EPA proposes grading system for car fuel economy
Fuel economy labels for new passenger cars are being upgraded so consumers can compare electric cars and plug-in hybrids with conventional vehicles.
Categories: Tech News
Quicken Online goes offline for Mint.com
About a year after Intuit's acquisition of Mint.com, it is closing the doors on its competing product. The technological migration has been tough for the company, it acknowledges.
Categories: Tech News
Xbox Live Gold subscribers face price increase
Gold members of Microsoft's Xbox Live premium online service should expect a $10 price hike in yearly memberships beginning November 1.
Categories: Tech News
Samsung ships 1 million Galaxy S smartphones
Company reaches a milestone in about six weeks with this line of Android-based smartphones, which have been available via AT&T and T-Mobile. Sprint is up next.
Categories: Tech News
Nintendo to cut DSi pricing on September 12
Nintendo has decided to cut the price of the DSi starting in September. The Nintendo DS Lite's price will remain unchanged.
Categories: Tech News
Report: Google in talks for movie rental service
Google is looking to jump-start its fledgling movie rental service with titles from Hollywood's major studios, according to a report in the Financial Times.
Categories: Tech News
Will tech always be a boys 'n' toys club?
Controversy swirls around whether tech excludes both women and those of an advanced age. If true, will this always be the case? Or will the tech world become a little more inclusive?
Categories: Tech News
iPad, iPhone, notebook, Netbook: A gadget glut?
Just the right number of gadgets and computers can enhance productivity, but there is a tipping point when too many gadgets hinder rather than help productivity.
Categories: Tech News
USA Today gets makeover for mobile world
In a major restructuring, the news-gathering organization will break up its news room and de-emphasize print to focus on tablets, smartphones, and other digital platforms.
Categories: Tech News
DOJ seeking more info on Google-ITA deal
The search giant is experiencing a delay in acquiring ITA, which provides software for plane fare comparison sites such as Orbitz.
Categories: Tech News
Einstein would have used a Mac. Lennon, too.
In a vintage video clip, Apple's iconic CEO, Steve Jobs, kicks off the company's spectacular comeback by introducing the Think Different campaign. And he does it in shorts and sandals.
Categories: Tech News
Yahoo's head of social platforms leaves for eBay
Less than a week after Communications Products Head Jason Titus bid Yahoo good-bye, the company's VP for social platforms, Neal Sample, follows suit.
Categories: Tech News
Woman puts cat in bin, Web strikes back
After the members of 4Chan expose a British woman who put a cat in a trash bin for 15 hours, the Web excoriates her so much that she has to go into hiding.
Categories: Tech News
'Anti-Facebook' project nears launch
Can Diaspora, an open-source social networking project developed by NYU students, justify the hype it's received? Maybe, but it'll be tough.
Categories: Tech News
Kokoro shows off its latest android Actroid F
Tokyo entertainment firm Kokoro shows off its latest fembot, Actroid F, in a PR video. The lifelike android is slated to go on sale to work as a receptionist or hospital worker.
Categories: Tech News
Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the 2011 Audi A8, the newest Amazon Kindle, and the Nikon Coolpix S6000.
Categories: Tech News
Canon recrafting supertelephoto lens lineup
A major lens overhaul yields two new supertelephoto lenses and two prototypes. The SLR powerhouse clearly wants to keep pro shooters from defecting to Nikon.
Categories: Tech News
'LOL is this you?' spam spreading via Facebook chat
Spam message, which Facebook says it's looking into, is similar to ones used on Twitter earlier this year.
Categories: Tech News
Takeoff in Boeing's 787 simulator (video)
CNET took a ride in the full flight simulator for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner aircraft in Renton, Wash. Catch a glimpse of our virtual flight.
Categories: Tech News
Changes and fixes coming to Digg's redesign
The new Digg is out for everyone, but a few things went awry or missing along the way. Founder Kevin Rose has come out with a laundry list of the problems, fixes.
Categories: Tech News

