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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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• YouTube adds parental controls

  The popular Web video site is now providing parents with ways to keep kids from viewing videos flagged as inappropriate.

  (Posted in Digital Media by CBS Interactive staff)

• Opera readies mini browser for iPhone

  Browser hopeful for the iPhone to debut at next week's 2010 Mobile World Congress as an alternative to Safari. But will Apple give it a thumbs-up?

  (Posted in iPhone Atlas by Lance Whitney)

• Sprint sheds fewer customers in fourth quarter

  A recovery is slowly taking shape as Sprint Nextel narrows its losses and loses few subscribers--as rivals gain wireless customers.

  (Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)

• U.S. broadband speeds rise in 2009

  The average broadband download speed is up 28 percent, while upload speed increases 16 percent over 2008, according to a new survey from In-Stat.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Lance Whitney)

• PayPal explains Indian service suspension

  Country's new licensing rules are behind the suspension, the company says, adding that it may go on for at least a few months.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Liau Yun Qing)

• Shuttle Endeavour docks with space station

  The shuttle, carrying a 15-ton habitation module and a multi-window observation deck, joins up with the International Space Station in a picture-perfect rendezvous.

  (Posted in The Space Shot by William Harwood)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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.
  • Microsoft, Google split over browser bug bounty

  (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)
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