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Apple MacBook Air: Cooler graphics

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:45:00 PDT

Is there a downside to squeezing a real graphics processor into in a 3-pound, ultra-thin laptop?

Photos: Spiral Jetty, Robert Smithson's wondrous earthwork

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:00:00 PDT

On the north side of the Great Salt Lake, far from civilization, is one of the grandest pieces of large-scale art in the world. Made up of volcanic basalt, Spiral Jetty is a Road Trip 2009 highlight.

Spiral Jetty, earthwork extraordinaire

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:00:00 PDT

On the north edge of the Great Salt Lake, Robert Smithson's masterpiece sits peacefully, awaiting visitors willing to make the long trek to see one of the world's great land art pieces.

Where the Transcontinental Railroad finally joined

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:00:00 PDT

At Promontory Summit, Utah, the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad met on May 10, 1869 after 1,776 miles of track had been laid over six years.

Road Trip 2009 hits 2,000 miles near largest bombing range in U.S.

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:00:00 PDT

In the days since 1,000 miles, Road Trip 2009 has visited some of the most incredible scenery America has to offer--and learned about some of the most sobering military realities.

Blogging live from Spiral Jetty

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:26:00 PDT

Never say never, but this may be the first blog ever posted live from the monumental earthwork on the edge of the Great Salt Lake called Spiral Jetty.

Employee shot, wounded at Virginia Apple store

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:25:00 PDT

The victim, a 26-year-old woman, is in serious but stable condition with a wound to the shoulder. Some media outlets are reporting robbery as the motive, but police say it's too early to tell.

iPhone 3GS jailbreak, 'purplera1n,' hits Web

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:54:00 PDT

Hacker who originally unlocked the iPhone has let loose a jailbreaking app for the iPhone 3GS ahead of the iPhone dev team. For now, it's Windows-only, but a Mac version is supposedly on the way.

Apple patents point to haptics, fingerprints, RFID

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:43:00 PDT

Three just-published patent applications hint at the company's future plans. But it could be a while before we see any of the functionality built into iPhones or other Apple devices.

Defending against chemical, biological weapons

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:00:00 PDT

At the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Grounds facility in the Utah desert, researchers look for ways to protect soldiers against "bugs" that could easily kill or sideline them.

iPhone heat issue much ado about nothing

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:26:00 PDT

Some reports on Friday claim that Apple admitted in a tech note to having heat issues with the iPhone 3GS, but that's just not true.

AT&T breaks sales records with iPhone 3GS launch

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:12:00 PDT

Carrier sells more phones the first day the iPhone 3GS went on sale than it ever has, even on the two previous iPhone launch days, according to an internal memo.

Trying to turn the page on a Kindle

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:00:00 PDT

CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman, trying out the Kindle DX for the first time, discovers that reading a book will never be the same.

Consumer Reports: iPhone bests Pre, BlackBerry

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:30:27 PDT

Apple's iPhone 3GS beats out the Palm Pre and several BlackBerry models in Consumer Reports' testing, taking the top spot in its 2009 smartphone list.

As industry recovers, Mac growth beating PCs

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:48:11 PDT

Apple's Mac shipments were up 25 percent in May, compared to only 1 percent growth for the rest of the PC industry, according to an analyst report.

Prizefight: iPod Touch vs. Samsung P3

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:06:00 PDT

The CNET Prizefight team pits the Apple iPod Touch against the Samsung P3 in a battle of touch-screen portable media players.

Another way to enjoy hot lunch on the go

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:55:00 PDT

Mo:Ben portable food container sports cutlery compartments and on-board heater.

Arches and canyons and buttes, oh my!

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 PDT

Road Trip 2009 takes a swing through eastern Utah--and a brief journey across the border into Arizona--to see some of the most awe-inspiring rock formations on Earth.

Give your meat some tender(ized) loving care

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:46:00 PDT

The Impressor meat tenderizer uses a variety of steel attachments for several tenderizing tasks

MP3 Insider 151: Bluetooth madness

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:39:00 PDT

Donald and Jasmine bow to listener pressures and dedicate (almost) an entire episode to Bluetooth.

Road Trip 2009 hits 1,000 miles in the Rockies

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:00:00 PDT

The first week of reporter Daniel Terdiman's annual trip included a drive to the highest paved road in North America, a look at new Air Force cadets, and a visit to perhaps the most secure military location on Earth.