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Friday, April 11, 2008

The Week in Photos: Microhoo, baseball, and 5,500-mile Net connection

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April 11, 2008
This week's top photo galleries
1
Giving old PCs new life
Giving old PCs new life
At a factory in Bogota, Colombia, workers refurbish computers to benefit more than 9,500 of the country's public schools.


2
Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection
Australia's 5,500-mile Internet connection
Installing an Internet connection can be difficult--especially if the cable is about 5,580 miles long and lays on the ocean floor.


3
A guide to the Microhoo saga
A guide to the Microhoo saga
We've put together this handy guide to help you keep track of all the companies trying to buy or partner with Yahoo. Follow along if you can.


4
An end to 'wrap rage'?
An end to 'wrap rage'?
The era of clamshell packaging could come to a close as consumer electronics companies use more sustainable, easier-to-open designs.


5
The science behind baseball
The science behind baseball
CNET News.com takes a look at the scientific details that separate baseball's winners from the losers.


6
Installing Charles Babbage's masterpiece
Installing Charles Babbage's masterpiece
One of only two full-scale difference engines in the world is installed at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., where it will soon be on public display.


7
Historic U.S. trove goes digital
Historic U.S. trove goes digital
New Library of Congress exhibit will give visitors a more detailed look than ever at U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and other treasures.


8
The science behind baseball
IBM's racetrack memory
Technology could one day lead to memory that could hold 100 times more data than flash memory does today and cost 100 times less, company says.


9
Orbiter's close-ups of Martian moon Phobos
Orbiter's close-ups of Martian moon Phobos
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took snapshots as it whizzed past Phobos, the larger of Mars' two tiny moons.


10
HP's big move into small notebooks
HP's big move into small notebooks
Hewlett-Packard is making its entry into the mini-laptop field with the Mini-Note.



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