Top technology news headlines

• 

  Firefox, Adobe top buggiest software list

  Open-source Firefox reports all holes, putting it at the top of the list for bug reports, while Adobe replaces Microsoft in the second spot, reports find.
  • Firefox 3.6 beta released

  Read full story
• 

  Social gaming: What's next for the iPhone

  We take a look at the rise of social-gaming platforms on the Apple device. More than seven of them are vying for your attention.

  Read full story

• Twitter hacked by 'Iranian Cyber Army'?

  The microblogging site was defaced by a group claiming to be the "Iranian Cyber Army" before the site went down.

  (Posted in Digital Media by Steven Musil)

• RIM beats expectations on strong BlackBerry sales

  BlackBerry maker Research In Motion saw strong smartphone sales in its fiscal third quarter of 2010.
  • RIM confirms BlackBerry e-mail outage

  (Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)

• Microsoft to fix Zune HD censoring issue

  Twitter app for the Zune HD automatically abbreviates curse words in tweets. The company has come under fire but says it plans to fix the issue.

  (Posted in The Digital Home by Don Reisinger)

• FTC may enter latest Facebook privacy debacle

  Scattered griping about the social network's new privacy policies could turn into a firestorm, as EPIC complains about the decision to push more member content public.
  • FTC's new strategy: Kick 'em when they're down

  (Posted in The Social by Caroline McCarthy)

• Study: iPhone beats Windows Mobile in market share

  Apple's iPhone has passed Windows Mobile in terms of operating-system market share for smartphones, according to a report from ComScore. But BlackBerry is still tops.

  (Posted in Apple by Jim Dalrymple)

• Palm's losses decline for second quarter

  It's another losing quarter for the smartphone maker, but the company is showing some progress.
  • Oracle delivers strong quarter, outlines plans for Sun

  (Posted in Circuit Breaker by Erica Ogg)

• Plurk holding Microsoft's feet to code-copying fire

  A microblogging site whose code was copied for use on MSN China indicates that Microsoft's apology isn't sufficient to settle the matter.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• Apple update embraces Canon, Nikon raw files

  Macs now can comprehend the proprietary raw files from Nikon's D3000, D300S, D3S, and from Canon's ID Mark IV, 7D, and PowerShot G11.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• Intel: New graphics, 'Core' chips coming

  At CES in January, it plans to introduce Core i processors based on 32-nanometer technology. Also coming up: a laptop chip that integrates two processor cores and a graphics function.

  (Posted in Nanotech - The Circuits Blog by Brooke Crothers)

• Ubuntu Linux founder stepping down as CEO

  Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth will pass CEO job to longtime executive Jane Silber. Company's vision won't change, but its operations could.

  (Posted in Deep Tech by Stephen Shankland)

• A deluge of data shapes a new era in computing

  A new book is a tribute to a Microsoft researcher, lost at sea in 2007, who argued that computing was transforming science.
  (From The New York Times)

• Biden to unveil $2 billion in broadband grants

  Vice President Biden announcing $2 billion in broadband grants, part of the Obama administration's plan for universal broadband access and to stimulate the economy.
  • FCC digs into broadband controversies

  (Posted in Signal Strength by Marguerite Reardon)

• PC shipments turn positive in third quarter

  Helped by back-to-school sales, worldwide PC shipments rose 2.3 percent in the third quarter after three quarters of declines, says IDC. Double-digit growth seen through 2013.

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

Multimedia

Additional features