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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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• 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)

• '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.

  (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)

• Obama supporters downplay CTO's near-term role

  The economic priorities of the incoming Obama administration may mean that fleshing out the role of a chief technology officer could become a lesser priority.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Stephanie Condon)

• Fake celeb LinkedIn profiles lead to malware

  Beware links on the network purporting to offer nude shots of Knowles, Beckham, Ricci, Dunst, Hayek, and Hudson; they lead to malware, security researchers say.

  (Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

• VMware hires away Borland CEO

  Tod Nielsen to become COO at virtualization company where he hooks up with former boss from his Microsoft days, VMware CEO Paul Maritz

  (Posted in Coop's Corner by Charles Cooper)
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