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Freescale Debuts Designs for $199 Tablet

Freescale will be presenting designs for its $199 smartbook tablet at CES this week.

Net Neutrality to be Debated at CES 2010

The ever-challenging topic of Net Neutrality will be debated at CES this Friday.

DreamGear and NASCAR Team Up on Gaming Accessories

DreamGear announced it will be making NASCAR-branded gaming accessories, starting with two gaming wheels for Nintendo Wii and PS3 racing games.

Intel Unveils 32nm Westmere-Based CPUs and Chipsets

Intel reveals its Westmere-based Clarkdale and Arrandale CPUs, and also seven new chipsets for CES 2010.
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Lenovo Offers Professional and Portable ThinkPad X100e

Lenovo and AMD team up for the ultraportable Lenovo ThinkPad X100e.

Cablevision and Scripps Fight Over Fees

Cablevision Systems Corp. and Scripps Interactive Network are fighting over a fee increase and TV viewers aren't happy about it.
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Toyota Launches Plug-in Prius Program

Toyota's new plug-in Prius is expected to get 134 mpg rating, but in reality it might be more like 50 mpg.

$350 Early Termination Fees are Fair, Says Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless is under heat over increased smart phone fees and surprise mobile internet fees.
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AT&T Ends Its Sponsorship with Tiger Woods

AT&T joined the list of big name companies to sever ties with golfer Tiger Woods.
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Russian Scientists Plan to Stop Asteroids Without Ben Affleck

Russian scientists are devising an asteroid-defense plan--apparently, plan lacks any input from oil field workers.

Motorola Mirage/Shadow Emerges with 4.3-inch WVGA Display

Details on the Motorola Mirage/Shadow handset were leaked today.

Adobe Will Surpass Microsoft in Exploits in 2010, McAfee Reports

Adobe Flash and Adobe Reader expected to be big targets for hackers in 2010, says McAfee.

Final Fantasy XIII Ups PlayStation Sales in One Week

The release of Final Fantasy XIII has doubled video games sales and upped console sales for Sony's PlayStation.
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Ford Adding Wi-Fi to SYNC Vehicles

Ford announced it will be adding WiFi to its SYNC in-car system.

Ford “Most Improved” in Fuel Economy, Says EPA

Ford improved fuel economy nearly twice as much as closest competitor since 2004.
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Aston Martin Unveils Carbon Black DBS and V12 Vantage

Aston Martin introduces metallic Carbon Black editions of its DBS and V12 Vantage.
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Hackers Block Twitter’s Tweets

Hackers calling themselves the "Iranian Cyber Army" briefly blocked user access to Twitter.

BMW Shows Off ActiveE Electric Vehicle Concept

The ActiveE electric car concept is a modified BMW 1-Series.

NBA Stars Sport the MyTouch 3G in New T-Mobile Ads

Dwyane Wade, Dwight Howard and Charles Barkley promote the myTouch 3G in T-Mobile's new ad campaign.

China’s Government Crackdowns (Even More) on Distasteful Internet Use

Chinese internet users will have less access to porn and pirated information until next year.

LED Traffic Lights Don’t Melt Snow

Energy-efficient LED traffic lights may not melt snow, but they do cause accidents.
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YouTube Video Gets $30M Hollywood Contract

A producer from Uruguay who uploaded a short film to YouTube has been offered a $30m Hollywood film contract.
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Microsoft Comes to Apple’s iPhone in Bing App

Apple approves Microsoft's Bing app for the iPhone.
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LaCie Reveals the LaCie Rikiki Portable Hard Drive

LaCie reveals its most compact hard drive yet, the LaCie Rikiki.

PSP Digital Comics Service Launches Today

PSP Digital Comics Service is launching today in the US and other countries.

Google Dreams of Nexus One Lawsuits

Daughter of author Philip K. Dick is "shocked" by Google's naming of Nexus One phone.
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Google Execs Not Liable for YouTube Abuse Video

The lawyers of four Google executives claim their clients should not be held liable for a disturbing video posted on YouTube.
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Borders Plans for E-book Store in 2010 with Fingers Crossed

Borders Books announced it will be opening its own e-book store in 2010.
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McDonalds Offering Free Wi-Fi in 2010

McDonald's will be offering free Wi-Fi at 11,000 US locations in 2010.
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Black Friday Spending Grows 11% in 2009

Overall Black Friday 2009 sales were up only slightly from last year.

Touch Bionics Launches Its ProDigits Bionic Finger

Touch Bionics says the ProDigits bionic hand device can cost over $70,000.

Electronic Sales Down 2.5 Percent, Says IBIS World

IBIS World reports that holiday electronics gift sales are down 2.5 percent this holiday season.

Senate Approves New Electronics Recyling Bill

The Senate approved a new e-waste legislation that will help Americans recycle their unwanted electronics.

Most Corporate PCs to Run 64-bit Windows by 2014, Says Gartner

Industry research firm Gartner Inc. reports that 75 percent of corporate PCs will run 64-bit Windows 7 by 2014.

Hackers Tear Open Nook, Find Cheap Web Tablet

NookDevs reports how to hack a Barnes & Noble Nook to turn it into an Android Web tablet.
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SF Mayor Supports Cell Phone Radiation Labels

San Francisco mayor, Gavin Newsom, is supporting radiation labels for cell phones.

Comcast Reveals New Online Cable TV Viewing

Comcast customers can now access cable TV content online for no additional charge.

Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Takes Flight Today

Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner airplane takes its maiden flight today. Tune in to Boeing's real-time Webcast coverage.