Week in review: Microsoft too close for Apple's comfort?

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	Week in review: Microsoft too close for Apple's comfort? Software giant plans to open retail stores near Apple's, while Apple reportedly wants Microsoft's TV spots axed. Also: Better tech times on the horizon? Read full story Steven Musil CNET News.com Video of the week Gates' physics lesson Bill Gates explains why he spent his own money to put classic physics lectures on the Web. Watch this video Most popular stories 1.  First Microsoft retail stores to open this fall 2.  Bill Gates offers the world a physics lesson 3.  Moon missions past, present, and future 4.  Smart meters cracking into U.S. homes 5.  A Harvard homecoming for Facebook tell-all 6.  Lessons from Twitter's security breach 7.  Facebook hits a quarter billion users 8.  Bing claims 8 percent rise in users during June 9.  Google has itself 'a very good quarter' 10.  PC market improvement on the horizon Multimedia 1.  Audio slideshow: 0th, the band that Skypes 2.  Video: NASA's lost video of original moonwalk 3.  Loaded: Pre nuptial 4.  Video: Touch-screen features in Windows 7 Top photo galleries 1.  Apollo 11's landscapes and moon rocks 2.  Mystery, grandeur and beauty at Glacier National Park 3.  GE's smart grid kitchen of the future 4.  The Apollo 11 moon landing 5.  Smokejumpers preparing for fire battles 6.  Heaven and 'Hell' at 8,000 feet 7.  Games Michael Jackson played Crave The decade's 25 biggest tech flops David Carnoy After nearly 10 years of working at CNET, executive editor David Carnoy looks back at the most hyped tech products that didn't pan out as planned--or just flat-out bombed. Read more DeLorme Mapping Street Atlas - Rating: Vendor: Buy now, only: $54.99 Breville Ikon Stainless Steel Rating: Vendor: Buy now, only: $279.95 Top-rated reviews of the week 1.  Asus Eee PC T91 (black) 2.  Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot C905 3.  2010 Ford Taurus SHO 4.  Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR (with 8GB SDHC card) 5.  Alienware M17x Gaming Laptop Computer (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300, 500GB HDD, 8GB) 6.  RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 - silver (Verizon Wireless) 7.  Pioneer AVIC-U310BT 8.  Haier America Ibiza Trainer (2GB, blue) 9.  Sony Alpha DSLR-A230 (with 18-55mm and 55-200mm lenses) 10.  Samsung Highlight SGH-T749 - fire (T-Mobile) l   Related Newsletters Stay informed on the tech topics that matter to you most CNET offers a wide variety of newsletters on everything from tech industry news to the latest games and gear. Browse the entire list now. Manage newsletters More from CNET News  Today on News  Business Tech  Cutting Edge  Wirelesss  Security  Digital Media  Crave  Markets  Blogs  Webware  Photo Galleries  Recent Videos
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