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Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)

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CNET reviewers check out the X-Mini Max II capsule speakers, the GoPro Motorsports HD Hero camera, laptops from Sony and Dell, and more.
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[ More ] November 30th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Aggregator |

Latest Microsoft Patch Eyed for ‘Black Screen of Death’ Bug

Sometimes, a patch can be almost as bad as the problem it fixes. This happen on Microsoft’s latest round of security patches. Microsoft’s latest round of security patches appears to be causing some PCs to seize up and display a black screen, rending the computer useless.
The problem affects Microsoft products including Windows 7, Vista and [...]

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GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices (AP)

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AP – The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go.

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For stars, high-tech gaffes hard to hide (AP)

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AP – So, you fail to take a deep breath and to count to 10 — and you post something you probably shouldn’t on Twitter or Facebook, or somewhere else online.

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Text-a-Tip programs allow tipsters to help police (AP)

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AP – A mother in Boston tells police her 8-year-old boy was shot to death in their apartment by gunmen in hooded sweat shirts during a home invasion.

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Government delays new ban on Internet gambling (AP)

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AP – The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions an additional six months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling.
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Signal fading on radio traffic reports (AP)

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AP – For more than 20 years, Mike Nolan was known to radio listeners as the “eye in the sky.” He flew over Southern California freeways in his single-engine plane, reporting on the nation’s worst traffic.

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Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons (AP)

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AP – Ariana Leonard’s high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin.
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‘Avatar’ video game to expand film’s alien world (AP)

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AP – James Cameron was thinking beyond the big screen when he created the alien world of Pandora. The “Titanic” director worked in tandem with video game developer Ubisoft Montreal on the game based on his upcoming sci-fi epic “Avatar.”

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EU hearing on Oracle-Sun set for Dec. 10

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Oracle is set to meet with European Commission regulators to make its case for its acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
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