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  Google ponders risky Android solo act

  Is the search company about to throw a wrench into two years of Android community building with plans to sell its own phone directly to consumers?
  • Google phone looks 'supersharp'
  • FCC approves new 'Google phone'

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  Futuristic tech for
  the modern world

  year in review Activity in outer space got a lot of attention in 2009, but cutting-edge tech breakthroughs tended to focus on earthbound challenges.

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• Microsoft pulls China blog site amid code-theft charges

  The software maker says it is still investigating allegations that MSN China's Juku microblogging site improperly uses code from a rival service.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Adobe investigating Reader, Acrobat exploit reports

  Adobe partners warn the company of an exploit in the wild targeting a vulnerability in Reader and Acrobat 9.2.

  (Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills)

• MySpace eyes Flixster for acquisition

  After snapping up music start-ups Imeem and iLike, MySpace has apparently turned its attentions toward Flixster, a social-networking site for movies.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Kara Swisher, AllThingsD)

• Blippy launches the Twitter of personal finance

  There's more to this service than sharing spending data with friends, thank goodness.

  (Posted in Rafe's Radar by Rafe Needleman)

• Best Buy, Samsung, others named in GPL suit

  Case filed Monday in New York by the Software Freedom Law Center alleges 14 electronics retailers sold products containing BusyBox software in violation of license.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Andrew Nusca)

• Google gets into the URL-shrinking biz with Goo.gl

  Google launches its own URL-shortening tool called Goo.gl. The good news? It's light and fast. The bad news? It's only built into its own products.

  (Posted in Web Crawler by Josh Lowensohn)

• 'Smart' appliances need variable electricity rates

  For the smart grid to take off, consumers need financial motivation to use energy at off-peak times and total control of their appliances, says appliance trade group.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Priceline shrinks from marketing scandal

  Travel site has ended relationship with Affinion, one of the marketing firms accused of misleading consumers into signing up for monthly fees.

  (Posted in Media Maverick by Greg Sandoval)

• Yfrog's top searches of '09 are full of teen angst

  What were the top 10 searches of 2009 for Twitter photo host Yfrog? Mostly pop stars and teen heartthrobs.

  (Posted in Web Crawler by Josh Lowensohn)

• Teaching the government to love garbage

  Obama administration is eager to promote green technologies, but some energy entrepreneurs are still struggling to explain what they do.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Web accessibility no longer an afterthought

  Thanks to the work of Internet accessibility advocates, the world's move to the Web is more and more available to those with disabilities.

  (Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)

• Microsoft fixes Office 2003 bug with patch

  Software maker has posted a software download that resolves an issue that was keeping users from being able to access some rights-managed files.
  • Bug keeps some Office users from their files

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Oracle pledges to play well with MySQL

  Following talks with European regulators regarding its planned Sun takeover, Oracle makes 10 commitments to help keep MySQL a competitive product.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Lance Whitney)
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