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  Microsoft stores set
  for Ariz., Calif.

  Software maker confirms it has signed the first two leases as it follows Apple's lead and opens its own set of retail stores.
  • Microsoft names new PR chief (again)

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  Sprint bets big
  on prepaid wireless

  The company sees the prepaid cell phone market as a prime opportunity as it takes on AT&T and Verizon Wireless. But are the cards really in its favor?
  • Sprint to buy Virgin for $483 million

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• Verizon challenges Apple with Vcast app store

  Verizon Wireless is taking on Apple in the smartphone application store war with the introduction of its new Vcast application store for smartphones.

  (Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

• Report: Microhoo deal to come in next 24 hours

  update An official announcement of a search and advertising deal between Microsoft and Yahoo is expected within the next 24 hours, according to All Things D.

  (Posted in Microsoft by Jennifer Guevin)

• Overall time spent online remains static

  People aren't online any longer, but they're savvier and know where they want to go, according to a newly released Forrester report.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Dara Kerr)

• At Black Hat and Defcon, hackers talk shop

  This week's gatherings in Las Vegas are the place to be for those who want to know how break into electronic gear--and how to stop those break-ins.

  (Posted in Security by CNET News staff)

• Apple blocks Google Voice app for iPhone

  The application never made it through the approval process, and all apps using Google Voice have been pulled from the App Store.

  (Posted in Apple by Erica Ogg)

• Ex-Grokster exec pulls out of Pirate Bay acquisition

  Less than two weeks after being hired to obtain legal content for Global Gaming, Wayne Rosso walks away over "strong doubts" about whether a deal can be completed.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Shuttle Endeavour undocks from space station

  Endeavour undocks from the International Space Station to wrap up a complex five-spacewalk construction mission. Landing in Florida is expected Friday.

  (Posted in The Space Shot by William Harwood)

• Microsoft issues patches for IE, Visual Studio

  In rare out-of-cycle security update, Microsoft fixes hole that put IE users at risk of attacks via ActiveX and other controls.

  (Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills)

• National Academies: U.S. energy at a crossroads

  Cleaner energy is possible but moves to promote technologies that improve energy security and reduce carbon emissions will take decades to bear fruit, says report.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Yahoo Mobile site gets iPhone overhaul, syncing

  Yahoo unveils a new iPhone-optimized design for the iPhone's Safari browser that factors in a new feature: Web-syncing.

  (Posted in Webware by Jessica Dolcourt)

• Report: Acer Android Netbook pushed back

  A report says the company isn't seeing as strong demand for Android-based Netbooks, and will delay a previously announced model.

  (Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)

• Electric-car maker Coda gains high-powered investors

  Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is one of the investors in a $24 million round in Chinese-American electric-car company Coda Automotive.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Protecting America's birds of prey

  At the World Center for Birds of Prey, in Boise, Idaho, a dedicated staff is working to help get California condors and aplomado falcons off the endangered species list. Which bird is next?

  (Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)
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