Chip sales hit record $298 billion in 2010
Global sales of semiconductors rise nearly 32 percent in 2010, reaching a record level of $298.3 billion, according to new stats from the Semiconductor Industry Association.
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Spotify wouldn't offer as much free music here
After failing to acquire music licenses in the U.S. for over a year, Spotify has offered major labels more money and agreed to limit its free-music offering.
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India still wants BlackBerry access but ban unlikely
RIM didn't deliver access to secure BlackBerry e-mail by India's deadline. The government apparently won't ban the service as threatened but insists it still wants to monitor data.
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Do we need the Internet for a revolution?
In today's episode of Loaded, Natali Morris questions the Internet as the force behind the Egyptian uprising.
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Google claims Bing copies its search results
Microsoft's search engine bases some results on Google's, according to the accusation. Google apparently set up a "honeypot" specifically to catch Bing in the act.
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Sony to bring PS Move functionality to PCs?
Company may be working to bring the functionality of the PlayStation Move motion controller to PCs. The project is apparently dubbed Move Server.
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Tendril app tries to Energize consumer efficiency
Smart grid company releases an application that seeks to improve consumer involvement in home energy with personalized energy plans and social networking.
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Boxee Box's Netflix app delayed--again
The hangup, Boxee says, is that it hasn't yet been able to meet Netflix's security requirements. Rather than offer another specific deadline, it says now the service is coming "soon."
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Nielsen: U.S. smartphone ownership higher among minorities
Among smartphone owners in the U.S., Hispanics and Asians are at the top of the list, as Android surges, the BlackBerry sinks, and the iPhone holds steady.
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Fooducate for iPhone: Dude, drop the Twinkies
Free app that scans bar codes and delivers more detailed nutritional information than food labels offer could help Americans follow new dietary guidelines more closely.
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Comverge expands energy-efficiency software play
To cut peak-time power, the demand response company is moving beyond air conditioner controllers to handle electric vehicles and wireless thermostats.
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Home security packaged with energy and solar
Smart-grid trials are giving consumers more control over home energy, but home security company Vivint is using home automation to offer similar services.
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Robots help sick kids go to school
Children too ill to make it to school are still keeping up with their peers--thanks to telepresence technology that transmits lessons from the classroom back to the student.
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Internet 'kill switch'--help or hindrance? (poll)
Egypt's Net-disconnect focuses attention on Senate proposals giving president emergency authority, including power to "order the disconnection of" computers and Web sites.
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In browser fight, Microsoft's silver lining grows
The versions of IE that Microsoft cares about are increasing in use, though not enough to outpace falling use of older browsers. Also: Chrome and Safari are still on the rise.
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IPv4 Internet addresses: 251 blocks down, 5 to go
A total of 33.6 million addresses are on their way to their ultimate users on the Net--meaning the last blocks of IPv4 addresses will be allocated soon. IPv6, hurry up, would ya?
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Report: Apple clamping down on App Store content
Apple rejected an app submitted by Sony that would have allowed customers to purchase and read e-books sold through the Sony Reader Store, The New York Times reports.
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eBay snags Bing's development manager, Facebook scientist
As part of an effort to beef up its search tools, eBay reportedly hires Bing's development manager and a scientist from Facebook.
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Blame me: Mozy scraps unlimited backups
EMC's online backup subsidiary concludes it can't afford subscriptions for unlimited data backup. CNET News' Stephen Shankland concludes it's his fault.
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Yahoo Mail tied to Windows Phone 7 data slurp
That mysterious phantom data problem affecting some Windows Phone 7 users is now being tied to Yahoo's mail servers sending chubby code over the air.
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