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BooRah launches API to share restaurant reviews

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:26:00 PDT

BooRah has launched an API to give website owners the opportunity to post its restaurant reviews on its site. But will that be enough to coax them from Yelp?

IDC: Netbook shipments up, expect constrained IT budgets

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:09:00 PDT

Economic turmoil drives lowered consumer and professional spending on PCs, but makes cheaper Netbooks more attractive.

Automattic acquires PollDaddy

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:57:00 PDT

Polling function now embedded on Wordpress.com; other platforms still supported.

eBay issues gloomy forecast as tech stocks tank again

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:51:00 PDT

Web auctioneer says 4th quarter profit could be as low as 25 cents. The company earned 39 cents during the same quarter last year.

Phase One releases pro version of raw photo editor

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:31:00 PDT

Capture One Pro 4, at $399, offers customizability, built-in lens corrections, and more extensive tools for editing raw images.

Windows and the cloud

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:27:00 PDT

As Microsoft gears up for PDC2008 later this month, CNET News gives a preview of what developers should expect.

'New York Times' widget tracks campaign donations

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:19:00 PDT

The New York Times' new online tool allows users to analyze campaign donation figures from the Federal Election Commission.

Technorati makes another acquisition, launches ad platform

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:13:00 PDT

It's another move in the direction of being an advertising company rather than a search company, now that Google Blog Search has taken a big bite out of its influence.

'Film on Facebook' project set to debut first movie

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:46:00 PDT

It's not that Aaron Sorkin film. One Track Mind, a surfing flick created by Woodshed Films, will be available for viewing on the social network Thursday and Friday.

VC confidence level takes third-quarter hit

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:26:00 PDT

The confidence level of Silicon Valley venture capitalists continues to falter and is reaching new lows, according to index results.

Tesla Motors replaces CEO, plans layoff

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:25:00 PDT

Elon Musk, company investor and chairman, will take over as CEO, replacing Ze'ev Drori, who will join the board. Layoffs are also planned as part of a corporate review.

Secunia exploits security suites flaws

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:07:00 PDT

A nontraditional test using exploits instead of malware shows that traditional security suites fail.

Eventful raises $10 million in Series C round

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:03:00 PDT

The event-planning site raises $10 million in Series C funding in the hopes that it will expand internationally and become profitable. Will it work?

Photos: Solar business heats up the Golden State

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:59:00 PDT

The solar industry's annual conference this week in San Diego illuminates the diversity of technologies for solar power plants, commercial roofs, or homes.

Facebook announces 25 developer grant finalists

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:30:00 PDT

They now have a chance to apply for $225,000 in grant money in the FBFund developer competition's final round--but only if they successfully build the apps first.

Who loves an economic crisis? Yahoo Finance

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:14:00 PDT

Sites with financial news and data saw record numbers of visitors in September, according to ComScore. Just wait for the October tally.

Windows 7 equals some strange math

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:54:00 PDT

Although Windows 7 was also the product's code name, the forthcoming version of Windows is not Microsoft's seventh iteration, and it won't carry the version number 7.0.

Flock 2.0 out of beta: Gets current Mozilla engine, MySpace support, more

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:40:00 PDT

New version of the browser connects to more social networks and media sites.

Forrester Research lowers IT spending predictions

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:17:00 PDT

Market research company now warns IT spending growth in the U.S. could come in at 2 to 3 percent growth for 2009--and may even decline.

Adobe fends off rivals with Flash Player 10

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:17:00 PDT

The incumbent power in rich Internet application technology just got a little more powerful. Flash Player 10 now has Silverlight 2 to reckon with, though.

SanDisk's $20 MP3 player

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:07:00 PDT

Featured links from the CNET Blog Network

SanDisk's $20 MP3 player--I still think SanDisk's SlotMusic initiative has flaws--buying a preloaded SD card for the same price as a CD is tough to swallow--but the associated SlotMusic player is priced right.

The downside of Apple lock-in: no matte screens--Seriously, only glossy? That's weak.

Teenager shows why you might want to change your name to Apple.com--A teenager in North Carolina has legally changed her name to that of an animal cruelty Web site, which opens up huge commercial Web possibilities.

Twitter accidentally reveals search integration?--Twitter has accidentally confirmed the existence of search integration for the site on Get Satisfaction.