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| | | Intel has a shot at tablet success on Android in the wake of the slow start of the Motorola Xoom and the Samsung Galaxy Tab, which are based on chip technology that competes with Intel products. | | | | | |
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| | | Forget what you learned when you were a kid--because it's wrong. Ditto for what most scientists assumed as well. | | | | | |
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| | | Robo Games are powering up in Northern California this weekend. The competition, now in its eighth year, attracts teams from all over the world, each hoping their homemade robot will out-duel the others. CNET's Kara Tsuboi reports. | | | | | |
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| | | Research in Motion is considering whether to make a play for Nortel's wireless patent portfolio. Google has already bid $900 million for the collection of 6,000 wireless patents. | | | | | |
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| | | To celebrate Charlie Chaplin's 122nd birthday, Google's Doodle team created its first-ever silent film project, a homage to the actor's famous hobo character updated for a modern world. | | | | | |
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| | | RIM's co-CEO Jim Balsillie talked up the company's prospects despite shrinking market share at a party to launch the new Playbook tablet. | | | | | |
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| | | In between boasting of the carrier's green initiatives and introducing the new Samsung Replenish, Sprint CEO criticized the proposed merger between AT&T and T-Mobile. | | | | | |
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| | | Indictment accuses offshore companies of laundering money through fake online merchants to circumvent federal law prohibiting online gambling enterprises. | | | | | |
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| | | A Pennsylvania man has sued Apple for not doing enough to prevent children from running up huge in-app purchase bills in iPhone, iPad games. | | | | | |
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| | | Ford released its list of the top 25 electric-vehicle-ready cities in the U.S. | | | | | |
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| | | Most Volt owners probably apply the driving habits long practiced by hybrid owners, like braking and accelerating gently, to conserve energy and maximize battery power. But they may not know that small choices, like how they choose to warm the Volt's interior on a chilly day, also makes a difference in how far they can go on battery power alone. | | | | | |
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| | | At the Edison Awards ceremony last week, I got a chance to chat with Tony Posawatz, vehicle line manager for the Volt, about demographics, range anxiety, and why people complain about the Volt's fuel economy. | | | | | |
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| | | Symantec's Norton 2012 betas make minor improvements to last year's highly-regarded Norton Internet Security and Norton AntiVirus, but they're still worth checking out. | | | | | |
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| | | A nuclear expert with Physicians for Social Responsibility says there is no "safe" level of radiation. | | | | | |
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| | | A series of public meetings on so-called "trusted identities" proposal for cybersecurity ID is planned, followed by pilot projects next year. | | | | | |
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| | | Selling for $1.99, Tweetbot is the newest iPhone app to challenge Twitter's official app for the hearts and minds of mobile tweeters. | | | | | |
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| | | External cybercrime is likely to pose a greater danger to many companies than insider threats over the next few years, according to Cyber-Ark survey of IT staff and top executives. | | | | | |
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| | | A senior senator is readying legislation to end tax-free Internet shopping, and Cisco kills the Flip. Also: Apple announces Final Cut Pro X. | | | | | |
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| | | Wizards hurl spells, knights heft their swords and orcs cling to the ramparts at the Dungeons & Dragon-themed Boo Rochman Memorial Park in Carbondale, Ill. | | | | | |
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| | | Strap on your breastplate, loose your broadsword, and step into a magical paean to Dungeons & Dragons outside Carbondale, Ill. | | | | | |
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| | | Mobile and PC movie service mSpot says customers can pay between $4.99 and $15.99 per month to get discounts on rentals. | | | | | |
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| | | With demand for the iPhone stronger than expected, Apple's second-quarter revenues should surpass $24 billion, according to J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz. | | | | | |
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| | | New rules in Europe prevent Net advertisers from tracking you sans permission, you can now control your Netflix queue via Microsoft Kinect, and Toshiba announces hard drives that self-erase in the wrong hands. | | | | | |
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| | | A California woman sues Match.com after an alleged sexual assault by a man she met through the site. She argues that Match.com should have a process to screen out convicted sex offenders. | | | | | |
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| | | Flurry Analytics says the DS's share of the mobile gaming market is headed sharply downward as consumers turn to smartphone-centric games like Angry Birds. | | | | | |
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| | | In the wake of problems involving faked certificates, the browser maker wants certificate authorities to adopt a standard on baseline requirements to ensure trustworthiness. | | | | | |
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| | | Company is still far behind Nintendo in console shipments and Microsoft in motion-accessory shipments. | | | | | |
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| | | Though game software took a hit in March, sales of consoles and accessories were up, according to NPD. Also: the Nintendo 3DS enters the fray. | | | | | |
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| | | A packed house in Hong Kong bathes in the joy of the world's first 3D porn movie, the artistically stimulating "3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy." | | | | | |
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| | | Apple this week gave users a sneak peek at Final Cut Pro X, the next version of Final Cut Pro due this June. What's new? And how does this stack up against existing versions of the software? Read CNET's FAQ to find out. | | | | | |
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| | | Tiny amounts of radiation from the stricken nuclear power plant have spread across the Pacific. An expert from Columbia's Center for Radiological Research assesses the health risks. | | | | | |
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| | | This week's Ask Maggie offers some advice to Flip camera customers who are wondering what to do now that Cisco has canceled the product. | | | | | |
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