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Chrome gets Google's new video tech

4 June, 2010 - 01:21
The developer's build of the browser now includes WebM, the open-source, royalty-free video tech that lets browsers use cutting-edge streaming-video features without publishers paying a dime.
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Microsoft to fix 34 holes in Windows, Office, IE

4 June, 2010 - 00:30
Patch Tuesday bulletins for June will include fixes for outstanding SharePoint and IE vulnerabilities.
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Ford CEO Alan Mulally live at D8

3 June, 2010 - 23:43
AllThingsD's Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher talk to the Ford CEO about what kinds of technologies are safe to incorporate into cars, where electric cars still need work, and why modern cars are "digitally ignorant."
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European regulators to get Google Wi-Fi data

3 June, 2010 - 23:27
Personal data collected as part of Google's Street View project will be turned over to authorities in four European countries. Google plans to publish review of how mess happened.
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Sunday is most popular day for online porn

3 June, 2010 - 22:36
In a sobering collation of statistics, it's also revealed that Utah has the most per capita porn subscriptions, and one in three porn site viewers are women.
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Merging mobile with augmented reality (photos)

3 June, 2010 - 21:24
Merging mobile surroundings with layers and layers of data, augmented reality comes to life at a conference in Silicon Valley.
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Augmented reality edges closer to mainstream

3 June, 2010 - 21:17
New crop of entrepreneurs finds new uses for the concept of augmented reality through video glasses and iPhone apps that may let users feed virtual dragons.
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Tale of two versions of 'Life' on Blu-ray

3 June, 2010 - 21:16
Two competing Blu-ray versions of the BBC's impressive "Life" series have hit stores. The one narrated by naturalist David Attenborough is handily beating the one narrated by Oprah Winfrey, who is taking her knocks on Amazon.
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Why the FCC should stay out of data plan pricing

3 June, 2010 - 21:14
Regulation2point0 co-founders Robert Hahn and Peter Passell argue that regulators should let the carriers adjust to changing technology and market conditions.
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Police use Twitter to track killer's rampage

3 June, 2010 - 20:52
Twitter has been used by several organizations over the years, but few have used it more effectively than the Cumbria police, which used the social network to give updates on a shooter who was on the loose.
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SpaceX cargo rocket set for high-profile maiden flight

3 June, 2010 - 20:43
SpaceX, one of the companies NASA is counting on to keep the space station supplied after the shuttle is retired, is preparing for a maiden flight Friday.
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Hands-on with Qualcomm's Mirasol e-reader

3 June, 2010 - 19:31
An up-close look at screen technology that tries to marry the battery life and easy reading of E-Ink with the video and color of traditional displays.
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Next iPhone days away?

3 June, 2010 - 19:28
CNET's Molly Wood, Kent German, and Erica Ogg discuss what they expect Apple CEO Steve Jobs to announce at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference, opening June 7 in San Francisco.
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HTC straddles Windows and Android worlds

3 June, 2010 - 19:10
Speaking at D: All Things Digital, the head of the cell phone maker said that each mobile operating system has its place in the world.
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Wobble-proof Navy crane can offload cargo at sea

3 June, 2010 - 18:59
The U.S. Navy's experimental automated crane allows vessels to offload cargo in rough seas, eliminating the need for a deep-water port.
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Afternoon Edition: Samsung Galaxy Tab

3 June, 2010 - 18:57
The Dell streak gets pricing and a release date in the U.S., Skype and Kazaa founders team up to launch an online music service, and pictures of a new Samsung tablet surface.
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AOL eyeing new search deal

3 June, 2010 - 18:46
Speaking at D: All Things Digital, CEO Tim Armstrong says his company has started talking with Google, others about who will power its search going forward.
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Yahoo promotes Stata to CTO slot

3 June, 2010 - 18:26
Raymie Stata, a veteran of Yahoo's search and cloud computing teams as chief architect, will report to new products guru Blake Irving.
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Morning Edition: In the Kno

3 June, 2010 - 14:48
Microsoft is updating its Windows Live apps, Google's home page looks a bit more like Bing, and the Kno textbook e-reader is revealed.
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Zipcar fuels up for an IPO

1 June, 2010 - 15:40
The car-sharing service aims to pay off debts in a $75 million initial public offering, but warns that it has "a history of losses" and that profitability is not guaranteed.
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