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<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=catHltPromo&ptId=2547&onId=promo&sId=17&asId=promo&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=1.21" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13639_3-10019958-42.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:40:00 PDT Apple customer satisfaction scores gain http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10019711-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 Apple extended its lead over the rest of the PC industry on the University of Michigan's American Customer Satisfaction Index, the fifth straight year it has led the scoring.<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2100-null-&ptId=2547&onId=null&sId=17&asId=&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10019711-37.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:01:00 PDT Apple extends MobileMe accounts--again http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10019909-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 In an apparent attempt to make up for problems plaguing the Web services suite's launch, Apple extends subscriber accounts by 60 days--on top of a 30-day extension.<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2100-null-&ptId=2547&onId=null&sId=17&asId=&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10019909-37.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:50:00 PDT Ask the Editors: Library-worthy MP3 players and review dates http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10019368-1.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 Get the answers to all of your questions about MP3 players, headphones, and more in this weekly feature.<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2100-null-&ptId=2547&onId=null&sId=17&asId=&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10019368-1.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:11:00 PDT Apple releases iPhone firmware update, 3G fix? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10019471-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 The newest edition of the iPhone OS, 2.0.2, contains "bug fixes" according to Apple but might be the magic tonic for iPhone 3G owners afflicted with reception problems.<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2100-null-&ptId=2547&onId=null&sId=17&asId=&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10019471-37.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:34:00 PDT In the Philippines, an auction for the iPhone 3G http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10018907-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 The company Auction.ph plans to offer the coveted gadget, which goes on sale Friday in the Pacific nation, at a starting bid of 2 cents<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2100-null-&ptId=2547&onId=null&sId=17&asId=&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10018907-37.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:28:00 PDT Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week http://news.cnet.com/2300-1041_3-6245469-1.html?part=rss&tag=6245469&subj=news Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the 20-inch iMac, a new Maserati, and an external drive made of bamboo and recycled aluminum.<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2300-1041-6245469&ptId=2547&onId=1041&sId=17&asId=6245469&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=6245469" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> Personal Tech http://news.cnet.com/2300-1041_3-6245469-1.html Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:00:00 PDT Photos: How the Victorians did gadgets http://news.cnet.com/2300-1040_3-6245456-1.html?part=rss&tag=6245456&subj=news What clever, handy devices came out of the 19th-century imagination? Self-pouring teapots, periscope glasses, fire grenades, and more.<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2300-1040-6245456&ptId=2547&onId=1040&sId=17&asId=6245456&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=6245456" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> Personal Tech http://news.cnet.com/2300-1040_3-6245456-1.html Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:29:00 PDT Return of the $14.99 HDTV tuner, now with free shipping! http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-10018078-58.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 Plug this digital tuner into your PC to pull down over-the-air or cable QAM signals. It comes with DVR software, though you can also use Windows Media Center.<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2100-null-&ptId=2547&onId=null&sId=17&asId=&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-10018078-58.html Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:00:00 PDT CNET readers share their iPhone 3G stories http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10017657-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 iPhone 3G reception issues were reported in 32 states across the U.S., and while Apple has yet to officially acknowledge the problem, technical support staffers are well aware. <img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2100-null-&ptId=2547&onId=null&sId=17&asId=&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10017657-37.html Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:00:00 PDT MacBook Air to get new Intel chips? http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10017272-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 Apple's ultrathin laptop could be getting a performance boost with the addition of new chips from Intel already expected to appear in due time inside new MacBooks.<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2100-null-&ptId=2547&onId=null&sId=17&asId=&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10017272-37.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:28:00 PDT Former Apple lawyer settles options case with SEC http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10017199-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 Nancy Heinen will pay $2.2 million in fines to settle charges, without admitting guilt, that she falsified corporate documents to cover up Apple's stock option backdating.<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2100-null-&ptId=2547&onId=null&sId=17&asId=&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10017199-37.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:40:00 PDT Report: Software fix in the works for iPhone 3G http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10017153-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 Business Week reports that a software fix could be the answer to reception problems that have been frustrating iPhone 3G owners, rather than a more drastic recall.<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2100-null-&ptId=2547&onId=null&sId=17&asId=&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10017153-37.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:12:00 PDT Ask the MP3 and digital audio editor--live! http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10017133-1.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 Ask CNET editor Jasmine France all of your headphone and MP3 player accessory questions today in the ATE Live forum.<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2100-null-&ptId=2547&onId=null&sId=17&asId=&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10017133-1.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:03:00 PDT EIC Squared: Amazon's Kindle, iPhone, and Dell laptops http://news.cnet.com/8301-13953_3-10017092-80.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 On this week's EIC Squared podcast, CNET News Editor in Chief Dan Farber and ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan debate whether Amazon's Kindle e-reader is the next iPhone. <img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2100-null-&ptId=2547&onId=null&sId=17&asId=&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13953_3-10017092-80.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:52:00 PDT HSBC could order 200,000 iPhones http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10017065-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 Such a move to replace the BlackBerry--still in the mulling stages--could see the Apple gadget "potentially be deployed, conservatively, to 200,000 people."<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2100-null-&ptId=2547&onId=null&sId=17&asId=&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10017065-37.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:35:00 PDT Swedish researcher claims iPhone 3G's sensitivity is poor http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10016483-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 Researcher says that a manufacturing problem could be to blame for the iPhone 3G's problems in connecting, and staying connected, to 3G networks.<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2100-null-&ptId=2547&onId=null&sId=17&asId=&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10016483-37.html Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:43:00 PDT Valleywag names the "10 most terrible tyrants of tech" http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10016170-16.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 Think your boss is bad? Try one of these.<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2100-null-&ptId=2547&onId=null&sId=17&asId=&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10016170-16.html Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:37:00 PDT 3-alarm fire scorches Apple facility http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10016198-37.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 Firefighters extinguish rooftop blaze Tuesday night at the company's Cupertino campus. Extent of the damage is not yet known.<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2100-null-&ptId=2547&onId=null&sId=17&asId=&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10016198-37.html Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:37:00 PDT Best Buy sells the iPhone: Yet another place to wait in line http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10016141-16.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1040_3-0-5 Apple has a new retailer of its iPhone 3G. Will it be as bad as the others?<img src="http://dw.com.com/clear/c.gif?ts=1115768950&edId=3&prtnr=CNET%20Networks,%20Inc.&oid=2100-null-&ptId=2547&onId=null&sId=17&asId=&astId=1&CTYPE=rss_feeds&CVAL=" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt="" /> http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10016141-16.html Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:14:00 PDT