, Apple is supposedly looking at a fall release date to coincide with a revamped mobile OS with a greater focus on cloud-based services and other enhancements. Meanwhile, Google has begun testing its Google Music streaming service for Web-connected devices with its employees--a sign that the much anticipated service is nearly ready to launch. A working version of the service was reportedly discovered after an installation of the Honeycomb version of the Android operating system on a phone. It's reportedly close to being ready to launch but is being held up by music licensing negotiations. Amazon already has extensive experience with cloud services. Amazon stores electronic books on its servers for owners of the company's popular Kindle e-book reader. Kindle users can buy e-books from Amazon.com, download them to their devices from wherever they can access the Web, and Amazon will save the digital copy in the customer's digital locker. Updated throughout the evening. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google digitizing lists of Japan shelter dwellers]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 07:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>riauckter3d22</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Google Maps is showing rolling-blackout information for Japan after the devastating magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunamis. This view shows the area around Tokyo.(Credit:screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET)Expanding its efforts to help restore contact among people separated by the Japanese disasters, Google said today it's creating computerized versions of lists of people at emergency shelters.&quot;To help the many people in shelters get word of their whereabouts to loved ones, we're...asking people in shelters to take photos of the handwritten lists of names of current residents and e-mail them to us,&quot; Google said in a blog post. Google scans the data to add to its Japan person-finder site, &quot;but it's a big job that can't be done automatically by computers alone, so we welcome volunteers with Japanese language skills who want to help out.The images of shelter lists are posted to a Picasa album. Those with images can e-mail them to tohoku.anpi.google@picasaweb.com.The country is grappling with death and housing dislocation on a massive scale. Japanese state broadcaster National police said 5,693 have been confirmed dead, and 9,506 people remain unaccounted for, NHK reported Thursday.In another change, Google's crisis response page for the Japanese earthquake and tsunaminow works better when used with mobile phones, in particular lower-end phones that are very common. Google also has made it possible to search by telephone number at its person-finder site.It's provided Google Maps showing rolling blackout locations. And it's continuing to publish updated satellite photos of Japan on Google Maps.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Watch out, Austin, the Startup Buses have arrived]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 08:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>megatwitter</dc:creator>
<category>Gaming</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Aboard the Startup Bus, Team Bouncr watched the highway roll by while using the window as a see-through white board. AUSTIN, Texas--And so the Startup Bus has come to a stop.After three days on the road to get here from San Francisco, the coach full of &quot;buspreneurs&quot; I've been traveling with since early Tuesday morning has arrived for the South by Southwest Interactive Festival--historically abbreviated as SXSWi--and the chance to vie for the title of best startup created on the fly on the highways of America.Counting those aboard sister buses from Chicago, New York, Miami, and Cleveland--as well as on a second bus from San Francisco--about 160 entrepreneurs have crisscrossed the country building all kinds of applications and services while contending with poor Internet connections, even worse food, and little or no sleep. For me, this has been eye-opening. I've never spent time at any of the so-called startup weekends that have been popping up with increasing frequency, so I've never been immersed in the kind of all-you-can-code, -design, and -build intensity required by the rules of the Startup Bus.Those rules tasked the buspreneurs with forming teams from among strangers, conceiving of ideas, and executing, all before SXSWi begins on Friday. On Monday, one team from each bus, plus a seventh, at-large, team, will get the chance to pitch its new product or business to a team of as-yet-unknown judges. The first six teams will be chosen by the Startup Bus organizers, while the seventh will be picked by public voting.The buspreneurs file off the bus from San Francisco, having just arrived in Austin after three days on the Startup Bus.(Credit:Daniel Terdiman/CNET)It's been an inspiring experience watching the teams on my bus work. I'm easily distracted, so I don't know if I could concentrate long and hard enough to complete the job by Austin. But these folks seem to be effortlessly getting it done, despite fatigue and the temptation of casual conversation, beer, or, heaven forbid, a nap.But from the six teams on this bus, just one will get a chance to showcase its work and potentially win funding, the attention of mentors, placement in an incubator, or even all three. Perhaps the at-large team will be from our bus, but the odds are against it. For me, having gotten somewhat attached to these teams--call it Startup Bus Stockholm Syndrome--that seems too bad. But odds are odds.Earlier this afternoon, Jonas Huckestein, who's running our bus, stood in front of everyone as we made our way across the seemingly endless expanses of West Texas, and explained that there were in fact two deliverables each team had to produce.One is a Web presence for its application or business' The other is a 1- to 4-minute video showcasing the work, and the basic story the team wants to tell. In addition, teams have to finish uploading all their work to a central Startup Bus repository by midnight tonight since, Huckestein said, all work must be done by then. Anything finished after that won't be seen by the judges.Huckestein did say that discussions were under way to come up with a system where two teams from each bus would get a chance to square off for the judges in a kind of semifinal, but he couldn't guarantee it. In other words, your best bet for getting in front of the judges is to be the best on your bus. Good luck with that.For those coming from San Francisco, driving for countless hours through the deserts of the West has been a particular challenge owing to the scarcity of strong wireless Internet. That means, it would seem, that the teams coming from the east, who drove through more developed territory, could be seen to have a bit of an advantage, as they wouldn't have had to struggle so much to get online. Then again, not being on those buses, it's hard for me to confirm that that's true. Indeed, I haven't heard those kinds of sour grapes from anyone here. That's been my own sentiment, feeling protective of my buspreneurs over the dozens I didn't get a chance to spend three days with.The buspreneurs gather up their gear after arriving in Austin outside the famous Driskill hotel.(Credit:Daniel Terdiman/CNET)Now, having reached Austin, the trip is over. As anyone who follows my work knows, I am a big fan of being on the road, so as much as I love SXSWi (and the overall SXSW music and film fest), I'm feeling a little melancholy that there are no more miles to go.I'm not sure my fellow riders feel the same way. For them, the work is done, and the partying is just beginning.Stay tuned for coverage from the final Startup Bus presentations on Monday, and in the interim, watch this space for full coverage of SXSWi, and check out CNET's special SXSWi editions of Buzz Out Loud.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chrome beta hits v.10, Chrome dev hits v.11]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>webmyne</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=chrome-beta-hits-v-10-chrome-dev-hits-v-11</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Chrome speeds up its V8 JavaScript engine with the Crankshaft version in Chrome 10.(Credit:Google)Google released two new versions of Chrome yesterday, version 10 for beta users and version 11 for developers willing to put up with more instability.With Google's six-week update schedule, the new releases are milestones that Chrome users pass--often not necessarily noticing given the software's silent auto-update mechanism. But there are significant new features coming with the new beta.Top on Google's list is faster JavaScript with the &quot;Crankshaft&quot; version of the new V8 JavaScript engine. JavaScript runs increasingly sophisticated Web-based applications such as Google Docs, and this highly competitive aspect of browser performance has become even more so with the &quot;Chakra&quot; engine in the forthcoming IE9 from Microsoft.Crankshaft leaps ahead 65 percent on Google's own V8 benchmark suite. Note, though, that faster JavaScript is only one aspect of overall browser performance, and that other benchmarks such as Mozilla's Kraken can yield different results. Also in Chrome 10 (Windows | Mac | Linux) is hardware-accelerated video, which can increase computing efficiency and spare battery life' settings controls that move from a pop-up dialog box to a browser tab' and password synchronization among different installations of Chrome (though not, as withFirefox, with Chrome on Android).Google isn't talking much yet about its Chrome 11 (Windows | Mac | Linux) plans, but it looks like one interesting feature on the way is &quot;chromoting,&quot; which lets a Chrome browser remotely take over another machine over a network. It's not unlike LogMeIn or other remote desktop applications, but those can't be installed on a Chrome OS machine, so chromoting gives a browser-based mechanism. That, in turn, would let Chrome OS in effect remotely run some native software that wouldn't run on a Chrome OS machine.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GetJar aiming to rival Android Market]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>humidtar</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=getjar-aiming-to-rival-android-market</guid>
