Monday, April 11, 2011

Blog Alert for CNET News.com, Apr 9, 2011

New Posts to CNET News.com on Apr 9, 2011:

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1) Anticipating a faster MacBook Air
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20052352-64.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Apple is slated to update the MacBook Air this summer. How big a step up in performance can we expect? Here are some hints.

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2) Google nabs Canadian mobile music syncing firm
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20052482-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Tech giant buys Toronto-based PushLife, which helps people easily sync their music collection stored on their PC with their mobile phones, including BlackBerry and Android devices.

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3) Survey: Tablets start to give PCs, TVs a headache
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20052474-94.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Slates may be starting to steal people away from their laptops, desktops, and even televisions, according to a survey released this week by Google's AdMob service.

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4) Crave 38: BarBot 2011 (podcast)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20052341-1.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

CNET's Donald Bell and Eric Franklin investigate the cutting edge of cocktail robotics at BarBot 2011 in San Francisco. They meet robots for mixing a Kamikaze in zero-gravity, a methodical Martini-bot, and an apocalypse-ready robot that makes a vegan White Russian.

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5) Geek's guide to Route 66, part 1
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20052276-1.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

A blogger with an iPad 2, hybrid car, two digital cameras, a Bluetooth keyboard, and a pair of five-toed shoes heads out to uncover the geeky goodness that lurks around the bend on Route 66.

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6) Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
http://news.cnet.com/2300-1041_3-10007359.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the GE X5 digital camera, the Nokia Astound smartphone, and more.

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7) PayPal security chief on Epsilon breach and more (Q&A)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20052310-245.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

CIO Michael Barrett talks with CNET about the need to choose data outsourcers wisely in light of the Epsilon breach, why PayPal isn't re-issuing SecurIDs after the RSA breach, and other matters.

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