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Tuesday, June 30

How I became a walking hot spot
road trip CNET News' Daniel Terdiman arrives in Aspen with an iPhone but no battery life, but he's able to create an itinerant Wi-Fi hot spot for an iPod Touch.
• Road Trip 2009 hits 1,000 miles
• More from Road Trip 2009

Firefox 3.5: Excellent, but no 'Web upgrade'
hands-on New release brings the second-most popular browser up to speed with current browsing technology and trends, and perhaps nudges it ahead of the competition.
• Firefox faces challengers
• Screenshots of Firefox 3.5

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Cisco guns for Microsoft in collaboration market
Cisco is adding new functions in its WebEx service that could threaten Microsoft's own business collaboration efforts.
• Video: Cisco CEO calls video the killer app
(Posted in Business Tech by Marguerite Reardon)

Questing for gear in hopping Ho Chi Minh City
You can basically find all you need, especially in terms of technology, in District 1 of Ho Chi Minh City. And it's all within walking distance.
(Posted in Crave by Dong Ngo)

Yahoo redesigns data center, ditches carbon offsets
A new data center in Lockport, N.Y., is part of a strategy that Yahoo believes will allow it to end carbon offset purchases to reach carbon-neutral status.
(Posted in Green Tech by Tom Krazit)

Joost bows to YouTube, gives up consumer video
It's the first bust for Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, the duo that gave us Skype and Kazaa. Joost is dropping consumer service to focus on video platforms.
(Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

Yahoo enables twittering via Flickr
For those who want another way to keep their Twitter feed fed, Yahoo's photo-sharing site now has a direct conduit to the microblogging service.
• Yahoo winding down Maven Networks
(Posted in Webware by Stephen Shankland)

Browse the Web, get a Nickleback
Microsoft and Live Nation are teaming on custom versions of Internet Explorer that tie in with two of the promoter's concert tours.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

'Accidental Billionaires' is deliberately careful8 hours, 43 minutes ago
A scandalous tell-all about Facebook's early days? Alas, Ben Mezrich's tale isn't so titillating. That's either because of the threat of lawsuits, or Mark Zuckerberg isn't exactly tabloid-caliber to begin with.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

LogMeIn IPO: Is it financially sound?
Remote-desktop service LogMeIn is looking to go public. But does it have the financial stability to make it big on Nasdaq? Here's a rundown of its balance sheet and projections.
(Posted in Webware by Don Reisinger)

Stallman warns of Mono 'risk'
The GNU project founder has urged developers to drop use of the open-source toolset, saying it could expose their work to legal action from Microsoft.
(Posted in Security by Matthew Broersma)

China delays rule for Net-screening software
Beijing postpones a requirement that PC makers preinstall Green Dam software for filtering Internet content. But it may be just a temporary reprieve.
(Posted in Politics and Law by Stephen Shankland)

Dashboard shows where feds' IT tax dollars go
The U.S. government launches new Web tool, called IT Dashboard, that promises more transparency into its budget for information technology.
(Posted in Politics and Law by Lance Whitney)

FAQ: Making sense of Windows 7 upgrades
faq The basics and the fine print on Microsoft's options for those eyeing the next operating system from Redmond.
• Windows 7 preorder a hit
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

Maine: A MacBook for each student in grades 7-12
The state's Department of Education commits to providing a notebook to every public-school student from middle school to high school, purchasing tens of thousands of the Apple laptops.
(Posted in Apple by Jim Dalrymple)

Monday, June 29

Social networks married to the mob
Mobster-themed apps bring the tactics of multiplayer role-playing games, once the domain of mega-nerds, into the mainstream. But is it a sustainable business?

From iPhone pitches to VC prospects
q&a Off to a new gig as a venture capitalist, Bob Borchers reflects on his time as Apple's iPhone marketing head and on the state of the mobile phone biz.

Just in

Facebook names a CFO, at last
David Ebersman, former chief financial officer of Genentech, takes over the CFO role at Facebook in September. He replaces Gideon Yu, who left this spring.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

Windows 7 preorder a hit--on Amazon
The option to order the new Microsoft operating system early, and at a substantial discount, proves tempting for many users of the online megaretailer and other electronics sellers.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

Online electronics stores caught in fraud
Seven Brooklyn-based electronics retailers operating more than 40 Web sites are fined for fraudulent practices, including bait-and-switch tactics.
(Posted in Crave by David Katzmaier)

Samsung breaks Netbook mold with Nvidia chip
Nvidia confirms Monday that Samsung will bring out a Netbook based on Nvidia's Ion chipset, another design that breaks the Netbook mold.
(Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

Apple's Steve Jobs back at work
The company's chief executive has officially returned from a six-month medical leave of absence.
(Posted in Apple by Erica Ogg)

Humor video highlights Bing's challenge
CollegeHumor.com mocks Bing's ad campaign, suggesting the revamped search engine lets you Google things with Bing. It also pinpoints Microsoft's uphill battle in search.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

Google move paves way for Firefox on Android
Mozilla likes the idea of bringing its browser to Google's mobile phone operating system, and the release of the Native Development Kit could make that possible.(Posted in Webware by Stephen Shankland)

New solar airplane unveiled in Switzerland
The Solar Impluse HB-SIA is designed to fly day and night without fuel. A prototype is scheduled for a test flight before the end of the year.(Posted in Cutting Edge by Lance Whitney)

For games, no big rush to speedy iPhone 3GS
The latest Apple phone is a hot ticket, but some game makers say it's still a niche product representing just a fraction of the market they're looking for.(Posted in Apple by Erica Ogg)

Algae farm aims to turn carbon dioxide into fuel
Dow Chemical's long-term interest in the ethanol produced by the algae is as a replacement for natural gas to make plastic.
(From The New York Times)

Firefighters face off in national contest
road trip As part of the nationwide Firefighter Combat Challenge, teams of firefighters showed up at the U.S. Air Force Academy for two days of gear-laden racing.
• Photos: Contest pits firefighter against firefighter
• More of Road Trip 2009(Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

NY mayor: Info to the people will improve gov't
Michael Bloomberg kicks off the Personal Democracy Forum conference by suggesting that governments will run more smoothly by making information more readily available to the people--the same concept that made him a billionaire.(Posted in Politics and Law by Caroline McCarthy)

OLPC operating system free on a stick
Sugar Labs, which builds the XO-1 OS for One Laptop Per Child machines, is offering it for free downloading onto any USB stick greater than 1GB.(Posted in Business Tech by Victoria Ho)

Sunday, June 28

Report: Sony considers adding phone to PSP
Sony is reportedly looking into making a combination gadget that would meld its PlayStation Portable gaming system with cell phone technology from Sony Ericsson.
(Posted in Crave by Jennifer Guevin)

Is Apple's Mac Mini a MacBook inside?
Apple's latest Mac Mini desktop uses parts designed for mobile PCs, according to a piece-by-piece breakdown by iSuppli.
(Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

Windows 7 pricing, upgrade programs set
Software maker will let consumers preorder Windows 7 at a big discount, while offering permanent prices at or below the retail prices for Windows Vista.
• More on Windows 7 upgrades
• What PC makers are paying

A ham radio weekend for talking to the moon
In a worldwide event, amateur radio operators will talk to each other by bouncing their messages off the craggy face of the moon.
(From The New York Times)

EPA accused of suppressing report skeptical of global warming
A series of e-mail messages from the Environmental Protection Agency shows manager told a researcher his 98-page report on climate change would not be disseminated. The EPA says it acted properly.
(Posted in Politics and Law by Declan McCullagh)

Delta 4 rocket boosts weather satellite into orbit
Delayed a day by stormy weather, a United Launch Alliance Delta 4 rocket boosted a new hurricane-tracking weather satellite into space Saturday.
(Posted in The Space Shot by William Harwood)

America's Fortress: Cheyenne Mountain, NORAD live on
Despite common public belief that operations at Cheyenne Mountain have shut down, the facility--famously associated with NORAD--is fully operational and packed with critical U.S. military and defense agencies ready to withstand the worst case scenario.
• Photos: Inside Cheyenne Mountain
• More of Road Trip 2009
(Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

Saturday, June 27

Can the Internet handle big breaking news?
CNET News' Tom Krazit and Declan McCullagh debate whether the tendency of Web sites to stagger under high demand can be avoided, or is even that big of a problem.
• Jackson popular on iTunes, YouTube
• Google thought traffic was attack
(Posted in Digital Media by Tom Krazit)

Move objects with brainwave-reading Mindflex
Mattel's sci-fi holiday toy makes balls float using the power of brainwaves. Crave straps itself in and gives Mindflex a whirl. Hello, mind control!
(Posted in Crave by Scott Stein)

Setback for IBM in bid to block Dell hire
A court denies IBM's request for an injunction against Dell's hire of its former acquisitions chief.
(Posted in Business Tech by Erica Ogg)

Top-rated reviews of the week
photos CNET Reviews checks out the Asus Eee PC 1005HA laptop, the Canon FS200 camcorder, the Nokia N97 smartphone, and more.

