Microsoft prices Windows 7 family pack
For $149, users can upgrade up to three machines to Windows 7 Home Premium. Software maker also details cost to upgrade from one version of Windows 7 to a higher-end edition.
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Sun power: Army unveils giant solar project
The Fort Irwin base in the Mojave Desert will get 500 megawatts of solar power in a phased project using both photovoltaics and solar concentrators.
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Road Trip's final pic of the day, 7/31: What and where is this?
This is your last chance to win a prize in the Road Trip picture of the day challenge. For this year, at least. Be the first to identify what this is and where it's located, and you'll be the winner.
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Hand transplant shows promise
A former Marine is part of the military's experiment to see whether hand transplants might someday replace the use of prosthetics.
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NASA hacker loses bid to avoid extradition
Gary McKinnon's latest attempt to avoid prosecution in the U.S. has been dismissed. The London man was accused seven years ago of hacking into NASA and U.S. military computers.
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A Google Wave reality check
The search giant's new combo product dazzled developers two months ago. Now comes the hard part: getting rid of the bugs.
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Microsoft's Bach on Zune, Natal, and Windows Mobile
The head of the software giant's entertainment unit talks about key efforts in the consumer arena, including getting that movie you bought to play on multiple gadgets.
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Why mobile applications need cloud services
New data suggests that mobile app stores will flounder without connectivity to high-value cloud resources.
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An SMS can force a URL or app on smartphones
Talk about text message attacks continues at Black Hat with the third of a handful of mobile-related sessions.
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Newsgator goes all in with Google Reader
The publisher of popular RSS readers FeedDemon and NetNewsWire is ditching its proprietary online RSS synchronization in favor of Google Reader.
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McAfee acquiring MX Logic, delivers solid outlook
McAfee is buying the cloud-based e-mail and Web security services vendor for $140 million in cash. Separately, it delivers a better-than-expected quarterly outlook.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Apple at CES? Not so fast
Is Apple headed to CES this year? And what's going on with the slump in PS3 and PSP sales? We delve into these topics, and more on today's show.
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No joke: 'Funny or Die' coming to iPhone
An agreement with a content platform provider spells out an iPhone future for comedic video site Funny or Die.
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Adobe patches critical Flash hole
A problem that could let an attacker gain control over a computer via Flash Player has been patched, Adobe says.
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Report: eBay is building a Frankenskype
Auction company wants to spin off the telephony service it bought over four years ago, but rights to some of its software remain with the company's founders. So eBay's trying to build a new one.
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Mix and match: The perfect open-source Web commerce company
Open source has a great chance to take a big role in Web commerce and advertising, but requires the right combination: Acquia, Magento, OpenX.
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CentOS Linux developers threaten mutiny
Programmers behind the clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux demand that its founder share project control--or maybe they'll leave.
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Hackers: We can bypass San Francisco e-parking meters
A trio of programmers and engineers say they can bypass the security mechanisms of the city's electronic parking meters and create "prepaid" cards with a value of $999.99.
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Researchers can attack mobile phones via spoofed SMS messages
Phones that support MMS on GSM networks are vulnerable to new SMS spoofing attacks, researchers say at Black Hat.
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