Facebook has agreed to acquire Snaptu, an Israeli start-up that makes apps for feature phones, for an estimated $70 million. Facebook recently ... read more »
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Hypocrisy, sadly, is not confined to politicians. It is not confined to any of those who tell us what to do, like priests, policemen, or leather-clad... read more »
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Facebook's recent investment round, led by investment bank Goldman Sachs, has been one of the most-talked-about news events that the social networ... read more »
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Kids do the sweetest things. And sometimes, well, it gets them into a little trouble. Take Doyle Byrnes, a nursing student at Johnson County Communit... read more »
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This could be an example of being punk'd. Or even meta-punk'd. But strange tweets have begun to appear on Ashton Kutcher's Twitter feed during the TE... read more »
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News Corp. is expected to begin entertaining bids for MySpace this week, with a minimum asking price of $100 million, according to a Wall Street Jou... read more »
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The amount of money spent shopping online during the holiday season increased this year compared with last, say two recent reports, another sign of ... read more »
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Everyone's favorite government agency, the Internal Revenue Service, has launched its own mobile application. The IRS&39's new iPhone app Released... read more »
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Police have arrested 184 people accused of participating in what authorities are calling the largest global pedophile network ever uncovered--and mor... read more »
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For anyone following the attempts by European music service Spotify to launch in the United States, it should be plain that the company and supporte... read more »
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Wikipedia is ringing in the New Year with $16 million in donations collected this holiday season. Founder Jimmy Wales said in a post today that th... read more »
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Too busy to keep up with the tech news Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Monday, May 16. Tired of being tracked online by ... read more »
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Microsoft--furious over a recent talent grab of its top advertising exec by Facebook--has been considering a wide range of options, including lega... read more »
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The suspected gunman in the shooting today of a U.S. Congresswoman posted disturbing artifacts on YouTube and MySpace, according to various reports,... read more »
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Lime Wire posted a note on its site that says it all. Now music labels will seek damages from the company and founder Mark Gorton. (Credit: Screen... read more »
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Omar Hamoui (Credit: AdMob) YouTube co-founder and CEO Chad Hurley and AdMob founder and head Omar Hamoui are leaving their positions at the Goog... read more »
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Google is accusing the Chinese government of interfering with the operations of the company's popular Gmail service. Gmail customers in China h... read more »
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I don't know about you, but my first thought is that it must have been Eminem. He appeared in a highly visible (and, to some, risible) Super Bowl ad... read more »
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Google&39's Les Paul doodle. (Credit: Screenshot by Steven Musil/CNET) With apologies to Jon Bon Jovi, Google's latest doodle has seen a billion... read more »
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I know there will be some who were devastated not to see Google advertising during this year's Super Bowl. And yet tech companies decided to see and ... read more »
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