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Sony expects profit this fiscal year despite quake Top
LCD TV sales will push Sony's profits to more than $963 million in the fiscal year that ends next March, the company predicts. That stands in stark contrast to the most recent year.
 
Top fund manager: Ballmer must go Top
Greenlight Capital hedge fund manager David Einhorn sees Microsoft's CEO as "the biggest overhang on Microsoft's stock" and says it's time to let someone else take over.
 
Lenovo's fourth quarter a mixed bag Top
Reporting earnings of $42 million on sales of $4.88 billion, the PC maker seems to be doing well enough in emerging markets while also holding its own in mature markets.
 
Sony offers sign-up page for identity-theft protection Top
PSN and Qriocity users can now go to Sony's site to sign up for an identity-theft protection service. They need only to input an e-mail address to receive an activation code.
 
New NASA footage gets a little spacey Top
The agency releases footage shot by cameras attached to the booster rockets that lifted Endeavour skyward. If in space, no one can hear you scream, who's that making all the noise?
 
Google may reveal mobile-payment plans Thursday Top
Google is holding a press conference in New York on Thursday where it's expected to take the wraps off a new mobile payment system. CNET is live-blogging the event.
 
Mobile payments: Can Google put all the pieces together? Top
Google is expected to announce plans for NFC-powered mobile payments today. The challenge of creating a usable service helps explain why no one has done it on a wide scale yet.
 
Why is Sprint installing junk apps on my Android phone? Top
During system updates to Android devices, Sprint is downloading apps that customers can't uninstall, at least for now.
 
More Net giants deal in shady drug ads Top
Microsoft, Yahoo, and IAC have accepted ads for Web sites that sell pharmaceuticals without requiring a prescription, CNET has learned, a practice that reportedly landed Google in legal trouble.
 
Google to dub its mobile-payments service 'Google Wallet'? Top
Some of the Web giant's plans to turn smartphones into mobile wallets appears to have been revealed by a partner ahead of the company's own event to announce the program.
 
Swing your sabers! Today is Geek Pride Day Top
Hackers, programmers, gamers, and overall dweebs have reason to rejoice. It's Geek Pride Day, when geeks the world over are supposed to revel anew in everything that makes them misunderstood by the other half.
 
B&N fires back at Amazon over Kindle battery life Top
A small controversy is brewing over which e-reader lays claim to the title of having the best battery life.
 
U.S. wind growing again, but business still choppy Top
Developers are scrambling to put turbines in the ground ahead of the expiration of federal tax credits for wind in 2013. Beyond that date, the industry's fortunes are hazy.
 
Robots hoard the books at mechanized library Top
At new University of Chicago library, five underground robot cranes help fetch your books from storage bins in the vault.
 
Kids feel 'high levels' of pain after gaming, texting Top
A study presented today shows a negative impact on the joints of young children playing computer games and using mobile phones, raising questions about long-term musculoskeletal conditions.
 
This Day in Tech: Twitter acquires TweetDeck, Google to offer mobile payments? Top
Too busy to keep up with the tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Wednesday, May 25.
 
Franken pushes Apple, Google toward privacy policies for apps Top
In a follow-up letter, U.S. Sen. Al Franken tells Apple and Google he wants them to require that all apps in their app stores have privacy policies--especially location-based apps.
 
Report: Facebook, Spotify team on music outside U.S. Top
Forbes reports that the two companies are creating a new service that will be offered to Facebook. Spotify, however, is still without licenses to operate stateside.
 
Wireless providers exempted from data-logging plan Top
New bill, first reported by CNET, says wireless providers won't have to comply with extensive data-logging requirements backed by law enforcement.
 
GE unveils power plant in Paris Top
Natural gas plant with solar and wind integration can maximize efficiency while adhering to EU emissions standards, company claims.
 

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