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Apple iTunes chief accepts Steve Jobs' Grammy

Steven Musil — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:23:13 PST

Eddy Cue picks up Special Merit Award honoring the late Apple co-founder's contribution to the music industry.

Reddit bans sexually suggestive images of children

Steven Musil — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:35:10 PST

In response to a wave of criticism, the popular social news site announced it would ban sections that focus on the sexualization of children.

'SNL' laughs at Verizon confusing 'old people'

Chris Matyszczyk — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:16:28 PST

To LTE or not to LTE? Verizon mocks Verizon's ad that make no sense whatsoever to real, forlorn human beings.

Samsung Galaxy Mini may get low-end sibling

Steven Musil — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:47:34 PST

The Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 S6500 could make its debut at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month, according to a leaked promotional image.

Googleplex expansion to include 'Experience Center,' test labs

Steven Musil — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:51:10 PST

Web giant is spending $120 million to beef up its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters, according to filings with the city reviewed by the San Jose Mercury News.

The pool table that levels itself in rough seas

Chris Matyszczyk — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:10:55 PST

A pool table on a cruise ship is gyroscopically controlled so that it moves with the waves and the balls don't slide at all.

DIY Weekend: Bag your own Star Wars Admiral Sackbar

Seth Rosenblatt — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:10:07 PST

George Lucas has just released his version of "Star Wars" in 3D, but c'mon--the guy believes Greedo shot first. Why not make your own Star Wars world? In the first installment of a Crave series, a crack team of crafters fight the power and turn paper bags into the Rebel Alliance's Admiral Ackbar. It's a sack!

Google promises 'big announcements' for Google TV

Steven Musil — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:51:11 PST

updated Don't hold your breath for the company's rumored home entertainment device; the "big" news is an updated Google TV YouTube app.

Does Apple really need to launch iPad 3?

Chris Matyszczyk — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:10:26 PST

How much innovation will Apple offer for the next iteration of its iPad? How much does the company need to offer in order to make a new iPad exciting, given the paucity of current competition?

Would you give up your spouse to telecommute?

Chris Matyszczyk — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:40:03 PST

In order to celebrate Valentine's Day, a survey asks Americans what they would give up in order to telecommute. Five percent say "spouse," while 12 percent say "daily shower."

Nameless spider robot should just be called awesome

Christopher MacManus — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:30:35 PST

A man's dream toy, a weapon-wielding remote-controlled toy spider, nets nearly half a million hits on YouTube in one day. Will it live up to the hype once it's released?

Twitter bows to Whitney Houston

Chris Matyszczyk — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:13:02 PST

There is much outpouring from stars on Twitter at the death of Whitney Houston. Moreover, Houston-related themes dominate the site's top 10 trends. At least in the U.S.

Outgrowing Instagram? Alien Skin releases Exposure 4

Stephen Shankland — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:12:29 PST

For those who want to revisit film styles from the earlier analog age of photography, Exposure 4 adds new options and speed to its Photoshop plug-in.

What's the best sounding hi-fi you ever heard?

Steve Guttenberg — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:13:07 PST

Have you ever heard a hi-fi or home theater system that stopped you in your tracks, or one that you still think about years later?

Litigation lunacy: Silicon Valley's lost its collective mind

Charles Cooper — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:15:40 PST

The dreary details differ, but the same theme informs--we're good, they're bad, and dear judge: would you please kneecap these guys for us?

A Windows 8 tablet offers hope as potent iPad foe

Brooke Crothers — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:00:00 PST

With Windows 8 now on a clearer path to release, expect the big device makers to try to crash the raucous Apple party with Microsoft leading the way. And who knows? Microsoft may even steer buyers away from a next-generation 9-inch Kindle Fire.

How to choose your Valentine by star sign

Chris Matyszczyk — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:09:27 PST

AstrologyDating.com is a new site that tries to find you your perfect love on the basis of birth date, birth time, and birthplace. But will it tell you the truth? Well, it asks you to pay only per match. So I tried it.

Antipirates attacked for pirating NFL game

Chris Matyszczyk — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:27:29 PST

The Web fulminates when it is revealed that executives from VEVO--vehement music industry antipirates--played a pirated stream of an NFL playoff game at a party. VEVO claims it left its Wi-Fi unsupervised. Have we heard that argument before?

Anonymous invites CIA, others to its weekend party

Edward Moyer — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:17:21 PST

Following its FBI shenanigans of last week, the loose-knit hacking collective claims to have taken down the CIA's Web site, along with the sites of the Mexican Senate and Interior Ministry. It also says it hacked into police and government sites in Alabama and pilfered personal info on 46,000 Alabamians.

Apple seeks U.S. ban on Galaxy Nexus

Edward Moyer — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:08:49 PST

Company requests ban on sales in the U.S. of the Samsung-made showcase for Google's heavily touted Ice Cream Sandwich version of the Android operating system, saying it violates four Apple patents.