The white iPhone: Does size matter?

Of course, after the rumors, everyone wants to know if the long-awaited white iPhone 4 really is thicker. That’s why CNET took the handset to experts to find out.

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Nuclear fusion startup gets Jeff Bezos backing, won’t be dropping any bombs

Here’s a phrase we never though we’d utter: Bezos is the bomb! Okay, so maybe a nuke reference isn’t exactly appropriate here, considering Jeff Bezos is actually backing a company that’s looking to create cheap energy through nuclear fusion, but we couldn’t resist. General Fusion, a nuclear fusion startup, released a statement today saying that it has completed a $19.5 million round of funding that included backing by the Amazon founder’s Bezos Expeditions. According the company’s website, General Fusion’s approach to generating “safe and plentiful” energy employs a concept created about 30 years ago called “magnetic target fusion,” and expects commercialization of its process could come before the end of the decade. Full PR after the break.

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How to give presentations with a PlayBook

RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet makes a mean little tool for giving PowerPoint presentations. CNET’s Donald Bell shares some tips and tricks for presenting with the PlayBook.

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Too Kawaii | The brainwave-reading hairband will relay your emotions in the cutest way possible-nyaa!

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Sprint / Google Voice integration has major issues, major lack of support (update: Sprint and Google respond)

Have you tried Sprint’s new Google Voice integration? We know a lot of our readers have — and many of them have had problems, writing in to us to express their displeasure. We started investigating and found a hoard of complaints, and the deeper we looked, the more issues we found. To make matters worse, Sprint has instructed its representatives to refer all Google Voice-related questions to the Google Voice Forum, which for reasons that frustrate us as much as you, Google itself seems to have forgotten exists. Join us for a full investigation into the issues, including voicemail security holes, accounts accidentally crippled by Sprint, and calls overseas that’ll leave you swimming in usage fees.

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Super Mario, Doom II, WoW in Smithsonian show

The public voted to include many predictable titles in the 2012 exhibition of 40 years of gaming, but sports and simulators were left out.

Google Earth gets optimized for Honeycomb tablets, interior photos hit Google Maps next week

There may have been a slight shortage of Honeycomb-optimized apps to go along with the first round of tablets, but things are now starting to pick up a bit, and Google has now filled in one more gap itself. It’s just released a Honeycomb-optimized version of Google Earth, which brings with it support for fully textured 3D buildings that you can view from street level, as well as a new action bar on top that lets you jump between layers and other options. What’s more, Google has also now announced that its new Business Photos feature for Google Maps (Places, specifically) will begin to roll out next week, offering what’s effectively Street View for the inside of retailers and other buildings — with the owner’s permission, of course. Head on past the break for a demonstration of how it will work.

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Five lazy ways to find great live music

CNET’s Donald Bell evaluates five Web sites that provide personalized local concert recommendations based on your iTunes, Facebook, Last.fm, Slacker, or Pandora listening habits.

Hitpad for iPad [App Of The Day]

Have you ever looked at Twitter trending topics or Google Trends and wondered who the heck is that or what in the world are these people talking about? I do that every single day! HitPad explains those trending topics by giving you the relevant news, tweets, videos, pictures and web links about them. Don’t ever feel left out again. More »

Chat up a live parrot on Facebook

Not getting enough Facebook action? No problem. Gigaset’s chatty parrot will be happy to blather with you live on the site to promote the company’s L410 cordless speakerphone clip. Just don’t ask him about his personal life.