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  Mix 09: IE 8, Silverlight
  in the spotlight

  roundup At its annual confab for Web designers, Microsoft unleashes its new browser and talks up the next version of its Flash rival, Silverlight.
  • Images: Installing IE 8
  • Hands-on with IE 8
  • Catalogs: Killer app for Silverlight?

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  Cisco in your home

  The computer networking giant, which just bought the maker of the Flip Video gadgets, has a lot more consumer products than you think.
  • Cisco buys Flip Video maker

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• Requiem for a frog: SpiralFrog shuts down

  Pioneer in the ad-supported music market--once considered a possible threat to iTunes--ceases operations.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Palm CEO: WebOS bigger than just the Pre base

  Despite reporting dismal quarterly results, CEO says company is strategically on track and will launch the Pre on time. Palm envisions an entire product line built on its new WebOS.

  (Posted in Wireless by Larry Dignan)

• Samsung debuts iTunes rival for mobile video downloads

  Company launches iTunes rival in Europe, allowing customers to buy or rent movies and television programs and download them to their mobile phones.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Erik Palm)

• Video game industry posts big February gains

  Again defying the recession, the industry saw 10 percent year-over-year sales increases across the board. Nintendo once again dominated hardware and software sales.

  (Posted in Gaming and Culture by Daniel Terdiman)

• Sniffing keystrokes via laser and keyboard power

  Researchers prove they can spy on a computer by using laser beams and by sniffing the electrical socket, bringing the James Bond world of espionage to everyday geeks.

  (Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

• AT&T: No-contract iPhones coming next week

  An AT&T representative has confirmed that the carrier plans to offer $599 and $699 iPhones without a two-year contract starting next week, but the phones will be locked to AT&T.

  (Posted in Apple by Tom Krazit)

• TomTom countersues Microsoft in patent dispute

  The car navigation device maker responds in a court filing Thursday, accusing Microsoft of violating four of its patents.

  (Posted in Microsoft by Erica Ogg)

• Take it back: Gmail gets 'Undo Send' Labs feature

  Google launches the Omega 13 for e-mail: a way to recall messages within five seconds after pressing "send."
  • Gmail previews links to Yelp, Flickr, YouTube

  (Posted in Webware by Rafe Needleman)

• Facebook users hate redesign. Lather, rinse, repeat?

  The social network has historically waved off user complaints over redesigned features with the attitude of "they'll get used to it." It's worked in the past. But it might not this time.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• iTunes rolls out high-def movie downloads

  Film purchases in high definition will cost $19.99 and rentals, which will be available a month after the movie's release, will cost $4.99.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Obama opens spigot on plug-in electric-car grants

  President Obama details $2.4 billion in loans to U.S. companies to promote development of plug-in car batteries and related technologies.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Chicago Tribune Twitterizes masthead

  In an experiment to get reporters and editors using the microblogging service, the Thursday edition's masthead listed top execs' Twitter IDs instead of their full names.

  (Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

• iPhone 3.0 code hints at future Apple hardware

  Two vague references within the iPhone OS 3.0 beta could be evidence that Apple has plans for that software that involve something beyond the iPhone or iPod Touch.

  (Posted in Apple by Tom Krazit)
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