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October 21, 2009 10:00 AM PDT

Correction: Google to blend search, music in One Box

The story incorrectly stated who would compensate the labels. Lala and iLike will pay them, according to sources.

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October 20, 2009 2:31 PM PDT

Correction: Twitter hits 5 billion tweets

This post initially referenced an incorrect title for the novel Sloan is working on. The novel is still unnamed.

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October 20, 2009 11:54 AM PDT

Correction: Flickr hit with Tuesday morning outage

This story initially misstated that embedded images could not be viewed during the outage.

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October 15, 2009 6:33 PM PDT

Correction: Why hack a calculator? Why climb Mount Everest?

This story incorrectly attributed a quotation about climbing Mount Everest. George Mallory said the words, "Because it's there."

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October 15, 2009 2:46 PM PDT

Correction: Windows 7 improvements to help audio recording

This post incorrectly characterized the audio-related changes that Microsoft made in Windows Vista. Microsoft moved certain audio functions out of the kernel and into the user stack.

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October 13, 2009 9:22 AM PDT

Correction: Viper's new iPhone app replaces your keychain

This story initially misidentified the remote-controlled car and James Bond film it was featured in. It is a BMW, and it appeared in "Tomorrow Never Dies."

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October 7, 2009 8:14 AM PDT

Correction: Photos: Lego fans descend on BrickCon 2009

A photo caption initially misidentified a Lego figure. It is Voltron. Read the updated caption here.

October 2, 2009 3:56 PM PDT

Correction: Yahoo to shut down Xoopit for Gmail users

This post misstated the month during which Yahoo Mail began working with Xoopit. It was December.

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October 2, 2009 10:22 AM PDT

Correction: Crowdsourcing coming to iPhone apps, big time

This story originally reported that The Extraordinaries is a non-profit. In fact, it is a for-profit company.

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October 1, 2009 8:12 AM PDT

Correction: Free All Music to offer free MP3s, new ad model

This post incorrectly stated the number of free songs that Free All Music aims to offer at launch. The site plans to offer 15 free downloads per month, spread over three sessions.

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