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09/05/2010 11:33 PM
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Former HP CEO Mark Hurd heading to Oracle?
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Hurd and Oracle are in negotiations to have the former HP chief join Oracle as a senior executive, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
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09/05/2010 08:00 PM
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Aboard an Alcatel-Lucent undersea cable ship (photos)
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The telecommunications infrastructure company gives ZDNet UK a tour of its cable gear factory and the ship Ile de Batz, offering a look at a vital part of the global Internet that's normally hidden by miles of water.
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09/05/2010 03:24 AM
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The ad that uses YouTube brilliantly
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A Liquid Paper-like product's ad, created specifically to run on YouTube, shows the possibility of creating something remarkable on a site for which display advertising is becoming a key profit-making component.
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09/05/2010 01:22 AM
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Craigslist censored: Adult section removed
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In a remarkable twist to the battle over Craigslist's Adult Services area, the site removes the section and replaces the home-page link to it with a "censored" tag.
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09/04/2010 08:00 PM
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Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
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Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the Garmin Nuvi 3790T, the Microsoft Arc Touch mouse, and an Iomega 1TB hard drive built for the Mac.
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09/04/2010 07:54 AM
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CNET News, now on Android
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The iPhone is no longer the only smartphone with a CNET News app. Our breaking stories and in-depth features are now even easier to read and browse on Android devices, with the new free CNET News app. Read about what it does and why it's worth downloading.
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09/04/2010 07:08 AM
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Google settles Buzz lawsuit for $8.5M
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Internet privacy groups will be the beneficiary of the settlement, which came as the result of a lawsuit filed over Google's maligned Buzz launch.
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09/04/2010 05:45 AM
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Reporters' Roundtable: Checking in with Facebook and Foursquare
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VCs are funneling funds into Foursquare, Gowalla, Loopt, and other apps that let users check-in and then broadcast their locations. We find out why on this week's show, featuring Claire Cain Miller of The New York Times and Adrianne Jeffries of ReadWriteWeb.
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09/04/2010 05:00 AM
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Facebook adds 'liked' news stories to search results
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Facebook has added more functionality to its search results by including all the articles a user's friends have said they "like."
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09/04/2010 03:24 AM
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Texas opens antitrust investigation of Google
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Attorney General Greg Abbott has asked Google for information regarding the complaints of several companies that Google is penalizing them in search results.
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09/04/2010 02:14 AM
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Are the days of kidney dialysis numbered?
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A prototype implantable artificial kidney could, in the next decade, render costly and inefficient dialysis a treatment of the past, according to work out of UCSF.
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09/04/2010 12:40 AM
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Apple TV isn't 1080p and you shouldn't care
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The new Apple TV doesn't support video content with 1080p resolution, but it shouldn't have a major impact on its image quality.
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09/04/2010 12:34 AM
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Study finds love-hate relationship with cell phones
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Though most feel safer and more in touch with mobile phones in hand, many are annoyed by the interruption of calls, says Pew Internet study.
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09/04/2010 12:32 AM
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Samsung Galaxy Tab: An Android contender
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It's got its rough patches, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab's size, screen, and performance shows Android tablets can work. Here's a hands-on look, with video.
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09/04/2010 12:32 AM
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Gadget makers show their stuff in Berlin (roundup)
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At the huge IFA consumer electronics show, the big names in tech show off their newest wares, including an Android-based tablet from Samsung and a cloud-based music service from Sony.
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09/04/2010 12:03 AM
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Boxee uses Apple TV to talk Box pricing
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Makers of the upcoming Boxee Box plan to release the device in November for $200, the company announced in a blog post following Wednesday's Apple TV announcement.
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09/04/2010 12:01 AM
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Android gains on Apple in U.S. mobile Web use
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Apple's iOS is still dominant, but is losing share. It's to be expected as sales of Android devices continue to grow.
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09/03/2010 11:35 PM
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NASA launches free iPad app
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The space agency is offering a free iPad app that lets people view a variety of content in high definition.
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09/03/2010 11:28 PM
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More Twitter users tweeting via mobile apps
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Number of people accessing the microblogging tool through mobile apps jumps 62 percent since the middle of April.
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09/03/2010 10:29 PM
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Skype updates latest beta with 10-way video calling
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The newest beta of Skype 5.0 lets you video chat with up to 10 people, send an IM to someone who's offline, and better recover from dropped calls.
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