Apple triples stake in U.K. chip company
Apple increases its investment in Imagination Technologies, the company that makes graphics technology for the iPhone 3G S.
(Posted in Apple by Jim Dalrymple)

ICANN names new CEO
Rod Beckstrom, a former U.S. cybersecurity official, will lead the organization that manages Internet domain names and addresses.
(Posted in Politics and Law by Lance Whitney)

Apple confirms it banned iPhone porn app
Developer seemed to indicate he asked for his softcore porn iPhone app to be removed due to server overload, but Apple tells a different story.
• Friday Poll: Which Android app will Google ban first?
(Posted in Apple by Jim Dalrymple)

Friday, June 26

HP calculators reborn on iPhone, Windows
Hewlett-Packard has given new life to its calculator history through applications for the iPhone and Windows. They're practical, but not particularly cheap.

Thumbing Windows 7 onto Netbooks
Microsoft may sell Windows 7 on a thumb drive in order to allow Netbook owners to upgrade to the new version of the operating system, CNET News has learned.
• What PC makers are paying
• Pricing, upgrade programs set
• More on Windows 7 upgrades

Apple triples stake in U.K. chip company
Apple increases its investment in Imagination Technologies, the company that makes graphics technology for the iPhone 3G S.
(Posted in Apple by Jim Dalrymple)

Jackson death won't affect a Beatles-iTunes deal
Michael Jackson never stood in the way of the Beatles music going digital, says sources who add that his company, Sony/ATV, welcomed a deal.
• Michael Jackson's death roils Wikipedia
• News sites swamped following Jackson's death
(Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

ICANN names new CEO
Rod Beckstrom, a former U.S. cybersecurity official, will lead the organization that manages Internet domain names and addresses.
(Posted in Politics and Law by Lance Whitney)

Apple confirms it banned iPhone porn app
Developer seemed to indicate he asked for his softcore porn iPhone app to be removed due to server overload, but Apple tells a different story.
(Posted in Apple by Jim Dalrymple)

Air Force Academy 'welcomes' new students
road trip For the 1,376 basic cadets who reported for duty Thursday at the U.S. Air Force Academy, the next four years will be about keeping impossibly high standards and trying to avoid getting screamed at.
• Photos: Official screaming
• More Road Trip 2009
(Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

Couple sues Apple over iTunes gift cards
An Illinois couple is suing because Apple advertises its iTunes gift cards as selling songs for 99 cents a pop. However, some songs actually cost $1.29.
(Posted in Apple by Jim Dalrymple)

In wake of loss, Palm looks to Pre as savior
Revenue and earnings plummeted in the quarter that ended before the Palm Pre went on sale, but execs expect the new smartphone to spur a revival.
(Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

Android developers get native-code kit
The software kit will let coders create parts of their Android 1.5 applications outside the Dalvik virtual machine, using languages such as C and C++.
• Google Voice takes a step toward launch
(Posted in Wireless by David Meyer)

Beijing adding more curbs to Net access
As part of its latest crackdown on porn and on political dissent, China moves to block access to medical research papers on sexual subjects.
The New York Times

Expert: China's Green Dam software is unsafe
Poor programming practices in Chinese-mandated Green Dam filtering software put users at risk of compromise, security expert says.
• Green Dam exploit in the wild
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

Gartner: PC sales to pick up by end of the year
Shipments will be down 6 percent this year compared to 2008, but positive growth is expected for 2010.
(Posted in Business Tech by Erica Ogg)

Sirius must raise prices to pay music royalties
The Copyright Royalty Board has raised music royalty fees and the satellite radio provider will pass those costs on to customers starting next month.
(Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

Thursday, June 25

What PC makers are paying for Windows 7
Microsoft will price the pro version of Windows 7 the same as with Vista. The Home Premium version will cost less than Vista, but more than Vista Basic.
• Pricing, upgrade programs set
• More on Windows 7 upgrades

Cracking open the iPhone 3GS
photos We take apart the newest addition to the iPhone family to see what makes it tick.
• iPhone app goes topless
• iPhone 3G S: The sum of its parts

Just in

Michael Jackson's death roils Wikipedia
Scores of users insert reports of Michael Jackson's death into entries about him in the online encyclopedia, which are deleted, re-inserted, and deleted again.
• News sites swamped following Jackson's death
(Posted in Digital Media by Declan McCullagh)

Expert: China's Green Dam software is unsafe
Poor programming practices in Chinese-mandated Green Dam filtering software put users at risk of compromise, security expert says.
• Green Dam exploit in the wild
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

Gartner: PC sales to pick up by end of the year
Shipments will be down 6 percent this year compared to 2008, but positive growth is expected for 2010.
(Posted in Business Tech by Erica Ogg)

Phase One to absorb high-end Kodak photo assets
Chipmaking economics have clouded the future of high-end medium-format photography. Phase One has a rescue plan for Kodak's Leaf product line, though.
(Posted in Underexposed by Stephen Shankland)

Yahoo shareholders content to wait and see
Carol Bartz's honeymoon as Yahoo's new CEO showed no signs of coming to an end Thursday during her first shareholder meeting.
(Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

Sirius must raise prices to pay music royalties
The Copyright Royalty Board has raised music royalty fees and the satellite radio provider will pass those costs on to customers starting next month.
(Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

Finjan offers free SecureTwitter browser plug-in
New SecureTwitter plug-in can protect people from worms, Trojans, and other malware attacks spread through Twitter, Gmail, MySpace, and other sites.
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

Kayak broadside hits Microsoft's search redesign
Does the new look of Microsoft's Bing travel search tool veer too close to that of search engine Kayak.com? Kayak thinks so.
(Posted in Webware by Josh Lowensohn)

Google Voice takes a step toward launch
Google begins fulfilling people's requests to join Google Voice, its service for unifying multiple phone numbers and simplifying voice mail, as it preps for its public launch.
(Posted in Webware by Stephen Shankland)

Firefox 3.5 gets a third release candidate
Despite hoping that Firefox 3.5 would only receive one release candidate, Mozilla has now published Firefox 3.5 RC 3. Few details have been offered on what's changed.
(Posted in The Download Blog by Seth Rosenblatt)

What happened to Mars?
road trip University of Colorado is studying whether changes in Mars' atmosphere affected its ability to support life.
• More Road Trip 2009
(Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

MPAA says patent attempt saps RealDVD argument
Movie studios allege patent application filed by RealNetworks proves company misled the court about circumventing copy protection measures.
(Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

Wednesday, June 24

Transitioning to a post-peak oil world
road trip A Boulder, Colo., nonprofit is urging communities across the country and the world to prepare for the chaos that could come from the end of cheap oil.
• More Road Trip 2009

Adrian Lamo, hacker philosopher
q&a Dubbed the "homeless hacker" by the media, Adrian Lamo's unauthorized penetration testing led to his arrest, but some his acts were more performance art than crime.
• Q&A: Kevin Mitnick
• Q&A: Mark Abene

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Hospital confirms Steve Jobs' liver transplant
Apple's CEO "has an excellent prognosis" after undergoing liver transplant surgery about two months ago at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, doctor says.
• Reports: Steve Jobs returns to Apple
(Posted in Apple by Steven Musil)

Oracle beats expectations as sales, earnings dip
The business software giant says it's pleased with performance on both the top and bottom lines, especially in light of the troubled global economy.
(Posted in Business Tech by Lance Whitney)

Microsoft dials Hohm to cut home energy use
Microsoft gets into the smart grid starting at home with a Web application that gives consumers information and tips for saving electricity and natural gas.
(Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

Facebook movie pinning down director, cast
"Fight Club" director David Fincher is reportedly in advanced talks to take on the movie based on the forthcoming book "The Accidental Billionaires," Variety reports.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

What Intel, Nokia gain in mobile reboot
analysis Chip giant and mobile handset maker have more than a few holes in their respective collections of mobile technologies. How far will this go to plug the holes and take them to the next technology plane?
• What does Intel-Nokia deal mean for Symbian?
• Intel forms pact with Nokia
(Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

AT&T's 3G upgrades to improve iPhone service
An AT&T representative told the blog Gearlog that upgrades to its network should help resolve issues with iPhone 3G service.
(Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

Google to highlight Web's need for speed
Everybody hates slow Web pages. Google plans to unveil a new Web site designed to educate Web publishers on ways to make their pages faster and more powerful.
(Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

Free Windows 7 won't last forever
Just a reminder that you only have until August 15 to download the free release candidate version. Also, life is going to start getting annoying for those still using the Windows 7 beta.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

Facebook, Twitter coming to Vizio TVs
The U.S.-based HDTV maker elaborates on the types of Web widgets available on its Internet-connected TVs.
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)

Green-car loans awarded to Ford, Nissan, Tesla
The U.S. government's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program is designed to promote the development of fuel-efficient cars.
(Posted in The Car Tech blog by Wayne Cunningham)

Boeing delays 1st flight of Dreamliner
The delay, to reinforce an area on the body of the new jet, is the latest setback in a program that is considered crucial to Boeing's future.
(From The New York Times)

Report: Motorola Android phones in the works
Motorola is hoping Android will help it win a greater slice of the cell phone market, according to The Wall Street Journal. The devices are due by the end of the year.
• T-Mobile announces second Google phone
(Posted in Wireless by Lance Whitney)

