20110330

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Rebecca Black passes Bieber as YouTube's most hated video Top
Just as it was about to become the most hated YouTube video of all time, Rebecca Black's "Friday" disappeared from YouTube. Then it returned, revealing that it is now the most hated YouTube video ever.
 
With cloud move, Amazon has Apple in its sights Top
With Amazon launching a cloud storage and music streaming service, it's managed to make Apple look like a slowpoke. But it's not the first time the two companies have traded jabs.
 
Report: Next Windows Phone OS to tap mobile payments Top
Software giant is expected to include technology in its next mobile operating system that will turn phones into an electronic wallet.
 
Amazon Cloud Drive and Cloud Player (review) Top
CNET reviews Amazon.com's cloud-based storage for media and files, including music, videos, photos, and documents.
 
NASA network holes may jeopardize missions Top
Lax security makes NASA computer network for missions vulnerable to attacks that would have "catastrophic effect," according to the Office of Inspector General.
 
FBI probes Comodo Web security breach Top
FBI and Italian police are investigating how hacker managed to convince N.J. security firm into issuing it digital certificates for Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, other major Web sites.
 
Is there really 'Facebook depression?' (podcast) Top
A report from the American Academy of Pediatrics offers good advice for parents, but triggers questions about whether it's right in asserting that Facebook may cause depression
 
NASA nixes James Cameron Mars 3D camera Top
"Avatar" director's 3D camera meets with technical problems and runs out of time.
 
NASA snaps first image from Mercury orbit Top
The Messenger spacecraft sends home the first-ever photo from orbit around the inhospitable planet, the first of more than 75,000 to come in the next year.
 
3DS has best ever Nintendo handheld launch Top
Nintendo's 3DS, which launched in the U.S. on Sunday, has become the bestselling handheld launch the company has ever measured. However, it didn't release sales figures.
 
Microsoft taps linguist in 'App Store' trademark spat Top
Microsoft has once again moved to get Apple's trademark for "App Store" thrown out, this time tapping a linguistic expert to take aim at Apple's arguments.
 
Amazon's cloud risks war with labels, studios Top
Some movie studios and music labels say they aren't clear on how Amazon intends to license their content for its new services.
 
Volkswagen supercharges its Touareg Hybrid Top
CNET Car Tech reviews the 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid.
 
Journey planned to the center of the Earth Top
Fifty years after the first attempt, scientists aim to retrieve samples from the Earth's mantle. Such a feat could provide a trove of information about our planet's origins and history.
 
Patient 'S3' hits 1,000-day mark with brain implant Top
A woman with no functional use of her limbs or voice is still able, almost three years after the BrainGate system was implanted, to move a cursor using thoughts alone.
 
Cloud Girlfriends teach you how to fake it Top
New start-up promises to supercharge your social-networking love life with a real live fake girlfriend. This is sounding more and more like an Ashton Kutcher movie.
 
Ultimate iPad 2 case roundup Top
Looking for a new case for your iPad and aren't sold on Apple's own case? Check out CNET's roundup of iPad 2 cases hitting the market soon.
 
GE opens wallet for wind, solar, industrial efficiency Top
GE Energy agrees to spend $3.2 billion for Converteam, giving GE efficient industrial motors and power controls for "mega trend" toward electrification.
 
Is Speck's PixelSkin HD Wrap for iPad 2 smarter than Apple's Smart Cover? Top
While it isn't quite available yet, Speck's PixelSkin HD Wrap for the iPad 2 looks like a compelling alternative to Apple's iPad 2 Smart Cover.
 
Facebook takes down Palestinian intifada page Top
Facebook has removed from its site a page calling for a Palestinian intifada, following a request from Israel's minister of public diplomacy. New pages, though, appear to have taken its place.
 

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Kansas City, KS to be Google's broadband test bed Top
In its search for a U.S. town to deploy a test of ultra-high-speed broadband access, over 1,100 communities applied; Google has now announced the winner.
 
Dell exec predicts iPad's failure in the enterprise Top
In an interview with CIO magazine in Australia, the head of enterprise marketing for Dell says Apple's tablet is "closed," "expensive," and "complex" for business customers.
 
Tesla sues Top Gear Top
Tesla Motors filed suit against TV show Top Gear over a misrepresentation of its Roadster electric car.
 
