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  Dell plays defense with Mini 9 Netbook

  The long-awaited ultraportable arrives from the top-tier PC maker, but it's unclear what the long-term benefit is.
  Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã?¢  Hands-on with the Dell Inspiron Mini 9
  Ã?¢ââ??¬Ã?¢ Buy a Dell notebook, get a Dell Mini for $99

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  Estrin: U.S. research now 'eroded,' 'unstable'

  Q&A She is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the history of Silicon Valley. But in a new book, Judy Estrin warns of severe threats to the nation's innovation ecosystem.

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• Facebook botnet risk revealed

  Researchers created a demo "Photo of the Day" app that turned Facebook users' machines into a botnet. Social networks, they warn, are ideal for attack platforms.

  (Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

• At the TechCrunch50, an unfair advantage?

  Inside baseball: How Webware and other blogs can compete with TechCrunch in covering the TechCrunch50 event.
  • A user guide to following DemoFall and TechCrunch50
  • Are Demo and TechCrunch50 fragmenting their audiences?

  (Posted in Webware by Rafe Needleman)

• Chrome's JavaScript challenge to Silverlight

  The advent of Google's Chrome browser, software pros say, should spur a big speedup for JavaScript, which would raise its standing against Microsoft's Silverlight technology.
  • Full Chrome coverage

  (Posted in Business Tech by Suzanne Tindal)

• Apple watchers spot 'iPod Nano' pix, iTunes hints

  The rumor mill has long been predicting a longer, leaner new version of the iPod Nano, and now it's conjuring up some pictures.

  (Posted in Apple by Jonathan Skillings)

• Security firm spots Chrome 'SaveAs' flaw

  Bach Khoa Internet Security of Vietnam reports that the new Google browser is susceptible to a critical buffer-overflow flaw.
  • Security Bites podcast: The security of Chrome

  (Posted in Security by Jonathan Skillings)

• At 10 years old, whither Google?

  Daniel Sieberg of CBS News looks at how the company grew exponentially from start-up to superstar and part of our culture, but what's ahead?
  • Why I'm passing on Google's 10th anniversary

  (Posted in Digital Media by CBS Interactive staff)

• Mozilla releases second Firefox 3.1 alpha

  Added features include support for a new video tag element introduced with the HTML 5 standard, along with some speed enhancements.

  (Posted in Webware by Renai LeMay)

• About time: Joost to launch browser-based player

  Company's desktop client failed to catch on with the public, so the Web video service is retooling, but is it too late to catch up to Hulu and YouTube?
  • Hands-on with the new Joost: Software still required

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week

  Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the TiVo HD XL, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50, and the Dish Network's newest digital TV converter box.

• NetSuite boasts of Google Chrome support

  All NetSuite's customers will be able to use Google's browser by mid-October. What are the odds any are actually clamoring for it?

  (Posted in Business Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• Start-up launches spectrum marketplace

  A new company called Spectrum Bridge has launched a Web site for buying and selling wireless spectrum licenses.

  (Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

• Microsoft adding to its Labs collection

  Startup Labs will be an effort under Ray Ozzie, joining others including Live Labs, adCenter Labs, and Office Labs.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• SanDisk stock surges on buyout rumors

  Stock for flash memory maker SanDisk is up on rumors that a buyout by Samsung is in the works.

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