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  • Nook Color Android hacks are being sold on eBay
    Sat, 05 Mar 2011 06:58:46 PST
    Sellers are on eBay are offering pre-installed Android hacks on microSD cards for the Nook Color. They start around $60 and go as high as $100 for an 8GB card with Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) pre-installed.
  • Vimeo videos go fine art at Volta N.Y.
    Sat, 05 Mar 2011 06:00:00 PST
    editor's notebook Artsy YouTube rival serves up program of short films, including some dazzling digital animations, as part of international art fair.
  • Top reviews of the week (photos)
    Sat, 05 Mar 2011 04:00:00 PST
    Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite gadgets from the past week including the Apple MacBook Pro, Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10, and Olympus E-PL2.
  • Homeland Security bows to Real ID outcry
    Sat, 05 Mar 2011 04:00:00 PST
    Obama administration blinks and extends Real ID deadline to January 2013 after dozens of states protest the requirements of the controversial law.
  • Judge OKs subpoenas for PS3 hacker's accounts
    Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:32:23 PST
    Federal magistrate says Sony can subpoena ISP of hacker who released PS3 jailbreak, as well as order Twitter, Google, YouTube to hand over relevant info.
  • 'National Day of Unplugging'--there's an app for that
    Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:46:30 PST
    Tonight marks the start of the second annual event designed to encourage us to "check out" rather than "check in," and put aside all mobile devices for 24 hours.
  • Expert: Android Market should scan for malware
    Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:45:30 PST
    Google is forced to remove more than 50 apps this week, prompting one security expert to suggest using antivirus scanning in the Android Market.
  • LED tech helps ease chemo's side effects (photos)
    Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:44:43 PST
    Originally developed in the early 1990s to promote plant growth onboard space shuttles, new LED technology is helping to soothe the painful side effects from chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
  • AT&T and RIM announce executive departures
    Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:19:27 PST
    AT&T announces its CFO is retiring, while the BlackBerry maker announces its chief marketing officer is leaving for personal reasons.
  • iPad 2, Xperia Play clear FCC
    Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:30:24 PST
    Dialed In gives you the details on recent cell phone filings with the FCC.
  • Troubled Qtrax is back and licensing music
    Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:02:41 PST
    The company that had trouble paying bills and acquiring licensing rights the past three years has finally penned some deals. The service is expected to launch next week.
  • Verizon launches 100G Ethernet network
    Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:00:06 PST
    Verizon becomes first backbone carrier to deploy the new 100-Gigabit Ethernet standard by setting it up across a 555-mile section of its European IP backbone network.
  • Conan says Apple is cocky over iPad 2
    Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:37:51 PST
    In a very sweet parody of the iPad 2 launch video, Conan skewers what he calls Apple's cockiness.
  • NASA uses light to soothe chemo side effects
    Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:21:26 PST
    Originally developed to explore plant growth on space shuttles, NASA's far-red/near-infrared LED treatment, using a device called WARP 75, helps reduce pain from chemo and radiation treatments.
  • WordPress hit with second big attack in two days
    Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:24:06 PST
    It remains a mystery who is targeting WordPress and why, after sucessive denial-of-service attacks.
  • Boeing's $30 billion tanker win: No flak from EADS
    Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:48:13 PST
    The European aircraft company says it won't contest the Pentagon's decision to award the hotly contested and very lucrative KC-46A tanker contract to Boeing.
  • Vevo in, Netflix out on iOS 4.3 AirPlay update
    Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:25:45 PST
    When iOS 4.3 launches, users will be able to push content from their third-party apps or the Web to the Apple TV. But so far, few apps support the technology.
  • Google's self-driving car goes all Dale Earnhardt
    Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:52:26 PST
    At this week's TED conference, Google programs its self-driving car to really show its paces. It looks like an exhilarating, if slightly freaky, ride.
  • Jobs delivers iPad 2 (week in review)
    Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:39:17 PST
    Steve Jobs makes surprise appearance at the iPad 2 unveiling, while Facebook addresses security--again. Also: Charlie Sheen takes Twitter by storm.
  • Bing taps Kayak for its travel search
    Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:27:33 PST
    Bing has entered into a partnership with travel search tool Kayak to dig up flight results on Bing's Travel site. Several years ago Kayak accused Bing of copying its design.
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