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  Dell profits slide
  on slowing demand

  Earnings per share, though, were up. Dell's CFO says that given the state of the global economy, the company is "pleased" with the performance.
  • Why Dell has its head in the clouds

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  Google iPhone app breaks App Store rules

  Company reportedly adds voice search technology to its iPhone application by using techniques that are supposed to be off-limits to third-party developers .

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• Microsoft: Not all information can be free

  In a speech in London, Microsoft's top intellectual property strategy counsel argues for the need of a model in which content creators are better compensated.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Palm losing out as iPhone gains corporate fans

  Corporate IT spending is falling like the stock market, but Apple's share of the growing smartphone market is increasing among business customers, says ChangeWave.

  (Posted in Apple by Tom Krazit)

• USB devices spreading viruses

  Defense Department suspends use of USB drives as experts warn of USB-related virus outbreaks.

  (Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

• Memo to Steve Jobs: Set the music free

  CNET News' Greg Sandoval says that for iTunes customers, record labels, and its own good, Apple needs to make deals to do away with copy protection software.
  •  Does mainstream consumer care about DRM?
  • Podcast: Behind Apple's holdout on DRM

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Google SearchWiki brings custom search results

  Company gets a taste for collaborative search: SearchWiki lets people promote Web sites they like, delete ones they don't, and share comments.

  (Posted in Webware by Stephen Shankland)

• Microsoft confirms Yahoo hire

  Software maker says Sean Suchter, who announced his departure from Yahoo on Wednesday, will join its Silicon Valley search center.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Salesforce.com posts 43 percent revenue jump

  Online customer relationship management software maker reports revenue reached $276 million, fueled by growth in the company's subscription and support business.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Dawn Kawamoto)

• Photos: Gadgets we're thankful for, Part 1

  Some of your favorite Crave contributors reveal which gadget or aspect of technology they're feeling most grateful for these days.
  • Video: Walt Mossberg picks hot holiday gadgets
  Video: Devising your Black Friday strategy

  (Posted in Crave by Crave staff)

• Google drops Picasa's 'beta' (and pigs fly)

  Only two months after releasing Picasa 3 beta, Google does the uncharacteristic and commits to a full version release, sans safety net.

  (Posted in The Download Blog by Jessica Dolcourt)

• Online advertising up 11 percent from last year

  The news is tempered by relatively flat results from the second quarter of 2008.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Microsoft: IE 8 won't be done until 2009

  Company will do one more test version early next year before releasing the final version. Microsoft had earlier said to expect the browser to be finalized this year.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Coulomb car-charging stations coming to Calif.

  Smart meters from Silicon Valley company are set to charge electric cars at gas stations along California freeways next year.
  • SolarWorld serious about buying GM's Opel

  (Posted in Green Tech by Elsa Wenzel)

• YouTube videos go HD with a simple hack

  Want to host high-definition videos on YouTube? No problem. Just get your copy-and-paste skills ready because all it requires is changing the video's URL!

  (Posted in Webware by Josh Lowensohn)
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