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  MSN revamp to include stronger Bing ties

  In addition to freshening up the portal's look, Microsoft also wants MSN to drive more traffic to the company's Bing search engine.
  • Microsoft looks to give MSN fresh wings

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  Smaller crowds line up for the iPhone 3G S

  The turnout is much less frenzied, and the activation problems that plagued last year's iPhone 3G launch seem a thing of the past.
  •  Full coverage: iPhone OS 3.0 and iPhone 3G S
  •  Photos: iPhone 3G S launch day

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• Report: Steve Jobs had liver transplant

  Apple's CEO, who has been on medical leave for the past six months, had a liver transplant two months ago in Tennessee, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

  (Posted in Apple by Steven Musil)

• Apple's $30 apology for iPhone activation delays?

  Apple reportedly begins notifying affected customers by e-mail that they may experience additional delays due to "system issues," offering a $30 iTunes Store credit as an apology.
  • Complete iPhone coverage

  (Posted in Apple by Steven Musil)

• Verizon MiFi lets iPhone download files on the go

  Sitting on a plane during boarding on the way to start Road Trip 2009, CNET's Daniel Terdiman uses Verizon's new mobile hot spot technology to create a Wi-Fi signal and downloads a large file on his iPhone.
  • Photos: Tech gear for the road
  • More Road Trip

  (Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

• Electric cars seen as killer app for smart grid

  Utilities plan to use smart-grid technology to tap into the stored electricity of plug-in electric vehicles in exchange for an electricity rate discount for car owners.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• At Craigslist 'camp,' Facebook takes on Twitter

  People with excellent intentions came together at Craigslist Foundation Boot Camp to try to get some of those intentions realized. The event also featured some interesting tensions between Facebook and Twitter.

  (Posted in Technically Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk)

• Gasping for air, Nortel to sell off wireless tech

  The deal, under which Nokia Siemens will pay $650 million, is yet another signal that the end is near for the one-time giant in telecommunications gear.

  (Posted in Wireless by Natalie Weinstein)

• Twitter on barricades in Iran: 6 lessons learned

  The Iranian protests reveal a great deal about the power and weaknesses of the microblogging service.
  • Google, Facebook rush Iranian language support
  • With Iran crisis, Twitter's youth is over
  • Iranians bypass Net censors
  (From The New York Times)

• Bozeman to job seekers: We won't seek passwords

  Under scrutiny, Montana city reverses long-standing policy that job applicants provide user names and passwords to sites like Facebook and MySpace.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Natalie Weinstein)

• Microsoft confirms Nvidia 'Tegra' for Zune HD

  Company says battery life and graphics acceleration convinced it to go with Nvidia's first processor built for power-frugal handhelds.

  (Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

• Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week

  Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the iPhone 3G S, MSI GT725-212US laptop, and the 2009 Mercedes-Benz S550.
  • Week in review: Twittering for Tehran
  • This week in Crave: It's not all about you, iPhone

• Bankruptcy could protect Jammie Thomas

  Appeals decision could require the music industry, which she owes $1.92 million, to prove malicious intent in bankruptcy court. That would be tough, say attorneys.
  • Jammie Thomas must pay RIAA $1.92 million

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Week in review: Twittering for Tehran

  Protesters usurp attempts to suppress news of a voter revolution, while the iPhone 3G S and the iPhone 3.0 OS make their debut. Also: Google's digital books.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Steven Musil)

• Type in your e-mail address, give up friends' too

  Contact scraping is a growing phenomenon in which social-networking sites trick you into entering your credentials and then sweep your contact list and send everyone an invitation to join too.
  (From The New York Times)

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