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Comcast goes social with Plaxo acquisition
The purchase of Plaxo, a contacts management site, helps Comcast create a unified social media experience across its Internet, voice, and TV properties.

Proxy fight looms for Yahoo's board
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is reportedly planning a move that could ultimately kick out Yahoo's entire board.
• Should Yahoo be worried?
• The Big Dog marks his turf
• Microsoft's big bid for Yahoo

Sony posts loss, but has rosy outlook for electronics division

San Francisco: electric car city?

Search engine Blekko gets more funding

Photos: Where the building is the network

Simplify Media adds chat

Google Maps adds user-created photos, videos, maps

Comcast goes social with Plaxo acquisition

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Atom-based iPhone reportedly confirmed
CNET sister site reports that an Intel executive from its German operation has confirmed that Apple plans to introduce an iPhone featuring the Atom processor.
(Posted in One More Thing by Tom Krazit)

Gates: Every surface to be a computer
At CEO Summit, Microsoft chairman says new user interfaces, particularly touch, will change the "individual's office, the home, the living room."
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
• Gates demos TouchWall computer

Photos: Where the building is the network
The San Jose, Calif., headquarters of Echelon, maker of technologies for smart buildings, model the company's energy management systems.

FCC revives emergency network push
After failed auction earlier this year, regulators take another stab at setting aside a chunk of TV airwaves for first responders.
(Posted in News Blog by Anne Broache)

Google adds real estate listings to Maps
Google Maps users can now filter results to show real estate listings as well as filter the display by price range and other factors.
(Posted in News Blog by Stephen Shankland)

Algae maker scores cash and customer
Series B round of $13.9 million gives GreenFuel capital to build algae farms that eat carbon dioxide and turn out fuels.
(Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

Study: Pirates cost software industry $48 billion
Annual report from software industry group says piracy rates declined in most countries surveyed during 2007, but estimated lost sales worldwide grew overall.
(Posted in News Blog by Anne Broache)

Xbox 360 hits 10 million sold in U.S.
Microsoft says reaching milestone first suggests it will be the winner of the next-generation console wars.
(Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

Call Yahoo plan crowdsourced cartography
Company will start telling people where it thinks Flickr photos were taken, but people can correct the site's misconceptions.
(Posted in Underexposed by Stephen Shankland)
• Full Where 2.0 coverage

Video: Wednesday QuickCast, 2nd edition
Bill Gates shows off Microsoft's latest prototype, TouchWall; Samsung mulls ditching the laptop market; and Carl Icahn may mount a board challenge against Yahoo management.
(Posted in CNET TV)

Images: Microsoft puts universe on your desktop
Stargazers can find black holes, radiation fields, and supernovas right from their desktops with Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope.
• Microsoft launches space tours on the Web

Cell phones more important than wallets: survey
Poll aimed to determine how many workers have fully embraced multiple devices like cell phones and laptops.
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RIAA reveals how it tracks college file sharing
Music industry has hired online copyright enforcer to do most of the heavy lifting, says it doesn't target specific schools.
(Posted in News Blog by Greg Sandoval)

Tuesday, May 13

video Seniors have a ball with Wii bowling
It's all strikes and smiles at one Northern California senior center as grandmas and grandpas play Nintendo's Wii bowling to stay in shape, keep sharp, and have fun.

Google begins blurring faces in Street View
Technology that scours image database for faces responds to privacy concerns about Google Maps' all-seeing digital camera eye.
• Google opens geographic search interface

Sony BMG releases more DRM-free music
Download prices at new service Dada Entertainment aren't bad, but the selection leaves a lot to be desired.
(Posted in News Blog by Greg Sandoval)

CSC settles with feds over kickback allegations
Computer Sciences Corp. agrees to pay $1.37 million after complaint that it took pay-outs from tech vendors in violation of government contract rules.
(Posted in News Blog by Anne Broache)

Monday, May 12

There might be gold for techies in Tinseltown
Studios are opening their arms to technology start-ups, but can the two sides get past copyright issues and other differences?
• Advice for Hollywood hopefuls

Red tape, costs entangle fans of "green" fuel

Harvard researchers: Violent video games OK for kids

HP in talks to buy EDS

Podcast: Google wants your site to be more social

Welcome to the social mess?

