1. Dell prepares for Windows XP's final act
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Computer maker will end sales this month of machines factory-downgraded to older OSes to prepare for an October deadline to halt all shipments of XP.Source: CNET News.com  ...

2. iPad competitors lining up
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Starting this fall and stretching into early next year, big-name gadget and PC makers are readying their own touch-screen tablets.Source: CNET News.com  ...

3. Boxee uses Apple TV to talk Box pricing
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Makers of the upcoming Boxee Box plan to release the device in November for $200, the company announced in a blog post following Wednesday's Apple TV announcement.Source: CNET News.com  ...

4. How 'Catfish' filmmakers took Facebook plunge (Q&A)
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In an interview, CNET's Ina Fried speaks with the three filmmakers behind "Catfish"--that other Facebook movie. This one is both a documentary and a thriller.Source: CNET News.com  ...

5. Gadget makers show their stuff in Berlin (roundup)
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At the huge IFA consumer electronics show, the big names in tech show off their newest wares, including an Android-based tablet from Samsung and a cloud-based music service from Sony.Source: CNET News.com ...

6. Survey: E-mail eats up your time off
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Outlook add-in maker Xobni finds Americans and Britons are having trouble getting away from the workplace because of the reach e-mail has into their lives.Source: CNET News.com  ...

7. Skyfire promises Flash video playback on its iPhone app
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Mobile browser-maker Skyfire submits its mobile app for the iPhone, whose big draw will be playing back Flash video that's been transcoded into HTML 5 standards.Source: CNET News.com  ...

8. Gaming addict in win over video game lawyers
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Man who claims he's addicted to the game Lineage II persuades a court that he can challenge end-user agreement that restricted the game maker's liability.Source: CNET News.com  ...

9. Microsoft brings back Windows 7 'family pack'
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Once again, though, the software maker bills the three-copy bundle of Windows 7 Home Premium as a limited-time, "while supplies last" offer.Source: CNET News.com  ...

10. Report: 3.24 million plug-in EVs sold by 2015
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As automakers gear up for market push of assorted plug-in vehicles, it looks like Chinese and U.S. drivers will buy the majority of them, according to Pike Research.Source: CNET News.com  ...

11. Samsung tries to woo TV app developers
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The consumer electronics giant uses its first developer conference in the United States to recruit app makers for its Web-connected TVs. Should we really hold the Apple comparisons?Source: CNET News.com ...

12. Canon develops mammoth camera sensor
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Overcoming some technical hurdles, the Japanese camera maker has made an exotic image sensor measuring 202x205mm.Source: CNET News.com  ...

13. Microsoft hungry to eat VMWare's lunch
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Software maker issues open letter to VMWare customers, aiming to get them to think twice before signing long-term deals with the virtualization leader.Source: CNET News.com  ...

14. Microsoft to build massive Virginia data center
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The software maker confirms plans to spend up to $499 million to build a modular data center in Southern Virginia.Source: CNET News.com  ...

15. AMD to retire ATI brand
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Four years after acquiring graphics card vendor ATI Technologies, the chipmaker is saying saynora to the ATI brand and rebranding the products under its own name.Source: CNET News.com  ...

16. Intel to buy Infineon's wireless unit for $1.4 billion
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World's largest chipmaker is buying Infineon's wireless unit as it seeks to boost its presence in smartphones.Source: CNET News.com  ...

17. Firefox Mobile comes to Android in 'Fennec'
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Firefox-maker Mozilla brings Firefox Mobile one step closer to an Android release with an alpha build that bakes in a helpful and unique feature.Source: CNET News.com  ...

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. Intel says third-quarter revenue below guidance
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Revenue for the current three-month period is being squeezed by weaker than expected demand for consumer PCs in "mature" markets, the chipmaker says.Source: CNET News.com  ...

20. Ford beaming Sync software to assembly line cars
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Automaker will use Wi-Fi to send its Sync software directly to cars as they're built in the factory, which it says can cut costs and improve quality.Source: CNET News.com  ...