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Consumer groups urge block of Google-AdMob deal
December 28, 2009 12:45 PM PST
Google's proposed acquisition of mobile ad network AdMob would make it too easy to bring the Web giant's dominant search ad business to the mobile world, according to two consumer groups.
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App store downloads shine on Christmas
December 28, 2009 12:29 PM PST
Mobile app downloads for Apple's iPod Touch jump 1,000 percent on Christmas Day following 51 percent leap in overall downloads for December, says research firm Flurry.
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GSM crypto code cracked, engineer says
December 28, 2009 11:34 AM PST
German computer engineer says he cracked the secret code used to encrypt most of the world's mobile phone calls, reports The New York Times.
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'Don't-be-evil' Google spurns no-evil software
December 28, 2009 11:14 AM PST
One open-source software programmer's joke--'The Software shall be used for Good, not Evil'--is a serious matter at Google.
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Report: Apple chooses supplier of tablet displays
December 28, 2009 9:50 AM PST
Site known for reporting Apple rumors says company has chosen a vendor for displays on its tablet, speculated to be unveiled officially at a late January event.
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Chinese author plans lawsuit over Google Books
December 28, 2009 9:48 AM PST
Google scanned a book of a prominent Chinese author into the Google Books library without explicit permission, according to a report, and will face a lawsuit in China.
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Another holiday blowout for Apple?
December 28, 2009 8:00 AM PST
Remarking on Apple's December quarter in a note to investors, a Thomas Weisel Partners analyst says iPhone and iMac sales for the period have been quite strong.
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Smart-grid spending to hit $200 billion by 2015
December 28, 2009 7:15 AM PST
Technologies to automate and upgrade the grid will capture most of the $200 billion invested in modernizing electrical power systems, says Pike Research.
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China introduces law to boost renewable energy
December 28, 2009 6:41 AM PST
A boom in wind-power plants means a large amount of wind capacity is not always properly connected to the grid.
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Mozilla pushes back Firefox 3.6, 4.0 deadlines
December 28, 2009 6:27 AM PST
The newest version of the open-source browser won't arrive this year, and a major update might not arrive until 2011. But there are plenty of features coming.
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Canonical shines its Ubuntu light on consumers
December 28, 2009 5:19 AM PST
Ubuntu has won rave reviews with the geeky Linux community, but can it make waves with average consumers? Its founder is betting the answer is yes.
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Escaped convict continues to update Facebook
December 27, 2009 9:15 PM PST
Craig "Lazie" Lynch has been on the run from a U.K. prison since September. However, he continues to taunt police by updating his Facebook status. Now he is threatening to quit.
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AT&T ceases online iPhone sales in NY area
December 27, 2009 7:45 PM PST
Customers with metropolitan New York ZIP code trying to buy an iPhone on the wireless carrier's Web site are greeted with a message saying no phones are available. Is data congestion or credit card fraud to blame?
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Flexing the boundaries of flash memory
December 27, 2009 4:50 PM PST
Flash memory is already a part of our daily computing lives. A breakthrough in flexible material may open many new market opportunities.
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Google makes its home page a Chrome page
December 27, 2009 7:40 AM PST
Without apparent notice or fanfare, Google adorns its home page with a very visible ad for Chrome.
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Police to put drunk drivers' names on Twitter
December 26, 2009 2:17 PM PST
Montgomery County, Texas, decides that the best way to deter those who want to drink and drive over the festive period is to out them on the microblog.
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Kindle is most gifted Amazon item, ever
December 26, 2009 11:19 AM PST
Statement on holiday sales declares the Kindle king; On Christmas Day, for the first time ever, more books for the e-reader sold than physical copies.
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Microsoft, Intel to cede tablet market to Apple?
December 26, 2009 10:04 AM PST
If the Apple tablet emerges as expected, this could be another market that Cupertino takes from right under the PC companies' noses.
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Open source became big business in 2009
December 26, 2009 9:10 AM PST
Open source has always been an important sideshow for software vendors, but in 2009 it became the main event thanks to Google.
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The 10 best new Firefox add-ons of 2009
December 26, 2009 12:00 AM PST
2009 felt like a rebuilding year for Firefox add-ons, with two new frameworks created to help guide the future of extensions. But that doesn't mean there weren't any cool debuts. Check out list of the best new add-ons from the past 12 months.
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