Report: Spam down 33 percent after Rustock takedown Top
Spam levels dropped by about one-third following the recent takedown of the Rustock spambot, according to Symantec's latest Intelligence Report.
 
GPS mortars make Army debut in Afghanistan Top
The U.S. Army tries out mortars with a good sense of direction in Afghanistan. Built-in GPS is the secret ingredient in these precision shells.
 
Skype in the Classroom graduates from beta Top
VoIP provider says the new video service is designed to help educators worldwide collaborate with fellow teachers who are tackling the same topics.
 
Obama calls for deep cuts in U.S. oil imports Top
Calling the goal "reasonable, achievable, and necessary," the president sets a target of cutting imports by a third over 10 years.
 
Another Google service facing uncertainty in China Top
The future of Google Maps in China could be in jeopardy as the search giant reportedly has yet to apply for a license to keep the service running.
 
Google settles FTC charges over Buzz Top
As part of its agreement to end Federal Trade Commission investigation, Google agrees to establish a "comprehensive privacy program" after Buzz privacy flap.
 

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Final vote for the Madden Curse Top
Google announces a system to serve better ads in Gmail, Verizon launches a portable 4G Mi-Fi, and the final round of voting is now live to decide who will face the famous Madden Curse.
 
'Star Wars' Blu-ray launch upped to September 16 Top
Lucasfilm announces that "Star Wars: The Complete Saga" will launch a bit earlier than its original date of September 27.
 
Verizon to install 100 gigabit network in U.S. Top
Following an upgrade in Europe, Verizon is looking to deploy 100G Ethernet to certain sections of its U.S. Internet backbone by the end of the second quarter.
 
Report: Microsoft sending Windows 8 to PC vendors Top
Microsoft is reportedly sending early versions of Windows 8 to its PC vendor partners. The company is releasing the software through its Connect testing system.
 
Salesforce buys Radian6 for $326 million Top
The deal gives Salesforce technology to help it keep tabs on social media across properties such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
 
Google Talk Guru turns IM into a search tool Top
A new app from Google Labs dubbed Talk Guru lets you search for information by chatting with an automated bot programmed to deliver the answers you seek.
 
Electronics load offsets home efficiency gains Top
The overall energy efficiency of U.S. homes has improved since the 1970s, but those advances are partially undercut by more numerous appliances and electronic gadgets.
 

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Roku XD player heads to Best Buy Top
The company will start selling its XD player at Best Buy stores and on Best Buy's Web site, marking its debut on the shelves of a bricks-and-mortar retailer.
 
Eek, a (bomb-sniffing) mouse! Top
System out of Israel employs smell-sensitive rodents to detect drugs or explosives in public venues like airports and malls. Don't worry: they won't crawl all over you.
 
Making amazing light art with the Kinect (photos) Top
Artist Audrey Penven has a new gallery exhibit that showcases her images made with infrared photography of light from a Kinect.
 
Artist makes beautiful light with Microsoft's Kinect Top
After using a camera with an infrared filter to shoot some friends playing games with the hit motion-sensitive controller, Audrey Penven discovered a hidden cyberpunk treasure trove.
 
Has Google learned Microsoft's antitrust lessons? Top
While the Internet giant and trustbusters prepare for a year of hearings and court battles, some legal experts are struck by the similarities of what Microsoft faced a decade ago and Google faces today.
 
Google readies 'better ads' system for Gmail Top
New signals system will attempt to serve up more relevant and useful ads by better predicting which topics appear to be important to each user.
 

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Google readies 'better ads' system for Gmail Top
New signals system will attempt to serve up but more relevant and useful ads by better predicting which topics appear to be important to each user.
 
MacBook Air too pricey? Thin HP laptop hits $399 Top
Hewlett-Packard's Pavilion dm1z doesn't have the elegance of the MacBook Air but offers a similar 11-inch form factor for $399--hundreds of dollars less.
 
Rebecca Black passes Bieber as YouTube's most hated video Top
Just as it was about to become the most hated YouTube video of all time, Rebecca Black's "Friday" disappeared from YouTube. Then it returned, revealing that it is now the most hated YouTube video ever.
 
With cloud move, Amazon has Apple in its sights Top
With Amazon launching a cloud storage and music streaming service, it's managed to make Apple look like a slowpoke. But it's not the first time the two companies have traded jabs.
 
