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  Intel-AMD balance
  remains the same

  The $1.45 billion fine will cause headaches for Intel's sales force, but the AMD-Intel war will still be won or lost primarily on the companies' technology.
  • Dell offers lesson in Intel-AMD rivalry
  • Intel CEO fires back at EU
  • EU fines Intel $1.45 billion

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  Craigslist interruptus:
  No more erotic ads

  Beset by charges that it has become a seedy street corner, Craigslist says it will put an end to its "erotic services" category.
  • Craigslist's statement
  • Sex worker: Changes won't stop prostitution
  •  CEO on new 'adult' section

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• RealNetworks accuses MPAA of antitrust violations

  In court filing, Real claims the six largest film studios violated Sherman Antitrust Act by conspiring against the software maker.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Chrome extensions draw near, but advanced HTML 5 features recede

  Now's the time to start trying to build Chrome extensions, Google says. But some sophisticated Web page features coming with HTML 5 will have to wait longer.

  (Posted in Webware by Stephen Shankland)

• Hate speech on Facebook: How much is too much?

  The release of a Jewish human rights center's annual report about "hate 2.0" coincided with a sticky situation for Facebook over Holocaust denial groups.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Apple hires former OLPC security architect

  Ivan Krstic wrote the security model for the XO, called Bitfrost. For Apple, he'll be working on core operating system security.

  (Posted in Apple by Erica Ogg)

• Google wants to know if you're sick

  A temporary project from Google Health attempts to figure out how many people are searching for health-related terms because they are seeking remedy.

  (Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

• A personal deep-sea submersible takes flight

  Hawkes Ocean Technologies shows off its $1.5 million submersible, capable of launching anywhere in the world and descending 1,000 feet under.
  • Photos: Unveiling the winged submersible

  (Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

• Mulligan! Twitter backtracks on unpopular change

  The company has mostly retracted a generally reviled change to which "tweets" show up in a user's timeline, but says the old way "didn't scale" and an improved strategy is in the works.
  •  Twitter users ticked off over feed settings tweak
  •  Twitter chats and sponsored hashtags--how to do it right
  •  Twitter's @replies change suggests viable model

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Algae front-runner GreenFuel shuts down

  After burning through over $70 million in funding, algae fuel company GreenFuel Technologies shuts down its doors, a "victim of the economy."

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Atlantis astronauts capture Hubble telescope

  Astronaut Megan McArthur, operating a 50-foot robot arm, gets hold of the Hubble Space Telescope to kick off a five-spacewalk service call.

  (Posted in The Space Shot by William Harwood)

• Valeo deal gives Google Apps business cred

  Cloud-based applications are starting to see serious enterprise adoption. Google announces a new 30,000-seat, worldwide deal with industrial group Valeo.

  (Posted in Software, Interrupted by Dave Rosenberg)

• Biofuels: No get up and go?

  The biofuels industry may be getting closer to turning on the spigot, but that won't do any good without enough filling stations and cars, Lux Research says.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Candace Lombardi)

• Google hit with new lawsuit over ad keywords

  Firepond is reviving the legal tussle over whether Google should be allowed to sell ad keywords that are trademarks of a company to its competitors.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Tom Krazit)

• Microsoft's joy: Apple responds to Laptop Hunters

  In the first direct swipe at Microsoft's anti-Mac "Laptop Hunters" advertising campaign, Apple talks viruses, crashes, and headaches.

  (Posted in Technically Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk)
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