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consumers when it must give up its exclusive hold on the
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CEO
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Apple's
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Search
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Nvidia
CEO Jen-Hsun Huang says a lot about tablets during the
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The
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A
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comparing their incident with others.
Expected
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several promised new features, including wireless printing. It also
means Apple's two mobile devices will now share the same
platform.
The first Firefox 4 beta since
September
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as improved font handling and further implementation of hardware
acceleration.
CNET's
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up for Windows Phone 7, which went on sale in the U.S. this
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YouTube
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Tablet
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In
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"The
Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure," which was being
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threats arose to boycott the e-tailer. More
A
new site will allow companies that suffer data breaches or
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The
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This
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Two companies complain about
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A Microsoft-sponsored study
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the adoption of cloud computing.
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and sex, fights, drug use, and more.
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made, Sony's NSX-GT1 series calls for a tech-savvy buyer who can
live with Google TV's growing pains, a touchy remote, and so-so
picture quality.
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effects studio owned by George Lucas. • Photos:
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scams, spying, stripper-crazed CEOs, and even murder. • HP
right to dump Hurd?
Jammie Thomas-Rasset was supposed
to become
the Joan of Arc of file sharing. Instead, copyright owners appear
to be the ones benefiting most from her legal challenge.
As
rates of STDs among young people in the UK continue to rise
every year, health officials are developing a computer chip that
can diagnose herpes, chlamydia, and more--within minutes. More
Microsoft's
Windows Phone 7 hit store shelves in the U.S. and
Canada today, so how is it doing so far? We check in with retailers
and see what the company is doing to market the device. More
When
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Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter doesn't see Sony's Move
beating Microsoft's Kinect platform. More
Jimmy
Kimmel has declared November 17 as National Unfriend Day.
We encourage you to participate, but do consider the following
advice before going on an unfriending rampage. More
Police
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which, they say, shows "a person of interest" in the theft of a
trailer from a driveway. More
Oracle
CEO faces court's questions over how many customers the
company lost due to SAP subsidiary TomorrowNow's support for
PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards software. More
Jammie
Thomas' struggle against a record industry lawsuit was
supposed to put an end to such piracy cases. But things have spun
the other way, and the sound is disturbing for the file-sharing
crowd.
commentary New information
on former CEO Mark Hurd's dealings with Jodie Fisher shows that the
Hewlett-Packard board had no choice but to send him packing. • Report:
Hurd told contractor about EDS buy
Consortium
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tidal, wave, and offshore-wind power in the waters of Cape Cod to
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favorite
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the 2011 Honda Odyssey Touring, and the Xbox 360 Kinect.
Citing financial diversification
and tax
planning, Steve Ballmer confirms that he'll sell up to 75 million
of his 408 million company shares by year's end.
Jimmy
Kimmel, with help from William Shatner, suggests
that you should release some of your Facebook fat. He announces
National Unfriend Day, November 17, when the world should let go of
virtual hangers-on. More
Jammie
Thomas-Rasset was supposed to become the Joan of Arc of
file sharing. Instead, copyright owners appear to be the ones
benefiting most from her legal challenge. More
Tech
Museum's Tech Awards honor projects that take on the world
water crisis, emissions from cooking stoves, iron deficiencies, and
education in developing countries. More
Maybe
the 7-inch iPad was pronounced dead by Apple in October, but that
doesn't mean a design didn't exist. Nor does it necessarily preclude a
future tablet. More
commentary Mark Hurd's career
skyrocketed after he turned HP around, but two new reports illustrate
how his reckless behavior involving a former actress endangered his
company's reputation. More
A
new speed camera is designed not merely to check your speed, but also
to monitor whether you're insured, whether you're tailgating, and even
whether you're wearing a seat belt. More
Here
are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including
the RIM BlackBerry Curve 9330, the 2011 Honda Odyssey Touring, and the
Xbox 360 Kinect. More
In
marketing campaigns that try to one-up each other, wireless operators
are all claiming to have 4G wireless networks. So who truly has a 4G
network? More
Already
delayed three times, the shuttle Discovery is grounded, until November
30 at the earliest, by a gaseous hydrogen leak that cropped up during
fueling. More
Citing
financial diversification and tax planning, Steve Ballmer confirms that
he'll sell up to 75 million of his 408 million company shares by year's
end. More
A
Nicaraguan general accuses Google Maps of displaying erroneous borders
between his country and Costa Rica. Now the secretary general of the
Organization of American States has to sort it out. More
CNET's
Maggie Reardon tells how to figure out if carriers are charging the
correct tax rate, offers advice for Sprint BlackBerry users, and
delivers the bad news about Flo TV.
