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  3G wireless still
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  The next generation of 4G wireless may get all the headlines, but advanced 3G technology will likely dominate services for the next few years.

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  Let the battle for holiday gadget shoppers begin

  Retailers try different strategies for competing with behemoths like Amazon and Wal-Mart in the cutthroat competition to lure those giving electronics as gifts.
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• Black Friday at Best Buy: What's the big deal?

  An early morning visit to Best Buy, Marin City, Calif., reveals no lines, no craziness and some fairly sleepy Best Buy employees.
  • Retailers extend deals beyond Black Friday
  • Let the battle for holiday gadget shoppers begin
  • Black Friday deals

  (Posted in Technically Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk)

• Shuttle Atlantis glides home after station visit

  The shuttle Atlantis returns to Earth after an 11-day three-spacewalk mission to deliver 15 tons of equipment and spare parts to the International Space Station.

  (Posted in The Space Shot by William Harwood)

• Science untarnished by 'Climategate,' U.N. says

  Chair of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says stolen e-mails do not damage the credibility of findings that humans are to blame for global warming.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Reuters)

• HP Envy eclipses the Apple MacBook

  The Hewlett-Packard Envy 13 moves past the Apple MacBook Air in some important respects, but the price tag is a problem.

  (Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

• Apple sues power adapter knockoff maker

  Apple filed a lawsuit against Media Solutions Holdings for selling replacement power adapters that infringe on its patent.

  (Posted in Apple by Jim Dalrymple)

• EU hearing on Oracle-Sun set for Dec. 10

  Oracle is set to meet with European Commission regulators to make its case for its acquisition of Sun Microsystems.

  (Posted in Business Tech by John Paczkowski, AllThingsD)

• NASA scopes out Antarctica's ice (photos)

  Operation Ice Bridge has wrapped up its fall mission to collect data as scientists seek a better understanding of how melting in that region could affect global sea levels.

• eBay opens auction app for BlackBerry

  BlackBerry-maker RIM and eBay have joined forces to develop an official eBay application for BlackBerry auctioneers.

  (Posted in The Download Blog by Jessica Dolcourt)

• U.S., China help climate talks, but tangles remain

  While some progress has been made ahead of next month's climate change talks, there will still be plenty of big tangles in Copenhagen, observers say.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Reuters)

• Survey: IT spending to recover in 2010

  Goldman Sachs' latest IT spending survey suggests a return to growth with a few big vendors aiming to get even bigger.

  (Posted in Software, Interrupted by Dave Rosenberg)

• Why to embrace Firefox 3.6's new-tab ethos

  A change to how the new browser positions new tabs is subtle but good, especially as browsers rise in importance. But more work is needed in tab switching.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• ComScore: Online video scores another big month

  Market research firm ComScore releases its data on online-video viewing for October 2009. Not surprisingly, YouTube is leading the pack by a large margin.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Don Reisinger)

• New Google search UI brings color, search options

  Search results user interface being tested highlights different options in eye-catching color, a nod to rivals trying to dent its lead with presentation improvements.

  (Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)
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