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Yahoo's User Interface library, used by the Internet pioneer and many others for interactive Web site design, just turned 3.0.
Posted on 30 September 2009 | 2:01 am
Trojan hijacks your browser, calculates how much money it can steal from your bank account without detection, transfers the money and displays fake balance information to hide its activity.
Posted on 30 September 2009 | 1:51 am
Alex Maghen, who previously served as the head of technology for MySpace Music, has a tough road ahead of him, as the News Corp.-owned site has fallen from favor in Silicon Valley.
Posted on 30 September 2009 | 1:38 am
Ribbit's extension for Google's next-gen messaging app shows how the walls between text and voice can fall.
Posted on 30 September 2009 | 1:26 am
The day when consumers pay for every megabyte they use while downloading video, streaming music, or updating their Facebook statuses may be closer than you think.
Posted on 30 September 2009 | 12:58 am
commentary Time's running out for Global Gaming Factory to finally make good on promises to acquire Pirate Bay. The deadline looms, supposedly.
Posted on 30 September 2009 | 12:18 am
CVS customers will now be able to download their pharmacy histories to Microsoft HealthVault to maintain a complete record of their medications and treatments.
Posted on 29 September 2009 | 11:26 pm
Rocky Mountain Bank says Google confirmed an e-mail with customer data that was mistakenly sent to a random Gmail address was never opened, has been destroyed.
Posted on 29 September 2009 | 11:01 pm
Representatives from Harvard University, meanwhile, would neither confirm nor deny a quote from star Jesse Eisenberg that "The Social Network" would actually be shot on campus.
Posted on 29 September 2009 | 10:57 pm
Batteries get all the attention when it comes to electric vehicles and grid storage, but ultracapacitor companies say the bursts of power they provide can play a role.
Posted on 29 September 2009 | 9:02 pm
Further "details" are leaked to iLounge. If and when it does arrive, how will what Apple is working on compare with what's currently available?
Posted on 29 September 2009 | 8:30 pm
While it has no plans to repeat a failed plan for TV-style programming on the Internet, Yahoo wants to build on its success with "video snacks" through slightly longer shows.
Posted on 29 September 2009 | 8:05 pm
Some of today's big headlines, along with studio guest (and fellow CNET News podcast co-host) Erica Ogg talking about Dell's new laptop with "wireless" charging capability.
Posted on 29 September 2009 | 7:56 pm
The average number of infected PCs around the globe now stands around 59 percent, an all-time high for the year, according to Panda Security.
Posted on 29 September 2009 | 7:51 pm
Imagine if iTunes added a social component so your friends could see which apps you've downloaded. That's Yappler in a nutshell--but the service needs a little work.
Posted on 29 September 2009 | 7:34 pm
The new device clips onto your clothing or around your wrist and uses a Wii-like 3D motion sensor to track everything from calories burned to minutes slept.
Posted on 29 September 2009 | 7:15 pm
Want to share your favorite songs on Twitter? Here are several services worth trying out.
Posted on 29 September 2009 | 7:09 pm
New Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle, complete with a wireless controller and two games, will retail for $299.
Posted on 29 September 2009 | 7:02 pm
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Jesse Farmer tweets that he's already been interviewed by the Secret Service following the posting of his "Should Obama be Killed?" poll.
Posted on 29 September 2009 | 6:57 pm
Red Hat and Microsoft both have big ambitions. The problem? They're roughly the same ambition.
Posted on 29 September 2009 | 6:38 pm
You can't buy these models yet, but Intel wants to get people excited about a collection of sleek laptops at the Intel Developer Forum.
Posted on 23 September 2009 | 3:52 pm