<description><![CDATA[App store GetJar plans to &quot;aggressively expand&quot; its software for Android devices with at least part of a new $25 million funding round.GetJar, which started its app shop in 2005, touts itself as the world's largest open app store and the second largest app store behind Apple's. GetJar boasts more than 1.5 billion downloads to date for multiple mobile platforms, including iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Symbian.(Credit:Screenshot by CNET)With the new capital, GetJar said it plans to expand its sales, marketing and engineering efforts. The company is eyeing the Android arena in particular and aims to become the leading alternative to the Android Market.GetJar's Android push comes as Google has revamped its Android Market to offer Web-based downloads and as Amazon plans to launch its own Android app store. Over the past year, San Mateo, Calif.-based GetJar has struck partnerships with such mobile players as Yahoo, Sprint, AT&amp;T, Zynga, and Angry Birds developer Rovio. GetJar said it's been able to triple its staff and beef up its European operations.The $25 million Series C round was led by Tiger Global Management. Accel Partners, which provided GetJar's Series A and B rounds, also joined in. This rounds follows one from last summer that raised $11 million.&quot;GetJar has the rare combination of a differentiated, cross platform app store solution coupled with a unique revenue model,&quot; Lee Fixel, managing director at Tiger Global Management, said today in a statement.Although GetJar can't provide iOS-based apps directly, the site does displayiPhone apps with links for people to download them from Apple's App Store.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DirecTV 3D channel launching Sunday]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lovislaiuy</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The first 24/7 TV channel featuring all 3D content in the U.S. arrives Sunday night.(Credit:Sony)They've been talking about it for long enough. On Sunday evening, Sony's3D TV channel is finally going live.3net will be available to DirecTV subscribers starting Sunday at 5 p.m. Pacific. The emphasis at the start will be on original content, airing two shows right off the bat called &quot;China Revealed&quot; and &quot;Forgotten Planet.&quot; 3net also promises &quot;an unprecedented&quot; stream of original 3D series, with a new one debuting every night.The satellite provider is the first distribution deal for the 24/7 3D channel that is a partnership between Sony, Discovery, and IMAX. Sony introduced the concept at CES in January 2010, and revealed the name of the channel last month atCES 2011.3D is central to Sony's consumer strategy right now, with the company being one of the first to heavily market 3D-capable TVs last year as well as 3D games forPlayStation 3, and having its own movie studio to churn out 3D movies. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bing to participate in World IPv6 Day]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>riauckli1</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=bing-to-participate-in-world-ipv6-day</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft's search engine will be one of the major Web sites available in a synchronized effort to iron out problems moving to a vastly more spacious Internet based on the coming IPv6 standard.&quot;On June 8, we will enable worldwide IPv6 connectivity to Bing.com, for the purposes of a one-day test,&quot; Bing program manager Kevin Boske said. &quot;Consumers with IPv6 Internet capabilities will automatically access this new method of connectivity. This necessitates both a device that supports IPv6 (like aWindows 7 PC), and support from your Internet provider.&quot;IPv6, or Internet Protocol version 6, comes with 340 trillion trillion trillion (that's 340 followed by 36 zeroes) Internet addresses. It's a lot more than the 4.3 billion enabled by the current IPv4. Moving to IPv6 is a complicated, global event that ultimately involves any device that attaches to the Internet.Its urgency is hastened by the fact that yesterday the Internet's central overseers handed out the last batches of IPv4 addresses. It'll be months before that IPv4 exhaustion cascades down to the level of companies that need to lease those addresses permanently, but the clock now is ticking.Some companies such as Facebook and Google already offer IPv6 access to their services, but generally only with IPv6-specific domains such as ipv6.google.com. On World IPv6 Day, the main domains will be available over IPv6, too.Mostly, this isn't a big deal--those with IPv4 will see the same IPv4-based versions of the Web sites, and those with IPv6 will get the content over IPv6. But for small fraction of IPv6 users with configuration issues, the Web sites aren't available, Yahoo and Google have said. World IPv6 Day is designed to track down such errors so they can be fixed before a broader transition to IPv6.The expense of shifting to IPv6--combined with the lack of much of an immediate reward for most IT administrators--has slowed the transition to a crawl over recent years, with cheaper incremental fixes such as address translation that can let multiple devices share a single IP address.That approach, though, threatens to fragment the Internet and make it hard for devices to be full peers on the network.&quot;Such an Internet is likely to grow increasingly less capable of serving our needs today. Rather than maintaining the status quo, the IPv4 Internet is likely to degenerate. If you get too many layers of [network translation], you cripple your ability to do end-to-end communications. Accessing a Web site might be possible, but accessing a file-sharing protocol or hosting your own content may become more and more difficult,&quot; Olaf Kolkman, chairman of the Internet Architecture Board, said at a press conference yesterday.Bing is, of course, a supplier of content on the Web, but Microsoft has an even greater presence at the consumer end of the Internet connection with Windows. Versions of its operating system since Windows XP Service Pack 1 have been able to handle IPv6.&quot;Microsoft and other major technology companies have been working behind the scenes for years to outline a clear path to the next generation Internet Protocol, IPv6,&quot; Boske said. &quot;Although a complete migration will take years, we are hopeful that the vast majority of people will never notice the transition.&quot;<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Two years later, AT&T realizes Android's potential]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 08:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>cleallomo</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=two-years-later-att-realizes-androids-potential</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Android and 4G figure to play a huge role in AT&amp;amp'T coming year.(Credit:Phandroid)After two years of lightly treading in the Android waters, AT&amp;T is finally ready to start swimming for the deep end of the pool. And almost as if it were pure coincidence, the carrier's broader ambitions come into light as it prepares to lose exclusivity of theiPhone. Looking ahead, AT&amp;T has plenty of Android on the roadmap for 2011, confirmed by a recently leaked internal document. The details uncovered by Phandroid indicate that the carrier plans to offer at least 12 new devices in the coming year, including a pair of exclusive smartphones. Looking at AT&amp;T's current lineup of Android phones, it's hard to get very excited. Sure, the Captivate is a great device, but it doesn't stand out from the other Galaxy S models of its time. The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is fantastic hardware, but it's hindered by the outdated software. The rest of the roster is a lesson in smartphone mediocrity with assorted handsets from HTC and Motorola. The near future looks to take sharp turn for the positive, however, with three new phones deserving of your attention.  Just asCES was kicking off in early January, the carrier unveiled the Motorola Atrix 4G, the HTC Inspire 4G, and Samsung Infuse 4G. A quick glance at their respective specs and it's obvious that AT&amp;T is starting to &quot;get&quot; Android.While any one of these would instantly rise to the top of their class, it's the Atrix 4G that really gets me excited. In fact, given its impressive hardware, I'd be willing to bet big money that this Atrix is one of the two exclusives that AT&amp;T plans to get behind in 2011. Not only are we looking at a dual-core phone with laptop docking capabilities, but I'm also thinking it should carry a very attractive price point. A pair of recent sightings indicate the smartphone as carrying a $149 price tag once it arrives in late February or early March. And as for that laptop dock, Motorola may ask only $150 for it. So, for a shade under $300, you will be able to carry around an ultralight, yet powerful laptop, powered by Android. Outside of the Atrix 4G, I might look for something out of Sony Ericsson. AT&amp;T was the only provider to bring the Xperia X10 to the United States last year, so it seems fitting that they might offer the Xperia Arc. Sony Ericsson, much like AT&amp;T, is looking for second chance at Android with its 2011 plans.  Of course, another possibility is the Xperia Play, aka thePlayStation phone, which is said to be right around the corner. Regardless of who makes the device or which particular one it might be, I have a renewed faith in AT&amp;T. Let's hope the days of Backflips, Flipouts, and Flipsides truly are behind us.  