America's Fortress: Cheyenne Mountain is alive and kicking
Despite the common public belief that the famous facility has closed down, and that it is one and the same as NORAD, it is fully operational and packed with critical U.S. military and defense agencies.
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Sprint takes gloves off, aims for Apple's chin
It's on! In a new ad campaign, Sprint is pointing out not just that its plans are cheaper overall, but that its Palm Pre can do things Apple's first-gen iPhone can't.
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Setback for IBM in bid to block Dell hire
A court denies IBM's request for an injunction against Dell's hire of its former acquisitions chief.
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Unclear how badly news sites fared after Jackson's death
Keynote Systems says it may have given overly bleak assessment of how online news sites handled traffic following Michael Jackson's death.
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The best Firefox extension: AutoCopy
Simple, elegant, and immensely useful, AutoCopy is one of the few extensions that I crave every time I open a browser that doesn't have it. Here's why.
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Buy-buy Michael Jackson
Will people stop at nothing to capitalize online on the death of the pop star? Perhaps not, if eBay is any indication.
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Google thought Michael Jackson traffic was attack
For about 25 minutes yesterday afternoon, Google News thought the flood of queries on "Michael Jackson" was some sort of malware attack.
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Debate: Can the Internet handle big breaking news?
CNET News' Tom Krazit and Declan McCullagh debate whether the tendency of Web sites to stagger under high demand can be avoided, or is even that big of a problem.
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Watch what Microsoft's new security app can do
Known in development as Morro, Microsoft Security Essentials is the latest free antivirus app. Check out what's new and what needs work in this First Look video.
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The cathedral plus the bazaar: Open source and Apple (design) envy
Open source makes great software, but not always the most usable software, which is why hybrid models might be the best way to make open source work.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Great spots for globetrotting geeks
An interview with the author of a travel guide for lovers of science, math, and technology. Also Windows 7 might come via a thumb drive and the iPhone porn flap.
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Pirate Bay judge ruled unbiased
Swedish court rules the judge in the high-profile Pirate Bay case is not biased. The court will now look at the main appeal of the one-year prison verdict for the men behind the file-sharing site.
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Conan O'Brien ribs 'nerds' at Intel science fair
"How do I calculate the size of meatballs?" That was the title of one of the seminal science projects that NBC's Conan O'Brien covered at an Intel science fair.
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Michael Jackson dominating iTunes, YouTube
The size of singer's celebrity is illuminated in its impact on the Web. Download and CD sales skyrocket, scores of fans watch YouTube videos, and news sites are overwhelmed.
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Apple triples stake in U.K. chip company
Apple increases its investment in Imagination Technologies, the company that makes graphics technology for the iPhone 3G S.
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Latest PS3 and Xbox 360 price cut rumors
Thanks to another "mole" story by Ars Technica, we're hearing more rumblings of price cuts for the PS3 and Xbox 360 this holiday season. It all sounds pretty logical--but it's still just a rumor.
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ICANN names new CEO
Rod Beckstrom, a former U.S. cybersecurity official, will lead the organization that manages Internet domain names and addresses.
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Apple confirms it banned iPhone porn app
Developer seemed to indicate he asked for his softcore porn iPhone app to be removed due to server overload, but Apple tells a different story.
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Michael Jackson's death won't affect any Beatles-iTunes deal
Jackson never stood in the way of the Beatles music going digital, said sources who added that his company, Sony/ATV, welcomed a deal.
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Apple sued over iTunes gift cards
An Illinois couple is suing because Apple advertises its iTunes gift cards as selling songs for 99 cents a pop. However, some songs actually cost $1.29.
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Getting screamed at, Air Force initiation style
More than 1,300 new cadets arrived Thursday at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado. Although they all probably expected yelling, it's hard to know whether they could have been prepared for just how much they heard.
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