Scratch another MacBook Air rival: HP Envy 13 sales end[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:48:50 PST ]Hewlett-Packard has stopped selling the Envy 13, one of the last 13-inch models from a top-tier PC maker originally conceived as a response to the MacBook Air.

Internet 'kill switch' bill gets a makeover[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:27:40 PST ]Senate "cyberemergency" bill returns, with critics saying tweaks still don't safeguard civil liberties and could lead to Internet takeover.

High and lows from Mobile World Congress[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:11:47 PST ]It was a full Mobile World Congress with plenty of new cell phones, smartphones and tablets. CNET breaks down the high and lows from Barcelona.

Top reviews of the week (photos)[ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 04:00:00 PST ]Here are the new products CNET reviewers liked best, including the 2011 Jaguar XJ Supersport, Motorola i886, and the Nikon Coolpix P7000.

Steve Jobs once rejected my music-subscription pitch[ Sat, 19 Feb 2011 06:26:27 PST ]Jason Hirschhorn remembers pitching Steve Jobs that iTunes and MTV do a music subscription service together. Has Jobs, who wasn't keen on the idea, changed his mind?

AT&T iPhone beats Verizon in 3G speed tests[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:35:23 EST ]The Verizon iPhone and AT&T iPhone have gone head-to-head in thousands of broadband tests, and the numbers tell the story you'd expect: AT&T's network is much faster.

'Sims' creator: Games not for telling stories[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:54:48 EST ]Will Wright wants to tell stories.

Why Watson won't make humanity obsolete -- yet[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:44:46 EST ]Well humans, it's been a good ride, but after being eviscerated by IBM's supercomputer Watson on "Jeopardy!," it's probably time to pack up the truck and let the machines inherit the Earth.

NASA picks Thursday for final Discovery launch[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:44:50 GMT ]NASA will try to launch space shuttle Discovery next week following a four-month delay.

Mom sells kids' toys on eBay as punishment[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:59:17 GMT ]Used to be, kids were made to take a timeout when they acted up, or maybe even a spanking. But now, parents have other options, like selling their treasured toys on eBay as punishment.

When buying a TV, avoid the costly add-ons[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:51:27 GMT ]Believe it or not, that $1,000 TV you're buying probably makes the store only a few dollars. The markup on TVs is very small. But that $100 HDMI cable the salesman sold you? That yields $90-plus in profit, easy.

10 fashions you won't see on the runway[ Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:03:22 GMT ]Slip on a cement dress and Tron sandals, program your LED belt buckle and hit the town. Or go less formal, with a playable instrument shirt and iPhone boxer shorts. Traveling? Don't leave home without your anti-TSA underwear.

Cosmic Log: Bionic arms spread wider[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:32:05 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Nine years after an amputee received the first thought-controlled prosthetic limb, bionic arms are getting stronger ... faster ... better.

An early look at Firefox 5[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:26:32 PST ]Firefox 4 hasn't even gotten a release candidate yet, but that doesn't mean that Mozilla's design team is sitting idly by. In this gallery, we preview some images from Mozilla that showcase what's next for Firefox.

At security confab, Clinton urges risk, investment[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:31:06 PST ]In speech at RSA conference, former President Bill Clinton talks up the value of risk in IT, as well as need for solid public policy to encourage IT growth.

Scratch another MacBook Air rival: HP Envy 13 sales end[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:48:50 PST ]Hewlett-Packard has stopped selling the Envy 13, one of the last 13-inch models from a top-tier PC maker originally conceived as a response to the MacBook Air.

Internet 'kill switch' bill gets a makeover[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:27:40 PST ]Senate "cyberemergency" bill returns, with critics saying tweaks still don't safeguard civil liberties and could lead to Internet takeover.

High and lows from Mobile World Congress[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:11:47 PST ]It was a full Mobile World Congress with plenty of new cell phones, smartphones and tablets. CNET breaks down the high and lows from Barcelona.

AT&T iPhone beats Verizon in 3G speed tests[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:35:23 EST ]The Verizon iPhone and AT&T iPhone have gone head-to-head in thousands of broadband tests, and the numbers tell the story you'd expect: AT&T's network is much faster.

'Sims' creator: Games not for telling stories[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:54:48 EST ]Will Wright wants to tell stories.

Why Watson won't make humanity obsolete -- yet[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:44:46 EST ]Well humans, it's been a good ride, but after being eviscerated by IBM's supercomputer Watson on "Jeopardy!," it's probably time to pack up the truck and let the machines inherit the Earth.

Apple Store employee: Company can be cult-like[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:54:52 GMT ]Apple's notorious veil of secrecy is really a vise of secrecy, so it's quite something that one store employee (anonymously) dished to a publication about working in a company store.

Scant froggy finds spark worries[ Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:23:13 GMT ]Cosmic Log: A global campaign to account for amphibians feared threatened with extinction has yielded a few glimmers of hope amid heaps of concern, scientists say.

Cosmic Log: Visions of science go viral[ Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:58:36 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The winners of one of the world's most prestigious contests for scientific images include views of nasty viruses as well as cool viral videos.

An iPad for $2.82, or illegal gambling?[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:00:55 GMT ]Here's a puzzler: How can a website sell a $10 Walmart gift card for 26 cents and still make money? Or sell an Apple iPod worth $100 for $3.30 and make an enormous profit? Welcome to the wild world of penny auctions, where nothing is quite what it seems and everything costs money — even the bids themselves.

