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The largest-capacity drive to date. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10103645-64.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:30:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10102709-64.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 PC and handset industry will clash on tweener products like Netbooks and smartphones. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10102709-64.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:15:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10103177-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 New hardware needed to support online reference service's push for more media. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10103177-2.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:07:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10103056-94.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 The new BlackBerry Storm, which goes on sale Friday, could be the first phone offered by Verizon Wireless that truly challenges Apple's iPhone offered on AT&T's network. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10103056-94.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:01:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13526_3-10102007-27.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 Microsoft's subscription music offering just got better. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13526_3-10102007-27.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:01:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10103355-52.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 Initiative is first of several phases intended to eventually reproduce the computing power of the brain, as well as its efficiency. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10103355-52.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:01:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10102846-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 Those who pay for a $14.95 a month Zune Pass will now get to keep 10 songs a month regardless of whether they remain subscribers. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10102846-56.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:00:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13953_3-10103453-80.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 All Things Digital's Kara Swisher talks with CNET's Dan Farber about who she believes will succeed the deposed Jerry Yang as Yahoo CEO. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13953_3-10103453-80.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:20:49 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10103412-52.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 The search giant's virtual world project, launched during the summer, never really got off the ground. Google has decided to shutter the initiative at year's end. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10103412-52.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:53:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10103315-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 Members of the social networking site will be able to listen to the band's new album for free on the Web before it goes on sale next week. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10103315-93.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:30:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10103284-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 Apple forum heats up with Mac users upset that they are having problems watching iTunes content on their external displays. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10103284-37.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:57:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-10103197-76.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 The newest version of the software gets new data sets, image processing abilities, and built-in support for quad-core chips. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-10103197-76.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:41:32 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10103018-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 New iPhone app Searchme brings its desktop sibling's Coverflow-style Web search to the small screen. It's fun and it works great. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10103018-2.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:36:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10103084-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 RIAA didn't need a law to persuade Tennessee, the home of country music, to block P2P sites back in August. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10103084-93.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:30:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10102869-38.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 Two former Federal Communications Commission staffers and the head of Google.org will help president-elect's transition team write tech policy. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10102869-38.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:24:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10102848-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 The company, which sells Web gateway security software to the corporate market, plans to expand its sales and marketing infrastructure with the money. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10102848-83.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:21:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/Yahoos-search-for-a-new-CEO/2009-1014_3-6247789.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-5&subj=news With Jerry Yang poised to step down, who will take the helm and what will new leadership mean for the embattled company? Business Tech http://news.cnet.com/Yahoos-search-for-a-new-CEO/2009-1014_3-6247789.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:04:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10102823-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 There's no officially sanctioned way for iPhone users to send pictures and video via the MMS standard, but Telia might soon bring that feature to its Swedish customers. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10102823-37.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:58:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10102728-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 Some reports say Sony discriminated against Xbox. Not true. Netflix just didn't get a deal done with Sony that included Xbox. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10102728-93.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:38:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10102751-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5 Google lets people customize the Gmail's utilitarian appearance. If for no other reason, I'll use themes to rid myself of the ugly Gmail logo. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10102751-2.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:32:22 PST http://news.cnet.com/1606-2_3-50004531.html?part=rss&tag=rsspr.6247841&subj=newsSending e-mails or online shopping while orbiting the Earth in outer-space seems like the stuff of science fiction movies. But in this Daily Debrief, CNET's Kara Tsuboi and Rafe Needleman discuss how NASA is working to make these far-fetched ideas a reality. http://news.cnet.com/1606-2_3-50004531.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:41:00 PST