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  Patent holder not out
  to destroy Word

  It has won a ruling that could halt sales of Microsoft Word in its current form, but I4i says its goal is to build products, not kill a key part of Office.
  • Microsoft unlikely to let Word injunction stand

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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.
  • Photos: Raygun Gothic Rocketship

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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.
  (From The New York Times)

• 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.

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

• Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week

  Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the Logitech Harmony 900 remote control, 2009 Audi Q5, and the Sony Alpha DSLR-A380.

• 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.
  (From The New York Times)

• Researchers prove kernel is secure

  An Australian research organization says it has absolute mathematical proof of the security of an operating system core.

  (Posted in Security by Tom Espiner)

• 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.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Legacy B-52 to launch futuristic WaveRider

  X-51A WaveRider scheduled to be dropped over Pacific Ocean in December inaugural test flight.

  (Posted in Military Tech by Mark Rutherford)

• 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.

  (Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

• Textbook publisher to rent to college students

  Facing growing competition, a leading publisher will rent college textbooks at 40 percent to 70 percent of the sale price.
  (From The New York Times)

• 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.
  • Twitter needs to die for micro-blogging to live

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• 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.

  (Posted in Health Tech by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore)

• Mozilla Labs rolls out usability 'Test Pilot' add-on

  More than a year after announcing its intention to make usability and feature testing easier and more consistent, Mozilla has released its Test Pilot browser plug-in.

  (Posted in Digital Media by David Meyer)
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