Pre-caffeine: Stupid Internet, smart robots![ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:43:12 GMT ]The latest news on Watson, Facebook, earless cats and more.

PayPal suffers outage[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:30:07 PST ]Online payment service was down for more than an hour today, preventing customers from accessing accounts but apparently not affecting merchants' ability to use PayPal's API.

Comcast launching 24-hour 3D channel Sunday[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:31:50 PST ]The cable provider kicks off its round-the-clock 3D channel with an outdoor NHL game between Calgary and Montreal, followed by a Kings of Leon concert.

Obama dines with Jobs, Zuckerberg, other tech honchos[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:19:36 PST ]At an evening affair in Silicon Valley, the president discusses jobs, education, and R&D with bigwigs including the CEOs of Apple, Facebook, Google, Netflix, and Cisco.

GPS for kids who play hooky[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:19:40 PST ]President Obama names Intel's Paul Otellini to his Council on Jobs, Motorola moves up the launch for its Atrix 4G smartphone, and a pilot program will see if GPS can keep students in school.

Report: Zynga raising cash at $10 billion valuation[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:46:35 PST ]Social-gaming company is potentially worth $10 billion, according to reports on the company's funding efforts, and it could be close to closing a $500 million funding round.

AT&T iPhone beats Verizon in 3G speed tests[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:35:23 EST ]The Verizon iPhone and AT&T iPhone have gone head-to-head in thousands of broadband tests, and the numbers tell the story you'd expect: AT&T's network is much faster.

Is the internet killing empathy?[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:30:08 EST ]A TV news reporter for a Los Angeles station was doing an on-camera report on the Grammy Awards Sunday night, and suddenly her speech became garbled. Was she having a stroke on the air?

'Sims' creator: Games not for telling stories[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:54:48 EST ]Will Wright wants to tell stories.

Photo shows Obama with Jobs, other tech giants[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:29:48 EST ]A photo released by the White House on Friday shows Apple CEO Steve Jobs, along with other tech luminaries, raising a toast with President Barack Obama at a dinner Thursday night in San Francisco.

Apple Store employee: Company can be cult-like[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:54:52 GMT ]Apple's notorious veil of secrecy is really a vise of secrecy, so it's quite something that one store employee (anonymously) dished to a publication about working in a company store.

Scant froggy finds spark worries[ Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:23:13 GMT ]Cosmic Log: A global campaign to account for amphibians feared threatened with extinction has yielded a few glimmers of hope amid heaps of concern, scientists say.

Cosmic Log: Visions of science go viral[ Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:58:36 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The winners of one of the world's most prestigious contests for scientific images include views of nasty viruses as well as cool viral videos.

An iPad for $2.82, or illegal gambling?[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:00:55 GMT ]Here's a puzzler: How can a website sell a $10 Walmart gift card for 26 cents and still make money? Or sell an Apple iPod worth $100 for $3.30 and make an enormous profit? Welcome to the wild world of penny auctions, where nothing is quite what it seems and everything costs money — even the bids themselves.

Pre-caffeine: Stupid Internet, smart robots![ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:43:12 GMT ]The latest news on Watson, Facebook, earless cats and more.

HP chief: We must get products to market faster[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:54:44 PST ]Leo Apotheker tells The Wall Street Journal that one of his company's main weaknesses is its inability to get its most "innovative" products to the market quickly.

PayPal suffers outage[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:30:07 PST ]Online payment service was down for more than an hour today, preventing customers from accessing accounts but apparently not affecting merchants' ability to use PayPal's API.

Comcast launching 24-hour 3D channel Sunday[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:31:50 PST ]The cable provider kicks off its round-the-clock 3D channel with an outdoor NHL game between Calgary and Montreal, followed by a Kings of Leon concert.

Obama dines with Jobs, Zuckerberg, other tech honchos[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:19:36 PST ]At an evening affair in Silicon Valley, the president discusses jobs, education, and R&D with bigwigs including the CEOs of Apple, Facebook, Google, Netflix, and Cisco.

GPS for kids who play hooky[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:19:40 PST ]President Obama names Intel's Paul Otellini to his Council on Jobs, Motorola moves up the launch for its Atrix 4G smartphone, and a pilot program will see if GPS can keep students in school.

AT&T iPhone beats Verizon in 3G speed tests[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:35:23 EST ]The Verizon iPhone and AT&T iPhone have gone head-to-head in thousands of broadband tests, and the numbers tell the story you'd expect: AT&T's network is much faster.

Is the internet killing empathy?[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:30:08 EST ]A TV news reporter for a Los Angeles station was doing an on-camera report on the Grammy Awards Sunday night, and suddenly her speech became garbled. Was she having a stroke on the air?

'Sims' creator: Games not for telling stories[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:54:48 EST ]Will Wright wants to tell stories.

Photo shows Obama with Jobs, other tech giants[ Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:29:48 EST ]A photo released by the White House on Friday shows Apple CEO Steve Jobs, along with other tech luminaries, raising a toast with President Barack Obama at a dinner Thursday night in San Francisco.

Detroit RoboCop statue is go![ Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:27:10 GMT ]Less than 10 days after launching, the "Detroit Needs a Statue of RoboCop" campaign reached its $50,000 goal via the project fundraising website (Thanks, Internet!)