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California city gets video surveillance fever
City of Richmond, Calif., shows off new real-time video surveillance system that uses wireless mesh network to monitor happenings at the port and high-crime neighborhoods.

Green car buying guide
CNET Car Tech posts a feature on how to buy an environmentally responsible car.

If Gates is right, how much longer for keyboards & mice?
It wasn't Tom Cruise in `Minority Report' up there but Bill Gates' latest product demo had me wondering if we weren't seeing a realistic harbinger.

Ad spending forecast lowered for social networks
eMarketer revises downward its projections for social network ad spending this year in the U.S.

Sony posts loss, but has rosy outlook for electronics division
The electronics giant says digital cameras and flat-panel TVs should buoy its profits in the coming year.

San Francisco: Electric car city?
Venture trying to get all passenger vehicles in Israel to run on batteries rather than gasoline could extend its plans to the city by the Bay.

Search engine Blekko gets more funding
TechCrunch says stealth search engine Blekko has raised $3 million in a second round of financing.

Photos: Where the building is the network
The San Jose, Calif., headquarters of Echelon, maker of technologies for smart buildings, model the company's energy management systems.

Google Maps adds user-created photos, videos, maps
New feature enables users to explore areas around the world by bringing up video, photos, and interactive maps of a particular location.

Comcast goes social with Plaxo acquisition
Comcast is buying Plaxo to create a unified social media experience across its Internet, voice and television properties.

Adios, Amateur Hour. The Big Dog marks his turf
Jerry Yang may have bested Steve Ballmer but now he's up against one of the most brilliant, capitalist pain-in-the-ass corporate raiders in history, Carl Icahn.

AT&T to supercharge wireless network
Even though actual speeds of AT&T's soon-to-be upgraded network will be a fraction of its 20 Mbps theoretical maximum, it will be enough to delight iPhone users and compete with Sprint/Clearwire's WiMax network.

One iPhone to live: Today's episode
A European executive says an Apple announcement is coming soon, purchase limits imposed at AT&T stores, and Worldwide Developers Conference is sold out.

Intel Germany executive reportedly confirms Atom-based iPhone
Report from CNET sister site claims that an Intel executive from its German operation has confirmed that Apple plans to introduce an iPhone featuring the Atom processor.

Microsoft's big bid for Yahoo
What Yahoo has, Microsoft wants. But talks break down, and the software giant says a proxy battle isn't worth it. Tune in here for the latest.

Google adds real estate listings to Maps
Google Maps users can now filter results to show real estate listings as well as filter the display by price range and other factors.

Study: Pirates cost software industry $48 billion
Annual report from software industry group says piracy rates declined in most countries surveyed during 2007, but estimated lost sales worldwide grew overall.

Report: Carl Icahn will launch proxy fight against Yahoo
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is planning to wage a proxy fight against Yahoo, in a move that could ultimately kick out Yahoo's entire board, according to Reuters.

Algae maker GreenFuel Technologies scores cash and customer
Series B round of $13.9 million gives GreenFuel capital to build algae farms that eat carbon dioxide and turn out fuels.

Is anyone doing any business in renewable energy?
Discussion of the impact of the ITC and PTC expirations on the solar and wind industry

BlackBerry 9000 will get iTunes sync

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BlackBerry 9000 will get iTunes sync--Research In Motion officially announced the BlackBerry 9000, its best answer yet to the iPhone. But music playback is more of an afterthought than a primary feature, as evidenced by RIM's decision to offer an iTunes sync application.

Dell issues statement: Alienware and XPS will coexist--Dell said the XPS brand will live on, but more resources will go into Alienware.

Cash, code, or free-riding in open-source communities?--For those in the commercial open-source world (and that's most everyone now), we need to focus on finding ways to draw more people into the cash/code bargain without sacrificing the benefits that derive from fee-free adoption of open source.

New Office 2007 add-on makes commands easier to find--Office Labs' Search Commands makes navigating Office 2007's ribbon as easy as type and click.

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