Too busy to keep up with the tech news Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET for Friday, May 20. Survey: Young more eager to pay vi... read more »
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A screen shot from the iPhone game version of the famous film 'The Evil Dead.' (Credit: Trigger/Ghost House) These days, Sam Raimi is famous for ... read more »
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Regulators and industry watchdog groups repeatedly warned Google that it was taking ads from rogue online pharmacies in violation of federal law, acc... read more »
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After nearly four weeks offline, Sony relaunched its PlayStation Network, but not without continuing hurdles. The entertainment and electronics... read more »
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview this week he would like to create a saf... read more »
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In the shadow of tablet titan Apple, a market for white-box tablets has sprung up, brimming with inexpensive offerings. But it may be short-lived, un... read more »
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(Credit: The Chinese University of Hong Kong) We've seen robots that can slither up a tree and shimmy up telephone poles, and now engineers in Ho... read more »
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Sony has been hacked, and one of its servers used to host a phishing site, according to Finnish company F-Secure. The hack, which is not connect... read more »
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Mozilla released a beta version of Firefox yesterday, its first on a new quick-release plan intended to bring features to browser users and Web d... read more »
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Liquid Metal Battery, a company pursuing a breakthrough battery design, has attracted Bill Gates and an oil driller as seed investors. Many battery... read more »
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Someone broke into the network of Japanese Internet service provider So-net Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corp., compromised e-mail acc... read more »
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(Credit: Accenture) Given the choice between full electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, consumers prefer a battery-powered car that comes with a... read more »
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IBM said today that it will invest $100 million on research for analytics and big data projects and expanded its portfolio accordingly. The compan... read more »
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The Nook Color is among the reasons that Liberty Media wants Barnes & Noble. (Credit: Barnes & Noble) Barnes & Noble may soon have a new majority ... read more »
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If you believe the person standing in the rain in Times Square in New York City wearing a doomsday T-shirt, clutching a Bible, and handing out fliers... read more »
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Illustration of Volvo&39's wireless charging solution for the C30 Electric. (Credit: Volvo) Volvo's electric vehicle technology is about to becom... read more »
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Two singing Tesla coils from the performance group Arc Attack delight kids during setup day at Maker Faire. (Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET) SAN ... read more »
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An iPad being used to help sell a MacBook Air in an Apple retail store. (Credit: Macstories) Confirming reports from earlier this week, Apple ... read more »
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The mobile and banking industries have been all abuzz lately about offering consumers the ability to pay for items through their cell phones. But how... read more »
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Modu phone with its &34'jackets&34' in the background. (Credit: CNET Australia) Google is reportedly reinforcing its mobile patent portfolio. Th... read more »
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