AOL acquires sports fantasy football site

Fleaflicker adds fantasy football to AOL's sports portal.

Saudi blogger freed

"Godfather" of Saudi blogging, who'd been held without charge since mid-December, was warned about his activist bent before the Saudi government arrested him.

Is the Microhoo wedding off or just postponed?

The tech world, at least the those fascinated by the mating rituals of tribes bickering over the size of the dowry, is still waiting for word from Microsoft or Yahoo on their wedding plans.

MySQL closes $10 million deal

Sun-owned open-source database maker snags a deal that's big--even by Oracle standards. Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz says he's as "pleased as punch."

O'Reilly posts Jonathan Schwartz Twitter questions and answers

The head of O'Reilly Media followed up his keynote address with the Sun CEO by posing questions sent in by the audience members on his blog.

Mexican official accused of lifting White House BlackBerrys

Aide to Mexico's president loses his job in diplomatic flap over whether he stole the devices or--as he claims--took them to return them to their proper owners.

PC makers find ways to extend XP's life

There will be big-name XP computers sold after June 30. Technically, they won't actually be XP machines. They'll be "pre-downgraded" Vista machines.

Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week

Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the LG enV(2), a portable Canon printer, and the Asus Lamborghini laptop.

Why it's time to dump the Web 2.0 sobriquet once and for all

The technology is moving too fast and increasingly, enterprise companies are taking the lead. So why are we sticking with a marketing term that's so yesterday?

Digital clothing takes center stage at the Exploratorium

At the opening of an event celebrating digital clothing, a group of people showed how fashion can be high-tech.

Report: Google unworried about Yahoo ad deal's antitrust issue

Google thinks Microsoft acquiring Yahoo raises more antitrust concerns than Yahoo using Google search ads, Reuters reports.

Photos: Art and tech sashay down the runway

Science and technology meet art and fashion at "2nd Skin: Imaginative Designs in Digital & Analog Clothing," a runway show at San Francisco's Exploratorium.

New iPhone back in black?

Well, it never was all-black, but the 3G version might be, according to a new report that also says a GPS chip is on the way.

Is the CPU dead or alive? Nvidia says a little of both

Nvidia is making more statements about the demise of the CPU.

More Google Docs available offline: Spreadsheets, presentations

Google fleshes out the ability to access Google Docs while your computer is off the network. But spreadsheets and presentations can't yet be edited offline.

The six secrets to mobile computing success

Zumobi's Ben Bederson and John SanGiovanni point to six things developers should heed when working on mobile computers, and praise Apple for getting it almost completely right.

Microsoft CFO: 'We'll see what next week brings'

Sounding the same note he took with analysts Thursday, Chris Liddell tells employees that the company is still trying to figure out its next move if Yahoo fails to come to the table.

AT&T: We don't throttle P2P traffic

In response to questions raised by BitTorrent-based client Vuze, phone company denies using forged reset packets to disrupt peer-to-peer file sharing traffic on its network.

Yahoo shares continue to lag as deadline looms

As it faces a Saturday deadline to enter formal buyout talks with Microsoft, the Internet giant's shares drag behind the broader markets.

Five reasons Oracle/PeopleSoft was more fun than Microhoo

As Microsoft's takeover attempt of Yahoo lurches toward an alleged deadline, some writers pine for a far more flamboyant fight from five years ago.

Live Meshing on the Gillmor Gang

David Treadwell, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Live Platform Services, joins the Gillmor Gang for a discussion about future directions for Live Mesh.

Security Bites Podcast: PCI DSS hits Web 2.0

Robert Vamosi talks with Danny Allan, director of security research at Watchfire, an IBM company.

PCI DSS hits Web 2.0

Robert Vamosi talks with Danny Allan, director of security research at Watchfire, an IBM company.

Podcast: The shape of Web 2.0 (and beyond)

Whither Web 2.0? Microsoft could see software piracy woes grow, and the countdown on Yahoo begins in earnest.

Yahoo site suffers stock-ticker display glitch

Yahoo patches a problem that had blocked some My Yahoo users from seeing stock prices next to their ticker lists. Plus: Google revamps its finance page.

U.S. eyes China, Russia, 44 others over piracy

In annual report, Bush administration singles out "priority" and "lower level" trading partners who allegedly aren't doing enough to stop intellectual property infringement.

Week in video: The power of the Web

The Internet took the video spotlight this week with coverage of the Web 2.0 Expo and a spot on the new documentary, Google Me.

FBI's Net-surveillance proposal raises privacy, legal concerns

The FBI director's suggestion this week that "legislation has to be developed" for Internet monitoring and thwarting of illegal activities raises more questions than it answers.

Google's pointers on countering Web spam

Google's Matt Cutts offered the Web 2.0 Expo audience some tips to cut down on Web spam, plus a plug for a Google service that can help.

Race to Zero aims to stump antivirus scanners

A controversial new contest at DefCon this year will ask researchers to evade current antivirus products.

Microsoft's piracy problem could grow

The company already had a tough quarter on the licensing front. News.com's Ina Fried notes that a change made with Windows Vista Service Pack 1 may make the operating system more palatable to pirates.

Lars Ulrich suggests Metallica could follow Radiohead

Heavy-metal drummer and lightening rod for anti-piracy efforts changes his tune.

Week in review: A week for Web 2.0, a day for Earth

San Francisco hosts a Web app frenzy, and Earth Day provides the perfect opportunity to look at the very latest in green tech.
(By CNET News.com's Leslie Katz)

Electric sports cars from Europe delayed

Crikey! Will this generation of middle-aged men be deprived of a mid-life crisis car before retirement hits?

Fake Steve Jobs lights up Web 2.0 Expo

The satirist blogger explains his rationale and drops a whole lot of his unique view of the world of technology.

