Too busy to keep up with today's tech news Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Friday, June 17.
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E-book readers are no longer safe from spam. Amazon's self-publishing service for the Kindle has become the first major target.
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The notion of erasing memories associated with painful or harmful pasts is not a new one. But it has remained just that: a notion.
Will erasing mem...
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Lego will start selling a special Star Wars set featuring the personal spacecraft of Darth Vader. It will go on sale on September 1, and cost $400....
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Confusion continues to be the rule rather than the exception for the
Android
tablet buying experience at stores in the U.S. That will keep Apple in c...
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The number of hacking events of late is making our heads spin at CNET. By our count, there have been more than 40 computer attacks, network intrusio...
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After further review, the new Nook gets the EC nod.
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We reviewed the new Nook back on June 1 and gave it high marks, cal...
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Update, June 17: We dropped 2 discs and added 2 ("Catch Me If You Can" and "Ed Wood.")
Lebowski is finally coming to Blu-ray on August 16.
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Microsoft appears to be winning a major battle against autorun malware.
A blog post this week by Microsoft's Malware Protection Center said the compa...
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Engineering researchers at Oregon State University developed a prototype thermally activated cooling system that converts waste heat to cooling.
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If you know what this is and where it is located, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest.
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A scene from Miniatur Wunderland, the largest model train collection in the world--and so much more. The attraction, in Hamburg, Germany, features ...
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The Desire will see a stripped-down version of Sense as part of the Gingerbread update.
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HTC Desire owners had a slight scare this we...
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iPhone is unlocked and set free in the U.S. So does this mean that T-Mobile and Sprint Nextel customers, who have been awaiting an iPhone to cal...
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The Honda EV-neo zero-emissions electric scooter.
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Honda's first electric vehicle to hit the road in Europe will be a scooter. The ...
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D Day is upon us, for both veteran and fairly new fathers who love their tech gadgets.
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1366 Technologies, a start-up created to make solar electricity cheaper than coal, is set to receive a loan to build its first factories, bringing t...
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Oracle is seeking billions of dollars in damages from Google in a lawsuit that accuses the search giant of infringing on patents related to Java.
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If your mobile device has Wi-Fi enabled, the device's previous location may be listed on the Web, CNET reported this week.
Google publishes the e...
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Software made by a Chinese company and used around the world by chemical, defense, and energy companies contains security holes that attackers could ...
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