Wikipedia considers limiting user edits
After its site is edited to say Sens. Kennedy and Byrd had died, user-generated resource looks at allowing only trusted users to immediately publish content changes.
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Guest post: Saving the Digital Transition
With the analog-to-digital handover only weeks away, Gregory Rosston and Scott Wallsten write that while this much-anticipated event remains fraught, chaos is not inevitable. Here's how to avoid a four star mess.
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Windows 7 beta to be available through Feb. 10
In a blog posting, Microsoft says it will make the test version available longer than expected, but suggests people download sooner rather than later.
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Google stuff we missed this week
The Pope on YouTube. Google's Transit site gets a makeover, and watching Web videos right in Gmail! Here are some little updates you might have missed.
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Google's wildcard watch
No company is immune to the drag of an economic slowdown, not even Google. But does the company have the chops to innovate its way to more banner results? That proverbial jury remains out.
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Internet users worldwide surpass 1 billion in December
Over 1 billion Internet users worldwide accessed the Internet in December, with more than 41 percent coming from the Asia-Pacific region, according to a comScore report released Friday.
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Conn. AG to MySpace: Turn over sex offender data
Connecticut attorney general serves subpoena on MySpace and says independent research about sex offenders on the social-networking site is the "tip of the iceberg."
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What the EU might force Microsoft to do
In its quarterly filing with the SEC, Microsoft cautions that it may have to offer access to other browsers and potentially disable parts of Internet Explorer.
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Sun confirms 1,300 layoffs
Company sheds 1,300 people from workforce with a target of 6,000 jobs set to be lost. Job cuts are part of a plan first announced in November.
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Eight oddball Twitter utilities
If you want to do more than just talk to friends on Twitter, here are some fun tools to extend Twitter's capability.
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Zune sales plummeted during holidays
The software maker noted in its SEC filing that its Zune sales were down by $100 million, or 54 percent, from where they were a year earlier.
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Campaign to delay DTV transition gets a boost
Senate Republicans are now backing a bill that would delay the transition from analog to digital TV until June of this year.
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Piracy: More Oscar-contending films end up online
Programmer tracks movies nominated for an Academy Award and how many land on the Web. This year saw the highest percentage ever.
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New bill approaches patent reform 'part and parcel'
A bill introduced in the House and the Senate this week aims to improve patent law by creating more judicial expertise on the subject.
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Apple reaches $22.5 million settlement in Nano scratch suit
Company denies wrongdoing and says it settled the class action suit filed in 2005 "to avoid burdensome and costly litigation." Payments will start at $15 to $25 per iPod Nano.
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Microsoft delays plans for Iowa data center
The project, announced only five months ago, is now on hold as the software maker looks to trim its capital expenses.
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Adobe tests support for Nikon's top-end D3X
Release candidates of Lightroom and Camera Raw can handle raw images from the Nikon D3X and Olympus E-30.
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Hacking programmable road signs
According a report on i-hacked.com, the programmable road signs that are ubiquitous these days are often unprotected against being re-programmed by unauthorized people.
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What scares me about Windows 7
Windows 7 beta is a fine operating system, but that doesn't mean it's not suffering from some issues. Don Reisinger takes a look at those issues.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Fantasy baseball comes to game consoles
2K Sports introduces a stats-heavy sports game starring Billy Beane, general manager of MLB's Oakland A's.
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Photos: Mac through the years
Take a stroll down Memory Lane, as we take a look at how the Macintosh has evolved in its 25-year history. My, how it's grown.
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