ARM's Cortex gains server features
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:08:28 PDT
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Chipmaker releases some details of its forthcoming 2.5GHz Cortex A15 processor, which it says will be up to five times faster than its current architecture.
Apple relents on Flash-derived iPhone, iPad apps
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:58:34 PDT
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An outright block on iOS apps derived from Flash software is lifted--but Adobe axed the developer tool project, and Apple still maintains control via the App Store.
Road Trip Pic of the Week 9/9: What is this?
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:30:00 PDT
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If you know who this is and where she's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Week challenge.
Google Instant keeps it clean
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:24:19 PDT
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Former President Bill Clinton will take your questions in an upcoming YouTube interview, Comcast has a free service that lets you text to get details about what's on TV, and Google's new search feature is actually good at filtering out the bad stuff.
Security firm: Zero-day Adobe exploit in the wild
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:10:55 PDT
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Trend Micro says that its spotted a zero-day Reader and Acrobat exploit on the Web, identifying the malware by name.
Hyundai unveils its first EV
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:27:52 PDT
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Korean government agencies will launch a pilot program shortly using 30 of the BlueOn cars, and Hyundai plans to put 2,500 cars on sale by 2012.
Best Buy to start selling the Kindle
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:03:54 PDT
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The electronics chain will bring Amazon's popular e-book reader to its stores this fall, selling it side-by-side with the Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony's Reader.
iStock growing pains show crowdsourcing challenge
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:46:26 PDT
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The microstock site hits a rough patch as contributors worry they'll get a big pay cut in 2011. The advice from iStock: it'll be better for most photographers.
Apple bows to pressure, makes nice with developers
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:21:47 PDT
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The company issues a statement saying it will post App Store approval guidelines, along with "relaxing" restrictions on development tools.
Microsoft begins testing new CRM program
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:00:00 PDT
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Redmond's latest customer relationship management program is being made available as a public beta, with the final version of CRM 2011 planned for around the end of the year.
Evernote launches a bookmarking tool for sites
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:00:00 PDT
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The personal archiving service is offering up a new tool for publishers to add Evernote bookmarking to their site without software.
Craigslist faces new wave of political attacks
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:00:00 PDT
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Congressional committee has asked Craigslist founder Craig Newmark to testify at a hearing next week on "domestic minor sex trafficking," sources tell CNET.
Microsoft legal punch may change botnet battles forever
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:00:00 PDT
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The software giant is on the verge of getting a court to grant it ownership over domains used in the Waledac spam botnet.
So, who's still buying Netbooks?
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:00:00 PDT
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The Netbook craze flamed out faster than most people anticipated, thanks partly to the emergence of touch-screen tablets earlier this year.
Google Instant search a mobile boon?
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:00:00 PDT
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Google's so-called Google Instant search may have only just rolled out on the desktop, but here's why we can't wait to see a solution for smartphones.
Craigslist removes 'censored' bar from site
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:55:57 PDT
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The 'censored' bar, which acted as a symbolic protest against the removal of Craigslist's Adult Services section on Friday, has now itself been removed.
MasterCard MoneySend like PayPal for BlackBerry
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:05:52 PDT
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MasterCard extends its PayPal-like MoneySend app to the BlackBerry. There's also a very similar version of the peer-to-peer payment app for iPhone.
Google Instant makes search interactive (photos)
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:24:43 PDT
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Web search giant unveils Google Instant, which serves up predictive search results as you type.
Google Instant: Search for the now generation
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:38:17 PDT
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Nothing seems to evolve faster than the Internet, and Google's new search experience is designed to keep Google ahead of the curve and as fast as possible.
Cracking open the iPod Shuffle (photos)
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:47:04 PDT
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Sister site TechRepublic tears down the newest version of the iPod Shuffle to see what makes it tick.
Rare, Tiny, Supercute Baby Seahorse Found in British Waters
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:30:00 GMT
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The Seahorse Trust, after years of surveying the fish in British waters, has finally found, measured and photographed a 1.6-inch tiny baby seahorse, which is also called a fry.
