Don’t bet newspapers will get rich shunning Google (AP)

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AP – There’s an intriguing idea floating around the media: Microsoft Corp. wants to undercut Google so badly in Internet search that it might pay newspapers to withhold their content from Google.

CERN: Big Bang machines sets power record (AP)

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Scientists gather at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) data quality satellite control center of the ATLAS detectors during the restart of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Meyrin, near Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Scientists turned on the Large Hadron Collider on Friday night, Nov. 20, 2009, for the first time since the machine suffered a failure more than a year ago and had to be shut down shortly after the start. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)AP – The world’s largest atom smasher broke the record for proton acceleration Monday, sending beams of the particles at 1.18 trillion electron volts around the massive machine.

GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices (AP)

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FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2008 file photo, a Garmin GPS unit is shown inside a vehicle in Tampa, Fla. The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)AP – The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go.

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)

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CNET reviewers check out the X-Mini Max II capsule speakers, the GoPro Motorsports HD Hero camera, laptops from Sony and Dell, and more.

HP Envy eclipses the Apple MacBook

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The Hewlett-Packard Envy 13 moves past the Apple MacBook Air in some important respects, but the price tag is a problem.

Text-a-Tip programs allow tipsters to help police (AP)

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In this Oct. 27, 2009 photo, officer Michael Charbonnier, of the Boston Police Department's Crime Stoppers Unit, takes down information during a phone call to the Crime Stoppers Unit  at a police station in Boston. Police across the country are getting help from text-a-tip programs that allow people to send anonymous messages from their cell phones. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)AP – A mother in Boston tells police her 8-year-old boy was shot to death in their apartment by gunmen in hooded sweat shirts during a home invasion.

For stars, high-tech gaffes hard to hide (AP)

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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2008 file photo, Demi Moore, right, and Ashton Kutcher arrive at Glamour Reel Moments in Los Angeles. Moore and Kutcher are among the most popular celebrities on Twitter -- and, combined, have more than 6 million followers on the site. Some wonder if celebrities, athletes and politicians are sharing too much information on social networking sites. Marketers, however, say being titillating and even controversial helps get them noticed. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP – So, you fail to take a deep breath and to count to 10 — and you post something you probably shouldn’t on Twitter or Facebook, or somewhere else online.

GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices (AP)

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AP – The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go.

Tips for safe online shopping

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As the holiday season begins, Larry Magid offers some tips on safe holiday shopping.

Tips for safe online shopping

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As the holiday season begins, Larry Magid offers some tips on safe holiday shopping.