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  U.S. PC market shows resilience amid decline

  Shipments worldwide were down for the first quarter of 2009, but not as much as initially feared.
  • Intel: PC sales may be recovering

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  Pirate Bay verdict
  drawing near

  As Friday's decision in the landmark Pirate Bay trial nears, it's unclear whether a victory for the prosecution would also translate into a deterrent against illegal file sharing.

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• Tax-free Internet shopping may be at an end

  An influential alliance of state tax collectors and large retailers are hoping to end what they view as a loophole allowing tax-free Internet and mail-order purchases.
  • New Net taxes amid taxing times?
  • Photos: Tax day rally draws crowds

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Declan McCullagh)

• Report: Most U.S. adults got election news on Net

  A Pew Research Center report shows more than half of adult Americans went online for political news, but that more online political activity meant more partisanship.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Stephanie Condon)

• Nissan expanding electric charging launch in Ariz.

  Ecotality to expand chain of electric charging stations from Tucson to Phoenix in anticipation of launch by end of 2010.

  (Posted in Planetary Gear by Candace Lombardi)

• eBay buying stake in Gmarket, as Yahoo exits

  The online auction giant is willing to pay up to $1.2 billion for the South Korean e-commerce site. Yahoo, meanwhile, has agreed to sell its 10 percent stake.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Stephen Shankland)

• IBM, Samsung, others team up on next-gen chips

  IBM, Samsung Electronics, and others are teaming up on the development of next-generation chip technology.

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

• Google's first-quarter finances: A fine line

  Analysts are mixed on how much the recession will hurt Google,'s financial results. Decreasing profitability could slow innovation, but the company is cutting expenses.
  • Google tech tweak reveals plan for faster search
  • Virgin to migrate customers onto Google Mail

  (Posted in Digital Media by Stephen Shankland)

• CNN acquires leading Twitter account

  The TV news channel takes control of @cnnbrk as race against Ashton Kutcher and Britney Spears to be the first with 1 million Twitter followers heats up.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Steven Musil)

• Report: Payment card data was top target in 2008

  Verizon Data Breach report finds that a few big breaches involving payment card data led to a huge spike in the number of records stolen last year.

  (Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

• Microsoft to allow on-site pub after all

  Software giant strikes compromise that will allow pub to serve alcohol after 3 p.m. for scheduled and catered events only.

  (Posted in Microsoft by Steven Musil)

• Microsoft to offer hosted security for Exchange

  Software giant announces its first Forefront-branded hosted security service, which is designed to keep spam and malware out of Exchange e-mail in-boxes.

  (Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

• A $5 solar stove for rural poor, paid for by polluters

  The Kyoto Box, an award-winning solar cooker made of cardboard, aims to reach millions for free with the help of the carbon credit market.

  (Posted in Crave by Erik Palm)

• A year on, Psystar still defying Apple

  Psystar rocked the Mac world a year ago by selling Open Computers with Mac OS preinstalled. The legal war with Apple is well underway, but it's otherwise business as usual for Psystar.

  (Posted in Apple by Tom Krazit)

• For draft, NFL goes deep on social media

  The league has rolled out a new comments section, as well as a new Facebook widget, and is combining the tools with legacy features to help fans get the most out of the NFL draft.

  (Posted in Gaming and Culture by Daniel Terdiman)
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