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  Nokia test center:
  Shake, rattle, and soak

  Here's where every cell phone model endures a rigorous physical testing process to make sure the devices can withstand a slew of abuses.
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  Amit Yoran talks
  cybersecurity

  q&a Former U.S. cybersecurity director Amit Yoran talks about his year as the "cyber guy" and why he is an "anti-user."

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• EU: Microsoft to test browser 'ballot screen'

  Regulators say Redmond can go ahead with its latest proposed design to let users choose which browsers they wish to install along with, or instead of, Internet Explorer.
  • Microsoft's top lawyer: Relations with Europe improving

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Amazon goes global with new Kindle

  The new edition of the e-book reader that can wirelessly download books in more than 100 countries. Also: a price cut for U.S. consumers.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Steven Musil)

• Lego devotees flock to Seattle

  Thousands packed downtown's Seattle Center to view the elaborate creations at BrickCon 2009.
  • Photos: Lego fans descend

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Ceatec Day 2--robot phones, 3D TVs, Hellboy

  photos There are plenty of fascinating odds and ends filling up the convention center at Ceatec 2009 in Japan.
  • Kohjinsha's doublewide laptop display
  • Singing robot takes requests
  • Full coverage of Ceatec

• Compuware to swallow site optimizer Gomez

  Application management firm Compuware is buying Web optimization company Gomez for $295 million to offer customers a unified approach toward optimizing their applications.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Lance Whitney)

• Microbe converts sludge into ethanol

  A joint project of Applied CleanTech and Qteros combines feedstock made from sewage sludge and a microbe-based process for turning cellulose into ethanol.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Qualcomm tries hand at handheld TV

  The FLO TV service, already available on mobile phones in the U.S., comes to a dedicated device for the first time.

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

• Facebook acknowledges access problems

  Some members of the social network claim to have been unable to access their accounts for several days now; it's a database problem, Facebook says.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Survey: Most U.S. companies block social networks

  A survey of companies' chief information officers reveals that only 10 percent of companies allow unlimited personal social-networking activity on the job and over half block it altogether.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• AT&T to allow VoIP iPhone apps on 3G network

  AT&T and Apple clear the way for iPhone users to begin using VoIP apps on its wireless network.

  (Posted in Apple by Jim Dalrymple)

• Eolas sues corporate giants over Web technology

  In a bigger sequel to its years-long patent infringement case against Microsoft, Eolas has sued Apple, Google, Amazon, Yahoo, Frito-Lay, Playboy, and many others.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• Did Viacom find smoking gun in YouTube case?

  YouTube's internal e-mails indicate employees and managers knew about copyright content, sources say, but chose to leave the material on the site. What are the DMCA ramifications?
  • Schmidt: We paid $1 billion premium for YouTube

  (Posted in Media Maverick by Greg Sandoval)

• Two Verizon Android phones coming in 2009

  Verizon and Google make partnership official with promises to collaborate on Android-based phones and other devices over the next several years.
  • Full coverage of CTIA
  • Microsoft's Windows phones hit the market
  • Windows mobile app store, My Phone opening

  (Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)
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