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RIM BlackBerry Bold/BlackBerry 9000 makes official debut

Sun, 11 May 2008 21:01:00 PDT

Research in Motion introduces the RIM BlackBerry Bold (aka BlackBerry 9000) smartphone, the company's first HSDPA device, with availability starting this summer.

Virtual worlds for pre-schoolers? They're here

Sun, 11 May 2008 21:00:00 PDT

Knowledge Adventure, the maker of kids' educational game software JumpStart, plans Monday to begin selling virtual world software for 3- to 5-year-olds.

HelioVolt claims CIGS solar efficiency mark

Sun, 11 May 2008 21:00:00 PDT

There's a race to produce solar cells from CIGS that approach silicon's efficiency. HelioVolt says it's getting there--and fast.

Facebook CTO to leave company

Sun, 11 May 2008 19:33:00 PDT

Chief Technology Officer Adam D'Angelo, 23, is reportedly leaving the company to take time off.

Nvidia CEO denies buyout of Via

Sun, 11 May 2008 13:40:00 PDT

Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang says he has no interest in buying out or participating financially in Via Technologies.

Stolen Mac helps nab burglary suspects

Sun, 11 May 2008 13:30:00 PDT

A remote desktop access feature found in some Macintoshes is being credited with leading police to two suspects in the burglary of an apartment in New York.

Flaw turns Gmail into spamming machine

Sun, 11 May 2008 10:35:00 PDT

A "serious security flaw" in Gmail allows spammers to send thousands of bulk e-mails through Google's SMTP service, according to a recent report.

Facebook borrows $100 million

Sun, 11 May 2008 09:55:00 PDT

Social-networking site Facebook has reportedly borrowed $100 million to finance the expansion of its server farms.

Nationalize Twitter? Hmm, not so fast

Sun, 11 May 2008 09:00:00 PDT

A lot of chatter recently that Twitter has become vital to our daily lives--with some suggesting it to a question of national security.

Fisker Auto flashes look at sporty electric sedan

Sat, 10 May 2008 15:06:00 PDT

Supposed "spy photos" show a prototype of a Fisker Karma, a plug-in hybrid luxury sedan due at the end of this year.

FBI probe nets counterfeit Chinese networking parts

Sat, 10 May 2008 10:45:00 PDT

Investigation into counterfeit network components made in China and sold to the U.S. government has recovered about 3,500 fake devices with a value of $3.5 million.

Google to launch Friend Connect for the social Web

Sat, 10 May 2008 06:13:00 PDT

Google is expected to join the data portability crowd with "Friend Connect," which will allow users to bring their data from social networks into third-party Web sites.

Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week

Sat, 10 May 2008 06:00:00 PDT

Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including Apple's 24-inch iMac, a Beltronics radar detector, and the "most sophisticated NAS device" CNET has tested.

Is Microsoft stalking Powerset's search technology?

Sat, 10 May 2008 05:12:00 PDT

While Powerset is preparing for the public rollout of its semantic search engine, Microsoft is rumored to be interested in acquiring the start-up.

Robots serve up fiery cocktails in San Francisco

Fri, 09 May 2008 22:31:00 PDT

At Roboexotica on Saturday, guests will be able to watch robots mix and serve some pretty mean alcoholic beverages.

QuickSilverScreen.com down; accused of copyright violations

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:53:00 PDT

The video link aggregation site's host shuts it down after accusations of infringement by Malaysian government

Toshiba to use Cell processor in future notebook

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:30:00 PDT

Toshiba plans to use a Cell processor variant in an upcoming notebook.

Yahoo acquisition to aid Apple searches

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:18:00 PDT

The Internet company acquires Inquisitor, software that augments the search process on Apple's Safari Web browser.

Google gains on Microsoft with hosted security offering

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:36:00 PDT

The search giant's latest Web-hosted offering, Web Security for Enterprise, gives it a leg up on Microsoft in a digital world increasingly turning to cloud computing, experts say.

If Apple can go home again, why not Dell?

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:26:00 PDT

Looking to Apple's past for a clue to his company's future, Michael Dell knows that reversal of fortune is a common theme in the PC industry's history.

Why Apple should release a game console

Fri, 09 May 2008 09:11:00 PDT

Featured links from the CNET Blog Network

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.