I am not soothed by online forgiveness ritual

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Dim outlook for H-1B changes in this Congress?
Adviser to key Republican politician and other fans of the controversial temporary worker visas say politics likely to get in the way of increasing the annual cap soon.
(Posted in News Blog by Anne Broache)

Microsoft says YouTube blocking was a glitch
Software maker says third party that handles which Web links are blocked by its IM service made a mistake that led to some addresses being blocked.
(Posted in News Blog by Ina Fried)

Raikes tapped as Gates Foundation CEO
Longtime Microsoft executive, who earlier this year announced plans to retire from the software giant, calls new post "truly a dream job."
(Posted in News Blog by Ina Fried)

Bringing Google into the kitchen
CNET News.com's Caroline McCarthy tests out Food 2.0: Secrets From the Chef Who Fed Google, the new cookbook from former Mountain View executive chef Charlie Ayers.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

XP update throws some for a loop
After moving to Windows XP Service Pack 3, some AMD-based systems are getting stuck in an endless reboot cycle. Microsoft says it is investigating.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

Video: Monday QuickCast, 2nd edition
Major quake hits one of China's tech regions; more problems emerge for Microsoft XP's latest service pack update; and aren't data portability efforts supposed to make things easier?
(Posted in CNET TV)

Google offers YouTube video software for Macs
The search giant releases Mac software to record Webcam video and upload it to YouTube.
(Posted in News Blog by Stephen Shankland)
• In the age of TiVo and Web video, what is prime time?
• Veodia lands $8.3 million for video streaming
• Google extends online-video lead

Cisco makes TelePresence personal
The new version of the high-definition video conferencing system is designed for personal use and costs less than $35,000.
(Posted in News Blog by Marguerite Reardon)

JVC, Kenwood officially hook up
The two Japanese audio equipment makers will combine to form JVC Kenwood Holdings, which will focus on home and car audio equipment.
(Posted in News Blog by Erica Ogg)

HBO to Apple: Bada Bing?
Content deal between companies would supposedly involve selling HBO's content at a different price than the rest of the iTunes content--something Apple has fiercely resisted.
(Posted in One More Thing by Tom Krazit)

BlackBerry maker launches mobile VC fund
Research In Motion joins forces with venture capitalists and Thomson Reuters to launch the $150 million fund focused on mobile apps and services.
(Posted in News Blog by Marguerite Reardon)

Today's sign that the 3G iPhone is nigh
Give me a G! And another G! And yet another G! The analysts over at Piper Jaffray are getting ready for the launch of a 3G iPhone in "imminent" fashion.
(Posted in One More Thing by Tom Krazit)

update 7.9 earthquake stuns Chinese tech region
Major quake strikes Sichuan region, killing more than 8,500 people. Epicenter is 55 miles from Chengdu, city hosting a long list of multinational companies.
(Posted in News Blog by Dawn Kawamoto)
• Turning to Twitter after China quake

Sunday, May 11

Bridge to the future of Apple's iPod
The iPod has probably done more to resurrect Apple than any one product. What lies ahead for the ubiquitous digital music player?
• Readers' iPod desires
• Zune makes video play

How to make Yahoo great once again
While technology will play a big role in your company's future, you shouldn't discount the strengths you already have as demand for online brand ads grows.
• Full Microhoo coverage
• Yahoo shareholders meeting set for July 3

McAfee-Yahoo deal flags risky Web sites
New McAfee technology may not dethrone Google, but it could well make life harder for hackers.

Fisker Auto flashes look at sporty electric sedan
Supposed "spy photos" show a prototype of a Fisker Karma, a plug-in hybrid luxury sedan due at the end of this year.
(Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

FBI probe nets fake Chinese networking parts
Investigation into the sale of counterfeit network components to the U.S. government recovers about 3,500 counterfeit devices with a value of $3.5 million.
(Posted in News Blog by Steven Musil)

Yahoo acquisition to aid Apple searches
The Internet company acquires Inquisitor, software that augments the search process on Apple's Safari Web browser.
(Posted in News Blog by Stephen Shankland)

Saturday, May 10

Google gains on Microsoft with hosted security offering
The search giant's latest Web-hosted offering, Web Security for Enterprise, gives it a leg up on Microsoft in a digital world increasingly turning to cloud computing, experts say.
(Posted in News Blog by Elinor Mills)

Where 2.0 preview: Whrrl shows the way
Next week, a conference focused on geographic technology comes to San Francisco. Here's what to expect.
(Posted in Webware by Rafe Needleman)

Activist investor: Circuit City could be sold soon
In an interview, Jim Wattles says a private equity firm would be a more likely buyer than Blockbuster.
(Posted in News Blog by Erica Ogg)

