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Didn't follow Crave this week? No worries. Here's a quick primer to what you need to know to be the belle of the gadget ball this weekend.

• Why's Hewlett-Packard getting so touchy? Oh, that.

• Kent German met iPhone software 2.2.

• Things got pretty Storm-y Friday.

• New way to control MP3 player: by way of its snout.

• Microsoft's Zune sang a new price tune.

• From here to the Samsung Eternity.

• What would Jesus do with Guitar Praise?

• Eric Franklin dreamed of life in a geeky motorcycle gang.

• We told you which gadgets we're thankful for. … Read more

The biggest search Yahoo is working on involves finding a new CEO.

Eighteen months after returning to the helm of the company he co-founded in 1994, Jerry Yang will step down as chief executive when a replacement is found, the company said. Yang will resume his position as chief Yahoo, the role he had before taking over in 2007 after former CEO Terry Semel departed.

Yahoo has been struggling for months to improve its financial performance, but things have gone from bad to worse for the company this year, and its stock has sunk to less than $10. First, the … Read more

Yeah, we know: You've got grown-up concerns like checking your 401(k) value, and getting advanced tickets to see Quantum of Solace this weekend.

So we understand you probably didn't keep up with Crave as religiously as usual this week. But no worries--we've got a quick roundup of what you missed.

• A $300 laptop before Black Friday?

• A Storm is a-brewin' starting November 21.

• WoW, those are some intricate, well-thought-out costumes.

• American Airlines says it's OK to use your phone as a boarding pass.

• Survey says: the BlackBerry has twice as many issues as the iPhone. … Read more

The ailing economy is rippling through the tech arena in the form of layoffs, cutbacks, and consolidation.

Struggling electronics chain Circuit City announced that it has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, allowing it to hold off creditors while it attempts to restructure its finances. Circuit City on Monday said it has negotiated a commitment for a $1.1 billion debtor-in-possession revolving credit facility to supplement its working capital.

Circuit City announced earlier this month that it would shutter 155 stores and lay off 17 percent of its workforce. The retailer said it will eliminate an additional 700 positions in … Read more

Since absolutely nothing significant took place on the national stage this week, we know you had plenty of free time to pore over Crave posts. On the remote chance that you didn't, here's a quick rundown to keep you up to the minute on all the interesting, weird, and wonderful news we covered.

• It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a Ferrari!

• Toshiba went for the triple play.

• Fujitsu wants you to wake up and smell the asphault.

• Circuit City short-circuited.

• Philips Aurea 42PFL9903D, you light up our life.

• Nike: just wear game-inspired sneakers.

• An … Read more

Google is letting Yahoo go it alone.

Bowing to federal regulators' antitrust concerns, Google pulled the plug on a search-ad partnership with Yahoo that would have given the latter major new revenue.

"After four months of review, including discussions of various possible changes to the agreement, it's clear that government regulators and some advertisers continue to have concerns about the agreement," David Drummond, Google's chief legal officer, said in a blog post Wednesday.

The 10-year deal would have placed Google ads on some Yahoo search results, and the companies would have shared resulting revenue. The deal … Read more

We realize you probably spent a lot of time coming up with your Halloween costume this week (extra bonus points if your creativity went beyond a red power suit, pageant hair, and Tina Fey glasses!). So if you weren't able to keep up with all the goings-on in gadget land over the past five days, no worries, we've got what you need to know right here.

• Prison life just got easier--for the guards at least.

• MP3 player prices are sinking to the bottom of the iriver.

• Showing now, pretty much everywhere: Netflix.

• Hewlett-Packard makes your dream of … Read more

At this year's Professional Developers Conference, Microsoft offers glimpses into the next version of its OS, the next iteration of its productivity suite, and its cloud-computing efforts.

Microsoft announced a version of Windows that runs over the Internet from inside Microsoft's own data centers. Dubbed Windows Azure, it's less a replacement for the operating system that runs on one's own PC than it is an alternative for developers, intended to let them write programs that live inside Microsoft's data centers as opposed to on the servers of a given business.

With the launch of Azure, … Read more

Wow, this week went by really quickly. If you weren't able to keep up with all the goings-on in gadget land over the past five days, no worries, we've got what you need to know right here.

• The new PSP 3000 has a few issues, which Sony blames on the anti-ghosting feature.

• The first Android phone, the G1 from T-Mobile, is looking to invade the iPhone's space. Here at CNET we promptly pitted the two products in a head-to-head speed test--check out who won.

• Survey says: you're kinda irked by a few of the new MacBook features, … Read more