Week in review: Tech goes to court
Google and Viacom take off the gloves in copyright case, while iPad sales skyrocket. Also: FCC's National Broadband Plan.
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VirnetX files second lawsuit against Microsoft
Hot on the heels of one legal victory against Microsoft, VirnetX files a second lawsuit against the company, claiming patent violations in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
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Open-source innovation: A matter of price?
The industry needs both product and price innovation, with open source providing more of the latter than the former.
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The unlocked Windows Phone emulator (images)
A video at Australian technology site TechAU provides a look at the Windows Phone Series 7 features hidden within the emulator Microsoft released this week.
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LHC takes a step closer to full power
Large Hadron Collider circulates beams at 3.5 tera-electron-volts, bringing it closer to CERN's goal of conducting research into fundamental physics.
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Survey: Consumers intrigued by electric cars
Consumers Reports finds about one quarter of adults will consider a plug-in when shopping for new cars, even though there are few available.
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NComputing gets in the chip game
The company, known for products that let schools operate multiple terminals from a single PC, has a chip that it says will confer such access to many kinds of devices.
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Windows Phone emulator unlocked
The Windows Phone 7 series emulator released at Mix this week had a fair bit of Microsoft's stuff hidden, but one developer managed to jimmy his way in.
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U.S. wind power growing fast but still lags
The wind industry in the U.S. is being outpaced by other government-subsidized power providers in what one insider calls "a global footrace."
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Palm's future: a vicious cycle
With weak sales in its third quarter and a sobering forecast for the fourth, the handset maker is mired in "underperformance."
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Apple patent and trademark skirmishes through the years
Its cases against phone maker HTC and clone maker Psystar are hardly the only times that Apple has used the law to try to get its way.
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Google moves could bring fast Web apps closer
The Native Client technology for high-performance Web applications is getting more versatile. And Google has the power to make NaCl a real force on the Web.
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Senators push Obama for biometric national ID card
In a meeting with the president, Chuck Schumer and Lindsey Graham say that a federally issued ID card with biometric information such as a handprint is necessary to curb illegal immigration.
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iPhone will continue to beckon BlackBerry owners
Are you a BlackBerry user who covets the Apple's smartphone? Join the crowd.
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Report: Google to leave China on April 10
A Beijing-based newspaper quotes an unidentified sales associate who works with the company as saying an announcement regarding Google's future in the country could be made on Monday.
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Google aims for easier 3D Web on Windows
A project called ANGLE aims to make the accelerated 3D graphics standard called WebGL easier to use on Windows computers without hardware support.
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Facebook chatter betrays alleged Mafia hitman
One of Italy's most wanted criminals is captured after he can't help himself chatting with his associates on Facebook.
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Microsoft: Only minor tweaks in Windows 7 SP1
In its first comments on what will be in the first service pack for Windows 7, Microsoft says it will include only minor updates. No ETA given.
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Don't forget the 'public' in public transportation--Jasmine's Tech Dos & Don'ts
CNET editor Jasmine France runs down the dos and don'ts of riding public transportation with your tech gadgets.
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