Researcher detained at U.S. border, questioned about Wikileaks
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:16:42 PDT

Jacob Appelbaum, who volunteers with Wikileaks, is questioned for three hours and has mobile phones confiscated on his way back to the U.S. for hacker show.

Detergent uses GPS to stalk customers
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:54:52 PDT

A Brazilian promotion for Omo detergent involves 50 boxes that have GPS inside. Customers lucky enough to buy one of these boxes will be followed home in order to be given a very technological prize.

Hedge your bets in cloud computing
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:56:42 PDT

The future role of cloud computing is in many ways unpredictable and ever changing. What balance of traditional infrastructure, private clouds, and public cloud services will your IT department consume in the next three years? Five years? The trick is to hedge your bets wherever you can.

In IPO-signaling move, Zynga adds fancy CFO
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:42:53 PDT

The fast-growing social-gaming site says it has hired Allen & Co. investment banker David Wehner as its new chief financial officer.

Will Apple's 'Spinning Wheel of Doom' become chic?
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:28:20 PDT

An enterprising marketer is attempting to persuade geeks that the new geek chic consists of wearing Apple's Spinning Wheel of Doom on their chests. Will it work?

Intel may be destined for iPhone, iPad
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:19:03 PDT

Multiple reports indicate that an Intel buyout of chipmaker Infineon's wireless unit may be imminent.

Contest finds workers at big firms handing data to hackers
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:53:16 PDT

Organizers of contest at hacking confab hope showing how easy it is to get data from cold calls to companies will help alert firms to the threat of social engineering.

Picture of the Day 7/31: What is this?
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:00:00 PDT

If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT

Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the 2011 BMW 535i, the Sony BDV-E770W home theater system, and the Apple Magic Trackpad.

Baseball Hall of Fame plaques (photos)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT

Road Trip 2010: CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman calls out the best cross-section of players in baseball history.

Baseball's best shine in the Hall of Fame (photos)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT

Road Trip 2010: After a lifetime as a fan, CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman finally makes it to Cooperstown.

Gazing at a DIY Dobsonian telescope (photos)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT

Amateur astronomer Douglas Smith made his own stargazing telescope, and it can see details on the moon. Have a look.

DIY Weekend: Building a window to the stars
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT

Douglas Smith built a telescope out of plywood, aluminum, and porthole glass. Now he can see the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter.

At long last, a visit to Cooperstown
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:00:00 PDT

Road Trip 2010: The Baseball Hall of Fame showcases many of the most memorable moments of America's Pastime, as well as its most cherished players, and even some of its most notorious scandals.

Tighter security coming in Firefox 4
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:03:01 PDT

At Black Hat, a trio of security representatives from Mozilla detailed how the company plans to push the browser to be more secure for users while nudging developers towards safer coding practices.

Judge to RIAA: No LimeWire asset freeze
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:52:34 PDT

RIAA wants to make sure that nothing happens to Lime Wire's assets before courts decide how much the file-sharing service must pay in damages. Judge says assets aren't going anywhere.

Rare ruling favors Intel pricing policy
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:39:05 PDT

A preliminary ruling rejected a claim that Intel's pricing practices hurt consumers.

We get a charge out of driving Nissan Leaf
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:35:40 PDT

CNET Car Tech gets to take the Nissan Leaf electric car for a preview drive.

Microsoft rushes fix for Windows shortcut hole
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:01:12 PDT

Attackers exploiting a hole involving how Windows handles shortcut, or .lnk, files prompt Microsoft to rush out an emergency patch, well before its next scheduled Patch Tuesday.

Reporters' Roundtable: How to start a tech business today
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:00:00 PDT

Got a great idea for your own tech company? Today we're talking about how to make it a business, with two great guests: XMarks CEO James Joaquin, and Mahalo CEO (and This Week in Startups host) Jason Calacanis