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Despite claiming a rather nifty Chanel bag containing cocaine was not hers, it seems the dazzling socialite tweeted a picture of a bag that looks spectacularly similar more than a month ago.
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Space agency hopes to send a spacecraft into the solar atmosphere by 2018.
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A few days after AT&T said its push toward "paid prioritization" of network traffic is backed by technical standards, the Internet's primary standards body disagrees.
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Film's producers subpoena Qwest Communications for Denver man's records, apparently overcoming legal challenges in their pursuit of alleged file sharers.
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Consumer Watchdog produced two cartoony ads slamming Google CEO Eric Schmidt as part of an effort to build support for a "do not track" list.
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Independent review ordered by California utility commission finds meters are accurate but that utility PG&E has not handled technology roll-out well.
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Facebook users who log in from multiple devices will soon have a way to make sure they are only logged in on the computer they are currently using.
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The fastest-growing PC company of the last few years stumbles during the second quarter of this year. But observers say it has more to do with Acer's reliance on notebook sales in a period when desktops have been seeing a bump in sales.
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New research out of the University of Haifa shows a clear link between light at night and cancer in mice, with the suppression of melatonin playing a key role.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission says 129 cases of Toshiba Satellite laptops melting from overheating have been reported, but no major injuries.
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A scanty selection of artists to follow and missed opportunities to encourage user interaction are among the early problems.
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At the huge IFA consumer electronics show, the big names in tech show off their newest wares, including an Android-based tablet from Samsung and a cloud-based music service from Sony.
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On Wednesday Apple said users of its music social network could find new friends via Facebook. But the feature disappeared and it appears to be over a disagreement between the two companies.
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Outlook add-in maker Xobni finds Americans and Britons are having trouble getting away from the workplace because of the reach e-mail has into their lives.
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Car will take its battery pack temperature, then automatically cool or warm it to optimal temperature range before charging or engaging the battery.
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Coulomb Technologies installs free public electric-charging station in downtown Detroit as part of ChargePoint America program to encourage EV adoption.
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Notices of winning the lottery and requests from Russian women who want to know you better are also up there on Panda Security's ranking of decade's top Net swindles.
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India plans to ask the three companies to set up local servers in the country so that security agencies can monitor customer communications.
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A new streaming Apple TV arrives with Netflix as predicted, iOS 4.1 comes with HDR photography and GameCenter, and new iPod nanos drop the iconic clickwheel.
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Company creates a way to make GPS directions far more understandable to the average driver.
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If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Week challenge.
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Networking giant Cisco moves to beef up its IP-based communications technology with planned purchase of start-up Arch Rock, which makes IP-based wireless sensors for buildings, data centers, and utility networks.
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The influence Google's browser has had on the market is broader than its use. And on Chrome's second anniversary, Google releases another update.
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The companies say they'll keep their worldwide partnership going for five more years, in an arrangement that now factors in YouTube and mobile search.
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Sony's music gadget surpasses Apple's iPod in sales in Japan for the full month of August, coincidentally just ahead of Apple's annual refresh of its music player line.
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The bidding war with Dell to take possession of the cloud storage company has gotten a bit messy as Hewlett-Packard once again ups its counteroffer.
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Talks with Facebook about Apple's new Ping music social network fizzled, Jobs says, because Facebook wanted "onerous terms that we could not agree to."
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Korean electronics giant says the features of its Android-based tablet match and sometimes outshine Apple's iPad. Samsung has its work cut out to convince the masses.
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Apple's incredible success in the digital music player category puts it in an odd position. Except for a few minor tweaks of design, it's not clear how much more Apple can do with the category.
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More and more sporting events are being broadcast in 3D, but exclusive distribution deals limit who can see what.