Colleges fret RIAA push for state anti-P2P laws
Politicos aren't alone in considering new antipiracy mandates for schools. Tennessee just passed the first such law, and universities are bracing for other states to follow.
(Posted in News Blog by Anne Broache)

Facebook opens gates with Facebook Connect
Hot off the heels of rival MySpace announcing it will connect profile content with other sites, Facebook reveals its own plan for exporting data to other Web sites.
• APIs for the social Web
• Facebook to lift friends cap

Adobe says Photoshop Express glitch fixed
The software maker says it has fixed a bug that delayed an update to the free, Web-based photo editing tool. The planned updates are now available.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

videoC3PO sighting in Pittsburgh
Anthony Daniels, the actor who played the lovable Star Wars android, shares his filmmaking memories during a chance encounter at Carnegie Mellon.

Philly's Wi-Fi network in jeopardy
EarthLink is supposedly threatening to shut down Philadelphia's citywide Wi-Fi as it negotiates a way out of its 10-year contract to build and run the network.
(Posted in News Blog by Marguerite Reardon)

Images: Satellites follow killer cyclone
Satellite images from NASA track a cyclone and the flooding it caused--which may end up killing more than 100,000 residents of Myanmar.

Friday, May 09

Atari gets de-listed by Nasdaq
The company that in many ways created the modern video games industry has seen its fortunes fall about as far as possible.
(Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

Facebook opens gates with Facebook Connect
Hot off the heels of rival MySpace announcing it will connect profile content with other sites, Facebook reveals its own plan for exporting data to other Web sites.
• Facebook to lift friends cap

video C3PO sighting in Pittsburgh
Anthony Daniels, the actor who played the lovable Star Wars android, shares his filmmaking memories during a chance encounter at Carnegie Mellon.

Philly's Wi-Fi network in jeopardy
EarthLink is supposedly threatening to shut down Philadelphia's citywide Wi-Fi as it negotiates a way out of its 10-year contract to build and run the network.
(Posted in News Blog by Marguerite Reardon)

Microsoft to appeal EC's $1.39 billion fine
Microsoft announces its plans to appeal the European Commission's historic fine, which dinged the Redmond giant for failing to comply with its previous antitrust orders.
(Posted in News Blog by Dawn Kawamoto)

Virgin Mobile USA and Helio in merger talks?
Possible merger between virtual cell phone operators could be good news for the companies as they struggle amid a weak economy and compete against big wireless providers. (Posted in News Blog by Marguerite Reardon)

Where 2.0 preview: Whrrl shows the way Atari gets delisted by Nasdaq

Colleges fret RIAA push for state anti-P2P laws

Podcast: Shining the light on solar hurdles

Philly's Wi-Fi network in jeopardy

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Facebook reported ready to lift 5,000-friends cap

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Colleges fret RIAA push for state anti-P2P laws
Capitol Hill politicos aren't alone in considering new antipiracy mandates for schools. Tennessee just passed the first such law, and universities are bracing for other states to follow.
(Posted in News Blog by Anne Broache)

Why Uncle Sam must stop subsidizing inefficient companies
Nearly every recent FCC decision seems to promote incumbents instead of consumers. That contradicts the regulator's raison d'etre.
(Posted in Coop's Corner by guest columnist Greg Rosston)

A modest proposal to fix Dell's customer service
A former leader in its field, customer satisfaction ranking now lags behind most competitors. Here are some suggestions.
(Posted in News Blog by Erica Ogg)

Video: Friday QuickCast, 2nd edition
Here's what's happening: Researchers expect solar prices to drop, carbon storage risks grossly underestimated, and C3P0 actor shares filmmaking memories.
(Posted in CNET TV)

Slouching toward telecommuting: IT's newest challenge
The latest data suggests that energy prices are likely going higher. Now the big question is whether IT will be ready to handle the new demands put on it by more telecommuters.
(Posted in Coop's Corner by Charles Cooper)

Weblin can make any Web site social
New service lets people have an avatar that they can use to communicate with others visiting the same sites.
(Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

Appeals court issues split ruling in Alcatel-Lucent patent case
Appeals court says lower court erred in definition of "terminal device" but sides with Alcatel-Lucent in dispute against Microsoft, Dell over digital speech compression tech.
(Posted in News Blog by Dawn Kawamoto)

Barriers to solar energy's blockbuster promise
The potential for U.S. solar energy may look brightest in California, but legal, technological, and cost limitations are interfering with big installations.
(Posted in Green Tech by Elsa Wenzel)
• Citi: Solar prices to sink rapidly in looming shakeout
• Is carbon storage just a pipe dream?

