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Outlook plug-in Xobni gets deeper social hooks

Posted: November 19th, 2008, 1:13am EST

The service now links in to Yahoo Mail, Facebook, Skype, and Hoover's.

Dell brings up the 80-core chip

Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:30am EST

During his keynote at a supercomputing conference, Michael Dell keeps 80-core processor in sight.

Citysearch pulls a total overhaul

Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:01am EST

The IAC-owned business reviews site has revamped its product to make social-networking features easier to use, as well as to focus on the "hyperlocal" rather than a few metro areas.

'Moonlight' heads to beta

Posted: November 19th, 2008, 12:01am EST

As Microsoft hits the second anniversary of its deal with Novell, the software makers announce they are nearly ready with a beta version of the Linux-based Silverlight player.

'WSJ' calls Microsoft antivirus tool 'spyware'

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 11:40pm EST

In what appears to be just a bad headline, the business publication says that Microsoft plans to introduce spyware. (It's actually planning free antivirus software)

Yahoo to make BrowserPlus open-source

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 9:04pm EST

Trying to be more open and to encourage innovation, the company will release source code behind its project to make Web browsers more powerful computing foundations.

Yahoo's search for a new CEO

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 8:11pm EST

With Jerry Yang poised to step down, who will take the helm and what will new leadership mean for the embattled company?

Video: Yang resignation, successor the talk of the Valley

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 8:03pm EST

Silicon Valley is atwitter over what kind of CEO Yahoo needs to hire to replace the outgoing Jerry Yang. CNET's Kara Tsuboi hears opinions and analysis from some "armchair quarterbacks" over this crucial decision for the Internet giant.

The Xbox Live Marketplace: Now in your browser

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 8:02pm EST

Microsoft has brought the Xbox Live Marketplace onto the Web with an updated Xbox.com that lets you browse and purchase content--off your console.

RIAA win: Tennessee to police campus networks

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 8:02pm EST

Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen signs into law a bill that requires public and private schools in the state to ensure their computer networks are free of pirated material.

Mark Cuban says no confidentiality agreement broken

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 7:08pm EST

Cuban responds again to some of the SEC charges against him and says presents transcription which he says proves he broke no confidentiality agreement.

I'm from Microsoft. Here's how we crush bones

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 6:46pm EST

The move to offer a free consumer security suite fits with a playbook Microsoft has used with great effect for most of the last two decades.

Nokia shows off real-time traffic application

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 6:29pm EST

Nokia and Navteq are developing a new application that will turn GPS cell phones into traffic "probes" for tracking real-time traffic information.

Facebook, Google, others sponsor youth activism summit

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 6:19pm EST

YouTube, MTV, and others are also on board for a New York event next month that hopes to use a successful anti-extremism campaign on Facebook as a springboard for more social-media activism.

Will Microsoft's antivirus move draw antitrust fire?

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 6:17pm EST

Microsoft's move to free is likely to win plaudits from consumers, but McAfee and Symantec won't likely sit there and take it.

BP, Soros Fund invest in ethanol-making microbe

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 5:37pm EST

Qteros, formerly SunEthanol, gets $25 million to commercialize a process that uses microbes, rather than enzymes, to make ethanol from non-food feedstocks.

What CEO skills should Yahoo look for?

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 5:36pm EST

Yahoo can pick a CEO for a bold new vision or the ability to execute the company's strategy--or something else altogether. What's the best approach?

Scottish I-Ball rolls to success

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 5:36pm EST

Launchable, wireless projectile camera from Scotland provides stabilized images from ground and sky, wins U.K. contest.

Psystar antitrust claim against Apple dismissed

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 5:34pm EST

Mac clone maker Psystar's best hope of emerging as a winner in its legal dispute with Apple is dealt a severe blow by a federal judge.

Microsoft to offer free consumer security suite

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 5:28pm EST

Software giant cans its paid Windows Live OneCare service in favor of a free consumer software focused on protecting PCs against malware.

Next level: Tower Defense creators build new game company

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 3:01am EST

Together at last: The developers or Flash Element TD and Desktop Tower Defense launch yet more games.

Yahoo's ultimate search--a new CEO

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 3:00am EST

Internet search pioneer Yahoo is about to embark on one of its most important searches, finding its next CEO. Will Microsoft executives be in candidates pool?

Yang's travails: A Yahoo timeline

Posted: November 18th, 2008, 1:16am EST

It was a rough 17 months for Jerry Yang as Yahoo's chief executive. Here's a chronology of the Internet pioneer's tenure at the top.

Google 'Voice Search' hands-on verdict: Awesome

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 10:49pm EST

Google's updated Mobile App for iPhone is finally here, and it works as advertised.

A pity for Yahoo that John McCain didn't win

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 10:23pm EST

Making up for a lost decade has to be Job No. 1. And that means getting someone at the top who won't march Yahoo around in wrong directions again.

