1. Saved by Twitter
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Google is launching its Web TV service in the fall, Verizon says you can buy one Samsung Fascinate on its Web site and get a second for free, and a Japanese journalist uses Twitter to escape captivity.Source: ...

2. Mozilla: Now is the time for browser-based games
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Firefox and other up-to-date browsers are capable of running newly complex games, Mozilla argues, launching an effort to get programmers interested.Source: CNET News.com  ...

3. Microsoft sends Bing back to school
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The company is launching Redu, a site aimed at drawing more people into the debate over the future of U.S. education. Among its features is a Bing map displaying educational job openings.Source: CNET News.com ...

4. Google taps State Dept. vet for Google Ideas
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Jared Cohen, known as a tech evangelist within the State Department, will be joining Google to launch a think tank called Google Ideas.Source: CNET News.com  ...

5. Google settles Buzz lawsuit for $8.5M
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Internet privacy groups will be the beneficiary of the settlement, which came as the result of a lawsuit filed over Google's maligned Buzz launch.Source: CNET News.com  ...

6. NASA launches free iPad app
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The space agency is offering a free iPad app that lets people view a variety of content in high definition.Source: CNET News.com

7. Apple's Ping seems half-baked at launch
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A scanty selection of artists to follow and missed opportunities to encourage user interaction are among the early problems.Source: CNET News.com

8. Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7 to manufacturers
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With most of the engineering done, Microsoft releases Windows Phone 7 to its OEM and carrier partners for final customization in preparation for a holiday launch.Source: CNET News.com  ...

9. Report: Sony to launch latest iTunes challenger
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The media giant is ready to move beyond the disaster that was Sony Connect and once again take on iTunes, according to the FT.Source: CNET News.com

10. Report: Apple TV to launch with Netflix
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Bloomberg reports that when the Apple set-top box debuts, Netflix will be the featured digital-movie service.Source: CNET News.com

11. Skype's business chops may appeal to Cisco's UC ambitions
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Amid rumors of being eyed for acquisition by Cisco, Skype has officially launched Skype Connect 1.0, a box that connects PBX and unified communication systems to the company's popular peer-to-peer VoIP ...

12. HP promises private cloud in 30 days
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HP launches CloudStart, a comprehensive cloud infrastructure package aimed at helping businesses set up their first private cloud using the set of complementary products.Source: CNET News.com  ...

13. AutoCAD returns to the Mac, mobile app offered
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Autodesk is bringing its popular engineering program back to the Mac after long absence and is launching mobile versions for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.Source: CNET News.com  ...

14. Microsoft launches Bing search app for Android
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Bing for Android is Microsoft's most significant Android contribution yet. While it isn't quite up to par with the iPhone version, it's still a smooth operator.Source: CNET News.com

15. Clearwire launches Rover pay-as-you-go 4G service
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Clearwire launched Rover, a new brand targeting 18-24 year-olds, that will offer pay-as-you-go 4G wireless broadband service.Source: CNET News.com  ...

16. 'Anti-Facebook' project nears launch
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Can Diaspora, an open-source social networking project developed by NYU students, justify the hype it's received? Maybe, but it'll be tough.Source: CNET News.com

17. Java founder Gosling launches T-shirt campaign for free Java
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Java founder James Gosling's campaign for a "free" Java has extended to offering a line of T-shirts and other merchandise.Source: InfoWorld Top Stories

18. Report: Lenovo to release own game console
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The PC maker has apparently decided to break into the gaming business with a new console called the eBox. It will launch in China first.Source: CNET News.com  ...

19. $2 billion ISS experiment delivered for shuttle launch
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A $2 billion particle detector bound for the International Space Station aboard the final planned shuttle mission is delivered to the Kennedy Space Center after work to replace a magnet at the heart of ...

20. Canon EOS 60D DSLR announced and previewed
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Canon has unveiled the EOS 60D mid-level DSLR, replacing the EOS 50D. However, following the launch of the EOS 7D, the 60D has been repositioned in the market, so isn't a simple upgrade to its predecessor. ...