Stern blames 'rights' for iPhone app no-show
Howard Stern discusses why his show isn't available on the Sirius XM iPhone app. It seems that his $100 million-per-year salary isn't enough for inclusion in an iPhone app.
• Sirius XM's latest blunder: Its iPhone app
(Posted in The Digital Home by Don Reisinger)

Tuesday, June 23

From 'Phiber Optik' to security guru
q&a The activities of Mark Abene, aka hacker "Phiber Optik," made him a media darling and inspired a book, but now he spends his time protecting computer networks

What Intel, Nokia gainin mobile reboot

analysis Chip giant and mobile handset maker have more than a few holes in their respective collections of mobile technologies. How far will this go to plug the holes and take them to the next technology plane?
• Intel forms pact with Nokia

Just in

AT&T's 3G upgrades to improve iPhone service
An AT&T representative told the blog Gearlog that upgrades to its network should help resolve issues with iPhone 3G service.
(Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

Google to highlight Web's need for speed
Everybody hates slow Web pages. Google plans to unveil a new Web site designed to educate Web publishers on ways to make their pages faster and more powerful.
(Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

Free Windows 7 won't last forever
Just a reminder that you only have until August 15 to download the free release candidate version. Also, life is going to start getting annoying for those still using the Windows 7 beta.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

Boeing delays 1st flight of Dreamliner
The delay, to reinforce an area on the body of the new jet, is the latest setback in a program that is considered crucial to Boeing's future.
(From The New York Times)

Facebook, Twitter coming to Vizio TVs
The U.S.-based HDTV maker elaborates on the types of Web widgets available on its Internet-connected TVs.
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)

Green-car loans awarded to Ford, Nissan, Tesla
The U.S. government's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program is designed to promote the development of fuel-efficient cars.
(Posted in The Car Tech blog by Wayne Cunningham)

Reports: Steve Jobs returns to Apple
Apple employees and a reporter say they saw Apple's CEO at company headquarters. The sightings come just days after a report surfaced that he may have had a liver transplant.
• Jobs: Over 1 million new iPhones sold
• Apple's secrecy on products and top executives
• Podcast: What Jobs' transplant means for Apple
(Posted in Apple by Jim Dalrymple)

Touring the ultimate 'green' house
road trip At 8,000 feet, the Rocky Mountain Institute demonstrates just how efficient residential living can be.
• Photos: An uberefficient house
• More Road Trip
(Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

Tech giants deny helping Iran eavesdrop
A Nokia-Siemens joint venture denies allegations it provided Internet wiretapping gear to Iran, leaving many to wonder who's aiding the Internet snoops? Or are their Net restrictions entirely homemade?
(Posted in Politics and Law by Declan McCullagh)

Report: Motorola Android phones in the works
Motorola is hoping Android will help it win a greater slice of the cell phone market, according to The Wall Street Journal. The devices are due by the end of the year.
• T-Mobile announces second Google phone
(Posted in Wireless by Lance Whitney)

Stern blames 'rights' for iPhone app no-show
Howard Stern discusses why his show isn't available on the Sirius XM iPhone app. It seems that his $100 million-per-year salary isn't enough for inclusion in an iPhone app.
• Sirius XM's latest blunder: Its iPhone app
(Posted in The Digital Home by Don Reisinger)

MySpace slashing two-thirds of international staff
Social-networking giant, which announced 500 jobs cuts in the United States last week, says it will lay off 300 workers in its overseas offices.
(Posted in Digital Media by Natalie Weinstein)

Monday, June 22

Tweeting, video chatting atop North America
road trip CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman uses Inmarsat's BGAN mobile satellite modem to conduct a video chat at 14,264 feet. Live-blogging falls victim to the elements.
• Photos: Tech gear for the road
• More Road Trip 2009

What Jobs' transplant means for Apple
podcast CNET's Rafe Needleman and Tom Krazit discuss the ongoing issues involving Steve Jobs' health, following a report that he underwent major surgery this spring.
• Report: Steve Jobs had liver transplant

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Paul Allen wants to clean your Outlook in-box
The Microsoft co-founder is backing a product, Xiant Filer, that helps sort through e-mail.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

Twitter will flood you with sponsor offers. Or not
One of the site's investors details a coupon- or offer-based business model to The New York Times. Then one of Twitter's founders obliquely denies it.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

Kaiser's window to health care's future
A nondescript office park building in San Leandro, Calif., houses the latest in medical gadgetry. Let us tour you around.
• Photos: Kaiser's high-tech health care
(Posted in Cutting Edge by Dara Kerr)

T-Mobile announces second Google phone
Summer 2009 is shaping up to be the season of the smartphone, as one device is launched after another. Next up is T-Mobile's Google Android phone, the myTouch.
(Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

Jobs: Over 1 million new iPhones sold
In his first public statement since early this year, Apple's CEO says that more than 1 million new iPhone 3G S smartphones were sold since Friday.
• Report: Steve Jobs had liver transplant
• Apple's $30 apology for iPhone activation delays?
• Complete iPhone coverage
(Posted in Apple by Lance Whitney)

Report: Joost CEO a candidate for ITV job
Joost chief Mike Volpi is said to be in the running for top spot at Brit broadcasting network, as video site continues to be eclipsed by YouTube and Hulu.
(Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

The hacking career of Kevin Mitnick
q&a How a teen's quest to hack his cell phone led to corporate network break-ins, jail time, and rebirth a security consultant.
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

Google social-tech evangelist leaving company
Kevin Marks, one of Google's leading public voices on social-networking standards and technology such as its OpenSocial effort, is leaving the company.
(Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

'Find My iPhone' works great, but is easily disabled
The MobileMe service for iPhone users that lets them find their device if lost or stolen proved useful over the weekend, but it's still quite easy for thieves to turn off.
(Posted in Webware by Josh Lowensohn)

Yahoo rolling out DIY display ads
By making it easier for small advertisers to get into the display ad game, Yahoo hopes it can add revenue that tends to flow to search ads, which are not its strong suit.
(Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

Large Hadron Collider restart pushed back
The restart of CERN's flagship particle accelerator, which was taken out of commission last September, is now slated for October.
(Posted in Cutting Edge by Tom Espiner)

New Facebook blog: We can hack your profile
People behind the blog, FBHive, say they alerted Facebook to a new security hole several weeks ago but that the social network has not done anything about it. Facebook now says it has solved the problem.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

Sunday, June 21

Electric cars seen as killer app for smart grid
Utilities plan to use smart-grid technology to tap into the stored electricity of plug-in electric vehicles in exchange for an electricity rate discount for car owners.

AT&T playing gatekeeper to Wireless Web?
The Net Neutrality debate is going mobile, as a consumer group questions why AT&T is limiting one streaming video app for the iPhone while letting another be used freely.

Just in

Report: Steve Jobs had liver transplant
Apple's CEO, who has been on medical leave for the past six months, had a liver transplant two months ago in Tennessee, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
(Posted in Apple by Steven Musil)

Twitter on barricades in Iran: 6 lessons learned
The Iranian protests reveal a great deal about the power and weaknesses of the microblogging service.
• Google, Facebook rush Iranian language support
• With Iran crisis, Twitter's youth is over
• Iranians bypass Net censors
(From The New York Times)

Bozeman to job seekers: We won't seek passwords
Under scrutiny, Montana city reverses long-standing policy that job applicants provide user names and passwords to sites like Facebook and MySpace.
(Posted in Politics and Law by Natalie Weinstein)

Microsoft confirms Nvidia 'Tegra' for Zune HD
Company says battery life and graphics acceleration convinced it to go with Nvidia's first processor built for power-frugal handhelds.
(Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

Saturday, June 20

Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the iPhone 3G S, MSI GT725-212US laptop, and the 2009 Mercedes-Benz S550.
• Week in review: Twittering for Tehran
• This week in Crave: It's not all about you, iPhone

Bankruptcy could protect Jammie Thomas
Appeals decision could require the music industry, which she owes $1.92 million, to prove malicious intent in bankruptcy court. That would be tough, say attorneys.
• Jammie Thomas must pay RIAA $1.92 million
(Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

Type in your e-mail address, give up friends' too
Contact scraping is a growing phenomenon in which social-networking sites trick you into entering your credentials and then sweep your contact list and send everyone an invitation to join too.
(From The New York Times)

Smaller crowds line up for iPhone 3G S on first day
The turnout is noticeably less frenzied and the activation problems that plagued last year's iPhone 3G launch appeared a thing of the past.
• Scattered activation problems during iPhone launch
• Photos: iPhone 3G S launch day
• Video: iPhone 3G S launch in New York City
• Full coverage: iPhone OS 3.0 and iPhone 3G S
(Posted in Apple by Erica Ogg)

Google testing out new format for search ads
Certain U.S. advertisers are being invited to a beta program that will test the effectiveness of search ads with additional information, such as pictures and prices, beyond text.
(Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

The garage where the HP legend began
Before Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak got Apple started in a Silicon Valley garage, another pair of entrepreneurs used a humble workspace to launch a tech company.
• Photos: Inside the HP Garage
(Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

Road Trip 2009: Across the Rockies and Great Plains
Once again, CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman unleashes his inner Kerouac in search of insights into tech and the world at large.
• Photos: Tech gear for the road
• Road Trip 2009
(Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

