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U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office probes HP Autonomy acquisition
More Americans opting to cut cord on traditional TV
Apple launches two iPhone ads to flaunt new features
Samsung offers peek at what may be new Galaxy S4
Rdio adds seven new countries to its free-music option
Google Glass shows off its apps at SXSW
Ouya's keynote conversation polarizes SXSW
Apple, Facebook hackers hit car and candy companies too
Fry an egg with a solar-powered backyard death ray
Microsoft changes Office licensing, allows transfer to new systems
What to do when a Mac won't boot to Safe Mode
White House demands China cease alleged hacking activity
Rare views of eclipses as seen from space
Apple readying new plan for cash pile, investor says
Meet the 'Corporate Enemies of the Internet' for 2013
Foursquare gunning for Yelp
Android rumor roundup
Comixology suspends Marvel giveaway
Sprint's Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 goes Jelly Bean
Leap Motion creator: It gives you Jedi powers
Microsoft offers Kinect code samples under open source
Lenovo CEO says company is open to buying BlackBerry
Lord British seeks $1 million for Shroud of the Avatar
Ultra-rugged Sonim XP Strike IS now available on Sprint
LinkedIn to buy news app Pulse?

U.K.'s Serious Fraud Office probes HP Autonomy acquisition

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 09:43 PM PDT

Following investigations by the U.S. government, the U.K. is also looking into alleged fraudulent accounting by Autonomy in the lead up of its sale to HP. [Read more]

More Americans opting to cut cord on traditional TV

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 08:04 PM PDT

A new report by Nielsen shows that 5 million people in the U.S. no longer watch traditional television -- but that doesn't mean they aren't streaming video from other devices. [Read more]

Apple launches two iPhone ads to flaunt new features

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 07:24 PM PDT

The tech giant's new "Brilliant" and "Discover" ads hone in on apps that let users solve complicated math problems, dim a lamp, and tune a guitar. [Read more]

Samsung offers peek at what may be new Galaxy S4

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 06:59 PM PDT

Tweet from the electronics giant includes a dark image of what appears to be the top half of a Samsung smartphone -- perhaps the one due to be unveiled in three days time? [Read more]

Rdio adds seven new countries to its free-music option

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 06:03 PM PDT

Music streaming service announces international expansion on the same day as a report that Spotify is getting ready to make a global push. [Read more]

Google Glass shows off its apps at SXSW

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 05:59 PM PDT

In edition to Gmail, Google Glass has apps from the New York Times, Evernote, Skitch, and Path. [Read more]

Ouya's keynote conversation polarizes SXSW

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 05:56 PM PDT

The biggest disruption at a heavily-attended on-stage conversation featuring Ouya founder Julie Uhrman was from the audience members tweeting their discontent and leaving in the middle. [Read more]

Apple, Facebook hackers hit car and candy companies too

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 05:49 PM PDT

After dozens of tech companies revealed they were cyberattacked last month, other businesses in different industries are saying they were also victims. [Read more]

Fry an egg with a solar-powered backyard death ray

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 05:33 PM PDT

Using a Fresnel lens taken from an old rear-projection TV, a tinkerer channels the heat of the sun into a 2,000-degree ray. [Read more]

Microsoft changes Office licensing, allows transfer to new systems

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 05:12 PM PDT

After users complained, Microsoft changed its licensing terms for the latest versions of Office. [Read more]

What to do when a Mac won't boot to Safe Mode

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:54 PM PDT

If your system hangs when going into Safe Mode, or will not load into Safe Mode at all, there are a couple of things you can do to fix the situation. [Read more]

White House demands China cease alleged hacking activity

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:35 PM PDT

Obama's national security adviser says China must end recent cyberespionage traced to back to that country or risk impacting relations with the U.S. [Read more]

Rare views of eclipses as seen from space

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:27 PM PDT

NASA space observatory sends back a couple more mind-blowingly beautiful images of the sun. [Read more]

Apple readying new plan for cash pile, investor says

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:11 PM PDT

Apple is set to announce how it will reallocate its growing stash of cash, says a top executive at a New York-based investment firm. [Read more]

Meet the 'Corporate Enemies of the Internet' for 2013

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 04:01 PM PDT

Paris-based Reporters Without Borders names five companies as "digital mercenaries" that have decided to sell their surveillance technology to authoritarian regimes. [Read more]

Foursquare gunning for Yelp

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:38 PM PDT

CEO wants to spread the message that Foursquare is personalized local search -- aka Yelp with better data. [Read more]

Android rumor roundup

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:30 PM PDT

Let CNET keep you up-to-date on the juiciest Android rumors of the week. [Read more]

Comixology suspends Marvel giveaway

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:25 PM PDT

Digital comic book distributor slams the brakes on a time-limited giveaway of 700 Marvel digital comic books, following overwhelming public interest that crashed the company's servers. [Read more]

Sprint's Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 goes Jelly Bean

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 03:21 PM PDT

The Samsung tablet is the latest Sprint device to see a Jelly Bean update [Read more]

Leap Motion creator: It gives you Jedi powers

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:49 PM PDT

Leap CTO David Holz says it's easy to be like Yoda with the forthcoming motion controller. [Read more]

Microsoft offers Kinect code samples under open source

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 02:45 PM PDT

The software giant, hoping to get more developers writing PC applications to use its motion-sensing controller, is offering some pieces of code under an Apache 2.0 license. [Read more]