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Roundup: Which AV receiver is right for you]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Leeta</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Pioneer VSX-1020-K(Credit:CNET/Sarah Tew)When people ask &quot;Which AV receiver should I buy&quot; the answer depends on what you're looking for. For some, the Pioneer VSX-1020-K's excellent out-of-the-boxiPod connectivity is a must-have feature, but audiophiles couldn't care less about listening to an iPod on their home stereo system' they're better off with the Denon AVR-1911. Our list of best AV receivers is still the easiest way to see how rank different models, but here we've tried to narrow down the choices based on what kind of buyer you are.Best overall value: Pioneer VSX-1020-KThe Pioneer VSX-1020-K isn't the highest-rated receiver we've tested, but it's the one we'd most frequently recommend for the average buyer. That's because it offers unparalalled value, with its street price running as low as $360 these days. That low price is even more impressive when you consider it has excellent sound quality, six HDMI inputs and the ability to connect your iPod directly to its front panel USB port--and Pioneer even includes a cable.Best overall midrange receiver: Yamaha RX-V667If you don't mind paying a little extra, the Yamaha RX-V667 is the flat-out best overall midrange receiver we tested. Great sound quality, six HDMI inputs, 7.1 analog inputs and a best-in-class graphical user interface add up to the top-rated AV receiver for 2010. It's not quite as good of a value as the Pioneer because of its $500 street price, but it may be worth paying for if you want any of its niche features.Best-sounding AV receiver: Denon AVR-1911For the audiophile, the choice is easy: buy the receiver that sounds the best. That's the Denon AVR-1911, which outclasses both the Pioneer VSX-1020-K and Yamaha RX-V667 in audio performance. Its overall rating was held back a litte by its lack of a graphical user interface and less overall connectivity, but if you can get past those shortcomings, the AVR-1911 will wow you with its sound.Best looking AV receiver: Marantz NR1601 or Harman Kardon AVR 2600Honestly, looks aren't a high priority when I'm choosing an AV receiver, but for some buyers decor matters. The Marantz NR1601 is truly unique with its slimline design, and its sleek metal front panel is attractive, too. The Harman Kardon AVR 2600 is another excellent design pick, with its handsome two-tone style giving it a more refined look than other &quot;black box&quot; AV receivers.Most HDMI connectivity for the money: Onkyo HT-RC260The Onkyo fared worse in our review than some of the company's previous AV receivers, but its ace in the hole is that the HT-RC260 offers six HDMI inputs and sells online for a little over $300. On the other hand, with the VSX-1020-K available for only $360, we think most buyers would be wise to spend a little more.Want more details Be sure to check out all the full reviews, plus our full AV receivers comparison chart.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Senator who opposes antipiracy bill under pressure]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>winbugpnos2u</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing and advertising</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Supporters of an antipiracy bill introduced into the Senate last year appear ready to put some pressure on one of the legislation's chief opponents. Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, was instrumental in blocking the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) late last year. COICA was introduced by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and passed in that committee unanimously. But it was  derailed when Wyden opposed it. Individual senators can place holds on pending legislation.Since the legislation was introduced very late in the prior congressional session, Wyden's opposition forced supporters to wait until Congress reconvened. Now that Congress is back to work, Leahy has said he will again try to get COICA passed. The bill already has the backing of the major Hollywood film studios and record labels, but a mostly new group of supporters sent a letter today to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, praising him for past antipiracy efforts and asking for his support in getting COICA passed. Among the companies that signed the letter, Nike, one of Oregon's largest and most influential companies, was at the top of the list. A little lower was Adidas, another large company with operations in Oregon. &quot;We encourage you to work with your colleagues in the Administration and the Congress toward enactment of the principles central to ... the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act.&quot; --COICA supporters Maybe it was a coincidence that Nike was so conspicuous, but either way, COICA backers are sending a message that the bill has heavyweight support. In addition to Nike, some of the other companies or groups that signed the letter included Viacom, NBC Universal, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League, Voltage Pictures (makers of the Oscar-winning film &quot;The Hurt Locker&quot;), Chanel, Burberry Limited, and Major League Baseball. Copyright owners appear to really want COICA and for good reason. They have battled illegal file sharing for years with little success. They have argued that Internet piracy harms the U.S. economy and kills jobs here. While the studies done on the economic impacts caused by illegal file sharing were questioned by the Government Accountability Office last year, there is some growing support that entertainment companies are ailing. Music sales are down, and last week Sony Corp. announced it will shut down a CD-manufacturing plant in Pitman, N.J. About 300 people will be laid off. Sony once operated three CD-making operations in the United States. It now has one. COICA would give the government sweeping power to shut down domain names belonging to U.S.-based pirate sites as well as the authority to order Internet service providers to cut off access to similar sites overseas. The Department of Justice would also have the authority to order credit card companies to stop processing transactions from suspected Web sites and order online advertising services, such as Google, to boot the sites off their ad networks and sever financial ties. One of the underlying themes of COICA is to choke off money-making abilities of pirate sites. Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden said 'the content industry has piggybacked on the legitimate (anti-counterfeiting) efforts of apparel designers.' (Credit:Mark Finkenstaedt for the senator.)Opponents say the legislation is censorship. This afternoon, Wyden's office released this statement to CNET: &quot;Senator Wyden has long worked with U.S. industry on combating the trafficking of counterfeit goods like fake shoes and apparel. But going after trade in real merchandise can be done in a variety of effective ways, like inspecting shipping containers at American ports of entry to identify and seize fake merchandise. &quot;Unfortunately, the content industry has piggybacked on the legitimate efforts of apparel designers to combat counterfeit goods and now threaten the integrity of the Internet as a means to combat intellectual property infringement. The Internet is too important to our economy and to advancing American values to be inappropriately regulated and censored under the guise of protecting IP, which is why Congress and the Administration should be as cautious as it is surgical when it aims its sights on the Internet.&quot; Below is the text of the letter dated January 18, 2011 and addressed to Eric Holder, attorney general, and John Morton, from U.S Immigration &amp; Customs Enforcement. We run companies large and small that represent diverse aspects of America's intellectual property community. While our employees live in different regions of the country, and work to produce a variety of goods and services, they have several important things in common - they work hard, they are committed to quality and innovation and they welcome competition. However, allowing others to unfairly compete by stealing the ideas, innovations and intellectual property rights created by our employees cannot be tolerated. This theft diminishes our ability to keep and create jobs, and makes it far more difficult to attract the capital needed to invest in new products and services. In order to protect our free enterprise system, and the standard of living it has contributed to our nation, it is critical that we multiply our efforts to identify and punish the criminals who steal what we create and produce. Thus, we appreciate the effort and energy behind Operation in Our Sites. The actions announced on November 29, 2010 once again demonstrated that, just as in the physical world, prosecutors and courts can judiciously assess evidence and distinguish between legitimate businesses and criminal enterprises that flout the law and profit from the ingenuity of others. We believe that the online marketplace can only work for consumers and creators if there is respect for property rights and the rule of law - and urge you to continue to act against the kinds of domains that you have targeted. Unfortunately, there are far too many sites stealing from our businesses but we believe that your efforts will drive consumers to the many legitimate online ventures and services that we have worked hard to foster and support. We encourage you to work with your colleagues in the Administration and the Congress toward enactment of the principles central to S. 3804 - the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act. The legislation crafted by Senators Leahy and Hatch was unanimously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee and will undoubtedly be reintroduced this congress. The proposal expounds upon the law enforcement techniques at the heart of &quot;Operation In Our Sites&quot; and will ensure that rogue sites cannot evade U.S. jurisdiction by escaping offshore to foreign-based registrars, registries and country codes in order to peddle stolen American intellectual property back into the U.S. market. In addition, the Leahy-Hatch proposal provides an entirely new level of protection for U.S. rights holders by establishing the legal framework necessary to disrupt the business models of the illicit, offshore sites by starving them of the financing, advertising and access to consumers upon which they depend. The carefully balanced measure would allow American law enforcement officials and U.S. courts to deny thieves the ability to use the Internet to enter the U.S. market and undermine our businesses while reaping financial gain for themselves. We hope that you will continue dedicating resources to Operation in Our Sites and work toward the Obama Administration's endorsement of the Leahy-Hatch legislation.         Greg Sandoval     Full Profile E-mail Greg Sandoval   E-mail Greg Sandoval If you have a question or comment for Greg Sandoval, you can submit it here. However, because our editors and writers receive hundreds of requests, we cannot tell you when you may receive a response.   