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.Segway inventor partners with Nokia in eco-developer contest- September 17, 2008 Dean Kamen hopes partnering with the cell phone maker will generate enthusiasm for third-world health issues he's passionate about.http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10044779-94.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-... Live Search gets a Powerset boost- September 17, 2008 Microsoft, which closed its deal to buy Powerset a month ago, said the first fruits of collaboration are now finding their way into the company's main search results.http://news.cnet.com/8301-10805_3-10044637-75.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3... How much for a Google Android phone- September 17, 2008 One tech blog says the first phone using Google's open-source operating system called Android will sell for $200 with a two-year service contract from T-Mobile.http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10044570-94.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-... Study: Chrome reached nearly 2 million in U.S.- September 17, 2008 Nielsen Online finds that nearly 1.4 percent of U.S. Internet users tried Google Chrome in its first week of availability. Plus, it generated nearly iPhone-scale discussion.http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10044530-92.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-... Idealism for New York tech, from VC Fred Wilson- September 17, 2008 The venture capitalist and local tech industry leader gave a "history lesson" of the city's industry as his keynote at the Web 2.0 Expo, but it seemed unnaturally idealistic given economic times that keep getting worse.http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10044540-36.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3... Google and GE team up on clean-energy policy, tech- September 17, 2008 Giants in their respective fields, the two companies plan to lobby for government energy policies to modernize the electrical grid and promote renewable energies.http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10044239-54.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3... Google to display religious groups' anti-abortion ads- September 17, 2008 In settlement, search giant backs down on its advertising policy regarding abortion, Christian group says. It now enables "religious associations to place ads on abortion in a factual way."http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10044511-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-... Economic crunch spurs cord cutting- September 17, 2008 By the end of 2008, about 20 percent of U.S. households will use a cell phone as their primary home phone, says Nielsen Mobile report.http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10044510-94.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-... Video: Daily Debrief: GM Volt to the rescue- September 17, 2008 General Motors is hoping the Volt is the car to save the company and revolutionize the industry. But are consumers going to be willing to pay $40,000 for a sedan that looks like a Chevy Malibu and gets anywhere from 40 to 100 miles per gallon On Wednesday's Daily Debrief, CNET's Kara Tsuboi and Brian Cooley discuss GM's electric offering that's still two years away from hitting showrooms.http://news.cnet.com/1606-2_3-50003767.html?tag=rsspr.6246532&part=rss&subj=news FoxTab turns your browser tabs into a spectacle- September 17, 2008 Ever want to sort through tabs like you do windows in your favorite operating system Check out FoxTab, a Firefox add-on that does this with a gorgeous thumbnail wall.http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10044366-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_... |