Ian Hickson, editor of the HTML standard, declares that a DRM Web video from Microsoft, Google, and Netflix would be unethical and ineffectual. ...
A new effort under way at the world's largest museum and research institution could eventually mean more of its 137 million objects will be publicly available, even if just via 3D digital models. ...
This issue is going nuclear and a lot of people believe that charging $10 or more for the portability and convenience of an e-book is ridiculous. ...
Make room for a 40-inch TV. This week, we're giving away an entry-level flat-panel set that CNET reviewers say stands out among the budget-television crowd. ...
Police are investigating how pornography was played on 55-inch TV screens at a Best Buy in Greenville, S.C. The store claims its Wi-Fi was infiltrated. ...
"We are deeply committed to supporting and defending our users' freedom of speech, but we do draw some limits," says the microblogging site. ...
Google is set to dip its toes in the tablet market with a 7-inch design later this year, says an analyst. ...
This powerful desktop-publishing suite is a steal--especially when you compare it to programs costing 10 times more. ...
The company has been forced to turn the feature off after it lost a court battle against Motorola earlier this month. ...
Research firm Strategy Analytics says Nokia took 33 percent of the Windows Phone 7 market last quarter, leading all others. ...
Beyond tight integration with Windows 8, SkyDrive could be due for a slew of new features and enhancements in its next version. ...
The patent application describes a method that lets users give a voice command through a mobile device that then interacts with a set-top box likely equipped with Google TV. ...
Samsung's wildly popular Galaxy S II Android Gingerbread phone will make its way to U.S. Cellular "soon." ...
Smartphones running Android Ice Cream Sandwich are few and far between. LG hopes to change that with its L-Style handsets, a new line offering a double scoop of ICS. ...
A France-based digital-rights group says Twitter removed a few Sarkozy-related accounts after the French president opened his own account last week. ...
Yes, the updated software now gives you access to e-mail, but tablets should do a whole lot more. Does the PlayBook offer anything the iPad or an Android tablet doesn't? Not really. ...
After suffering a solar panel power outage due to squirrels with a taste for electrical cables, CNET's Martin LaMonica evens the score and learns his lesson. ...
Is it time to rethink the form factor of cameras? One designer thinks so. Check out his concept here.[Read more] ...
Connect by Getty Images provides Web sites from ad agencies to publishing platforms with an API designed to offer quick access to the stock photo agency's vast collection. ...
Spam reached its lowest level in years last quarter, but malware surpassed expectations for 2011, says McAfee. ...