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Pentagon bans computer flash drives The Pentagon has banned, at least temporarily, the use of external computer flash drives because of a virus threat officials detected on Defense Department networks.

Google empowers users to edit search results If Google delivers useless search results, just erase them and you won't see them again.

Google's virtual world Lively to die next month Lively, a virtual reality service from Google Inc., is dying.

Ballmer dismisses Yahoo buyout but open on search Microsoft Corp.

Review: New BlackBerrys cool but can't beat iPhone With the recent releases of three new BlackBerrys across three different wireless providers, Research In Motion Ltd. has fired back at Apple Inc. in the Great Smart Phone Skirmish of 2008.

E-mail in zero G: NASA develops network for space In space, no one can hear you scream. But scoring an Internet hookup suddenly isn't out of the question.

China's Baidu.com fights to rescue reputation Baidu.com has been the star of China's Internet world.

Google gives online life to Life mag's photos Google Inc. has opened an online photo gallery that will feature millions of images from Life magazine's archives that have never been seen by the public before.

Online Money: Save with online book rentals If you aren't sure which books to give that avid reader on your gift list this holiday season, how about considering every title she could name?

Yahoo's Yang decides he's no longer the right CEO Yahoo Inc. founder Jerry Yang has never concealed how much he cares about his Internet company.

Engineers face jail in economic espionage case Two engineers from China who pleaded guilty to the rare charge of economic espionage against the U.S.

Dell 3Q profit falls as PC spending slows Dell says its third-quarter profit fell 5 percent as businesses around the world spent less on computers.

Web ad sales rise slightly from prior quarter Despite the bad economy, U.S. Internet advertising revenue rose in the third quarter, according to an analysis released Thursday.

Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes Microsoft Corp.

PC Magazine goes online-only After 27 years as a print publication, PC Magazine is ditching its print edition and going online-only in February.

`Fake Steve Jobs' stops blogging as the 'Real Dan' It was bad enough when Dan Lyons stopped sharing his musings about the technology scene in a hilarious satire of what Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs would be like as a blogger.

HP shares soar after solid 4Q outlook Hewlett-Packard Co.

Facebook application plan rankles some developers Facebook plans to start charging for verifying applications built for the social network—an optional process that has upset some developers despite the company's assurances it will bring plenty o

Yahoo's fate riding on Yang's successor as CEO With Jerry Yang quitting as Yahoo Inc.'s chief executive, the Internet company's board will confront pivotal questions as it looks for a new leader.

National Geographic getting into video games National Geographic, best known for its yellow-framed magazine and often breathtaking nature shows, is getting into video games.