Google Books partners with the British Library to digitize 250,000 books from between 1700 and 1870. Readers will soon be able to access all of the knowledge without the mustiness of old books. ...
Beautiful People, a dating site reserved only for those of Bundchen-like qualities, dumps 30,000 people deemed just not pretty enough. The data is revealed after a virus strikes the site. ...
It's been a rough few days for the company with a site outage and a contract dispute that led it to pull Sony movies. Neither was a huge deal, but they show how Netflix is under increased scrutiny. ...
New storage vendors aim to put technological advances into effect for data center gains. ...
Several pundits are questioning why Apple's shares are on the decline as of late. The company's stock is at $315 per share, down from its 52-week high of $364.90. ...
Over the weekend the Lebanese hacker known as Idahc and a French cohort say they used an SQL injection to steal emails stored on the company's Web site. It's the 20th attack on Sony in two months. ...
Justice Department to scrutinize $400 million deal for Internet advertising display company, according to published reports. ...
Scientists in Norway believe they have a cost-effective method of examining sewage systems in order to test drug use in larger populations. ...
Before NFC arrives on mobile devices, Naratte hopes to roll out payments-by-sound waves. ...
To mark June as Gay and Lesbian Pride month, Google's search bar adds a rainbow to the end when users search for "gay" or related terms. ...
The offerings from Apple should arrive by early August and feature Intel's Sandy Bridge processor architecture and Thunderbolt data ports, sources say. ...
Internet phone giant has dismissed a handful of senior executives ahead of Microsoft's $8.5 billion acquisition, according to a Bloomberg report. ...
The Internet's overseers approve a plan to expand the number of top-level domains. That opens the door for .paris, .canon, .eco--and for a new era of trademark complications. ...
Vote means domains will be able to end in almost any word, allowing companies to turn their brands into Internet extensions. ...
The biannual Top500 Supercomputing list is out, and for the first time in seven years, Japan has built the world's fastest computer. K Computer displaces China's Tianhe-1A just six months after the Chinese machine took the crown. ...
Doodle honoring Dad reminds you to give the old man a call--on Gmail, of course. View t ...
A homepage for Google Finland appears, sans the iconic "I'm Feeling Lucky" button. Could this be the end of the road for the search of fortune? ...
"Love," Cirque du Soleil's celebration of The Beatles at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, is marking its five-year run this month with a series of special events, including a fresh peek backstage. ...
At one of Boeing's original facilities in Renton, Wash., CNET tours the company's 737 production line. View the full article ...
At Boeing's 747 factory in Everett, Wash., CNET takes a tour of a 747-8 still under construction. View the full article ...