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Apple starts shipping new iPods
Company's new models are scheduled to arrive in consumer homes by the end of the week.
iPad competitors lining up
Starting this fall and stretching into early next year, big-name gadget and PC makers are readying their own touch-screen tablets.
At Google, doodling is real work
There's a whole team behind the special Google logos that mark holidays, big events, and VIP birthdays. CNET's Daniel Terdiman witnesses the Doodlers in process.
PAX day 1: Torchlight II, Goldeneye 007, Tron
All that, plus a photo of an ewok in the "Back to the Future" DeLorean. No, really, it's that awesome.
Apple TV isn't 1080p and you shouldn't care
The new Apple TV doesn't support video content with 1080p resolution, but it shouldn't have a major impact on its image quality.
Boxee uses Apple TV to talk Box pricing
Makers of the upcoming Boxee Box plan to release the device in November for $200, the company announced in a blog post following Wednesday's Apple TV announcement.
Android gaining in U.S. mobile Web usage
Apple's iOS is still dominant, but is losing share. It's to be expected as sales of Android devices continue to grow.
NASA launches free iPad app
The space agency is offering a free iPad app that lets people view a variety of content in high definition.
Apple's Ping dinged by spam
The new iTunes-based social network is getting hit by comment spam since Apple apparently left it vulnerable through a lack of spam- or URL- filtering, according to Sophos.
Harsh words from GoldenEye 64 designer
The designer of the original GoldenEye game is concerned that Activision won't do the franchise justice in its upcoming remake. And he wants the world to know it.
Acer comes back down to earth, Dell rises
Fastest-growing PC company of the last few years stumbles during the second quarter. Observers say it has to do with Acer's reliance on notebook sales as desktops gain.
Toshiba recalls 41,000 laptops for overheating
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says 129 cases of Toshiba Satellite laptops melting from overheating have been reported, but no major injuries.
Gadget makers show their stuff in Berlin (roundup)
At the huge IFA consumer electronics show, the big names in tech show off their newest wares, including an Android-based tablet from Samsung and a cloud-based music service from Sony.
The mystery of the disappearing Facebook-Ping integration
On Wednesday, Apple said users of its music social network could find friends via Facebook. But the feature has vanished, apparently over a tiff between the companies.
Road Trip Pic of the Week, 9/2: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Week challenge.
Walkman beats iPod in Japan, if only for a moment
Sony's music gadget surpasses Apple's iPod in sales in Japan for the full month of August, coincidentally just ahead of Apple's annual refresh of its music player line.
Steve Jobs on why no Facebook for Ping
Talks with Facebook about Apple's new Ping music social network fizzled, Jobs says, because Facebook wanted "onerous terms that we could not agree to."
Is Apple's iPod tune getting old?
Apple's incredible success in the digital music player category puts it in an odd position. Except for a few minor tweaks of design, it's not clear how much more Apple can do with the category.
How Apple's Ping dings Twitter, Facebook
Ping picks at the good parts of Twitter and Facebook and builds a social network around something for which everyone has strong feelings. Might Ping teach Facebook something about privacy too?
Apple iPod Touch, the best gets better
CNET Senior Editor Donald Bell weighs in with his first impressions of the fourth-generation Apple iPod Touch.
