A quick rundown of the top stories we're following as we head into the holiday weekend, including: New Google search UI gets colorful, and Buffalo seems to have won the race to be first to ship a USB 3.0 drive.
Today's stories:
Crude Michelle Obama image dumped by site owner
New Google search UI brings color, search options
Buffalo ships first USB 3.0 hard drive
Clearwire raises another $920 million
Mozilla issues near-final Thunderbird 3
In today's podcast: Google will start tracking TiVo viewing data to help advertisers see how commercials get seen in the day of the DVR; four days after the CERN particle accelerator was turned back on, it's making quick progress; Intel overhauls its Atom processor for Netbooks; AT&T follows Verizon's lead with mobile broadband plans; and more of today's top tech news.
Today's stories:
CERN particle accelerator sees first collisions
HP reports in-line earnings, raises 2010 outlook
Google to track TiVo viewing habits
It appears that Rupert Murdoch was serious about wanting to remove his company's media properties, such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, Fox News, and Hulu, from the Google search index. Murdoch's News Corp. has reportedly initiated discussions with Microsoft over a plan to have the media company's Web content essentially delisted from the world's largest search engine, Google, but included on Microsoft's Bing, in exchange for payment from Microsoft. Microsoft has reportedly approached other media giants about having their content removed from Google search results as well.
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It's been a bad week for Nokia's research and development division, which had more than 300 of its staff laid off this week. The news was a little better for Skype, which detached from its eBay owners and netted a $2.75 billion valuation. Also, Facebook's video hosting is now the third most popular video hosting site on the Web, though it still lags far behind leader YouTube. Hear more about these stories and others in today's episode.
Today's stories:
Today, Google released the source code for its Chrome OS project and gave the public the first real look at how the new operating system for Netbooks will work. CNET reporter Tom Krazit calls in from Google headquarters to give us the scoop.
Also in today's podcast: a computer glitch at the FAA caused nationwide flight cancellations and delays; Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says Windows 7 is selling better than any previous version of Windows; and AOL looks to shed about 2,500 workers and its MapQuest division.
Today's stories:
A leading IBM researcher says computers capable of mimicking the human brain's power and efficiency could be just a decade away. CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman talks about the findings.
Plus, Hulu inks its first major music label deal, the Office 2010 beta goes public, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 breaks even more records than we originally thought.
Today's stories:
Modern Warfare 2 tops entertainment industry, not just games
Who makes the most reliable laptops?
Carriers to sell majority of mobile devices by '13
Eight years after merging with Time Warner, AOL has finally been given a date for when it's being spun off to once again be its own company. We also talk about clean coal in China, the next versions of Adobe's Flash and AIR platforms, as well as the news that Microsoft's next version of Internet Explorer isn't quite ready for a public peek just yet.
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Supercomputers are in the news again. First Microsoft has a new version of its Excel program that can tear spreadsheets that used to take weeks to calculate, down into a few hours. Then we've got results released early Monday that unveil which company gets to claim its supercomputer as the fastest among the top 500 in the world.
We also get CNET News senior writer Greg Sandoval on the phone to talk about what's going on with Hulu, and why it may soon cost you money to watch your favorite TV shows and movies on the popular site. … Read more
In today's podcast: Dell makes its entry into the smartphone category official with the Dell Mini 3, Verizon Communications starts warning music pirates, Advanced Micro Devices' rough road is just beginning, and Office 2010 leaks early online.
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Today's stories:
Dell unveils Android-based Mini 3 smartphone
Verizon tests sendding RIAA copyright notices
With $1.25 billion, can AMD finally compete?
In the wake of Thursday's announcement of a $1.25 billion settlement in the long-running disputes between Intel and AMD, CNET News reporter Stephen Shankland talks about whether the hatchet is finally buried, and who (if anyone) is emerging a winner.
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Today's stories:
Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust settlement
Universities reject Kindle over inaccessibility for the blind
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