In the wake of Thursday's announcement of a $1.25 billion settlement in the long-running disputes between Intel and AMD, CNET News reporter Stephen Shankland talks about whether the hatchet is finally buried, and who (if anyone) is emerging a winner.
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Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust settlement
Universities reject Kindle over inaccessibility for the blind
Yes, it's coming: The Boxee Box
Apple ranks 3rd in smartphones, nipping at RIMs heels
Expert says Adobe Flash policy is risky
NASA launches Web resource for 2012 predictions
Twitter issues mulligan on new 'retweet' feature
Apple overhauls the iPod Shuffle with new features and more storage in an even smaller case. Reporter Tom Krazit stops by the podcast studio to talk about where the Shuffle fits into Apple's lineup. Also in this podcast: Google is opening up its Map Maker tool so people can make maps and directions more accurate. At the same time, a California politician wants to blur parts of Google Maps out in the name of national security. And AMD says the problems some users are having with their new MacBooks shouldn't taint the entire graphics chip industry.
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Today's stories:
Apple shrinks its iPod Shuffle
Google crowdsources maps directions, too
Calif. lawmaker wants to blur Google Earth
Microsoft details app store plans
AMD: MacBook issues giving graphics bad rap
Selected Flickr images now sold through Getty
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Public-transit riders around the world may have new concerns when boarding trains. A new joint report from European universities indicates that a certain kind of subway card used the world over is extremely susceptible to being hacked. CNET News senior writer Elinor Mills explains the process and what you can do to keep your personal information safe.
Too often feel that wave of regret the next morning after a night of sending sloppy e-mails? (Perhaps, you were drunk?) Google's newest product, Gmail Goggles, has come to the rescue.
And for only the third time ever, the public can see new pictures of planet Mercury. NASA spacecraft Messenger completed its latest flyby on October 7 and sent photos of the smallest planet in our solar system. Find out from a planetary scientist why this research is important and what people hope to find on the innermost planet to the sun.
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Today's stories:
A 'fabless' alternative for Advanced Micro
D-Day for RFID-based transit card systems
EU directive could change iPhone battery design
Analysts cut Google and SAP price targets and earnings estimates
Google launches Mail Goggles to save you from yourself
The 2008 Summer Olympics can be watched online more than any Olympics past, which is no surprise. But how smoothly is all the streaming going, and how many people are tuning in to watch the Games on their computers? CNET News reporter and sports enthusiast Ina Fried breaks it down.
Plus, Business Week is calling Infineon's chip inside the iPhone 3G the root cause of the reception problems that numerous iPhone 3G owners have reported. The good news, according to the publication, is that Apple believes it can fix the problems with a software upgrade; the company is said to be testing an update that could be released as early as the end of this month.
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Today's stories:
Beijing 2008: Tech gets in on the Games
Report: Software fix in the works for iPhone 3G
HSBC could order 200,000 iPhones
Intel USB 3.0 update resolves dispute with Nvidia, AMD
Intel readies new remote PC access function
Netflix users suffering service's longest outage ever
Logitech snaps up Ultimate Ears for $34 million
YouTube's playing cute, but word is that the Google subsidiary is testing longer videos that would be more attractive to Madison Avenue. That would be a huge shift, and CNET News.com's Greg Sandoval explains why.
Philadelphia thought its nascent plan to build a city-wide Wi-Fi operation was going to be stillborn. But at the very last minute, a group of investors has emerged to take control.
News.com's Daniel Terdiman continues his tech tour of the southern U.S., and he made a recent pit stop at the factory that makes the Corvette.
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Today's stories:
Stats show Firefox spreading fast
IBM's Roadrunner breaks petaflop barrier, tops supercomputer list
Microsoft to buy TV ad service
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