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France could tax Google to subsidize music
January 7, 2010 9:01 AM PST
A government report says Google and other online-ad companies are "profiting without any consideration" for music artists and book publishers. What comes next?
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Justice Dept. to scrutinize Comcast-NBC deal
January 7, 2010 8:56 AM PST
DOJ will be the agency to review the prospective $30 billion merger that would turn Comcast into huge media conglomerate with control of major TV and cable stations.
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Pingdom: Facebook is killing it on page views
January 7, 2010 8:53 AM PST
A report from the traffic firm suggests that the social network has 11 times as many page views as its closest competitor, MySpace.
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Intel lets loose Core i3, i5, i7 chips
January 7, 2010 8:36 AM PST
The new "Arrandale" graphics technology has 20 percent more shaders, an important component for 3D graphics, the chipmaker says.
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Canon SLRs get new wireless transmitters
January 7, 2010 8:11 AM PST
The $700 devices offer new options for remote usage, geotagging, and multi-camera shooting for owners of Canon's newer higher-end cameras.
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Plastic Logic unveils its pricey Que e-reader
January 7, 2010 7:59 AM PST
The long-hyped, full-screen e-book reader is shown off to the Vegas crowd. The device will start shipping in April, with two models starting at a hefty $649.
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Tesla, Panasonic collaborate on EV batteries
January 7, 2010 7:35 AM PST
The maker of electric cars plans to use Panasonic's nickel-based lithium ion cells for its battery packs.
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Greenpeace electronics guide now rates lobbying
January 7, 2010 7:18 AM PST
New criteria for consumer electronics makers assesses whether companies are lobbying for industrywide laws to prevent competitors from using environmentally damaging materials.
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Yahoo adds new Net TV, processor partners
January 7, 2010 7:15 AM PST
The Web pioneer is fleshing out its vision to bring Internet services to TV with new partnerships with Vizio, chipmakers, and others. Also: a revamped programming tool.
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Google sweetens On2 acquisition offer
January 7, 2010 6:32 AM PST
The Internet giant puts an extra 15 cents per On2 share on the table, increasing its offer to a value of about $133.9 million for the video compression company.
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BMC picks up Phurnace Software
January 7, 2010 6:26 AM PST
Phurnace's technology will make it easy to model and deploy Java Enterprise Edition applications from the likes of Oracle's BEA, Red Hat's JBoss, and IBM's Websphere.
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Cloud computing's green paradox
January 7, 2010 6:10 AM PST
Cloud computing is significantly greener than its traditional IT operations alternatives, right? Actually, it may not quite be that simple.
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New VoxOx features help even old cell phones
January 7, 2010 5:00 AM PST
VoIP and multi-protocol chat client VoxOx introduces a slew of new features for its Personal Assistant, but the biggest one is remote access support for all phone models.
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Come on, Google, subsidize me
January 7, 2010 4:00 AM PST
Google is attempting an end-run around carriers to give customers more power to use its services. It should take the next logical step and subsidize customer adoption of its phone.
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Robot floor cleaner Mint gets those tight spots
January 7, 2010 12:01 AM PST
Mint is a robot mop/duster for hard floors that can detect walls and fit into tight corners. It's a cheaper, smaller alternative to Scooba, but offers a lighter scrub.
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'Google Energy' subsidiary considers clean power
January 6, 2010 9:58 PM PST
Google creates energy subsidiary and submits a request to buy and sell electricity. It's part of Google's goal to use large amounts of renewable energy to offset its carbon footprint.
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Sprint announces 3G/4G wireless Wi-Fi router
January 6, 2010 9:25 PM PST
Sprint Nextel has announced a device that allows subscribers to share their 3G/4G wireless signal with up to five Wi-Fi devices.
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Live-blogging Steve Ballmer
January 6, 2010 6:30 PM PST
The consumer electronics extravaganza formally kicks off with a keynote address by Microsoft's CEO. We'll keep you up-to-the-minute.
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Project Natal gets a date, but not a price tag
January 6, 2010 6:30 PM PST
The Xbox 360 add-on is aimed for a holiday release, as had been expected. Redmond also touts Windows 7 sales numbers and shows off the latest PCs, including an HP tablet.
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Microsoft's Bach on Courier, Natal, tablets, and phones
January 6, 2010 6:30 PM PST
In an interview, the president of Microsoft's entertainment unit answers some (but not all) of our questions on what Microsoft has cooking on the consumer hardware front.
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Highlights from the Microsoft keynote 
Seth Meyers skit at the Microsoft keynote 
Navteq laser vision's view of the world (images) 
Unboxing the Nexus One (photos) 
Google unveils its 'super phone' (photos) 
