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Tech stocks hammered as bailout fails in House

Stocks, including those of technology companies, took a beating after the House of Representatives fails to pass the government bailout of the financial sector.

29.09.2008 20:29:00 - CNET News.com

Facebook being used to recruit spies

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Facebook being used to recruit spies -- It has emerged that Britain's Secret Service has admitted to using Facebook to recruit tomorrow's James Bonds.

Adding a second router: living with the new setup -- What it's like to use a high value computer after it has been protected with a second router.

Use Web apps offline with Google Gears -- Although the offline-browsing technology is currently available only for a small number of sites, Gears can keep you working--sort of--when your Internet connection fails.

Zarafa: Open-source e-mail gets competitive -- Zimbra used to rule the roost in the open-source e-mail world. Now Zarafa is giving it a run for its money.

29.09.2008 19:46:00 - CNET News.com

Teens view cell phones as essential

A new nationwide survey shows the importance of cell phones in the lives of American teens.

15.09.2008 11:06:00 - CNET News.com

Does Facebook have an answer for MySpace Music?

"Social music" is on the rise even as the music industry suffers. An album release partnership with iLike could be the first of many music deals for Mark Zuckerberg's fast-growing company.

15.09.2008 09:01:00 - CNET News.com

Report: WSJ.com to get social networking makeover

Newspaper site is expected to launch "Journal Community" to allow paying subscribers to comment on individual stories, create discussion groups on specific topics, and ask one another for advice.

15.09.2008 08:00:00 - CNET News.com

EA drops $2 billion bid to acquire Take-Two

The announcement ends an seven-month takeover effort that turned hostile before the two companies entered private talks last month.

14.09.2008 23:00:00 - CNET News.com

McDonald's, Toyota in harmony with MySpace Music

Here comes MySpace Music. Execs say some advertisers paid eight-figure sums to ally with service expected to launch this week. Can the service challenge iTunes?

14.09.2008 17:09:00 - CNET News.com

Iowa State research to give UAV jockeys a virtual view of battle space

Real-time virtual view of the battle space allows single operator to control multiple unmanned aerial vehicles simultaneously, say researchers.

14.09.2008 15:00:00 - CNET News.com

Did 'Spore' copy protections backfire on EA?

Angered by DRM limitations imposed on Spore, people are downloading illegal copies of the evolution game en masse. Will the negative response change EA's stance?

14.09.2008 03:06:00 - CNET News.com

Pocket projector gets an early screening

3M is close to unveiling a handheld digital video projector, according to Popular Science, which recently tinkered with an early version of the device.

13.09.2008 23:57:00 - CNET News.com