Latest headlines from CNET News
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IBM buys database security firm Guardium
December 1, 2009 7:52 AM PST
Big Blue sees the acquisition bolstering its offerings to enterprises that need to secure databases against both internal and external threats.
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Report: Apple accused of NAND price manipulation
December 1, 2009 7:14 AM PST
Industry insiders tell The Korea Times the company orders more flash memory chips than it eventually buys. But just how uncommon is that practice? It's not, an analyst tells CNET.
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Smart grid potential gated by broadband
December 1, 2009 7:06 AM PST
The intersection of broadband and energy can lead to efficiency and technology innovation. What's needed is wider access, standards, and right regulations, say execs at an FCC hearing.
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2012 Olympics showpiece unveiled in London
December 1, 2009 6:42 AM PST
A gossamer cloud of LED-laced "bubbles" supported by towers may hover above London while broadcasting real-time data and images.
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Nokia sues Samsung, LG over LCD prices
December 1, 2009 5:49 AM PST
It charges the LCD makers with collusion, citing an investigation of display panel price-fixing by the U.S. Justice Department.
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Inside the Apple, er, Microsoft Store
December 1, 2009 4:00 AM PST
Although Redmond's foray into retail bears a big resemblance to Apple's approach, Microsoft has added some distinctive features to draw casual PC buyers and techies alike.
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Man loses job after searching too hard for aliens
November 30, 2009 7:42 PM PST
An employee of an Arizona school district is asked to resign after school officials allege he had downloaded alien-seeking software to all the district's computers.
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Google hosts energy experts amid climate talks
November 30, 2009 6:01 PM PST
Next week, the international community plans to discuss climate change and green energy, and U.S. energy experts kicked things off at Google's offices Monday
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Nintendo primed for holiday console dominance
November 30, 2009 5:00 PM PST
Based on Thanksgiving week numbers provided by Nintendo, an analyst has concludes that the Wii appears likely to have far outsold the Xbox and PS3 in November.
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Eclipse tells ex-community director to 'go away'
November 30, 2009 4:48 PM PST
Bjorn Freeman-Mason had become a thorn in the Eclipse Foundation's side, so Eclipse executive Mike Milinkovich very directly said, "You're a jerk. Go away."
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Practice overtaking theory in cloud computing
November 30, 2009 4:39 PM PST
The practice of using cloud computing to solve real development, deployment, and operations problems is generating more buzz than the vision and theory.
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The browser battles go on and on
November 30, 2009 3:24 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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Microsoft actively urges IE 6 users to upgrade
November 30, 2009 3:08 PM PST
A shopping video and eBay promotion are part of Microsoft's effort to give IE 6 users a reason to upgrade. The company also is trying to move corporate customers away.
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Open source: No vow of poverty (or get-rich-quick scheme)
November 30, 2009 2:23 PM PST
Open source is not a sure-fire way to get developers, income, or much of anything, but used right it can help to grow a proprietary software business. Go figure.
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Hungry fail whale eats up Twitter lists
November 30, 2009 2:03 PM PST
Did you spot it? In response to a high level of error messages, Twitter temporarily disabled its fledgling "Lists" feature.
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Big marketing budget drives Moto Droid sales
November 30, 2009 1:51 PM PST
Verizon and Motorola are spending big bucks--$100 million--on marketing the new smartphone, and it looks like it will pay off with 1 million devices sold by year's end.
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Microsoft investigating 'black screen of death'
November 30, 2009 1:37 PM PST
The software maker is looking into reports that some users' systems aren't working right after installing the latest Windows security updates.
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Dell brings Chrome OS to its Netbook
November 30, 2009 1:03 PM PST
With an experimental project, Dell has adapted Google's browser-based operating system to its Mini 10v Netbook.
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Cyber Monday bargain hunters out earlier
November 30, 2009 12:58 PM PST
Shoppers hit e-commerce sites early Monday, and traffic is already surpassing last year's peak, according to initial data from Akamai.
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With CrunchPad dead, the Web reacts
November 30, 2009 12:43 PM PST
TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington says his company's tablet computer, the CrunchPad, is officially dead. We take a look at what the Web is saying about it.
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A window into the Microsoft Store 
NSFW apps 
Digital cloud set to hover above 2012 Olympics (photos) 
Peeking into Microsoft's retail store (photos) 
App Store collector's items: 10 rarities (images) 
