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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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• Report: Microsoft may help News Corp. delist sites

  The media empire is talking with the tech giant about having its Web sites removed from Google search results, according to a Financial Times report.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Steven Musil)

• AOL preps its post-Time Warner look

  The company enlisted a branding consultancy to revamp its logo and brand attitude for its spinoff as a publicly traded company next month. Here's the first look at it.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Caroline McCarthy)

• Sun Catalytix secures money for low-cost solar fuel

  The MIT spin-off finishes a $3 million seed round to pursue a cheap catalyst for splitting water to make hydrogen from clean energy sources.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Atlantis astronaut's wife gives birth 220 miles below

  Astronaut Randy Bresnik, in orbit on a space station supply mission, celebrated the birth of his daughter 220 miles below in Houston, saying "momma and baby are doing very well."

  (Posted in The Space Shot by William Harwood)

• Has Twitter peaked?

  Numbers from three different sources suggest that Twitter traffic is down. Is this the beginning of the end, the end of the beginning, or something in between?

  (Posted in Technically Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk)

• Firefox: Heat and the CPU usage problem

  Mozilla's browser doesn't efficiently use computer's CPU and can cause overheating problems in some laptops, particularly ultraportables.

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

• GrandCentral Web site to jump the tracks

  Google will shut down site for GrandCentral, which it acquired and reworked into Google Voice. Users should backup old messages now.

  (Posted in Wireless by Michelle Meyers)

• High-tech babysitters get drivers off phone?

  Which is safer: technology that disables a cell phone in a moving car, or that makes the conversation completely hands-free?
  (From The New York Times)

• McAfee warns about '12 Scams of Christmas'

  Shoppers and retailers aren't the only ones gearing up for the holidays. Criminals are out in full force with plenty of scams to separate you and your money

  (Posted in Safe and Secure by Larry Magid)

• Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)

  Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the Alienware M15x, Synology Disk Station DS409slim, and the Sonos ZonePlayer S5.

• Another (loud, fuzzy) peek at Wired's tablet edition

  What will Conde Nast magazines look like once they show up on tablet computers made by Apple, Hewlett-Packard, and others? This video gives you an idea.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Peter Kafka, AllThingsD)

• 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)

• Large Hadron Collider up and running again

  The world's biggest particle accelerator is in full operation after a year of repairs.

  (Posted in Cutting Edge by Karen Friar)
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