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  Developing apps
  for Windows Phone

  images Microsoft shows prototype programs for the Windows Phone 7 Series at its Mix10 conference in Las Vegas.
  • Live blog: Windows Phone at Mix

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  RealNetworks: A tale
  of opportunities missed

  There's no question Rob Glaser was an Internet pioneer, but he was unable to stay ahead of the pack. CNET takes a look at what happened.

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• Report names 'enemies of the Internet'

  Reporters Without Borders names several countries, including China and Iran, as Internet enemies for clamping down on online freedom and prosecuting bloggers.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Lance Whitney)

• China warns Google partners: Look for backup

  Web sites that use Google search services should seek alternatives in case Google goes through with its decision to stop censoring results, Beijing reportedly cautions.
  • Google '99.9 percent' sure to shutter Google.cn

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• Police Blotter: Bid for breathalyzer code denied

  Minnesota Court of Appeals says DUI defendant failed to prove that the Intoxilyzer 500EN's source code would "relate to his guilt or innocence."

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Declan McCullagh)

• The iPad developer's challenge

  Applications meant for the iPhone may look similar to their iPad brethren, but they present new challenges to the people creating them.

  (Posted in Circuit Breaker by Erica Ogg)

• Revived PC market to see double-digit growth

  Following a recovery in the second half of 2009, PC shipments are expected to see huge gains this year and on into 2014, says new IDC report.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Lance Whitney)

• Going beyond Flash, Adobe shows off Web tech

  DreamWeaver demos reveal newer HTML and CSS technologies in action at Adobe. The company is showing more interest in Open Web technologies.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• Web guru Tim Bray takes Google Android job

  The co-inventor of XML likes Google's philosophy overall, and especially how it applies to competing against the 'Disney-fied walled garden' of Apple's iPhone.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• Inside NASA's high-stakes Hubble repair mission

  The "IMAX: Hubble 3D" film--a feast for the eyes--details the risks and rewards of keeping the Hubble Space Telescope functional.
  • Images: The making of 'IMAX: Hubble 3D'

  (Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

• 'Faster,' 'instant' Digg 2.0 unveiled at SXSW

  Digg CEO Jay Adelson surprises the audience by announcing a revamped version of the service with a big slate of new features.
  • At SXSWi, Facebook flexes its gaming muscle
  • Mocking SXSWi's 'geo' obsession, gender imbalance
  • #OMGConan: The big Digg party Twitter hoax
  • AT&T's network up to SXSW iPhone onslaught
  • Privacy is not dead, says SXSWi keynoter
  • Roundup: SXSW 2010

  (Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

• Venezuelan president calls for Internet regulation

  Hugo Chavez says "the Internet cannot be something open where anything is said and done" and demands a crackdown on a critical news site.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Steven Musil)

• Report: Test can't re-create 'runaway' Prius

  U.S. government memo says "runaway" Toyota incident in San Diego could not be replicated, according to an AP report.

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

• Systems engineer deemed best job in America

  A deep and detailed survey by Focus.com concludes that the best job in the United States is a tech job: systems engineer. No. 2: physician assistant. No. 3: college professor.

  (Posted in Technically Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk)

• Behind the wheel of the Chevy Volt

  photos Eager to court fans of cutting-edge tech at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival, General Motors sends the e-car. And CNET's Caroline McCarthy gets a chance to drive it.
  • Selling a car the iPod way
  • AT&T surviving iPhone onslaught
  • Full SXSWi coverage

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