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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 said to break sales records
November 12, 2009 1:00 PM PST
According to Activision, its new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has broken the single-day sales record for an entertainment launch. In the first 24 hours, the new game earned $310 million.
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Google's SPDY protocol could ramp up Web speeds
November 12, 2009 12:58 PM PST
Researchers at Google are playing with a new Web protocol that could theoretically decrease the time it takes to load a Web page by a significant amount.
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AMD-Intel settlement won't change much for consumers
November 12, 2009 12:42 PM PST
The chipmakers putting their legal spat behind them won't mean drastic changes right away for customers looking for new laptops or desktops.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Have Intel and AMD buried the hatchet?
November 12, 2009 12:37 PM PST
CNET News reporter Stephen Shankland talks about whether the long-running dispute is finally over, and who (if anyone) is emerging a winner.
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Microsoft to schools: Share a PC
November 12, 2009 12:30 PM PST
The software maker is working on a new option that will let will let multiple students work off a single PC, each with their own screen, mouse, and keyboard.
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RSA reveals details behind re-shipping scam
November 12, 2009 12:23 PM PST
Desperate during the downturn, people are taking "jobs" as re-shippers, not realizing they're helping criminals move goods purchased with stolen credit cards, RSA says.
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Photos of Apple's fourth Manhattan store
November 12, 2009 12:09 PM PST
Apple took the wraps off its new Apple store on Manhattan's Upper West Side near Lincoln Center. The new store features a glass roof and Apple's largest show floor to date.
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Microsoft opens online mobile Marketplace
November 12, 2009 12:02 PM PST
Windows Marketplace for Mobile debuted as a smartphone-only app store. Now Microsoft mirrors the storefront online.
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Expert says Adobe Flash policy is risky
November 12, 2009 11:12 AM PST
Adobe Flash Player allows arbitrary content to access applications without permission, says researcher at Foreground Security.
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DOE technologist handicaps impact of carbon price
November 12, 2009 10:28 AM PST
Steven Koonin, the Department of Energy's undersecretary for science, projects which energy technologies win out when there's a price on carbon emissions.
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Microsoft denies Windows 7 is based on Mac OS
November 12, 2009 10:28 AM PST
Following comments from a U.K. Microsoft executive that Windows 7 was designed to create "a Mac Look," a company blog post distances itself from his words.
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Start-ups partner on universal wireless charger
November 12, 2009 10:13 AM PST
Green Plug and WiPower are seeking to eliminate wires from the charging process by creating a pad that wirelessly transmits power to portable devices.
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NASA launches Web resource for 2012 predictions
November 12, 2009 9:26 AM PST
In an online FAQ, the agency takes a scientific look at the hype surrounding 2012 and the end of the world.
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Yes, it's coming: The Boxee Box
November 12, 2009 9:17 AM PST
The set-top Internet TV software without a set-top gets a set-top.
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U.S. Army orders bridges made of recycled plastic
November 12, 2009 9:08 AM PST
Axion signs $957,000 contract to build two bridges for Fort Eustis from a thermoplastic structural composite it developed with Rutgers University.
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Universities reject Kindle over inaccessibility for the blind
November 12, 2009 9:08 AM PST
Syracuse University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison say they won't use Amazon's e-reader in their classrooms until it's more accessible to blind students.
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Even in media mecca, plenty are willing to pirate
November 12, 2009 8:46 AM PST
New York magazine asks SoHo residents how much they're willing to pay for media. Overall, the answer that came back: not much.
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Wrapping up Speeds and Feeds, part 4: Security
November 12, 2009 8:01 AM PST
PCs and the Internet provide only fragmented support for secure storage and communications. Technology and standards are available to provide security by default. What are we waiting for?
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Author says Google lacks 'emotional intelligence'
November 12, 2009 6:27 AM PST
Ken Auletta, who just wrote "Googled: The End of the World as We Know It," says the search giant need to focus less on engineering and more on the fears of its growing power.
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Intel to pay AMD $1.25 billion in antitrust settlement
November 12, 2009 6:21 AM PST
AMD drops its litigation while Intel agrees to "abide by" a long list of prohibitions. And renewed patent cross-license agreement frees AMD to spin off chip manufacturing.
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