MSN revamp to include stronger Bing ties
In addition to freshening up the portal's look, Microsoft also wants MSN to drive more traffic to the company's Bing search engine.
• Microsoft looks to give MSN fresh wings
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

China to Google: No porn, or else
Google confirmed the government rapped its knuckles over auto-suggested salacious search terms, yet still won't confirm China ordered similar measures for Tiananmen.
(Posted in Digital Media by Tom Krazit)

Friday, June 19

Smaller crowds for iPhone 3G S first day
The turnout is much less frenzied, and the activation problems that plagued last year's iPhone 3G launch seem a thing of the past.
• Scattered activation problems
• Photos: iPhone 3G S launch day
• Video: iPhone launch in New York
• Full coverage: iPhone OS 3.0 and iPhone 3G S

Road Trip 2009: North from Denver
Once again, CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman unleashes his inner Kerouac in search of insights into tech and the world at large.
• Photos: Tech gear for the road
• Road Trip 2009

Just in

Google testing out new format for search ads

 Shuttle fueling test planned to assess leak fix

 Firefox 3.5 almost here

 Lifestream Backup archives your online life

WebOS 1.0.3 update available now for Palm Pre

 Why video can transform the Wikipedia experience

 CNET News Daily Podcast: What's next for file-sharer Jammie Thomas?

Bankruptcy could protect Jammie Thomas
Appeals decision could require the music industry, which she owes $1.92 million, to prove malicious intent in bankruptcy court. That would be tough, say attorneys.
• Jammie Thomas must pay RIAA $1.92 million
(Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

MSN revamp to include stronger Bing ties
In addition to freshening up the portal's look, Microsoft also wants MSN to drive more traffic to the company's Bing search engine.
• Microsoft looks to give MSN fresh wings
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

The garage where the HP legend began
Before Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak got Apple started in a Silicon Valley garage, another pair of entrepreneurs used a humble workspace to launch a tech company.
• Photos: Inside the HP Garage
(Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

Solar tiles that offer style
Building-integrated photovoltaics won't make your inner architecture critic wince, but you may have to make a trade-off on efficiency.
(Posted in Green Tech by Candace Lombardi)

China to Google: No porn, or else
Google confirmed the government rapped its knuckles over auto-suggested salacious search terms, yet still won't confirm China ordered similar measures for Tiananmen.
(Posted in Digital Media by Tom Krazit)

Google, Facebook rush Iranian language support
To facilitate communication in Iran's native tongue, Google hastily adds translation support for Farsi, or Persian, while Facebook makes its site available to native speakers.
• With Iran crisis, Twitter's youth is over
• Iranians bypass Net censors
(Posted in Politics and Law by Stephen Shankland)

Friday Poll: And for Twitter's next trick...
Twitter seems to be showing everywhere these days--even in the most unexpected places, like a Commodore 64. Where will the microblogging service appear next? Vote in our poll.
(Posted in Crave by Matt Hickey)

Socialcast rolls out workplace 'discovery engine'
Socialcast, now less of a Twitter competitor than a workflow aggregator, continues to refine its product for businesses.
• Will Google Wave reshape enterprise IT?
(Posted in Webware by Rafe Needleman)

Is AT&T playing gatekeeper to the Wireless Web?
The Net Neutrality debate is going mobile, as a consumer group questions why AT&T is limiting one streaming video app for the iPhone while allowing another to be used freely.
(Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

Sony beefs up Blu-ray strategy
New real-time movie database, called MovieIQ, will be included with several new Blu-ray Disc releases this fall. Plus, a new Blu-ray-enabled notebook.
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)

Smart grid--the next green-tech bubble?
IT heavyweights and start-ups are eying stimulus money to modernize the grid but there's some concern that too much money and hype could lead to inflated expectations.
(Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

Thursday, June 18

Court orders defendant to pay RIAA $1.9 million
Jury says Jammie Thomas-Rasset must pay $80,000 for each of the 24 songs Thomas is accused of stealing.

AT&T playing gatekeeper to the Wireless Web?
The Net Neutrality debate is going mobile, as a consumer group questions why AT&T is limiting one streaming video app for the iPhone while allowing another to be used freely.

Just in

Sony beefs up Blu-ray strategy
New real-time movie database, called MovieIQ, will be included with several new Blu-ray Disc releases this fall. Plus, a new Blu-ray-enabled notebook.
(Posted in Crave by Erica Ogg)

Crowdsourcing a video game's design
Can design by committee make for a fun, cohesive game, or just another tragedy of the commons? Roundhouse Interactive and Frima Studio aim to find out.
(Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

Senior Xbox exec returning to Electronic Arts
John Schappert, who began his video game industry career at Electronic Arts, left the company in 2007 to be a corporate VP at Microsoft. He's now going back to EA as COO.
(Posted in Gaming and Culture by Daniel Terdiman)

A facelift for Facebook in-boxes, but is it enough?
The new look for Facebook's messaging feature will make it possible for members to flag spam and filter by unread messages, but most of other changes are cosmetic.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

BlackBerry shipments boost RIM earnings
Revenue was just a hair below analyst expectations but profit was higher than expected, as RIM looks forward into a crowded summer for the smartphone market.
(Posted in Wireless by Tom Krazit)

Will crowds flock to iPhone 3G S on Friday?
This year's launch of the latest model iPhone could be different since many people are not yet eligible to upgrade their phone through their carrier.
• AT&T loosens upgrade policy
• Full coverage: Apple iPhone
(Posted in Apple by Erica Ogg)

Microsoft's free anti-malware beta to arrive next week
Free anti-malware service, which is replacing Microsoft's subscription-based suite, will be available for public beta on Tuesday.
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

Battle of the $300 Netbooks
You want a super-cheap laptop? Let's see what $300 can get you in a Netbook.
(Posted in Crave by Scott Stein)

Google revs up smart charging for plug-ins
As part of its work with plug-in electric vehicles, Google is testing software designed to let cars recharge without stressing the grid.
(Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

That e-mail attachment is not a Twitter invite
Symantec says fake Twitter invite that comes with an attachment is a mass-mailing worm, which gathers e-mail addresses from compromised PCs.
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

Artisan chocolate makers get techie
At Tcho's new high-tech chocolate factory in San Francisco, there's a taste of Silicon Valley's sensibility in every bite of the company's epicurean treats.
• Photos: Tcho, where Willy Wonka meets technology
• Video: A recipe for high-tech chocolate
(Posted in Cutting Edge by Dara Kerr)

Google Book Search gets a face-lift
New search features improve the experience of searching for terms within Google's library of books and magazines, as well as linking to pages from external blogs.
• Google looks to fast-track employee ideas
(Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

Home broadband Internet use on the rise
Some 63 percent of U.S consumers have broadband Net access--up from 55 percent a year ago--with strong growth among seniors, poor, according to Pew study.
(Posted in Wireless by Lance Whitney)

Wednesday, June 17

Iranians find ways to bypass Net censors
Proxy servers, Tor, Firefox plug-ins: the technological arsenal that Iranian Internet users deployed against the country's legendary Net censors.

CNET Review: iPhone 3G S
It doesn't offer quite the same leap that the iPhone 3G offered over the first model, but the latest Apple handset still is a compelling upgrade for some users.
• Full coverage: Apple iPhone
• iPhone OS 3.0 now available

Just in

Web standards group scrutinizing Apple patent
The W3C seeks prior art in an effort to get a handle on an Apple patent that could hold back the consortium's work to standardize Web applications.
(Posted in Apple by Stephen Shankland)

Search leaders debate semantics
Everyone agrees that semantic search technology--the notion of correctly assessing a searcher's intent--holds promise, and maybe money.
(Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

AMD, Congo, and the perils of code names
AMD moves to retire "Congo" code name quickly after bloggers complain about link to country suffering epidemic of sexual violence and war.
(Posted in Business Tech by Elinor Mills)

Report: Nvidia Tegra chip inside Zune HD
The rumors appear to be true: Microsoft's Zune HD will use Nvidia's Tegra processor.
(Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

AT&T loosens its iPhone 3G S upgrade policy
Carrier has come around and will now offer some existing iPhone 3G customers a better upgrade price for the new iPhone 3G S.
(Posted in Apple by Jim Dalrymple)

Scattered reports of iPhone OS 3.0 update problems
Most iPhone and iPod Touch users say they've had success in updating their devices with the new operating system, but a smattering have hit roadblocks.
(Posted in Apple by Erica Ogg)

Recession trips up the robot revolution
Yes, our robot companions are still coming. But a report from NextGen Research shows that consumer-bots are vulnerable to macroeconomic potholes.
(Posted in Cutting Edge by Jonathan Skillings)

Intel spells out Core i3, i5, i7 branding
The branding gets simplified into entry-level, midlevel, and high-level segments. Plus, how that fits in with the Lynnfield, Clarksfield, Arrandale, and Clarkdale processors.
(Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

Microsoft posts teaser for Office 2010
The software maker posts a movie trailer-like video for the next version of Office as well as a "behind the scenes" interview that pokes fun at recent links.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

IBM investing $100 million in mobile research
With high consumer and business use of mobile devices, Big Blue says it will spend the money over next five years to improve and advance on-the-go communications.
(Posted in Wireless by Lance Whitney)

Change: Apple stores to open early Friday
Company stores will open at 7 a.m.--an hour earlier than previously announced--to accommodate the first day of iPhone 3G S sales.
(Posted in Apple by Erica Ogg)

Microsoft's Bing has a second good week
ComScore reports that Bing continued to tick up in market share in the past week and is now up about 3 percentage points from where Microsoft was pre-Bing.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

State Dept. comments on 'talks' with Twitter
A requested delay in the site's scheduled downtime was solely to keep an important communication channel alive for Iranian citizens, the State Department says.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

Tuesday, June 16

Snow Leopard features hint at Apple tablet
Some of the upgrades to Mac OS X show that Apple could be headed toward software that would translate well to a larger touchscreen device.

