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  'Wimpy nodes' touted
  for Net computing

  Carnegie Mellon researchers believe flash memory and feeble processors can do what conventional servers can't: power Internet sites at low power and low cost.

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  Windows 7 vs.
  Snow Leopard

  CNET Labs' Dong Ngo tests the two OSes side by side and finds that while Snow Leopard is faster with Apple software, Windows 7 is good for serious gaming.

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• Team Germany wins repeat in Solar Decathlon

  An international student competition to build a modern home powered only by solar energy wraps up with favored Team Germany beating out California and Illinois.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Defcon's Jeff Moss on cybersecurity

  q&a Hacker Jeff Moss talks about being an adviser to the Department of Homeland Security, national ID cards, and how social media sites could deliver public emergency alerts.

  (Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills)

• Sony Ericsson hit by loss but beats expectations

  Mobile phone maker shows a higher third-quarter net loss of $243.7 million compared with $37.1 million a year ago, but still beats estimates.

  (Posted in Wireless by Lance Whitney)

• Week in review: Data loss disasters

  Microsoft grapples with a Sidekick headache, but Facebook and Apple have their own data pains. Also: Google and Intel earnings impress.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Steven Musil)

• Burning Man, the opera

  "A Burning Opera: How to Survive the Apocalypse," which is in limited engagement in San Francisco, attempts to explain the annual countercultural arts festival to the uninitiated.

  (Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

• Google Street View goes off-roading

  A camera-equipped trike can map places not always accessible by car, like trails, school campuses, and theme parks. Google wants your vote on where to go next.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Lance Whitney)

• Kaspersky CEO backs idea of Internet 'passport'

  Eugene Kaspersky, who runs Russian's No. 1 security software maker, describes how cybercrime should be quashed and why he supports the idea of an Internet "passport."

  (Posted in Security by Vivian Yeo)

• Report: Digg acquires Kevin Rose's WeFollow

  Mashable and TechCrunch report that Digg has acquired Kevin Rose's side project, WeFollow.

  (Posted in The Web Services Report by Harrison Hoffman)

• Facebook's Sandberg: OK to ignore friend request

  A talk by the social network's chief operating officer didn't reveal too much about the company--just the usual talk about how it's continuing to permeate just about every aspect of everyone's lives.
  • Facebook's COO: Response to disabled accounts was 'too slow'

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Texas site to harness ocean for power, water

  An off-shore facility where wave power will be harnessed for desalination could demonstrate a viable option for producing electricity and drinking water in coastal regions.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Candace Lombardi)

• Weekly giveaway: Gunnar gaming shades

  Gunnar Optiks, which bills itself as the premiere designer of digital performance eyewear, has a new set of glasses, the Legend, that helps reduce eye fatigue while gaming. We're giving away a pair.

  (Posted in Crave by David Carnoy)

• Apple OKs in-app purchases for free iPhone apps

  The iPhone maker is now permitting developers to sell content, subscriptions, and digital services from within their freely available App Store applications.

  (Posted in iPhone Atlas by David Martin)

• Google's happy days are here again

  Look for increased investment from Google, which after its third-quarter financial earnings has decided that if that's the worst the economy has to offer, it will be fine.
  • Google's quarterly revenue, profits increase
  • Reports: Google to launch online bookstore

  (Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)
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