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2010 CES
Intel's 'Turbo Boost' Core i5 comes to HP laptopsThe Core i5 and the Core i3 are the first Intel laptop processors to combine two processor cores and a graphics function in one chip package
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Unboxing the Nexus One (photos)
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Apple
Apple acquires Quattro WirelessIt's official. The acquisition of the mobile advertising company comes when Google--suddenly Apple's big rival in mobile--has made plans to acquire competitor AdMob.
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Beyond Binary
Windows Mobile glitch dates 2010 texts 2016Microsoft says it is working with mobile partners to fix a problem causing SMS messages sent after New Year's Day to appear as if they were sent from the future.
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Nexus One: The big reveal (video)
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Technically Incorrect
'Kill Obama' Facebook group active for a monthA group whose name appeared to advocate the demise of the president survives on Facebook since November and is removed only after CNET draws Facebook's attention to it.
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Hands on with Google's Nexus One (video)
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The Social
Now you can play Foursquare anywhereMobile location-sharing service was only open to users in a few dozen cities, but has now opened up to the world at large--giving it an advantage in the hot "geo" market.
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The Digital Home
NASA's Kepler finds five 'hot Jupiters'After less than a year in operation, NASA's Kepler space telescope finds five new exoplanets in our galaxy. Unfortunately, none of them is habitable.
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Google unveils its 'super phone' (photos)
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2010 CES
Mikey gets a makeoverThe best microphone accessory for the iPhone a and iPod Touch just got better, with improved circuitry, line-input, and USB pass-thru.
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2010 CES
Whirlpool, Direct Energy assemble home energy systemWill home networks get smart to energy management? Whirlpool and Direct Energy team with a display maker and Best Buy in a big to automate savings.
