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  Hacker 'Mudge'
  snags DARPA job

  A computer security expert who ran one of the early hacker spaces before launching several security start-ups has been hired as a program manager at the Defense Department's research agency for military technology.

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  The back story on Glitch's back stories

  It took Tiny Speck--which revealed its efforts Tuesday--many months to agree upon the official back story for its new game.
  • Images: Glitch's aesthetics
  • A gaming start-up's birth pangs
  • In depth with Tiny Speck's Glitch

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• Facebook, AOL link instant messaging

  Good news: AIM can be used to chat with Facebook pals. Bad news: Instant messaging still has more barriers than openness.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• A Toyota Prius owner waits for the recall

  Last summer, CNET's Martin LaMonica wanted to see if his spiffy new hybrid could hit the magic 50 mpg mark. Now he's wondering when it will get a fix for faulty brakes.
  • Toyota adds 2010 Prius to global recall list

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Google's social side hopes to catch some Buzz

  Facebook and Twitter are the darlings of the social-media world, not Google--which hopes to change that with Buzz, betting it can organize your online social life.
  • Debating Google's Buzz
  • Live blog: Google Buzz
  • Podcast: Sergey Brin on Buzz
  • Google struggles with social skills

  (Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)

• YouTube's traffic data for music questioned

  The number of visitors to Warner Music Group's YouTube videos doubled in January and outpaced the much larger Vevo. But those numbers are now being questioned.

  (Posted in Media Maverick by Greg Sandoval)

• RealNetworks, Viacom to spin off Rhapsody

  Real and Viacom say the subscription music service will be more nimble as a standalone company. The move means that Real is satisfied to give up control.

  (Posted in Media Maverick by Greg Sandoval)

• Microsoft patches 26 Windows, Office holes

  Patch Tuesday update addresses vulnerabilities in DirectShow, SMB Protocol, ActiveX, Windows Shell Handler, and 32-bit Windows.

  (Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills)

• Micron to buy Numonyx for $1.27 billion

  One of the world's largest flash memory makers agrees to be acquired by Micron Technology in a deal worth approximately $1.27 billion.

  (Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

• Hints of a bubble in green-tech IPOs

  Electric car maker Tesla, solar company Solyndra, and others have plans for public offerings. Is it too much too soon or will there be more start-up acquisitions?

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Microsoft looks at health potential of Xbox, apps

  Software giant is researching how gadgets like the Xbox and technologies like accelerometers in cell phones could improve personal health, and health care in general.

  (Posted in Health Tech by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore)

• Intel taps student's robot for processor demo

  University of Arizona engineering student creates a six-legged Atom-powered bot that can "learn" to walk on its own, and Intel brings it along on the company road show.

  (Posted in Crave by Leslie Katz)

• Ex-Sun CEO ponders penning a book

  Jonathan Schwartz was a prolific blogger and now has begun tweeting. The next possibility: a book about being Sun's chief executive.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• Olympic snow still in short supply at Cypress

  Organizers have now shortened training, stepped up trucking of snow, and even turned to adding dry ice to the mix to make sure the venue is ready for the start of the Games.
  • Roundup: Winter Games tech

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• McAfee: Spammers exploiting more news stories

  Spammers continue to capitalize on news headlines to try to trick people into clicking on e-mails to spread malware, says McAfee in its latest threats report.

  (Posted in Security by Lance Whitney)
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