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  Apple's iPod refresh: What you need to know

  Apple unveils a slightly tweaked lineup of iPods, but the real star is the new software that makes it easier to manage music and applications.
  • Full coverage: Apple iPod
  • Photos: Apple event high notes
  • iTunes 9 refines still clunky buying experience
  • Apple edges in on Flip Video's turf

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  EPA suggests: Say no
  to the supersized TV

  The Energy Star program will be imposing stricter energy use standards for grandiose televisions starting in May 2010.

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• Chrome extensions arriving in developer version

  The top-requested feature in Google's browser is now enabled by default--though only on the Windows version for developers.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• Pirate Bay buyer booted off stock exchange

  Events surrounding The Pirate Bay acquisition by Global Gaming has moved from comical to gravely serious as a Swedish stock exchange accuses company of "providing false information."

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Mozilla patches holes in Firefox 3.5, 3.0

  Firefox 3.5.3 and 3.0.14 fix three critical vulnerabilities that could make a computer insecure.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• Google shows off videos in text ads

  Financial analysts are given a refresher course in what Google has been working on with search and search advertising, including videos in text ads.

  (Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)

• Report: Asian firms eye alternative to Intel

  Japanese electronics companies are designing a chip that will compete with Intel, while a China-based manufacturer says it's working on devices using an alternative chip design, according to reports.

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

• Facebook's 'Connect' pushed it past MySpace

  Hitwise noticed a clear uptick in U.S. Facebook growth after the site launched Facebook Connect in full, and that's when it passed MySpace in traffic.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Repaired Hubble telescope back in action

  Stunning new pictures offer vivid proof that the fabled observatory is back in action after a dramatic May shuttle repair mission.

  (Posted in The Space Shot by William Harwood)

• Jobs makes it clear he's back in charge at Apple

  At Wednesday's iPod event, Steve Jobs appears onstage for the first time since returning to work from medical leave.
  • Video: Steve Jobs is back

  (Posted in Apple by Erica Ogg)

• Vitaminwater via Facebook: What's your flavor?

  Brands are coming up with innovative ways to interact with consumers. The beverage brand's latest gambit, the Flavorcreator app, crowdsources for new flavors.

  (Posted in Software, Interrupted by Dave Rosenberg)

• Flickr vs. m.Flickr: Which one for you?

  The new iPhone app has its pluses, but there's still plenty of good to be had from using the mobile Web version.

  (Posted in Web Crawler by Josh Lowensohn)

• Facebook, Twitter integration comes to iTunes

  Social features were rumored to be coming to iTunes, but the end result announced at Apple's big music event is less extensive than some were expecting.

  (Posted in Apple by Caroline McCarthy)

• Palm thinks small with new Pixi smartphone

  Hoping to capitalize on the momentum of its Pre smartphone, Palm unveils a smaller, cheaper smartphone called Pixi.
  • Photos: Palm's new Pixi

  (Posted in Wireless by Steven Musil)

• A few songs a day keep the doctor away

  Researchers in Serbia show that listening to music every day reduces blood pressure, heart rate, and patient anxiety, according to a seven-year study of 740 patients.

  (Posted in Health Tech by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore)
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