With Yang out, Microsoft may come back

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 9:50pm EST

Several sources close to the company expect renewed takeover interest from the software giant.

Intel officially launches Core i7, pricing

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 9:30pm EST

Chipmaker officially debuts its next-generation processor at an event in San Francisco.

NASA, Google Maps track Southern California wildfires

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 9:08pm EST

NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer satellite delivers photos of the Southern California wildfires. Google Maps provides another way to chart the course of the fires.

New game brings iPhone into Wiimote territory

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 9:00pm EST

iFun, a new game for the iPhone created by the Social Gaming Network, uses the device's accelerometer to turn it into a game controller.

Jerry Yang memo to staff about stepping down

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 8:45pm EST

Here is the full text of the note Jerry Yang sent to employees about stepping down as CEO as soon as a replacement is found.

Microsoft in patent battle over Visual Studio

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 8:25pm EST

Software maker aims to defend users of its software tools. WebXchange has sued three Visual Studio customers, saying their use of the product infringes on its patents.

Mourning, unease after Silicon Valley slayings

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 8:15pm EST

The man suspected of killing three employees at a start-up Friday was terminated, not laid off. But given the economic climate, the incident still has folks worried.

FreshDeals puts online bargains in your pocket

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 8:09pm EST

This new iPhone app lets you find the latest online deals throughout the day by keeping track of over a dozen social bargain finding sites.

Yahoo CEO Yang to step down

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 8:02pm EST

Jerry Yang will step back to his chief Yahoo role as soon as a successor is found for the CEO role, Yahoo announces.

Adobe soups up Photoshop with Pixel Bender

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 7:57pm EST

Photoshop now has a high-performance new special effects technology, Pixel Bender. Adobe showed an online version as well.

Spansion, Kodak file patent suits against Samsung

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 7:50pm EST

Spansion seeks the exclusion from the U.S. market of more than 100 million MP3 players and other consumer electronics devices containing Samsung's allegedly infringing flash memory components.

Photos: Adobe moves Flash 10 to smartphones

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 7:45pm EST

Adobe Systems shows off a full version of Flash Player for Symbian, Microsoft, and Google smartphones--but not Apple's iPhone

More holiday time off at HP, Micron

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 7:44pm EST

What with a lousy economy and grim tidings ahead, more tech companies are telling employees to take more vacation as part of a cost-cutting move

DVD rips of 'Dark Knight' appear online

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 7:31pm EST

Warner Bros. won the first round last summer by preventing all but one very poor pirated copy from landing on the Web. This time, the P2P sites beat the DVD release.

Duplicating keys from a photograph

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 7:21pm EST

Researchers show off software that lets you duplicate keys from just a photograph of a key.

Video: Daily Debrief: Can Mark Cuban beat the SEC?

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 3:51pm EST

The SEC claims that Mark Cuban illegally dumped his holdings in Mamma.com after learning about an impending private stock offering. Charles Cooper and Dawn Kawamoto discuss the charges facing one of the best-known technology entrepreneurs of the last decade.

Adobe wants to bridge gap between PCs and cloud

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 12:01am EST

Microsoft's business is tethered to the PC. Google is trying to conquer the cloud. This week, Adobe Systems will show AIR and Flash technology that draws from both approaches.

Adobe answers cries for 64-bit Flash on Linux

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 12:01am EST

For impatient Linux fans who've taken the 64-bit plunge, Adobe finally has a 64-bit Flash Player plug-in. It's only an alpha release, though.

Digital pen learns to write in Mac

Posted: November 17th, 2008, 12:00am EST

Livescribe says beta version of desktop software is ready. On the Windows side, the gadget maker also adds print-your-own paper and handwriting recognition options.

Pain and delight: Who's firing, who's hiring

Posted: November 16th, 2008, 11:46pm EST

Yes, it's bad out there. But there is some sunshine.

Murdoch to media: You dug yourself a huge hole

Posted: November 16th, 2008, 9:01pm EST

News Corp.'s feisty CEO slams a culture of "complacency and condescension," but he says a fix for an industry reeling because of self-inflicted wounds remains within reach.

'Lost' Beatles song may bring Fab Four to Net sales

Posted: November 16th, 2008, 5:35pm EST

Paul McCartney wants to release a "lost" Beatles track, but short of creating another exhaustive compilation, an online release may be his only avenue.

Obamas get personal on '60 Minutes'

Posted: November 16th, 2008, 4:15pm EST

In their first TV interview since the election, President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, discuss their election experience and how it has changed their lives.

Study: Young people, men more optimistic when tech fails

Posted: November 16th, 2008, 4:00pm EST

Pew Research finds that younger people get less frustrated with tech failures and men are more optimistic than women that they will fix it.

Obama appoints YouTube (Google) as secretary of video

Posted: November 16th, 2008, 11:23am EST

President-elect Barack Obama is delivering his regularly scheduled Saturday address in video format, uploaded to YouTube. Why favor YouTube?

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