Twitter takes the Tour de France on new course
Cyclists offer fans a new spin on viewing the ongoing race--through their own 140-character tweets. Find out what Lance had for breakfast...and more.
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A Harvard homecoming for 'Accidental Billionaires'
Several days after its debut, author Ben Mezrich held an event in the book's setting of Cambridge, Massachusetts and talked to CNET News about who he thinks should play Mark Zuckerberg in the film adaptation.
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Road Trip 2009 hits 4,000 miles in Glacier National Park
For the second straight thousand-mile milestone, Road Trip 2009 saw the odometer on the clean-diesel SUV hit zeroes at a world-class location.
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Lunar orbiter photographs Apollo landing sites
Not yet in its final orbit, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has snapped pictures of five Apollo landing sites, showing abandoned equipment and astronaut trails in the lunar dust.
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Judge tosses insider trading complaint against Cuban
Federal court says SEC didn't prove that Cuban promised not to trade based on information he was given.
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Verizon Wireless shortens exclusive cell phone deals
Largest wireless service provider in the U.S. says that it will limit the amount of time it offers phones exclusively, aiming to ensure smaller carriers get access to them, too.
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Smart meters cracking into U.S. homes
An important component to taking advantage of off-peak electricity rates, smart meters are being installed in large numbers, but barriers to the smart grid remain, says a new study.
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Hewlett-Packard to buy Ibrix
HP signs an agreement to acquire Ibrix, which makes enterprise-scale file serving software designed to help customers manage and store large amounts of data.
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Cisco cuts another 600-plus jobs
Networking giant reportedly lays off between 600 and 700 employees this week as part of its previously stated plan to realign its business and cut costs.
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Intel wraps up Wind River buy
Chipmaker completes purchase of mobile software maker in its effort to gain share in the portable device market.
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Microsoft testing Home Server update
Software maker says it hopes to unleash "Power Pack 3"--with improved Netbook and Windows 7 compatibility, and improved TV show backup--before releasing Windows 7.
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Open by default, but subject to interpretation
Red Hat's business model is "open by default," but different companies can apply this principle in different ways.
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Microsoft eases back on IE 8 default
The software titan adjusts its installer so that users will always be asked if they want to switch their default browser to version 8 of Internet Explorer.
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Road Trip pic of the day, 7/17: What and where?
What is this attractive mechanism, and where is it located? If you're the first to send me the correct answers, you'll win a prize in the Road Trip 2009 Picture of the Day challenge.
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Dell investors question executive compensation
Shareholder at PC maker's annual meeting asks why overall pay for the company's leaders has risen while its stock value has fallen. Another questions cost of protecting Michael Dell.
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Ford's EcoBoost tech busts into showrooms
With all the hype around hybrids and electric vehicles, Ford is introducing 2010 models equipped with the linchpin of its fuel efficiency strategy--the EcoBoost engine.
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Amazon will now replace Kindles damaged by cover
After the media fallout over the filing of a lawsuit claiming the Kindle 2 has a design flaw involving the company's cover, Amazon has now announced it will replace all Kindles free of charge that develop cracks due to the cover.
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Week in review: Microsoft too close for Apple's comfort?
Software giant plans to open retail stores near Apple's, while Apple reportedly wants Microsoft's TV spots axed. Also: Better tech times on the horizon?
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The decade's 25 biggest tech flops
After nearly 10 years of working at CNET, executive editor David Carnoy looks back at the most hyped tech products that didn't pan out as planned--or just flat out bombed.
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IBM delivers strong second quarter
Net income rose to $3.1 billion, though revenue was down 13 percent. But Big Blue also projected healthy earnings for all of 2009.
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