Top technology news headlines

• 

  Top 10 news stories
  of the decade

  images Let the debate begin: Was the iPhone more important than iTunes? Was anything bigger than Google finding a great business model? CNET offers its list of the 10 most important stories of the '00s.

  Read full story
• 

  15 sites that went
  kaput in 2009

  images New sites launch all the time, but they also shut their doors. We highlight 15 that bit the dust in 2009.

  Read full story

• Evolution of Times Square New Year's Eve Ball

  The 102-year history of the New York icon is filled with technology, death, and, of course, pretty shiny lights. See it unfold in our historical timeline.

  (Posted in Crave by Mark Wilson)

• Video games outsell movies in U.K.

  Data shows video games have eclipsed movies in the United Kingdom in terms of sales. It's time for Her Majesty to start taking gaming seriously.

  (Posted in Software, Interrupted by Dave Rosenberg)

• YouTube's quest to suggest more

  Engineers are fine-tuning the site to get visitors to stay longer and treat it more like regular old television.
  (From The New York Times)

• Report: Apple event to be held January 26

  Unnamed source tells Fox News the company will hold a mobile-focused event in San Francisco on January 26, which could be the day its long-awaited tablet makes its debut.

  (Posted in Apple by Jennifer Guevin)

• RockYou sued over data breach

  Suit seeks class action status and accuses RockYou of "reckless indifference to proper security measures" in failing to secure its network and protect customer data.

  (Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills)

• Green-tech venture investing cools off in 2009

  Green tech is still attracting billions of dollars a year, but the amount of money has shrunk significantly as investors began to focus on start-ups with the most potential.

  (Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica)

• Hacker Gonzalez pleads guilty in Heartland breach

  Reuters reports that Target was also among the many victims of the data breaches led by Albert Gonzalez that led to massive identity fraud.

  (Posted in InSecurity Complex by Elinor Mills)

• Apple wins appeal in earbud hearing-loss lawsuit

  Judge says plaintiffs failed to prove that iPod earbuds are dangerous.

  (Posted in Apple by Sam Diaz)

• Online holiday sales hit $27 billion

  E-commerce sales grow 5 percent for the holiday season, reaching $27 billion compared with $25.8 billion last year, says new ComScore report.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Lance Whitney)

• Amazon touts top products of 2009

  Web retailer gives top honors to tech-related gear ranging from a Netbook to a digital tire gauge to--surprise, surprise--the Kindle.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Lance Whitney)

• Aha! It's the iGuide, not iSlate--maybe

  In the latest rumor about the name of the new Apple tablet, the name iGuide surfaces as a possibility. Could this really be it?

  (Posted in Technically Incorrect by Chris Matyszczyk)

• Notion Ink tablet first with Pixel Qi display

  Android-based tablet boasts cutting edge display technology that works in bright conditions and uses 90 percent less power than conventional panels.

  (Posted in Crave by Darius Chang)

• Demand improving for LCD TVs

  DisplaySearch reports that consumers' desire for LCD TVs served the market well in the third quarter, and bodes a favorable start to 2010.

  (Posted in Crave by Lance Whitney)
• All CNET News headlines

Multimedia

Additional features