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Apple patent adds clues to streaming music service Top
Questions remain about what, exactly, Apple is up to with a streaming music service, though a new patent application provides some clues--specifically about how big libraries could fit on small phones.
 
Upercool-say! Aussie Lingodroids create own language Top
Researchers in Australia set a few robots loose on the linguistic landscape. The droids come up with random words to navigate, and even create, maps--with surprising accuracy.
 
This Day in Tech: Third-party Twitter apps, LinkedIn's IPO, and more Top
Too busy to keep up with the tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Thursday, May 19.
 
Report: PlayStation Store back online next week Top
Though the ability to play games and watch downloaded movies returned last weekend, a leaked letter from Sony to developers says the ability to buy new games and movies will start again on May 24.
 
Iconic Apple stores around the world (photos) Top
Apple now has more than 320 retail stores around the world, and today marks the 10th anniversary of Apple's first two. CNET takes a look at some of Apple's most iconic retail spots.
 
Verizon to offer tiered family plans for data devices Top
Will Verizon be the first to jump onto the bundled family plan for data devices? Either way, it comes at the demise of flat-rate data plans for smartphones.
 
Senators press Apple, Google on location privacy Top
Apple and Google return to Capitol Hill to defend themselves against accusations from politicians who say companies aren't doing enough to protect their customers' location privacy.
 
Verizon CFO hints at global 'iPhone 5,' talks LTE Top
Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo addresses Reuters Global Technology Summit with news on Big Red's next-gen iPhone plans.
 
Report: Top 10 clean-energy states identified Top
Comprehensive study looks at policy, patents, capital, and cars to determine which states are experiencing biggest green-tech renaissance.
 
A focus on possibilities at MIT Sloan CIO Symposium Top
A changing workforce, the opportunities of big data, and the need for broad risk management were among the key themes at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium.
 
GM ups Volt, Ampera production outlook Top
Detroit plant that makes the plug-in hybrids will shut for four weeks starting in June to allow for retooling and other changes on the assembly line for the 2012 model year.
 
NFC system to let you pay for dinner via cell phone Top
A new NFC system being ramped up by Verifone and Micros for the restaurant industry would allow diners to pay their checks through their NFC-equipped mobile phones.
 
Boston's wind site to test giant turbine blades Top
World's largest commercial testing site for wind turbine blades opens on the shore of Boston's harbor. U.S. companies will no longer need to go beyond U.S. borders for testing.
 
Twitter beefs up your control over third-party apps Top
Twitter will now provide more details on what specific account information a third-party app is requesting, while apps that want to access your direct messages will again need to permission.
 
Bing head says 'traditional search' is dying Top
Microsoft's Bing search engine director, Stefan Weitz, tells the Huffington Post that the traditional methods of search are "failing" as new ideas take hold.
 
LinkedIn soars in first day of trading Top
Shares of the business social network end the day at $94.25, more than double the opening price on the NYSE of $45.
 
Android ups lead as ad network's top mobile platform Top
Google's Android grabbed 53 percent of all ad impressions on Millennial Media's mobile ad network last month, a rise of 10 percent from the prior month.
 
Woman kicked off train after 16-hour cell phone chat Top
A woman is removed from an Amtrak train and charged with disorderly conduct after she reportedly talks nonstop on her cell phone from Oakland, Calif., to Salem, Ore.
 
Top Intel exec: Apple 'helps shape our road map' Top
Intel's senior vice president of sales and marketing also acknowledges that Apple continues to push the chipmaker "hard."
 
Amazon: Kindle books outselling all print books Top
Since April 1, for every 100 print books Amazon.com has sold, the company says it has sold 105 Kindle books.
 

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