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Boeing's 747-8F takes to the air for the very first time on Monday, from Paine Field in Everett, Wash. This is the first time Boeing has conducted two major flight test regimens at the same time. The company is also flight-testing the 787 Dreamliner.

(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET) EVERETT, Wash.--With all the recent hoopla about the first flight of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, true...
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A former Intel executive pleaded guilty on Monday to providing insider information to Galleon Group's founder, Raj Rajaratnam.

The case revolves around Rajaratnam, who founded the Galleon Group, a New York-based hedge fund that managed $7 billion in funds. In total, 22 people have been charged with criminal or civil charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Ten, including...
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Boeing's 747-8F takes to the air for the very first time on Monday, from Paine Field in Everett, Wash. This is the first time Boeing has conducted two major flight test regimens at the same time. The company is also flight-testing the 787 Dreamliner.

(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET) EVERETT, Wash.--With all the recent hoopla about the first flight of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, true...
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If you're a Google Nexus One user, you experienced a bit of magic last week.

In one click of an over-the-air update, your Nexus One became an iPhone--offering the ability to pinch and expand the screen to zoom in or out.



Can you spot the OS in this picture?



Just one click, with little to no user intervention. That's what operating...
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When Microsoft announced last week that it would stop supporting original Xbox games on Xbox Live, some called it an end of an era.

Bungie, the developer behind the Halo series, agrees. And it wants to ensure that Halo 2 doesn't go down without a fight--or at least a proper farewell.

Writing on the Bungie blog, the company expressed regret that Microsoft...
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SAN FRANCISCO--The "gospel according to Goldberg." Turns out it can't be found in a local synagogue, Jewish deli, or Rube Goldberg device, though a couple of us puzzling through treasure hunt clues Saturday night were stubbornly stuck on those ideas.

If you're thinking more along the lines of churches and singing nuns, we want you on our team next year.

A card in the...
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One of the strengths of Vitamin D Video, which exited beta on Monday, is its ability to pick out humans in surveillance video, allowing more easy scanning of hours of security camera footage.

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Vitamin D, the start-up founded by three former Palm executives, said on Monday that it is ready with the final Version 1.0 of its software for Windows...
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Google gets it. Microsoft does not.

There are many reasons to take this position, but the two companies' outdoor advertising in London is enough for me.

Google's ads focus on real people doing real things with the company's technology. Microsoft's...well, I'm not really sure what Microsoft's ads are supposed to do other than make people feel like they somehow are responsible...
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France-based Areva, best known for its work in nuclear power, said on Monday it has acquired concentrating solar-power start-up Ausra for an undisclosed price.

The acquisition will expand Areva's business interests in renewable energy, which already include biomass-based power and development of offshore wind, according to a representative. Areva builds equipment for operating power...
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digg_url = 'http://digg.com/security/Verizon_Blocked_Some_4chan_Sites';

Verizon temporarily blocked traffic from some Web sites affiliated with the 4chan online forum on Monday after finding that some affiliate sites were apparently launching network attacks.

"Our network security system found traffic from some 4Chan Web sites that had strong potential to disrupt the...
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Netflix, the Web's hottest video rental service, is worried that bandwidth providers could abuse their position as the gatekeepers of Internet access to hamstring competing Web-video distributors.

As the Federal Communications Commission continues to consider proposals for Net neutrality regulations, Netflix recently asked the agency (PDF) to adopt rules that protect Web video fans...
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(Credit: Earth911.com)

Do you know where or how to recycle that old TV or computer? If not, you're not alone.

Around 12 percent more people used the Web site Earth911.com last year than in 2008 to find out how to recycle their used items, according to a report (PDF) released Monday by Earth911.com.

The company offers a searchable database at its...