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Live blog: Windows Phone takes the stage at Mix

At a developer conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft is showing how developers will be able to write software for the new Windows Phone 7 Series devices due out later this year. read more

A look at Windows Phone development (images)

Microsoft shows prototype programs for the Windows Phone 7 Series at its Mix10 conference in Las Vegas. read more

Police Blotter: Bid for breathalyzer code denied

Minnesota Court of Appeals says DUI defendant failed to prove that the Intoxilyzer 500EN's source code would "relate to his guilt or innocence." read more

U.S. broadband plan

The FCC is set to propose a new U.S. broadband plan, our online news habits are not as diverse as you might think, and the Internet could win this year's Nobel Peace Prize. read more

Going beyond Flash, Adobe shows off Web tech

DreamWeaver demos reveal newer HTML and CSS technologies in action at Adobe. The company is showing more interest in Open Web technologies. read more

Toyota, Nissan to standardize electric car rechargers

Group called Chademo, which includes several automakers and Tokyo Electric Power, will set a standard for Japan and later aim for an international standard. read more

The making of 'IMAX: Hubble 3D' (photos)

A breathtaking new IMAX film brings viewers inside NASA's last-ditch efforts to save the Hubble Telescope.

Inside NASA's high-stakes Hubble repair mission

The "IMAX: Hubble 3D" film--a feast for the eyes--details the risks and rewards of keeping the Hubble Space Telescope functional. read more

Tech finds its place at SXSWi (roundup)

As the Web generation descends on the South by Southwest Interactive show in Austin, several location-based start-ups try to put themselves on the map. read more

The iPad developer's challenge

Applications meant for the iPhone may look similar to their iPad brethren, but they present new challenges to the people creating them. read more

RealNetworks: A tale of opportunities missed

There's no question Rob Glaser was an Internet pioneer, but he was unable to stay ahead of the pack. CNET takes a look at what happened. read more

Web guru Tim Bray takes Google Android job

The co-inventor of XML likes Google's philosophy overall, and especially how it applies to competing against the 'Disney-fied walled garden' of Apple's iPhone. read more

China warns Google partners: Look for backup

Web sites that use Google search services should seek alternatives in case Google goes through with its decision to stop censoring results, Beijing reportedly cautions. read more

Report: Test can't re-create 'runaway' Prius

U.S. government memo says "runaway" Toyota incident in San Diego could not be replicated, according to an AP report. read more

Mashup mocks SXSWi's 'geo' obsession, gender imbalance

Two Digg employees have built "Wheretheladies.at," a relatively simple map mashup that tries to figure out which South by Southwest venues are populated by the most females. read more

At SXSWi, Facebook flexes its gaming muscle

The social network's annual developer get-together as part of the South by Southwest Interactive Festival focused on how it can bring its Facebook Connect technology to gamers on disparate platforms. read more

Venezuelan president calls for Internet regulation

Hugo Chavez says "the Internet cannot be something open where anything is said and done" and demands a crackdown on a critical news site. read more

Fiorina follows 'Demon Sheep' with heavenly hot air

A new ad for former HP CEO Carly Fiorina's campaign for the Senate takes the extremes of her "Demon Sheep" ad to even more exalted levels. read more

How to make Chatroulette a useful video network

There is a way that Chatroulette could become a lot more than a place for people to show off their private parts read more

Shirky: Napster tapped into our primate instincts

We don't want to share goods, but we want to share information, the NYU professor says at a SXSWi talk, and Napster transformed music into information. read more