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Too busy to keep up with the tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Thursday, August 18. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

It's the first rise in the emissions blamed for global warming since the recession pushed them down in the previous two years and the largest increase since 1988. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

A challenge is under way to help one lucky nonprofit come up with a new Web site and marketing plan. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

New observations from the agency's STEREO spacecraft have provided researchers with a first-ever view, end-to-end and in three dimensions, of the impact of a solar storm on Earth. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

The tech titan embarks on a doozy of a shake-up that includes an end to its TouchPad tablets and smartphones and the potential sale of its personal systems group. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

The biggest PC vendor, HP, is getting out of the PC business. What’s this mean, if anything, about the future of Windows? View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

Hewlett-Packard said today that it would spin off or possibly sell its PC business. What are its options? View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

What does it mean for consumers now that HP has announced its plan to spin its PC business off into a separate company? View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

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A new patent application offers a potential look ahead at what Apple plans to bring to its camera application in the form of an augmented reality viewer that makes use of the iPhone's camera. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

Current conditions, forecasts, and cloud cover are now available direct from Google Maps, although there's no support for Android yet. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

The online note-taking service is adding new abilities to crop, annotate, and otherwise modify images through the acquisition. Also: Skitch for Android debuts. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

Smartphone maker is in negotiations with top-four record labels about launching a music service to run on BlackBerry Messenger, sources tell CNET. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

This handy chart provides a timeline of the computer attacks and hacks that have happened over the past few months. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

Still, the e-commerce heavyweight will have a long way to go to match, or even approach, Netflix's popularity in the U.S. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

Microsoft is reportedly securing its Windows 8 Developer Preview with certain requirements and lockdowns to stop unauthorized people from accessing the build and leaking certain features. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

The Cadillac ELR will be a two-door luxury coupe with the same extended-range electric powertrain as the Chevy Volt. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

The carrier will eliminate its 1,000-message plan for new customers, offering them, for the most part, only an unlimited option. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

Thanks to the iPad, Apple is once again the top player in the mobile PC market, shipping more than 13.5 million mobile PCs during the second quarter, according to DisplaySearch. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

Microsoft President Steven Sinofsky includes the much-rumored feature in a blog identifying the teams working on the next version of Microsoft's operating system. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

Big Blue's new cognitive computing chips are designed to combine "digital neurons" and "on-chip synapses" and could enable applications that tackle some of the thorniest problems in computing. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

Too busy to keep up with the tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Wednesday, August 17. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

Magnifier is designed to help Music Beta users grow their online music libraries while discovering new artists and genres. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

Researchers create a tool that they say can predict character traits such as dominance and meanness with an accuracy above 90 percent. It can also tell you where you land on the scale of perceived attractiveness. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!

After 20 months of tests, Boeing has completed flight certification for some of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The airplane is now set for its September delivery. View the full article here. Discuss it here or chat about it in #koachsworkshop here!