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Taiwan mobile phone maker announces series of new jobs and promotions in management staff as part of ongoing effort to drive future growth.

Solar thermal plants to retain heat and produce power even on sunless days.

VC confidence down after several up quarters Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:15:35 PDT
Concerns over the U.S. and global economies and regulatory uncertainties prompt a drop in confidence among venture capitalists.

Big Blue acquires privately held company and its technology for compressing data in real-time and making it available to analytics apps.

Microsoft makes its case to Wall Street Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:32:09 PDT
The software maker is kicking off a daylong analyst meeting in Redmond, Wash. CNET's Ina Fried will have live coverage of the meeting throughout the day.

The new Amazon Kindle Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:08:22 PDT
The Nintendo 3DS will have a price and release date in two months, YouTube may change user video uploads to 15 minutes, and Amazon releases a new version of its Kindle e-reader.

Solar thermal seeks U.S. breakthrough Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:06:11 PDT
The new technology could move the United States away from its dependence on fossil fuels--if it can overcome the high price tag for the massive plants needed.

Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/29: What is this? Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:00:00 PDT
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.

Best Buy to offer Clearwire 4G service Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:46:23 PDT
Through its the new Best Buy Connect service, the electronics retailer plans to offer customers a new 4G tier starting in 2011.

Sony returns to black, raises forecast Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:47:10 PDT
Helped by robust computer and TV sales, the electronics giant posts net profit of 25.7 billion yen versus a net loss a year ago, while sales inch up for the quarter.

Nintendo hit by loss on sluggish game sales Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:39:42 PDT
Weak sales of its DS console and a dearth of hot new games trigger a net loss and lower revenue for Nintendo's first quarter.

Zynga, SoftBank form games venture in Japan Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:20:26 PDT
The new Zynga Japan service is the game maker's first foray into that country. Also: SoftBank completes a $150 million investment in Zynga

Microsoft touts cloud computing customers Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT
Ahead of its financial analyst meeting in Redmond, the software maker announces that Hyatt Hotels, Dow Chemical and the University of Georgia will use its hosted e-mail and portal products.

Viper's SmartStart mobile app comes to its third platform this week. The car starting, door unlocking, and panic button enabling app hits Android's Market on Thursday and brings the same features found on iPhone and BlackBerry devices.

Motorola earnings beat expectations Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:21:05 PDT
It reports earnings per share of 9 cents on revenue of $5.4 billion and offers a cheery outlook for current quarter, which will include sales of new Droid X.

Shrink-wrapped people? A German exhibit presents some provocative concepts for adapting to climate change.

Eco-idea du jour: Shrink-wrapped people Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:00 PDT
An exhibit at the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg in Germany presents some odd-looking and provocative concepts for adapting to climate change.

Study shows Verizon smartphone customers using 25 percent more data per month than AT&T's iPhone customers, which are among the company's biggest data hogs.

Netflix delights studios with big checks Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:00:00 PDT
The rental service has often said that once the streaming-movie business took off, it would mean bigger bucks for the studios. That transition has begun.

New Droid X ad laughs at Apple's bumpers Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:20:08 PDT
A new ad by Motorola's Droid X suggests the main difference between it and the iPhone is that it doesn't need a jacket.

The Samsung HZ35W would be a great GPS-enabled camera, if it could only give us accurate coordinates.


Amazon will ship the third generation of its Kindle e-book reader on Aug. 27, offering a cheaper, Wi-Fi only version for just $140. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos also offers some optimistic predictions about the future growth of e-book sales.


Meet the Ava Direct gaming rig, a notebook computer with modern components but with mid '00s styling and heft.


A fan without blades? That could only come from a company that makes a vacuum without bags.


A digital book reader could bring information to students in developing countries using a technology that is long past its prime: 8-bit computing.


High-Speed Laser Chips Move Data at 50 Gbps Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:55:00 GMT
Intel researchers combine silicon chips and lasers to transmit data at 50 gigabits per second. The technology should be able to achieve a terabit per second in the future.


Fancy a timepiece that's colored like a traffic cone and can survive a descent of a quarter-mile below the surface of the water? Have we got a watch for you.


Adorable Walking Robot Sets Distance Record Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:33:00 GMT
A four-legged robot nicknamed "Ranger" sets a distance record, walking 14.3 miles before running out of juice.


The iMac just got a little bit faster thanks to an update across the line. Processors, graphics and even the displays have been improved, although prices have stayed the same.


OLED Shortage Forces HTC to Switch Displays Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:25:00 GMT
The new HTC phones coming this summer will include a technology called SLCD, or Super LCD, instead of the newer organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays used in some current-model smartphones.


Experience high-quality voice communication over the Internet via your Pocket PC. (8,107 downloads)

Listen to Azan automatically five times a day on every prayer time in your mobile phone. (8,092 downloads)

Make and receive Skype calls on your mobile device. (7,593 downloads)

Play Flash content on your Pocket PC. (6,350 downloads)

Download YouTube movies and watch them with your Windows Mobile device. (5,583 downloads)

Trace the location from where the missed call was made. (5,469 downloads)

Protect your mobile device against malware programs, unsolicited calls and messages. (4,891 downloads)

Listen to the Quran recitation on your mobile phone. (4,000 downloads)

Play music on your mobile phone. (3,779 downloads)

Browse the Web quickly on your Symbian phone. (3,479 downloads)