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Apple's Snow Leopard:
A flurry of changesFAQ Mac OS 10.6 is coming soon with some small changes that you'll like a lot. Here's what you need to know about the OS "refinements."
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Getting a charge
from the Chevy VoltAfter writing about the Volt for over a year, CNET News' Martin LaMonica gets a quick, but very fun, ride from one of the car's designers.
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• Video: Feisty ride in the Volt
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Final chapter coming in HP spying scandal
Was Bryan Wagner just a patsy? The low-level investigator who helped HP spy on journalists is due to be sentenced for identity theft, but the planners of the espionage will apparently get off.
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What would be inside an Apple tablet
It's, at the very least, an interesting exercise to speculate on what would be inside an Apple tablet.
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Nortel sale to Ericsson stirs protest in Canada
The sale of research and patents to Ericsson of Sweden could endanger Canada's national security, opponents of the deal argue.
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Borders survey presumes a future 'iPAD' e-reader
Question in survey asks customers about e-readers and whether they plan to buy one of Apple's mystery "iPAD" large-screen reading devices.
(Posted in Apple by Michelle Meyers) -
The rise of the $299 Wal-Mart laptop
First Acer, then Hewlett-Packard, now Toshiba. The $299 laptop is a force to be reckoned with.
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Evoking the romance of space travel, 1940s style
The Raygun Gothic Rocketship is a retro space ship "built" in 1944. In reality, it is one of the biggest art projects for the forthcoming Burning Man festival.
(Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)
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New worries about children with cell phones
Parents who used to worry about whether to buy their children cellphones are now concerned about scams and improper texting.
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Researchers prove kernel is secure
An Australian research organization says it has absolute mathematical proof of the security of an operating system core.
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iLike's download store debuts
Famous for its popular Facebook app, iLike is making a foray into music downloads and will offer tunes from all four big record companies.
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Legacy B-52 to launch futuristic WaveRider
X-51A WaveRider scheduled to be dropped over Pacific Ocean in December inaugural test flight.
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Verizon completes initial 4G wireless test
The wireless provider has successfully completed the first test of its 4G wireless service in the first two markets: Boston and Seattle.
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Study: Twitter is 40 percent 'pointless babble'
Also notable in data firm Pear Analytics' breakdown of tweet species is that there's less spam than expected.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)
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How condoms for men could be a thing of the past
Scientists at the University of Utah are making progress with a "molecular" gelatinous condom to be applied by women, on women, for women.
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