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Is Craigslist bluffing over adult ads? Having taken down its Adult Services section without explanation, some are speculating whether Craigslist is trying to teach attorneys general a lesson, rather than permanently averting its gaze from adult ads.
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Washington Post writer learns Twitter lesson Sportswriter suspended for posting false info on Twitter appears to now understand error of toying with Web and own credibility.
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Behind the scenes with Google's Doodle team (photos) Everyone knows about the special versions of its logo that Google posts from time to time. But how do they come about?
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Tech fixes to wind turbine-radar conflict face hurdles Technologies that help air traffic control systems discern flying airplanes from wind turbines show positive results, but cooperation among government agencies is needed.
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At Google, doodling is real work There's a whole team behind the special Google logos that mark holidays, big events, and VIP birthdays. CNET's Daniel Terdiman witnesses the Doodlers in process.
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Former HP CEO Mark Hurd heading to Oracle? 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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Aboard an Alcatel-Lucent undersea cable ship (photos) 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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The ad that uses YouTube brilliantly 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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Craigslist censored: Adult section removed 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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Top-rated reviews of the week (photos) 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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CNET News, now on Android 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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Google settles Buzz lawsuit for $8.5M 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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Reporters' Roundtable: Checking in with Facebook and Foursquare 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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Facebook adds 'liked' news stories to search results 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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Texas opens antitrust investigation of Google 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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Are the days of kidney dialysis numbered? 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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Apple TV isn't 1080p and you shouldn't care 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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Study finds love-hate relationship with cell phones 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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Samsung Galaxy Tab: An Android contender 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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Boxee uses Apple TV to talk Box pricing 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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Android gains on Apple in U.S. mobile Web use 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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NASA launches free iPad app The space agency is offering a free iPad app that lets people view a variety of content in high definition.
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More Twitter users tweeting via mobile apps Number of people accessing the microblogging tool through mobile apps jumps 62 percent since the middle of April.
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Skype updates latest beta with 10-way video calling 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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Paris' Twitpic troubles Facebook gets a new remote log-out security feature; India demands that RIM, Google, and Skype add local servers so it can monitor communications; and a recent Twitpic may spoil Paris Hilton's alibi.
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Week in review: Apple harvests iPods, Apple TV Social-networked iTunes accompanies new iPods, while other companies look for a piece of digital distribution pie. Also: Net neutrality
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Facebook reacts to Greenpeace anticoal campaign Social network gets flak from Greenpeace over its planned giant data center in Oregon, but Facebook says its efficiency will be industry-leading.
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Apple's Ping dinged by spam The new iTunes-based social network is getting hit by comment spam since Apple apparently left it vulnerable through a lack of spam- or URL- filtering, according to Sophos.
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Harsh words from GoldenEye 64 designer The designer of the original GoldenEye game is concerned that Activision won't do the franchise justice in its upcoming remake. And he wants the world to know it.
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U.N. exec: Cyberwar could be 'worse than tsunami' Proposal for a global "cyberpeace" treaty has met "a lot of resistance" from industrialized nations, says head of U.N.'s International Telecommunication Union.
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Toshiba's Android embrace at IFA (photos) Toshiba has gone all in for Android. At the IFA electronics show in Berlin, it displayed its Folio tablet and its AC 100 Netbook. Here's how they looked.
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Ask Maggie: On buggy Android upgrades Also in this week's Ask Maggie advice column find out why Verizon Wireless is able to charge more for its service and why T-Mobile gives customers who don't sign a contract a break on their monthly fees.
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Toshiba debuts Android-powered Folio 100 tablet The tablet will cost 399 to 499 euros in Europe when it goes on sale later this year. Here's a hands-on look at it and Toshiba's AC100 Android Netbook.
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How 'Catfish' filmmakers took Facebook plunge (Q&A) In an interview, CNET's Ina Fried speaks with the three filmmakers behind "Catfish"--that other Facebook movie. This one is both a documentary and a thriller.
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TI reveals new, teensy projector chip The new nHD model of the Pico DLP line has better optical performance and lower power consumption, Texas Instruments says.
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SD revamp to triple flash card speeds in 2012 The SD Association should rev its flash card specification in 2011 with faster cards arriving the year after. Also at IFA, Toshiba announces faster cards using today's SD technology.
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Paris Hilton busted by Twitter pic? Despite claiming a rather nifty Chanel bag containing cocaine was not hers, it seems the dazzling socialite tweeted a picture of a bag that looks spectacularly similar more than a month ago.
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NASA planning mission to visit the sun Space agency hopes to send a spacecraft into the solar atmosphere by 2018.
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IETF: AT&T's Net neutrality claim is 'misleading' A few days after AT&T said its push toward "paid prioritization" of network traffic is backed by technical standards, the Internet's primary standards body disagrees.
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Here come 'Hurt Locker' file-sharing subpoenas Film's producers subpoena Qwest Communications for Denver man's records, apparently overcoming legal challenges in their pursuit of alleged file sharers.
