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NBC is gearing up for its exclusive broadcast of the Olympic Games in Beijing, and
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De Vere's Olympic iPhone has more bling than a medal
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Icahn rips WSJ, explains no-show at Yahoo meeting
MIT researchers split water to store solar energy
Intel to provide Facebook with hardware, Jedi secrets
Google Street View is approved for the U.K.
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Microsoft's Steve Ballmer stepped onstage Thursday to tell an assembly of Wall Street analysts and reporters that, Yahoo or no Yahoo, the company plans to continue to invest until it achieves greater scale in online services.
Speaking of Yahoo, CNET News' Leslie Katz interviews Mark Stevens, author of King Icahn: The Biography of a Renegade Capitalist, to find out what has pushed this activist investor to challenge the powers that be. And Webware's Rafe Needleman wraps context around Facebook's bevy of announcements, including the social-networking company's renewed commitment to engage its development community.
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Study: Vista still struggling to gain business users
Zimbra Desktop gives Yahoo Mail offline access
CNET News' Declan McCullagh explains why a federal judge's decision may have potentially major implications for Internet auction sites. Even though the court was sympathetic to the problems Tiffany faces with counterfeit products on auction sites, the ruling found that trademark law can't be used to compel eBay to police listings.
Carl Icahn and Yahoo are stepping up their confrontation. After a SEC filing by Icahn and a warning from CEO Jerry Yang to his employees, the old Godfather phrase about "going to the mattresses" seems more than apt. CNET News' Dawn Kawamoto has the latest recap.
Plus, what brings together the geeks from Google and the British rock band Radiohead? Why, technology, of course. Read on--and then take a listen.
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Icahn to run slate of nine for Yahoo board
eBay wins counterfeit-sales lawsuit brought by Tiffany
Microsoft opens up E3 with loud, energetic press conference
The man who changed Internet security
Glam Media jumps into e-newsletter market
Tesla Roadsters now rolling off production line
Google: Hey, look, Radiohead's new video is cool and has lasers
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Six years ago, Warner Bros. developed digital technologies to make copies of damaged or decaying film negatives and return the movies to their original viewing quality. But the latest project came with added pressure: director Francis Ford Coppola looking over technicians' shoulders as they digitally remastered his masterwork, The Godfather. CNET News.com's Greg Sandoval tells intern Holly Jackson the story of the painstaking restoration process.
Also in today's podcast: Carl Icahn names his price for Yahoo; the FTC will formally investigate Intel's business practices; Amazon.com goes offline for much of the morning with no explanation; and will Verizon plus Altell be a boon for consumers?
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A digital offer 'The Godfather' can't refuse
Icahn sets price tag for Yahoo
Amazon suffers U.S. outage on Friday
FTC plans formal investigation of Intel
Is the Verizon-Alltel deal good for consumers?
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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn says it's time for Jerry Yang to go--and that some Yahoo board members need to walk out the door as well. Meanwhile, the No. 2 exec at the company says that negotiations with Microsoft about a possible sale continue. Podcast host Charles Cooper talks with CNET News.com's Dawn Kawamoto about the latest twist in the seemingly never-ending saga of "Microhoo."
Comcast is taking heat from some consumer advocates for a controversial new test. But the company says that if successful, the plan could provide a solution to the problem of so-called bandwidth hogs. Reporter Marguerite Reardon explains.
It seems there's no shortage of people talking about social media on the blogosphere these days. But talk is cheap. When it comes to actually paying for space on those sites, many advertising executives remain unimpressed. Reporter Stefanie Olsen found out why.
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Yahoo opens address book interface
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Rafe Needleman is editor of CNET's Webware. He's been covering technology since 1988, and has interviewed thousands of tech execs. He blogs at 
Leslie Katz is senior editor of CNET News' Crave blog, which focuses on gadgets, games, and all other digital distractions.
Erica Ogg keeps up on the latest consumer electronics and PC goings-on as chief correspondent for CNET News' Crave blog.
Jennifer Guevin is assistant managing editor for CNET News and focuses on science and green tech.
Josh Lowensohn writes for Webware.com, CNET's blog about Web applications and
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