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  Why Facebook Connect will beat OpenID

  The universal log-in standard has been around for three years now. So why is Facebook Connect stealing all its thunder? It's all about keeping it simple.
  • Video: A game changer?

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  Nokia's mystery device? The N97

  Internet-focused Nokia N97 is a full-QWERTY smartphone with a touch screen. Will its style and substance compete with the iPhone, G1, and BlackBerry Storm?
  • Map and message upgrades
  • A smarter home
  • Symbian buy complete

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• Microsoft expands Vista SP2 testing

  Starting on Thursday, the software maker will make public a test version of the service pack update to Vista.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Entertainment dominates top iPhone applications

  During the first year of the App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch, games and entertainment dominate the list of most-downloaded applications.

  (Posted in Apple by Tom Krazit)

• Telcos, groups draw up national broadband strategy

  A coalition of diverse groups join together to issue a "call to action" for the next administration and Congress to implement a national broadband plan.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Stephanie Condon)

• Facebook Marketplace relaunch powered by Oodle

  After its in-house classified ads system failed to take a bite out of Craigslist, Facebook turned to an official outside provider to revamp the feature.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Nokia completes Symbian acquisition

  Stage is set for eventual release of open-source mobile operating system based on the Symbian OS and backed by several partners in the Symbian Foundation.

  (Posted in Wireless by Tom Krazit)

• Windows Live gets its social makeover

  Microsoft's social networking-infused makeover of Windows Live, detailed last month, begins to show itself publicly.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Yahoo stock rises on new acquisition report

  A second report indicates that AOL's former CEO, Jonathan Miller, is interested in buying some or all of Yahoo.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Stephen Shankland)

• Vietnamese security firm: Your face is easy to fake

  During demonstration, company shows that face recognition-based authentication in laptops from Lenovo, Toshiba, and Asus may not be an effective security measure.

  (Posted in Crave by Dong Ngo)

• Microsoft puts data centers on wheels

  The company extends its building block approach for quickly assembling modular data centers.

  (Posted in Microsoft by Ina Fried)

• Ning puts the handcuffs on porno networks

  Adult content is no longer tolerated on the build-your-own community-site service; CEO Gina Bianchini says it's because it's difficult and costly to police and maintain.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Digg CEO says company's not for sale

  Jay Adelson told BusinessWeek that the company's off the blocks. Except no company in Silicon Valley is ever really not for sale, if you think about it.

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Nombray lets you cybersquat your online identity

  Want a personal page on the Net? Check out Nombray, a service that lets you find and claim potential domain names, then coordinate them with your social-networking profiles or blogs.

  (Posted in Webware by Josh Lowensohn)

• Ford accelerates electric-vehicle plans

  In its turnaround plan presented to Congress, Ford says it will invest billions in fuel efficiency and introduce a family of hybrid-electric and all-electric cars.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)
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