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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

Reddit bans sexually suggestive images of kids

Reddit bans sexually suggestive images of kids

In response to a wave of criticism, the popular social news site announced it would ban sections that focus on the sexualization of children.

February 12, 2012 4:35 PM PST

Litigation lunacy: Silicon Valley's lost its mind

Litigation lunacy: Silicon Valley's lost its mind

The dreary details differ, but the same theme informs--we're good, they're bad, and dear judge: would you please kneecap these guys for us?

February 12, 2012 6:15 AM PST

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  1. 'SNL' laughs at Verizon confusing 'old people'

    To LTE or not to LTE? Verizon mocks Verizon's ad that make no sense whatsoever to real, forlorn human beings.

  2. 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.
    Iran cuts off Internet access

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  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. Antipirates attacked for pirating NFL game

    The Web fulminates when it is revealed that executives from VEVO--vehement music industry antipirates--played a pirated stream of an NFL playoff game at a party. VEVO claims it left its Wi-Fi unsupervised. Have we heard that argument before?

  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. 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.

  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. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  1. 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.

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

    222 comments

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

    180 comments

    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. A Windows 8 tablet offers hope as potent iPad foe

    157 comments

    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.

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

    132 comments

    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.

  1. Eddy Cue Accepts Special Grammy Award Honoring Steve Jobs

    Back in December, The Recording Academy announced that it would be honoring Steve Jobs with a Special Merit Grammy Award. The Trustees Award for Jobs was made in recognition of his contributions to the field of music with the iPod and iTunes Music St

    from MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

  2. Apple Hits Samsung Phone

    Apple launched a new legal attack on Samsung's flagship smartphone, escalating the legal battle between the two companies.

    from The Wall Street Journal.

  3.

    It's become almost cliche to bemoan the state of infrastructure monitoring and management tools. Cliff Moon, the CTO of Boundary, cuts through the litany of complaints and explains why it?s time for us to think of monitoring in a new way.

    from GigaOM Network

  4. Sicilian fugitive deported after London whereabouts revealed on Facebook

    Michele Grasso tracked down after profile documented visits to Madame Tussauds, Ministry of Sound and London Eye A Sicilian drug dealer who fled to the UK has been extradited after he gave himself away by posting photos of London locations on Faceboo

    from Technology news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk

  5. Google+ Saw Half as Many Unique Visitors as Twitter

    Google+ had 20 million unique visitors in December, or nearly half that of microblog Twitter, said Compete. We're still hazy on user engagement, however. - No one is going to confuse the fledgling Google+ social network with Facebook and its 845 mill

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