Most people in the Western world walk around with a powerful computer in their pocket or purse, otherwise known as a smartphone. It's not unusual to see someone...CNET From ACM News | August 15, 2011
British tabloid News of the World said it is closing down over a phone hacking scandal in which workers for the Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper allegedly snooped...CNET From ACM News | July 11, 2011
Apple picked up a patent Tuesday that could come in very handy in today's thicket of smartphone-related intellectual property litigation.CNET From ACM News | June 23, 2011
Not long ago, I asked Scott Summit, a pioneer in using 3D printing in the design of custom prosthetics and an industrial design expert, who he would recommend...CNET From ACM News | June 22, 2011
CEO Paul Otellini said today that Intel is embarking on a big shift in focus, moving its center of gravity to the most power-efficient devices.CNET From ACM News | May 17, 2011
A year ago, Ralph Langner was plugging away in relative obscurity, doing security consulting work for the industrial control system industry in his Hamburg headquarters...CNET From ACM News | May 13, 2011
For the U.S. government, the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan represents a unique opportunity to test advanced computer forensics techniques called...CNET From ACM News | May 6, 2011
Google lost some ground in its effort to catch Apple's lead in the effort to attract mobile developer interest, but other rivals aren't even close, survey data...CNET From ACM News | April 26, 2011
Microsoft had some fun while offering up details of the software development kit for Kinect for Windows. A technology evangelist named Clint Rutkas jury-rigged...CNET From ACM News | April 15, 2011
If you're a commuter stuck in traffic, it doesn't help you all that much to know what road conditions are like right now. You already know you're being delayed...CNET From ACM News | April 14, 2011
While changes in the ancient market-share rivalry between chipmakers Intel and Advanced Micro Devices were unremarkable in 2010, the emergence of Apple as a force...CNET From ACM News | March 25, 2011
While the secret for Apple's success seems patently obvious to most&meash;as obvious as the form and function of the iPhone 4—a more subtle reason is the company's...CNET From ACM Opinion | January 24, 2011
As smartphones using Google's Android operating system become mainstream, James Steele and Nelson To are in a pretty good position.CNET From ACM Opinion | December 30, 2010
Apple has decided to use Intel's upcoming Sandy Bridge processors in its MacBook line, a transition that will occur in 2011, squeezing out Nvidia's graphics processors...CNET From ACM News | December 10, 2010
Behind the fly-off-the-shelf popularity of products like Apple's iPad and iPhone are hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs—mostly overseas. Is it possible...CNET From ACM News | December 6, 2010
IBM has achieved a major milestone in making the dream of silicon photonics, in which computer chips send signals of light rather than electricity, into reality...CNET From ACM News | December 1, 2010
It's likely you've got an Apple product plugged into your ears when you're listening to music. Making a phone call? One out of every five people buying a smartphone...CNET From ACM News | November 9, 2010
Among the scores of fabless chip companies and product design houses in Silicon Valley, Intel is a standout. It's an American high-tech company that not only...CNET From ACM News | November 5, 2010
A new breed of undersea robot promises to give oceanographers a deeper understanding of ocean life by going faster, farther, and longer than its predecessors—and...CNET From ACM News | November 4, 2010