Looking for some Halloween decorations to replace those tired skeletons and severed limbs? Now you can really impress--or tick off--your neighbors with this homemade UFO. Just add some Christmas tree lights to the 8-foot-diameter frame, and you're set for the holidays.
The new BlackBerry Tour, carried by Verizon and Sprint, arrives Sunday, even as RIM seems to be losing sales to exclusive devices like the iPhone and Pre.
roundup Google Chrome OS, due in 2010, underscores the Web giant's cloud-computing ambitions and opens new competition with Microsoft.
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The Space Shot
Shuttle launch delayed to assess lightning strikesLightning strikes at launch pad 39A Friday forced NASA to delay the shuttle Endeavour's launch 24 hours, from Saturday to Sunday, to assess possible effects on critical systems.
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Technically Incorrect
The royal family's Twitter feed: One is confusedThe British monarchy, a fairly tech-literate crowd, decides to embrace Twitter. However, though it claims not be to following anyone, evidence suggests the contrary.
Beyond Binary
Microsoft aims for Silverlight at end of the tunnelThe software maker concedes it has a long way to go to reach the ubiquity of Adobe's flash, but notes it has come a long way in a little less than two years.
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Video: iPhone 3G S launch in New York City
Digital Media
Report: MySpace to push deeper into entertainmentNews Corp. has plans to turn MySpace into an entertainment portal. How much more entertainment can the site add?
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A recipe for high-tech chocolate
Geek Gestalt
A high-quality image projector on your smartphone?The technology isn't here yet, but microdisplays from Micron may soon make it possible to use smartphones to project high-quality images anytime, anywhere.
The Space Shot
Weather threatens Saturday shuttle launchA month late because of a now repaired hydrogen leak, NASA is preparing the shuttle Endeavour for launch Saturday on a 16-day space station assembly mission.
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Photos: A smartphone as a movie projector?
The Audiophiliac
How to: Get the most out of your subwooferExperts discuss the ins and outs of subwoofer performance on a Home Entertainment magazine podcast.
Green Tech
Chasing the Toyota Prius' 50-mpg nirvanaCNET News' Martin LaMonica, an early buyer of the 2010 Toyota Prius, finds that the car gets good mileage but there's clearly more to learn.