Report: Next Windows Phone OS to tap mobile payments Top
Software giant is expected to include technology in its next mobile operating system that will turn phones into an electronic wallet.
 
Amazon Cloud Drive and Cloud Player (review) Top
CNET reviews Amazon.com's cloud-based storage for media and files, including music, videos, photos, and documents.
 
NASA network holes may jeopardize missions Top
Lax security makes NASA computer network for missions vulnerable to attacks that would have "catastrophic effect," according to the Office of Inspector General.
 
FBI probes Comodo Web security breach Top
FBI and Italian police are investigating how hacker managed to convince N.J. security firm into issuing it digital certificates for Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, other major Web sites.
 
Is there really 'Facebook depression?' (podcast) Top
A report from the American Academy of Pediatrics offers good advice for parents, but triggers questions about whether it's right in asserting that Facebook may cause depression
 
NASA nixes James Cameron Mars 3D camera Top
"Avatar" director's 3D camera meets with technical problems and runs out of time.
 
NASA snaps first image from Mercury orbit Top
The Messenger spacecraft sends home the first-ever photo from orbit around the inhospitable planet, the first of more than 75,000 to come in the next year.
 
3DS has best ever Nintendo handheld launch Top
Nintendo's 3DS, which launched in the U.S. on Sunday, has become the bestselling handheld launch the company has ever measured. However, it didn't release sales figures.
 
Microsoft taps linguist in 'App Store' trademark spat Top
Microsoft has once again moved to get Apple's trademark for "App Store" thrown out, this time tapping a linguistic expert to take aim at Apple's arguments.
 
Amazon's cloud risks war with labels, studios Top
Some movie studios and music labels say they aren't clear on how Amazon intends to license their content for its new services.
 
Volkswagen supercharges its Touareg Hybrid Top
CNET Car Tech reviews the 2011 Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid.
 
Journey planned to the center of the Earth Top
Fifty years after the first attempt, scientists aim to retrieve samples from the Earth's mantle. Such a feat could provide a trove of information about our planet's origins and history.
 
Patient 'S3' hits 1,000-day mark with brain implant Top
A woman with no functional use of her limbs or voice is still able, almost three years after the BrainGate system was implanted, to move a cursor using thoughts alone.
 
Cloud Girlfriends teach you how to fake it Top
New start-up promises to supercharge your social-networking love life with a real live fake girlfriend. This is sounding more and more like an Ashton Kutcher movie.
 
Ultimate iPad 2 case roundup Top
Looking for a new case for your iPad and aren't sold on Apple's own case? Check out CNET's roundup of iPad 2 cases hitting the market soon.
 
GE opens wallet for wind, solar, industrial efficiency Top
GE Energy agrees to spend $3.2 billion for Converteam, giving GE efficient industrial motors and power controls for "mega trend" toward electrification.
 

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20110329

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Are you America's Next Top Energy Innovator? Top
Department of Energy launches a program for companies to take advantage of the 15,000 patents owned by the national laboratories. Licensing will cost a mere $1,000 a pop.
 
Firefox for Android reaches 'full' status Top
Mozilla drops the "RC" and "beta" qualifications to bring you the first complete version of Firefox for Android (it's available for Maemo, too.)
 
Amazon party in the cloud Top
Sprint moves to block the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, Facebook adds new movies to its rental service, and Amazon.com launches a digital music locker called Amazon Cloud Drive.
 
More than 8 million iPads sold so far this year? Top
A collection of analysts polled by Fortune magazine peg unit sales of both the original iPad and the iPad 2 at anywhere from 5 to 8.8 million for 2011 up through last Saturday.
 
IDC: Android, Windows Phone to rule mobile Top
Market researcher predicts that Google's Android will easily outpace all rivals by 2015--and that Windows Phone 7 will be No. 2, thanks to its recent deal with Nokia.
 
Evernote gets a real Web app Top
The Web version of this useful note-taking app is losing its glitz but gaining more utility.
 
U.S. drops to No. 3 in clean-energy investing Top
Lack of a national energy policy pushes the U.S. behind China and Germany in clean-energy investments, according to a new report from Pew Charitable Trusts.
 
Nokia hits Apple again with patent complaints Top
The phone maker files another patent infringement complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission, just days after losing an ITC judgment on a claim against Apple.
 
