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  PC market woes
  slam Intel revenue

  Chip giant will take a huge hit in revenue, falling $2 billion short of its original forecast for the fourth quarter, as PC makers throttle back orders.
  • Chip sales slump in November
  • AMD chipmaking spinoff gets OK from U.S.

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  CES gears up
  for gadgets

  On the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show's kick-off in Las Vegas, we get an early peek at Netbooks, networking, and cameras.
  • RIM's BlackBerry Curve 8900
  • Vizio goes for LED price jugular
  • Netbook with a touch screen
  • Kodak's ultrasupermegazoom

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• Verizon, Microsoft in mobile-search deal

  Software maker will see its search engine take center stage on all Verizon Wireless phones over the next five years.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Windows 7 beta: First impressions

  A new version of Microsoft's operating system, bringing back that nebulous "Windows XP feel," won't wow anyone but will satisfy them on a much deeper level, ZDNet Australia writes.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Renai LeMay)

• Zuckerberg: New year, 150 million Facebook users

  The company's young CEO posts a blog entry with the big announcement on Wednesday, adding that the social network now has a bigger population than Japan.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Current Media: Nope, we're not closing an office

  The edgy cable TV company has denied a rumor floating on a popular Twitter account that suggested it will be closing its downtown San Francisco headquarters.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• 'MacHeads' documentary looks at Mac faithful

  review Documentary by two Israeli brothers is an interesting look at the passion of the millions-strong Mac community, but it lacks clarity.
  • Complete Macworld coverage
  • Photos: Audio gems at Macworld
  • Upgrading to a DRM-free iTunes library will cost you
  • Redmond's roost: Most Mac owners still buy Office

  (Posted in Apple by Daniel Terdiman)

• Satyam chairman resigns amid accounting scandal

  One of India's largest IT outsourcing companies says chairman admitted to inflating its financial performance.
  • Satyam: $1 billion of our cash doesn't exist

  (Posted in Business Tech by Dawn Kawamoto)

• Cisco adds social networking to its forte

  The world's largest maker of Internet infrastructure equipment is now helping big media companies build social networking Web sites.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Marguerite Reardon)

• Sun acquires cloud company Q-layer

  Software from Q-layer is designed to help companies simplify the management and deployment of data center applications.
  • M&A market may be dead, but Sun's still buying

  (Posted in Business Tech by Jonathan Skillings)

• Firm claims silver bullet for 'vampire loads'

  Phantom loads from shut-off electronics add up to a lot of wasted energy. Good for You, Good for the Planet says its technology cuts vampire energy to zero.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• RIAA's fave lawyer picked for a top Justice post

  A courtroom lawyer who has sued individual file swappers in multiple federal courts is President-elect Barack Obama's choice for a top Justice Department position.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Declan McCullagh)

• Yelp user faces lawsuit over negative review

  Community reviewer who suggested a chiropractor was less than honest in his billing practices is accused of defamation in a lawsuit.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Elinor Mills)

• Pandora 2.0 for iPhone released

  Internet radio service launches new version of its immensely popular iPhone application.
  • First iPhone game summit takes shape
  • Truphone adds Skype, Twitter to iPhone client

  (Posted in The Web Services Report by Harrison Hoffman)

• iPhoto update helps show merits of geotagging

  With new software version, Apple starts unlocking more of the promise of location tags: use a map to browse photos or create a photo book based on where you were.

  (Posted in Underexposed by Stephen Shankland)
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