Greening the home--from low effort to high tech
Making your home more energy efficient is not usually a single event but a journey which typically involves a combination of cheap and easy steps along with bigger investments.
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Cloud computing and the big rethink: Part 1
Do you think the future of cloud computing revolves around virtual servers? Try again. Software developers are rethinking delivery of distributed applications and services, impacting the way we address IT from the very core.
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Vodafone, too, will sell iPhone in U.K.
Announcement comes a day after Orange says it will start selling Apple's handset, marking the end of O2's two-year exclusivity.
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Ballmer delves into the 'new normal'
Microsoft's CEO sends one of his periodic e-mails, taking a look at how his company is responding to the "fundamental shift" in the economy over the past 12 months.
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Inside the Navy's Command Center of the Future
A prototype being worked on at a Navy laboratory in San Diego is showcasing the kinds of spaces that geographically dispersed military decision makers will use to plan strategy in the future.
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Report: Apple brings back Newton developer
In another clue that Apple may be working on a tablet PC, one of the original developers of the Newton new personal digital assistant is reportedly returning to Apple.
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Dell brings wireless recharging to laptops
Not known for being out in front of the market, the PC maker adds some flair to an otherwise buttoned-up business laptop.
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Explaining Intel's Turbo Boost technology
The Turbo Boost technology in Intel's new Core i7 Mobile processor is positioned as a way to run the cores faster under certain circumstances--but that's not really why the technology exists.
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Open source is a platform, not a product
Open source has become a critical component of virtually all software and will continue to be such.
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Google Docs rolls out student-oriented features
Summer interns release a variety of student-oriented features, including an equation editor, superscripts/subscripts, document translation, and a few other improvements.
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Study: Social-media junkies use e-mail more
Nielsen finds that the more users engage in social-media activities, the more likely they are to use their e-mail programs. The company plans to study it more to add more variables.
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Newegg announces IPO, plans for expansion
Online electronics retailer Newegg is launching an initial public offering estimated at $175 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Google, bank resolve issue over misfired e-mail
Google and Rocky Mountain Bank ask court to dismiss a case that stemmed from the bank inadvertently e-mailing customer data to a random Gmail address.
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Why the Xbox could be good for your heart
Discovery shows that researchers trying to model a range of processes, such as electrical excitations in the heart, can use an Xbox chip as a cheap alternative.
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IBM's 35 atoms and the rise of nanotech
Don Eigler moved a single atom two decades ago. Since then, he and IBM have taken new steps in pursuing a dream of compact, power-efficient computing.
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MySpace link shortener makes early inroads on Twitter
In its first week, MySpace has captured the second spot for the most popular link-shortening services on Twitter. It's trailing behind Bitly, Twitter's default link-shortening program.
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Light Peak to replace USB?
On the podcast: The potential end of USB, AT&T and Google trade barbs over net neutrality, Microsoft makes touch typing work on touch screens, and more.
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Intel to rev up Atom development, executive says
The chipmaker plans to accelerate development (and speed) of its Atom processor, used prominently in Netbooks, according to executive vice president Sean Maloney.
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Facebook removes "Should Obama be killed?" poll
The Secret Service is reportedly investigating who is behind a Facebook poll asking "Should Obama be killed?" Facebook has removed the poll.
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MIT spin-off stores sun's energy to power the world
Newly formed company Sun Catalytix says that the only way to bring energy to world's poor is capturing and storing solar energy in distributed fuel cell systems.
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