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A traveler's post-mortem
on Road Trip 2009After 5,765 miles of driving through five states, CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman is back home and reflecting on five-plus weeks on the road.
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Microsoft's Bach on Natal, Zune, Mobile
Robbie Bach, the head of the software giant's entertainment unit, discusses key efforts in the consumer arena, including getting that movie you bought to play on multiple gadgets.
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Apple fixes iPhone SMS flaw
Vulnerability in iPhone software allowed hackers to take control of the device via an SMS message, as demonstrated at Black Hat.
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Shuttle Endeavour glides to smooth Florida landing
The space shuttle Endeavour closes out a 16-day space station construction mission with a picture-perfect landing at the Kennedy Space Center.
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Teen sues Amazon: The Kindle ate my homework
A Michigan teen seeks class action status for lawsuit alleging the bookseller's remote deletion of copies of Orwell's "1984" messed up his summer reading assignment.
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BU student found liable in music-swapping case
Federal judge has ruled that Joel Tenenbaum violated copyright laws when swapping music online. And now he could end up owing record labels millions in damages.
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Google pushes for new law on orphan books
The company has taken heat for its settlement with book publishers. If you don't like it, get Congress to make better copyright laws, a Google exec suggested Thursday.
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Microsoft prices Windows 7 family pack
For $149, users can upgrade up to three machines to Windows 7 Home Premium. Software maker also details cost to upgrade from one version of Windows 7 to a higher-end edition.
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Week in review: Microhoo, at last
The long-anticipated search and ad partnership between Microsoft and Yahoo was announced this week, followed by lots of analysis. Also in merger news, Sprint and Virgin Mobile connect.
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NASA hacker loses bid to avoid extradition
Gary McKinnon's latest attempt to avoid prosecution in the U.S. has been dismissed. The London man was accused seven years ago of hacking into NASA and U.S. military computers.
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A Google Wave reality check
The search giant's new combo product dazzled developers two months ago. Now comes the hard part: getting rid of the bugs.
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Sun power: Army unveils giant solar project
The Fort Irwin base in the Mojave Desert will get 500 megawatts of solar power in a phased project using both photovoltaics and solar concentrators.
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Hand transplant shows promise
A former Marine is part of the military's experiment to see whether hand transplants might someday replace the use of prosthetics.
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Giveaway of the week: Roku Digital Media Player
For this week's Crave giveaway, we're serving up the Roku Digital Media Player, which can access Netflix content and Amazon Video On Demand movies and TV shows.
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SMS can force a URL or app on smartphones
Talk about text message attacks continues at Black Hat with the third of a handful of mobile-related sessions.
(Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills)
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