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Most Viewed Articles in Technology 1) Scientists have high hopes for corn genome If a biologist had to pick one living thing as the textbook of how genes work, what would it be? 2) AOL plans to cut a third of workforce AOL said Thursday that it plans to reduce its workforce by a third over the next several months. 3)  Chinese cyber-spying grows against U.S: report WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's government appears increasingly to be piercing U.S. government and defense industry computer networks to gather useful data for its military, a congressional advisory panel said on Thursday. 4) CrunchGear Gift Guide 2009: Wireless E-book Readers We're only about five weeks away from Christmas, so now's as good a time as any to talk about (drum roll, please) e-books. Amazon kick-started the e-book market (with apologies to earlier e-book readers) with the introduction of the Kindle in the fall of 2007. Two years later, Barnes and Noble,... 5) French Tweet: Twitter Goes French In Time For LeWeb Earlier this month, Twitter rolled out a Spanish language version of its service. This was the first language to gain native support beyond English and Japanese. Today, it's announcing French support as well. 6) How To Furnish Your Office for Cheap on Craigslist If you're starting a new business, hiring on a shoestring budget, or simply sprucing up your home office, you'll need some new office gear, and you probably won't want to spend much. Believe it or not, Craigslist isn't just for used couches and one-night stands; it's also exceptionally good for... 7) Microsoft offers about 24K training vouchers in NC CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force. 8)  The Google Phone Is Very Real. And It's Coming Soon The debate over Droid v. iPhone rages on, but lots more Android surprises are on the way. Get ready for the Google Phone. It's no longer a myth, it's real. 9) Twitter Now Asks "What's Happening" Twitter has implemented a small change today, which by comparison to Retweets and UI redesigns isn't such a huge deal but it's definitely worth mention. Twitter's prompting question above the box from which you Tweet from has been "What are you doing" since the microblogging platform launched.... 10) Web sites cater to for-sale-by-owner home sellers LOS ANGELES -- Selling a home without a real estate agent can save thousands of dollars in commission fees, but it can also be a painstaking, confusing task. UNSUBSCRIBE | Additional Newsletter Services | Advertising | Subscribe to the Paper | Privacy Policy

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