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Sat, 09/04/2010 - 02:21
Facebook gets a new remote log-out security feature; India demands that RIM, Google, and Skype add local servers so it can monitor communications; and a recent Twitpic may spoil Paris Hilton's alibi.
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 02:00
Social-networked iTunes accompanies new iPods, while other companies look for a piece of digital distribution pie. Also: Net neutrality
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 01:17
Social network gets flak from Greenpeace over its planned giant data center in Oregon, but Facebook says its efficiency will be industry-leading.
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 01:01
The new iTunes-based social network is getting hit by comment spam since Apple apparently left it vulnerable through a lack of spam- or URL- filtering, according to Sophos.
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 00:41
The designer of the original GoldenEye game is concerned that Activision won't do the franchise justice in its upcoming remake. And he wants the world to know it.
Sat, 09/04/2010 - 00:28
Proposal for a global "cyberpeace" treaty has met "a lot of resistance" from industrialized nations, says head of U.N.'s International Telecommunication Union.
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 22:00
Toshiba has gone all in for Android. At the IFA electronics show in Berlin, it displayed its Folio tablet and its AC 100 Netbook. Here's how they looked.
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 22:00
In an interview, CNET's Ina Fried speaks with the three filmmakers behind "Catfish"--that other Facebook movie. This one is both a documentary and a thriller.
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 22:00
Also in this week's Ask Maggie advice column find out why Verizon Wireless is able to charge more for its service and why T-Mobile gives customers who don't sign a contract a break on their monthly fees.
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 22:00
The tablet will cost 399 to 499 euros in Europe when it goes on sale later this year. Here's a hands-on look at it and Toshiba's AC100 Android Netbook.
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 21:21
The new nHD model of the Pico DLP line has better optical performance and lower power consumption, Texas Instruments says.
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 20:32
The SD Association should rev its flash card specification in 2011 with faster cards arriving the year after. Also at IFA, Toshiba announces faster cards using today's SD technology.
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 11:47
Despite claiming a rather nifty Chanel bag containing cocaine was not hers, it seems the dazzling socialite tweeted a picture of a bag that looks spectacularly similar more than a month ago.
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:12
Space agency hopes to send a spacecraft into the solar atmosphere by 2018.
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 09:53
A few days after AT&T said its push toward "paid prioritization" of network traffic is backed by technical standards, the Internet's primary standards body disagrees.
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 09:48
Film's producers subpoena Qwest Communications for Denver man's records, apparently overcoming legal challenges in their pursuit of alleged file sharers.
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 08:54
Consumer Watchdog produced two cartoony ads slamming Google CEO Eric Schmidt as part of an effort to build support for a "do not track" list.
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 07:32
However, the utility's customer service is faulty, according to an independent review of the controversial yet pioneering smart-meter program.
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 07:30
Facebook users who log in from multiple devices will soon have a way to make sure they are only logged in on the computer they are currently using.
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 07:17
Fastest-growing PC company of the last few years stumbles during the second quarter. Observers say it has to do with Acer's reliance on notebook sales as desktops gain.