Apple Drops Harsh Development Restrictions, Reveals Review Rules
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:30:00 GMT
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Apple has opened up the App Store review process, dropping its harsh restrictions on the tools developers are allowed to use and at the same time actually publishing the App Store Review Guidelines ? a previously secret set of rules that governed whether or not your app would be approved.
1976 Look at Mars Soil May Have Missed Life's Building Blocks
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:00:00 GMT
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The Viking mission to Mars may have destroyed compounds that make biology possible while trying to detect them in the soil.
What's In A Search, If You Don't Hit the Search Button?
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:59:00 GMT
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Searches used to be easy to count. You would wait for someone to type words into a search box and then hit enter. Call that a search. That made it easy for outside analysts like ComScore to know how to figure out which search engine was tops. All of that got a lot more confusing with the introduction of Google?s 'Instant Search,' which starts showing you search results as soon as you type the first letter into its search box.
How Google Instant Could Reinvent Channel Flipping
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:46:00 GMT
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The key to the next generation of TV is likely to be search, and the biggest drag on search is going to be text entry. If Google TV is really going to be the 'one screen to rule them all,' it has to solve that problem.
This Sept. 11, Will Terror Sites Get Hacked Again?
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT
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For two years now, Islamic extremist websites mysteriously have gone down as Sept. 11 approached. Many suspect the U.S. government. Will it happen again?
Sept. 9, 1926: RCA Creates a Radio Network
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT
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The National Broadcasting Company is established. The network would dominate radio during that medium's Golden Age and become the foundation of a massive media empire that to this day just keeps growing.
Quantifying the Boundaries of Athletic Achievement
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT
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In his new book The Perfection Point, Sport Science host John Brenkus explains how we can push and predict the limits in athletic feats.
Dyno-Testing the Automotive X Prize Finalists
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT
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If you follow emerging automotive technology like electric cars and hybrids, you're no doubt excited about the Automotive X-Prize. The contest, which started three years ago, promises $10 million to the best production-capable car that can achieve 100 mpg or the energy equivalent. The winner will be announced Sept. 16 in Washington, D.C.
Do This Page-Turner Puzzle
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT
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What's so special about this puzzle? It's a crossword so excessive that no single page can contain it. When you reach the edge, simply turn the page over and keep writing. No, really, it'll work!
RBS WorldPay Hacker Gets Suspended Sentence for $9 Million Heist
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT
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A mastermind behind the RBS WorldPay hack gets a suspended sentence in Russia and 4 years probation.
Gamemaker's Secret Mission: Save Duke Nukem Forever
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:52:00 GMT
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When it came to resurrecting the MIA videogame, Randy Pitchford faced a task that was part suicide run, part debt of honor. The Gearbox Software CEO serves up the inside story on the improbable rescue of one of gaming's most beloved (and most obnoxious) franchises.
DHS Cyber Division Misses 1,085 Holes on Own Network
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:45:00 GMT
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The federal agency in charge of protecting other agencies from computer intruders was found riddled with hundreds of high-risk security holes on its own systems, according to the results of an audit released Wednesday.
Hyundai's Land Yacht Should Have Luxury Automakers Quaking
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:30:00 GMT
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Our maiden voyage in Hyundai's 17-foot long luxe sedan is impressive if not a tad banal.
Citing Obama's State Secrets Privilege, Court Tosses Torture Case
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:03:00 GMT
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Citing the Obama administration's evocation of the state secrets privilege, a divided federal appeals court is dismissing a lawsuit against a Boeing subsidiary accused of helping the CIA transport detainees to secret foreign prisons where they allegedly were tortured.
Ole Miss' Admiral Ackbar Campaign Fizzles
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:00:00 GMT
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After several months, the grassroots campaign at Ole Miss to install Return of the Jedi's Admiral Ackbar, that esteemed squid-like war hero who led the Rebel Alliance to victory at the Battle of Endor, as the university's official sports mascot has fizzled.
