http://news.cnet.com/ Tech news and business reports by CNET News. Focused on information technology, core topics include computers, hardware, software, networking, and Internet media. en-us 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:40:07 PDT Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:40:07 PDT 14171 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/2300-13576_3-10001182.html?tag=rsspr.6249877&part=rss&subj=news In Idaho, visiting the Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is like taking a trip to another world. It's the remnants of thousands of years of volcanic activity along the Snake River Plain. http://news.cnet.com/2300-13576_3-10001182.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:37:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10283757-92.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 The Web search giant announces plan to move into the operating system business, while Facebook looks to future fortunes. Also: T-Mobile's iPhone challenger. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10283757-92.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:00:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10283858-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Revenue from sales of flat panel displays will rise only 1 percent annually from 2008 to 2016, DisplaySearch predicts. That compares with 20 percent annual growth over the past eight years. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10283858-93.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:33:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10283973-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 At an event in San Francisco, Microsoft launches the latest version of Silverlight, its would-be rival to Adobe's Flash. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10283973-56.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:30:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10283621-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 The search also-ran faces tough competition in the industry from Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft, but thinks a different marketing strategy and semantic tech could help. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10283621-2.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:00:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10283934-54.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 CNET News' Martin LaMonica, an early buyer of the 2010 Toyota Prius, finds that the car gets good mileage but there's clearly more to learn. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10283934-54.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:19:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10283972-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 One of world's largest Internet betting exchanges is radically redesigning its development processes so it can pounce more quickly on new international business. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10283972-93.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:16:23 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10283962-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Following Google's announcement of its Chrome OS project, CEO Eric Schmidt and Apple might have to consider his board service in a new light. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10283962-2.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:15:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10283642-52.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 This artwork is in Utah, near the Nevada border. For today's Road Trip picture of the day challenge, be the first to tell me what it is and who the artist is, and you win a prize. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-10283642-52.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:00:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-10283801-76.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 The public appreciates scientific advancement but thinks the U.S. has fallen from its pedestal, according to a new Pew survey. Scientists, ahem, disagree. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-10283801-76.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:32:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10283800-16.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 One of the benefits of open source is that it gives users control of their destiny, as a port of Firefox to Mac OS 9, called "Classilla,'" suggests. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10283800-16.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:07:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10283799-94.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 The seven-year deal is valued at up to $5 billion and transfers 6,000 Sprint employees to Ericsson, which will handle all day-to-day operations. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10283799-94.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:18:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10283255-17.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Sharp recently launched LED-backlit displays. Don Reisinger sat down with the company to discuss the launch and the future of high-definition TVs. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-10283255-17.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10283780-16.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 As powerful as open source is, until it finds a way to include average users in its development processes, it will fail to crack a large number of markets that depend on usability design more than engineering design. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10283780-16.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:58:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10283295-54.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 There are many definitions and technologies under the smart grid banner. What's the goal and why all the attention? http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10283295-54.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10283055-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 In an interview, Stephen Elop talks about Microsoft's rival, the state of the economy and why people will still buy Office in a cloudy world. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10283055-56.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10283662-71.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 The latest, and perhaps quite nuttiest, craze wafting through Facebook's pages involves taking pictures of yourself lying down in the oddest places possible. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10283662-71.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:50:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-13526_3-10283556-27.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 This new social-networking site lets you declare your undying love for your favorite bands, then modify the pages devoted to them. But it's entering a crowded field. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13526_3-10283556-27.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:42:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-10283555-250.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Google's new operating system is certainly something to get excited about, but don't put a new laptop purchase on hold because you want a Chrome Netbook. http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-10283555-250.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:19:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10283447-71.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 Danah Boyd, a Harvard fellow, suggests in a speech titled "The Not-So-Hidden Politics of Class Online" that the migration of teens from MySpace to Facebook is not unlike white flight. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10283447-71.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:50:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10283458-62.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20 A new display technology turns a 3mm piece of glass into a virtual spokes model. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10283458-62.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:10:00 PDT