MySpace cuts U.S. staff by 30 percent
Once the social-networking leader, the News Corp. unit announces a "return to start-up culture" that involves cutting nearly a third of its U.S. staff.

Just in

Google considers request to boost privacy
After more than three dozen security experts ask Google to offer encryption by default for Gmail and other apps, Google says it is considering doing just that if the apps don't slow down too much as a result.
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

Windows 7 may have limited XP downgrade rights
Key analyst says Microsoft plans to only allow those who buy Windows 7 machines during its first six months of life to go back to XP. A headache for businesses?
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

AT&T and Verizon deny price-fixing accusations
Company executives go to Capitol Hill to defend themselves against claims they have been colluding to fix prices on text messaging rates.
(Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

Report: State Dept. urged Twitter to reschedule maintenance
A planned downtime was rescheduled at the request of U.S. government authorities who say they want to keep communication channels active during the political upheaval following the Iranian elections.
• Twitterverse working to confuse Iranian censors
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

Morro screenshots reportedly leaked; Will it be cloud-based?
Windows enthusiast blog posts what are supposedly leaked screenshots of Microsoft's new Morro free security offering. ZDNet blog says it will be cloud-based.
• Windows 7 may have limited XP downgrade rights
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

Nvidia CEO says 'Tegra,' Apple future of computing
At company's analyst day, Jen-Hsun Huang says future will make the graphics processor the equal of processors made by Intel, citing Apple as an early indicator.
(Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

Google's censorship struggles continue in China
At some point before the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Google changed its method for censoring search results. It refuses to discuss the new method.
(Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

Firefox 3.5 'Web upgrade' planned for end of June
With Firefox 3.5, Mozilla hopes to "upgrade the Web" with new features such as faster performance, built-in video, and new graphics technology.
(Posted in Webware by Stephen Shankland)

Dasient helps Web sites avoid blacklists, malware
Start-up launched by ex-Googlers is offering a free alert service for when sites are blacklisted for hosting malware, as well as a fee-based malware-monitoring service.
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

Yahoo-Microsoft deal less likely, analyst says
The likelihood of a search partnership has dropped in recent weeks and is now just 50-50, says Collins Stewart analyst in a research note.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

Moore's Law limit hit by 2014?
The high cost of semiconductor manufacturing equipment is making continued chipmaking advancements too expensive, threatening Moore's Law, according to iSuppli.
(Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

Monday, June 15

A 10 percent solution for renewable energy
The U.S. can get 10 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020 using existing tech, new report says. Going further won't be so easy.
• ZETA's push for 'net zero' homes

Google Book Search: A legal thriller?
A controversial deal with authors and publishers might have settled matters, but federal scrutiny raises new obstacles for Google's digital library hopes.

Just in

Google Voice: Bring us your number?

 Microsoft to announce Azure business plan next month

 Five things still missing from Apple MacBooks

 Gartner: Android 'snappy'--Windows 7 less so

 YouTube users can pick their poison with ads

 CNET News Daily Podcast: Iranian protests hit social networks

 Decision maker Hunch.com opens up

iPhone 3G S begins shipping
Customers report shipping notices from Apple confirming the iPhone 3G S is on the way.
• Microsoft: No iPhone reimbursements for workers
(Posted in Apple by Jim Dalrymple)

Sunday, June 14

Browser-less Windows 7: Who wins, who loses
Microsoft's move to offer Windows 7 in Europe without a browser could help rivals and mean added bucks for PC makers, but will consumers get a raw deal?
• EU responds to browser move
• Opera lashes out over removal
• Europe to get Windows 7 sans browser

Cracking open the Palm Pre
photos TechRepublic pries open the Pre to see how the insides of the buzz-worthy new smartphone stack up against the iPhone.
• Full coverage: Palm Pre

Just in

Does Bing have Google running scared?
Microsoft's rival search engine has so upset Google co-founder Sergey Brin that he has top engineers working on "urgent upgrades," according to a report in the New York Post.
(Posted in Microsoft by Steven Musil)

Twitterverse slams CNN's Iran absence
The network that became famous by having reporters on the ground as bombs fell on Baghdad in 1991 missed the boat on the Iranian riots, and Twitter users noticed.
(Posted in Webware by Daniel Terdiman)

The tweet smell of success
A spot on Twitter's "suggested user" list can mean an audience of more than 500,000 followers, and publicity hounds are already trying to game the system.
(From The New York Times)

Saturday, June 13

The day after the DTV transition
The DTV transition has come and gone and the world did not end. But FCC officials say their work will continue to make sure no one is left behind.
(Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

NASA kick-starting lunar science
At the Lunar Science Institute in Silicon Valley, the space agency is conducting and funding the research that will help make it possible to bring man back to the moon.
• Images: Lunar science takes off at NASA
(Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

Facebook username land grab: Yawn
Guess what? The servers stayed up and nothing exploded when Facebook's vanity URL program went live Friday night.
• A users' guide to personalizing your Facebook URL
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

New ARM chips headed for iPhone, Palm Pre?
The company that designs chips for the world's smartphones says handset makers will deliver faster models next year based on multil-core processors.
(Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

Shuttle Endeavour grounded by hydrogen leak
Launch of the shuttle Endeavour is off until Wednesday at the earliest because of a hydrogen leak. NASA now must resolve a conflict between Endeavour and a high-priority moon mission.
(Posted in The Space Shot by William Harwood)

'Spam king' could face charges in Facebook case
Judge refers suit against self-described "spam king" Sanford Wallace to the U.S. Attorney's office for possible criminal proceedings.
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

Is the Twitpocalypse nigh? Update: Mostly no
Twitterati are readying for when the number of tweets sent passes the 2,147,483,647 mark, the maximum value of a 32-bit signed integer.
(Posted in Webware by Rafe Needleman)

Amazon to pay $51 million to settle Toys 'R' Us suit
Retailer said it will pay "unexpected" sum in third quarter to settle 2004 suit over partnerships terms.
(Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

Rocking social media on Road Trip 2009
Wherein the author turns to the experts to learn how to best utilize Internet-based tools to expand, and maintain, an audience for his annual CNET Road Trip project.
(Posted in Geek Gestalt by Daniel Terdiman)

Longtime Microsoft executive leaving company
Microsoft confirmed on Friday that longtime executive Sanjay Parthasarathy is retiring from the software maker in September after 19 years.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

Friday, June 12

Sweet charity for Microsoft and IE 8?
The software maker will donate meals to a food bank for each person that downloads its new browser through a special Web site.
• Who wins, loses with IE-free Windows

Rocking social media on Road Trip 2009
Wherein the author turns to the experts to learn how to best use Web-based tools to build, and keep, an audience for his annual CNET Road Trip project.

Just in

 DTV transition update: New York City

 Caterpillar D7E: Move earth and save the Earth

 Longtime Microsoft executive leaving company

 Is the Twitpocalypse nigh?

 Amazon to pay $51 million to settle Toys 'R' Us suit

'Spam king' could face criminal charges in Facebook case
Judge refers suit against self-described "spam king" Sanford Wallace to the U.S. Attorney's office for possible criminal proceedings.
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

Is the Twitpocalypse nigh?
Twitterati are readying for when the number of tweets sent passes the 2,147,483,647 mark, the maximum value of a 32-bit signed integer.
(Posted in Webware by Rafe Needleman)

Amazon to pay $51 million to settle Toys 'R' Us suit
Retailer said it will pay "unexpected" sum in third quarter to settle 2004 suit.
(Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

Longtime Microsoft executive leaving company
Microsoft confirmed on Friday that longtime executive Sanjay Parthasarathy is retiring from the software maker in September after 19 years.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)


The skinny on power management in Windows 7
Microsoft has gotten religion on energy efficiency and Windows by enhancing the default power management features for end users and IT pros, company executives say.
(Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

Deduping: Killer app behind battle for Data Domain
Process known as data deduplication is white-hot. So hot that Data Domain, virtually unknown outside the storage world, is deemed worth some $1.9 billion.
(Posted in Data-driven by John Webster)

A users' guide to personalizing your Facebook URL
What's exactly going to happen when Facebook starts letting all 200-plus million of its members create custom URLs for their profiles? Here are our best guesses.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

Twitter power players get shiny 'verified' badges
Under legal pressure, the site has started rolling out a background-checking system so that prominent users can prove that accounts belong to them.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

