Despite concerns that federal authorities might fine or arrest him, hacker Chris Paget went ahead with a live demonstration of mobile phone interception at the Defcon hacking conference Saturday.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:49:00 GMT

Twitter, the social networking site that allows users to say something in 140 characters or less, passed another milestone on Saturday with the sending of tweet number 20 billion.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:37:00 GMT

The U.S. Veterans Administration is making upward of $12 billion in IT contracts available to businesses over the next five years, as part of an effort to modernize its operations.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT

Android isn't just for smartphones anymore. Google's mobile operating system is coming to tablets that could rival the iPad in portability and usefulness for business.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT

Working as a computer columnist is dangerous work. Living on the cutting edge of technology is fun, but it's an edge that cuts both ways -- it's a life-threatening lifestyle, according to new research.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT

A few companies in the Fortune 500 need to upgrade their Web browsers. And while they're at it, a little in-house training on social engineering wouldn't be a bad idea, either.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:59:00 GMT

The former San Francisco network administrator who refused to hand over passwords for one of the city's networks was denied a new trial on Friday and is expected to be sentenced Aug. 6, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office said.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:15:00 GMT

For companies deploying desktop virtualization, the main criteria for evaluating the success of the project is the end-user experience, according to a recent survey of 1,500 IT executives.

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:45:00 GMT

SAP catches up with rival Oracle on the open source software front

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:39:00 GMT

The nonprofit organization One Laptop Per Child wants to join forces to help develop the Indian government's planned $35 tablet.

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:57:00 GMT

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Jacob Appelbaum, who volunteers with Wikileaks, is questioned for three hours and has mobile phones confiscated on his way back to the U.S. for hacker show.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:16:42 PDT

A Brazilian promotion for Omo detergent involves 50 boxes that have GPS inside. Customers lucky enough to buy one of these boxes will be followed home in order to be given a very technological prize.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:54:52 PDT

The future role of cloud computing is in many ways unpredictable and ever changing. What balance of traditional infrastructure, private clouds, and public cloud services will your IT department consume in the next three years? Five years? The trick is to hedge your bets wherever you can.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:56:42 PDT

The fast-growing social-gaming site says it has hired Allen & Co. investment banker David Wehner as its new chief financial officer.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:42:53 PDT

An enterprising marketer is attempting to persuade geeks that the new geek chic consists of wearing Apple's Spinning Wheel of Doom on their chests. Will it work?

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:28:20 PDT

Multiple reports indicate that an Intel buyout of chipmaker Infineon's wireless unit may be imminent.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:19:03 PDT

Organizers of contest at hacking confab hope showing how easy it is to get data from cold calls to companies will help alert firms to the threat of social engineering.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:53:16 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.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:00:00 PDT

Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the 2011 BMW 535i, the Sony BDV-E770W home theater system, and the Apple Magic Trackpad.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT

Road Trip 2010: CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman calls out his selections as the best cross-sections of players in history.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT

Road Trip 2010: After a lifetime as a fan, CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman finally makes it to Cooperstown.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT

Amateur astronomer Douglas Smith made his own stargazing telescope, and it can see details on the moon. Have a look.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT

Douglas Smith built a telescope out of plywood, aluminum, and porthole glass. Now he can see the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT

Road Trip 2010: The Baseball Hall of Fame showcases many of the most memorable moments of America's Pastime, as well as its most cherished players, and even some of its most notorious scandals.

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:00:00 PDT

At Black Hat, a trio of security representatives from Mozilla detailed how the company plans to push the browser to be more secure for users while nudging developers towards safer coding practices.

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:03:01 PDT

RIAA wants to make sure that nothing happens to Lime Wire's assets before courts decide how much the file-sharing service must pay in damages. Judge says assets aren't going anywhere.

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:52:34 PDT

A preliminary ruling rejected a claim that Intel's pricing practices hurt consumers.

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:39:05 PDT

CNET Car Tech gets to take the Nissan Leaf electric car for a preview drive.

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:35:40 PDT

Attackers exploiting a hole involving how Windows handles shortcut, or .lnk, files prompt Microsoft to rush out an emergency patch, well before its next scheduled Patch Tuesday.

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:01:12 PDT

Got a great idea for your own tech company? Today we're talking about how to make it a business, with two great guests: XMarks CEO James Joaquin, and Mahalo CEO (and This Week in Startups host) Jason Calacanis

Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:00:00 PDT