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Bing page tips off Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Bing page tips off Windows 8 Consumer Preview

The search engine points to Microsoft's Windows 8 Consumer Preview due out this month, though most links aren't working yet.
Microsoft nixes start button in Windows 8

February 6, 2012 8:08 AM PST

Should HTC blow up Sense?

Should HTC blow up Sense?

Company's iconic user interface has helped it sell a boatload of Android smartphones and tablets. But it's starting to feel stale.
HTC disappoints with results, forecast

February 6, 2012 9:18 AM PST

Samsung flubs its Apple Super Bowl dis

Samsung flubs its Apple Super Bowl dis

commentary Samsung's big Super Bowl ad for the Note may have brought on a few chuckles, but it failed in one big way, says CNET's Josh Lowensohn.
Samsung ad: Helping Apple fans break free
Photos: Most liked 2012 Super Bowl ads
Roundup: Super Bowling for dollars

February 6, 2012 10:10 AM PST

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    Startups Alta Devices and Semprius boast new solar efficiency records using very different techniques in an effort to knock down the price of solar power.

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    Everywhere he turns, LimeWire founder Mark Gorton seems to be facing a new lawsuit from some new group of copyright owners.

  3. Nikon's imminent D800 could offer high-sharpness option

    It looks likely Nikon will announce a more expensive D800E SLR tomorrow, too, that abandons the convenient but blurriness-inducing antialiasing filter.
    Tamron's 24-70mm lens takes image-stabilization lead

  4. Electric vehicles: This time it really is different

    The near-term picture on EVs is fuzzy at best, but electrification is the future of the auto industry with hybrids leading the way.
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  5. iPhone soaks up 75 percent of all mobile phone profits

    Company holds only a 9 percent share of the global mobile phone market but grabbed 75 percent of the industry's overall profits last quarter, according to Asymco.
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  1. Why Apple's A5 is so big--and iPhone 4 won't get Siri

    Noise-reduction technology from a start-up called Audience accounts for the size of the iPhone 4S chip and keeps Siri off the iPhone 4, analyst Linley Gwennap concludes.

  2. RIM cuts BlackBerry PlayBook prices again--but should you buy in?

    The 7-inch tablet now starts at $199 shipped. However, the PlayBook's future is uncertain, so is that a deal or not?

  3. Super Bowl: Where to watch online, and more

    As the Giants battle the Patriots on Sunday, viewers have dozens of ways to keep up with the game--by live streaming, watching on cell phones, or subscribing to apps and social-media feeds.

  4. Want 4.5GB of free Dropbox space? Be a guinea pig

    For those willing to beta-test a feature to automatically upload photos and videos, the cloud storage company will offer bonus storage space.

  5. Explained: Apple's not-so-secret favorite patent argument

    What the heck is "frand"? No, not "fraud" but "frand." CNET breaks down what this obscure legal term means, and why it's so important to companies such as Apple and Samsung.

  1. iPhone 5 rumor roundup

    CNET tracks all the iPhone 5 rumors--from the likely to the crazy--that we've heard so far in 2011 and 2012.

  2. Five things to know about the new Facebook

    Facebook is getting major changes within the next few weeks that will alter the way you socialize online with friends. Here's what the new Facebook interface will look like.

  3. Darth Vader's personal Lego spaceship flies Sept. 1

    The popular toy maker says that on September 1 it will start selling an all-new set, Darth Vader's personal spacecraft, the Super Star Destroyer Executor. The set will cost $400.

  4. What Facebook announced at F8 today

    At its annual developers conference, the world's largest social network unveils Timeline and a new Open Graph, two major features that seem likely to change the way people interact with the service.

  5. Kindle Fire vs. Nook Tablet: How to choose

    CNET editors take another look at the Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire to determine which tablet is a better choice.

  1. Friday Poll: Would you boycott Apple?

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    Apple's huge earnings have been shadowed by a New York Times report on harsh working conditions at Chinese plants that make Apple products. Are you reconsidering your Apple brand loyalty?

  2. RIM cuts BlackBerry PlayBook prices again--but should you buy in?

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    The 7-inch tablet now starts at $199 shipped. However, the PlayBook's future is uncertain, so is that a deal or not?

  3. Samsung's Bowl ad claims it can help Apple fanboys break free

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    Samsung's Super Bowl ad--for the Galaxy Note--claims that this is the product that can finally stop Apple fanboys from having to stand in line, waiting for Apple's latest.

  4. Women to Facebook: Stop banning our breast-feeding pics

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    Women around the world, fed up with Facebook's policy of not allowing breast-feeding pictures, are staging protests at Facebook offices and using Facebook to coordinate those efforts.

  5. Microsoft removes start button in Windows 8

    72 comments

    Leaked screenshots of the latest Windows 8 build show that Microsoft has jettisoned the traditional Windows 8 Start button but tweaked the Charms Bar and other settings.

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