Apple preps new retail store design in Ariz.
Apple will showcase a new retail design in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Friday when it opens a new store that features some firsts for the company.
(Posted in Apple by Jim Dalrymple)

Video game industry sales sink 23 percent
May's lackluster also marks the first time since August 2007 that the industry's monthly sales dip below $1 billion in the U.S., NPD says.
(Posted in Gaming and Culture by Lance Whitney)

DTV transition update: New York City
CNET provides a quick status of which analog stations have--and have not--already dropped off the map. Let us know how the transition is going in your area.
(Posted in Crave by John P. Falcone)

The botnet threat in China's censorship software
Programming errors in the Beijing-mandated Green Dam filtering software could let bad guys take control of PCs using it.
(Posted in Security by Tom Espiner)

Thursday, June 11

Browser-less Windows 7: Who wins, who loses
Microsoft's move to offer Windows 7 in Europe without a browser could help rivals and mean added bucks for PC makers, but will consumers get a raw deal?
• EU responds to browser move
• Opera lashes out over removal
• Europe to get Windows 7 sans browser

Cracking open the Palm Pre
photos TechRepublic pries open the Pre to see how the insides of the buzz-worthy new smartphone stack up against the iPhone.
• Full coverage: Palm Pre

Just in

Judge tosses Nintendo Wii patent suit

 EU responds to Microsoft's browser move

 Photos: Cracking open the Palm Pre

 What happened to the HP Voodoo laptop?

 Virgin Mobile to offer pay-as-you-go broadband

 Two new Mac attacks surface

 Yahoo names Altera's Morse as CFO

Virgin Mobile to offer pay-as-you-go broadband
The prepaid market has come to mobile broadband with Virgin Mobile USA's new Broadband2Go service.
(Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

Two new Mac attacks surface
Trojans target Mac OS users, including one hidden in a porn site.
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

Yahoo names Altera's Morse as CFO
Morse will replace the outgoing Blake Jorgenson at the end of the month, becoming CEO Carol Bartz's most high-profile hire to date in her six months at the helm.
(Posted in Digital Media by Tom Krazit)

Jammie Thomas suffers pretrial setback
Federal judge has denied a motion made by defendant's lawyers to suppress evidence gathered by MediaSentry. Judge also won't allow her to argue fair use.
(Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

Yes, Virginia, the DTV transition still isn't over
Friday marks the day that full-power TV broadcasters will finally stop sending analog signals and will transmit only digital signals.
(Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

IBM atomic probe gets newly sensitive touch
IBM's atomic force microscope now can distinguish charged gold atoms from neutral ones. Big Blue hopes that will help with nanocomputing and solar energy research.
(Posted in Cutting Edge by Stephen Shankland)

AOL thinks local, acquires Patch and Going
The purchase of the two companies--one of which was founded by new AOL CEO Tim Armstrong--aims to beef up the conglomerate's offering of local services.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

Google Native Client grows out of research phase
Satisfied with its security approach, Google has begun broader development of its technology for more powerful Web applications. Next: building into Chrome.
(Posted in Webware by Stephen Shankland)

Dell selling downloadable Microsoft software
Dell becomes first non-Microsoft vendor to sell downloadable Microsoft software. Microsoft Office to join other companies' products at Dell Download store.
(Posted in Microsoft by Lance Whitney)

How Intuit managed to hold off Microsoft
Scott Cook was one of the first executives to go head-to-head on Redmond's home turf and live to tell about it.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

7 things electronics salespeople won't tell you
CNET's Sharon Vaknin, a former Best Buy employee, has a few opinions to share that you'll want to read before your next gadget-purchasing trip.
(Posted in Crave by Sharon Vaknin)

Former Tesla CEO sues company, Elon Musk
In a complaint, onetime CEO Martin Eberhard says he wants to set the record straight and restore his reputation. He's also unhappy about the Roadster he got.
(Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

The many ways to access Wolfram Alpha
Latest Wolfram Alpha blog shows you several "cool" ways to access the site, from toolbar buttons to dashboard widgets. Follow me as I take them for a spin.
(Posted in Cutting Edge by Lance Whitney)

Wednesday, June 10

Palm picks new pilot to run company
Ed Colligan is stepping down as chief of the smartphone maker, and Jon Rubinstein takes over, just days after the launch of the high-profile Pre.

Google polishes antitrust defense
A month-long appeal to paint Google as a friendly face in a big Internet comes to San Francisco in a potential preview of Google's anti-antitrust talking points.

Just in

Microsoft to discontinue MS Money
The software maker has notified financial institutions that it plans to stop selling its long-running personal finance program, CNET News has learned.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

IAC's Diller: The iPhone is our crystal ball
Apple's ubiquitous handset is the best indicator of how people will pay for media content in the near future, says the InterActiveCorp CEO at the Advertising 2.0 conference.
(Posted in Digital Media by Caroline McCarthy)

What's your identity fraud risk level?
Free My ID Score service assesses how at risk consumers are of being victims of identity fraud.
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

2.8 million not ready for DTV transition
As the June 12 deadline for the digital-TV switch approaches, the number of homes not ready represents 2.5 percent of the market, according to a report by Nielsen.
(Posted in Digital Media by Lance Whitney)

Apple selling iPhone 3G S at 8 a.m. June 19, AT&T at 7 a.m.
Attention dedicated iPhone line-waiters: Apple releases the specific time the latest version of the device will be available to purchase, AT&T pre-order customers get theirs an hour earlier.
(Posted in Apple by Erica Ogg)

Neste biodiesel passes Mercedes truck test
Pilot project claims significant carbon dioxide reduction with trucks and buses running on diesel fuel made from sustainable biomass.
(Posted in Green Tech by Candace Lombardi)

Apple finalizes PowerPC divorce with OS upgrade
Mac OS X 10.6 won't work on PowerPC-based Macs. But Apple picked a good moment to put its foot down and focus on multicore chips of the future.
(Posted in Apple by Stephen Shankland)

Reports: DOJ steps up probe of Google Books deal
Justice Department sends formal requests for information to publishers involved in the settlement, possibly signaling the agency's opposition.
(Posted in Digital Media by Steven Musil)

The velvet rope: 10 exclusive tech betas
Remember when the private beta was something special? We do. Here are 10 sites that brought it back in the past two years.
(Posted in Webware by Rafe Needleman)

NASA hacker McKinnon 'at risk,' lawyer says
At a hearing in London, the defense argues that Gary McKinnon could suffer "psychotic disruption" if his pending extradition to the U.S. is upheld.
(Posted in Security by Tom Espiner)

Will Apple offer ratings for iPhone games?
The president of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board says that it's a "no-brainer" for iPhone games to be rated the same way console or PC games are.
(Posted in Gaming and Culture by Daniel Terdiman)

Chilirec records Net radio music to your PC
Swedish start-up's software records music from Internet radio stations based on your music preferences, legally and for free.
(Posted in Digital Media by Mats Lewan)

Microsoft takes aim at fake antivirus program
As part of Patch Tuesday Microsoft adds a fake antivirus program to items targeted by its Malicious Software Removal Tool.
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

Tuesday, June 09

The gap in Apple's MacBook lineup
After Monday's announcements, there are no longer any unibody MacBooks, only MacBook Pro models. It raises questions about the future of the company's laptop lineup.

$700 for Nokia's new phone. Are they nuts?
The N97 smartphone hits U.S. shores Tuesday with a whopping $700 price tag. That doesn't bode well against the likes of the Pre and the iPhone.
• iPhone 3G S First Take
• Sprint's Palm Pre splash

Just in

Google's Schmidt dings Bing
Despite calling an executive committee meeting on Microsoft's new search engine, Google CEO shows no signs he's worried about Bing competition.
(Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

Facebook vanity URLs coming this weekend
Let the land grab begin: At midnight Eastern time on Saturday, Facebook members will be given the option to customize the URLs to their profiles.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

Google: Escape Exchange via Outlook plug-in
As part of its quest to get business customers to move their e-mail services to Google, the company has come up with a way to sync Outlook clients and Gmail servers.
(Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

Microsoft spins out software protection tech
The software maker, which already licenses out its product activation and licensing technology to other firms, is now creating a separate company to handle the task.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

T-Mobile: Network wasn't hacked or breached
Data posted by someone claiming to have hacked into T-Mobile's network is real but is not customer data, the phone company says.
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

TI chips power Palm Pre, sales growth
Texas Instruments raised its outlook for the second quarter. Sales are being driven, in part, by growth for high-end smartphones like the Palm Pre.
(Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

GM names former AT&T chief as chairman
Edward E. Whitacre Jr. will head a recast board to oversee the "New GM" that will emerge from bankruptcy.
(From The New York Times)

Best upgrade: Mac OS X vs. Windows 7?
Apple and Microsoft are both going to release major operating systems this year, but who offers the best upgrade.
(Posted in Apple by Jim Dalrymple)

Spam shrinks after Pricewert shutdown
Botnets appear to have suffered a big blow with the shutdown of Pricewert, resulting in the reduction of spam activities by 15 percent globally.
(Posted in Security by Dong Ngo)

Cisco, Silver Spring land smart-grid deals
Duke Energy picks Cisco to supply networking gear and home energy management systems, while Chicago-based utility ComEd picks Silverspring Networks and GE.
(Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

Microsoft gets Bing bump, ComScore says
Early results show Microsoft gaining about two points of search market share, but will the improvement last?
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

Can Apple beat the too-expensive rap?
At WWDC, Apple reveals new pricing that shows it's being realistic about the economy and competition.
• iPhone 3G S First Take
• Apple refreshes iPhones, MacBooks, OS X
• WWDC 2009: Complete coverage
(Posted in Apple by Erica Ogg)

Wolfram Alpha rolls out core updates
The mathematically inclined search engine gets slew of core updates to its search engine. But it can't make a Big Mac sound appetizing.
(Posted in Cutting Edge by Lance Whitney)

Monday, June 08

WWDC: Apple unveils the iPhone 3G S
The design stays the same, but what's inside is entirely new; the S stands for "speed." Plus: updates to MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Snow Leopard, and Safari.
• WWDC 2009: Complete coverage
• New iPhone sports new camera, video

Pirate Party to board European Parliament
In Sunday's elections, the Swedish Pirate Party gains a seat in Brussels on its program of reforming copyright law and getting rid of the patent system.

