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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:00:00 PDTAsk Maggie is a weekly technology advice column tackling readers' questions about mobile and broadband products, services, and issues.
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:00:00 PDTRoad Trip 2010: CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman appreciates adventure, and as part of his, he went to see Harley-Davidson put together the machines that will take countless people on endless journeys.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:33:23 PDTHoping to energize the electric car industry and make the Bay Area the electric car capital of the United States, San Jose, Calif., installs the first of hundreds of electric vehicle charging stations.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:29:47 PDTGet schooled by CNET editor Jasmine France. This week she gives tips on how you can use technology to do good things for fellow humans.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:11:00 PDTLas Vegas is the setting this week for two of the most popular annual security events. First comes Black Hat for the professional crowd, followed by the more antic Defcon gathering.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:55:41 PDTUpdates to the Firefox cloud-based syncing tools for iPhone and for the Firefox browser correct three of users' top complaints, according to Mozilla.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:55:10 PDTBut those reports, which said nearly all of the Internet giant's services were blocked Thursday, turned out to be erroneous.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:44:34 PDTAirprobe software, combined with hardware and crypto cracker tool, allows people to test the snoop factor of their GSM mobile phones--and even intercept calls of others.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:19:08 PDTThe New York Giants and Jets will soon offer replays, statistics, and live feeds of other games to fans at the New Meadowlands Stadium.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:43:17 PDTEx-NSA and CIA head tells Black Hat crowd that rules for when military can attack foreign networks might exempt power grids and financial networks.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:35:22 PDTThough short on details, Microsoft's CEO said it is "job one" to make sure that Windows 7 is an attractive option for slates and tablets.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:31:29 PDTAs Nvidia falters, AMD's ATI graphics unit is on the rise, spurred by "radical" shifts in a notoriously fickle market, says Mercury Research.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:16:03 PDTMicrosoft's CEO takes the stage at the company's financial analyst meeting. CNET's Ina Fried is in Redmond with coverage live from the event.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:05:53 PDTThe government using the Web to make its policies and processes more "open" sounds sunny, but the inability of a Supernova conference panel to go into much depth about it highlights its complexities.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:20:28 PDTThe names and Facebook profile Web addresses for 171 million accounts are scraped from the site and posted on file-sharing site Pirate Bay.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:19:24 PDTEvatran introduces a "hands free" EV charging station that eliminates the need to remember to recharge at the end of the day--or dirty your hands.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:10:18 PDTAn experiment by Topspin and the Pixies for a couple of U.K. concerts demonstrates that in the future many acts won't need ticket brokers or promoters.
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:45:23 PDTThe "essential use" exemption means that only customers can legally perform jailbreaks. And it doesn't stop companies such as Apple from various work-arounds, argues Stanford Law Fellow Larry Downes.
