A federal judge in Rhode Island has postponed a hearing in a case that may test the legal underpinnings of the Recording Industry Association of America's suits against file swapping. CNET News' Declan McCullagh explains what's at stake.
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Report: Mac sales hit a slowdown
Judge postpones hearing in key RIAA lawsuit
Toshiba, SanDisk to cut flash chip output
Mobile phone market to shrink in `09
On Tuesday, after months of expectation, T-Mobile will deliver the first phone to use Google's Android operating system. CNET News' Stephen Shankland explains how the announcement may trigger a new round of product debuts--extending beyond the realm of cell phones.
Financial markets may be melting down--sorry, no end to the jitters just yet, folks--but if you're a Microsoft shareholder, there's some good news.
CNET editor Scott Ard explains the pros and cons of SanDisk's announcement of a new physical music format dubbed SlotMusic that's essentially an entire album placed on a MicroSD compact memory card.
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Tuesday phone debut is first salvo in Android war
Microsoft announces $40 billion stock buyback
FBI searches apartment of alleged Palin hacker
Robot prototypes battle for cash prize in Singapore
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