Video: How to Film a 23-Mile Free Fall
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:09:00 GMT
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When Felix Baumgartner steps into the void, 18 cameras will take us along for the ride with him.
Hack Your Parking
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:00:00 GMT
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Maybe you always remember where you parked. Maybe you never get parking tickets either. For the rest of us, some tools to alert us when our parking meter is about to expire or give us directions back to our car would be mighty handy.
Close-Shave Asteroid Caught on Camera
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:50:00 GMT
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When asteroid 2010 RX30 zipped past Earth early Wednesday, observers at the Remanzacco Observatory in Italy were ready. At 12:45 am local Italian time, amateur astronomers Ernesto Guido and Giovanni Sostero remotely controlled a 0.25-meter telescope in Mayhill, New Mexico through the Global Remote Astronomy Telescope Network. They got four separate exposures of 30 seconds each and stitched them together to make this animation.
X-Ray Pinup Girls Are Just Pixels (NSFW?)
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:39:00 GMT
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After a set of sexy X-rays hit the web earlier this year, viewers were left to wonder if they were real. Now we have the answer.
Native Toad Fights Back Against Yellow Crazy-Ant Invasion
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
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After so many sad tales of invasive species overwhelming hapless natives, scientists have found a native toad in Indonesia that's fighting back.
The Best Tennis Player You've Never Heard Of
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:22:00 GMT
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Esther Vergeer is the best tennis player you've never heard of. Vergeer, who hails from Holland, hasn't lost a wheelchair tennis match since 2003 — that's nearly 400 victories in a row.
Xbox 360 Slim Is Leaner, Meaner, Quieter Machine
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:00:00 GMT
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Microsoft's upgrade/redo, the Xbox 360 S, is packed with a lot of the extras that used to be sold separately, but the most dramatic change takes place under the hood.
Swivel Camcorder Features Flat Footage
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:45:00 GMT
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A late entry into the pocket-camcorder field, Sony's Bloggie is overdesigned and underfunctional. The swiveling lens offers flexibility, but the slow and unintuitive controls make it a tough sell.
Wired.com Contest: Redesign Apple's Ugly iTunes Icon
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:00:00 GMT
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A lot of people seem to think the iTunes 10 icon is hideous, so why not design your own? Wired.com invites readers to make a better iTunes icon than Apple's and submit it for a chance to win an iPod Shuffle.
Pakistan Aid Groups Route Around U.S. Military for Relief Web
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:13:00 GMT
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The U.S. military's efforts to assist the 17 million victims of the Pakistan flood are still pretty tech-lite. So a group of civilian aid workers, Pakistani and international, have home-brewed a series of social media apps to help coordinate relief work ? everything from crisis Wikis to crowd-sourced maps to SMS calls for help.
Hitchhiking Goes High-Tech With Car2gether
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:00:00 GMT
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Daimler uses social media and smartphones to help people find carpool buddies who don't suck.
Exclusive: Sneak Peek at Audio-Embedded Sounds of Star Wars Book
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:15:00 GMT
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Genuinely ingenious new book The Sounds of Star Wars amplifies the concept of interactive show and tell to ear-blasting new heights. In this exclusive video about the making of the book, legendary sound designer Ben Burtt and others involved in the sci-fi saga tell how they came up with such memorable noises.
Pushing Arcade Games to the Limit
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT
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Computer lab manager Don Hodges knows why Pac-Man, at level 256, suddenly turns into a hideous mess of ASCII letters and graphics.
Freakazoid Rocking Chair Gives Lounging a Floaty Feeling
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:00:00 GMT
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The Gravity Balans from Variér Furniture is far less nefarious and cranium-cracking than it looks. We'd heard a great deal about its ergonomic benefits and decided to give it a spin in our quest to find the perfect marathon gaming/lounging chair.
Best Buy to start selling the Kindle
Posted: Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:03:54 PDT
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The electronics chain will bring Amazon's popular e-book reader to its stores this fall, selling it side-by-side with the Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony's Reader.
