| Sony, McAfee, sued over software activation patent |
![]() | Uniloc USA is also suing Activision, Quark, others as follow-up to a similar suit filed against Microsoft over software activation tech. |
| 360 Panorama does instant, awesome panoramas |
![]() | Want to grab a quick panoramic picture with your iPhone? The makers of the popular RedLaser app have a new photo tool out that can create one using your iPhone's video camera. |
| T-Mobile cares |
![]() | Google releases location-aware mobile advertising, Research In Motion could launch its iPhone killer by next week, and T-Mobile ranks first in wireless customer service. |
| Big data in context |
![]() | A whole realm of new vendors aim to make it easier to process vast amounts of information. It's a field that's as interesting as it is complicated. |
| Samsung profit, sales up on TV and chip demand |
![]() | Second-quarter earnings shoot up 83 percent to record levels while sales rise 21 percent as the company sees surging demand for computer chips and TVs. |
| Home efficiency pros cross fingers Home Star will pass |
![]() | The Home Star program has a shot at passage in an oil spill-focused energy bill, paving the way for services and goods to improve home energy and water efficiency. |
| Justice Department sues Oracle, alleging fraud |
![]() | Lawsuit claims government agencies, under a contract that involved "hundreds of millions of dollars in sales," got deals "far inferior" to those Oracle gave its commercial clients. |
| Picture of the Day 7/30: 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 Day challenge. |
| Mobile phone shipments ring in at 308 million |
![]() | Nokia and Samsung continue to dominate as global handset shipments rise 13 percent in the second quarter, though smartphone wars mean operating profits are volatile. |
| Facebook's IPO stalling: Are we even still surprised? |
![]() | A report from Bloomberg brings the shocking news that Facebook will not go public next year. Is the social network's repeated shying from an IPO more of a statement than anything else? |