CNET News.comTech news and business reports by CNET News.com. Focused on information technology, core topics include computers, hardware, software, networking, and Internet media.Facebook in France: Bonne chance- June 19, 2008 New ComScore numbers show Facebook grew fast over the past year in unique visitors. That still wasn't enough to get it past Skyrock, a popular Paris-based social site.http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9972516-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-... Computer sprawl at Geek Squad City- June 19, 2008 Just down the road from Louisville, more than 700 "secret agents" work nearly 'round the clock to fix laptops as fast as they possibly can.http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-9971881-52.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-... Trash-fed generator deployed in Iraq- June 19, 2008 The Tactical Garbage to Energy Refinery gasifies wastes and makes ethanol to significantly cut down on diesel fuel use at military camps.http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-9972359-54.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-... Road Trip 2008: Geek Gestalt explores the South- June 19, 2008 CNET News.com's Daniel Terdiman visits geek-oriented sites from Houston to Orlando, with a helping of Kentucky and Tennessee in between.http://news.cnet.com/Road-Trip-2008-Geek-Gestalt-explores-the-South/2009-13576_3-6240311.h... Mochi Media reels in $10 million for online game ads- June 19, 2008 The advertising network for casual game sites closes on a series B round of funding from Shasta Ventures and Accel Partners.http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9972461-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0... HP to reorganize printing division- June 19, 2008 Hewlett-Packard announces a significant reorganization of its most profitable division, paring five groups down to three within the printing and imaging division.http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9972413-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0... Yahoo Mail hopes to lure users with 'ymail.com'- June 19, 2008 The Internet company hopes to attract people who want an e-mail address easier to call their own.http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9972349-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0... Yang talks up Google partnership in Washington- June 19, 2008 Yahoo's CEO Jerry Yang makes the rounds in Washington, D.C., to quell legislators' antitrust concerns surrounding its recently announced search advertising partnership with rival Google.http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9972392-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0... Google gives priority to fast ads- June 19, 2008 Search company gives priority and a price break to those with high-quality ads. Now Web page loading speed is a factor in that quality assessment.http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9972391-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0... |