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  McCain-Obama debate,
  round three

  live webcast The candidates meet to discuss domestic policy and the economy. That's followed by analysis from Katie Couric and the CBS News political team.

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  The sunshine business in the Golden State

  photos In San Diego, the solar industry's annual confab shows the diversity of solar gear for power plants, commercial roofs, or homes.
  • Home energy monitors getting wise to solar

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• FCC chairman backs use of 'white space' spectrum

  The chairman of the FCC said Wednesday that he supports the use of unused "white space" spectrum for wireless broadband services.

  (Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

• Discovery's 'Prototype This!' debuts tonight

  The new show from the producers of MythBusters highlights innovative product design from the minds of a group of creative, yet telegenic hosts.
  • Video: 'Prototype This' invents the future
  • Photos: Prototyping for TV

  (Posted in Gaming and Culture by Daniel Terdiman)

• FBI targets rise in cybercrime from U.S. and abroad

  A rise in cybercrime prompts the FBI to work more closely with foreign law enforcement to crack down on attacks that impact the United States.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Stephanie Condon)

• IMDB turns 18

  You might not know it, but the site that has become the definitive repository of information about movies is older than the Web.

  (Posted in Gaming and Culture by Daniel Terdiman)

• Apple executive parade not prelude to change

  Just because CEO Steve Jobs shared the stage with several of his top lieutenants at Tuesday's notebook announcement doesn't mean he's ready to give up control.
  • Three things Apple won't do
  • Roundup: Apple polishes laptops
  • Video: Is Steve Jobs slowly passing the baton?

  (Posted in Apple by Tom Krazit)

• Has Storm stopped sending spam?

  Researchers find that spam output produced by the once prolific botnet has dwindled to almost nothing in the last month.

  (Posted in Security by Robert Vamosi)

• Poptub: Google tries best-of-YouTube TV show

  A Pepsi-sponsored show featuring YouTube highlights and celebrity interviews delivers an audience to advertisers.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Stephen Shankland)

• Microsoft to ditch MSN Groups?

  An e-mail forwarded to LiveSide.net seems to indicate that Microsoft will be closing its MSN Groups service and replacing it with a new Windows Live Groups--but the two won't be compatible.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• IDC: Netbook shipments up, expect constrained IT budgets

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

  (Posted in Business Tech by Erica Ogg)

• Get ready for Microsoft's PDC

  With questions swirling around Windows 7 and "Windows Cloud," Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference will be the place to be. Even if you can't be there, our shiny PDC page will keep you up-to-date.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• eBay issues gloomy forecast as tech stocks tank again

  Web auctioneer says fourth-quarter profit could be as low as 25 cents per share. The company earned 39 cents per share during the same quarter last year.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Technorati makes another acquisition, launches ad platform

  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.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Adobe fends off rivals with Flash Player 10

  The incumbent power in rich Web app technology just got a little more powerful--but it also now has Silverlight 2 to reckon with.

  (Posted in Webware by Stephen Shankland)
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