April 7, 2011 11:22 AM PDT
Facebook servers go open-source route
The social network's Open Compute Project will give industry peers access to the design and power specs of the big systems at its Oregon data center.
• Photos: Pushing data-center design
April 7, 2011 11:30 AM PDT
FCC: Carriers must enable data roaming
New rules will require wireless operators to work out "fair and reasonable" rates with rivals, so consumers can access mobile data services anywhere they are.
April 7, 2011 8:33 AM PDT
Bing's iPad app
takes aim at Safari
Bing's new iPad app is more than just a larger version of its iPhone and iPod Touch search tool, it's a full-on content aggregator. But it's also taken a swipe or two at Safari.
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- PayPal security chief on Epsilon breach and more (Q&A;)
April 9, 2011 4:00 AM PDT
CIO Michael Barrett talks with CNET about the need to choose data outsourcers wisely in light of the Epsilon breach, why PayPal isn't re-issuing SecurIDs after the RSA breach, and other matters.
• Epsilon breach complete coverage - Google, DOJ sign deal to approve ITA acquisition
April 8, 2011 10:05 AM PDT
Justice Department will require Google to continue to license travel tech to competitors as part of its settlement. What's more, Google must forward rivals' complaints to regulators.
- Apple investigating Verizon iPad 2 3G issue
April 8, 2011 5:05 PM PDT
A bug that has some owners of the Verizon flavor of iPad 2 needing to reboot the device to re-enable the 3G after turning it off is being investigated by Apple.
• Best Buy halts iPad 2 sales due to short supply - Flash use dips at top Web sites since November
April 8, 2011 3:59 AM PDT
The HTTP Archive, a newly unveiled tool to track how Web pages are constructed, shows Adobe's plug-in dropped in use from 49 percent to 47 percent.
- DOJ defends WikiLeaks probe of Twitter accounts
April 8, 2011 1:48 PM PDT
Federal prosecutors characterize request to access WikiLeaks-related Twitter accounts as a "routine" one that should be allowed by court.
- PornWikiLeaks reveals identities of porn stars
April 2, 2011 11:06 AM PDT
After a suspected database leak, a site called PornWikiLeaks offers the real names of porn performers. Some speculate the site is also prepared to reveal their STD status.
- Commodore unveils images of the all-new C64
April 4, 2011 2:27 PM PDT
More than 29 years after the introduction of the original iconic home computer, a new iteration of the company is putting out an all-new version of the C64, updated, of course, for 2011.
- Google begins tablet version of Chrome OS
April 7, 2011 4:00 AM PDT
The browser-based operating system is headed for touch-screen tablets. But Chrome OS competes not just with Apple's iPad, but also Google's own Android OS for tablets.
- Fox news anchor fooled into licking iPad
April 6, 2011 12:57 PM PDT
As something of an April Fools' jape, an anchor on a local Fox station is persuaded that a new app lets you taste or smell whatever is on your iPhone screen.
- Bing's iPad app takes aim at Safari
April 7, 2011 8:33 AM PDT
Bing's new iPad app is more than just a larger version of its iPhone and iPod Touch search tool. It's a full-on content aggregator. But it's also taken a swipe or two at Safari.
- Why no one lines up for the Motorola Xoom
April 2, 2011 2:06 PM PDT
Chief executives should think twice before they jump headlong into the iPad-like tablet market. It may be that the iPad is succeeding but not the larger tablet market in general.
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- Apple's new iPad 2 ad: Technology is not enough
April 2, 2011 6:04 PM PDT
In a new ad for the iPad 2, Apple offers a statement of intent wrapped in a statement of belief.
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- Windows 8 screenshots reveal ribbon interface
April 4, 2011 7:15 AM PDT
Photos taken from pre-beta builds of Windows 8 sent to various Microsoft partners show greater use of the ribbon interface, a new welcome screen, and a few other surprises.
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- Xoom's status fades against iPad at retailers
April 8, 2011 4:00 AM PDT
Retailers aren't giving the Motorola Xoom much of a chance when positioned against the iPad. It's Apple's vaunted tablet versus Motorola and a handful of other me-too designs.
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- Teacher suspended for alleged 'future criminals' Facebook post
April 3, 2011 10:05 AM PDT
A first-grade teacher in New Jersey is suspended after allegedly referring to her class as "future criminals" on Facebook.
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- Movie theaters vow retaliation for 60-day VOD plans
April 10, 2011 1:33 AM PDT
Major movie theater chains AMC and Regal this week warned that they would punish the major movie studios for trying to offer movies on demand after 60 days. Both said they would not only refuse to run trailers for any movie available to stream under
- The Cloud Stratosphere [Infographic]
April 10, 2011 1:31 AM PDT
We have been ending the week here with an infographic we find that looks to have some value for at least a snapshot of the market. This week, the Horn Group sent us an infographic that shows the vendors in what it calls the Cloud Computing Stratosphe
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- Facebook is Great, But Does It Make Businesses Any Money?
April 10, 2011 2:19 AM PDT
There is no shortage of hype around social media, especially for the space's most dominant player, that 500 million user-strong behemoth called Facebook. For businesses of all shapes and sizes, the need to jump on the social Web bandwagon is pretty m
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- Ceop website form 'was insecure'
April 9, 2011 11:32 PM PDT
A web page set up to protect children online has been found to be insecure and is under investigation.
- Consumers to have access to personal marketing data held by businesses
April 10, 2011 2:33 AM PDT
A new scheme, mydata, plans to "empower" consumers by giving them access to personal information held by businessesConsumers should get digital access to data held on them by companies under a scheme to be announced next week. The data would help peo
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Two videos taken from the window of a Virgin America flight show Virgin Galactic's futuristic space-worthy plane flying close by.
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In latest test, Martin Aircraft's Martin JetPack remained aloft for more than seven minutes, which represents a record.
- SpaceX building low-cost heavy-lift booster
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