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Microsoft opens Hohm to energy monitoring
July 6, 2009 2:24 PM PDT
Can a slick Web application give you decent advice on cutting your home energy use? Based on a first look at Microsoft Hohm, CNET News' Martin LaMonica says yes.
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Windows 7 testers have long path to upgrade
July 6, 2009 1:41 PM PDT
Moving from the test to final version of the operating system is not as easy as just forking over the money. In some cases, two installations are required.
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Report: DOJ looks into telecom dominance
July 6, 2009 1:39 PM PDT
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that the Department of Justice is reviewing potential anticompetitive practices by large phone companies.
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Craigslist, eBay fighting Michael Jackson scalpers
July 6, 2009 1:06 PM PDT
Craigslist and eBay are full of offers of tickets to the pop singer's memorial service--some with an asking price of thousands of dollars for a pair. But are the tickets worth anything?
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Beware URL shorteners
July 6, 2009 12:29 PM PDT
Windows 7 to be finalized this week; electric motorcycles in Best Buy; ABC on Hulu; and the dangers of the short URL.
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Do new PS3 bundles mean Slim is coming soon?
July 6, 2009 11:54 AM PDT
Rumor has it that Best Buy will soon begin offering a PS3 that comes with both Metal Gear Solid 4 and Killzone 2. This would be the second attractive PS3 bundle in the last few weeks. Is Sony trying to clear the channel of old consoles?
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Andreessen: Facebook revenue to top $500 million in '09
July 6, 2009 11:17 AM PDT
The Netscape founder, a member of Facebook's board of directors, says the social network has the potential to be a billion-dollar company already.
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Twitter as music marketing tool
July 6, 2009 11:07 AM PDT
Users of the micro-blogging service may be fertile marketing ground for music labels, but the labels must balance the conversation.
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Microsoft warns of hole in Video ActiveX control
July 6, 2009 10:48 AM PDT
Microsoft says limited attacks have exploited a hole in the ActiveX control, a component of Windows Media Center used for recording and playing television video.
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CompuServe Classic laid to rest
July 6, 2009 10:42 AM PDT
AOL has shut down the historic Internet access service, which got millions on the Internet for the first time in the 1980s and 1990s but has grown obsolete.
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Former Red Hat execs aim to open-source health care
July 6, 2009 10:35 AM PDT
What happens when you mix a big problem like the U.S. health care system, Red Hat executives, and an open-source technology approach? The Axial Project.
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The two faces of video
July 6, 2009 10:21 AM PDT
It's misleading to lump everything from consumer movie-making to enterprise collaboration together under the "video" label.
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U2 releasing 'mobile album' for BlackBerry
July 6, 2009 10:09 AM PDT
As part of U2's promotional relationship with Research In Motion, the band will release an exclusive mobile app that will let BlackBerry users watch video from the tour.
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Stopping by the woods with an iPhone
July 6, 2009 10:00 AM PDT
On Road Trip 2009, Daniel Terdiman has a phone conversation that stays active from the forest to a hotel, and through shifts from wired headset to Bluetooth car integration and back.
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Is iPod Touch getting a camera?
July 6, 2009 9:29 AM PDT
Apple may be planning to add a camera in the next iPod Touch, according to reports.
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Will Windows 7 be finalized next week?
July 6, 2009 9:25 AM PDT
Microsoft has said that work on the OS should be done by the end of the month, but some enthusiast sites think it could happen as early as July 13.
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Report: Toyota to mass-produce plug-ins in 2012
July 6, 2009 8:32 AM PDT
The first plug-in Priuses will be tested next year with plans at Toyota to mass-produce plug-in vehicles in 2012, according to a report in the Nikkei.
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Nokia to bridge Maemo, Symbian with Qt
July 6, 2009 8:08 AM PDT
The use of Qt is expected to make it easier for developers to write apps both for the Maemo mobile Linux OS and for Symbian, Nokia's smartphone platform.
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EMC raises bid for Data Domain
July 6, 2009 7:42 AM PDT
In the battle for Data Domain, EMC increases its bid to $33.50 per share in cash and says its offer is "clearly superior" to NetApp's bid.
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Index Ventures gets its Michelangelo
July 6, 2009 7:33 AM PDT
Index has always been a leading venture firm, but the addition of Mike Volpi to the team should help it deliver even better exits.
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