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Why Apple should release a game console

Fri, 09 May 2008 09:11:00 PDT

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Why Apple should release a game console-- As more people trust and enjoy Apple products in the home, the company could easily capitalize on its success elsewhere and create a gaming console that could do the same.

Nvidia CEO discusses his beef with Intel--Jen-Hsun Huang describes his company as laser focused on just one thing: visual computing. This is leading to clashes with Intel, which is shifting its focus to this area. p>

Verizon Wireless and I are no longer friends--There are few things in life more infuriating than dealing with cell carriers.

DRM: it's like those zombie movies--No matter how many times the content owners wish it worked, DRM has a fundamental technical flaw: you have to give the key to the person you're trying to lock out! Microsoft gets this, even if the RIAA doesn't.

How green could make Europe a tech power

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:39:00 PDT

The region has diesel expertise, a green populace, and interested governments. Could Europe be a big player in green tech?

At FCC, change must be the mantra

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:00:00 PST

Policy analyst Randolph J. May says the Federal Communications Commission should make needed market reforms to communications policy.

Will security become Facebook's Achilles' heel?

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:00:00 PST

Aaron Greenspan warns that Facebook is sacrificing user privacy on the altar of hyper growth.

Yahoo's Jerry Yang is no Bill Gates

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:00:00 PST

CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says loyalists who want to give Yahoo's CEO one more chance are living in the past.

Going back to school on security

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:00:00 PST

Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod finds that educational institutions have been anything but smart about preventing security breaches.

Metaphors for the modern world

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:00:00 PST

The rarefied world of achievement is awash in metaphors, so News.com's Michael Kanellos lists some that can be applied to the heroes, villains, and principles of ordinary life.

New Mexico's video game nanny tax

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 04:00:00 PST

PFF's Adam Thierer says the state's decision is a troubling harbinger for makers and users of electronic game technologies.

Will IM ever kick off its shackles?

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:00:00 PST

It's long been time for the instant-messaging walls to come down, says CNET News.com's Charles Cooper. But that's not likely anytime soon.

With tech, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:00:00 PST

Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod notes that where technology travels, the law will follow--sometimes to our detriment.

The fatal flaw for green-tech companies

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:30:00 PST

There's a chance green products will save the world, so why are they so boring compared to a cell phone with a built-in TV?