The rules that limit Web sites and marketers from collecting data on children under 13 may spread to teens as old as 18 if a group of child recommends has its way.

The group–which includes the American Academy of Pediatrics, Kids Now, and the Center for Digital Democracy–plans to ask …

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This is just getting silly.

The makers of the popular Slingbox have been promising the SlingCatcher for nearly a year and half now. And once again, the projected release date will come and go quietly.

Sling Catcher delayed again. This time, they're crossing their fingers for a release

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A Tibetan demonstrator passes a supporter of the China Olympics at the planned starting point of the torch relay in San Francisco Wednesday.

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SAN FRANCISCO–In a switcheroo that threw off hundreds of protesters and put Twitter and text-message alert systems to the test, city …

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Niagara 2 (formally the UltraSparc T2) was a huge step forward for Sun Microsystems’ chip multithreading (CMT) efforts. It’s not that there was anything really wrong with its Niagara 1 predecessor, but 90-nanometer process technology imposed some fairly severe restrictions on what could be crammed into each of the …

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Still reeling from the recently concluded format war?

Lucky for some early adopters, the number of retailers lining up to ease your pain is growing: first Ideal Purchase, then Wal-Mart, and now Amazon. The on the web retail giant is currently offering a $50 credit for every HD DVD player purchased on …

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This is just getting silly.

The makers of the popular Slingbox have been promising the SlingCatcher for nearly a year and half now. And once again, the projected release date will come and go quietly.

Sling Catcher delayed again. This time, they're crossing their fingers for a release

…

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A Tibetan demonstrator passes a supporter of the China Olympics at the planned starting point of the torch relay in San Francisco Wednesday.

(Credit: Hanna Sistek/CNET News.com)

SAN FRANCISCO–In a switcheroo that threw off hundreds of protesters and put Twitter and text-message alert systems to the test, city …

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It was just a matter of time. Silicon Valley, which has remained largely impervious to the increasingly global economic downturn, is starting to feel the strain, according to The New York Times. It’s not that housing prices are in freefall (they’re not) or that people are being laid off en masse (they’re not), but rather that the exit opportunities have largely dried up. According to the Times:

During the first three months of the year, only five companies backed by venture capital investors went public on Wall Street…That is down from 31 in the fourth quarter of last year, and is roughly the same level as at the nadir of the dot-com bust.

There was also a sharp falloff in the acquisition of start-up companies by larger corporations…There were only 56 acquisitions in the first three months of the year, down from 83 in the fourth quarter.

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Last.fm states streaming leads to larger music sales.

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Free streaming music turns people on to new music and encourages them to purchase, says social-networking site Last.fm. In the music industry, this won’t come as a massive revelation.

Last.fm, acquired by CBS last May,

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Niagara 2 (formally the UltraSparc T2) was a big step forward for Sun Microsystems’ chip multithreading (CMT) efforts. It’s not that there was anything really wrong with its Niagara 1 predecessor, but 90-nanometer process technology imposed some fairly severe restrictions on what could be crammed into each of the …

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