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Google tries to make its RSS reader fun, too
The Net giant unveils Google Reader Play, an attempt to put an easy-to-use, entertaining interface on its feed-reader Web application Android phones get Opera Mini 5 beta
Opera adds Android to its updated browser lineup. LGBT researcher calls for action to combat cyberbullying (podcast)
The co-author of a study on cyberbullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth says more than half of LGBT youth had experienced cyberbulling within the past 30 days. Intel debuts six-core gaming chip
Chipmaker introduces its first desktop chip packing that many processing cores for gaming boxes. Report: Time for next stage of sustainable business
Activist investor group urges companies to track their use of energy and resources as closely as it does its hiring and cash flow. Sony announces Playstation Move
Sony unveils their first motion controller for the Playstation 3. GDC 2010: Scaling the summits of gameplay roundup This week's Game Developers Conference brings together designers, programmers, publishers, and others for the latest from the world of video play. GDC: What's next for video game AI?
Game AI, when done right, means it's closer to acting and reacting like humans. Find out what some developers are doing to shake things up. TurboTax announces Glenn Beck ad pull via Twitter
After feedback from its Twitter followers, the tax-preparation software company decides to remove its advertising from the show hosted by Fox's most entertaining presenter. Springpad bookmarks the world
Neat little clipping and saving service works on Web and iPhone. LimeWire enlists AVG for user protection
Notorious as a malware ghetto, LimeWire takes its first steps to integrate authoritative threat protection by signing on AVG to provide premium users with download scanning and blocking. Windows Phone 7 won't kill Zune HD
But Microsoft is telling game developers to concentrate on the phones. Sony unveils Move--its PS3 motion controller
The PlayStation maker gives those gathered at a press conference during the Game Developers Conference a sneak peek at its motion-sensitive controller. Net oversight board to consider .xxx domains
ICM Registry is again urging ICANN to allow adult sites to add .xxx to their names, creating what some have called a red-light district in cyberspace. Next Conversation: FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski
In our next interview for CNET Conversations, we'll ask FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski about everything from free broadband to exclusive wireless agreements to the NBC-Comcast deal. What's your question?
Minister of Truth: Meet Britain's Top Data Cop
The U.K. Statistics Authority's Richard Alldritt is an expert in how governments fudge the numbers. He and his math-police squad are rooting out the truth, whether it's to reveal the real gender pay gap or the actual rate of knife crime.
Classic Videogames Mutate in 'Game Over' Art Show
Street Fighter gets bendy. Ms. Pac-Man hops a tandem bike. And plenty of other classic characters get similarly strange treatments in Giant Robot's videogame-inspired exhibit.
Classmates.com's Facebook Mimicking Prompts Privacy Suit
Angry users sue Classmates.com after it decides to make previously private data public, just as Facebook did in December. Will its defense be, "I learned it from watching you, Zuck?"
Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side' Eclipses Concept Album Classics
With its heady mix of heavy themes and technology, The Dark Side of the Moon remains the best concept album ever, even 37 years after its release. Plus: 10 more concept albums in Dark Side's shadow that deserve a slice of the spotlight.
European Parliament Rips Global IP Accord
European Parliament is coming out in opposition to a U.S.-backed intellectual property treaty accord, and is demanding the treaty's secret text become public.
Google Launches Web Store for Cloud-Based Apps
App stores aren't just for mobile phones anymore. Google has launched a store that lets Google Apps customers add third-party browser-based apps to their existing stack of Google's productivity tools.
No-Fly List Includes the Dead
Even though people might be dying to get off the government's no-fly list, it includes names of the dead on purpose. Following the "Underwear Bomber" incident Christmas day the list has ballooned.
Playlist: Gorillaz, Freelance Whales and a Tribute to Mark Linkous
Hear a track from Dark Night of the Soul, a collaboration between the late Sparklehorse leader, David Lynch and Danger Mouse. Also on the podcast: more music from The Ferocious Few, Flying Lotus and Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings.
Big Designers Find Satisfaction in Small Games
Moving away from high-budget blockbusters to scaled-down treasures built by small teams proves enticing to veteran videogame developers. Part of the appeal: A nostalgic remembrance of the early days of game development.
Brain Scans Depict Damage From Gulf War Syndrome
A massive effort to understand Gulf War Syndrome finds physiological differences in the brains of healthy veterans and those suffering from Gulf War Syndrome.
