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  Steven Sinofsky's plan for Windows

  The head of Microsoft's Windows unit tells CNET why he does things the way he does. Think more data, less testosterone.
  • Windows boss on building his first laptop
  • Full coverage: Microsoft PDC

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  Brin: Google's OSes likely to converge

  Puzzled onlookers have wondered why Google is overseeing two separate operating-system projects. Co-founder Sergey Brin thinks that at some point the two will become one.
  • Google's plan for Netbooks
  • Screenshot tour of Chrome OS
  • Full Chrome OS coverage

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• Nook sold out for the holidays

  Barnes & Noble has announced on its Web site that its much-anticipated e-book reader, the Nook, is sold out through 2009. Is that good news for Amazon?

  (Posted in Crave by David Carnoy)

• 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.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Hacked e-mails fuel climate change skeptics

  The e-mails and documents hacked from a computer server at a British university will undoubtedly raise questions about the actions of some scientists.
  (From The New York Times)

• Electric-car maker Tesla preparing IPO

  An IPO filing for the electric-car start-up is expected any day, according to sources. Public offering would be the first from a U.S. automaker since Ford Motor shares debuted in 1956.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Reuters)

• Sony planning new online store

  Taking a page from Apple's iTunes, Sony is devising an online store offering music, movies, books, and other downloadable content for its various devices.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Lance Whitney)

• Can Facebook group change World Cup game result?

  The World Cup elimination game between France and Ireland was decided by a piece of blatant cheating. A Facebook group, more than 250,000 strong, wants it replayed.

  (Posted in Technically Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk)

• Spain mandates affordable broadband for all

  The country's government is following the lead of Finland and making affordable broadband a legal right.

  (Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)

• Bedside vital signs monitor goes mobile

  Drager's Infinity M540 displays a patient's real-time vital signs on the go. Designed to fit in the palm of a caregiver's hand, the display auto-rotates so that it is always upright.

  (Posted in Health Tech by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore)

• Friday Poll: How will you spend Black Friday?

  Some people live for the Super Bowl of gadget buying, others can't imagine facing the maddening crowds. How do you plan to spend the day after Thanksgiving? Vote in our poll.

  (Posted in Crave by Matt Hickey)

• Week in review: Browser breakthroughs

  From Azure to Windows 7 to Firefox, operating systems and browsers grabbed headlines this week as Google proved, with its unveiling of Chrome OS, how interrelated they are.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Michelle Meyers)

• Nokia to lay off up to 330 R&D staffers

  The move, which would affect workers at sites in Finland and Denmark, comes as the company shows signs of sputtering in the smartphone stakes.

  (Posted in Wireless by Lance Whitney)

• Adobe's Acrobat.com reorganizes, gets mobile app

  The company improves its Acrobat service with a new organizer and a mobile app for the iPhone and BlackBerry that lets users access their files on the go.

  (Posted in Web Crawler by Josh Lowensohn)

• Brizzly opens up...and translates

  The Twitter client has built in Google Translate for quick decoding of international tweets--and also, no more invite codes are required.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)
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