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  Census heightens
  privacy concerns

  As the 2010 census gets under way, critics spurred by a distrust of government data collection also draw on issues raised about methods and policies in the digital era.
  • Census tech: When punch cards reigned

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  Can 4G wireless take on traditional broadband?

  Clearwire says that half its subscribers are using the 4G wireless service as a replacement for broadband. Could 4G wireless be the long sought after third competitor to broadband?

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• Amazon unveils Kindle app for iPad

  With the iPad release less than two weeks away, Amazon details plans to release a Kindle app for the Apple device and other tablet computers.

  (Posted in Apple by Jim Dalrymple)

• BitDefender update KO's 64-bit Windows PCs

  PC users, whose 64-bit Windows systems stopped working or couldn't be rebooted following security program updates, vent their frustration.

  (Posted in Business Tech by ZDNet Asia staff)

• Chinese media slam Google as 'politicized'

  Google is accused of "abandoning its business principles"--just days before the search giant may announce its withdrawal from China.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Steven Musil)

• InVisage aims to remake camera sensor market

  A Silicon Valley start-up believes its image sensor technology will dramatically improve smartphone cameras by gathering light more efficiently.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• Group formed to sell consumers on smart grid

  Launching Tuesday, Smart Grid Consumer Coalition aims to promote the benefits of the smart grid to consumers in the wake of smart-meter backlash.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Five to watch at DemoSpring 2010

  Some 65 new companies will pitch to investors and the media at DemoSpring 2010. We pick out a few companies worth waiting for.
  • ThickButtons reduces fat-fingering

  (Posted in Rafe's Radar by Rafe Needleman)

• Novell rejects Elliot takeover bid as 'inadequate'

  But company says it's committed to enhancing value for stockholders and will explore options including a stock repurchase, joint ventures, and a sale.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Leslie Katz)

• What does Google really know about advertising?

  Whether you consider Nexus One a success or failure, the fact is that Google has never successfully launched anything that required advertising. Does the company know how to do it?

  (Posted in Technically Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk)

• At long last, the Plastiki sets sail

  photos After much anticipation, banking heir David de Rothschild's boat, made buoyant by 12,000 discarded soda bottles, sets sail from Northern California on its way to Australia.

• Desperate times for Palm

  With sales of the Palm Pre sagging amid fierce competition, financial analysts are starting to wonder when--not if--Palm is forced to give up.

  (Posted in Relevant Results by Tom Krazit)

• Engineering a massive cleanup of toxic waterways

  photos Boats, barges, and buildings dumped in a San Francisco Bay Area delta are leaching toxic chemicals into local drinking water, but a huge effort to clean it up is under way.
  • Full Frame: Barge-scale cleanup in a California delta

• Report: Memory card exposed 3,000 phones to virus

  Malware found in HTC Magic phones has been traced back to memory cards that shipped in about 3,000 phones, according to report citing Vodafone.

  (Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills)

• Reasons to care about Viacom v. Google

  faq It may sound like two big companies fighting over who gets what. But there's plenty at stake in this court fight for other content creators and Web site operators.

  (Posted in Media Maverick by Greg Sandoval)
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