Latest headlines from CNET News
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How your cell phone can diagnose disease
November 9, 2009 12:45 PM PST
An engineer at UCLA combines cell phones and $10 worth of hardware with software he developed to create next-gen microscopes that are affordable and portable.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Firefox is five
November 9, 2009 12:15 PM PST
Today on the podcast: Google buys ad tech company, CPU sales bounce back, the iPhone gets Rickrolled, and we talk with CNET's Stephen Shankland about Firefox' fifth birthday.
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Apple Store opens in the Louvre: Where next?
November 9, 2009 12:15 PM PST
Apple has opened an Apple Store at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, an upscale shopping center beneath the famous Louvre art gallery. So where next for Apple? Here are our suggestions.
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Winner declared in space elevator race
November 9, 2009 11:06 AM PST
LaserMotive wins $900,000 in NASA's Space Elevator challenge, where teams compete to see who could drive their space elevator the fastest.
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Report: Clearwire gets more cash from investors
November 9, 2009 10:56 AM PST
All of Clearwire's major investors, with the exception of Google, are pumping in more cash to the company to help it build its nationwide WiMax network.
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EA picks up Playfish for social gaming push
November 9, 2009 10:24 AM PST
Electronic Arts makes some serious waves in the social gaming by acquiring Playfish for $275 million in cash and $25 million in equity.
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Closing chapter of Google Books saga near
November 9, 2009 10:00 AM PST
Monday's deadline to submit a revised settlement could mark the beginning of the end for the Google Books legal process, after a year of rancorous debate.
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Compuware completes Gomez buyout
November 9, 2009 9:33 AM PST
Application and testing firm finalizes $295 million purchase of Web optimization firm. Compuware brings aboard all of Gomez's 272 employees.
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Google to acquire AdMob for $750 million
November 9, 2009 9:32 AM PST
Mobile advertising is AdMob's specialty, and the deal gives Google a technology inroad into a fast-growing segment of online advertising.
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VMware elevates its desktop virtualization view
November 9, 2009 9:15 AM PST
VMware View 4 is most focused on improving user experience, one of the things that has limited the appeal of desktop virtualization in the past.
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Wrapping up Speeds and Feeds, part 1: Efficiency
November 9, 2009 9:10 AM PST
Laptop battery life is increasing steadily, but what we really need is for laptops to work like cell phones: always on, always running, and able to stay awake longer than we do. It is possible.
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Open-source Hadoop powers Tennessee smart grid
November 9, 2009 8:42 AM PST
Open-source data processing software is monitoring and managing massive amounts of data for the Tennessee Valley Authority.
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PC processor shipments break record
November 9, 2009 8:33 AM PST
Worldwide shipments of processors jump 23 percent over the second quarter, doubling typical sequential growth, says a new report from IDC.
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Autodesk open-sources carbon accounting method
November 9, 2009 8:09 AM PST
The software maker is encouraging other companies to track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions based on long-term global targets and contribution to GDP.
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Microsoft releases Exchange 2010, acquires Teamprise
November 9, 2009 7:45 AM PST
At TechEd Europe, Redmond offers the latest on its e-mail and calendar server. Meanwhile, it also scoops up a developer tool for creating code in multiple OSes.
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Google may lose WSJ, other News Corp. sites
November 9, 2009 7:43 AM PST
News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch says he's tired of seeing Google "steal" his company's content and suggests he's planning to pull his Web sites from the search engine's listings.
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Verizon's iPhone insults have only just begun
November 9, 2009 7:01 AM PST
The next Droid ad will reportedly suggest that the iPhone is merely a tool for "giggling-brat-vanity."
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GE, Comcast reportedly value NBCU at $30 billion
November 9, 2009 6:48 AM PST
The apparent agreement on a valuation for NBC Universal sets the stage for cable giant Comcast to buy the movie and TV unit from GE, according to press reports.
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Microsoft launches Forefront Protection 2010
November 9, 2009 6:30 AM PST
Software giant launches antimalware for new version of e-mail and communications server.
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'60 Minutes'--Cyberwar: Sabotaging the system
November 9, 2009 6:26 AM PST
Hackers can potentially enter crucial elements of the world's infrastructure, such as power grids, water works, and even a nation's military arsenal. What are we doing to stop them?
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