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Al Gore: It's not just about the planet
November 8, 2009 7:50 AM PST
In a talk promoting his book, Al Gore looks for fixes beyond renewable energy and draws the link between environment, energy, and the economy.
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First iPhone, now Droid. Who needs Windows?
November 8, 2009 5:45 AM PST
Windows Mobile is losing the last glimmers of its mojo as phones based on the Android 2.0 operating system push the buzz meter needle into the red zone.
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Judge halts BlueBeat's sale of Beatles tunes
November 7, 2009 2:51 PM PST
Temporary restraining order finds BlueBeat's arguments "lacking in clarity" and sees the threat of irreparable harm to the copyright holders.
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How much would you pay to see your future?
November 7, 2009 1:38 PM PST
Three years after the human genome was sequenced at a price tag of $3 billion, Complete Genomics does it for just $4,400 in material cost.
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Apple said to be working on 'world-mode' iPhone
November 7, 2009 12:42 PM PST
The AppleInsider blog says it's gotten wind of a "hybrid iPhone," due in the third quarter of 2010, that would work on both GSM and CDMA (hear that, Verizon?).
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Bird drops baguette, halts Collider
November 7, 2009 11:59 AM PST
Testing on the Large Hadron Collider is halted after a bird drops a chunk of carbohydrates into the machine, causing a power outage.
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Want a Droid on the cheap? Let's start a club!
November 7, 2009 10:58 AM PST
Right now, you have to buy one and sign a two-year contract. Is a Gadget of the Month Club the answer? Or should phone companies be more like clothes stores?
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Is Verizon's new early-termination fee anti-consumer?
November 7, 2009 8:04 AM PST
That $350 fee doubles the current one, but Verizon insists it's justified because of the higher prices of today's phones.
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Popular iPhone movie app flops on BlackBerry
November 6, 2009 4:57 PM PST
Flixster's Movies app just isn't up to snuff on BlackBerry.
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Mobile: Still waiting to see what sticks
November 6, 2009 4:53 PM PST
As businesses try to capitalize on the growing mobile software market, open source can offer a way to encourage adoption and build products in the image of the prospective buyer.
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Reporters' Roundtable 9: The business of app stores
November 6, 2009 4:15 PM PST
The App Store business model, nearly perfected by Apple, has changed the way software is made, sold, distributed, and priced. Join Rafe Needleman in discussion with CNET's Maggie Reardon and GigaOm's Sebastian Rupley.
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EMI to offer instant concert recordings
November 6, 2009 3:21 PM PST
An initiative called Abbey Road Live will enable concert attendees to buy CDs, DVDs, or flash cards with recordings of the show they just heard.
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Sesame Street, Droid get Google's love
November 6, 2009 2:20 PM PST
The search king has given much of its front page love this week to honor Sesame Street's 40th anniversary, but it did save some space to tout the new Droid smartphone.
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Microsoft launching health tech video show
November 6, 2009 1:59 PM PST
Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu is among the guests in the first episode of the Web video show, which debuts next week.
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Astronauts prep for not-so-close encounter with space debris
November 6, 2009 1:42 PM PST
Space debris had prompted NASA to make plans for the station crew to seek shelter aboard their Soyuz lifeboats, but additional analysis now shows the junk poses no threat to the lab.
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Going rogue? Palin bans gadgets, reporters from speech
November 6, 2009 1:40 PM PST
The former Alaska governor joins a tradition of controversial politicians stoking up more press criticism by attempting to avoid it in the first place.
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What integrated compute stacks mean for storage professionals
November 6, 2009 1:17 PM PST
EMC and Cisco have Vblocks. HP has Consolidated Infrastructure. Is the world changing for enterprise IT storage professionals?
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Skype, eBay move forward
November 6, 2009 11:51 AM PST
eBay settles with Skype founders, and will sell its controlling interest in the Internet telephony company.
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Sorry, kids: No social networking on the Xbox 360
November 6, 2009 11:38 AM PST
Those children under 18 who are members of Xbox Live won't be able to access Facebook, Twitter, or Last.fm when the Xbox Live update is released later this year.
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How low can online scammers go?
November 6, 2009 11:15 AM PST
In the world of the cynical online phishing scam ploy, is pretending to be a Marine stationed in Afghanistan a new low?
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