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  The other digital-TV transition

  As cable industry ramps up migration to digital TV, confusion mounts with some cable customers seeing basic cable channels disappear from their analog packages.
  • Making the transition to digital television

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  Photos: Space station marks a decade aloft

  The first pieces of the International Space Station went into orbit 10 years ago. Now a full-fledged lab facility, it continues to grow.

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• Blockbuster working on Live Mesh app

  Video retailer is working with the software maker to use Live Mesh as a way to offer consumers on-the-go access to video content.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Clearwire-Sprint Nextel unveils new brand

  The two companies announce their joint-venture transaction is complete and roll out the new "Clear" brand for their planned 4G broadband network.

  (Posted in Wireless by Dawn Kawamoto)

• Top-notch Vietnamese software raises antivirus bar

  An online security center in Hanoi offers products and services that redefine online protection, regardless of where you live.

  (Posted in Crave by Dong Ngo)

• Eyes turn to auto start-ups' funding, aid requests

  Auto start-ups join the Big 3 auto companies in looking to raise money through outside investments or government aid. The public isn't giving either group a free ride.
  • Ta ta, Tesla

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Andrew J. McKelvey, builder of Monster.com, dies

  McKelvey jumped into Internet commerce as the executive who built the company into the leading job recruitment Web site.
  (From The New York Times)

• eMarketer lops $1.3B off 2008 online ad estimate

  Online ad spending is expected to increase in 2008, but not as much. Display ads are hit harder than search ads.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Stephen Shankland)

• Microsoft's Surface to drive BMW customization

  Software giant's multitouch technology will be incorporated into BMW Product Navigator devices at dealerships to help customers pick options for new cars.

  (Posted in Planetary Gear by Candace Lombardi)

• Huffington Post closes $25 million round

  Liberal news outlet has pulled in significantly more funding than previous reports suggested in its round from Oak Venture Partners.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Report: Redstone to sell Midway Games stake

  Media mogul's National Amusements is selling its 87 percent stake in the company to reduce a heavy tax burden, according to The Wall Street Journal.

  (Posted in Gaming and Culture by Dawn Kawamoto)

• Europe to get cybercrime alert system

  To be built by Europol, the system will pool reports of crimes such as ID or financial theft online, and spot and track illegal activity, from across the 27 EU member states.

  (Posted in Security by Nick Heath)

• Morocco issues biometric ID cards

  The country's national security service says the contactless smart cards, required for all citizens over 18, will be used to fight terrorism. Artists are issued an additional professional card.

  (Posted in Military Tech by Mark Rutherford)

• Hackers boot Linux on iPhone

  Word of the successful kernel porting was made on the Linux on the iPhone blog, complete with instructions and source code. About the touch screen, though...

  (Posted in Apple by Chris Duckett)

• Wii leads the way on healthy Black Friday

  Retailers had reason to smile on the popular shopping day, as consumers went in search of bargains -- especially on electronics shelves.
  • ComScore: Black Friday e-commerce hits $534 million
  • Apple offers limited Black Friday price cuts
  • 'Buy Nothing Day' a sign of the times?
  • TV sales becoming litmus test for U.S. economy
  • Online retailers overloaded on Black Friday

  (Posted in Business Tech by Jonathan Skillings)
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