Submit your question or comment here: 0 of 1500 characters       Greg Sandoval covers media and digital entertainment for CNET News. He is a former reporter for The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times.  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple savvy in focus: The iPhone 4 camera]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>vietdragons</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=apple-savvy-in-focus-the-iphone-4-camera</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Apple'siPhone 4 camera packs a technology that a lot of buyers of the phone may have missed: a new image sensor tech that is coming into focus--pardon the pun--as camera makers like Kodak adopt the technology in higher-end cameras. Steve Jobs discusses the iPhone 4&amp;39's backside illumination (or illuminated) sensor technology at the phone&amp;39's rollout event.(Credit:CNET/James Martin)The technology, called backside illumination, or BSI, was highlighted by Steve Jobs when he took the stage to roll out the new iPhone, as Joshua Goldman of CNET Reviews wrote here. Apple's savviness shines through here. The company had to do its homework to get out in front of this trend, particularly in smartphones, which are not necessarily known for having the latest and greatest camera technology. BSI sensors improve the image sensor's sensitivity--by boosting the amount of light captured--and, as a result, improve low-light performance while reducing noise. Sony was one of the first to announce the technology back in 2008. Another company, OmniVision, has made this available for smartphones. OmniVision's BSI design takes the traditional CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) image sensor and turns the image sensor upside down, which is actually the most unobstructed way for light to strike the pixel. Why Because conventional front-side illumination image sensors are left with relatively little photo-sensitive area after all of the transistors, dielectric layers, and metal circuitry are added on top. Kodak&amp;39's upcoming EasyShare Max uses a Sony backside illumination CMOS sensor. (Credit:Kodak)I stumbled across one of the most recent applications of the technology during my trek across the vast north, central, and south halls atCES earlier this month. There, I bumped into the Kodak booth, where the U.S. camera company was showing off its new high-end EasyShare Max--(which is also mentioned here). To contrast the difference with conventional sensors, Kodak has posted an example of a BSI sensor-generated image on its EasyShare Max page. In ad copy, Kodak describes BSI as follows: &quot;CMOS sensors deliver higher quality pixels--better pixels are better than more pixels. Kodak's first BSI CMOS sensor delivers stunning low-light picture quality with less noise and less blur--no flash needed.&quot; The copy about better pixels is important--a point Apple has made too. Kodak, to date, has been mostly an advocate of more pixels, not necessarily better pixels. And Kodak is late to the BSI sensor party. It is not only following Apple but a host of other camera manufacturers like Sony--most recently in its Cyber-shot--and Samsung, as CNET Reviews has pointed out in the past. But the fact that Apple, a smartphone maker, was one of the first to get this into a phone demonstrates Apple's tech smarts and heightens the anticipation for future iPhone 5 andiPad 2 products.  <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple, News Corp. push back The Daily launch]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=apple-news-corp--push-back-the-daily-launch</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 08:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>karocruora</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=apple-news-corp--push-back-the-daily-launch</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Turns out you'll have to wait a bit longer to see The Daily, Rupert Murdoch's long-awaitediPad news service. Apple and News Corp. have made a joint decision to push back next week's planned launch, according to sources familiar with the companies' plans. The delay is supposed to give Apple time to tweak its new subscription service for publications sold through its iTunes platform.Plans to hold debut the iPad newspaper at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art on Wednesday have been tabled &quot;for weeks, not months,&quot; I'm told.The issue isn't with the app itself, which News Corp. executives and their proxies have been showing off over the last few weeks, but a new subscription feature that Apple is building into iTunes.As I noted last month, The Daily was supposed &quot;to use a new 'push' subscription feature from Apple, where iTunes automatically bills customers on a weekly or monthly basis, and a new edition shows up on customers' iPads every morning.&quot;A pr rep from News Corp., which also owns this Web site, confirmed the delay, but wouldn't comment further. Apple declined to comment.Story Copyright (c) 2010 AllThingsD. All rights reserved.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: All iPhones with OS 4.3 to get mobile hot spots]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=report-all-iphones-with-os-4-3-to-get-mobile-hot-spots</link>
<comments>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=report-all-iphones-with-os-4-3-to-get-mobile-hot-spots</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>faustodeib</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=report-all-iphones-with-os-4-3-to-get-mobile-hot-spots</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Why yes, I would like this feature on my AT&amp;amp'T iPhone, thanks!(Credit:Bonny Cha/CNET)Yesterday Verizon (finally) announced that it is getting the iPhone for its wireless network. It wasn't much of a surprise--the rumors have been around for years and really came to a head in the last couple of weeks. But a revelation that wasn't widely expected was that the Verizon iPhone could work as a personal Wi-Fi hot spot. This essentially allows theiPhone to act as a Wi-Fi access point for up to five devices, allowing them to connect to Verizon's 3G network wherever the phone has coverage.This type of easy tethering caught the attention of some AT&amp;T iPhone users, as the feature is not available on current iPhones. TheVerizon iPhone was noted as running a version of iOS 4.3, whereas current GSM iPhones are running 4.2. Thus the rumors started swirling that 4.3--released to developers today--would bring the feature to all iPhone's capable of running the OS, Verizon or AT&amp;T-based.And now, BGR, formerly known Boy Genius Report, says that the feature will indeed be available to all iPhones capable of running 4.3. Right now, that's looking like iPhone 4 on Verizon and AT&amp;T, as well as the 3Gs on AT&amp;T, or unlocked on another GSM provider.For the personal hot spot to work, it's likely that the phone will have to have carrier support. Right now, AT&amp;T charges a premium for Internet tethering, which is essentially what this is, and Verizon allows it with its top data plan. There's no telling now how other carriers, like T-Mobile, would implement it, if at all.Of course, this is all according to a BGR source, who remains a mystery. It could be all false, but considering that the current version of iOS allows for USB and Bluetooth tethering, it doesn't at all seem far-fetched. We'll find out when 4.3 gets pushed to all iPhone users, whenever that is. But the next logical question is: will iPads with 3G get this feature<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CES: JVC launches prosumer HD 3D camcorder]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ces-jvc-launches-prosumer-hd-3d-camcorder</link>
<comments>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ces-jvc-launches-prosumer-hd-3d-camcorder</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ammieamaaa</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ces-jvc-launches-prosumer-hd-3d-camcorder</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(Credit:JVC America)LAS VEGAS--It was a bit unfortunate for JVC that its &quot;world's first consumer camcorder to offer 3D recording in Full HD&quot; came the day after Sony's announcement of its consumer full HD 3D camcorder, the HDR-TD10' it's even similarly named to JVC's offering, the Everio GS-TD1.Like Sony's offering, the JVC model has two of everything that counts: a pair of 3-megapixel BSI CMOS sensors and two f1.2 lenses (5x zoom in 3D, 10x in 2D). It only has a single processing engine--unattractively dubbed &quot;Falconbrid&quot;--but that's just marketing. A single engine can handle the bandwidth if it's designed correctly.Of course, the AVCHD specification doesn't support a full-HD 3D stream, only half-width side-by-side 3D, so JVC has developed a proprietary format it calls &quot;LR Independent format,&quot; with a maximum bitrate of 34 megabits per second.The TD1 also has some other 3D-oriented features, including 3D sound, &quot;Optical Axis Automatic Stabilization System for disparity control to give depth to 3D images&quot; (I have no clue what that is) and 3D still photos and time-lapse. It has a 3.5-inch glasses-free 3D touch panel and 64GB of built-in memory.It's slated to ship in March for $1,999.95.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CES: Consumer tech heavies move into smart home]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ces-consumer-tech-heavies-move-into-smart-home</link>
<comments>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ces-consumer-tech-heavies-move-into-smart-home</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dermedikus</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ces-consumer-tech-heavies-move-into-smart-home</guid>
