Pre-caffeine: Apple rumors, 'Breaking Bad' breakfast![ Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:04:56 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Here's everything that you need to know before taking that first sip of coffee.

15 magical pieces of tech that need to stop[ Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:28:34 GMT ]They were supposed to make everything better. And maybe they did, a little. But it's time for them to go away now. Sorry, QR codes. It's been real.

Rumor: Apple to announce next iPhone and smaller iPad on Sept. 12[ Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:28:34 GMT ]Circle Sept. 12 on your calendar, Apple fanboys and fangirls. Because rumor is that the next generation iPhone will be announced on that day — along with an "iPad Mini."

8 iPhone and iPad apps for middle school students[ Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:09:35 GMT ]For many kids, middle school is the first time they've gotten to tackle meaty, adult topics in class, whether it's biology or the Civil War. In that spirit, we've compiled a list of eight outstanding educational apps to give your middle school student some extra resources for the new school year.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/XxSozlKk9xc/" target="_blank">AT&T continues eco push with Pantech Renue</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 30 Jul 2012 08:59:38 PDT ]</i><BR>The Pantech Renue has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and helps spearhead AT&T's new eco-ratings standards.

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/9wvJSrlaStE/" target="_blank">16GB Nexus 7 back on Google Play Store</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:10:57 PDT ]</i><BR>Had your heart set on the larger-capacity Nexus 7? It's ready for your money.

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/Zv9Bew7WjG4/" target="_blank">Pilots wanted for giant mech robot Kuratas</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 30 Jul 2012 08:57:42 PDT ]</i><BR>Inspired by animated mecha, Kuratas brings the sensation of piloting a 13-foot combat robot down to Earth.

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Why SpaceX is setting the pace in space race[ Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:13:39 GMT ]The innovative company known as SpaceX has earned a leading role in the next phase of NASA's effort to revive U.S. human spaceflight. Guest commentary by Stewart Money.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/1dwiLzLyWoE/" target="_blank">T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy Note lands August 8 for $250</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 30 Jul 2012 09:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>The Samsung Galaxy Note joins T-Mobile's roster as its largest Android phone.

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Zuckerberg: No Facebook phone[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:30:10 EDT ]So, about all those experts and analysts who've spent the past year or so saying Facebook was going to make a phone. A new expert has stepped forward to say it's not going to happen.

Our life online: Family to revolution[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:31:37 EDT ]CNN asked iReporters to share how the Internet has changed their lives. The responses, which ranged from sharing photos with friends to connecting with family overseas, came from dozens of people around the world.

How to follow Olympics online[ Mon, 30 Jul 2012 07:30:27 EDT ]It would take you almost five solid months -- without sleeping or bathroom breaks -- to watch every sporting event at this year's Summer Olympics. More than 3,500 hours of competition from London will be crammed into just 17 days.

Fighting fire with spacecraft, drones[ Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:45:23 EDT ]Wildfires are fast-moving targets, so one of the most important weapons firefighting teams can have is timely, precise information about where the fire is, where it's likely to spread and what's in its path.

Fans asked to tweet from Olympics only if 'urgent'[ Mon, 30 Jul 2012 11:56:41 EDT ]This is supposed to be the Twitter Olympics, but tweet- and text-clogged networks appear to have caused problems for broadcasters at the London Games.

10 reasons to drop Windows for Mountain Lion[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:16:38 GMT ]I guess you could say I started cheating on Windows back in October of 2010. That’s when Apple debuted the revamped MacBook Air.

Mother Nature's Olympians crowned[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:39:36 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The Olympics is a time to celebrate the world's fastest and strongest humans, but you can rely on conservationists to put the best of human performance in perspective.

How to talk to your Mac: Using diction effectively[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:46:14 GMT ]One of the more useful and interesting features in OS X Mountain Lion is Dictation, which allows you to speak to your Mac and have your words translated to text. It's system-wide, and works in any app where text can be entered.

Google's Death Valley drive with the click of a mouse[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 20:21:39 GMT ]The Google Street View service that has brought us Earth as we might not be able to afford to see it — as well criticism that some scenes along its 5 million miles of the globe's roadways invade privacy — this month has turned its 360-degree cameras on road trips through five national parks in California.

Meteor shower peaks tonight, hampered by moon[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 16:32:10 GMT ]An annual meteor shower peaks this weekend, but skywatchers shouldn't expect too much, experts say.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/iwuzMeTH5Tg/" target="_blank">Fake WikiLeaks op-ed targets New York Times' Bill Keller</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 29 Jul 2012 08:38:29 PDT ]</i><BR>It looks real, but the URL is a giveaway that the Web page did not originate from the people of The New York Times.

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/7saD0Mt47SU/" target="_blank">Why Facebook's CEO ought to tell Wall Street to Zuck off</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 29 Jul 2012 04:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>The tension between short and long-term thinking leads to very different ideas about how Facebook ought to manage its business.

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/VkFiqje-V3g/" target="_blank">Definitive Technology's new monitor speaker rocks the house</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:56:00 PDT ]</i><BR>Def Tech's StudioMonitor 55 not only has the bass response of a much larger speaker, it's a great-sounding speaker, period.

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/jK5fsTtTCvk/" target="_blank">Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/29: What is this?</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest.

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/MM_2MqNu7Ps/" target="_blank">Hackers build private 'Ninja Tel' phone network at Defcon</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 17:47:33 PDT ]</i><BR>Network uses phones running the "Ninja OS," which features innovative apps such as "BoozeFone," where people can exchange beverages using what I dubbed "booze networking."

