http://news.cnet.com/ Tech News First en-us 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:25:05 PST Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:25:05 PST 14172 CNET News CNET http://www.news.com/2009-1090-980549.html 20 http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/ne/gr/prtnr/rss_logo.gif http://news.cnet.com/ 88 31 http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10410104-64.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1001_3-0-10 The MacBook Pro and Air both now face tough competition from Hewlett-Packard: a response to reader comments. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10410104-64.html Sun, 06 Dec 2009 12:05:00 PST http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-10409905-12.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1001_3-0-10 You wouldn't necessarily expect it, but Avast and Google Chrome might be the next peanut butter-and-jelly combo in the software world. http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-10409905-12.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:14:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10409809-265.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1001_3-0-10 It's not over until the U.S. government says so, but Yahoo and Microsoft have finalized their agreement to install Microsoft as the search provider on Yahoo's network of sites. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10409809-265.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:47:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10409797-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1001_3-0-10 Microsoft had said it was a "while supplies last" offer and, sure enough, supplies are starting to run out. It's still available at Amazon, though. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10409797-56.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:23:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10409715-64.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1001_3-0-10 Intel has delayed the release of its Larrabee graphics processor, saying it will initially appear as a software development platform only. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10409715-64.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:05:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10001969.html?tag=rsspr.6250287&part=rss&subj=news It didn't go very high or very far this time, but the prototype is designed eventually to fly night and day, and around the world. http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10001969.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:58:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10409201-92.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1001_3-0-10 A cable giant becomes an entertainment star, while a search giant gets into the DNS business and a software titan becomes map maker. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10409201-92.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:00:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10409434-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1001_3-0-10 Microsoft says that a change that was being tested was mistakenly moved onto the live site, causing Thursday night's sitewide outage. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10409434-56.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:36:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10409370-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1001_3-0-10 Apple updates its Mac Pro line of desktop computers with an option to add the quad-core Intel Xeon. This would add $1,200 to the price of the base configuration, currently priced at $2,499. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10409370-37.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:46:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10409293-92.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1001_3-0-10 Just shy of 90 percent of Tandberg shares as it passes a self-imposed drop-dead deadline, Cisco says its acquisition plan is still very much alive. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10409293-92.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:16:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10409176-64.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1001_3-0-10 Staples is selling a large 17-inch Acer laptop for $479. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10409176-64.html Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:10:00 PST