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How much: $165.95 after $200 rebate
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Deep Tech
Why to embrace Firefox 3.6's new-tab ethosA change to how the new browser positions new tabs is subtle but good, especially as browsers rise in importance. But more work is needed in tab switching.
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The Open Road
At its best, is open source unbeatable?Open-source development, when it works, perhaps works so well and at such a frenetic pace that no proprietary vendor can hope to compete.
Beyond Binary
Windows 8 in 2012?It's not clear what Microsoft's desktop plans are, but the Windows Server team included slides at PDC suggesting a new major release coming around 2012.
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Google Chrome OS demonstration
Digital Media
ComScore: Online video scores another big monthMarket research firm ComScore releases its data on online-video viewing for October 2009. Not surprisingly, YouTube is leading the pack by a large margin.
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Google Chrome OS unveiling
Politics and Law
Confidential 9/11 pager messages disclosedGlimpse into events of September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks comes from pager messages that have been anonymously published on WikiLeaks.org.
Cutting Edge
CERN particle accelerator sees first collisionsFour days after its restart, the scientific work at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland has headed "into new territory. It's been going quite remarkably fast."
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Crave
Passive-aggressive gifts for chronically late geeksWhat to get for the person in your life who's constantly showing up late? Here are some presents that might help your darling dawdler show up on time.
The Car Tech blog
Looking under Nissan's LeafNissan brings its Leaf all-electric car to CNET headquarters.
