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Was EarthLink's failed citywide Wi-Fi a blessing in disguise?

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT

Wireless Philadelphia, the nonprofit charged with providing broadband bundles to low-income families in Philadelphia, may be better off in the long run without EarthLink.

Behind the prototyping of 'Spore'

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:00:00 PDT

Many of the components of Will Wright's highly anticipated evolution game started out as small concept projects that are now available to the public.

Online content and services via game consoles will generate $8 billion in revenue in 2013

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:34:00 PDT

The revenue possibilities in gaming continue to grow, at least for the big console manufacturers.

Dell planning to ditch factories

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:28:00 PDT

CFO Brian Gladden has said the company has "more work to be done" to improve profitability. Now The Wall Street Journal reports that Dell is planning to lower costs by selling off its factories.

Improve Vista's performance a little or a lot

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:01:00 PDT

Disable indexing, shut down the Aero interface, and clear out unneeded autostart apps to put Vista into high gear.

What you can--and can't--find about Palin on the Internet

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:20:00 PDT

John McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as a running mate has inspired a wealth of creativity on the Internet.

Michael Moore plans Net-only film premiere

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:20:00 PDT

Filmmaker plans to premiere his latest documentary exclusively on the Internet for free, forgoing the traditional theatrical release.

McCain talks up oil drilling, green energy

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:11:00 PDT

Republican presidential candidate says we need to drill new wells now, while supporting innovative transportation technologies and "the use of wind, tide, solar and natural gas."

Timing rumors surface for AMD plant spin-off

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:40:00 PDT

Rumors persist that Advanced Micro Devices is planning to spin off all or part of its manufacturing operations.

10 things we'd like to see in Chrome

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:43:00 PDT

Google's Chrome is pretty good, but it could be a whole lot better. We've rounded up 10 fairly extensive ways to tweak it to make it an all-around better browser.

Microsoft begins big ad push

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:24:00 PDT

Microsoft's multi-year push, estimated at $300 million, begins with a spot featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld aired during Thursday's NFL game.

Execs predict next Google-like tech

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:22:00 PDT

On eve of company's 10-year anniversary, researchers and business pundits speculate about what technologies might someday have as much impact as Google.

Comcast appeals FCC traffic-blocking ruling

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:55:00 PDT

Broadband provider challenges ruling that Comcast's throttling of BitTorrent traffic was unlawful.

Republicans try for four more years

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:47:00 PDT

We bring you all the latest news from the Republican National Convention as the party takes its bid for the presidency to Minneapolis.

Audio slideshow: At Republican convention, celebration amid protests

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:19:00 PDT

Inside the Xcel Energy Center, Republican convention delegates cheered Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Outside the security gates, peace (and other) activists gathered.

Timelope makes your browser history public, social

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:54:00 PDT

Ever wanted to share your browser history with the entire world? Check out Timelope, a service that does just that--and manages to make it social.

Microsoft Research gives photo help, for a price

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:04:00 PDT

Redmond's research arm has a new tool for creating photo collages, but unlike past products from the labs, consumers have to pay for AutoCollage.

120GB Zune coming to a store near you

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:04:00 PDT

The device, which was just recently confirmed to be in the works by Microsoft, has popped up on a store shelf in Atlanta.

Google shows advertisers where their ads click

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:44:00 PDT

Advertisers who target specific geographic regions now can see how well ads do in those regions.

Microsoft: Expect four bulletins on Patch Tuesday

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:22:00 PDT

Software giant announces four bulletins will be issued next week, all considered critical.

Nvidia, AMD gaming graphics buck green-PC trend

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:39:00 PDT

Featured links from the CNET Blog Network

Nvidia, AMD gaming graphics buck green-PC trend--There is an ungreen revolution taking place in enthusiast game PC circles.

Rugged notebook from the house of salt and fog--Notebook PC passes grueling Department of Defense salt/fog test.

DirecTV and TiVo: Together again--DirecTV and TiVo have agreed to develop and sell a new TiVo DVR for DirecTV's satellite TV service. This announcement is long overdue, but very welcome.

Web blamed for insane NFL ticket prices--Is the ready ability to resell season tickets for lunatic prices online the reason that, in some cases, only investors can afford them? StubHub and others are changing the landscape.