Latest headlines from CNET News
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Major Intel chip upgrade coming to new Netbooks
November 24, 2009 4:00 AM PST
Chipmaker is set to announce the biggest makeover for its Atom processor since it was introduced back in the spring of 2008.
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Firefox hopes to one-up IE with fast graphics
November 24, 2009 4:00 AM PST
Windows 7 features called Direct2D and DirectWrite will speed up Internet Explorer 9 performance. But Firefox hopes it might retool for the same benefit first.
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Let the battle for holiday gadget shoppers begin
November 24, 2009 4:00 AM PST
Retailers try different strategies for competing with behemoths like Amazon and Wal-Mart in the cutthroat competition to lure those giving electronics as gifts.
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New Apple ads to Verizon: Can Droid do this?
November 23, 2009 5:45 PM PST
Apple decides to fight back against Verizon and Droid advertising. With simple product demonstrations, it asks just how much doing Droid can really do.
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Charlie the robot joins rest home staff
November 23, 2009 5:17 PM PST
As part of a three-year study into robots' role in senior health care, New Zealand retirement village welcomes Korean robot that will take vital signs, dole out medication reminders.
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Millions using social media on Xbox Live
November 23, 2009 5:02 PM PST
Microsoft has released its first figures on how well Facebook, Twitter, and Last.fm have done on Xbox Live. They show substantial, though not huge, engagement.
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Brain scan finds man was not in a coma--23 years later
November 23, 2009 5:01 PM PST
State-of-the-art brain scan finds Belgian man spent 23 years trying to tell those around him he was not, in fact, in a coma--leading some to question current methods of analyzing coma patients.
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Police arrest exec for not using Twitter
November 23, 2009 4:22 PM PST
After singer Justin Bieber does not appear at a Long Island mall, police ask a record label veep to tweet encouragement for the crowd to disperse. He allegedly doesn't and is thus arrested.
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Google places ad explaining offensive image
November 23, 2009 3:55 PM PST
A distorted image purporting to be First Lady Michelle Obama is currently the No. 1 image result for her name. Google is using ad space to explain its policy for such matters.
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AT&T offers prepaid wireless broadband
November 23, 2009 3:53 PM PST
AT&T is following Verizon Wireless by offering a prepaid wireless broadband service for laptop users.
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Hulu adds tagging for movies, TV shows
November 23, 2009 2:44 PM PST
Hulu gives users a way to tag videos, letting them give the site a whole new layer of organization.
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Can News Corp. afford calling Google's bluff?
November 23, 2009 2:43 PM PST
Google makes it easy to remove content from its search engine, but few companies do because of the loss of traffic. News Corp., with help from Microsoft, could change that.
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HP reports in-line earnings, raises 2010 outlook
November 23, 2009 2:19 PM PST
Company reports earnings of $1.14 per share on $30.8 billion in sales, and it forecasts earnings of $1.03 to $1.05 per share on sales of $29.6 billion to $29.9 billion.
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The 'wisdom of crowds' loses steam
November 23, 2009 1:51 PM PST
The gurus said that the community would change the way the industry develops and sells software. The gurus were wrong.
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LinkedIn's platform loosens up
November 23, 2009 1:49 PM PST
The professional networking site now lets developers access its API to import LinkedIn features into external sites.
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Google picks up ad company Teracent
November 23, 2009 1:35 PM PST
Search giant enters into an agreement to acquire the online ad-optimization for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of the quarter.
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'Technical issue' downs eBay search over weekend
November 23, 2009 1:03 PM PST
Some power users are none too pleased, though, and are requesting refunds for seller fees if their auctions were disrupted as a result.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Murdoch enlisting Microsoft to shun Google
November 23, 2009 12:49 PM PST
Today on the podcast: The Wall Street Journal may shun Google; Apple makes no apologies for the app store; get ready for smartbooks; and more.
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Microsoft warns of IE exploit code in the wild
November 23, 2009 12:40 PM PST
Company says it is investigating a publicly published exploit code that allegedly could lead to computers running versions 6 or 7 of the browser getting compromised.
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Chrome OS security: 'Sandboxing' and auto updates
November 23, 2009 12:29 PM PST
Google operating system will feature many of the same security features as the Chrome browser, including "sandboxing" of applications, auto updating, and antiphishing.
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