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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

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August 11, 2009

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	PayPal targets students, parents with debit cards
	Intel, Micron develop flash chips for USB drives
	Mozilla issues first Firefox 3.6 alpha version
	The 404 401: Where we take everything out of context
	Microsoft joins HTML 5 standard fray in earnest

PayPal targets students, parents with debit cards

New program lets parents keep track of their kids' expenses and act as the bank by funneling money into a monitored debit account.

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Intel, Micron develop flash chips for USB drives

The NAND flash memory, capable of 3 bits per cell, is based on 34-nanometer technology. The chips will be limited initially to flash drives.

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Mozilla issues first Firefox 3.6 alpha version

An early version of an update to the browser is starting to emerge. Mozilla touts faster JavaScript, new style features, and more rapid delivery than with Firefox 3.5.

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The 404 401: Where we take everything out of context

Jeff's back and gives us a rundown of his minivacation to Atlantic City, N.J., and his love affair with pinball machines. A lot of other stories to talk about today, like the Zune HD, the new Chevy Volt, Spielberg taking over the Halo movie.

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Microsoft joins HTML 5 standard fray in earnest

The developer of the market-leading browser has become more actively engaged in hashing out many details of a proposed revamp of the Web page standard.

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