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Talk about a powerful prize. This week's freebie, a high-capacity portable battery pack, is here to charge a bunch of your gadgets at once. [Read more]
How much storage do I really need on my smartphone? In this Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon helps a reader figure out how much storage he really needs. And she offers some insights on the burgeoning "phablet" market. [Read more]
Lightroom 4.3 test version gets partial Retina support Support for high-resolution displays is available when editing photos but not cataloging them. Also: Adobe supports for raw photos from the Canon S110 and a dozen new cameras. [Read more]
Lenovo sees 7-inch tablets vying with phones, not PCs The burgeoning 7-inch tablet market will do battle with large-screen smartphones, says Lenovo. [Read more]
Egypt works to pull the plug on online porn A public prosecutor demands the Egyptian government block all pornography on the Web, but apparently it's easier said than done. [Read more]
Judge to review whether foreman in Apple v. Samsung hid info A federal court will look into whether the jury foreman in Apple v. Samsung "concealed information" during jury selection. [Read more]
Google's JAM with Chrome lets users play in virtual rock bands The Web giant is testing a new social feature that lets users lay down guitar licks and blast virtual saxophones in an interactive Chrome Web app. [Read more]
U.S. government sanctions Iran for creating 'electronic curtain' The U.S. State Department is targeting several Iranian groups and individuals that have been particularly oppressive in restricting Internet freedom. [Read more]
Carl Icahn considered hostile takeover for control of Netflix The billionaire and former corporate raider, who recently acquired a 10 percent stake in the company, tells CNBC that he finds Netflix's "poison pill" defense plan "really reprehensible." [Read more]
Navy SEALs leak classified info to EA for combat game -- report While working as paid consultants for the video-game maker's new shooting game Medal of Honor: Warfighter, seven soldiers disclose military secrets and are now being punished, according to a report. [Read more]
How to get the Start menu back in Windows 8 Several third-party utilities can serve as Start menu replacements for Windows 8 users who aren't as keen on the new Start screen. [Read more]
Apple releases bug-fix update for 2012 MacBooks This update tackles, and hopefully quenches, problems with graphics artifacts and USB connectivity. [Read more]
Microsoft brings Windows 8 tiles to crazy life To launch Windows 8 in Norway, Microsoft placed a discreet Windows Tile in the street. When people stepped on it, goodness did the action start. [Read more]
Volkswagen versus iPhone 5 CNET hooks up the iPhone 5 to its biggest accessory, a 2012 Volkswagen Golf R. [Read more]
Crippling Stuxnet virus infected Chevron's network too Sophisticated virus was intended to knock offline an Iranian nuclear enrichment facility but strayed from its intended target about two years ago. [Read more]
You can replace Siri with Google's Voice Search, but there's a catch If you're willing to jailbreak your iPhone, you can create a Home-button shortcut to Google's whiz-bang new Siri-killer. Is it worth the effort? [Read more]
Reconciling the iPad Mini with Apple's Retina obsession Apple created the Retina display brand as a key selling point for its leading products. Is the iPad Mini an exception? Or is it only a matter of time before it goes Retina too. [Read more]
Pee power! African teens create urine-fueled generator Four enterprising young African girls put together a generator that runs on a plentiful natural resource. Whether or not it could work efficiently is a different story. [Read more]
Nvidia CEO: People buying tablets instead of cheap PCs The graphics-chip maker also provides projections for the current quarter that show it's no longer avoiding PC market weakness. [Read more]
Virgin Mobile to offer Galaxy S2 4G on November 15 One of the most popular phones of 2011 joins the no-contract carrier just before the holiday shopping season gets under way. [Read more]
Sustainable fishing 'SafetyNet' catches big prize This year's James Dyson Award for design goes to an innovative commercial fishing net system that could make the practice far more sustainable by saving millions of fish annual. [Read more]
Facebook tries to get some love for Friendship Pages The social network redesigns a little-known feature -- a profile page that highlights your friendships and relationships. Perhaps the redesign will get more people using the feature. [Read more]
Groupon revenue rises, but still disappoints Wall Street The daily deals site reports revenue of $568.6 million, but falls short of analysts' $590 million estimate. [Read more]
Friendster founder raises $1.7M for social startup Nuzzel Jonathan Abrams' latest project raises seed round from investors including 500 Startups' Dave McClure. [Read more]
See the Wii U unboxed CNET's Jeff Bakalar shows us what's inside the Wii U Deluxe Set box. [Read more]
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