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Fighting fire with spacecraft, drones[ Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:45:23 EDT ]Wildfires are fast-moving targets, so one of the most important weapons firefighting teams can have is timely, precise information about where the fire is, where it's likely to spread and what's in its path.

How to follow Olympics online[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:30:26 EDT ]It would take you almost five solid months -- without sleeping or bathroom breaks -- to watch every sporting event at this year's Summer Olympics. More than 3,500 hours of competition from London will be crammed into just 17 days.

Zuckerberg: No Facebook phone[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:30:10 EDT ]So, about all those experts and analysts who've spent the past year or so saying Facebook was going to make a phone. A new expert has stepped forward to say it's not going to happen.

Our life online: Family to revolution[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:31:37 EDT ]CNN asked iReporters to share how the Internet has changed their lives. The responses, which ranged from sharing photos with friends to connecting with family overseas, came from dozens of people around the world.

How to follow the London Olympics online[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:47:58 EDT ]It would take you almost five solid months -- without sleeping or bathroom breaks -- to watch every sporting event at this year's Summer Olympics. More than 3,500 hours of competition from London will be crammed into just 17 days.

10 reasons to drop Windows for Mountain Lion[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:16:38 GMT ]I guess you could say I started cheating on Windows back in October of 2010. That’s when Apple debuted the revamped MacBook Air.

Your iris may soon be the target of identity thieves[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:45:07 GMT ]Security researchers have successfully fooled commercial iris-recognition scans with a computer-generated replica of a human eye. The fake iris only takes a few minutes to create, and does not require the original eye to be present.

Mother Nature's Olympians crowned[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:39:36 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The Olympics is a time to celebrate the world's fastest and strongest humans, but you can rely on conservationists to put the best of human performance in perspective.

Twitter bomb joke conviction overturned[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:27:55 GMT ]A British man who joked on Twitter that he would blow up an airport after it closed because of snow has had his conviction for sending a "menacing" message overturned in a landmark ruling for users of social media websites.

How to talk to your Mac: Using diction effectively[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:46:14 GMT ]One of the more useful and interesting features in OS X Mountain Lion is Dictation, which allows you to speak to your Mac and have your words translated to text. It's system-wide, and works in any app where text can be entered.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/Ad4GzG5hGE0/" target="_blank">The Audiophiliac picks 11 of the world's best headphones</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 08:06:00 PDT ]</i><BR>Eleven of the best sounding in-ear, noise-canceling, and audiophile headphones, priced from $22 to $1,945!

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/XfKHiaEHHaw/" target="_blank">This week in Crave: The sporty edition</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 06:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>When we weren't crowdsourcing existential questions this week, we were riding around on a cardboard bicycle and signing our name with our eyes.

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/zVsYEIZsYLc/" target="_blank">In Mojave, the world's most exciting planes take flight</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 04:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>From the Air Force to NASA, commercial airplane storage to the first private spacecraft, the Mojave is the center of aviation. CNET Road Trip 2012 braved the summer heat to check it out.

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/0mw2AETShKk/" target="_blank">Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/28: What is this?</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 07:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest.

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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/StZ9RSflMGo/" target="_blank">The past week's unbeatable tech reviewed</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 28 Jul 2012 04:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>CNET Reviews Editor in Chief Lindsey Turrentine tells you what gear enchanted our editors over the past week, from a wildly extravagant car to a practical OS upgrade.

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How to follow the London Olympics online[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:47:58 EDT ]It would take you almost five solid months -- without sleeping or bathroom breaks -- to watch every sporting event at this year's Summer Olympics. More than 3,500 hours of competition from London will be crammed into just 17 days.

Zuckerberg: No Facebook phone[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:30:10 EDT ]So, about all those experts and analysts who've spent the past year or so saying Facebook was going to make a phone. A new expert has stepped forward to say it's not going to happen.

Our life online: Family to revolution[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:31:37 EDT ]CNN asked iReporters to share how the Internet has changed their lives. The responses, which ranged from sharing photos with friends to connecting with family overseas, came from dozens of people around the world.

Fighting fire with spacecraft, drones[ Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:45:23 EDT ]Wildfires are fast-moving targets, so one of the most important weapons firefighting teams can have is timely, precise information about where the fire is, where it's likely to spread and what's in its path.

How to follow Olympics online[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:30:26 EDT ]It would take you almost five solid months -- without sleeping or bathroom breaks -- to watch every sporting event at this year's Summer Olympics. More than 3,500 hours of competition from London will be crammed into just 17 days.

You can now 'handwrite' your Google searches[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:47:06 GMT ]Google has a knack for coming up with features that you never even realized you need until they exist. Google Handwrite is one of those features.

Twitter bomb joke conviction overturned[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:27:55 GMT ]A British man who joked on Twitter that he would blow up an airport after it closed because of snow has had his conviction for sending a "menacing" message overturned in a landmark ruling for users of social media websites.

Pre-caffeine tech: Sneezing monkeys, super manatees! [ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:15:35 GMT ]Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Here's everything that you need to know before taking that first sip of coffee.

The best prepaid smartphones[ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:27:09 GMT ]Today, you can get a prepaid smartphone that easily competes with contract phones — even a prepaid iPhone. You’ll pay more up front, but entry-level monthly plans are much less.

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