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Intel Celeron chip anchors $249 Acer Windows 7 laptopBest Buy is launching its lowest-advertised-price laptop to date--and it's definitely a laptop, not a Netbook.
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Images: Firefox through the ages
The Open Road
When open source isn't (open enough)It's very possible to be completely open-source without being completely open, but this may fade as more companies learn to use open source effectively.
Beyond Binary
Windows 7 use continues to climbIt now makes up 4 percent of Web-accessing computers, a mark that took Windows Vista nearly seven months to reach.
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Exploratorium's shocking 40th anniversary kicks off
CNET News Daily Podcast
CNET News Daily Podcast: Kindles, Droids, and gadgets for the blindDid you hear? Motorola's Droid appears to be selling well. That's not all though. Intel's come up with a reading device for the blind using a digital camera. These stories and more in today's episode.
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A new workout for the Wii
The Social
A new set of rules for social gamesPlayfish's $300 million sale to Electronic Arts seems to spell good news for other makers of social-network games, but this is a fast-growing and messy niche filled with one plot twist after another.
Cutting Edge
Winner declared in space elevator raceLaserMotive wins $900,000 in NASA's Space Elevator challenge, where teams compete to see who could drive their space elevator the fastest.
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Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week
Crave
Fridge Locker screams, 'Hands off!'This tiny cage measuring 7.5 inches by 7.5 inches by 11 inches has a metal combination lock to keep out what the retailer can't help calling "Refrig-A Raiders."
Green Tech
iControl adds home energy services to broadbandStart-up iControl is developing a home automation system that includes energy management along with home security or broadband services.