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Hardware for Gmail: The 'Gboard' keyboard
December 3, 2009 9:01 PM PST
Gmail's got desktop hardware now, though not from Google. The Gboard is a new Gmail-centric keyboard with colored shortcut keys that let you zip around your in-box.
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Acer 17-inch, Intel dual-core laptop falls to $479
December 3, 2009 8:10 PM PST
Staples is selling a large 17-inch Acer laptop for $479.
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The FTC is talking to Nvidia about Intel
December 3, 2009 7:45 PM PST
The Federal Trade Commission's probe of the chipmaker's business practices has extended to Nvidia.
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Microsoft's Bing goes down
December 3, 2009 7:00 PM PST
In what could be a blow to Bing's image, the main Microsoft search site goes down.
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Last call for i-Booze delivery service
December 3, 2009 5:15 PM PST
A Seattle-based online beer and wine delivery service has its license application turned down and then its founder is found guilty of selling alcohol without a license.
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Friendster gets a face-lift, looks for love?
December 3, 2009 4:51 PM PST
The social network has long since fallen from favor in the U.S. Its redesign places its focus more squarely in Asia, where the youth market has stuck with it.
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New Droid ad: iPhone is 'digitally clueless'
December 3, 2009 4:19 PM PST
In its latest, and perhaps harshest, assault on the iPhone, Verizon's Droid reserves much active bile for its alleged rival, while admitting that the Droid itself is not pretty.
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Giving voice to a new artificial larynx
December 3, 2009 4:11 PM PST
Researchers are creating a system that uses a retainer-like mouthpiece designed for use in speech therapy to help those without a voice box speak less robotically.
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Doctors told to say no to Facebook come-ons
December 3, 2009 3:53 PM PST
The U.K.'s Medicine Defense Union has advised doctors who are propositioned by patients on Facebook to not even say no. Its advice is to ignore every personal message.
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Defense Dept. pulls software over privacy issues
December 3, 2009 3:38 PM PST
EPIC complaint alleging privacy issues with Echometrix parental control software prompts Defense Department online store to pull the product.
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FarmVille maker unleashes PetVille
December 3, 2009 3:23 PM PST
FarmVille maker Zynga announces it has expanded its social-network offerings, allowing Facebook users to play a new game called PetVille.
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Coca-Cola launches face-matching Facebook app
December 3, 2009 3:16 PM PST
Coca-Cola has offered up a facial-matching app called the Coke Zero Facial Profiler that allows Facebook users to match their faces to other people on the social network.
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Teen scientists vie for $100,000 prize in N.Y.
December 3, 2009 2:59 PM PST
Twenty finalists in the Siemens Competition in Math, Science, & Technology gather to showcase projects ranging from diabetes treatment to protein drug delivery.
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Facebook notifies members about Beacon settlement
December 3, 2009 2:57 PM PST
The terms of the settlement were announced in September, but per a court order Facebook has had to send out an e-mail to explain it to users who were members at the time its Beacon advertising program was active.
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The yogurt makers of tech: Gadgets to avoid
December 3, 2009 2:20 PM PST
Don't buy these one-trick ponies--unless you like gizmos that gather dust.
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The changing role of the IT storage pro
December 3, 2009 2:05 PM PST
Virtualization may not change everything, but it will change the way enterprise IT operations groups function and how storage professionals fit in.
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California gives green light for space-based solar
December 3, 2009 2:03 PM PST
Utility PG&E and aerospace start-up Solaren plan to generate 200 megawatts worth of base load power from satellites equipped with solar panels in space.
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Panasonic to invest $1 billion in green tech
December 3, 2009 1:10 PM PST
Panasonic president reveals plan to shift core business, developing existing interests in green technologies and offering energy-saving solutions for the home, according to a Bloomberg interview.
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Microsoft to plug critical IE hole targeted by exploit code
December 3, 2009 12:59 PM PST
Patch Tuesday will see fixes for 12 vulnerabilities in IE, Windows, and Office, three of which are critical.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Bing eyes Apple turf
December 3, 2009 12:47 PM PST
What a Microsoft Bing app for the iPhone might look like, plus other headlines of the day.
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