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  Google launches AdSense for Games

  More than a year after its $23 million purchase of AdScape Media, the search giant finally gets into the crowded in-game advertising field.

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  photos CNET Reviews rates the Canon EF 70-200mm f4 lens, Intel's X-25M solid-state drive, the Sony PlayStation 3 (80GB), and more.

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• Microsoft to announce Silverlight 2.0 on Monday

  The software maker plans to announce the completion of Silverlight 2.0 on Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Apple will repair MacBooks that have faulty Nvidia GPUs

  Computer maker says it has determined some MacBook Pros may be affected by Nvidia graphics chip glitch, and offers to repair those notebooks at no charge.

  (Posted in Apple by Anne Dujmovic)

• Ellison's mantra: Spend, baby, spend

  It may be hell out there, but Oracle's chief tells shareholders the company still intends to shop for more acquisitions.

  (Posted in Coop's Corner by Charles Cooper)

• President signs broadband data collection bill

  The Broadband Data Act encourages wider collection of information regarding nationwide access to broadband.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Stephanie Condon)

• Verizon Wireless considers extra text fee

  The wireless company is considering a plan to charge companies that send SMS text alerts three cents extra per message.

  (Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

• Week in review: Tech stocks tumble

  Of course it wasn't just technology stocks that took a dive this week, but industry leaders are doing some serious worrying about what lies ahead.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Michelle Meyers)

• Apple, eBay stocks rise as Dow goes on wild ride

  Two notable technology stocks swam against the tide Friday, with shares rising in the positive territory for most of the day.

  (Posted in Apple by Dawn Kawamoto)

• YouTube beams up 'Star Trek' for long-form video

  YouTube gets Beverly Hills 90210, MacGyver, and Star Trek in a test of longer-form video that's theatrically presented and interrupted by ads.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Stephen Shankland)

• World Bank under cyberattack?

  Up to 40 servers have been penetrated in a series of attacks that have been under investigation by the FBI since last year, according to a report.

  (Posted in Security by Robert Vamosi)

• 11 Web companies on the brink?

  The economic mess could easily trump popularity. Do Twitter, Zillow, and others face a fate similar to that of the last bubble's beloved Kozmo?
  • Tough times for tech
  • Video: Web 2.0 casualties?
  • Tech's next step: More M&A?

  (Posted in Webware by Rafe Needleman)

• No economy too dire for these developers

  Far from Wall Street, attendees of London's Future of Web Apps confab aren't panicking. Is it entrepreneur's pluck or old-fashioned naivete?
  • AOL: Put passion over profit
  • Zuckerberg: Be patient, we're opening up

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Microsoft exec: Challenging times play to our strengths

  Microsoft Business Division President Stephen Elop says the software giant is trying to get the message out that it can help its customers save money in tough times.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Chip forecasts head south

  Industry outlook quickly getting downgraded as the economy falters.

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