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• EPEAT finds MacBook Air, other laptops meet 'green' standards
• Xbox Music is an impressive, but largely Windows 8 experience
• Microsoft bakes Xbox Music into Windows 8
• Leaked images allegedly show Google's iOS Maps app
• Samsung official cites serious chip rift with Apple -- report
• iPad Mini configurations and prices reportedly revealed
• Cyclist wearing headphones, running red lights fined $1,555
• Sprint reportedly agrees to sell 70 percent stake to Softbank
• Phew! Britain has anti-alien weapons
• Microsoft's first Windows 8 TV spot: Love it or 8 it
• 7M flock to YouTube for Baumgartner's edge-of-space leap
• Details of redesigned 21-inch iMac surface in China
• Is the iPad making men effeminate?
• Figuring out what kind of content works on Facebook
• David Byrne on how music works (book review)
• Campaigns chew on cookies to see if you watch porn
• Lenovo: Making it in the U.S.A. (Q&A)
• Baumgartner makes record-setting skydive
• SNL skit skewers complaints about the iPhone 5

EPEAT finds MacBook Air, other laptops meet 'green' standards Posted: 14 Oct 2012 09:18 PM PDT Review was launched after Apple quietly but briefly withdrew from the environmental group's device certification program. [Read more]

Xbox Music is an impressive, but largely Windows 8 experience Posted: 14 Oct 2012 09:01 PM PDT Xbox Music is the first digital music service to offer subscription streaming, locker storage, and the ability to purchase tracks. Can it succeed with limited initial platform support? [Read more]

Microsoft bakes Xbox Music into Windows 8 Posted: 14 Oct 2012 09:00 PM PDT The software giant sets its sites on Spotify and Pandora, making its new streaming music service the default way to hear tunes in Windows 8. The service will extend to mobile phones and its video game console. [Read more]

Leaked images allegedly show Google's iOS Maps app Posted: 14 Oct 2012 08:14 PM PDT Blurry images of an iOS device running a native version of Google's mapping app accompany post detailing some of its alleged features. [Read more]

Samsung official cites serious chip rift with Apple -- report Posted: 14 Oct 2012 07:46 PM PDT Samsung has probably been the largest single component supplier to Apple and has collaborated with Apple on chip development. That relationship may be coming to an end, according to a report. [Read more]

iPad Mini configurations and prices reportedly revealed Posted: 14 Oct 2012 06:16 PM PDT Prices for various memory and wireless combinations for the unannounced tablet allegedly depicted in screenshot from European retail giant's inventory system. [Read more]

Cyclist wearing headphones, running red lights fined $1,555 Posted: 14 Oct 2012 04:40 PM PDT A Brooklyn man is bemoaning his fate, despite admitting going through three red lights while wearing headphones and riding his bicycle. Should he be? [Read more]

Sprint reportedly agrees to sell 70 percent stake to Softbank Posted: 14 Oct 2012 02:09 PM PDT The Japanese company will pay $20 billion for a majority stake in the financially troubled U.S. wireless carrier, sources tell CNBC. [Read more]

Phew! Britain has anti-alien weapons Posted: 14 Oct 2012 12:37 PM PDT Just when you thought the world was defenseless against beings from outer space, along comes a former British Government adviser to declare that the nation has anti-alien weapons ready. [Read more]

Microsoft's first Windows 8 TV spot: Love it or 8 it Posted: 14 Oct 2012 11:35 AM PDT Microsoft's first tease for its forthcoming Windows 8 extravaganza is a noisy, cheery, dynamic little thing. [Read more]

7M flock to YouTube for Baumgartner's edge-of-space leap Posted: 14 Oct 2012 11:04 AM PDT More than 7.2 million viewers tune in to the video-sharing site to witness historic high-altitude jump. [Read more]

Details of redesigned 21-inch iMac surface in China Posted: 14 Oct 2012 09:59 AM PDT In the works, perhaps: a new iMac with a redesigned body sporting a thinner profile, according to a poster on a WeiPhone user forum. [Read more]

Is the iPad making men effeminate? Posted: 14 Oct 2012 09:29 AM PDT A report suggests that sales of manbags are soaring, because men need somewhere to put their iPads. At the same time, women's bags are getting smaller. Is this logical? [Read more]

Figuring out what kind of content works on Facebook Posted: 14 Oct 2012 08:47 AM PDT A look at attempts in the U.S. and Europe to get a handle of what works on Facebook and what doesn't. [Read more]

David Byrne on how music works (book review) Posted: 14 Oct 2012 08:36 AM PDT The Audiophiliac reviews former Talking Head David Byrne's entertaining new book, "How Music Works." [Read more]

Campaigns chew on cookies to see if you watch porn Posted: 14 Oct 2012 08:07 AM PDT Both the Romney and Obama campaigns are reportedly going to be calling you, armed with a huge knowledge of what you do and where you go online. [Read more]

Lenovo: Making it in the U.S.A. (Q&A) Posted: 14 Oct 2012 07:52 AM PDT China's largest PC maker is flouting conventional wisdom by moving some of its production to the U.S. CNET spoke with Lenovo about the new facility and its overall manufacturing strategy. [Read more]

Baumgartner makes record-setting skydive Posted: 14 Oct 2012 04:47 AM PDT The extreme skydiver sets a record for the highest manned balloon ascent and highest freefall. It remains to be seen whether he actually went supersonic. [Read more]

SNL skit skewers complaints about the iPhone 5 Posted: 13 Oct 2012 11:35 PM PDT "Saturday Night Live" has some fun bringing the tech press and Chinese factory workers together to chat about Apple's smartphone. [Read more]

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