<description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS--For some consumer electronics companies, the living room is just the start. Coming next is a home filled with connected appliances and gadgets that can be remotely controlled and programmed to shave down energy bills. At the Consumer Electronics Show, LG on today touted its line of Thinq &quot;smart&quot; appliances, which use a Wi-Fi connection and a smart meter to bring features, such as programming appliances to work at off-peak times or diagnosing appliance problems through customer service online.LG takes on the smarter, green home (photos) Its booth at CES featured its array of smart appliances, including a connected washer, dryer, refrigerator, and a robot vacuum cleaner. All devices can be networked and controlled with a PC or touch-screen device, such as a smart phone or tablet.LG also showed off some features of its household appliances that make them more energy efficient, such as an alternative washer drum design. In electronics, LG is making improvements to its cell phones to reduce power consumption and improve recycling.A few steps away in the Panasonic booth, the Japanese industrial giant has a display showing all the equipment it is developing for a connected, energy-smart home.Panasonic this year is showing off a home energy management system that uses a small gateway device to connect to appliances and an electric vehicle charging station. From a TV, people can also see their energy and water consumption.Panasonic's home energy system (photos) It also has a fuel cell that produces electricity and heat for hot water from natural gas. Meanwhile, Panasonic has developed batteries for home storage and recently closed its acquisition of Sanyo, giving it a line of solar panels to sell.Elsewhere at CES, other large companies, including Toshiba and General Electric, are expected to show off digital home energy offerings. Several other companies are working on home automation from various directions, such as offering energy management with home security.Verizon today showed off a home monitoring and control service it will begin pilot testing in New Jersey this quarter. People will be able to purchase a kit which Z-Wave wireless devices, such as a Web security camera or wireless thermostat, and use Verizon's portal to manage security or program indoor climate and track energy usage.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Comcast to stream live TV to iPad, Android tablets]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=comcast-to-stream-live-tv-to-ipad-android-tablets</link>
<comments>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=comcast-to-stream-live-tv-to-ipad-android-tablets</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>wanbimsiryy85</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=comcast-to-stream-live-tv-to-ipad-android-tablets</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Comcast will allow for in-home streaming of its live and On Demand content to theiPad andAndroid tablets later this year, the company announced today.So far, details on the streaming option are slim. Comcast only revealed that users &quot;will be able to watch live news, TV shows, and movies in their homes whenever they want.&quot; The company didn't say how it will stream content to those devices nor if it will charge an additional fee for the service. It plans to unveil a few more details at the Citigroup Investor Conference later today.In addition to the new streaming service, Comcast announced its plans to update its Xfinity TV offering.For one, the company has initiated plans to roll out its &quot;play now&quot; feature in the next couple weeks, which allows users of its Xfinity TV iPad app, which launched in November, to &quot;watch nearly 3,000 hours of On Demand content, including popular movies and hit TV shows, either in the home or on-the-go.&quot; The service will offer more content &quot;in the weeks and months ahead,&quot; Comcast said.The company's Xfinity TV Web site, which offers access to more than 150,000 pieces of video content, has been updated with the ability for Comcast subscribers to search for programming and change channels on their television from their computers. Users can also program their DVRs from the site.Comcast finds itself in a battle with competitors over delivering content to tablets. Last December, Dish Network offered subscribers the ability to watch live TV and DVR recordings on their iPad with the help of Sling Media's Sling Adapter. Time Warner Cable showed off an iPad app prototype last year that the company hoped, would eventually allow users to watch shows while on-the-go, and finish watching them on their televisions when they returned home.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hands-on with Ford's Sync AppLink and Pandora]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=hands-on-with-fords-sync-applink-and-pandora</link>
<comments>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=hands-on-with-fords-sync-applink-and-pandora</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Neha</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=hands-on-with-fords-sync-applink-and-pandora</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Google requests delay of new Google TVs]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=report-google-requests-delay-of-new-google-tvs</link>
<comments>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=report-google-requests-delay-of-new-google-tvs</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 08:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>ingjuzi3</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=report-google-requests-delay-of-new-google-tvs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google TV in action.Google TV is apparently encountering a bit of static that has resulted in a programming change.A host of TV manufacturers has been expected to unveil new Internet-ready TVs at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next month. But Google has asked them to delay their plans so it can overhaul the Google TV software, according to a New York Times report that cited people familiar with the company's plans. Google representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The move comes less than a week after Google released an update to the software in an effort to make it more user friendly and improve Netflix integration. The Netflix experience on the previous software version was described by some reviewers as antiquated, and CNET's Matthew Moskovciak went so far as to say the software's &quot;Netflix app is about two generations behind those for competitors, such as Roku and Sony'sPS3.&quot;Google TV is one of the more high-profile attempts in recent history by the tech industry to marry the PC-based Internet and the traditional television world. Logitech and Sony have released devices running the software, which allows users to watch regular old broadcast television while pulling up a series of Internet-based applications and Web sites.However, Google TV has gotten off to a rocky start, and the search giant is still trying to get the big media companies to warm up to the software platform. So far, all of the major broadcast networks have blocked Google TV from providing access to their online content. NBC, CBS, ABC, and Fox all block full episodes of their shows from appearing on the software platform that enables users to view Web content and video on their home TVs. However, Google TV supporters note that all the software does is make the freely available content posted to the Web by broadcasters accessible on TV sets.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google says it was cut off from USDA project bid]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=google-says-it-was-cut-off-from-usda-project-bid</link>
<comments>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=google-says-it-was-cut-off-from-usda-project-bid</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ismarterguy</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=google-says-it-was-cut-off-from-usda-project-bid</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google is claiming that it was not given a chance to bid on a cloud-computing project for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for which the contract was awarded to rival Microsoft.Announced yesterday, Microsoft's winning bid will kick off a project to move 120,000 USDA employees to the company's cloud-based Business Productivity Online Suite, a collection of applications that includes Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Office Communications Online.Though Microsoft already counts more than 500 state and local agencies among its cloud-computing customers, the new project marks its first with a cabinet-level federal agency.But the news wasn't well-received at Google headquarters, which said it never had a chance to compete for the business despite its contention that its solution is the more cost-effective one.&quot;We were not given the opportunity to bid for USDA's business,&quot; a Google spokesman said in a statement e-mailed to CNET. &quot;When there has been a full and open competition - as with the General Services Administration, Wyoming, Colorado, and Los Angeles - customers have chosen Google Apps, and taxpayers are saving millions of dollars.&quot; The USDA said that over the past six months it had been working closely with Microsoft and Dell on a plan to move its 120,000 workers to a cloud-based environment. Security, always of paramount important to government agencies, was a key consideration. Microsoft's cloud infrastructure has been given Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Authority to Operate (ATO), which certifies a secure and trustworthy environment for the government. Google Apps for Government is also FISMA-certified.&quot;Migrating an enterprise of USDA's size and complexity from multiple environments, across multiple agencies, requires not only a trusted enterprise-ready solution, but also a partner who is able to work with us and navigate everything from archiving to authentication to mobile phone support,&quot; USDA CIO Chris Smith said in a statement.Microsoft does tend to win most government cloud-computing contracts, according to Reuters. And though Google has increasingly been fighting for its slice of the public sector piece, the company has maintained that it's cut off from the bidding process by agencies failing to look beyond Microsoft. In early November, the search giant filed a lawsuit against the federal government claiming that the U.S. Department of the Interior did not properly consider Google Apps when it was searching for a new Web-based document system.Still, Google has managed to pick up more government business recently. Last year, the company won a $7.2 million contract from the city of Los Angeles to move its staffers to Google Apps for Government. And in the last few weeks, the search giant was part of a team that captured a $6.7 million contract to migrate the U.S. General Services Administration to its Google Apps suite.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chrome OS puts the cloud in your hands]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=chrome-os-puts-the-cloud-in-your-hands</link>
