Amazon criticized for de-ranking 'adult' books
Recent move to delist gay and lesbian titles from its sales ranking system it deemed "adult" raises the ire of some who characterize the move as online censorship.
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Facebook messes up your GPA
Researchers from Ohio State University find that those who enjoy Facebooking do less well in exams. Those who are on Facebook every day may do as much as one grade worse than those who don't.
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The site where sugar daddies find their sweet babies
Seekingarrangement.com is a site that tries to bring together sugar daddies and so-called sugar babies, those younger souls who need a little cash and are prepared to offer companionship in return.
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Teen takes responsibility for Twitter worms
Like the first worm, the second "Mikeyy" worm posts unwanted messages on users' Twitter pages, some of which taunt the micro-blogging site to fix its security.
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Report: Conficker worm bites University of Utah
More than 700 computers at the University of Utah, including those at its three hospitals, have been infected with the worm.
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Dell faces hurdles in luxury laptop push
PC maker's Adamo is ill-timed and may be grasping for cachet that's not there.
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Worm infiltrates Twitter
Micro-blogging site gets infected with the StalkDaily worm. Details about the worm are scarce, but there are tweets aplenty.
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NASA's next node will be named...
The module likely won't be named for comedian Steven Colbert, even though he technically won the online vote. But perhaps NASA will be generous enough to name a toilet for him.
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iLike changes Facebook tune to 'Music'
The company name remains the same, but its Facebook app's moniker now reflects, well, the focus of the service.
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Report: Jobs still in control at Apple
Apple's CEO is running keys parts of the company from home during his six-month medical leave, sources tell The Wall Street Journal.
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Why Google needs marketing, not exorcism
Somehow, in the U.K., where the government has even more cameras than Google, the company is again being accused of being evil. Is this another example of its badness? Or does Google just need better marketing?
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eBay selling Madoff's Mets tickets ($2,900, anyone?)
Disgraced Ponzi pusher Bernie Madoff is a very big New York Mets fan. Now, he has been forced to put his precious tickets up for sale on eBay. Bidding for the first game closes Sunday.
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Report: Skype co-founders may buy it back
Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis sold the company to eBay in 2005 for $2.6 billion. They may be trying to buy it back now for $2 billion, The New York Times reported.
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Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week
CNET Reviews checks out the Canon Vixia HF S100 camcorder, the LG Xenon cell phone, the Dell Adamo laptop, and more.
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Twitter search is broken
Add a soupcon of Google to Twitter Search, and you might have something.
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Microsoft pulls plug on campus bar
The software maker was planning opening a bar on its campus. But with the economy headed in the tank, Microsoft has decided not to let its workers follow.
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CompUSA 2.0
The retailer went bankrupt in late 2007, but the new owner is trying to revive the brand.
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Conficker also installs fake antivirus software
In addition to dropping a mystery payload on infected machines, the Conficker worm installs software that tries to dupe people into paying nearly $50 for fake antivirus software.
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Second Life strives for a second wind
Linden Lab, maker of the iconic virtual world, gets a reality check in the form of a major executive shake-up. And that's a good thing.
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March search share: Google up, rivals down
Google claimed 64 percent of the U.S. search market in March, with growth that outpaced the overall market.
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