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Blockbuster closing more video stores Top
Dish Network, which acquired the once mighty but now bankrupt video-store chain, announces more store closures.
 
Apple's Lion hits 1 million copies sold Top
More than 1 million copies of the new operating system were sold on its first day of availability. The company says it's the fastest-selling Mac OS ever.
 
Icahn pushing Motorola Mobility to sell its patents Top
Billionaire activist investor and Motorola shareholder Carl Icahn says he believes the company's patent portfolio is worth more than Nortel's recently sold intellectual property.
 
Microsoft results top expectations, led by Office, Xbox Top
The software giant posts solid fourth-quarter results on continued strength in its Office, server software, and Xbox video game business.
 
Lion mauls third-party NAS support for Time Machine Top
OS X Lion renders third-party NAS servers incompatible with Apple's Time Machine backup software.
 
Inspection orb bots could swim in nuclear pipes Top
Engineers say their egg-size bot could swim through nuclear plants, many of which are aging and threatening local groundwater.
 
Apple staked $2.6B in buy of Nortel patent portfolio Top
A detail in Apple's 10-Q filing shows the company staked more than half of the buy-in for Nortel's patent portfolio last month.
 
Google Books and Kindle to get 'Harry Potter' series Top
The popular series of novels about the young wizard Harry Potter will be available in October as e-books to both Google Books and Kindle fans.
 
'X-Men: First Class' the first downloadable flick for Android Top
A deal with Twentieth Century Fox Film is another step toward an Android competitor for downloads from the iTunes store.
 
PlayBook certified for U.S. government Top
The RIM device is the first tablet to get approval for use within U.S. federal agencies. It's a rare bright spot for a tablet that has stumbled out of the gate.
 
Etsy moves CTO Dickerson to CEO, replacing founder Top
Online craft store moves its CTO, Chad Dickerson, into the chief executive role, replacing founder Rob Kalin, who is transitioning out of the CEO role for a second time.
 
Navy testing robot Jet Ski for harbor patrols Top
Blackfish is a remote-controlled Jet Ski from Qinetiq that uses sonar and radar to patrol harbors for terrorist threats.
 
Supporters of Pro IP bill say rogue sites can kill Top
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released a video testimonial from a woman who says her friend died after taking counterfeit medicine. Proponents of free content will cry foul and will likely ask when's the last time someone's death was caused by sharing a song or movie online.
 
Apple leases extra office space ahead of HQ 2.0 Top
Bursting at the seams while it waits for approval on a new campus, Apple has struck a deal for a 373,000-square-foot space near its Cupertino, Calif., headquarters.
 
Green carpet maker Flor opens fifth retail store Top
Like Flor's other retail stores in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, and Santa Monica, the Dallas store will offer a recycling drop-off for customers to return worn Flor items.
 
TSA hopes scanner upgrades reduce privacy worries Top
A software upgrade to address privacy concerns will be rolled out more broadly but is unlikely to eliminate health and other concerns related to so-called pornoscanners.
 
This Day in Tech: Atlantis returns, ending shuttle era; Twitter will close $800M funding round Top
Too busy to keep up with today's tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET (and elsewhere) for Thursday, July 21.
 
EnergyHub makes beeline to consumer smart grid Top
Home energy management start-up will bypass slow-moving utilities and sell gear directly to consumers eager to try tech for home energy efficiency and control.
 
Philips 75-watt LED for sale for $39.97 Top
Lighting manufacturer initially offers bulb online only.
 
Wolfram launches CDF, a new document format Top
New Computable Document Format is designed to turn documents into interactive applications, but determining how it relates to and competes with existing PDF format will be a challenge.
 

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