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More evidence that light at night ups cancer risk

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 07:15
New research out of the University of Haifa shows a clear link between light at night and cancer in mice, with the suppression of melatonin playing a key role.

Toshiba recalls 41,000 laptops for overheating

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 06:53
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says 129 cases of Toshiba Satellite laptops melting from overheating have been reported, but no major injuries.

Apple's Ping seems half-baked at launch

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 06:48
A scanty selection of artists to follow and missed opportunities to encourage user interaction are among the early problems.

The mystery of the disappearing Facebook-Ping integration

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 05:12
On Wednesday, Apple said users of its music social network could find friends via Facebook. But the feature has vanished, apparently over a tiff between the companies.

Survey: E-mail eats up your time off

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:51
Outlook add-in maker Xobni finds Americans and Britons are having trouble getting away from the workplace because of the reach e-mail has into their lives.

Focus EV to use liquid thermal battery control

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:35
Car will take its battery pack temperature, then automatically cool or warm it to optimal temperature range before charging or engaging the battery.

Motor City getting in on electric fever

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:28
Coulomb Technologies installs free public electric-charging station in downtown Detroit as part of ChargePoint America program to encourage EV adoption.

Nigerian scam tops list of decade's online cons

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:16
Notices of winning the lottery and requests from Russian women who want to know you better are also up there on Panda Security's ranking of decade's top Net swindles.

India wants local servers from RIM, Google, Skype

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 03:45
India plans to ask the three companies to set up local servers in the country so that security agencies can monitor customer communications.

All Apple news

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 02:41
A new streaming Apple TV arrives with Netflix as predicted, iOS 4.1 comes with HDR photography and GameCenter, and new iPod Nanos drop the iconic clickwheel.

Navteq tries to make GPS directions more 'human'

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 02:09
Company creates a way to make GPS directions far more understandable to the average driver.

Road Trip Pic of the Week, 9/2: What is this?

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 02:00
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Week challenge.

Cisco buys Arch Rock in smart-grid push

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 01:46
Networking giant to augment its IP-based communications tech with planned purchase of start-up Arch Rock, which makes wireless sensors for buildings, data centers, and utility networks.

Two years on, Chrome reshapes browser market

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 01:37
The influence that Google's browser has had on the market is broader than its actual use. On Chrome's second anniversary, Google releases the sixth stable version.

Google and AOL renew their partnership

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 01:27
The companies say they'll keep their worldwide partnership going for five more years, in an arrangement that now factors in YouTube and mobile search.

Walkman beats iPod in Japan, if only for a moment

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 01:09
Sony's music gadget surpasses Apple's iPod in sales in Japan for the full month of August, coincidentally just ahead of Apple's annual refresh of its music player line.

HP wins 3Par for $2.4 billion

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 00:41
update Dell walks away from the storage company after a bidding war that started at $18 a share and ended up with Hewlett-Packard's winning offer of $33 a share.

Steve Jobs on why no Facebook for Ping

Fri, 09/03/2010 - 00:13
Talks with Facebook about Apple's new Ping music social network fizzled, Jobs says, because Facebook wanted "onerous terms that we could not agree to."

Samsung: Galaxy Tab has leg up on Apple iPad

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 23:36
Korean electronics giant says the features of its Android-based tablet match and sometimes outshine Apple's iPad. Samsung has its work cut out to convince the masses.

Is Apple's iPod tune getting old?

Thu, 09/02/2010 - 22:00
Apple's incredible success in the digital music player category puts it in an odd position. Except for a few minor tweaks of design, it's not clear how much more Apple can do with the category.