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A Windows 8 tablet offers hope as potent iPad foe

A Windows 8 tablet offers hope as potent iPad foe

With Windows 8 now on a clearer path to release, expect the big device makers to try to crash the raucous Apple party with Microsoft leading the way. And who knows? Microsoft may even steer buyers away from a next-generation 9-inch Kindle Fire.

February 12, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Anonymous invites CIA, others to its weekend party

Anonymous invites CIA, others to its weekend party

Following its FBI shenanigans of last week, the loose-knit hacking collective claims to have taken down the CIA's Web site, along with the sites of the Mexican Senate and Interior Ministry. It also says it hacked into police and government sites in Alabama and pilfered personal info on 46,000 Alabamians.

February 11, 2012 2:17 PM PST

Apple seeks U.S. ban<br /> on Galaxy Nexus

Apple seeks U.S. ban
on Galaxy Nexus

Company requests ban on sales in the U.S. of the Samsung-made showcase for Google's heavily touted Ice Cream Sandwich version of the Android operating system, saying it violates four Apple patents.
Apple's week: iPad 3 rumors, court dates

February 11, 2012 11:08 AM PST

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  1. Tor anonymity project looks to help Iranians sidestep Net ban

    Tor's "obfsproxy" technology would make encrypted data look innocuous and let it dodge government censors. That could help citizens in Iran reach blocked sites as antigovernment protests reportedly loom.
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  2. Spaced out: Obama to cut funding for Mars program

    According to The Washington Post, the Obama administration will unveil a new budget on Monday that will slash spending on NASA's Mars rover program by 20 percent next year, with more cuts to come.

  3. Dispense with the pretense: Google's gunning for Apple

    All the signs point to one inescapable conclusion: Google's getting into hardware, and its crosshairs are on Cupertino.

  4. Buying a tablet on a budget: Android or iPad?

    Apple's iPad may be more expensive than Android tablets. And it may offer less internal memory, but the wide array of apps and resale value of the device may make it a smarter purchase, says CNET's Maggie Reardon.

  5. Seminal computer video game Spacewar lives again

    MIT creates a simulation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Spacewar. A relic of the early days of minicomputers, it was one of the first computer video games and set the stage for many others, including Asteroids.
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  1. Iran cuts off Internet access

    Regime turns out the lights in advance of reported demonstrations planned for the weekend.

  2. Tesla's Model X: Finally, an electric car we all want

    It's a minivan. It's an SUV. And it's a leap toward the mainstream from wee, eco-friendly vehicles and pricey Roadsters.

  3. Apple will reportedly unveil iPad 3 in early March

    Company is preparing an event for the first week of March to unveil the next iPad, according to AllThingsD.

  4. Buying a tablet on a budget: Android or iPad?

    Apple's iPad may be more expensive than Android tablets. And it may offer less internal memory, but the wide array of apps and resale value of the device may make it a smarter purchase, says CNET's Maggie Reardon.

  5. Read FBI background report on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs

    In 1991, George H.W. Bush considered Jobs for an appointment on the President's Council, and the FBI dug into the Apple honcho's youthful behaviors.

  1. Iran cuts off Internet access

    Regime turns out the lights in advance of reported demonstrations planned for the weekend.

  2. Teen whines about parents on Facebook, dad shoots laptop

    A 15-year-old complains on Facebook about the domestic chores she has to do. She whines about her parents in general. So her Dad, who works in IT, takes her laptop outside and blasts it.

  3. End of an era: Kodak discontinues camera business

    The photography pioneer says that its digital cameras, pocket video cameras, and digital picture frames will be phased out entirely in the first half of 2012.

  4. Tesla Model X: Electric, all-wheel drive, and crazy folding doors

    Tesla previewed the Model X in Los Angeles, and the highlight of the new vehicle was not the electric power train, but innovative folding side doors.

  5. Apple will reportedly unveil iPad 3 in early March

    Company is preparing an event for the first week of March to unveil the next iPad, according to AllThingsD.

  1. Tesla's Model X: Finally, an electric car we all want

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    It's a minivan. It's an SUV. And it's a leap toward the mainstream from wee, eco-friendly vehicles and pricey Roadsters.

  2. Apple seeks U.S. ban on Galaxy Nexus

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    Company requests ban on sales in the U.S. of the Samsung-made showcase for Google's heavily touted Ice Cream Sandwich version of the Android operating system, saying it violates four Apple patents.

  3. Buying a tablet on a budget: Android or iPad?

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    Apple's iPad may be more expensive than Android tablets. And it may offer less internal memory, but the wide array of apps and resale value of the device may make it a smarter purchase, says CNET's Maggie Reardon.

  4. Teen whines about parents on Facebook, dad shoots laptop

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    A 15-year-old complains on Facebook about the domestic chores she has to do. She whines about her parents in general. So her Dad, who works in IT, takes her laptop outside and blasts it.

  5. How the two flavors of Windows 8 will be different

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    Windows 8 on ARM will launch at the same time as Windows 8 on Intel-AMD, but there are key differences. Case in point: you don't turn off a Windows-8-on-ARM PC.

  1. Which is less expensive: Amazon or self-hosted?

    Charlie Oppenheimer may be a fan of Amazon Web Services. But, as he explains here, he's long felt that the economics of the choice between self-hosted and cloud provider had more texture to it than the patently attractive sounding ?10 cents an

    from GigaOM

  2. Android this week: Chrome browser arrives; Transformer Prime reviewed; Android 4.0 updates planned

    After two weeks of using the Asus Transformer Prime, I'm convinced that it's best large Android tablet available today for several reasons. Android 4.0 devices all got a better browser this week, thanks to the Chrome beta. Meanwhile HTC announced its

    from Mobile

  3. Google Home Entertainment System Will Challenge Apple, Microsoft

    Google's home entertainment device will be a WiFi system for streaming music and likely controlling Google TV and other home products. Apple will also play here. - The Wall Street Journal report that Google is building a home entertainment system to

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  4. More Proof That Cloud Computing Is A Red-Hot Startup Space

    Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is mulling over starting an investment fund that will specialize exclusively on cloud computing startups, Bloomberg reports. The venture capital firm, which has invested in the likes of Groupon and Zynga, could in

    from SAI

  5. Here Are The 17 Radical Ideas From Google's Top Genius Conference That Could Change The World (GOOG)

    Google just hosted a series of super high-level talks and invited about 50 entrepreneurs, innovators, and scientists to the deluxe CordeValle resort in the mountains south of San Jose. They were going through some pretty radical ideas. The kind of st

    from SAI

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