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Springpad bookmarks the world
Neat little clipping and saving service works on Web and iPhone.
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LimeWire enlists AVG for user protection
Notorious as a malware ghetto, LimeWire takes its first steps to integrate authoritative threat protection by signing on AVG to provide premium users with download scanning and blocking.
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Windows Phone 7 won't kill Zune HD
But Microsoft is telling game developers to concentrate on the phones.
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Sony unveils Move--its PS3 motion controller
The PlayStation maker gives those gathered at a press conference during the Game Developers Conference a sneak peek at its motion-sensitive controller.
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GDC 2010: Scaling the summits of gameplay
roundup This week's Game Developers Conference brings together designers, programmers, publishers, and others for the latest from the world of video play.
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Net oversight board to consider .xxx domains
ICM Registry is again urging ICANN to allow adult sites to add .xxx to their names, creating what some have called a red-light district in cyberspace.
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Next Conversation: FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski
In our next interview for CNET Conversations, we'll ask FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski about everything from free broadband to exclusive wireless agreements to the NBC-Comcast deal. What's your question?
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Google-China resolve 'soon,' your jetpack awaits
Google CEO expects a resolution on censorship in China soon, WhitePages.com drops its malware-tainted ad network, and a real-life jetpack for commuters.
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GDC talk: Legal pitfalls for iPhone app developers
Despite the easy-peasy development nature of the iPhone, there are some big legal strings attached to getting an app out into the wild, especially for those trying to take their app out of the U.S.
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European Parliament slams digital copyright treaty
Secret negotiations over a once-obscure draft treaty called the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement prompted an unusual rebuke from the European Parliament.
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FTC wants more input on Google-AdMob deal
The FTC is asking Google competitors to weigh in on its proposed $750 million acquisition of mobile advertising company AdMob, according to a report.
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Cooking up Google Apps at campfire event (photos)
At campfire-themed developer meet-up, Google introduces its Google App Marketplace, where users can buy third-party applications to run atop the Google Apps suite.
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Woman, fearing apocalypse, tries to halt collider
A woman appeals to the highest court in Germany to get the Large Hadron Collider stopped. The court decides she has no proof of any impending doom.
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Attention shoppers: Target offers mobile coupons
Target claims it's the first major retail chain to launch mobile coupons nationwide for eager bargain hunters.
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Microsoft Outlook makes friends with MySpace
The software maker says it is ready with a version of its Outlook Social Connector that links the e-mail program with the youth-oriented social network.
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Firm: Toyota, industry need more rigorous testing
Latest problems linked to Toyota show the auto industry needs to fix the way it tests software, says company that specializes in software integrity.
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Apple tops Consumer Reports' tech support survey
Apple hit a home run in Consumer Reports' recent tech support survey, taking the top spot in laptops and desktops.
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Twitter to block malicious links
Links in direct messages on Twitter and e-mail notifications about direct messages will be filtered in an attempt to stop phishing attacks.
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Europeans rally behind the 'NoMix-tech' toilet
New, eco-friendly toilet could substantially reduce pollution and conserve water and nutrients--and it's getting rave reviews so far, scientists in Switzerland say.
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In geolocation wars, SXSWi is mere skirmish
The rivalry between Gowalla and Foursquare might seem to define the nascent geolocation market. Hold your horses: Let's see what Facebook is cooking up.
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