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  Intel CEO spells out Atom, small-device push

  Paul Otellini tells investors the chipmaker expects to capitalize on system-on-chip opportunities driven by its upcoming 32-nanometer technology.
  • Photos: Intel ad campaign pokes fun at self

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  Google fine-tunes
  search features

  Three enhancements to Google's bread and butter give searchers new options for filtering their results as well as more data within the results themselves.

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• Ask CEO asks to leave

  The search company says that Jim Safka decided to leave after the recent death of his brother.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Music marketing takes center stage at iLike

  The social music site plans to unleash a number of new syndication features for artists, from an iPhone app creator to YouTube integration.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Intel: Some Netbook resellers saw 30% return rate

  Chipmaker's marketing chief speaks of "very high" return rates of Netbooks last year at some retailers.

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

• Apple releases OS X 10.5.7

  Update to Leopard operating system includes fixes for a variety of bugs and security issues, as well as expanded hardware support.

  (Posted in Apple by Steven Musil)

• You, too, can rock a singing tesla coil

  The Austin, Texas, singing tesla coil troupe, Arc Attack, has released an online simulator of its signature instrument. Play it all you like, but be wary of blowing a transistor.

  (Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

• SlingPlayer for iPhone: $30, Wi-Fi only

  The long-delayed app for iPhones will be hitting the iTunes store within hours, but the once 3G-compatible video streaming is now Wi-Fi only.

  (Posted in iPhone Atlas by John P. Falcone)

• France ignores EU and passes antipiracy law

  The French General Assembly passed the "three-strikes" antipiracy legislation on Tuesday, which conflicts with an EU law passed last week.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Marguerite Reardon)

• Wolfram Alpha gets supercomputer boost

  Two supercomputers--one of them the 66th fastest in the world at present--will power the Wolfram Alpha site for search, calculation, and data crunching.

  (Posted in Cutting Edge by Stephen Shankland)

• Microsoft introduces new Geneva beta

  Microsoft has launched the second beta of its identity-management server platform, with new features including compatibility with SharePoint 2007 and Microsoft Federation Gateway.

  (Posted in Microsoft by Matthew Broersma)

• Survey: Consumers prefer DVDs to downloads

  Despite trend toward digital downloads, U.S. consumers still prefer to watch favorite TV shows and movies on DVD, says market researcher NPD.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Lance Whitney)

• Microsoft patches critical PowerPoint hole

  As part of Patch Tuesday, software maker closes a critical vulnerability in its presentation software. However, fixes for the Mac version and Microsoft Works are still being created.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Cisco taps next-gen networks for the cloud

  The networking company has announced its Unified Service Delivery package, a more efficient platform aimed at cloud services providers.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Tom Espiner)

• Intel creates European visual-computing center

  Chipmaker's $12 million investment comes as the company prepares to bring out its first graphics chip in more than a decade by early next year.

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