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Google's Schmidt mocked in Times Square ads Consumer Watchdog produced two cartoony ads slamming Google CEO Eric Schmidt as part of an effort to build support for a "do not track" list.
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Audit finds PG&E smart meters accurate However, the utility's customer service is faulty, according to an independent review of the controversial yet pioneering smart-meter program.
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Facebook adds new remote log-out security feature Facebook users who log in from multiple devices will soon have a way to make sure they are only logged in on the computer they are currently using.
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Acer comes back down to earth, Dell rises Fastest-growing PC company of the last few years stumbles during the second quarter. Observers say it has to do with Acer's reliance on notebook sales as desktops gain.
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More evidence that light at night ups cancer risk New research out of the University of Haifa shows a clear link between light at night and cancer in mice, with the suppression of melatonin playing a key role.
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Toshiba recalls 41,000 laptops for overheating The Consumer Product Safety Commission says 129 cases of Toshiba Satellite laptops melting from overheating have been reported, but no major injuries.
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Apple's Ping seems half-baked at launch A scanty selection of artists to follow and missed opportunities to encourage user interaction are among the early problems.
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Gadget makers show their stuff in Berlin (roundup) 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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The mystery of the disappearing Facebook-Ping integration On Wednesday, Apple said users of its music social network could find friends via Facebook. But the feature has vanished, apparently over a tiff between the companies.
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Survey: E-mail eats up your time off Outlook add-in maker Xobni finds Americans and Britons are having trouble getting away from the workplace because of the reach e-mail has into their lives.
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Focus EV to use liquid thermal battery control Car will take its battery pack temperature, then automatically cool or warm it to optimal temperature range before charging or engaging the battery.
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Motor City getting in on electric fever Coulomb Technologies installs free public electric-charging station in downtown Detroit as part of ChargePoint America program to encourage EV adoption.
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Nigerian scam tops list of decade's online cons Notices of winning the lottery and requests from Russian women who want to know you better are also up there on Panda Security's ranking of decade's top Net swindles.
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India wants local servers from RIM, Google, Skype India plans to ask the three companies to set up local servers in the country so that security agencies can monitor customer communications.
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All Apple news A new streaming Apple TV arrives with Netflix as predicted, iOS 4.1 comes with HDR photography and GameCenter, and new iPod Nanos drop the iconic clickwheel.
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Navteq tries to make GPS directions more 'human' Company creates a way to make GPS directions far more understandable to the average driver.
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Road Trip Pic of the Week, 9/2: What is this? If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Week challenge.
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Cisco buys Arch Rock in smart-grid push Networking giant to augment its IP-based communications tech with planned purchase of start-up Arch Rock, which makes wireless sensors for buildings, data centers, and utility networks.
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Two years on, Chrome reshapes browser market The influence that Google's browser has had on the market is broader than its actual use. On Chrome's second anniversary, Google releases the sixth stable version.
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Google and AOL renew their partnership The companies say they'll keep their worldwide partnership going for five more years, in an arrangement that now factors in YouTube and mobile search.
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Walkman beats iPod in Japan, if only for a moment Sony's music gadget surpasses Apple's iPod in sales in Japan for the full month of August, coincidentally just ahead of Apple's annual refresh of its music player line.
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HP wins 3Par for $2.4 billion update Dell walks away from the storage company after a bidding war that started at $18 a share and ended up with Hewlett-Packard's winning offer of $33 a share.
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Steve Jobs on why no Facebook for Ping Talks with Facebook about Apple's new Ping music social network fizzled, Jobs says, because Facebook wanted "onerous terms that we could not agree to."
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Samsung: Galaxy Tab has leg up on Apple iPad Korean electronics giant says the features of its Android-based tablet match and sometimes outshine Apple's iPad. Samsung has its work cut out to convince the masses.
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Is Apple's iPod tune getting old? Apple's incredible success in the digital music player category puts it in an odd position. Except for a few minor tweaks of design, it's not clear how much more Apple can do with the category.
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Exclusive deals make 3D TV audience even smaller More and more sporting events are being broadcast in 3D, but exclusive distribution deals limit who can see what.
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How Apple's Ping dings Twitter, Facebook Ping picks at the good parts of Twitter and Facebook and builds a social network around something for which everyone has strong feelings. Might Ping teach Facebook something about privacy too?
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Twitter plans to record all links clicked In a move that could raise privacy concerns, the microblogging site said Wednesday evening that it will record and analyze every link users click on when using its Web site or any of the thousands of third-party apps.
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A peek inside a new HP Netbook and ultrathin The newest compact laptops from Hewlett-Packard strike an improved balance between performance and power efficiency.
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Apple iPod Touch, the best gets better CNET Senior Editor Donald Bell weighs in with his first impressions of the fourth-generation Apple iPod Touch.
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New Ford police utility vehicle targets tech (photos) Ford reveals its newest pursuit-rated vehicle--the company's first-ever specially designed Police Interceptor utility.
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Apple teases third-party AirPlay support, but details are scarce Apple's Web site suggests wider support for AirPlay wireless streaming from third-party vendors, but offers few details.
