Where the Transcontinental Railroad finally joined
CNET News.com - 4 Jul 2009, 19:00
At Promontory Summit, Utah, the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad finally got together on May 10, 1869 after 1,776 miles of track had been laid over six years.
At 2,000 miles, Road Trip 2009 heads to America's largest bombing range
CNET News.com - 4 Jul 2009, 15:00
In the days since 1,000 miles, Road Trip 2009 has visited some of the most incredible scenery America has to offer, as well as learned some of the most sobering military realities.
Road Trip 2009 hits 2,000 miles near largest bombing range in U.S.
CNET News.com - 4 Jul 2009, 15:00
In the days since 1,000 miles, Road Trip 2009 has visited some of the most incredible scenery America has to offer--and learned about some of the most sobering military realities.
Blogging live from Spiral Jetty
CNET News.com - 4 Jul 2009, 00:26
Never say never, but this may be the first blog ever posted live from the monumental earthwork on the edge of the Great Salt Lake called Spiral Jetty.
Employee shot, wounded at Virginia Apple store
CNET News.com - 3 Jul 2009, 23:25
The victim, a 26-year-old woman, is in serious but stable condition with a wound to the shoulder. Some media outlets are reporting robbery as the motive, but police say it's too early to tell.
Seattle fire knocks out service to Bing Travel, other sites
CNET News.com - 3 Jul 2009, 21:14
Reports say a blown transformer knocked out power to the Fisher Plaza data center, which is home to the Bing Travel servers, among others.
What soccer team would your company be?
CNET News.com - 3 Jul 2009, 21:11
Martin Veitch at CIO.co.uk riffs on how certain football clubs resemble software companies, to good and painful effect.
iPhone 3GS jailbreak, 'purplera1n,' hits Web
CNET News.com - 3 Jul 2009, 19:54
Hacker who originally unlocked the iPhone has let loose a jailbreaking app for the iPhone 3G ahead of the iPhone dev team. For now, it's Windows-only, but a Mac version is supposedly on the way.
Apple patents point to haptics, fingerprints, RFID
CNET News.com - 3 Jul 2009, 18:43
Three just-published patent applications hint at the company's future plans. But it could be a while before we see any of the functionality built into iPhones or other Apple devices.
Symantec's Ramzan on solving the antivirus puzzle
CNET News.com - 3 Jul 2009, 17:00
q&a From puzzles and chess to ciphers and antivirus software, Zulfikar Ramzan talks about how he got into the computer security business and where it's headed.
Defending against chemical and biological weapons
CNET News.com - 3 Jul 2009, 15:00
At the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Grounds facility in the Utah desert, researchers look for ways to protect soldiers against "bugs" that could easily kill or sideline them.
Week in review: A speedier new Firefox
CNET News.com - 3 Jul 2009, 15:00
Mozilla's latest version plays catch-up with the browser competition. Also: the latest in Windows 7 news, and a Yahoo data center in a new shade of green.
Open source to shape cloud computing, but not dominate it
CNET News.com - 3 Jul 2009, 14:54
Open source has a role to play in cloud computing, but it's likely not to be the vanquisher of old, proprietary dominance.
Firefox 3.5 and the potential of Web typography
CNET News.com - 3 Jul 2009, 05:56
Firefox 3.5 introduces a new embeddable font feature that can make Web typography much more visually appealing. But type foundries have to play along.
Sites that help you lodge complaints
CNET News.com - 3 Jul 2009, 00:49
If you've been wronged or you're just not happy with the way you were treated, there are some sites on the Web that will help you get your voice heard.
Google App Engine misfires
CNET News.com - 3 Jul 2009, 00:40
A morning outage in Google App Engine--a hosting service for Web application developers--was resolved around noon Pacific Time Thursday.
iPhone heat issue much ado about nothing
CNET News.com - 3 Jul 2009, 00:26
Some reports on Friday claim that Apple admitted in a tech note to having heat issues with the iPhone 3GS, but that's just not true.
Report: Guilty verdict overturned in MySpace suicide case
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 23:26
Lori Drew allegedly used a fake MySpace profile to harass a teenager to the point of suicide, but judge says prosecutors can't use the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act against her.
