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Paris Hilton busted by Twitter pic?

Despite claiming a rather nifty Chanel bag containing cocaine was not hers, it seems the dazzling socialite tweeted a picture of a bag that looks spectacularly similar more than a month ago. read more

NASA planning mission to visit the sun

Space agency hopes to send a spacecraft into the solar atmosphere by 2018. read more

IETF: AT&T's Net neutrality claim is 'misleading'

A few days after AT&T said its push toward "paid prioritization" of network traffic is backed by technical standards, the Internet's primary standards body disagrees. read more

Here come 'Hurt Locker' file-sharing subpoenas

Film's producers subpoena Qwest Communications for Denver man's records, apparently overcoming legal challenges in their pursuit of alleged file sharers. read more

Google's Schmidt mocked in Times Square ads

Consumer Watchdog produced two cartoony ads slamming Google CEO Eric Schmidt as part of an effort to build support for a "do not track" list. read more

Audit finds PG&E smart meters accurate

However, the utility's customer service is faulty, according to an independent review of the controversial yet pioneering smart-meter program. read more

Facebook adds new remote log-out security feature

Facebook users who log in from multiple devices will soon have a way to make sure they are only logged in on the computer they are currently using. read more

Acer comes back down to earth, Dell rises

Fastest-growing PC company of the last few years stumbles during the second quarter. Observers say it has to do with Acer's reliance on notebook sales as desktops gain. read more

More evidence that light at night ups cancer risk

New research out of the University of Haifa shows a clear link between light at night and cancer in mice, with the suppression of melatonin playing a key role. read more

Toshiba recalls 41,000 laptops for overheating

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says 129 cases of Toshiba Satellite laptops melting from overheating have been reported, but no major injuries. read more

Apple's Ping seems half-baked at launch

A scanty selection of artists to follow and missed opportunities to encourage user interaction are among the early problems. read more

Gadget makers show their stuff in Berlin (roundup)

At the huge IFA consumer electronics show, the big names in tech show off their newest wares, including an Android-based tablet from Samsung and a cloud-based music service from Sony. read more

The mystery of the disappearing Facebook-Ping integration

On Wednesday, Apple said users of its music social network could find friends via Facebook. But the feature has vanished, apparently over a tiff between the companies. read more

Survey: E-mail eats up your time off

Outlook add-in maker Xobni finds Americans and Britons are having trouble getting away from the workplace because of the reach e-mail has into their lives. read more

Focus EV to use liquid thermal battery control

Car will take its battery pack temperature, then automatically cool or warm it to optimal temperature range before charging or engaging the battery. read more

Motor City getting in on electric fever

Coulomb Technologies installs free public electric-charging station in downtown Detroit as part of ChargePoint America program to encourage EV adoption. read more

Nigerian scam tops list of decade's online cons

Notices of winning the lottery and requests from Russian women who want to know you better are also up there on Panda Security's ranking of decade's top Net swindles. read more

India wants local servers from RIM, Google, Skype

India plans to ask the three companies to set up local servers in the country so that security agencies can monitor customer communications. read more

All Apple news

A new streaming Apple TV arrives with Netflix as predicted, iOS 4.1 comes with HDR photography and GameCenter, and new iPod Nanos drop the iconic clickwheel. read more

Navteq tries to make GPS directions more 'human'

Company creates a way to make GPS directions far more understandable to the average driver. read more