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: September 6, 2010 5:25:01 PM PDT

1 - Is Craigslist bluffing over adult ads?
2 - Washington Post writer learns Twitter lesson
3 - Behind the scenes with Google's Doodle team (photos)
4 - Tech fixes to wind turbine-radar conflict face hurdles
5 - At Google, doodling is real work
6 - Former HP CEO Mark Hurd heading to Oracle?
7 - Aboard an Alcatel-Lucent undersea cable ship (photos)
8 - PAX day 1: Torchlight II, Goldeneye 007, Tron
9 - The ad that uses YouTube brilliantly
10 - Craigslist censored: Adult section removed
11 - Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
12 - CNET News, now on Android
13 - Google settles Buzz lawsuit for $8.5M
14 - Reporters' Roundtable: Checking in with Facebook and Foursquare
15 - Facebook adds 'liked' news stories to search results
16 - Texas opens antitrust investigation of Google
17 - Are the days of kidney dialysis numbered?
18 - Apple TV isn't 1080p and you shouldn't care
19 - Study finds love-hate relationship with cell phones
20 - Samsung Galaxy Tab: An Android contender

1 - Is Craigslist bluffing over adult ads?

Having taken down its Adult Services section without explanation, some are speculating whether Craigslist is trying to teach attorneys general a lesson, rather than permanently averting its gaze from adult ads.

: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:50:12 PDT

2 - Washington Post writer learns Twitter lesson

Sportswriter suspended for posting false info on Twitter appears to now understand error of toying with Web and own credibility.

: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 09:13:58 PDT

3 - Behind the scenes with Google's Doodle team (photos)

Everyone knows about the special versions of its logo that Google posts from time to time. But how do they come about?

: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:00:00 PDT

4 - Tech fixes to wind turbine-radar conflict face hurdles

Technologies that help air traffic control systems discern flying airplanes from wind turbines show positive results, but cooperation among government agencies is needed.

: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:00:00 PDT

5 - At Google, doodling is real work

There's a whole team behind the special Google logos that mark holidays, big events, and VIP birthdays. CNET's Daniel Terdiman witnesses the Doodlers in process.

: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:00:00 PDT

6 - Former HP CEO Mark Hurd heading to Oracle?

Hurd and Oracle are in negotiations to have the former HP chief join Oracle as a senior executive, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:33:41 PDT

7 - Aboard an Alcatel-Lucent undersea cable ship (photos)

The telecommunications infrastructure company gives ZDNet UK a tour of its cable gear factory and the ship Ile de Batz, offering a look at a vital part of the global Internet that's normally hidden by miles of water.

: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:00:00 PDT

8 - PAX day 1: Torchlight II, Goldeneye 007, Tron

All that, plus a photo of an ewok in the "Back to the Future" DeLorean. No, really, it's that awesome.

: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:58:30 PDT

9 - The ad that uses YouTube brilliantly

A Liquid Paper-like product's ad, created specifically to run on YouTube, shows the possibility of creating something remarkable on a site for which display advertising is becoming a key profit-making component.

: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:24:20 PDT

10 - Craigslist censored: Adult section removed

In a remarkable twist to the battle over Craigslist's Adult Services area, the site removes the section and replaces the home-page link to it with a "censored" tag.

: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:22:13 PDT

11 - Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)

Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the Garmin Nuvi 3790T, the Microsoft Arc Touch mouse, and an Iomega 1TB hard drive built for the Mac.

: Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:00:00 PDT

12 - CNET News, now on Android

The iPhone is no longer the only smartphone with a CNET News app. Our breaking stories and in-depth features are now even easier to read and browse on Android devices, with the new free CNET News app. Read about what it does and why it's worth downloading.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:54:51 PDT

13 - Google settles Buzz lawsuit for $8.5M

Internet privacy groups will be the beneficiary of the settlement, which came as the result of a lawsuit filed over Google's maligned Buzz launch.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:08:19 PDT

14 - Reporters' Roundtable: Checking in with Facebook and Foursquare

VCs are funneling funds into Foursquare, Gowalla, Loopt, and other apps that let users check-in and then broadcast their locations. We find out why on this week's show, featuring Claire Cain Miller of The New York Times and Adrianne Jeffries of ReadWriteWeb.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:45:00 PDT

15 - Facebook adds 'liked' news stories to search results

Facebook has added more functionality to its search results by including all the articles a user's friends have said they "like."

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:00:37 PDT

16 - Texas opens antitrust investigation of Google

Attorney General Greg Abbott has asked Google for information regarding the complaints of several companies that Google is penalizing them in search results.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:24:39 PDT

17 - Are the days of kidney dialysis numbered?

A prototype implantable artificial kidney could, in the next decade, render costly and inefficient dialysis a treatment of the past, according to work out of UCSF.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:14:41 PDT

18 - Apple TV isn't 1080p and you shouldn't care

The new Apple TV doesn't support video content with 1080p resolution, but it shouldn't have a major impact on its image quality.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:40:00 PDT

19 - Study finds love-hate relationship with cell phones

Though most feel safer and more in touch with mobile phones in hand, many are annoyed by the interruption of calls, says Pew Internet study.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:34:37 PDT

20 - Samsung Galaxy Tab: An Android contender

It's got its rough patches, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab's size, screen, and performance shows Android tablets can work. Here's a hands-on look, with video.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:32:49 PDT