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This Day in Tech: Risks of a hyper-personalized Web

Too busy to keep up with the tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Tuesday, May 17.

Nissan track-tests electric race car Nissan releases a video showing track testing of its Leaf Nismo RC electric race car. More

Bing 'likes' Facebook (video)Amazon may enter the tablet market with two mobile devices, T-Mobile offers free Wi-Fi calls, and Microsoft's Bing gets Facebook support in its search results. More

Winklevoss twins taking Facebook case to Supreme CourtThe twins' attorney says that a recent ruling against their appeal was wrong and that they will bring … Read more

Scoutmob puts local deals on your mobile device

Scoutmob is a location-aware coupon service that pushes local restaurant and retail deals directly to your mobile device. No need to print or purchase anything, just scroll through the local 50 percent off (and more) coupons available, click "USE THE DEAL," and flash your screen at the location. It's like Groupon, only simpler and better.

What gives Scoutmob its edge over its other deal-serving competitors is that there's no need to purchase anything ahead of time. If your GPS-enabled mobile device detects that you are at the deal location, you get the deal. And most deals … Read more