Figuring FiOS
Will it really cost Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ - message board) more than $9,000 to bring fiber to your home? — Yes, it could. And bear with me, please: I'm about to attempt some FiOS ma...
Something looks... different.
As of today, Google Reader has a new look — and even more important, a lot of new features that we think you'll like. We've listened to your feedback, done usability research, and examined all the wa...
Doom Is Live on Xbox Live Now
As you read this the original Doom, that's right the original DOOM should be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade for 800 points. — Don't freak if it isn't there when you check, Microsoft said...
Intel offers prize for sexiest PC
Intel is offering $1m in prizes to designers and manufacturers who can come up with sexier alternatives to the "big, beige box". — The Intel Core Processor Challenge is looking for smaller, more sty...
Major Change Coming At Mobile ESPN; Winding Down Likely, Possibly Being Sold
Exclusive: [by Rafat Ali & Staci Kramer] We have heard from numerous sources that MobileESPN, the ambitious yet doomed MVNO effort from Disney, is in for a big change this week: either a phased windin...
Facebook Creates Sponsored Stories Ad Unit
Facebook plans to unveil a new ad unit in the coming weeks that the company says uniquely harness the site's social networking dynamic. — The new placement, dubbed Sponsored Stories, appears within ...
Judge: StreamCast Induces Piracy
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge ruled Wednesday against the distributor of the Morpheus online file-sharing software, finding the firm encouraged computer users to share music, movies and other copyrigh...
Apple go to war over 'pod'
Apple is waging war against companies that use the word "pod" in product and company names, arguing customers will be confused by what brand they are buying. — The action has been fuelled by Podcast...
Super Bowl Glory for Amateurs With Video Cameras
Five amateur Super Bowl ads in a contest will be posted on Yahoo. A vote will help determine which one should be shown during the game. — By LOUISE STORY — IT was only a matter of time before a h...
Suzuki Unveils Prototype Fuel Cell Electric Wheelchair
Suzuki Motor Corp. has developed "MIO," an electric wheelchair with a fuel cell unit. It has been designed based on Suzuki's previous electric wheelchair "Senior Car" operable with a handlebar. It i...
iTunes 7.0.1 Has Buttloads of Mobile Phone Mentions
Normally, an iTunes update wouldn't be much news. But this one has lots of mentions of a "mobile phone" that can play video and display pictures. As far as we know, the ROKR and RAZR V3i can't do th...
Second HP employee issued probe warning
A second Hewlett-Packard employee warned others at the company that the tactics being used in its leak probe might be illegal, CNET News.com has learned. — In a Feb. 7 e-mail, HP security official V...