Net Neutrality gets a boost from the feds
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 23:25
The Obama administration has included the FCC's Net Neutrality principles as conditions for some of the funds it will allocate as part of the economic stimulus package.
Net neutrality gets a boost from the feds
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 23:25
The Obama administration includes the FCC's Net neutrality principles as conditions for some of the funds it will allocate as part of the economic stimulus package.
DOJ opens formal investigation into Google Books settlement
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 23:10
Government investigators will probe whether or not Google's agreement with publishers over the digital rights to index books violates antitrust laws.
Fisker's good Karma
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 23:03
At a dinner speech recently, Henrik Fisker laid out his plans for Fisker Automotive and its first car, the plug-in hybrid Karma.
Apple fixing iPhone SMS security hole
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 23:03
Researcher says attacker could exploit vulnerability in the way iPhones handle text messages to do things like use GPS to track the location of the phone, turn on the microphone or turn the phone into a botnet zombie.
TracFone offers $45 unlimited plan
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 22:21
TracFone's new StraightTalk service delivers 30MB of data plus unlimited calling and messaging for $45 per month.
AT&T breaks sales records with iPhone 3GS launch
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 22:12
AT&T sold more phones the first day the iPhone 3G S went on sale than it ever has.
Hard disk or solid-state? Think again
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 22:00
Although solid-state drives are in vogue, market forces and technical issues are making them a little less appealing than before.
CNET News Daily Podcast: On building ethical military robots
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 21:45
Robotics engineer Ronald Arkin talks about giving robots a built in "guilt system" that could make them better at avoiding civilian casualties; Jammie Thomas-Rasset plans to appeal RIAA case; and Waledac spam set to explode over July 4th weekend.
Microsoft: Bing needs to improve when news breaks
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 21:34
For several minutes following reports that Michael Jackson had been rushed to the hospital last week, Microsoft's Bing search engine buried news results for searches on his name.
Lunar mapping satellite snaps first test images
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 21:05
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has snapped its first test images, showing the moon's starkly cratered terrain in preparation for the start of mapping operations.
Legalized drugs, now open source. Those crazy Dutch!
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 20:35
The Dutch central government reports on its adoption of open-source software, finding significant benefits in its significant movement to open source.
Google finally sued by makers of Finally Fast
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 20:29
Another lawsuit is pending over advertisers that bid on keywords involving trademarks they don't own, while also alleging Google has unfairly manipulated search results.
Windows 7 may get a 'Family Pack'
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 20:22
Enthusiasts have spotted wording in a leaked test build of the operating system that suggests Microsoft may offer a three-PC version of the new Windows.
Waledac worm targeting July 4 spam offensive
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 19:49
Researcher warns people to be cautious clicking on links related to Independence Day videos in e-mails over the holiday.
Trying to turn the page on a Kindle
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 19:00
CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman, trying out the Kindle DX for the first time, discovers that reading a book will never be the same.
British Airways won't retrofit for mobile communications
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 18:43
Airline is planning to launch a mobile e-mail, Web browsing, and texting service on two new Airbus A318 planes this fall. But retrofitting old planes is too costly, CEO says.
Ad industry groups agree to privacy guidelines
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 18:27
Four trade groups, including the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) have put together a set of self-guiding principles for maintaining consumer privacy when using targeted advertisements. They're expected to go into effect next year.
Consumer Reports: iPhone bests Pre, BlackBerry
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 17:30
Apple's iPhone 3GS beats out the Palm Pre and several BlackBerry models in Consumer Reports' testing, taking the top spot in its 2009 smartphone list.
Microsoft takes down vomit ad
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 16:57
The rather colorful ad in which a wife vomits after seeing what her husband has been looking at online has been removed from the Microsoft IE 8 "Browse Better'' campaign.
Microsoft chucks vomit ad
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 16:57
The rather colorful ad in which a wife vomits after seeing what her husband has been looking at online has been removed from the Microsoft IE 8 "Browse Better'' campaign.
Will 'good enough' virtualization topple VMware?
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 16:39
VMware's dominant market position in virtualization looks ripe to fail, if we assume the history of Novell's Netware is any guide.
