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Celebrity hacker gets 10 years prison for e-mail hack
Samsung loses bid for new trial after Apple's $1B verdict
Apple loses bid for permanent ban on Samsung phones in U.S.
Apple said to be talking to Foursquare for maps data
SpongeBob disappears from app store after privacy criticism
DARPA wants to build 100Gbps wireless military network
Magazine names hacker Limor Fried 'Entrepreneur of the Year'
Tip: Quickly back up OS X system files and settings before tweaking
How to get the Start menu back in Windows 8
Monitors at CES 2013: More of the same
Brain implants let paralyzed woman move robot arm
Nick Kristof live-tweets his Bahrain visa crisis
How to send a Square gift card
As planned, moon probes crash into crater rim to end mission
IBM imagines a computer that smells your illness
Israeli embassy axes 'Christmas Thought' Facebook comment
Lobster iPhone case is delightfully impractical
Iran's supreme leader joins Great Satan's No. 1 social network
Disney Storybook apps sale brings good tidings
A look back: The best and worst phones of 2012
Facebook updates 'Nearby' service for iOS, Android apps
Microsoft's latest search share plan? Focus on mobile apps
Nibiqu iPad keyboard not much thicker than a Smart Cover
Help curate The Big Internet Museum
YouTube introduces Capture for easy recording and sharing

Celebrity hacker gets 10 years prison for e-mail hack

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 09:17 PM PST

After stealing and posting private information from more than 50 celebrities -- including Mila Kunis, Scarlett Johansson, and Christina Aguilera -- Christopher Chaney is sentenced to prison. [Read more]

Samsung loses bid for new trial after Apple's $1B verdict

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 08:34 PM PST

South Korean electronics giant had argued that juror misconduct had tainted Apple's billion-dollar judgment against it and it therefore deserved a new trial. [Read more]

Apple loses bid for permanent ban on Samsung phones in U.S.

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 07:51 PM PST

A U.S. judge denied Apple's attempt to get a sales ban on a number of Samsung devices, some four months after a jury found patent infringement. [Read more]

Apple said to be talking to Foursquare for maps data

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 07:18 PM PST

Looking to boost its mobile mapping app, the tech giant is rumored to be discussing data-sharing with the location check-in service. [Read more]

SpongeBob disappears from app store after privacy criticism

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 06:32 PM PST

An advocacy group calls on the FTC to investigate the children's game for violations of online privacy rights and misleading marketing. [Read more]

DARPA wants to build 100Gbps wireless military network

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 06:17 PM PST

The Defense Department agency is soliciting input on a wireless communications backbone that would provide high-speed streaming for air-to-ground and ground-to-ground links over long distances. [Read more]

Magazine names hacker Limor Fried 'Entrepreneur of the Year'

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 06:09 PM PST

It may be a sign of the times that Entrepreneur Magazine has awarded the lofty title of 'Entrepreneur of the Year' to female hardware hacker and CEO Limor "Ladyada" Fried. But for her it's also proof that open source is big business. [Read more]

Tip: Quickly back up OS X system files and settings before tweaking

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 05:37 PM PST

You can use the Finder's Paste Exactly feature to make quick, restorable backups of system files you might be adjusting when troubleshooting or tweaking OS X. [Read more]

How to get the Start menu back in Windows 8

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 05:23 PM PST

Several third-party utilities can serve as Start menu replacements for Windows 8 users who aren't as keen on the new Start screen. [Read more]

Monitors at CES 2013: More of the same

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 05:14 PM PST

Don't expect too much in the way of innovations at January's CES for monitors, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. [Read more]

Brain implants let paralyzed woman move robot arm

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 04:55 PM PST

Thanks to electrodes in her brain, quadriplegic Jan Scheuermann can manipulate objects for the first time in years. [Read more]

Nick Kristof live-tweets his Bahrain visa crisis

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 03:33 PM PST

New York Times columnist Nick Kristof flew to Bahrain and found himself unable to enter the country. So he decided to live-tweet his adventure. [Read more]

How to send a Square gift card

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 03:20 PM PST

This holiday season, send a Square gift card for the local bookstore or coffee shop to a friend or family member. Here's how! [Read more]

As planned, moon probes crash into crater rim to end mission

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 03:18 PM PST

With their scientific mission complete, two small NASA probes crash into a remote crater wall, bringing a year of gravity mapping to an abrupt end. [Read more]

IBM imagines a computer that smells your illness

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 03:14 PM PST

Each year Big Blue's research arm makes five big predictions about we could see in five years. This year, IBM predicts that all five senses will become more entwined with our devices. [Read more]

Israeli embassy axes 'Christmas Thought' Facebook comment

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:54 PM PST

Israel's embassy in Ireland posts a message on Facebook that Jesus might not survive in Bethlehem were he alive today. The post subsequently disappears. [Read more]

Lobster iPhone case is delightfully impractical

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:45 PM PST

Forget sleek, svelte iPhone cases. The Lobster Mobile Telephone Case appeals to the secret surrealist in all of us. [Read more]

Iran's supreme leader joins Great Satan's No. 1 social network

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:29 PM PST

Last summer Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei opened an Instagram account. Now he's on Facebook. [Read more]

Disney Storybook apps sale brings good tidings

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:26 PM PST

Starting December 21 and running through January 2, Disney Publishing has specially priced some of its more popular titles. [Read more]

A look back: The best and worst phones of 2012

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:15 PM PST

In addition to a number of great handsets this year, 2012 also had its fair share of duds. CNET reflects on the phones that rose to the top and the others that fell flat. [Read more]

Facebook updates 'Nearby' service for iOS, Android apps

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:11 PM PST

The function shows users local businesses and other nearby spots their Facebook friends have liked, checked into or rated. [Read more]

Microsoft's latest search share plan? Focus on mobile apps

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:10 PM PST

There's more than one way to chip away at Google's search share, according to Microsoft. Mobile apps offer another avenue, says head of Redmond's AppEx team. [Read more]