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Chinese authorities approve Google's acquisition of Motorola
The move looks like the last step as Google works to develop a smart phone.

Make mainframes, not war: how Mad Men sold computers in the 1960s and 1970s
Celebs, comics, and—at times—computing itself helped sell the young technology.

SpaceX launch aborted, next launch window on Tuesday
Countdown hits T-minus 0, but an engine issue keeps the rocket grounded.

Ryan Montbleau Band brings concerts to the fans through DIY livestream
Want higher quality live audio? If you want it done right


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for iOS: simple, private group sharing
Introducing sharing and collaboration for the boardroom, or some friends.

The Listening Machine converts 500 people’s tweets into music
Composer Peter Gregson turns the words of hundreds into music.

Week in Apple: stalkers, antivirus, and MacBook Pros. Oh my!
Perian, Airplay speakers, and jailbreaks, too.

Week in tech: $74 Android computers, hardening your smartphone, and Android fragmentation
Also: how much bandwidth your office needs, and the dawn of the 802.11ac age.

Disorder wrap up: PC-stabbing pedophiles and ditching software patents
The FCC is also wondering what's up with some unused Verizon spectrum.

Week in science faces our cyborg future
Medical science fiction, green power moves forward, and Cambrian worm sucking.

Record companies score infringement victory over "Russian Facebook"
vKontakte's file-sharing feature got the social networking site into hot water.

Microsoft wins US import ban on Motorola’s Android devices
Motorola may have to pay dearly to get the ban lifted.

Facial detection cameras ready to creep out San Francisco bar patrons
A smartphone app called SceneTap determines body count, gender ratio in bars.

Feds considering allowing DVD-encryption cracking
The U.S. Copyright Office heard requests for loopholes in its rules this week.

First private launch to the ISS scheduled for 5am tomorrow
SpaceX's Dragon ready to take food, equipment to orbit.

What it takes to make a "green" Apple
Nearly all of Apple's operations will run on renewable power by 2013.

WiFi’s future: faster, smarter, and fewer cables
And you’ll be buying a bunch of new devices.

Diablo III: demon-cleaving, refined
The click-and-slash series offers more of the same—and that's not a bad thing.

Screenwriter Sorkin will consult with Woz to pen Steve Jobs biopic
The Apple co-founder will consult on technical aspects and Jobs personally.

Coffee may be ok, but coffee drinkers not living longer
Java drinkers tend to smoke, get less exercise, and have other bad habits.

Steve Jobs reportedly "worked closely" on larger-screened iPhone
A major iPhone makeover looks to be in the works.

Hands-on with CrashPlan: cloud backup for all
CrashPlan acquits itself well against Carbonite, Mozy, and the rest.

Travel across the Roman Empire in real time with ORBIS
Google Maps for the ancient world.

Exporting copyright: Inside the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership
Meet "ACTA plus," and the people trying to stop it.

Those $22,600 W. Virginia routers were "economical"
Congress wants to know how enterprise routers end up in rural libraries.