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The Digital Home
Motorola, RIM leading, with Apple on the riseAlthough Apple gets all the attention, Motorola and RIM are still the top handset and smartphone makers in the U.S.
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Images: Stewart Butterfield's new gaming start-up
The Open Road
What today's tech is teaching tomorrow's workforceThe kids are all right, and they increasingly prefer Apple, Google, and open source. What will this mean for Microsoft?
Beyond Binary
Olympic snow still in short supply at CypressOlympic organizers have now shortened training, stepped up trucking of snow, and even turned to adding dry ice to the mix to make sure the venue is ready for the start of the Games.
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Apple iPad: Is it for you?
Media Maverick
Netflix has Blockbuster on the ropesAs Blockbuster suffers through another round of layoffs and its stock trades for less than a postage stamp, one has to wonder when Netflix will deliver a knockout.
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Apple iPad announcement wrap-up
The Social
Tweeting a book by its coverAn indie magazine in Brooklyn has launched a Twitter account that broadcasts what books people are reading on the New York subway--an attempt to show that e-readers have their voyeuristic disadvantages.
Geek Gestalt
Boeing's next-gen 747 takes first flightThe 747-8 Freighter, whose passenger version is slated to come a year later, is getting tested alongside the 787 Dreamliner in Washington state.
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Next-generation 747 takes first air (photos)
The 404 Podcast
The 404 Podcast 515: Where we look to our hands for inspirationToday's episode of CNET's The 404 Podcast features a pink Ouija Board, the newest Facebook meme, search engine profiling, and Google's latest mapping feature that waves goodbye to your shopping privacy.
Green Tech
Toyota adds 2010 Prius to global recall listRecall to affect more than 400,000 hybrid models, including the latest Prius, as Toyota seeks to fix a problem with the regenerative brakes, which help charge the cars' electric batteries.