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  Economy takes bite out of CES extravaganza

  Responding to the down economy, Cisco Systems, Yahoo, Seagate, and others are forgoing booth exhibits at the Consumer Electronics Show.
  • Big chill for holiday parties?

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  Gadgets for which
  we are thankful, part 2

  In the second half of our Thanksgiving feature, more Crave contributors tell which gadgets they're feeling most grateful for.
  • Gadgets, part 1

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• Online quiz tests phishing knowledge

  Do you know a legitimate e-mail from a phishing e-mail? A security vendor says many people do not.

  (Posted in Security by Robert Vamosi)

• Apple releases iPhone 2.2 update

  The latest software update offers several improvements to Google maps as well as over-the-air downloading for podcasts.

  (Posted in Apple by Marguerite Reardon)

• Google adds OAuth to widget mashups

  The search giant's Google Gadgets platform is adopting the open authentication standard for controlling privacy. Move follows June move to use OAuth for the Google Data API.

  (Posted in Security by David Meyer)

• Yahoo sells Kelkoo to U.K. private-equity firm

  Christmas comes early for Yahoo, according to a TechCrunch report, as the ailing Internet search company sells its comparison-shopping to Jamplant for less than $125 million.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Dawn Kawamoto)

• Boston-Power readies long-lasting batteries

  After three years of development, upstart Boston-Power is expected to announce a customer that will include its premium batteries in laptops early next year.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Evolution of the benevolent alien

  With a remake of the classic film The Day the Earth Stood Still coming next month, it's time to examine whether depictions of extraterrestrials reflect our hopes, our fears or both.

  (Posted in Gaming and Culture by Daniel Terdiman)

• Amazon Start-up Challenge yields a winner

  Advertising optimization firm Yieldex takes the top prize: $50,000 in cash, $50,000 in Amazon Web Services credits, and a potential investment from the online retail giant itself.

  (Posted in Webware by Don Reisinger)

• Report: Obama's cell records improperly accessed

  Verizon Wireless tells Obama reps that workers improperly accessed records of a cell phone the president-elect used recently, exposing calls and phone numbers but not e-mail, according to a CNN report.

  (Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

• Phishing, e-mail money laundering scams rise

  Security experts say they're detecting a marked increase in online scams amid the economic downturn.

  (Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

• Microsoft: Not all information can be free

  In a speech in London, Microsoft's top intellectual property strategy counsel argues for the need of a model in which content creators are better compensated.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Palm losing out as iPhone gains corporate fans

  Corporate IT spending is falling like the stock market, but Apple's share of the growing smartphone market is increasing among business customers, says ChangeWave.
  • Google Mobile for iPhone breaks App Store rules

  (Posted in Apple by Tom Krazit)

• Water ice glaciers spotted on Mars

  NASA scientists find what they believe are huge water ice glaciers sitting just beneath the Martian surface.

  (Posted in Cutting Edge by Jennifer Guevin)

• Report: Teen commits suicide on Justin.tv

  Viewers reportedly egged on the man, who overdosed while on live Internet video.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)
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