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Paris' Twitpic troubles

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.

Week in review: Apple harvests iPods, Apple TV

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

Facebook reacts to Greenpeace anticoal campaign

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.

Apple's Ping dinged by spam

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.

Harsh words from GoldenEye 64 designer

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.

U.N. exec: Cyberwar could be 'worse than tsunami'

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.

Toshiba's Android embrace at IFA (photos)

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.

How 'Catfish' filmmakers took Facebook plunge (Q&A)

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.

Ask Maggie: On buggy Android upgrades

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.

Toshiba debuts Android-powered Folio 100 tablet

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.

TI reveals new, teensy projector chip

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.

SD revamp to triple flash card speeds in 2012

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.

Paris Hilton busted by Twitter pic?

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.

NASA planning mission to visit the sun

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:12
Space agency hopes to send a spacecraft into the solar atmosphere by 2018.

IETF: AT&T's Net neutrality claim is 'misleading'

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.

Here come 'Hurt Locker' file-sharing subpoenas

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.

Google's Schmidt mocked in Times Square ads

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.

Audit finds PG&E smart meters accurate

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.

Facebook adds new remote log-out security feature

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.

Acer comes back down to earth, Dell rises

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.