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  A tech veteran responds to the recession

  special report LogLogic's Patricia Sueltz heard a clear message about the economy from investors, but she already knows a thing or two about navigating through tough times.
  • Faces of the recession
  • Markets tumble on recession news

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  Is Obama's AG pick
  good on privacy?

  Eric Holder has criticized the warrantless wiretapping program, but his views on other online policies may not be that far from those of the Bush administration.
  • White House reboots
  • Obama's security adviser calls for energy action

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• Nokia's mystery device? The Nokia N97

  Company officially unveils the Internet-focused Nokia N97, a full-QWERTY smartphone with a touch screen.

  (Posted in Crave by Bonnie Cha)

• Murdoch biographer: MySpace is for 'cretins'

  Media critic Michael Wolff has some pretty blunt things to say about News Corp.'s social network in a BusinessWeek interview about his new Rupert Murdoch bio.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Apple suggests Mac users install antivirus software

  Apple changes its tune by advising Mac users to install antivirus software in nod that even Mac users aren't immune to rising malware threats.

  (Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

• No escaping Britney Spears: 2008's top searches

  Celebrities dominated the top search terms at Yahoo in 2008. Also: people ask Ask.com how to get pregnant and what "maverick" means.

  (Posted in Webware by Stephen Shankland)

• EFF: Don't shield telecoms from spying suits

  The Internet advocacy group will argue that its unconstitutional to protect telecoms after they helped Bush administration unlawfully spy on Americans.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Report: AMD Phenom II chips echo Intel's i7

  A China-based Web site posts details of AMD's upcoming Phenom II processors with model numbers that seem to match Intel's Core i7 processors.

  (Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

• Intel, Hitachi to develop solid-state drives

  Intel and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies announce plans to jointly develop and deliver solid-state drives for servers, workstations, and storage systems.

  (Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

• Palm revenue craters as Treos fall out of favor

  Second-quarter revenue will be far lower than analysts had expected as sales of Treos continue to dwindle without Palm's next-generation operating system.

  (Posted in Wireless by Tom Krazit)

• Amazon's database service enters public testing

  SimpleDB moves into broader testing in the Amazon Web Services suite--and gets a price cut and free basic usage.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• Google details Chrome extension plans

  Among the most requested features for the open-source browser is plug-in customization, and yes, and ad-blocking extension would be allowed.

  (Posted in Webware by Stephen Shankland)

• Roku Netflix Player suffers mystery glitch

  After a sparkling debut, the Netflix Player by Roku has suffered its first setback. Owners have seen dramatic drop in video quality. Is Netflix the problem?
  • Netflix's Web site suffers brief outage

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Pownce to shut down after Six Apart sale

  Once considered a Twitter rival, the start-up co-founded by Digg's Kevin Rose will be closing down in two weeks.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Time for bolder innovation policy, researcher says

  Academics and tech industry representatives discuss potential federal reforms, saying it's time to bring together powerful constituencies who would benefit from new policies.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Stephanie Condon)
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