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• EIC Squared: Chrome, iPods and a Dell-Salesforce union
  5 Sep 2008 at 5:52pm
  On this week's EIC Squared podcast CNET's Dan Farber and ZDNet's Larry Dignan discuss Google's latest rocket launch--the Chrome browser--as well as Apple's iPod event next week and a Dell-Salesforce.com union.
  
• Images: The art of 'Spore' prototypes
  5 Sep 2008 at 5:29pm
  Will Wright and his Maxis team worked on dozens of prototypes to test the elements of their soon-to-be-released evolution game. Here's a sampling.
  
• Start-up launches spectrum marketplace
  5 Sep 2008 at 5:24pm
  A new company called Spectrum Bridge has launched a Web site for buying and selling wireless spectrum licenses.
  
• Umbrella Today keeps you dry, informed about moisture
  5 Sep 2008 at 5:07pm
  Want to check the weather without worrying about temperature? Let's face it, you just need to know if you need an umbrella or not--and this site gets that.
  
• Demo + TechCrunch = Launch Week
  5 Sep 2008 at 4:52pm
  As two competing Web 2.0 product launch conferences kick off, CNET keeps track of the best products and companies in the spotlight.
  
• CNET News Daily Podcast: Microsoft makes ad push with Gates, Seinfeld
  5 Sep 2008 at 4:44pm
  The software maker shows it's not going to let Apple's "I'm a Mac" ads dictate how their products are positioned.
  
• Photos: Future Combat Systems, here and now
  5 Sep 2008 at 4:39pm
  The U.S. Army has ambitious plans for a widespread high-tech refresh of its vehicles and other soldier gear. It's also finding a way to make some parts happen sooner rather than later.
  
• Video: Why Apple says it's ready to rock
  5 Sep 2008 at 4:31pm
  We'll soon get a look at Apple's highly-anticipated Q3 product refresh. But in advance of next week's rollout, check out what's likely going to be on the agenda with Charles Cooper and Tom Krazit on the CNET News Daily Debrief.
  
• Google forms OpenSocial Foundation to woo friends
  5 Sep 2008 at 4:11pm
  Social networks are designed to be all about friends, right? Yet when it comes to the competition behind the scenes at social networks, that '70s song by War, "Why can't we be friends?" comes to mind.
  
• Hands-on with the new Joost: Software still required
  5 Sep 2008 at 3:36pm
  The new Joost is no longer a piece of software, but you'll still need a special site-specific plug-in to run it.
  
• Why I'm passing on Google's 10th anniversary
  5 Sep 2008 at 3:27pm
  I'm quite sure I didn't make a big deal about Microsoft's 10th, either. But Google at 20? Now that will be something to behold.
  
• Microsoft adding to its Labs collection
  5 Sep 2008 at 3:26pm
  Startup Labs will be an effort under Ray Ozzie, joining others including Live Labs, adCenter Labs, and Office Labs.
  
• Security Bites 113: The security of Chrome
  5 Sep 2008 at 3:15pm
  Billy Hoffman of HP Web Security talks about Google's new browser, how it handles Javascript and what it means for Web 2.0 security.
  
• Are Demo and TechCrunch50 fragmenting their audiences?
  5 Sep 2008 at 3:01pm
  With both events scheduled to start Monday, many press, as well as venture capitalists and others are having to choose which one to attend.
  
• A user guide to following DemoFall and TechCrunch50
  5 Sep 2008 at 3:00pm
  More than 100 products are going to be introduced during the week of September 8. Will they be any good?