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EA debuts new family, sports titles

Following its pairing with board game maker Hasbro, Electronic Arts shows off family-oriented games and an "All-Play" sports series for the Wii.
(Posted in News Blog by Holly Jackson)

Apple cuts price of flash-drive MacBook Air

If you'd been considering the best configuration of the MacBook Air--with a faster processor and solid-state hard drive--it's now $500 cheaper, but still expensive.
(Posted in One More Thing by Tom Krazit)

LCD making worse for environment than coal?

"Missing greenhouse gas" called nitrogen trifluoride, used in production of flat-screen TVs, chips, and synthetic diamonds, could accelerate global warming, says a report.
(Posted in Green Tech by Elsa Wenzel)

Report: Yahoo sites get traffic boost from Google

Most of Yahoo's top 20 Internet properties receive a greater share of traffic from a Google search, rather than a Yahoo search, according to a report from Hitwise.
(Posted in News Blog by Dawn Kawamoto)

Google Talk comes to the iPhone, iPod Touch

Company is bringing its Google Talk instant-messaging application to the Apple devices.
(Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

India reveals its first climate change plan

Sun-drenched country pushes for solar power, a soaring industry there.
(Posted in Green Tech by Hanna Sistek)

Sony's Stan Glasgow talks TVs, Blu-ray

Q&A The head of Sony Electronics' U.S. division shares his vision for OLED TVs and Blu-ray, along with the future of retail electronics.
(Posted in News Blog by Erica Ogg)

Stolen: Google employees' personal data

Names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of pre-2006 staffers were taken from offices of Colt Express Outsourcing Services.
(By Brendon Chase of ZDNet Australia)

Dollars at stake in Facebook v. ConnectU

As Facebook gets ready to put ConnectU behind it, details emerge on the role Microsoft's $240 million investment played in the legal proceedings.
• Judge unseals transcripts in Facebook-ConnectU case

Report: Some dial-up users wish to stay that way

A report by the Pew Internet and American Life Project finds that 10 percent of Americans use dial-up access, and many of them are standing firm.
(Posted in News Blog by Dawn Kawamoto)

Legless photographer stares back with camera

Kevin Connolly photographs strangers watching him roll by on a skateboard. Now he looks ahead to a book and to life abroad.
(Posted in Digital Media by Holly Jackson)
• Photos: Strangers from below

Google opens up Ratproxy code

Company is showing an increasing affection for open source. If only Viacom would have asked for source code nicely, instead of litigating for it...
(Posted in The Open Road by Matt Asay)

Chinese military tries out Segways

Skilled riders, it seems, should be able to keep both hands on a weapon, take aim, and fire while still accelerating and turning the device with their body movements.
(Posted in Planetary Gear by Candace Lombardi)

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