<comments>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=chrome-os-puts-the-cloud-in-your-hands</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Elsa</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=chrome-os-puts-the-cloud-in-your-hands</guid>
<description><![CDATA[$lazy(window.GeckoVideoPlayer, CBSi.lazy.videoPlayer, function(){loadGeckoVideoPlayer({parentElement: 'universalVideoid50097179',flashVars:{autoplay: 'false',adTargetType: 'Page',adPreroll: 'true',contentType: 'id',contentValue: '50097179',playlistDisplay: 'over'}},'blogLarge')'})'<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[eBay buys Milo to unite online, offline shopping]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ebay-buys-milo-to-unite-online-offline-shopping</link>
<comments>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ebay-buys-milo-to-unite-online-offline-shopping</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:10:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sophia004</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ebay-buys-milo-to-unite-online-offline-shopping</guid>
<description><![CDATA[eBay has bought a local-shopping service that it expects will help both buyers and sellers by uniting online and offline shopping.The auction site said yesterday that it has acquired Milo, a Web site designed to help shoppers find products available at their local brick-and-mortar stores and compare prices with those from online retailers.Though pointing buyers to products at local stores may seem at odds with eBay's online marketplace, the company believes the acquisition will open up new opportunities for buyers and sellers.&quot;Since eBay is an online marketplace and doesn't compete with brick-and-mortar stores, adding local store inventory to the eBay marketplace is a natural extension of what we've been doing for 15 years--bringing buyers and sellers together to access the largest selection available anywhere,&quot; Mark Carges, chief technology officer and senior vice president for global products at eBay Marketplaces, said in a statement.Partnering with 140 different retail outlets, Milo offers prices for around 3 million products across 52,000 stores in the U.S. Its search results include more than 90 small and medium-sized businesses, according to eBay, helping the small fry compete with larger retailers. By integrating Milo, eBay said it plans to bring the inventories of small retailers into the online world and allow eBay sellers with physical storefronts to sell their goods locally. &quot;Local commerce companies like Milo are blurring the lines between in-store and online shopping,&quot; Carges said. &quot;By making accurate, real-time, local store inventory and pricing available to online and mobile shoppers, we see a huge opportunity for local retailers, small businesses, and eBay sellers to reach more buyers, and for consumers to make more informed buying decisions.&quot;eBay is looking to add Milo's local product engine to its online marketplace and mobile apps. eBay's RedLaser iPhone app, which scans product barcodes to compare prices, will also soon incorporate results from Milo.Terms of the deal were not announced. However, the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) said that several blogs reported a purchase price of $75 million.eBay's once weakening auction business has staged a recovery this year, helping to deliver stronger earnings and sales over the past couple of quarters. But the company is still searching for new ways and new markets to drive profitability.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nokia: Symbian beats Meego for enterprise]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=nokia-symbian-beats-meego-for-enterprise</link>
<comments>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=nokia-symbian-beats-meego-for-enterprise</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>garnersteen12</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=nokia-symbian-beats-meego-for-enterprise</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nokia plans to stick with Symbian as its main business phone platform even when MeeGo, its new top-end operating system, is released.On Tuesday, Nokia business smartphones chief Ilari Nurmi told ZDNet UK that Nokia had &quot;great converged device plans based on the MeeGo platform&quot; and that there were &quot;different types of needs and wants in the enterprise market,&quot; but the new OS would not be pitched at the enterprise as a replacement for the aging Symbian.&quot;It's very important to note that Symbian is the primary platform today and will also be the primary platform in the future,&quot; Nurmi said.MeeGo is intended to span devices ranging from smartphones to notebook computers. It is already available as a Netbook OS but is yet to appear on a handset. The first MeeGo phone is due in 2011.Read more of &quot; Nokia: MeeGo will not displace Symbian as enterprise OS&quot; at ZDNet UK.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft launches Xbox Live Rewards program]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=microsoft-launches-xbox-live-rewards-program</link>
<comments>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=microsoft-launches-xbox-live-rewards-program</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hyipmonitoring</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=microsoft-launches-xbox-live-rewards-program</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has unveiled its new Rewards program for Xbox Live.(Credit:Screenshot by Don Reisinger/CNET)Microsoft has officially launched its freeXbox Live Rewards program to give users recognition for their &quot;time and dedication&quot; to Xbox Live.Upon joining the program, gamers will earn Microsoft Points--Xbox Live's currency--by simply using the service. Those who renew their Xbox Live Gold membership for one year, for example, will earn 200 Microsoft Points. Activating and using Netflix on Xbox Live nets users 100 Microsoft Points. According to Microsoft, users will also receive Points for purchasing &quot;select Xbox Live Marketplace content,&quot; but the company didn't say which content applies and how many Points users can earn.According to Larry Hryb, better known as Major Nelson, Microsoft's Xbox Live director of programming, users will also be able to earn points playing games on Xbox Live.Microsoft said that the Rewards program is available to those with a free Xbox Live membership, but Gold Members have more opportunities to earn Points.As users continue to rack up Microsoft Points (they're limited to 15,000 Points earned during a 12-month period), they can use them to buy &quot;content and other cool gear&quot; in the Xbox Live Marketplace, Microsoft said.Microsoft's decision to launch a rewards program comes on the heels of Sony announcing a similar offering back in October.The freePlayStation Rewards program offers users the chance to earn prizes by playing games, buying content on the PlayStation Network, and performing other activities. However, rather than earn points, Sony's option places gamers into three reward tiers--Select, Pro, and Legendary--based on their activity. The higher a user gets in those tiers, the better the rewards.PlayStation Rewards is currently available by invite only to PlayStation Plus and Gamer Advisory Panel members. Sony said when it announced the program that it plans on making it available to the entire PlayStation community next spring.The Xbox Live Rewards service is available to all Xbox Live users &quot;in the U.S. and U.K. only,&quot; Major Nelson reported on his blog.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WikiLeaks: We are under denial of service attack]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=wikileaks-we-are-under-denial-of-service-attack</link>
<comments>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=wikileaks-we-are-under-denial-of-service-attack</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 08:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Imminkamumb</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing and advertising</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=wikileaks-we-are-under-denial-of-service-attack</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Whistleblower WikiLeaks said today its Web site has been targeted by a massive computer attack, just hours before an expected release of classified U.S. documents.&quot;We are currently under a mass distributed denial of service attack,&quot; WikiLeaks said on its Twitter feed. Efforts to reach the page as of this writing were unsuccessful.The site released 75,000 confidential files on the war in Afghanistan in July and defied a series of warnings from the Pentagon and other government officials by releasing nearly 400,000 secret files from the Iraq war last month. In a Twitter post last week, the whistleblower site announced it was preparing to release its largest cache of classified documents.&quot;Next release is 7x the size of the Iraq War Logs. Intense pressure over it for months,&quot; WikiLeaks said last week.In a follow-up Twitter post today, WikiLeaks said newspapers such as El Pais, Le Monde, Der Speigel, The Guardian, and the New York Times would post the files, even if its site was inaccessible. (Update at 1:30 p.m. PT: The files have since been released, revealing that the U.S. ordered surveillance of U.N. leaders.)The White House has condemned the leaks, saying they put lives at risk, and conservative commentators argued that Wikileaks.org should be shut down by any means necessary.  The WikiLeaks Web site has in the past been proposed as the first public target for a U.S. government cyberattack. One Washington newspaper argued that WikiLeaks' offshore Web site should be attacked and rendered &quot;inoperable&quot; by the U.S. government. A State Department adviser under President George W. Bush wrote a column calling on the U.S. military to &quot;electronically assault WikiLeaks and any telecommunications company offering its services to this organization.&quot;  Bradley Manning, an Army intelligence specialist, is suspected of being a source for the document-sharing Web site and was charged in June with obtaining &quot;more than 150,000 diplomatic cables&quot; from the State Department. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Black Friday sees online spending rise]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=black-friday-sees-online-spending-rise</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 08:10:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>hongchen</dc:creator>
