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updated: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:10:55 GMT

 
 U.S. broadband plan
  Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:44:33 PDT
The FCC is set to propose a new U.S. broadband plan, our online news habits are not as diverse as you might think, and the Internet could win this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
 
 Going beyond Flash, Adobe shows off Web tech
  Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:23:00 PDT
DreamWeaver demos reveal newer HTML and CSS technologies in action at Adobe. The company is showing more interest in Open Web technologies.
 
 Toyota, Nissan to standardize electric car rechargers
  Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:56:00 PDT
Group called Chademo, which includes several automakers and Tokyo Electric Power, will set a standard for Japan and later aim for an international standard.
 
 The making of 'IMAX: Hubble 3D' (photos)
  Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:00:00 PDT

A breathtaking new IMAX film brings viewers inside NASA's last-ditch efforts to save the Hubble Telescope.

 
 Inside NASA's high-stakes Hubble repair mission
  Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:00:00 PDT
The "IMAX: Hubble 3D" film--a feast for the eyes--details the risks and rewards of keeping the Hubble Space Telescope functional.
 
 Tech finds its place at SXSWi (roundup)
  Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:00:00 PDT
As the Web generation descends on the South by Southwest Interactive show in Austin, several location-based start-ups try to put themselves on the map.
 
 The iPad developer's challenge
  Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 PDT
Applications meant for the iPhone may look similar to their iPad brethren, but they present new challenges to the people creating them.
 
 RealNetworks: A tale of opportunities missed
  Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 PDT
There's no question Rob Glaser was an Internet pioneer, but he was unable to stay ahead of the pack. CNET takes a look at what happened.
 
 Web guru Tim Bray takes Google Android job
  Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:43:00 PDT
The co-inventor of XML likes Google's philosophy overall, and especially how it applies to competing against the 'Disney-fied walled garden' of Apple's iPhone.
 
 China warns Google partners: Look for backup
  Published: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:50:00 PDT
Web sites that use Google search services should seek alternatives in case Google goes through with its decision to stop censoring results, Beijing reportedly cautions.
 
 Report: Test can't re-create 'runaway' Prius
  Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:30:00 PDT
U.S. government memo says "runaway" Toyota incident in San Diego could not be replicated, according to an AP report.
 
 Mashup mocks SXSWi's 'geo' obsession, gender imbalance
  Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:59:00 PDT
Two Digg employees have built "Wheretheladies.at," a relatively simple map mashup that tries to figure out which South by Southwest venues are populated by the most females.
 
 At SXSWi, Facebook flexes its gaming muscle
  Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:35:00 PDT
The social network's annual developer get-together as part of the South by Southwest Interactive Festival focused on how it can bring its Facebook Connect technology to gamers on disparate platforms.
 
 Venezuelan president calls for Internet regulation
  Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:47:00 PDT
Hugo Chavez says "the Internet cannot be something open where anything is said and done" and demands a crackdown on a critical news site.
 
 Fiorina follows 'Demon Sheep' with heavenly hot air
  Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:20:00 PDT
A new ad for former HP CEO Carly Fiorina's campaign for the Senate takes the extremes of her "Demon Sheep" ad to even more exalted levels.
 
 How to make Chatroulette a useful video network
  Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:48:00 PDT
There is a way that Chatroulette could become a lot more than a place for people to show off their private parts
 
 Shirky: Napster tapped into our primate instincts
  Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:36:00 PDT
We don't want to share goods, but we want to share information, the NYU professor says at a SXSWi talk, and Napster transformed music into information.
 
 'Faster,' 'instant' Digg 2.0 unveiled at SXSW
  Published: Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:51:00 PST
Digg CEO Jay Adelson surprises the audience by announcing a revamped version of the service with a big slate of new features.
 
 #OMGConan: The big Digg party Twitter hoax
  Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:35:00 PST
Word begins spreading on Twitter like wildfire that Conan O'Brien was joining Internet TV network Revision3. But it was actually a hoax that hundreds participated in.
 
 GDC 2010: Scaling the summits of gameplay
  Published: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:13:00 PST
roundup This week's Game Developers Conference brings together designers, programmers, publishers, and others for the latest from the world of video play.

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