Students
at a college in Burlington, Vt., create Breakaway, a free online video
game that could teach young boys a world away how to respect girls and
women.
CNET reviews the big launch day
for Kinect, Microsoft's motion-control camera for the Xbox 360 and a
new platform for developers to build on. • iFixit
digs into Microsoft Kinect's guts
Long-awaited decision resuscitates
Amazon.com and Overstock.com's lawsuit over a New York law requiring
them to collect sales tax, but also gives the state some reason to
cheer.
TiVo
exec talks about company's strategy to become more than a linear TV
recorder; importance of the living room's "second screen"; where the
heck is DirecTV TiVo; and more. More
Recent
IT trends such as Web 2.0 and virtualization have begun to
fundamentally change IT's ambitions for itself, not to mention
businesses' expectations of IT. More
Writer
says Cooks Source magazine editor stole her online story, printed it
without permission, and defended that action by saying anything on the
Internet is public domain. More
There's
a three-front motion-tracking war going on among game systems and it
may be a while before there's a clear winner. Kinect, Move, Wii...which
do you want? More
With
next week's launch of Windows Phone 7 in North America, Microsoft has
completely opened up the application submission process to mobile app
developers. More
Neonode,
a Swedish company that once made mobile phones and filed for bankruptcy
in 2008, is back--and now licensing out its infrared-based touch-screen
technology to Sony and others. More
Adobe
is working on extending its Photoshop franchise to smartphones, iPads,
and other new-era mobile computing devices. Here's a look at what it
envisions. More
Volvo
is taking its C30 DRIVe Electric concept to the next level and adding a
fuel cell to extend the electric vehicle's 94-mile range by another 155
miles. And the carmaker intend to use an on-board reformer to convert
gasoline to hydrogen to power the fuel cell. More
Long-awaited decision resuscitates
Amazon.com and Overstock's lawsuit over a New York law requiring them
to collect sales tax, but also gives the state some reason to cheer.
Researchers
in the U.K. claim that a low level zap of electricity to
the appropriate part of your brain will make you better at solving math
problems. More
Mozilla
has churned out a significant update to Firefox for
Android smartphones and Nokia devices. This version updates the
interface, adds new features, and makes the app much quicker to
install. More
Long-awaited
decision resuscitates Amazon.com and Overstock's
lawsuit over a New York law requiring them to collect sales tax, but
also gives the state some reason to cheer. More
We
compare the Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect, Sony PlayStation Move, and
Nintendo Wii Remote Plus to see which is the ultimate motion control
game system. More
Little-known
EV-maker Wheego will be debuting the 2011 Life--its
100-mile-range electric two-seater--at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show
this month. More
Adafruit
Industries, leaders in open-source hardware development,
have offered $1,000 to the first person or team to create an
open-source driver for Microsoft's new Kinect motion control system. More
Australia's CSIRO to unveil
breakthrough
tech allowing multiple users to upload content at the same time while
maintaining a 12Mbps data transfer rate, all over old analog TV aerial.
Government regulator says
"significant
breach" of U.K.'s Data Protection Act occurred when Google Street View
cars collected payload data during Wi-Fi mapping effort.
