Reporter Martha Teichner of the CBS News program "Sunday Morning" looks at Apple supplier Foxconn's labor practices (and Apple's response to the situation) in this video segment featuring industry insiders and observers.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet ...
roundup The maker of iPads and iPhones is hardly alone among tech companies that rely heavily on Chinese factories under scrutiny for labor practices. But it's become the flashpoint.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/ ...
The Emotiva Pro airmotiv 4 may be the 'baby' in the line, but it's the best sounding desktop in its price class.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/aLQquvTIyWM ...
CNET reporter Jay Greene, an avid skier, recently took two helmet cams up the mountain. See which one took his trophy for best job recording powdery pursuits: the GoPro HD Hero 2 Outdoor Edition or the Contour Roam.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc ...
Startup Promethean Power had to ditch its dream of solar-powered milk chillers in rural India, but the company hit on a novel energy storage system that's cheaper and overcomes the unreliable grid.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/ZtbT-GtyHIs ...
At issue is whether some of the titans of tech conspired not to hire each other's employees. Attorney Joe Saveri argues the alleged conspiracy kept workers salaries artificially low by stifling competition.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/jTKcj ...
Hackers did not take down Facebook today, as they had earlier claimed they would. Meanwhile, the pace of tweets appears to have slowed amid an ongoing Twitter boycott. And Twitter's lawyer responds.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/39VkCgDfDMk ...
Is Search, Plus Your World designed to scare Facebook and Twitter to the negotiating table?http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/C8z3J_7Q7Mo View the f ...
A commentator on the Guardian suggests that "companies such as Facebook are the corporate world's equivalent of sociopaths." Might this be true?http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/yrVqHGgtL-0 ...
In the wake of some calls for an Apple boycott, it's worth noting that human-intensive mass production has faced problems with abysmal working conditions in just about every major industrial economy.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/wX3Ti7KHe6Y ...
E-commerce site Fab.com claims it's the fastest growing site on the planet. Now can we please have some more details?http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/8q0wzMgsDu4 ...
Unsightly mosaic artifacts no longer mar Google Earth's high-altitude views. But for an even more singular look at the planet, check Flickr's latest NASA contribution.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/yLLjmve8qDI ...
Flickr automatically charges credit cards to renew premium accounts. That change is smart but nowhere near what's needed to restore an ailing brand.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/zzb3v3s42xc ...
Facebook Timeline is now a requirement, not an option. Are you digging the new profile look--with its long history and constant friend updates--or are you pining for the old days?http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/I5GoVaTXxNU ...
You couldn't ask for a better show for a night out in the elements. A time-lapse video shows the auroras produced by this week's solar radiation storm.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/xpY3DzHitpo ...
Strong sales of its Android smartphones helped propel both revenue and profit for the Korean consumer electronic giant.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/MoY1320-mpQ ...
It's another recent blow to Samsung Electronics' increasingly back-and-forth legal battle with Apple.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/eXwhM4C0jKo ...
Apple is under fire for its supply chain labor, but every tech item--indeed, everything you own--goes through the same manufacturing paces.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/gFBzJLbjOco ...
Also on tap: a $30 pair of noise-isolating earphones for $10, and an iPad 2 keyboard case for $20.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/dS82iosQllc Vie ...
Thorsten Heins backtracks to clarify earlier comments that suggested a lack of urgency to make changes at RIM, which set off a wave of concern.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/vzfO7jWhB1c ...