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Tab tweaks land in Chrome Canary Google adds a new labs feature to its bleeding-edge version of Chrome to make it easier for users to test features that are still in development, but at least partially ready for users to explore.
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China requires cell phone subscriber IDs New subscribers are asked for identification and existing subscribers are being encouraged to register their IDs with their numbers in what the Chinese government calls a crackdown on spam and fraud.
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Sony shows 3D laptop due in 2011 The Vaio line will get 3D display abilities in 2011, and Sony was eager to show off prototypes of the products as part of its 3D campaign at the IFA show.
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First views of Sony streaming music service (images) Sony demonstrates its Music Unlimited service at the IFA electronics show in Berlin. Here are some looks at the service.
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Apple TV: Still a hobby after all these years Apple downsizes the device and the price and adds a few interesting new features, but comes short of introducing a product that will be a category changer.
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iTunes song-sample plan runs into music publishers Trade group approaches Apple on the eve of Wednesday's media event to inform company publishing rights must be secured first.
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Apple TV has gone streaming Apple unveils the Apple TV--now considerably smaller, with new and improved features like photo sharing, Netflix streaming, and TV and movie rentals.
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For 99 cents, Amazon sells shows, Apple rents them A number of Fox shows are for sale on Amazon's video service for the same 99 cents that Apple is charging to rent the shows.
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Gambling app coming to BlackBerry OS A new application from a Vegas company is making its way to BlackBerry devices to provide users with free gambling functionality.
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Jobs demos iPod, iTunes, Apple TV updates (video roundup) At its music-focused fall event, Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes the stage to show off refreshes to the iPod Shuffle, Nano, and Touch, as well as its TV device and mobile operating system.
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FCC appears to delay Net neutrality rules Instead of announcing a vote on new broadband regulations, federal regulators ask for "further inquiry" into whether Net neutrality should apply to wireless networks.
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Which Apple announcement was best? (poll) The spiffy touch-screen Nano? Movie rentals on your iOS device? Or do you think today's Apple event was one big snoozefest? Here's your chance to vote!
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iTunes 10 gets social with Ping Apple announces iTunes 10, available immediately, which comes with a new logo and a social music service called Ping that lets you see what your friends are listening to and make comments and recommendations.
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Sony announces cloud-based music service On the same day Apple displays its digital music dominance, an electronics rival says it'll offer streaming music over the Net.
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Skyfire promises Flash video playback on its iPhone app Mobile browser-maker Skyfire submits its mobile app for the iPhone, whose big draw will be playing back Flash video that's been transcoded into HTML 5 standards.
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Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7 to manufacturers With most of the engineering done, Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7 to its OEM and carrier partners for final customization in preparation for a holiday launch.
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Sony: PS3 3D Blu-ray playback coming in October Sony plans to bring 3D Blu-ray playback to the PlayStation 3 in October. The announcement was made at IFA.
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The new Apple Nano with multi-touch Apple CEO Steve Jobs shows off the latest redesign of the iPod Nano at its September 2010 music event Wednesday in San Francisco. The new Nano features a touch screen, eliminating the buttons from the previous version.
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New pump to deliver drugs via microneedle patch Researchers at Purdue University develop a pump that, activated by body temperature alone, could push large-molecule drugs through painless microneedles.
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Apple unveils revamped iPod Touch At Apple's press event Wednesday in San Francisco, CEO Steve Jobs shows off the latest version of the iPod Touch. The new Touch shares many features with the iPhone 4, including Apple's Retina Display technology, a front-facing camera, and FaceTime.
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Puppy-throwing girl offers purported YouTube apology Video of a girl throwing puppies into a river sparks Web outrage. While a still-active Facebook group threatens to kill her, alleged perpetrator posts an apology video.
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Apple iOS updates coming soon At Apple's press event Wednesday in San Francisco, CEO Steve Jobs announces updates to the mobile operating system. iOS 4.1 will bring new features starting this week, while version 4.2 will arrive this November.
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Buttons are back on new iPod Shuffle Apple CEO Steve Jobs shows off the latest redesign of the company's smallest iPod line at its September 2010 music event Wednesday in San Francisco. Finger controls are back by popular demand to go along with voice over and playlist features.
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Cisco, Itron team on smart-grid networking Cisco and smart-meter maker team on communications system based on IP to connect everything from people's homes to power distribution equipment on the grid.
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Apple rolls out new iPods, social iTunes A new version of Apple TV is also coming soon, as Apple follows its usual September playbook in refreshing its iPod lineup and the iTunes software.
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Welcome to the social, Apple The Ping social-music feature in iTunes 10 is what Microsoft imagined when it launched the Zune with one critical difference: an addressable user base of more than 100 million.
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Panasonic's push: Record your own 3D video At the IFA electronics show in Berlin, Panasonic shows off new, larger plasma 3D TVs, and touts its 3D camcorder. Its goal here is to help you "keep your precious moments in 3D."
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Target to be first to sell Facebook Credits The megaretailer plans to sell $15, $25, and $50 Credits cards in its brick-and-mortar stores and on its site, the company announces. Sales will start on Sunday.
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