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  Touch-screen tech
  for the BlackBerry

  video CNET's Kara Tsuboi and Bonnie Cha check out the new Storm phone from RIM and Verizon and how it measures up to Apples iPhone.
  • The Storm: first impressions
  • The Storm is no iPhone

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  Introducing the new
  Xbox Live 'experience'

  Microsoft hopes a new system centered on an intuitive graphical interface and an avatar motif will attract core and casual gamers alike.

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• MySpace targets small advertisers with new program

  Called "MyAds," it allows small advertisers to use MySpace's targeted ad program, opening up a big opportunity for local ads on the social network.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• McAfee sees rise in stock scams, attacks

  Security firm predicts scammers will try to use exploits to manipulate the stock market. Also: Expect more social engineering that piggybacks on big news events.

  (Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

• Micron to buy $400 million stake in memory maker

  Micron will buy Qimonda's 35.6 percent stake in Inotera Memories.

  (Posted in Nanotech: The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

• Report: MP3 players threaten users' hearing

  People who listen to personal music players for only five hours a week at a high volume may be doing permanent damage to their hearing, according to a team of EU experts.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Steven Musil)

• More MacBook rumors and pics surface

  With the new MacBook unveiling on Tuesday, the blogosphere is alive with the latest rumors and pictures of Apple's new hardware.

  (Posted in Apple by Dan Farber)

• Amid the gloom, an e-commerce war

  Seven years ago, eBay was an online juggernaut and Amazon.com its weaker rival. How times have changed.
  (From The New York Times)

• EFF: Hollywood's RealDVD suit is a smokescreen

  Internet advocacy group accuses Motion Picture Association of America of being less concerned about stopping piracy than it is about controlling innovation.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Microsoft to announce Silverlight 2.0 on Monday

  The software maker plans to announce the completion of Silverlight 2.0 on Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Apple will repair MacBooks that have faulty Nvidia GPUs

  Computer maker says it has determined some MacBook Pros may be affected by Nvidia graphics chip glitch, and offers to repair those notebooks at no charge.

  (Posted in Apple by Anne Dujmovic)

• FCC report negates free Internet interference claims

  Report from commission engineers boosts plan to auction spectrum for free wireless Internet by dismissing concerns it would interfere with existing providers' signals.

  (Posted in Wireless by Michelle Meyers)

• Visit China's Forbidden City--as a virtual eunuch

  An IBM-led 3D re-creation lets online tourists watch the Qing dynasty emperor feast at dinner, train fighting crickets, or practice archery with the help of a courtesan.
  (From Reuters)

• IBM invests in business partners' training

  A business development fund aims to encourage its largest partners to take up more skills training around data centers.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Colin Barker)

• Ellison's mantra: Spend, baby, spend

  It may be hell out there, but Oracle's chief tells shareholders the company still intends to shop for more acquisitions.

  (Posted in Coop's Corner by Charles Cooper)
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