Craigslist removes 'censored' bar from site
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:55:57 PDT
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The 'censored' bar, which acted as a symbolic protest against the removal of Craigslist's Adult Services section on Friday, has now itself been removed.
Google Instant: Search for the now generation
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:38:17 PDT
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Nothing seems to evolve faster than the Internet, and Google's new search experience is designed to keep Google ahead of the curve and as fast as possible.
European police arrest 10 alleged film pirates
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:55:14 PDT
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Following numerous raids across Europe, five are accused of pirating movies, but authorities don't target The Pirate Bay or Wikileaks. Police say those arrested are not pirating for own financial gain.
Amazon buys music download site Amie Street
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:42:13 PDT
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Giant online retailer to incorporate the indie-music site into its new social-radio service Songza, which lets users create radio stations with a selection of songs and artists.
IT job seekers tapping into social media
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:08:59 PDT
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Though IT pros surveyed by Techisource say they would delete or change certain content on their profiles if they knew prospective employers were reviewing them.
Live at Google's search event: Google Instant
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:08:00 PDT
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Google plans to host a search event featuring top executives and engineers Wednesday, and we're providing live coverage in this post.
Netflix still after first-run films
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:53:30 PDT
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Netflix was criticized when it agreed to a 28-day delay on DVD sales from some studios. But its CEO is finding ways to acquire content as early as his competition.
Reddit co-founders reunite at Hipmunk
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:00:00 PDT
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Hipmunk, an ambitious foray into the packed travel-search market, was founded by one of Reddit's creators and has just brought the other one on as its head of marketing.
Microsoft sends Bing back to school
Posted: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:45:00 PDT
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The company is launching Redu, a site aimed at drawing more people into the debate over the future of U.S. education. Among its features is a Bing map displaying educational job openings.
Report: Justin Bieber is 3 percent of Twitter
Posted: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:17:40 PDT
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A tweet by designer Dustin Curtis suggests that a Twitter employee has confirmed to him that, at any given moment, teen phenomenon Justin Bieber uses 3 percent of Twitter's infrastructure.
Why iTunes song samples are still only 30 seconds
Posted: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:17:48 PDT
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Apple in "active negotiations" for song samples with rights holders, but some music publishers want Apple to pay. How the negotiations fare could set the mood for negotiations over cloud music.
Google taps State Dept. vet for Google Ideas
Posted: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:11:00 PDT
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Jared Cohen, known as a tech evangelist within the State Department, will be joining Google to launch a think tank called Google Ideas.
Justice Dept. sharpens focus on Google-ITA deal
Posted: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:08:06 PDT
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DOJ is determining whether Google's acquisition of the online travel firm will unfairly hurt competition and drive people to Google's travel services instead of third-party sites.
The human process behind Google's algorithm
Posted: Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:00:00 PDT
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If it weren't for smart automated processes and powerful computers, Google wouldn't exist. That doesn't mean individuals aren't shaping Google search results.
Is Craigslist bluffing over adult ads?
Posted: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:50:12 PDT
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Having taken down its Adult Services section without explanation, some are speculating whether Craigslist is trying to teach attorneys general a lesson, rather than permanently averting its gaze from adult ads.
Washington Post writer learns Twitter lesson
Posted: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:13:58 PDT
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Sportswriter suspended for posting false info on Twitter appears to now understand error of toying with Web and own credibility.
The ad that uses YouTube brilliantly
Posted: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:24:20 PDT
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A Liquid Paper-like product's ad, created specifically to run on YouTube, shows the possibility of creating something remarkable on a site for which display advertising is becoming a key profit-making component.
Craigslist censored: Adult section removed
Posted: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:22:13 PDT
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In a remarkable twist to the battle over Craigslist's Adult Services area, the site removes the section and replaces the home-page link to it with a "censored" tag.
CNET News, now on Android
Posted: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:54:51 PDT
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The iPhone is no longer the only smartphone with a CNET News app. Our breaking stories and in-depth features are now even easier to read and browse on Android devices, with the new free CNET News app. Read about what it does and why it's worth downloading.
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