Thursday, May 08

Gates: Vista is doing just fine
Microsoft chairman says sales of Vista are "rapid" with more than 140 million copies sold, according to reports.
(Posted in News Blog by Mike Ricciuti)

Best Buy invests $2.1 billion in Carphone Warehouse

The fungus among us takes on depleted uranium

Can any game break the 'GTA IV' sales records?

Murdoch's Internet wing to miss ambitious revenue goal

Windows Mobile to get pumped up on Nvidia

Defining cloud computing

Glitch delays Photoshop Express update

News Corp. out of Microsoft-Yahoo-AOL fray
During its third-quarter earnings conference call, media conglomerate says nothing is cooking on the deal front with any of the three tech companies.
(Posted in News Blog by Dawn Kawamoto)
• Murdoch's Net wing to miss ambitious revenue goal

TorrentSpy to appeal whopper legal judgment
Attorney for the now-defunct indexing site for BitTorrent calls the $111 million judgment an "abuse of discretion" and a "Hollywood public relations stunt."
(Posted in News Blog by Greg Sandoval)
• Studios win $111 million judgment against TorrentSpy

Scoop on Facebook's profile page changes
New design, which will give users more granular controls and application developers some new tricks, is set to appear around the start of summer, according to Inside Facebook.
(Posted in Outside the Lines by Dan Farber)

OLPC's capitulation to XP: A community failure?
Nicholas Negroponte's recent decision to embrace Windows for One Laptop Per Child seems to come down to a belief that when community fails, one must default to a proprietary vendor.
(Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay)

Can SlideShare spice up PowerPoint sharing?
San Francisco start-up lands a $3 million investment from Venrock, Broadcast.com founder Mark Cuban and Friendster founder Jonathan Abrams.
(Posted in News Blog by Stefanie Olsen)

Microsoft denies putting 'copyright cop' in Zune
Software maker takes issue with report suggesting it may add copyright-filtering technology to the player as part of deal to get NBC TV shows.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)
• Zune struggles to find right pitch

State Department laptops missing
Hundreds of notebooks used by State Department employees are unaccounted for, according to the Congressional Quarterly.
(Posted in News Blog by Elinor Mills)

Google will take Viacom suit to Supreme Court
Viacom's Redstone says he's standing up for the principle of copyright protection, but Google is willing to go all the way to the mat.
(Posted in News Blog by Stephen Shankland)

Microsoft to show new search tech this month
The software maker plans to show off improvements in overall relevance and shopping-related queries at its advertising conference this month.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

roundup JavaOne '08: Sun starts delivering
At San Francisco conference, company touts a rich Internet application environment and a new cloud computing service. Plus, Neil Young sings Sun.

State Real ID rebellion: Here to stay?
Officials from states that have rejected the plan rally for other opponents to raise their voices and stop the next administration from enforcing the contentious ID card rules.
(Posted in News Blog by Anne Broache)

Want a VC deal? Go fly a kiteboard
Lots of Silicon Valley networking still gets done on the golf course. But the hippest of the tech set are communing 75 feet above San Francisco Bay.
(Posted in News Blog by Stefanie Olsen)
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Wednesday, May 07

Studios win $100 million judgment against TorrentSpy
Los Angeles federal court judge also issues permanent injunction against former search engine of BitTorrent files.
(Posted in News Blog by Stefanie Olsen)

PR for new game? Or worrisome package?
Odd set of items inside a UPS package with no return address raise alarm bells for reporter.
(Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

State Real ID rebellion: Here to stay?
Officials from states that have rejected the plan rally for other opponents to raise their voices and stop the next administration from enforcing the contentious ID card rules.
(Posted in News Blog by Anne Broache)

Video: Sun wants consumers to innovate
In an interview from JavaOne with News.com's Dan Farber, Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz sheds some light on JavaFX, a new cloud computing service, and more.
• Sun rolls out JavaFX
• Neil Young rocks JavaOne

Want a VC deal? Go fly a kiteboard
Lots of Silicon Valley networking still gets done on the golf course. But the hippest of the tech set are communing 75 feet above San Francisco Bay.
(Posted in News Blog by Stefanie Olsen)
Images: Riding the wave

Bill Gates reiterates Yahoo-less path
Speaking in Tokyo, Microsoft chairman says company is "focused on its independent strategy," according to a report.
(Posted in News Blog by Dawn Kawamoto)
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Zune struggles to find right pitch
After grabbing some market share from Apple its first year on the market, Microsoft's player hasn't made much progress in the market.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

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