Apple

Software, Interrupted

Acquisitions of open-source companies have garnered huge multiples but haven't rounded out many product portfolios. Exit plans are hazy for most open-source start-ups.

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Technically Incorrect

Canadian boy leaves home to see 42-year-old woman whom he met on World of Warcraft. No Canadian laws were broken, but she's arrested back home in Texas.

2010 CES

There were plenty of the book readers on display at CES, but many question whether the market for such dedicated devices is large enough to support all the new entrants.

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Media Maverick

Not long after a list of pro-copyright proposals stirred controversy, France's president says he supports an investigation of Google as well as a tax on search engines.

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Geek Gestalt

Vintage computer historians have long revered the Altair 8800. But an unknown computer project at Sacramento State beat the Altair by three years. CNET got a look at it.

Cutting Edge

The new Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer kicks off its mission to scan and capture a view of the entire sky with a look at the constellation Carina.

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2010 CES

We investigate the touch-screen version of the LG Rumor line of phones, the LG Rumor Touch. It has so many new features that it looks nothing like its predecessors.