Special Reports
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The Mac at 25
January 23, 2009 5:00 AM PST
special coverage At the silver anniversary of Apple's Macintosh, we look back at how the revolutionary computer has evolved and where it could go from here.
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Tracking the tech downturn
January 21, 2009 2:21 PM PST
We follow the economic downturn and its impact on the tech industry, from the industry giants to the scrappy start-ups.
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Yahoo shifts to a new CEO
January 15, 2009 4:00 AM PST
Jerry Yang is out as CEO, and software industry veteran Carol Bartz is taking the helm. What will new leadership mean for the embattled company?
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Year in review: Shrinking chips, shrinking revenue
December 31, 2008 4:00 AM PST
The "smaller is better" theme played out with Intel's Atom chip and Netbook PCs, but the recession also put a squeeze on the industry.
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Year in review: The 'cloud' soars
December 30, 2008 4:00 AM PST
Cloud computing takes off in 2008, with enterprise companies and consumers along for the ride.
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Year in review: Lows for the high-tech economy
December 29, 2008 10:01 AM PST
What seemed like a decent though uninspiring year for the tech industry took a nosedive, starting in September.
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Year in review: Green-tech growing pains
December 29, 2008 4:00 AM PST
More people and companies are getting on the clean-tech bandwagon, but the financial crisis and falling fossil-fuel prices have cooled the frenzied pace of innovation.
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Year in review: The tech video files
December 24, 2008 6:00 AM PST
The CNET News crew had some lively encounters with tech in 2008, from a shocking workout to a superhero turn. And we've got the video to prove it.
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Year in review: Scams up, but big Net attack averted
December 23, 2008 11:00 AM PST
The bad news: cybercriminals stepped up efforts to separate consumers from their money. The good news: a major flaw in Internet protocol got fixed.
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Year in review: Google's grand ambitions
December 23, 2008 4:00 AM PST
Company tried extending its prowess to browsers, phones, display ads, and online applications in 2008. The economy and federal regulators, however, dampened some of its plans.
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Year in review: On Web, innovation meets hard times
December 22, 2008 11:00 AM PST
A lot of progress took place this year in Web start-ups and online technology, before the dark clouds of recession and layoffs swept in.
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Year in review: HD DVD died, smartphones thrived
December 22, 2008 4:00 AM PST
The year in gadgets was marked by a DVD format war, the iPhone 3G and a parade of would-be iPhone killers, and--like everything else--the economic downturn.
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Year in review: A roller-coaster ride for wireless
December 20, 2008 11:00 AM PST
From a record-breaking FCC wireless auction to the launch of the new iPhone 3G to the death of citywide Wi-Fi, 2008 was full of peaks and valleys.
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Year in review: Windows takes beating, '7' steps into view
December 19, 2008 4:00 AM PST
Microsoft struggled most of the year over negative perceptions about Vista but broke its silence on the operating system's successor--Windows 7.
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Faces of the recession
December 19, 2008 4:00 AM PST
See how the recession is affecting the companies and workers of the technology industry.
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Year in review: The rise of the Netbook
December 18, 2008 11:00 AM PST
As consumers clamped down on expenses, it appeared a prescient move that PC makers began touting the smaller, cheaper machines.
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Year in review: Snooping gets sanctioned
December 18, 2008 4:00 AM PST
In 2008, the immunization of companies assisting NSA wiretaps became a hot-button issue, as did P2P network monitoring.
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Year in review: Tech's indelible images
December 17, 2008 11:30 AM PST
The year provided a plethora of tech- and nature-oriented eye candy, from green machines to the Red Planet.
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Year in review: The Microhoo saga
December 17, 2008 4:00 AM PST
With no Microsoft deal, the beleaguered Yahoo slams the door on a dramatic 2008 and throws away the key.
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Year in review: Social networks grapple with money question
December 16, 2008 11:30 AM PST
Sites like MySpace, Digg, and Facebook proved their might in this fall's election, but when that party ended, it was back to figuring out how to make a buck or two.

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