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Report: Sony to launch latest iTunes challenger

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 22:57
The media giant is ready to move beyond the disaster that was Sony Connect and once again take on iTunes, according to the FT.

Sony takes on Kindle with next-gen e-readers

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 18:01
Sony has officially unveiled three new e-readers, the Reader Pocket Edition PRS-350, Reader Touch Edition PRS-650, and the Reader Daily Edition PRS-950. They all feature next-generation touch-screen E-Ink technology.

Report: Amazon working on streaming service

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 16:29
Online retail giant is in talks with major media companies to create a subscription service to deliver movies and TV shows in a model similar to that of Netflix, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Video experiment shows off HTML5 on Chrome

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 11:56
Alongside Arcade Fire song "We Used To Wait," lots of pop-up windows and videos incorporating real street scenes from Google Street View are among the highlights of this crafty Chrome demo.

WSJ: ABC, Fox to rent 99-cent TV shows on iTunes

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 11:43
For months we've heard Apple was pitching Hollywood studios to adopt a 99-cent rental fee for TV shows. According to the Journal, Disney and Fox have signed on.

Apple to stream music event--to Apple devices

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 10:54
Apple announces that it will provide a live video stream of Wednesday's music event, but only to those who have Macs running OS X, an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.

Report: Apple TV to launch with Netflix

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 08:59
Bloomberg reports that when the Apple set-top box debuts, Netflix will be the featured digital-movie service.

Live blog: Apple music event

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 08:40
CNET will be covering Apple's yearly music event in San Francisco live, starting at 10 a.m. PDT Wednesday.

AT&T: Net rules must allow 'paid prioritization'

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 08:17
Carrier says any Net neutrality plan restricting its ability to charge extra for higher-priority services would be harmful and contrary to Internet principles.

Samsung tries to woo TV app developers

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 08:09
The consumer electronics giant uses its first developer conference in the United States to recruit app makers for its Web-connected TVs. Should we really hold the Apple comparisons?

HP, Hynix team on flash memory replacement

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 08:00
Hynix signs on to manufacture the once-theoretical memory resistor developed in HP Labs. The first commercial product will arrive in "three to five years."

Report: FCC close to finalizing white space rules

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 07:36
Wall Street Journal reports the commission has been meeting with TV broadcasters, others to finally hammer out details for opening up unused spectrum for unlicensed use.

Digg confirms ex-Amazon exec as new CEO

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 07:31
The hiring of Matt Williams comes as the news aggregation site manages criticism of its recently introduced redesign.

Cape Wind gets key green light on state permitting

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 07:25
The proposed offshore wind farm in Massachusetts wins a legal victory that clears one of the last permitting hurdles for Cape Wind. However, another looms next week.

Alliant Techsystems test-fires second upgraded booster

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 07:23
ATK Aerospace Systems successfully test-fires a five-segment solid-fuel booster as part of the Constellation moon program the Obama administration wants to cancel.

WashPo writer suspended after Twitter hoax

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 07:20
Mike Wise, a respected sportswriter at The Washington Post, posts a made-up story on Twitter. He learns that it's unwise to toy in this way with a social-networking site.

Biosensor baby PJs track vital signs, behavior

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:20
Exmovere Holdings announces plans to release Exmobaby, a vital sign monitoring onesie the CEO says fosters an 'emotional umbilical cord' between mother and child.

Infiniti's first hybrid to debut in Los Angeles

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 06:12
Infiniti announces that its 2012 M35 Hybrid will debut at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show.

Municipal trash-to-ethanol plant opens in Canada

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 05:53
Enerkem breaks ground on facility that plans to convert 100,000 tons of household trash a year into ethanol, diverting landfill and reducing emissions.

Microsoft unveils new Xbox 360 controller

Latest in IT News - Wed, 09/01/2010 - 05:45
New wireless controller features an improved D-pad and a gray and black finish instead of a white finish with multicolored buttons.
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