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Cool Stuff NEWS:

1. First six-watt dimmable LED bulb arrives in U.S.
2. Are ESL bulbs better than CFL or LED? | Crave
3. Panasonic: New LED bulbs shine for 19 years | Crave
4. Laser-etched ‘tattoos’ an alternative to sticker labels on fruit
5. IBM targets ‘DNA Transistor’; personal genetic testing for $100
6. Researchers invent ‘anti-Wi-Fi’ paint that blocks wireless signals
   The use for such a novel product is already present. Movie theaters have been interested for quite some time in finding a legal way to silence cell phones during screenings. (Electronic jammers that actively block wireless signals are illegal.)
7. Portable prototype plans offer glimpse of the future
8. Three big-screen laptops for small-scale budgets
9. Microsoft's five prototype touch mice
10. Promotional USB Flash Pen Drives with your CUSTOM LOGO

GOOGLE - ANDROID NEWS

1. It's official: Google and Apple are competitors
2. The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google, Google Voice support on tap
3. HTC debuts Pure, Tilt 2 smartphones; Windows Mobile 6.5 on AT&T
4. Motorola bullish on Android, Motoblur rollout in 2010
5. Cliq builds on iPhone idea, pushes away from smart"phone" category

MICROSOFT NEWS

1. Windows 7: A 'greener' OS?
2. Ballmer: Microsoft never recovered from Vista blow | Hardware 2.0
3. 10 more ways to detect computer malware

MAC NEWS:

Mac owners are richer than PC owners: source: PC vs. Mac: It's not zero sum

You’re a Mac. And you’re a PC. You’re both. Welcome to the reality that isn’t what the zero summers—folks that think you need to be all Mac or all PC—portray.

According to research firm NPD Group, 12 percent of computer owning households own a Mac, up from 9 percent a year ago. However, the U.S. is all about mixed hardware environments. Of the 12 percent of households that own a Mac, 85 percent of them also own a Windows PC.

In fact, 66 percent of Apple households own three or more computers. In Windows households, only 29 percent own three or more PCs.

The big takeaway: Apple households are affluent. They own more of everything—iPods, cameras, TVs and GPS devices.