Uptick in clean tech investment, says analyst
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 14:59
Deloitte's Cleantech Group sees positive signs as Q2 fairs better than previous two quarters.
Cleantech Group: Green investing sees uptick
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 14:59
Deloitte-backed research firm sees positive signs for clean-technology companies, as investments in the second quarter are larger than in the previous two quarters.
Linux community codes around Microsoft's FAT patents
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 14:40
Microsoft finally got around to substantiating its claims that Linux violates 235 Microsoft patents, and the Linux community quickly set to work coding around those claims.
Court rules MySpace not liable for offline assaults
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 14:26
Consistent with other federal rulings, a social network or other Web service can't be held responsible if a minor is assaulted offline by someone whom he or she meets online.
Court: MySpace not liable for offline assaults
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 14:26
Consistent with other federal rulings, court rules that a Web service can't be held responsible, if a minor is assaulted offline by someone whom he or she meets online.
Microsoft 'mega data centers' to support Azure, Bing
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 13:55
New facility opens in Dublin to take advantage of the cool climate there. A Chicago facility, opening later this month, will house containerized servers.
Unlocking the unlocked cell phone market
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 13:00
Nokia and Sony Ericsson are looking to crack the unlocked phone market in the U.S., but their quest will be an uphill battle.
Some Vista users say they're getting the Ultimate shaft
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 13:00
Buyers of the priciest version of Windows Vista are miffed that Microsoft's initial upgrade discounts don't help them move to Windows 7.
Jammie Thomas' lawyer says she will appeal
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 03:05
Joe Sibley, one of Thomas-Rasset's two attorneys said that will appeal and argue the $1.9 damages she was ordered to pay are unconstitutional.
Jammie Thomas will appeal, lawyer says
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 03:05
One of Thomas-Rasset's two attorneys says she will appeal and will argue that the $1.9 million in damages she was ordered to pay are unconstitutional.
Google Toolbar for IE speaks your language
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 02:51
Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer introduces revamped translation tools, giving users one-click powers of conversion over many languages.
Blizzard prepares for 'cataclysm'
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 01:39
A trio of Blizzard trademark applications filed Friday cover various uses of the word "cataclysm." A cataclysm could fit within key Blizzard franchises like Diablo or Warcraft, but it could also be tied up with a fresh property.
Bing brings out the Tweets
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 01:26
Microsoft is adding Twitter feeds of a select group of prominent users to Bing search results for those individuals, embracing the microblogging service more directly than rivals.
Bing brings out the tweets
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 01:26
Microsoft is adding Twitter feeds of a select group of prominent users to Bing search results for those individuals, embracing the microblogging service more directly than rivals.
Google Search optimized for a mess of phones
CNET News.com - 2 Jul 2009, 00:16
On Wednesday, Google rolled out optimized search results for feature phones--essentially any handset that is not a smartphone or a PDA.
Blizzard chooses cloud over LAN for new game
CNET News.com - 1 Jul 2009, 23:40
Game developer Blizzard Entertainment has decided that cloud-based services are more important than LAN gaming. It's a good decision.
Yahoo's Delicious proves Chrome extensions real
CNET News.com - 1 Jul 2009, 23:17
Chrome's extensions framework has matured enough for Yahoo to release an alpha version of an add-on to use its social-bookmarking service.
As Mozilla 'upgrades the Web,' Microsoft must upgrade its pace
CNET News.com - 1 Jul 2009, 22:35
Microsoft is falling behind in the browser innovation race as Firefox rolls out version 3.5 and targets a host of new capabilities.
Successful fueling test sets stage for shuttle launch
CNET News.com - 1 Jul 2009, 22:30
A repaired hydrogen vent line attached to the shuttle Endeavour's external tank worked normally during a fueling test, clearing the way for a July 11 launch try.
CNET News Daily Podcast: The inner workings of Google's Postini
CNET News.com - 1 Jul 2009, 22:23
Elinor Mills talks about how Google's e-mail security service unit handles as many as 3 billion message each day; Usenet.com ruling, a 'whittling down' of Betamax defense; and Bing's first month produces small share gain for Microsoft.