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The Golden Gate Bridge, a wonder of the world for 75 years

Daniel Terdiman — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT

On May 27, 1937, the public for the first time could drive, walk, or bicycle directly from San Francisco to Marin County in the north. Now, 110,000 cars pass over the bridge a day. [Read more]

Crave giveaway: Puzzle package from Marbles brain store

Leslie Katz — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Listen up, brainiacs. We're giving away a bundle of entertainment from Marbles: The Brain Store that will help you keep your gray matter in fighting form. [Read more]

Intel-inside Lenovo K800 phone coming next week

Brooke Crothers — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:44:35 PDT

The smartphone is expected to be announced next week -- the second Intel-based phone to launch. [Read more]

HP's WebOS Enyo team reportedly heading to Google

Steven Musil — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:25:24 PDT

Central force behind development of the OS that powered HP's TouchPad is going to Google, according to a report on The Verge. [Read more]

Top five routers: 802.11ac ushered in

Dong Ngo — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 PDT

CNET editor Dong Ngo picks his latest favorites among networking products. [Read more]

Marvel creates superhero for boy with hearing aid

Chris Matyszczyk — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:39:26 PDT

A little boy wears a hearing aid but doesn't want to. Superheroes don't wear hearing aids. So his mom writes to Marvel Comics. Marvel decides to create a new superhero, complete with hearing aid, just for the little boy. [Read more]

China rules the mobile world with 1 billion users

Dara Kerr — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:33:36 PDT

The Far East country has officially reached more than 1 billion cell phone users -- crowning it king of the mobile world. [Read more]

Google alert claims users' Internet may shut down July 9

Topher Kessler — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:21:55 PDT

Google is spreading information about the DNSChanger malware, but for some the warnings may persist even after removing the malware. [Read more]

PayPal adds 15 new retailers to its brick-and-mortar roster

Dara Kerr — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:44:49 PDT

The e-commerce giant continues to push into the offline world by partnering with retailers like Abercrombie & Fitch, Guitar Center, and Toys "R" Us. [Read more]

Lawmakers urge DOJ to reopen Google Street View probe

Steven Musil — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:00:00 PDT

Two Democratic congressmen tell U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder that Web giant's actions were a "deliberate software-design decision." [Read more]