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Man marries video game character
November 24, 2009 11:08 PM PST
A Japanese gamer decides he cannot live without Nene Anegasaki, who happens to be a character in the Nintendo DS game Love Plus. So he marries her.
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IKEA's brilliant Facebook campaign
November 24, 2009 10:42 PM PST
While Facebook declares it is cash positive, IKEA shows how to make money by using Facebook's existing features in order to spread the word for a store opening in Malmo, Sweden.
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Facebook changes stock structure: IPO on the way?
November 24, 2009 2:59 PM PST
The social network has converted all existing shareholders' stock to the more powerful Class B; it'll go back to Class A if they sell it during an IPO. But the company says it still doesn't have IPO plans set.
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Microsoft CFO Liddell leaving; Klein tapped
November 24, 2009 2:52 PM PST
Chris Liddell is stepping down after four and a half years as Microsoft's chief financial officer. He will be replaced by Peter Klein of Microsoft's Business Division.
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Start-up Asana promises workplace nirvana
November 24, 2009 2:29 PM PST
Heavy on vision but light on the details, new workplace apps company emerges from Facebook tech talents.
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IBM staffer posts pics on Facebook, loses benefits
November 24, 2009 2:24 PM PST
A Canadian woman suffering from depression goes on holiday and puts some cheery photos on Facebook. Her insurance company withdraws her sick-leave benefits.
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Offline Gmail no longer shuns attachments
November 24, 2009 1:43 PM PST
No, Google hasn't forgotten about improving offline use of its Web apps. Gmail now can handle attachments when a computer is off the network.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Google to track TiVo data
November 24, 2009 1:19 PM PST
Also in today's podcast: the Large Hadron Collider gets rolling in its first few days; Intel overhauls its Atom processor; and AT&T follows Verizon's lead with mobile broadband plans.
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Human rights groups: No in-game war crimes
November 24, 2009 12:59 PM PST
Report from two Swiss human rights organizations says too many video games let gamers engage in activities that would be illegal in real life. And they want it to stop.
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The browser battles go on and on
November 24, 2009 12:51 PM PST
roundup From Firefox to IE and from Chrome to Opera and Safari, there's no sitting still for browser makers looking to keep their products fresh and competitive.
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MOG entering the music subscription game
November 24, 2009 12:50 PM PST
For five bucks a month, users get unlimited streams, plus some interesting social-networking and online radio features.
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Google mobile coupons save a buck or two
November 24, 2009 12:36 PM PST
Previously restricted to Google Maps, Google now takes its digital coupons mobile.
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Your new software vendor? Domino's Pizza
November 24, 2009 12:12 PM PST
Software vendors may lose out in the new open-source economy that empowers users to write more software.
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Congress may probe leaked global warming e-mails
November 24, 2009 11:43 AM PST
Lawmakers may probe whether prominent scientists who are advocates of global warming theories may have misrepresented the truth about climate change.
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Google Reader adds optional favicon support
November 24, 2009 11:33 AM PST
Google's feed reader gets support for site favicons, which let users see a site's visual browser identity right from the publication's source list.
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Kindle gets better battery life, native PDF support
November 24, 2009 11:31 AM PST
Just before the holiday season, Amazon has announced that it's offering some small but notable upgrades to its Kindle e-book reader.
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DOE smart-grid trials fund utility-scale energy storage
November 24, 2009 10:28 AM PST
The second wave of government smart-grid funding totals $620 million to install network-savvy grid equipment and to test utility-scale storage.
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Google to track TiVo viewing habits
November 24, 2009 10:20 AM PST
A new partnership between the two companies will help Google determine how TiVo owners--even the ones really good at fast-forwarding--still see some ads.
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Chrome extensions site now open for uploads
November 24, 2009 9:45 AM PST
Google asks programmers to start adding their Chrome extensions to the new gallery. Chrome users can't yet download them, though.
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Joost: It coulda been a contender, or not
November 24, 2009 9:33 AM PST
The company that was supposed to kill YouTube is finally dead: some of its assets have been sold off to ad network Adconion Media in what's likely a total fire sale.
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