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02/03/2012 04:25 PM
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Wheels. Legs. This robot has both
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Robots are evolving faster than humans. Check out a wheeled robot that can also sprout legs and walk on some serious terrain.
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02/03/2012 03:51 PM
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EU officials want Google to suspend privacy policy change
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Despite request, Google tells concerned European Union advisers that it will stick to its March 1 date for privacy policy modifications.
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02/03/2012 03:43 PM
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Explained: Apple's not-so-secret favorite patent argument
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What the heck is "frand"? No, not "fraud" but "frand." CNET breaks down what this obscure legal term means, and why it's so important to companies such as Apple and Samsung.
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02/03/2012 03:14 PM
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Microsoft withdraws one patent claim against Barnes & Noble
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The software giant narrows its claims against Barnes & Noble, saying it hoped to streamline its case before hearings on the dispute begin on Monday.
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02/03/2012 03:13 PM
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Apple tweaks fine print behind iBooks Author software
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Apple has changed a controversial section of its iBooks Author end user license agreement, saying that users who want to sell outside of Apple's digital stores can do so, as long as they save in a different format.
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02/03/2012 02:59 PM
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Crab dinner inspires cancer-removing robot
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Researchers in Singapore create a robot that can remove early-stage stomach cancer, and it's all thanks to a chili crab dinner.
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02/03/2012 02:49 PM
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Anonymous hacks lawyers for Marine accused of Iraq massacre
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Hackers follow release of recording of FBI call on Anonymous with attack on lawyers in an Iraq massacre case.
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02/03/2012 02:32 PM
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Smartphone shipments top all PCs for the first time
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Tablets see most growth, but PC category overall can't compete with nearly half a billion phones shipped worldwide in 2011, according to a research firm's estimates.
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02/03/2012 02:26 PM
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iPhone 4S sales resume online in China, shipments by March 2
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Ater implementing a lottery system for ordering the iPhone 4S, Apple's online store has resumed selling the device online and will ship by March 2.
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02/03/2012 02:24 PM
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Micron CEO Steve Appleton dies in plane crash
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Appleton, a Micron Technology veteran of three decades and its chief executive officer since 1994, died today in a plane crash in Boise, Idaho.
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02/03/2012 01:37 PM
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Apple iPhones, iPads make quick return to German online stores
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Hours after pulling products from its online store, Apple got a ban on its products temporarily halted.
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02/03/2012 01:30 PM
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HP coughs up close to $47 million on CEO change
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Hewlett-Packard spent $30.41 million in total compensation for ousted CEO Leo Apotheker, while new chief Meg Whitman landed $16.52 million in total compensation, according to a new filing.
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02/03/2012 01:23 PM
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Friday Poll: Would you boycott Apple?
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Apple's huge earnings have been shadowed by a New York Times report on harsh working conditions at Chinese plants that make Apple products. Are you reconsidering your Apple brand loyalty?
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02/03/2012 01:07 PM
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Hardware makers suffer through drive shortages
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Here's a tour of how the Thailand flooding and a hard drive shortage affected three tech giants: Sony, Western Digital, and Seagate.
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02/03/2012 12:41 PM
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Facebook opens its books for historic IPO
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week in review Filing gives first look at Facebook's financials, while Windows 8 details leak out. Also: Sony gets a new CEO.
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02/03/2012 12:30 PM
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Facebook users polled 'unlike' new Timeline feature
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A whopping 70 percent of Facebook users surveyed by SodaHead voted thumbs down on the social network's now mandatory Timeline feature.
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02/03/2012 12:20 PM
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New Ting cell phone service turns contracts on their head
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A new wireless service for U.S. customers offers mix-and-match plans and credits you for what you don't use. But is it really cheaper?
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02/03/2012 12:12 PM
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NASA sheds light on tech needed for space travel
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Space robots, materials to protect humans from radiation, along with solar and nuclear-powered spacecraft makes NASA's technology development wish list for the next five years.
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02/03/2012 12:11 PM
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Want 4.5GB of free Dropbox space? Be a guinea pig
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For those willing to beta-test a feature to automatically upload photos and videos, the cloud storage company will offer bonus storage space.
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02/03/2012 11:29 AM
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Google's response on new privacy policy ticks off congresswoman
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At a hearing in the House over the search giant's new privacy policy, subcommittee Chairwoman Mary Bono Mack expresses frustration over what she sees as Google's lack of clarity in answering questions.
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