Just in

Apple: Next Mac OS X unlocks chip power
Snow Leopard features tech called Grand Central Dispatch to better tap into multicore chip power. Also: OpenCL for doing calculations on a graphics chip.
(Posted in Apple by Stephen Shankland)

Apple bashes Windows 7, talks Snow Leopard
As part of the WWDC 2009 keynote, Apple's Bertrand Serlet takes a few swipes at the competition and talks about the next version of Mac OS X.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

Intel funds mobile WiMax effort in Japan
Intel Capital announces a $43 million investment in UQ Communications, which is deploying the mobile variant of the wireless technology.
(Posted in Wireless by David Meyer)

Stimulus funds spent to keep Sun Belt cool
Substantial questions have been raised over a $5 billion government effort to help states in hot climates save on air-conditioning.
(From The New York Times

T-Mobile investigates possible security breach
An anonymous poster sends a message to the mailing list Full Disclosure claiming to have stolen T-Mobile customer and confidential company information.
(Posted in Security by Marguerite Reardon)

GM opens auto battery research plant
New research and development facility in Michigan will allow GM to test lithium ion battery packs for the Chevy Volt as well as other energy storage systems.
(Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

Windows 7 not likely to jolt PC market
Speaking at an investor conference, Microsoft's Bill Veghte says history suggests that any bump to the PC market from a new OS will be a modest one.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

Ahoy! Pirate Party gets berth in Euro Parliament
In Sunday's elections, the Swedish Pirate Party gains a seat in Brussels on its program of reforming copyright law and getting rid of the patent system.
(Posted in Politics and Law by Mats Lewan)

Sun investors to vote on Oracle on July 16
Proxy statement points to mid-July for vote on proposed merger with Oracle, and reveals some tidbits on acquisition talks and potential executive severance pay.
(Posted in Business Tech by Lance Whitney)

Rambus drops some patent claims against Nvidia
It asks the International Trade Commission to terminate a probe of Nvidia relating to four patents in an ongoing case.
(Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

Old-school word nerds meet the digital age
Wordnik, a new start-up that was inspired by a TED talk about the shortcomings of online dictionaries, addresses the problem with aggregated data and social media.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

Report: China to require censorship software
Government to require all PCs sold in China to be shipped with software that blocks access to certain Web sites, according to The Wall Street Journal.
(Posted in Digital Media by Steven Musil)

N.Y. Internet Week: All in the same boat
The mood at the annual digital-culture confab was one of cautious optimism and camaraderie--except when it was clear there are still lots of unknowns.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

Sunday, June 07

Palm Pre's big day
The long-awaited smartphone finally arrives at stores nationwide, but did its first-day hoopla match the madness of iPhone launches?
• Palm Pre review
• Poll: Will you buy the Pre?
• Pre vs. iPhone: Which offers the better value?

Debating the power of Google's Wave
CNET's Rafe Needleman and Stephen Shankland dissect and discuss the search giant's new experimental communication platform.
• Hands-on with Wave

Just in

Palm Pre's big day

 Twitter to roll out 'Verified Accounts' this summer

 Intel 'Braidwood' chip targets snappier software

Valley investor and Google adviser Rajeev Motwani mourned

Will Facebook follow Obama's lead on Holocaust denial?

 Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week The cloud conversation is changing

Twitter to roll out 'Verified Accounts' this summer
On the company blog, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone says Tony La Russa lawsuit over fake tweets borders on "frivolous," but details plans to prevent such abuse of the service in the future.
(Posted in Digital Media by Leslie Katz)

Intel 'Braidwood' chip targets snappier software
Intel will take another crack at flash memory-based acceleration with technology offered as an add-on to future chipsets.
(Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the LG enV Touch, LG enV3, and Philips Streamium NP2900.

Saturday, June 06

Professor, Google adviser Rajeev Motwani mourned
Among other accomplishments, the Stanford computer science professor was known for mentoring Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were students. Motwani died Friday at 45.
(Posted in Business Tech by Leslie Katz)

House curbs 'virtual strip searches' at airports
Republican congressman's amendment curbing the use of X-ray and millimeter wave passenger body-scanning is approved, a blow to the TSA's plans for broader use of the controversial technique.
(Posted in Politics and Law by Declan McCullagh)

Hacker named to Homeland Security Advisory Council
Hacker and Defcon founder Jeff Moss joins former FBI, CIA directors on Homeland Security Advisory Council.
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

Bing off to solid start, but not that good
A Web market share company claiming Microsoft's Bing search engine passed Yahoo Search this week appears to be an outlier compared with other observers and CNET's own data.
• New Bing ads fall short of Appleness
(Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

Leaked Best Buy memo offers Windows 7 details
A memo, uncovered by Engadget, suggests that Microsoft plans to start its tech guarantee program on June 26.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

Friday, June 05

Apple aims to reset bar for mobile apps
The new iPhone 3.0 operating system will let software developers charge for new services and goods within their applications.
• WWDC 2009: What will Apple do?

When GM's designs ruled the road
photos This week's bankruptcy news brings on a bout of nostalgia for GM cars of yore, from the 1938 Buick Y Job to the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray.

Just in

House curbs 'virtual strip searches' at airports
Republican congressman's amendment curbing the use of X-ray and millimeter wave passenger body-scanning is approved, a blow to the TSA's plans for broader use of the controversial technique.
(Posted in Politics and Law by Declan McCullagh)

Bing off to solid start, but not that good
A Web market share company claiming Microsoft's Bing search engine passed Yahoo Search this week appears to be an outlier compared with other observers and CNET's own data.
(Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

Leaked Best Buy memo offers Windows 7 details
A memo, uncovered by Engadget, suggests that Microsoft plans to start its tech guarantee program on June 26.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

A brief history of downloadable console games
Downloadable games were big at this year's E3, but they're nothing new. We take a look back to Intellivision and Sega, and ahead to next-generation consoles.
• Nintendo's Fils-Aime takes aim
(Posted in Gaming and Culture by Josh Lowensohn)

Sprint CEO: Pre deal longer than six months
Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse throws cold water on claims by Verizon Wireless that it could have the Palm Pre on its network within a half-year.
• Video: Dan Hesse talks Palm Pre deals
• Full coverage: Palm Pre
(Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

PayPal and Picnik come to Yahoo Mail
The latest partners in the Yahoo Open Strategy offer ways to help you make payments from your e-mail inbox--which might keep you inside Yahoo a bit longer.
(Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

Ray Ozzie's cloud hangs over the Valley
During a talk in Palo Alto, Calif., Microsoft's chief software architect discusses the impact cloud computing will have on the tech industry.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

Carbon software company claims broad patent
Verisae, whose software tracks and reports corporate greenhouse gas emissions, is awarded a patent in the burgeoning field of carbon accounting applications.
(Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

Microsoft: Obama's tax plan may hurt U.S. jobs
CEO Steve Ballmer suggests that the president's proposal could prompt companies to shift jobs outside the United States
(Posted in Politics and Law by Declan McCullagh)

Swedish researchers to parse solar storms
A space physics group and Uppsala University tap IBM's stream-computing technology to sort massive amounts of data from outer-space radio waves.
(Posted in Cutting Edge by Tom Espiner)

Thursday, June 04

Intel's software shift with Wind River
The $884 million deal gives Intel a serious software business. But will it light a fire under the Atom chip for embedded computing?