<category>Marketing and advertising</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=black-friday-sees-online-spending-rise</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Online spending on Black Friday increased nearly 16 percent compared with last year, with social networking sites gaining momentum as a source for shopping tips and mobile devices playing an increasingly important role.According to numbers from Coremetrics, which culled data from the sites of more than 500 U.S. retailers, including Bloomingdale's, Macy's, and Petco, online sales were up 15.9 percent, with the average order value rising about $20, from $170.19 to $190.80.The researcher said that though the percentage of shoppers arriving at retail sites from social networking sites was still relatively small, the phenomenon was gaining momentum, with--not surprisingly--Facebook at the fore. The company said shoppers were using sites like Facebook to find out about deals and inventory levels. It also said the slice of shoppers arriving at sites via mobile devices jumped 26.7 percent year-over-year.&quot;We're watching online retail, and increasingly social media and mobile, become the growth engines for retailers everywhere, as consumers embrace online shopping not only for its ease and convenience, but as a primary means of researching goods and services,&quot; John Squire, the company's chief strategy officer, said in a statement.Coremetrics pointed to another trend as well, saying &quot;surgical shopping&quot; seemed to be widespread, with people checking out 18 percent fewer products on sites than they did a year ago--an indication that they target a specific product rather than browsing.And health and beauty, and department-store sites saw encouraging figures. Shoppers spent 17.7 percent more time in virtual department stores, and health and beauty retailers reported a 73.1 percent increase in first-time buyers year over year, and a 53.4 percent increase in the number of visits in which shoppers actually clicked away with a purchase.Still, online shopping has yet to conquer the cash register. According to the Associated Press, online deals account for between 8 percent and 10 percent of holiday spending.Update, 2:50 p.m. PDT:Researcher ShopperTrak said Black Friday sales figures for brick-and-mortar stores barely registered an increase over last year, rising a mere 0.3 percent. The company said, however, that the message was mixed because figures for the first two weeks of November were unexpectedly strong--a rise of about 6 percent year over year. &quot;Additionally, a percentage of retailers concentrated on pushing folks to their Websites with various online-only sales, which most likely influenced Black Friday performance as well,&quot; ShopperTrak founder Bill Martin said in a statement.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[People Power rides 'Internet of things' to smart grid]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=people-power-rides-internet-of-things-to-smart-grid</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Niki</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=people-power-rides-internet-of-things-to-smart-grid</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The best path to energy-efficient electronics is connecting them to the Internet, according to People Power.The Silicon Valley-based company today launched a system that uses embedded networking chips and Internet software, called the Energy Services Platform, to monitor and control plugged-in devices for better efficiency. It says it's working with some business partners and expects its products to be available in the first quarter of next year.People Power is targeting manufacturers with its networking chip which can be embedded in electronic devices for remote control and monitoring.(Credit:People Power)There are dozens of companies seeking to reduce waste in electronics with energy monitoring and control technologies, with many developing home energy management systems made available through utilities.People Power, by contrast, is targeting electronics manufacturers, such as Japanese office equipment and appliance manufacturers. It has developed an embeddable networking module that will connect equipment, such as TVs and copy machines, to the Internet over a wireless network. Once connected, electronics can be monitored for power consumption and controlled to improve efficiency. A person could, for example, view how much electricity different plugged-in devices use, turn them on and off from a smartphone, and schedule when to turn them off. From the cloud-based energy management service, People Power can compare one home's energy usage to neighbors and provide recommendations to optimize power, said Gene Wang, the CEO and co-founder.The company intends to make money by licensing its wireless module and providing data services, such as energy monitoring, from its hosted software. &quot;We are licensing to manufacturers so we can really go mainstream,&quot; said Wang, who previously worked at Bitfone, which developed software for businesses to manage cell phones using the cell phone network. &quot;This is best done by piggybacking manufacturers that are already there.&quot;The company developed the wireless module, which is built around software called Open Source IPv6 Automation Network (OSIAN) that uses a communications protocol which is low-power like Zigbee but has longer range than Wi-Fi, explained Wang. The radios in the module will work with other wireless protocols, including Wi-Fi and Zigbee.People Power said that it is partnering with other companies around its automation system, including Ricoh Innovations which it says is a customer, although no third parties have announced plans to use the technology in products. In addition to giving end users more data on energy usage and remote control, the Energy Services Platform can give electronics manufacturers a better way to demonstrate improvements in efficiency, Wang said.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GE unit invests in biofuels producer]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ge-unit-invests-in-biofuels-producer</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bepnozi254</dc:creator>
<category>Eco</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ge-unit-invests-in-biofuels-producer</guid>
<description><![CDATA[GE subsidiary GE Energy Financial Services and North Bridge Venture Partners will invest $8 million in a company developing a biofuel production process coupled with the production of biochar.Cool Planet Biofuels converts cellulosic byproducts like plant waste and woodchips into biofuel that can be used in vehicles.Cool Planet Biofuels seems to be developing a process similar to that of Carbonscape, a New Zealand company that produces this biochar as a byproduct of its cellulosic biofuel process.(Credit:Carbonscape)The company's byproduct from the process is biochar, or manmade coal as some call it, which just like conventional charcoal can be burned for fuel. It's something the company says qualifies its biofuel process as being carbon neutral.The biochar can also be buried in the ground serving as both a form of carbon sequestration and soil conditioner for farmland. When put to that use the biofuel can be considered to have a N100 rating (100 percent carbon negative), according to Cool Planet Biofuels.It's similar to a process touted in 2009 by a New Zealand start-up. Carbonscape also makes biofuel with biomass coal as a carbon sequestration byproduct that can be buried in the ground.  Carbonscape's biochar can also be burned for fuel.In addition to the gasoline cellulose-to-biofuel conversion, Cool Planet Biofuels has said it's also developing a one-step catalytic conversion that could yield synthetic diesel or even high-octane gasoline.The Camarillo, Calif.-based company, run by husband and wife team Mike and Charity Cheiky, has received $3 million in funding as part of this deal with another $5 million outstanding, according to the latest SEC filing. While the terms of the deal were not disclosed, GE will be getting a seat on the board of Cool Planet Biofuels, according to North Bridge Venture Partners.The investment certainly falls in line with GE's well-publicized goal announced in June that the company plans to invest $10 billion over the next five years in green-focused research and development projects.Cool Planet Biofuels received $3.5 million in a first round of funding in November 2009. This past September, the company assembled a technical advisory board consisting of veterans from Chevron, DuPont, and Shell. Cool Planet Biofuels also seems to be looking to hire mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, machinists, lab technicians, and scientists with petrochemical experience, according to its Web site.&quot;The fuel market is one of the world's largest at about $4 trillion per year. Today, biofuels are only a tiny portion of that market, but are poised for rapid growth based on concerns about global warming and importing oil. Cool Planet's technology could be a major driver in expanding the use of low carbon footprint and locally sourced fuels,&quot; said Basil R. Horangic of North Bridge Venture Partners in a statement.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft touts strong October for Xbox 360]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=microsoft-touts-strong-october-for-xbox-360</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>pornohasusasuha</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=microsoft-touts-strong-october-for-xbox-360</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Although October video game sales slid 4 percent, according to market research firm NPD, at least one company is happy with its performance on the month.Microsoft announced late yesterday that for the fifth-consecutive month, itsXbox 360 led thePlayStation 3 andNintendo Wii in overall sales. The company said it sold 325,000 Xbox 360 units in October, representing a 30 percent year-over-year gain. So far this year, Microsoft has enjoyed 34 percent year-to-date growth. It is worth noting, however, that Nintendo's DS had the highest hardware unit sales on the month, though neither NPD nor Nintendo revealed to reporters how many units were sold. Microsoft also performed quite well in software. Although 2K Sports' NBA 2K11 led in overall game sales, Microsoft-published Fable III tallied 580,000 unit sales on the month, grabbing the second spot in October. Microsoft also said it sold 315,000 Halo: Reach units on the month. Microsoft's sales figures were made available by the company itself. Last month, NPD announced that it would no longer share hardware or game unit sales each month, as it once did. The onus is now on hardware and software makers to reveal unit sales if they wish to do so. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[iHome fires first shot in AirPlay speaker wars]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ihome-fires-first-shot-in-airplay-speaker-wars</link>
