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The world may have thrilled to the potential for a Google Phone, but what Google actually unveiled is its plan for a new smartphone world order.
Photos: Unboxing Nexus One
faq Worms, Trojans, and SMS attacks are risks for mobile phones, but the biggest practical threat to users is losing the device.
Silicon Valley-based computer architect and chip analyst Peter N. Glaskowsky attends a variety of industry conferences throughout the year to meet with industry thought leaders and dig into the future of computing technology. In Speeds and Feeds, he analyzes trends in system architecture and interface design, as well as market and political pressures surrounding those trends. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.
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Software, Interrupted
Open-source acquisitions: What's the holdup?Acquisitions of open-source companies have garnered huge multiples but haven't rounded out many product portfolios. Exit plans are hazy for most open-source start-ups.
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Technically Incorrect
Woman arrested after visiting with WoW teenCanadian boy leaves home to see 42-year-old woman whom he met on World of Warcraft. No Canadian laws were broken, but she's arrested back home in Texas.
2010 CES
E-readers' next chapter might not have happy endingThere were plenty of the book readers on display at CES, but many question whether the market for such dedicated devices is large enough to support all the new entrants.
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Highlights from the Microsoft keynote
Wireless
Why the White House is backing away from Net neutralityComments from Obama administration officials at the CES Tech Policy Summit suggest fading enthusiasm for controversial FCC rules mandating Net neutrality. Why the change of heart, asks Stanford Law Fellow Larry Downes.
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Floor-cleaning robot gets those tight spots
The Social
Google launches local search for mobileThe "Near me now" option is now available for Android and iPhone users who have opted to share their locations.
Cutting Edge
Starry, starry 'first light' from NASA's WISE missionThe new Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer kicks off its mission to scan and capture a view of the entire sky with a look at the constellation Carina.
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Intel touts 3D, apps for Netbooks at CES (photos)
Crave
Friday Poll: Most exciting CES happening so far?CES 2010 still has a ways to go, but if you had to cite your pick for most exciting or noteworthy news out of the gadget blowout so far, what would it be?
2010 CES
Control4 readies networked home energy systemControl4's home energy management system uses a home wireless network and tough-screen display to monitor electricity and let consumers participate in energy efficiency programs.