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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:15:07 PDT Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:15:07 PDT 14171 CNET News.com CNET http://www.news.com/2009-1090-980549.html 20 http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/gr/prtnr/rss_logo.gif http://www.news.com/ 88 31 http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9984161-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Fourth-ranked search engine completes its acquisition of the parent company of Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, and Reference.com. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9984161-7.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:52:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9984160-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Parents had put their baby boy up for sale on eBay--apparently as a joke--but German authorities didn't find it particularly amusing. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9984160-7.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:37:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9984140-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Company's founder takes the place of the CEO and president, who resigned abruptly earlier this week. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9984140-7.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:02:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/Week-in-review-Microhoogle-intrigue/2100-1083_3-6243167.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google are facing probes, proxies, and accusations of backroom politicking as their various attempts to link up come under scrutiny. Also: searching for content within Flash is becoming easier. News.com Miscellaneous http://news.cnet.com/Week-in-review-Microhoogle-intrigue/2100-1083_3-6243167.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:00:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-9983652-52.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 During a visit to the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla., CNET News.com's Daniel Terdiman gets to see the high-performance pilots up close. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-9983652-52.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/2300-13576_3-6243106-1.html?part=rss&tag=6243106&subj=news News.com reporter Daniel Terdiman visits Florida's Naval Air Station Pensacola, home of the Blue Angels. Consumer electronics http://news.cnet.com/2300-13576_3-6243106-1.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/2300-1042_3-6242541-1.html?part=rss&tag=6242541&subj=news TechRepublic examines just what went into one of the most famous personal computers ever manufactured--and what tech was like in 1991. Personal Tech http://news.cnet.com/2300-1042_3-6242541-1.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9984098-54.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Oil company turns to the sun, with plans to build a factory manufacturing thin-film solar panels with a cumulative yearly power generation capacity of 1 gigawatt. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9984098-54.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:13:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9984007-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 After its pairing with board game maker Hasbro, EA shows off its new family-oriented games and an "All-Play" series for Wii. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9984007-7.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:32:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/1606-2_3-50002896.html?tag=rsspr.6243123&part=rss&subj=news News.com's Dan Farber tells what's at stake for users' privacy as a result of a federal judge's ruling that Google must turn data over to Viacom. http://news.cnet.com/1606-2_3-50002896.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:48:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9984017-57.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 He says iPhone, still at version 1.1.4, is at least four months behind desktop OS in patching many known Mac OS X security vulnerabilities. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9984017-57.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:22:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9983951-57.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Free tool helps Web developers analyze their site for a variety of cross-site vulnerabilities. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9983951-57.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:51:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9983862-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 On Thursday's edition of the Daily Debrief, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi and Dan Farber discuss the latest development in the Google-Viacom lawsuit. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9983862-7.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:44:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-11424_3-9983860-90.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 How engineering is helping revive post-Katrina New Orleans; Google and Viacom battle over user privacy; and what Microsoft has to do with the Facebook and ConnectU legal battle. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11424_3-9983860-90.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:40:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9983940-57.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Loosely affiliated supporters mount an online protest over new laws in Lithuania banning the display of Soviet symbols. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9983940-57.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:35:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9983884-57.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Opera updates its most recent release, while Mozilla continues to support an older version of Firefox with updates. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9983884-57.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:59:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-13953_3-9983882-80.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 On this week's EIC Squared podcast, CNET News.com's Dan Farber and ZDNet's Larry Dignan discuss the week's big stories. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13953_3-9983882-80.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:34:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9983859-57.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 The four, which will be released next week, are considered important, not critical, says Microsoft. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9983859-57.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:23:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-9983811-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 If you'd been considering the best configuration of the MacBook Air--with a faster processor and solid-state hard drive--it's now $500 cheaper, but still expensive. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-9983811-37.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:15:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9982489-54.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Sun-drenched country pushes for solar power, a soaring industry there. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9982489-54.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:29:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9983744-54.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 "Missing greenhouse gas" called nitrogen trifluoride, used in production of flat-screen TVs, chips, and synthetic diamonds, could accelerate global warming, according to a report. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9983744-54.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:02:00 PDT