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After 5 years, Firefox faces new challenges
November 9, 2009 4:00 AM PST
Mozilla helped reshape the Web since releasing Firefox 1.0 five years ago. Now it's got a reawakened Microsoft and Google Chrome to reckon with.
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There's a map for that: GPS or smartphone?
November 9, 2009 4:00 AM PST
Almost every handset comes with mapping software these days, but standalone GPS devices are becoming more affordable than ever.
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Ex-Palm trio loads up on Vitamin D
November 9, 2009 3:00 AM PST
Rob Haitani, Greg Shirai and Celeste Baranski are tapping AI to try to make sense of what's going on in digital videos. Their first target: the surveillance camera industry.
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Cisco ruffles feathers with new collaboration tools
November 8, 2009 10:05 PM PST
Cisco turns up the heat on partner Microsoft as it expands and enhances its suite of collaboration tools.
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Review redux: Flixster movie app for BlackBerry
November 8, 2009 9:16 PM PST
Taking a closer look at Flixster's updated movie preview and showtime app for BlackBerry.
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Rickrolling iPhone worm is never gonna give you up
November 8, 2009 9:07 PM PST
iPhones that have been "jailbroken" are potentially vulnerable to a worm that replaces the device's default wallpaper with, yes, a photo of pop singer Rick Astley.
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Nvidia CEO says 'no' to Intel-compatible chip
November 8, 2009 6:55 PM PST
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang dismisses rumors that the graphics chip supplier is working on an Intel-compatible chip.
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New pre-orders of Nook get later shipping date
November 8, 2009 5:55 PM PST
Demand for the unreleased e-book reader is so strong that the bookseller is telling new customers not to expect shipment until December 11.
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New Verizon ad calls iPhone 'misfit toy'
November 8, 2009 2:50 PM PST
If you believed that the first "Droid Does" teaser was the last time Verizon was going to attack the iPhone, you would be mistaken. Here we go again.
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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 1.0 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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