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Silicon Valley VCs don't want Obama's money, think Google is passe - CNET News border=

Silicon Valley VCs don't want Obama's money, think Google is passe - CNET News

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Venture capital whiz-kid Steve Jurvetson gave an impassioned pitch for this trend, which he called, "The triumph of the distributed Web." He said the aggregate power of distributed human activity will trump centralized control. …

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Top 5 worst gifts for grads - CNET News

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It's very exciting to leave the hallowed halls and venture out on one's own. And you can ruin it easily with the wrong gift. To ease your fears of wrecking someone's life before it even really gets started, we put together a Top 5 video of the worst …

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Google adds new filters, visualized results - CNET News

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Google last held a Searchology event in 2007, when it introduced Universal Search, blending regular search results with images, video, and news results. Building on Universal Search, Mayer and Nundu Janakiram, an associate product manager, …
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Survey: Consumers prefer DVDs to downloads - CNET News border=

Survey: Consumers prefer DVDs to downloads - CNET News

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Eight percent rented a movie online, a jump of 4 percent since last year, NPD reported. "Discs are still and by far the dominant way Americans enjoy home video, but there is an increasing appetite for digital options," said Russ Crupnick, …
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Toasting the birthday of the integrated circuit - CNET News

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But as the event wore on at the Computer History Museum here, it became clear that with a birthday of this magnitude, it was hard to overstate the impact of the integrated circuit not just on the technology industry, but on modern society. …

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Obama orders manned space program review - CNET News

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Unveiling NASA's $18.7 billion 2010 budget on Thursday, acting Administrator Chris Scolese said the Obama administration had ordered an independent review of NASA's plans to replace the space shuttle with a combination of manned and unmanned Ares …
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Imagining an Apple Netbook - CNET News border=

Imagining an Apple Netbook - CNET News

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by Darius Chang Would you buy an Apple Netbook? To some, this might seem like an extremely stupid question. After all, the company is one that can sell anything–from phones that cannot MMS or even copy and paste to MP3 players that can transfer songs …

Ballmer: We need to be more disruptive in search - CNET News border=

Ballmer: We need to be more disruptive in search - CNET News

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Ballmer said Microsoft can't afford to outspend Google in the search business or participate in each facet of the business. At the same time, he said, Microsoft has less revenue to protect and can afford to take more risks. "There are some things we …
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Ballmer: 'The world borrowed too much money' - CNET News border=

Ballmer: 'The world borrowed too much money' - CNET News

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In my home town, I listen as real estate agents continue to try and promote increased housing prices, house prices that have gone up 200% over 5 years. I have listened to them say its population influx, yet immigration is at an even 3.2% new housing …

Companies buying Twitter: Enough already! - CNET News border=

Companies buying Twitter: Enough already! - CNET News

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Caroline McCarthy, a CNET News staff writer, is a downtown Manhattanite happily addicted to social-media tools and restaurant blogs. Her pre-CNET resume includes interning at an IT security firm and brewing cappuccinos. E-mail Caroline. by griffiw May …
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