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Last updated: Jul 5, 2008 11:45 AM PT
Top 10 reviews
of the week
photos CNET Reviews rates the Garmin Nuvi 880 car GPS gadget, a Panasonic Viera flat-screen TV, the Asus Eee PC 901 laptop, and more.
Top inventions
of the U.S. Army
Every year, the U.S. Army designates a set of its best inventions. This year's list includes a GPS-guided artillery shell and a new method for saving severely injured soldiers.
Privacy advocate praises Google's new link
Company's decision to add a link to its home page that leads to its Privacy Center is enough to quell a controversy.
(Posted in News Blog by Natalie Weinstein)
On day care, Google makes a rare fumble
Search giant has been facing a reality check regarding its subsidized, high-quality child care: make it affordable to all employees or just the wealthiest ones?
(From The New York Times)
• Stolen: Google employees' personal data
Photos: Take a trip inside the Mac Classic
Just what went into one of the most famous personal computers ever made? See what Apple was up to in 1991.
(Posted by CNET's Mark Kaelin)
Down to earth with the Blue Angels
During a visit to the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla., News.com's Daniel Terdiman gets to see the high-performance pilots on their home turf.
(Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)
• Photos: Blue Angels
• Road Trip 2008
1 euro eBay baby goes home
Parents had put their baby boy up for sale on eBay--apparently as a joke--but German authorities didn't find it particularly amusing.
(Posted in News Blog by Natalie Weinstein)
Ask.com closes Dictionary.com deal
Fourth-ranked search engine completes its acquisition of the parent company of Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, and Reference.com.
(Posted in News Blog by Natalie Weinstein)
Week in review: Microhoogle intrigue
Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google are facing probes, proxies, and accusations of backroom politicking. Also: searching for content within Flash is becoming easier.
(Posted by Steven Musil)
VeriSign names interim CEO
Company's founder takes the place of the CEO and president, who resigned abruptly earlier this week.
(Posted in News Blog by Natalie Weinstein)
Apple cuts price of flash-drive MacBook Air
If you'd been considering the best configuration of the MacBook Air--with a faster processor and solid-state hard drive--it's now $500 cheaper, but still expensive.
(Posted in One More Thing by Tom Krazit)
EA debuts new family, sports titles
Following its pairing with board game maker Hasbro, Electronic Arts shows off family-oriented games and an "All-Play" sports series for the Wii.
(Posted in News Blog by Holly Jackson)
LCD making worse for environment than coal?
"Missing greenhouse gas" called nitrogen trifluoride, used in production of flat-screen TVs, chips, and synthetic diamonds, could accelerate global warming, says a report.
(Posted in Green Tech by Elsa Wenzel)
YouTube directive raises questions
video News.com's Dan Farber tells what's at stake for users' privacy as a result of a federal judge's ruling that Google must turn data over to Viacom.
• Constraints for Viacom on YouTube data
• Google to Viacom: Respect YouTubers' privacy
Google Talk comes to the iPhone, iPod Touch
Company is bringing its Google Talk instant-messaging application to the Apple devices.
(Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)
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