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Netflix tells all about video encoding process (CNET)
19 Nov 2008 at 3:12pm
Netflix explains its process for encoding movies for the company's streaming movie service.

Ballmer: 'We are done' with Yahoo acquisition idea (CNET)
19 Nov 2008 at 12:05pm
Microsoft's CEO says all acquisition plans are kaput, and he reiterates his company remains open to a search partnership, though there are no active discussions about it.

PC game hardware worth $34 billion by 2012 (CNET)
19 Nov 2008 at 11:12am
A report from Jon Peddie Research says the market for PC game hardware is larger than the market for game software. And PC gaming is bigger than console gaming.

Adobe ships Configurator for custom Photoshop (CNET)
19 Nov 2008 at 10:57am
Company releases software that lets people rebuild Photoshop CS4's interface with customized control panels.

iPhone calls up No. 1 ranking for mobile metrics (CNET)
19 Nov 2008 at 10:29am
Apple's popular smartphone captures the top spot worldwide for advertiser requests on the mobile-ad network AdMob for the month of October.

Apptera secures $10.5 million for mobile-ad tech (CNET)
19 Nov 2008 at 9:27am
Deliverer of visual and voice advertising says the new investment will be used to expand its mobile-advertising network and improve its MobileAd Xchange program.

Mint adds SMS access (CNET)
19 Nov 2008 at 9:12am
Financial site Mint clones a Quicken feature: It will text you your bank balances.

Outlook plug-in Xobni gets deeper social hooks (CNET)
19 Nov 2008 at 1:27am
The service now links in to Yahoo Mail, Facebook, Skype, and Hoover's.

'WSJ' calls Microsoft antivirus tool 'spyware' (CNET)
18 Nov 2008 at 11:57pm
In what appears to be just a bad headline, the business publication says that Microsoft plans to introduce spyware. (It's actually planning free antivirus software)

Microhoo revisited: Would it be a search-only deal? (CNET)
18 Nov 2008 at 10:57am
The key factor isn't who occupies the CEO's office. But with Jerry Yang set to step down, a source says, "Microsoft is open to a mutually beneficial search deal."