'Beatles: Rock Band'-- how it came together
A casual relationship between MTV exec Van Toffler and Dhani Harrison, son of the late Beatles guitarist George Harrison, paved the way.
• Images: Beatles rock E3
• Full coverage: E3 2009

Just in

Sony Ericsson plans to make all phones green

 EFF tracking policy changes at Google, Facebook and others

 Google Mobile App arrives on Nokia S60

 Apple update supports new Canon, Nikon SLRs

Fring 3.40 merges overpopulated contacts list

 Flexible memory developed for chips

 Wind River buy makes Intel a software company

Pre vs. iPhone: Which offers the better value?
Sprint Nextel's lower-cost service plans could sway some consumers considering the Pre over the pricier plans offered by the iPhone carrier AT&T.
• Review: Putting the Pre through its paces
• Palm Pre photos
• Full coverage: Palm Pre
(Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

Paltalk says it has settled suit with Microsoft
Messaging company says that it has settled a suit with Microsoft, which has taken a license to Paltalk's patents and is paying an undisclosed amount of money.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

Microsoft gives Bing stronger search filter option
Following criticism of Bing's video preview feature--which allowed viewing of adult content in the browser--Microsoft has come up with "a short-term workaround."
(Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

Sony joins YouTube, Universal on Vevo video site
Vevo, the upcoming music video site from Universal Music and YouTube, will launch sometime this year with content from the two largest recording companies.
(Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

Sony Ericsson plans to make all phones green
Under GreenHeart program, company commits to reducing CO2 emissions by 20 percent on internal operations and by 15 percent over the life cycle of all products.
(Posted in Wireless by Mats Lewan)

Microsoft to plug holes in Windows, IE, Word, Office, and Excel
Microsoft will issue six critical security updates and four others for Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Word, and Excel as part of next week's Patch Tuesday.
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

AMD answers Intel with 'Congo,' HP laptop
Advanced Micro Devices will bring out its dual-core Neo chip, which will debut on an updated laptop from Hewlett-Packard.
(Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

Apple update supports new Canon, Nikon SLRs
Apple's iPhoto and Aperture software now can handle the raw photo files from Nikon's D5000, Canon's Rebel T1i, and Olympus' E-30.
(Posted in Underexposed by Stephen Shankland)

ATM malware lets criminals steal data and cash
Hidden code on ATMs dating back two years has given criminals the ability to use special cards to steal account data and money from the cash dispensing machines.
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

10 Facebook apps that teach you something
Facebook is used as an escape from the daily headaches. But why not use it for something constructive or educational? These will stimulate your brain (or be otherwise useful).(Posted in Webware by Don Reisinger)

Russia said to probe Microsoft over XP halt
According to Reuters, regulators in Moscow say that Microsoft's move to end Windows XP sales in favor of Vista may have violated its antitrust laws.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

Mobile video market to grow five-fold by 2014
Number of users globally paying for online mobile video expected to shoot up to 534 million by 2014, a five-fold jump, says report from Pyramid Research.
(Posted in Digital Media by Lance Whitney)

Debating the power of Google's Wave
CNET's Rafe Needleman and Stephen Shankland dissect and discuss the search giant's new experimental communication platform.
• Hands-on with Wave
(Posted in Webware by Rafe Needleman)

Wednesday, June 03

Putting the Palm Pre through its paces
review We haven't seen this much buzz over a phone since the iPhone. Does the Pre live up to the hype?
• Palm Pre photos

Six months later, no ISPs joining RIAA piracy fight
Telecoms were supposed to provide the music industry with a new, powerful line of defense against illegal file sharing. It hasn't yet worked out that way.

Just in

Does Opera outperform iPhone's Safari browser?

 Palm Pre reviewed: Does it live up to the hype?

 McAfee's new family shield

 WorldMate's travel service lands on the iPhone

 Digg's new ads put advertisers on the front page

 Apple confirms North Carolina facility

FCC: Some DTV transition hiccups still anticipated

Yahoo's Bartz on Microsoft, engineering, and ads
An appearance at a financial conference gives Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz a chance to hold forth on a wide range of issues surrounding the company, including its love for tchotchkes.
(Posted in Digital Media by Tom Krazit)

FCC: Some DTV transition hiccups still anticipated
The Federal Communications Commission says most consumers are prepared for the June 12 switch to digital TV, but it still expects some issues and outreach continues.
(Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

Future of Netbooks, laptops unfolds at Computex

While many eyes are on E3, Taiwan's Computex conference is more quietly generating some interesting news on the future of Netbooks and laptops that will eventually make their way stateside.
(Posted in Crave by Scott Stein)

DOJ hiring probe includes many big names
In addition to those named in a Washington Post report, tech giants Intel and Microsoft are also believed to have been asked for information.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

China blocks sites prior to Tiananmen anniversary
Reports say China is blocking popular information- and video-sharing sites in the days leading up to the anniversary of the prodemocracy protests and subsequent massacre.
(Posted in Politics and Law by Dong Ngo)

Google Squared goes live with mixed results
Latest search experiment presents results in spreadsheet form, which could be handy for researchers if data returned was useful rather than amusing.
(Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

Appeals court stays EchoStar DVR ruling
Dish Network DVRs can temporarily remain functioning despite Tuesday's contempt ruling.
(Posted in Digital Media by Erica Ogg)

Al Gore wants to save advertising, too
Former VP and Current Media co-founder says we can look to the rise of user-generated content--and the Obama campaign--for Madison Avenue's future.
(Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

Scammers optimizing search on Twitter, Google
Online scammers are finding out what's popular on Google and Twitter and seeding tweets and search results with links to sites that have malware.
(Posted in Security by Elinor Mills)

Coda unveils 'practical' all-electric sedan
Coda Automotive shows off an all-electric sedan with a 100-mile range that's designed for everyday use and will be available in California next year.
(Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

Windows 7 catching developers' eyes
Software makers are taking advantage of OS' multitouch, while Microsoft's hardware unit is tailoring keyboards and mice to take advantage of new features.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

WWDC banners are up: Let the guessing game begin
As the first signs for the Apple developer conference next week are hung in the Moscone Center, the speculation over what Apple will unveil intensifies.
• Photos: Prepping for WWDC 2009
(Posted in Apple by Erica Ogg)

Can lasers save the incandescent lightbulb?
A bright idea from University of Rochester researchers promises more efficiency from standard bulbs and may offer renewed competition with CFLs.
(Posted in Green Tech by Candace Lombardi)

Tuesday, June 02

Sony's PSP Go: What it's got
The biggest appeal of the new PSP, unveiled officially at E3, could be the smaller size. The high price is likely to be a barrier.
• Sony's E3 keynote event
• Nintendo plays up the Wii
• Video: Super Mario Galaxy 2
• Full E3 coverage

Windows 7 to launch October 22
Microsoft confirms the launch date of its newest version of Windows, saying code will be finalized by the middle of end of next month.

Just in

Can the Donkey Kong world record be broken?

 Mahalo 2.0 is Wikipedia plus money

 Wolfram Alpha holding live Q&A Thursday

 INQ phone lets you tweet for cheap

 New malware attack infecting Web sites

 The Real Deal 164: Chrome vs. Firefox

 E3 winner: Sony, Microsoft, or Nintendo?

Wolfram Alpha holding live Q&A Thursday
Company founder Stephen Wolfram will take live questions during a Thursday Webcast on Wolfram Alpha, Wolfram's new 'computational engine.'
(Posted in Webware by Tom Krazit)

New malware attack infecting Web sites
Somewhere around 40,000 Web sites have apparently been infected with code that redirects visitors to sites hosting malware, according to a security firm.
(Posted in Security by Tom Krazit)

Intel sales chief talks Netbooks vs. notebooks
Chipmaker's sales chief talks about the impact of new low-cost notebooks on the Netbook phenomenon, ahead of the Computex trade show.
(Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

IE6 forcing Bing as default search engine
Microsoft says it's a bug and it is investigating the problem, but that later versions of its browser are not affected.
(Posted in Beyond Binary by Ina Fried)

YouTube making jump to TV screens
Managers demonstrate a new stripped down player designed for people who have hooked up TVs to the Web.
(Posted in Digital Media by Greg Sandoval)

Put down that phone, cries elbow
Report says prolonged usage of cell phone can lead to elbow pain.
(Posted in Crave by Dong Ngo)

No recession at Apple's Fifth Ave. NYC store
According to public records, Apple is pulling in $440 million a year at the 24-hour Manhattan store.
(Posted in Apple by Erica Ogg)

Google appliance now searching by the billion
Google Search Appliance 6.0 can now retrieve billions of documents within a corporate customer's network, leaving no spreadsheet behind.
(Posted in Business Tech by Tom Krazit)

Kindle display creators to merge
Display maker PVI plans to buy e-paper manufacturer E Ink for $215 million. The two worked together to create the displays for Amazon's Kindle and Sony's Reader.
(Posted in Digital Media by Lance Whitney)

Motorola turns to consumer electronics
The beleaguered mobile handset maker sees a big opportunity in selling its wireless broadband technology to consumer electronics device makers.
(Posted in Wireless by Marguerite Reardon)

EMC, NetApp compete to buy Data Domain
Data storage giant EMC is attempting to thwart rival NetApp's bid to acquire Data Domain by making a bigger offer.
• CA buys data center automation firm Cassatt
(Posted in Business Tech by Larry Dignan)

Boston Power thinks big with battery factory
photos Lithium ion battery company is trying to get $100 million in stimulus funds to help build a factory that will make batteries for cars and laptops.

Canon 5D Mark II's manual video controls arrive
Canon answers complaints with firmware update to enable videographers to set ISO, aperture, and shutter speed with fully manual video mode on Canon's $2,700 SLR.
(Posted in Underexposed by Stephen Shankland)

Monday, June 01