Camera market flipping to new sensor technology Top
Image sensor makers are putting their best foot forward with a technique called backside illumination, and it's catching on. Also, Sony details BSI chips for phones.
 
Premium text messages prompt complaints, lawsuits Top
Cell phone customers are discovering mystery charges on their monthly bills for premium text services they didn't order, including CNET's Elinor Mills.
 
Can India's Tata make cheap, distributed energy? Top
The chief sustainability officer of utility Tata Power sees the potential for some clean-energy technologies for distributed power generation serving the "bottom of the pyramid."
 
Amazon launches its digital music locker Top
Internet retailer gets the jump on Apple and Google with a service that lets users upload song files to its servers for playback on any PC, Mac, or Android device, wherever they are.
 
Researchers point out holes in McAfee's Web site Top
McAfee says it is working to fix three holes researchers found in its Web site.
 
New Intel solid-state drive hits 600GB Top
Chip giant is now offering a massive 600GB solid-state drive. That's just about as big as these ultra-fast storage devices get these days. As always, the extra speed comes at a price.
 
Kimball steps down as RealNetworks CEO Top
Robert Kimball, who took over for Rob Glaser, departs after a year of working on a "transformation" of the media software company.
 
PS3 hacker's lawyers fire back at Sony Top
The jailbreaker's lawyers take aim at Sony Computer Entertainment of America, saying the U.S. subsidiary has no proof their client violated Sony's EULA--or even that it has any claim to the PS3.
 
Obama's got an iPad, and he tethers too Top
The tech-savvy president admits to being an iPad owner during an interview, despite condemning the device as a distraction less than a year ago.
 
Zapoint constructs resumes from social networks Top
Want to just settle into a nice, anonymous job behind a desk somewhere? Too bad. Companies like Zapoint will tell the world what you do, for whom, and how you compare.
 
Comcast to staff: Stop us being named worst company Top
Comcast last year was named Worst Company in America in a Consumerist poll. This year, it asks its own staff to vote in order to prevent it from happening again.
 
Porous nanotube 'forests' catch cancer cells Top
A microfluidic device with porous nanotube forests can catch tumor cells and viruses, and could be used in developing countries.
 

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Rebecca Black passes Bieber as YouTube's most hated video Top
Just as it was about to become the most hated YouTube video of all time, Rebecca Black's "Friday" disappeared from YouTube. Then it returned, revealing that it is now the most hated YouTube video ever.
 
With cloud move, Amazon has Apple in its sights Top
With Amazon launching a cloud storage and music streaming service, it's managed to make Apple look like a slowpoke. But it's not the first time the two companies have traded jabs.
 
Report: Next Windows Phone OS to tap mobile payments Top
Software giant is expected to include technology in its next mobile operating system that will turn phones into an electronic wallet.
 
Amazon Cloud Drive and Cloud Player (review) Top
CNET reviews Amazon.com's cloud-based storage for media and files, including music, videos, photos, and documents.
 
NASA network holes may jeopardize missions Top
Lax security makes NASA computer network for missions vulnerable to attacks that would have "catastrophic effect," according to the Office of Inspector General.
 

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FBI probes Comodo Web security breach Top
FBI and Italian police are investigating how hacker managed to convince N.J. security firm into issuing it digital certificates for Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, other major Web sites.
 
Is there really 'Facebook depression?' (podcast) Top
A report from the American Academy of Pediatrics offers good advice for parents, but triggers questions about whether it's right in asserting that Facebook may cause depression
 
NASA nixes James Cameron Mars 3D camera Top
"Avatar" director's 3D camera meets with technical problems and runs out of time.
 
NASA snaps first image from Mercury orbit Top
The Messenger spacecraft sends home the first-ever photo from orbit around the inhospitable planet, the first of more than 75,000 to come in the next year.
 
3DS has best ever Nintendo handheld launch Top
Nintendo's 3DS, which launched in the U.S. on Sunday, has become the bestselling handheld launch the company has ever measured. However, it didn't release sales figures.
 
Microsoft taps linguist in 'App Store' trademark spat Top
Microsoft has once again moved to get Apple's trademark for "App Store" thrown out, this time tapping a linguistic expert to take aim at Apple's arguments.
 

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