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Week in review: A speedier new FirefoxMozilla's latest version plays catch-up with the browser competition. Also: the latest in Windows 7 news, and a Yahoo data center in a new shade of green.
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Wife exposes chief spy's personal life on FacebookThe wife of the new head of MI6 reveals details of their vacations, their children, their celebrity friends, and even how he looks in swimming attire.
Beyond Binary
Windows 7 may get a 'Family Pack'Enthusiasts have spotted wording in a leaked test build of the operating system that suggests Microsoft may offer a three-PC deal with the new Windows.
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Video: iPhone 3G S launch in New York City
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Seattle fire knocks out service to Bing Travel, other sitesAt least two dozen sites experience protracted outage following Thursday night electrical fire at Fisher Plaza data center. Verizon's Seattle-area DSL service also gets temporarily disrupted.
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Geek Gestalt
Spiral Jetty, earthwork extraordinaireOn the north edge of the Great Salt Lake, Robert Smithson's masterpiece sits peacefully, awaiting visitors willing to make the long trek to see one of the world's great land art pieces.
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Lunar mapping satellite snaps first test imagesNASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has snapped its first test images, showing the moon's starkly cratered terrain in preparation for the start of mapping operations.
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Poll: Why don't you have an iPod or MP3 player?What's wrong with you? Doesn't everybody have one of these things?
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Fisker's good KarmaAt a dinner speech recently, Henrik Fisker laid out his plans for Fisker Automotive and its first car, the plug-in hybrid Karma.
