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Last updated: December 30, 2009 1:33 PM PST
  • NASA trains WISE eye on the sky

    NASA trains WISE eye
    on the sky

    photos The WISE space telescope has cast aside its lens cap and is ready to start taking infrared images of distant stars.

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  • In 2009, the Web goes on a diet

    In 2009, the Web
    goes on a diet

    year in review With leaner times in full swing, Internet giants get rid of services that aren't shaping up, and create new ones that push the envelope.

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  • Green-tech venture investing cools off in 2009

    Green tech is still attracting billions of dollars a year, but the amount of money has shrunk significantly as investors began to focus on start-ups with the most potential.

    (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)
  • Hacker Gonzalez pleads guilty in Heartland breach

    Reuters reports that Target was also among the many victims of the data breaches led by Albert Gonzalez that led to massive identity fraud.

    (Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills)
  • Apple wins appeal in earbud hearing-loss lawsuit

    Judge says plaintiffs failed to prove that iPod earbuds are dangerous.

    (Posted in Apple by Sam Diaz)
  • Online holiday sales hit $27 billion

    E-commerce sales grow 5 percent for the holiday season, reaching $27 billion compared with $25.8 billion last year, says new ComScore report.

    (Posted in Digital Media by Lance Whitney)
  • Amazon touts top products of 2009

    Web retailer gives top honors to tech-related gear ranging from a Netbook to a digital tire gauge to--surprise, surprise--the Kindle.

    (Posted in Digital Media by Lance Whitney)
  • Aha! It's the iGuide, not iSlate--maybe

    In the latest rumor about the name of the new Apple tablet, the name iGuide surfaces as a possibility. Could this really be it?

    (Posted in Technically Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk)
  • Notion Ink tablet first with Pixel Qi display

    Android-based tablet boasts cutting edge display technology that works in bright conditions and uses 90 percent less power than conventional panels.

    (Posted in Crave by Darius Chang)
  • Demand improving for LCD TVs

    DisplaySearch reports that consumers' desire for LCD TVs served the market well in the third quarter, and bodes a favorable start to 2010.

    (Posted in Crave by Lance Whitney)
  • More attacks expected on Facebook, Twitter in 2010

    McAfee Labs 2010 Threat Predictions report warns of increased attacks on social networks, as well as Adobe Reader and Google's Chrome OS.

    (Posted in Safe and Secure by Larry Magid)
  • Google plans January 5 Android press event

    Event could finally clear up questions over Google's strategy for Android, with expectations that it will use the occasion to launch the Nexus One phone.
    • Report: T-Mobile set for Google phone launch
    • Nexus One--$530 unlocked, $180 with T-Mobile?
    • Full coverage: Google Android

    (Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)
  • Tivit streams Mobile DTV to your iPhone, BlackBerry, and PC

    The Tivit lets your smartphone or PC access Mobile DTV programming via Wi-Fi.

    (Posted in 2010 CES by John P. Falcone)
  • Microsoft rebuts IIS vulnerability claims

    Redmond follows up on a security researcher's claims of a URL loophole that could let an attacker upload and execute code on an Web server.

    (Posted in Security by Vivian Yeo)
  • Have you Zeen what HP is up to?

    New trademark applications from Hewlett-Packard show the company eyeing some new brands for computing devices.
    (From The New York Times)

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