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Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:00:06 PST Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:00:06 PST 14171 CNET News.com CNET http://www.news.com/2009-1090-980549.html 20 http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/gr/prtnr/rss_logo.gif http://www.news.com/ 88 31 http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10102708-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 In the tech industry, holiday parties aren't getting canceled left and right in the face of cost-cutting, but things are certainly being done differently this year. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10102708-36.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:00:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10103848-54.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 After three years of development, upstart Boston-Power is expected to announce a customer which will includes its premium batteries in laptops early next year. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10103848-54.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:00:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10099015-52.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 With a remake of the classic film The Day the Earth Stood Still coming next month, it's time to examine whether depictions of extraterrestrials reflect our hopes, our fears or both. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10099015-52.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:00:00 PST http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-10104747-12.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 RIM announces more downloads in the first week for their BlackBerry-compatible MySpace application than for any before. http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-10104747-12.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:01:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10104802-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Blog platform company improves comment system, offers it for free to everybody. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10104802-2.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:00:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10104997-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Verizon Wireless tells Obama reps that workers improperly accessed records of a cell phone the president-elect used recently, exposing calls and phone numbers but not e-mail, according to a CNN report. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10104997-83.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:41:00 PST http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10104995-48.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 CNET Car Tech takes a look at the new hybrid powertrain shown off by Hyundai at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10104995-48.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:05:06 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-10104926-76.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 NASA scientists find what they believe are huge water ice glaciers sitting just beneath the Martian surface. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-10104926-76.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:02:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10104677-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Senior directors of online payment site E-Gold, who had pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering, received small fines and no prison sentences. A judge said it was due to a lack of criminal intent. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10104677-38.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:00:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10104762-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 One of the most visually stunning search applications on the iPhone has just been updated to support YouTube videos. Go get it. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10104762-2.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:55:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10104627-60.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 If we're talking about a breakthrough, then we're really talking about thinking big about a nationwide charging network. And that means turning to Uncle Sam for help http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10104627-60.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:31:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13953_3-10104749-80.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 CNET's Dan Farber and ZDNet's Larry Dignan discuss the big stories of the week in the EIC Squared podcast. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13953_3-10104749-80.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:27:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10104792-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Yahoo added an eBay application to the dashboard area of the new Yahoo home page in testing. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10104792-2.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:57:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10104748-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Security experts say they're detecting a marked increase in online scams amid the economic downturn. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10104748-83.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:56:00 PST http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10104718-48.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 CNET Car Tech posts video of the Mini E Electric launched at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10104718-48.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:25:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10104716-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Viewers reportedly egged on the man, who overdosed while on live Internet video. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10104716-93.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:21:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10104527-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 The mayors of the San Francisco Bay Area's three largest cities gathered Thursday to announce their ambitious new initiatives to make the region a leader in electric vehicle use. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10104527-93.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:17:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10104496-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Defense Department suspends use of USB drives as experts warn of USB-related virus outbreaks. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10104496-83.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:10:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10104549-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Want to embed your freshly-christened YouTube HD video on your blog? Here's how. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10104549-2.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:54:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10104639-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Corporate IT spending is falling like the stock market, but Apple's share of the growing smartphone market is increasing among business customers, says ChangeWave. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10104639-37.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:47:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/1606-2_3-50004547.html?part=rss&tag=rsspr.6247870&subj=newsThere's just a week to go before retail outlets reveal their seasonal tech price cuts. But this year's Black Friday is going to be a lot different from previous years, for buyers and sellers alike. On the CNET News Daily Debrief, Charles Cooper and Erica Ogg examine why. http://news.cnet.com/1606-2_3-50004547.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:41:00 PST