Despite dizzying spending,
anti-incumbent
sentiment, and double-digit unemployment in the state, ex-CEOs Meg
Whitman and Carly Fiorina can't dislodge their rivals. • Clean-energy
efforts shift to states
An
advanced undersea vehicle promises to take oceanic research to a new
level, going faster and farther than its predecessors--and even doing
some thinking of its own. More
A
Californian allegedly breaks into e-mail accounts of 170 women, steals
sexy photos of them, and then precedes to send the pics to their e-mail
contacts and post them on Facebook. More
In
a piquant and amusing little ditty, the revered children's television
show digs at humanity's sudden reliance on there being an app for just
about anything. More
Cleveland
Clinic releases its annual top 10, with the radioactive molecular
imaging compound AV-45--poised to help early detection of
Alzheimer's--taking the top spot. More
NudgeMail
provides exactly one feature: it turns any e-mail client into a
reminder system. It does it well, and it does it for free. What's not
to like? More
You
can't argue with the social network's runaway success, but making
Facebook the ultimate Web destination requires more customizability,
searchability, and sortability. More
The
latest additions to Facebook Places seem to go head-to-head with
check-in start-up Foursquare, offering an easy way for local businesses
to market deals. Given how big Facebook is, will this be "game over"
for Foursquare? More
Justices
consider California law targeting video games that show "killing,
maiming, dismembering, or sexually assaulting" of image of a human.
How does the First Amendment fit in? • Violent-game
ruling: Why now?
Governments
and companies will invest $31 million or so into projects designed
to foster development on the mobile OS, whose glory days may
already be behind it. • Nielsen:
RIM, Apple vying for smartphone lead in U.S
CNET's
Martin LaMonica has done his roadwork with electric cars, including
the Volt and Leaf. The point he wants to drive home is that you'll
enjoy the ride of these "real cars." • Photos:
Electric-car all-stars • Volt's
software savvy
Google Hot Searches allows one to see a list
of trending searches--an edited one--and gain at least a little
insight into the mood and interests of the public.
EMI says MP3tunes is a pirate tool
masquerading as cloud storage. But MP3tunes founder Michael Roberts
says people should be allowed to store media without asking rights
holders' permission. • Porn
maker sues 7,098 alleged film pirates
In deal reached in class action suit,
company will pay $8.5 million toward a fund for organizations
focusing on Internet privacy policy or education. •
Man
bites dog? Google sues the government
Problems
with the circuitry of a critical main engine control computer
prompted NASA managers to order another delay, to at least
Thursday, for launch of the shuttle Discovery on its 39th and final
mission. More
New
survey
shows demand for Netbooks is falling, while the iPad is reaching
high satisfaction ratings and numbers of people who intend to buy
the device in the next 90 days. More
Infographic
expert scrapes status updates for phrases like "break up" and
discovers after Valentine's, before spring break, and just before
Christmas are the most popular dumping periods. More
The
Wi-Fi
Alliance the HomePlug Powerline Alliance announced their
collaboration in developing and promoting adoption of HomePlug
powerline and Wi-Fi networking technologies in smart-grid
applications. More
In
deal
reached in class action suit, company will pay $8.5 million toward
a fund for organizations focusing on Internet privacy policy or
education. More
Microsoft
is cleaning house at Bing, dropping one feature completely, while
dropping the need for the company's Silverlight browser plug-in to
use the other. More
Those
waiting for a Kindle Color will probably have to wait a while.
CNET's David Carnoy ponders what Amazon's next Kindle might look
like and what screen technology it might use. More
Suppose
millions of cable subscribers were to ditch
paid TV tomorrow for Internet TV services like Netflix. Most would
still be paying the cable company for broadband. • Comcast
earnings down but sales up
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continuously occupied for the last 10 years. The accommodations
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a $16
million round of funding, makes technology that enables people to
control devices using motions instead of hardware interfaces.
Despite shooting down rumors that
the
company was working on a mobile handset earlier this year, Facebook
is holding a mobile-focused event at its headquarters next
week.
AdMob, Slide, and On2 Technologies
were the
big winners of Google's 2010 spending spree, but 37 other companies
have cashed in so far this year. • Google:
Android was our best acquisition ever
Haynes,
a company famous for producing car manuals, releases an
owner's manual for the USS Enterprise. It follows the evolution of
the different starships and will surely be a wonderful Christmas
gift. More
Engineers
successfully repair suspect pressurization
fittings and started the shuttle Discovery's countdown for a
Wednesday launch to the International Space Station. More
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