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  Sprint cuts the cord
  in Baltimore

  Once the locale of HBO's The Wire, Baltimore now hosts the flagship WiMax network for a new "unwired" broadband initiative.
  • Video: Sprint launches Xohm WiMAX

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  Mission to Mercury

  video CNET's Kara Tsuboi talks to a NASA scientist about the tiny planet and what researchers hope to glean from a new batch of info and images.
  • Photos: Messenger returns to Mercury

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• EFF: Hollywood's RealDVD suit is a smokescreen

  Internet advocacy group accuses Motion Picture Association of America of being less concerned about stopping piracy than it is about controlling innovation.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

• Microsoft to announce Silverlight 2.0 on Monday

  The software maker plans to announce the completion of Silverlight 2.0 on Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter.

  (Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

• Apple will repair MacBooks that have faulty Nvidia GPUs

  Computer maker says it has determined some MacBook Pros may be affected by Nvidia graphics chip glitch, and offers to repair those notebooks at no charge.

  (Posted in Apple by Anne Dujmovic)

• FCC report negates free Internet interference claims

  Report from commission engineers boosts plan to open "white space" for free wireless Internet by dismissing concerns it would interfere with existing providers' signals.

  (Posted in Wireless by Michelle Meyers)

• Ellison's mantra: Spend, baby, spend

  It may be hell out there, but Oracle's chief tells shareholders the company still intends to shop for more acquisitions.

  (Posted in Coop's Corner by Charles Cooper)

• President signs broadband data collection bill

  The Broadband Data Act encourages wider collection of information regarding nationwide access to broadband.

  (Posted in Politics and Law by Stephanie Condon)

• Verizon Wireless considers extra text fee

  The wireless company is considering a plan to charge companies that send SMS text alerts three cents extra per message.

  (Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

• Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week

  Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the Pantech flip phone, Sony Bravia LCD TV, Acer Aspire laptop, and Canon PowerShot ultracompact.

• Week in review: Tech stocks tumble

  Of course it wasn't just technology stocks that took a dive this week, but industry leaders are doing some serious worrying about what lies ahead.

  (Posted in Business Tech by Michelle Meyers)

• Apple, eBay stocks rise as Dow goes on wild ride

  Two notable technology stocks swam against the tide Friday, with shares rising in the positive territory for most of the day.

  (Posted in Apple by Dawn Kawamoto)

• YouTube beams up 'Star Trek' for long-form video

  YouTube gets Beverly Hills 90210, MacGyver, and Star Trek in a test of longer-form video that's theatrically presented and interrupted by ads.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Stephen Shankland)

• World Bank under cyberattack?

  Up to 40 servers have been penetrated in a series of attacks that have been under investigation by the FBI since last year, according to a report.

  (Posted in Security by Robert Vamosi)

• 11 Web companies on the brink?

  The economic mess could easily trump popularity. Do Twitter, Zillow, and others face a fate similar to that of the last bubble's beloved Kozmo?
  • Tough times for tech
  • Video: Web 2.0 casualties?
  • Tech's next step: More M&A?

  (Posted in Webware by Rafe Needleman)
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