Technology Report: Google takes wraps off first Chrome PCs

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Good afternoon Bit, TUE 07 Dec 2010    Google takes wraps off first Chrome PCs IPad 2 to start shipping as early as Feb: report Microsoft plans "do not track" feature in browser WikiLeaks' Assange: highly skilled, deeply divisive Comcast says no plan for usage-based pricing OnLive to offer streaming movies, challenge Netflix Backpackers trek the globe with tech toys Google nips Microsoft as government moves to the cloud FBI warns Barbie doll could be used for child porn Study links cellphones to child misbehavior New Teflon: stronger than diamonds Facebook gets a facelift Entrepreneur's Edge: Orbotix Google takes wraps off first Chrome PCs December 07, 2010 04:04 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The first laptops powered by Google Inc's Chrome system will hit store shelves later than expected, as the Internet company works out bugs in a family of Web-centric computers intended to take on Microsoft Corp and Apple Inc. Full Article IPad 2 to start shipping as early as Feb: report December 07, 2010 11:57 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc's next iPad tablet will start shipping as early as the end of February from electronics maker Foxconn Electronics' factories in China, DigiTimes reported on Tuesday. Full Article Microsoft plans "do not track" feature in browser December 07, 2010 03:02 PM ET SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp plans to introduce a new "tracking protection" feature in the next version of its Internet Explorer browser, which will let users filter out sites they don't want to share information with. Full Article WikiLeaks' Assange: highly skilled, deeply divisive December 07, 2010 12:40 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - A computer hacker with no permanent home, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been described as highly intelligent, determined, intense and sometimes paranoid. Full Article Comcast says no plan for usage-based pricing December 07, 2010 03:26 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Comcast Corp has no plans to start charging customers based on how much broadband is consumed by online video and other content, a top executive said on Tuesday. Full Article OnLive to offer streaming movies, challenge Netflix December 06, 2010 06:32 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Cloud video game service OnLive said it plans to begin offering streaming movies and television shows, mounting a challenge to Netflix Inc. Full Article Backpackers trek the globe with tech toys December 07, 2010 11:58 AM ET GOREME, Turkey, Dec 7 (Reuters Life) - Backpackers are traveling the world with high-tech toys and are often searching as much for free Wi-Fi as for historical sites. Full Article Google nips Microsoft as government moves to the cloud December 07, 2010 01:24 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc won a federal government contract last week that the company hopes will give it a boost over rival Microsoft Corp as they race to convert government agencies to cloud computing. Full Article FBI warns Barbie doll could be used for child porn December 07, 2010 01:00 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The FBI has issued a "cyber crime alert" for a new Barbie doll that comes equipped with a tiny hidden video camera in her chest, saying the toy could be misused to make child porn. Full Article Study links cellphones to child misbehavior December 06, 2010 07:31 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers studying the health effects of cellphones say they have found evidence that when pregnant women use them regularly, their children are more likely to have behavioral problems. Full Article

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