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Facebook Plans Ads for Members' Personal Pages

Analysts not sure Web 2.0 darling's members will appreciate seeing ads on personal pages.

Low Cost Laptops Begin Mass Production

So-called '$100 laptop,' now $200, starts rolling off assembly lines in China.

Super Fast Non Profit Networks Still Won't Merge

Internet2, National LambdaRail both supply research institutions, universities, but decide to stay separate.

Japanese PC Use Shrinks as Consumers Move On

Domestic PC market has, um, matured as Japanese consumers turn to cell phones, game consoles for digital entertainment.

Google Maps to Give Driving Directions at Gas Stations

Interactive screens to be built right into fuel pumps.

Yahoo Executives Defend Role in Journalist's Arrest

Two top officials on Tuesday defended the company's role in giving the Chinese government information about a man's online activities that led to his jailing.

Survey: Most Radiohead Fans Paid Nothing for Album

Sixty-two percent of those who downloaded 'In Rainbows' last month chose not to pay anything at all, per comScore.

MIT Developers Plan Collapsible Car for City Driving

MIT developers are giving gas to an idea they hope will reduce traffic and parking woes: Lithium-ion batteries would power the City Car, a collapsible, stackable vehicle, with six to eight fitting in one parking spot, CNET.com reports.

YouTube Launches Canadian Version

Video-sharing site's Canadian version to highlight homegrown material.

Google Announces 'Android' Mobile Phone System

Google confirms the rumors: It's making a cell-phone operating system, but it's not making the phones, which won't be called 'Gphones.'

Xbox Live Starts Selling NCAA ESPN Game Downloads

Complete college football, hoops games cost $3, or $4.50 for hi-def versions.

Hacker Puts Peru's Flag on Chilean President's Web Page

Intruder breaks into Chilean president's site, puts up image of Peruvian flag and words 'Viva Peru' followed by expletive.

Lousy Controls Mar 'Simpsons' Video Game

The artwork, plot and spoofs of other games are terrific -- too bad controls are terrible.

Ratchet and Clank Rule Game Mascot Roost

Dynamic duo's new outing is most fun PS3 game yet; Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the dragon suffer from being ditched by original studios.

Hackers Unlock Ultra Violent Bits of 'Manhunt 2'

Homicidal maniac's blurred killings suddenly sharper, at least on some PlayStation Portables.

Macintoshes Targeted by Porn Based Computer Virus

Higher Mac sales mean higher profile for virus writers, who use old social-networking trick to get users to install malware.

Report: Al Qaeda to Launch Cyber Attack on Nov. 11

Story popped up on Israeli military-intelligence site DEBKAfile, but tech, terrorism experts are very skeptical.