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  Ford brings Web apps
  to the dashboard

  It opens up the Sync software to create an in-car Wi-Fi network and to let drivers access Twitter, Pandora, and other smartphone apps with voice commands.
  • OnStar smartphone app for Chevy Volt
  • Photos: Car tech unpacks at CES 2010

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  Ballmer takes the stage to open CES 2010

  live blog The consumer electronics extravaganza formally kicks off with a keynote address by Microsoft's CEO. We'll keep you up-to-the-minute.
  • Project Natal gets a date, but not a price tag
  • Microsoft's Bach on Courier, Natal, tablets, and phones

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• CES 2010: Gonzo for gadgets in Vegas

  The big consumer electronics show in Las Vegas is upon us. CNET's writers and editors brave the madness to bring you the hottest new gadgets around.
  • Jimi Hendrix, Taylor Swift, 3D headline Sony event
  • Cisco brings telepresence home
  • Home energy management a hot topic at CES
  • Ballmer to talk Windows 7, Natal

• Netflix, Warner Bros. rejigger movie renting

  Netflix has agreed not to rent new titles for 28 days after they are released. In exchange, Netflix gets more streaming content, and that's the company's future.

  (Posted in Media Maverick by Greg Sandoval)

• Microsoft promises Natal for 2010

  A leaked video from Microsoft's developer site confirms what was to be one of Microsoft's key bits of news on Wednesday: that the Xbox add-on will ship this year.

  (Posted in 2010 CES by Ina Fried)

• AT&T bets big on apps in 2010 and beyond

  The carrier is launching new phones, streamlining its development process, and upgrading its 3G wireless network to capitalize on a growing appetite for applications.
  • AT&T to launch five Android devices
  • Nokia's Ovi Store comes to AT&T

  (Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)

• TechCrunch 50, Demo collide again in 2010

  The three-year rivalry between the competing start-up conferences continues to entertain, with the shows running on the same dates in 2010.

  (Posted in Rafe's Radar by Rafe Needleman)

• Navteq touts 3D laser mapping technology

  The Nokia subsidiary's True system can gather 150 million 3D data points per second. Navteq also is now selling 3D models of some cities.
  • Images: Navteq laser vision's worldview

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• Extensions return to Chrome dev for Mac

  Once more, extension support is activated in the Google Chrome developer's build for Mac OS X. Windows and Linux builds get attention, too.

  (Posted in The Download Blog by Seth Rosenblatt)

• Shuttle Endeavour readying for February launch

  Shuttle moves to launch pad for a planned February 7 liftoff on a space station assembly mission, the first of a final five flights planned for 2010.

  (Posted in The Space Shot by William Harwood)

• Best Buy drops Napster CEO, president posts

  In a move to "streamline Napster's executive structure," parent company says it's eliminating the positions held by Napster CEO Chris Gorog and President Brad Duea.

  (Posted in Media Maverick by Greg Sandoval)

• Google's mobile hopes go beyond Nexus One

  The world may have been excited about the potential for a Google Phone, but what Google actually unveiled was a plan for a new smartphone world order.
  • Full Android coverage

  (Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)

• Marketers in credit card scandal start lobby effort

  Webloyalty, Vertrue, and Affinion--under government scrutiny for their controversial marketing practices--are looking for help on Capitol Hill.

  (Posted in Media Maverick by Greg Sandoval)

• Baidu launching online-video company

  Chinese search provider Baidu to create new company to provide premium online video, trying to satisfy growing demand among users in China for high-quality video.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Lance Whitney)

• Qinyuan seeks to boost electric car sales in U.S.

  The first Chinese automaker to break into the U.S. hopes to boost sales of its electric models in the world's second-largest market this year.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Reuters)
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