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BullGuard releases a free spam filter
The free security download also comes with free, live technical support for the application.2008-01-23 22:42:00 source: CNET News.com
Researchers switch to photons in race for faster microchip
UT Dallas to develop photonic integrated circuit faster than anything on the market today.2008-01-23 22:41:00 source: CNET News.com
Facebook moves into international translation efforts
Lagging behind some of its close competitors, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based social network unveils its strategy for launching French, Spanish, and German versions.2008-01-23 22:32:00 source: CNET News.com
eBay CEO Meg Whitman to step down
Whitman to leave top post of eBay after 10 years, but will remain on the board.2008-01-23 22:28:00 source: CNET News.com
SnapVillage microstock goes global
Corbis' stock-photo sales site expands to overseas markets--but with an English-only Web site for now.2008-01-23 21:55:00 source: CNET News.com
Research In Motion unveils BlackBerry updates
RIM announces a series of updates for its BlackBerry platform.2008-01-23 21:47:00 source: CNET News.com
Podcast: Final countdown to big airwave auction
SAP, Intel, and IBM announce investment plans, and bidding is finally set to kick off in the FCC's auction of key airwaves.2008-01-23 21:47:00 source: CNET News.com
The album, the single, and inertia
Featured links from the CNET Blog NetworkThe album, the single, and inertia -- It's increasingly hard to see a traditional album format making sense in a world where it's got no physical reason to exist.
Petty car part thievery: are you at risk? -- Think your car is safe from accessory thieves? Think again.p>
"Rock On" skewers the recording industry -- Dan Kennedy took a job at Atlantic Records and found out that working for a big label is not rock and roll. Fortunately, he got a fantastically funny and insightful book out of his experience.
Karaoke for literacy -- Singing Coach is a software program that teaches people to sing in tune. It also had a surprising side-effect of improving users' reading skills.
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Roost launches home buying search engine
New real estate site lets people do quick searches for homes, with brokers paying for traffic directed to their sites.2008-01-23 09:01:00 source: CNET News.com
Whoops! Ask.com complaint to FTC is an EPIC mistake
The Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Center for Digital Democracy want the Feds to change Ask.com's supposedly privacy-invading practices. Alas, those practices don't actually exist.2008-01-23 08:00:00 source: CNET News.com
HP's desktop with solid-state drive packs 16GB
HP's new Compaq DC7800 is more proof of concept than mainstream product.2008-01-23 06:01:00 source: CNET News.com
Fat Spaniel gets $18 million for more alt energy monitoring
Is your solar system running? No. It's not the prelude to a crank call. Fat Spaniel Technologies sells software that says if it works.2008-01-23 06:00:00 source: CNET News.com
Picnik online photo-editing spreads its wings
The online photo-editing services of Picnik now can be embedded in any Web site through use of its API.2008-01-23 05:39:00 source: CNET News.com
Dell, Microsoft looking for some Red ink
The two tech giants plan to announce a total of three (Product) Red PCs, with a portion of sales to go to the African AIDS charity.2008-01-23 01:48:00 source: CNET News.com
On Wednesday, CBS and Last.fm will announce...something
The media giant has sent out invitations to a press conference promising "a new unprecedented service" involving the social music site.2008-01-23 00:34:00 source: CNET News.com
'MacHeads' movie seems a realistic look at cult of Mac
It's too early to tell, but the film looks like a realistic examination of the cult and emotions surrounding Apple's computers.2008-01-23 00:17:00 source: CNET News.com
Jobs vs. Gates, a grammatical analysis
Blog compares various stats on the oratories of the two tech titans. Of note, Gates' keynote requires comprehension at the ninth grade level, while Jobs' speech could be understood by an above-average elementary school student.2008-01-23 00:16:00 source: CNET News.com
Carbon nanotube carpet darkest thing ever made
Scientists from Rice University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute figured out a way to trap light efficiently with nanotubes; 99.955 percent of the light that hits gets absorbed.2008-01-22 23:54:00 source: CNET News.com
No 3D in 'U2 3D' without binocular vision
Despite encouraging words that the new generation of 3D technology would help me see 3D films the way everyone else does, it didn't happen.2008-01-22 23:21:00 source: CNET News.com
A household paint that kills germs
Mix silver particles in household paint and you can disinfect the place.2008-01-22 23:08:00 source: CNET News.com