<comments>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ihome-fires-first-shot-in-airplay-speaker-wars</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Sanya01</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=ihome-fires-first-shot-in-airplay-speaker-wars</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The iHome iW1 is one of the first portable speaker systems we've seen announced that is compatible with Apple's AirPlay wireless audio standard.(Credit:iHome)Just as wireless Bluetooth speakers are starting to get some love from the surge ofiPhone,iPad, andiPod Touch users over the past few years, Apple's new AirPlay wireless audio standard is setting out to make them obsolete. Apple's own description page for its AirPlay technology (a part of iOS 4.2 and Apple TV) specifically mentions compatibility with the Bowers and Wilkins Zeppelin and upcoming Denon and Marantz receivers, but leaves out specifics on anything portable or affordable. Fortunately, iHome seems to have a solution for the rest of us.The iHome iW1 is the company's first AirPlay-compatible system. It's also the first we've seen announced from any manufacturer that offers a built-in rechargeable battery for portability. Today, the iHome iW1 product page includes new tantalizing details and photos, detailing its unique charging base, a capacitive touch control strip at the top, Bongiovi acoustic design and audio enhancement DSP, Class-D amplification, and support for an external charging dock for an iPhone, iPod, or iPad.Predictably, the two most important details (pricing and availability) are still unknown. Pricing on iHome products is typically very reasonable, though, and we think its fair to say they would be pretty upset if the iW1 misses the holiday buying frenzy.Also, is it just me, or does the iW1 look like the spitting image of the ill-fated Sony S-AIR wireless speaker system <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Intel Light Peak tech coming--will Apple follow]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=intel-light-peak-tech-coming-will-apple-follow</link>
<comments>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=intel-light-peak-tech-coming-will-apple-follow</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>rockyraj52</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=intel-light-peak-tech-coming-will-apple-follow</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A technology developed by Intel and backed by Apple is expected to appear earlier than previously thought, paving the way for very-high-speed connections on both PCs and Macs. Intel demonstrating Light Peak back in 2009.(Credit:Intel)Light Peak is now on track to appear in products in the first half of 2011--and likely earlier in the year than later, according to an industry source familiar with the progress of the technology. Light Peak is significantly faster than even USB 3.0, carrying data at 10 gigabits per second in both directions simultaneously. In this respect, Light Peak eclipses USB 3.0, which is not supported by Apple and is only supported sporadically by PC makers on certain models. The reason Intel has yet to support USB 3.0 in the chipsets that accompany its processors. But Apple is expected to back Light Peak, if past comments from Intel still hold. Shortly after its annual developer conference in 2009, Intel said that it had showed the technology to third parties, got feedback, then incorporated the feedback into the next design, adding, at that time, that &quot;Apple is an innovating force in the industry.&quot; (Apple has reportedly claimed that it conceived the idea for Light Peak.)If Apple implements Light Peak, it would be a safe bet that the company will have a lot to say about the technology--maybe with a catchy name in tow. And it would probably not be wild speculation to say that Apple would want to be the first to use it. An Intel demonstration in 2009 at its developer conference used a machine running Apple'sMac OS X.  And Sony has, in the past, endorsed Light Peak also. Apple did not respond to questions. Whither USB 3.0Though USB 3.0 has arrived, it hasn't arrived on Apple's MacBooks nor on most PCs. The current USB 2.0 standard, which is found on virtually all laptops today, has been around a long time--indeed, too long for some consumers' tastes. Intel laid the groundwork for widespread use of USB 2.0 on PCs and devices in spring 2002 when it put the technology in its chipsets. And there's the rub. USB 2.0 is universal, USB 3.0--because it's not supported in Intel chipsets--is not, despite being up to 10 times faster.And there are other reasons cited for the lack of a dire need for USB 3.0. Peripheral devices, like printers, don't benefit from moving to 3.0. And a number of laptops already ship with the faster eSATA standard or FireWire (in the case of the MacBook), which Intel supports in its mobile chipsets.What's Intel's stance on USB 3.0 &quot;We are absolutely committed to USB 3.0 and beyond that,&quot; said an Intel spokesperson. But don't expect USB 3.0 support in Intel chipsets anytime soon. Some credible speculation puts this as far out as 2012. That said, not everyone is necessarily waiting for Light Peak with bated breath. There are reports of Light Peak detractors, who claim it won't be widely implemented and that PC makers are, instead, gearing up for USB 3.0. But the USB 3.0 start-up phase has been going on for a long time. Moreover, USB 3.0 is now available on laptops from Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Asus, and Toshiba (laptop port replicator, in Toshiba's case) but only very selectively. Not exactly a ringing endorsement. See Intel Light Peak demonstration. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[India calls off BlackBerry ban]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=india-calls-off-blackberry-ban</link>
<comments>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=india-calls-off-blackberry-ban</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Adam01</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=india-calls-off-blackberry-ban</guid>
<description><![CDATA[India has canceled a ban of BlackBerry services that was scheduled to occur at the end of October.A press release from India's Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday confirmed the news, saying that discussions with RIM had led to an interim agreement under which BlackBerry Messenger services could continue. This agreement provides the Indian government with access to the lawful interception of data over the BlackBerry network, according to the ministry. Further, RIM has promised India that it would offer a final solution by January 31, to give the government continued access.Details of the agreement were not revealed. But India has been after RIM as well as Google and Skype to set up local servers in the country where the government and law enforcement agencies could more easily monitor network data in the name of national security.As one of several countries upset with RIM over the company's refusal to allow access to encrypted communications, India originally threatened to turn off BlackBerry services at the end of August. But on August 30, the Indian government decided to give RIM a reprieve of another 60 days as it evaluated proposals from the company that would let the country tap into the wireless networks.India's cancellation of the ban follows a similar move by the United Arab Emirates in early October to allow BlackBerry services to continue. In that instance, the UAE's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, which regulates telecommunications for the UAE, said that BlackBerry services were now compatible with the UAE's regulatory framework and added that RIM had cooperated in offering a compatible solution.In response to the UAE's cancellation of the ban, RIM said that it &quot;cannot discuss the details of confidential regulatory matters that occur in specific countries, but RIM confirms that it continues to approach lawful access matters internationally within the framework of core principles that were publicly communicated by RIM on August 12.&quot;<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Verizon unveils new tiered data plans' keeps unlimited plan]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=verizon-unveils-new-tiered-data-plans-keeps-unlimited-plan</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>AnastasyC4</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=verizon-unveils-new-tiered-data-plans-keeps-unlimited-plan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We were afraid that when Verizon announced its shift to tiered data pricing, it would do away with its unlimited option, much like AT&amp;T did. Not so, as Verizon's new tiered data plans suggest. Unlimited 3G smartphone data is still available for $29.99, but it's no longer required when purchasing a new smartphone. You can now opt for a cheaper $14.99 plan if you think you can survive on just 150MB with $0.10 per MB of overage.  The same goes for feature phones, but with an added option of $1.99 per MB on a pay-per-use basis (with this option, you'll have to cough up an extra $5 for e-mail service). No word on 4G/LTE pricing yet of course, but the carrier has indicated that it'll provide more information on that as 4G becomes more widespread.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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