One reason for Apple's success is its knack for driving technology standards. So much so that tech adopted by Apple often becomes a must-have on products from other device suppliers.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/l-UAMqDyuKE ...
A new report uses Apple and its recent history to look at why the success of some U.S. firms hasn't led to more U.S. jobs. In the process, it offers up interesting details about the evolution of the iPhone, and how it was made.http://feeds.feedburner.com/ ...
Neither Steve Jobs' widow nor a representative of his trust will be on the ballot when Disney shareholders vote on re-electing the company's board, says a report. The Jobs Trust is Disney's largest shareholder.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/O ...
In response to a request for photos of home setupss, Audiophiliac readers were all too happy to deluge Steve Guttenberg with images of their beloved systems. Here's a look at some of the standouts.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/ABn-KW5OEnw ...
The Web-hosting service and domain name registrar sends a heads-up e-mail to customers, saying their FTP passwords may have been accessed by hackers. It also asks them to change e-mail passwords, though it says those passwords weren't affected by any brea ...
Too busy protesting SOPA and PIPA to keep up with this week's stories on Crave? We got your back. Here's what you need to know.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/MD_v035lGRo ...
Apple's much-rumored textbook plans came to light this week, alongside a new version of iBooks and iTunes U. More on that and the rest of this week's news and rumors in Apple Talk Weekly.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/jRq3A85PEW8 ...
Energy monitoring is like fitness-tracking for your utility bill. CNET's Martin LaMonica tries a whole-house electricity monitor out and gets a read on where software and the cloud is taking home energy.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/OUMxSLRL ...
CNET editor Brian Bennett spent some quality time with the Meizu MX. Available only in China (for now), this iPhone-inspired smartphone rocks Android Gingerbread with iOS flair.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/PuLu7M3s5LE ...
After more than two years of accepting user-submitted 15-second clips, the creators of the crowdsourced--and Lucas approved--fan-made film have at long last released their full version.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/TZi7uu8uqus ...
After a yearlong pilot program initiated by publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, students' math scores jump 20 percent compared with classrooms that used traditional paper texts.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/3KQCjhta9ic ...
The Kalorik PPG 36584 Salt and Pepper Grinder Set consists of five mill jars and one central motor shaft.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/P5DqTiwjz-g ...
Launch of a SpaceX Dragon cargo carrier on an initial test flight to the International Space Station is on hold until at least late March, and possibly later, to give engineers time for additional tests and checkout.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tco ...
Two Hollywood-backed copyright bills were dealt a severe blow by this week's historic online protests, but their supporters are hardly giving up.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/0v63vbzsSRQ ...
Groupon Goods may be getting a boost by picking up daily-deal shopping site Mertado.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/yZI-pX-9luA View the full art ...
This week's collection of iOS apps is made up of frustratingly difficult platform games. The first is a frustrating favorite of mine from last year, but the second two are all-new and horribly hard to beat.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/rPZ8P ...
The goal of the OLPC XO 3.0 is not to sell a sexy entertainment product, but instead to get every child in the world with a connected computer. Is there anything consumer tablet manufacturers can learn from a tablet made with "cheap" education as its guid ...
The eBay-owned company is expanding into credit card territory by giving customers the option to shop in more than 2,000 conventional stores.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/29Rt9fV9t7Y ...
Just because publications like Reddit, BoingBoing, and PostSecret blacked out their Web sites today, doesn't mean the people who run them got to sit back and relax. Quite the opposite, actually.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~4/OCJUrw2_Amo ...
Today, several high-profile sites "blacked out" in protest of the SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills. What effect are these actions having on the Web, and the legislation? We discuss with Declan McCullagh of CNET and Trevor Timm of the EFF.http://feeds.feedb ...