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At last, Google has some parasites
December 1, 2009 3:55 PM PST
Canadian car rental company AutoShare and indie band the Editors both find inspired ways to use Street View to advertise themselves.
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Facebook and MySpace delete NY sex offenders
December 1, 2009 3:16 PM PST
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo praised Facebook and MySpace for purging their roles of more than 3,500 New York-based registered sex offenders.
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New research suggests porn is overly demonized
December 1, 2009 3:09 PM PST
Study finds that pretty much all men consume pornography, mostly online, averaging 20 to 40 minutes a week, and without resulting "pathological" behavior.
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EFF sues feds for info on social network surveillance
December 1, 2009 3:07 PM PST
After agencies fail to provide info requested on policies for using Twitter, Facebook, and other social networks in investigations, Electronic Frontier Foundation sues.
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Microsoft's Mehdi on financial impact of Yahoo deal
December 1, 2009 2:46 PM PST
In a speech, Microsoft's Yusuf Mehdi says that once the two companies have a single paid search platform both should see double-digit increases in revenue per search.
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Dad accuses Disney of calling his 11-year-old a hacker
December 1, 2009 2:41 PM PST
Brian Guy, a manager of MySQL's team at Sun Microsystems, says Disney falsely accused his 11-year-old son of hacking the Pirates of the Caribbean game.
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Report: Comcast seals deal to buy NBC Universal
December 1, 2009 2:10 PM PST
Comcast and NBC parent company General Electric have come to an agreement where Comcast will buy a majority stake in the entertainment division, according to CNBC.
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No shocker: Google prefers HTML5 to Gears
December 1, 2009 1:55 PM PST
Google sees HTML5 as a more logical future for Web improvements than its own Gears software. No surprise, given its work on the standard and dislike for plug-ins.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Comcast's NBC buy and bandwidth meter
December 1, 2009 1:40 PM PST
In today's podcast, Comcast takes the main headlines with its NBC acquisition attempt and upcoming bandwidth meter that it began rolling out in Portland, Ore., this week.
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Game developer: Wii has 'a lot of substandard software'
December 1, 2009 1:34 PM PST
The Nintendo Wii might lead the video game industry, but its software sales just aren't cutting it for some developers.
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Microsoft: November security updates are fine
December 1, 2009 1:05 PM PST
The company's investigation into matter finds there is nothing in the latest Windows updates that should lead users to encounter a so-called "black of screen of death."
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Study: Cyber Monday sees strong gains
December 1, 2009 1:04 PM PST
Coremetrics, which monitors online retailers, says sales for the post-Thanksgiving Monday are up significantly from last year--and consumers got more for their money.
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Twitter founder formally unveils 'Square' project
December 1, 2009 12:02 PM PST
The add-on can turn a device, such as an iPhone, into a credit card reader. It's being aimed at small businesses for whom traditional credit card systems are cumbersome and expensive.
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Fake CDC vaccine e-mail leads to malware
December 1, 2009 11:57 AM PST
AppRiver warns of scammers preying on public interest in the H1N1 vaccine through an e-mail purporting to come from Centers for Disease Control.
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Video game ratings board releases iPhone app
December 1, 2009 11:57 AM PST
New application from Entertainment Software Ratings Board provides full summaries of more than 2,500 video games right at parents' fingertips.
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How thin is thin in clients?
December 1, 2009 11:54 AM PST
Even if we're just using a PC for Internet access, it needs a lot more than just a browser.
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India blocks service to millions of handsets
December 1, 2009 11:37 AM PST
Mobile phones without a valid identification number are being blocked in India as part of a government security drive.
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In nod to media, Google News policy limited
December 1, 2009 10:54 AM PST
Google's "First Click Free" policy allowed Google News and search users to discover news articles behind paywalls, but it was easy to abuse. Now, there are limits.
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Psystar said to have deal with Apple
December 1, 2009 10:47 AM PST
Details are sketchy and there's no confirmation from Apple, but Psystar claims in a filing that a partial settlement has been reached in the copyright infringement case, according to reports.
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Using tunes to tout Windows 7
December 1, 2009 10:41 AM PST
Dubbed Section 7, Microsoft launches a site in conjunction with Live Nation that offers discount concert tickets and gear.
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