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  Nokia's mystery device? The N97

  Nokia officially unveils the Internet-focused Nokia N97, a full-QWERTY smartphone with a touch screen. Will its style and substance compete with the iPhone, G1, and BlackBerry Storm?
  • Map and message upgrades
  • A smarter home

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  Your face is easy to fake

  special coverage A Vietnamese security specialist shows that face recognition-based authentication in laptops from Lenovo, Toshiba, and Asus may not be an effective security measure.
  • Texting for love in Hanoi

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• Windows Live gets its social makeover

  Microsoft's social networking-infused makeover of Windows Live, detailed last month, begins to show itself publicly.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Yahoo stock rises on new acquisition report

  A second report indicates that AOL's former CEO, Jonathan Miller, is interested in buying some or all of Yahoo.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Stephen Shankland)

• Microsoft puts data centers on wheels

  The company extends its building block approach for quickly assembling modular data centers.

  (Posted in Microsoft by Ina Fried)

• Ning puts the handcuffs on porno networks

  Adult content is no longer tolerated on the build-your-own community-site service; CEO Gina Bianchini says it's because it's difficult and costly to police and maintain.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Digg CEO says company's not for sale

  Jay Adelson told BusinessWeek that the company's off the blocks. Except no company in Silicon Valley is ever really not for sale, if you think about it.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Ford accelerates electric-vehicle plans

  In its turnaround plan presented to Congress, Ford says it will invest billions in fuel efficiency and introduce a family of hybrid-electric and all-electric cars.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• MTV plucks eJamming collaboration software

  Music giant signs deal to integrate eJamming's Audiio software into virtual worlds and new sites to help musicians collaborate on songs and form bands.

  (Posted in Webware by Don Reisinger)

• Coalition urges Obama to adopt open transition

  A group including MoveOn.org, Tim O'Reilly, and Newt Gingrich's American Solutions is asking President-elect Barack Obama's transition team to free up content from Change.gov.
  • 'Help Wanted' ad names next FCC chair's priorities

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Stephanie Condon)

• Amazon sponsors round 2 of OLPC program

  Glaskowsky writes about the new Give One, Get One program for the One Laptop Per Child Foundation. This year's program is being handled through Amazon.com, which is running TV commercials to promote awareness (and sales). This can only be a good thing for

  (Posted in Speeds and feeds by Peter Glaskowsky)

• 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

  (Posted in Business Tech by Jim Kerstetter)

• 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

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Declan McCullagh)

• Apple suggests Mac users install antivirus software

  Apple advises 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)

• Report ties children's use of media to their health

  Review of 173 studies links time with TV, films, video games, magazines, music and Web to rises in obesity, tobacco use, and sex.
  (From The New York Times)

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