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  Netflix: ISPs could threaten Web video

  Some bandwidth providers sell access to film and TV shows. Will that prompt them to relegate rivals to the Web's "slow lane"?
  • Netflix to get 1080p streaming later this year

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  Google to make Gmail
  a little more social

  Sources familiar with the company's plans tell CNET that Google is set to blend status updates into Gmail a la Twitter, with a stream of text and multimedia updates.
  • Google struggles with social skills

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• Microsoft denies Windows 7 battery problem

  The software maker says that an error message warning users that their batteries may need replacing appears to be working as intended, despite some complaints.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Adobe promises faster Flash on Macs

  The Mac version of the widely used browser plug-in should catch up to the Windows version soon. Also: an apology for mishandling a bug.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• Verizon temporarily blocks some 4chan sites

  Verizon spokesman says carrier blocked sites associated with online forum to thwart network attacks. It's not clear which sites were affected and exactly what the trouble was.

  (Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills)

• Areva buys solar-thermal start-up Ausra

  Strong in nuclear power, Areva purchases concentrating solar-power company Ausra to expand its renewable energy portfolio.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• China breaks up Black Hawk hacking ring

  Xinhua news agency says police arrested three people suspected of running a group that disseminated hacking tools and Trojans to its members.

  (Posted in Security by Tom Espiner)

• Olympics and tech: 'No room to fail'

  q&a The Olympics relies on thousands of servers and PCs to manage all the athletes and scores. Magnus Alvarsson is the guy who must make sure everything works.
  • Olympics--on your PC--in high-def
  • Roundup: Winter Games tech

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• PCI compliance: What it is, why it matters

  q&a Bob Russo, general manager of the PCI Security Standards Council, explains what his organization is doing to keep payment card data out of the hands of criminal hackers.

  (Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills)

• Security software maker Vitamin D exits beta

  The software, created by three former Palm executives, lets people use an ordinary Webcam as a security system.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Endeavour streaks into space in final night flight

  Shuttle is carrying a new space station module that will give astronauts a bay window view, along with hardware to overhaul the lab's water recycling system.

  (Posted in The Space Shot by William Harwood)

• Nook back on sale

  After selling out over the winter holidays, Barnes & Noble's e-book reader is back online--and set to arrive in B&N stores by midweek.

  (Posted in Crave by Lance Whitney)

• How CoverItLive failed users during iPad unveiling

  When you're covering tech's Super Bowl equivalent live, you really don't want your broadcasting platform to collapse.

  (Posted in Rafe's Radar by Rafe Needleman)

• Israeli gas stations to swap Better Place batteries

  Electric-car services company Better Place forges ahead with plan to install tens of thousands of charging stations and battery-switching locations in Israel by next year.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Apotheker resigns as SAP's chief executive

  The business software maker announces the resignation, effective immediately, and the appointment of co-CEOs to replace Apotheker.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Steven Musil)
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