Price cut moves U.K. iPhones

U.K. shoppers respond well to a cut in the price of the 8GB iPhone; O2 and Carphone Warehouse have virtually exhausted their supply.

Google's chief economist waxes optimistic about Internet sector

There may be signs of trouble elsewhere in the U.S. economy, but he and other industry watchers say e-commerce and venture capital opportunities are still looking relatively strong.

As Intel ships 10 millionth quad-core, AMD gets it in gear

Intel has hit the 10 million mark for quad-core processors shipped. AMD is now in a position to step up and ship millions of its own quad-core chips.

Yahoo investor guide to Microsoft's A, B, and C options

As Redmond stands ready to launch a hostile bid for the Internet company, here's a quick guide to the software giant's various deal scenarios.

O'Reilly invites Twitter questions at Web 2.0, doesn't ask them

The conference and magazine innovator offered to incorporate the backchannel in a way that could change how such confabs become interactive, but then doesn't follow up.

Jonathan Schwartz: A top blogger sees end to blogging

Blogging will live on, but it won't be called blogging, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz predicts.

Silverlight to shine in NBC's Olympics coverage

NBC's digital media group is counting down the days to the start of the Games in Beijing--and Microsoft will play a key role in online coverage.

Skype co-founders said to be raising new venture dollars

Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, who also co-founded Joost and Kazaa, may be amassing $450 million for new investments.

A rarity: click fraud declines

A study found that click fraud rates for online advertising dropped slightly from the last quarter of 2007 to the first of 2008.

Russia warming up to open source

Featured links from the CNET Blog Network

Russia warming up to open source--Russia is cozying up to open source, but it still feels like it's a few years behind the U.S. and Europe.

Yahoo Suggest: The Good, the Bad, and the Unbelievable--Yahoo Suggest isn't quite the search term suggestion tool that I thought it was.

Dell: You want XP, we got it, even after the deadline --Dell will pre-install Windows XP, even after the June 30th deadline.

The text break before dessert--a new standard?--As more of us rely on iPhones and other PDAs, social change once again abounds.

Russia warming up to open source

Featured links from the CNET Blog Network

Russia warming up to open source--Russia is cozying up to open source, but it still feels like it's a few years behind the U.S. and Europe.

Yahoo Suggest: The Good, the Bad, and the Unbelievable--Yahoo Suggest isn't quite the search term suggestion tool that I thought it was.

Dell: You want XP, we got it, even after the deadline --Dell will pre-install Windows XP, even after the June 30th deadline.

The text break before dessert--a new standard?--As more of us rely on iPhones and other PDAs, social change once again abounds.

Geoengineering plan to cool planet would damage ozone

Trying to mimic the cooling effects of volcanic eruptions by injecting sulfur into the atmosphere would badly damage the ozone layer, an NCAR study concludes.

Nintendo: no plans for Wii, DS price cuts

Reuters quotes a gaming company executive saying he does not think the company will need to trim prices to meet sales goals.

Coskata says $1 per gallon ethanol coming next year

Pennsylvania lures cellulosic ethanol company Coskata to build $25 million commercial demonstration plant.

Kleiner Perkins said to form 'Green Growth' fund

Looking to avoid the 'Valley of Death' for green-tech start-ups, reported $400 million late-stage fund will have input from partner Al Gore.

AOL hits new traffic records post redesign

After a major overall of its Web sites, AOL hits new traffic records, according to its comScore figures for March.

'Spore Creature Creator' to see light of day in June

Electronic Arts plans to give gamers the summer to tinker with characters for Spore, ahead of the game's long-awaited September release.

What Yahoo's board did wrong

Why did Yahoo's board replace Terry Semel with executives that had no experience running a company or turning one around? Good question.

Memo to Steve Ballmer for the long flight home

On his return trip from Europe, Microsoft's boss either can get bummed out about Vista's performance or get creative about his Saturday deadline to Yahoo.

The difficulty of building community around commercial: The OpenSolaris example

Any company that wants a true community to form around its software needs to let the community contribute to it, and not merely at the edges.

Can renewable energy make a dent in fossil fuels?

SRI researchers have examined how much fossil fuel the world consumes and the state of the renewable energy market. The conclusion? It's ugly.

The Web 2.0 economy hangs in limbo

Earnings are healthy, and new digital-ad networks are debuting seemingly by the day, but no one can deny that these economic times demand caution.

Dell: We'll install XP for you, even after the deadline

PC maker plans to preinstall the pre-Vista Windows operating system on some Latitude, OptiPlex, and Precision systems for free, regardless of Microsoft's June 30 deadline.

Dell: You want XP, we got it, even after the deadline

Dell will pre-install Windows XP, even after the June 30th deadline.

Netvibes to open-source its widget platform

The customizable start page plans to open source its widget platform, APIs, and iPhone version, said Tariq Krim, the company's CEO.

Samsung chairman stepped down, but profit up

Days after Chairman Lee Kun-Hee's resigns shamed by tax evasion charges, the world's top maker of memory chips on Friday posts a 37 percent rise in quarterly profit.

CNET announces partnership with Yahoo

Under the deal outlined Thursday, CNET will provide Yahoo with technology news stories and reviews, and the two companies will be able to cross-sell ads.

Update: Sun confirms it's buying Montalvo

It's been a long, strange, expensive trip for Montalvo.

Version 1.0 of Yahoo's new platform due later this year

Yahoo expects to ship Version 1.0 of what is called Y!Open, which will include a development environment, a social "activator" and graph and a single profile for users at an unspecified time later this year.

Google's CIO hire: match made in nerd heaven?

Morgan Stanley's Ben Fried might well be a good fit as Google's next CIO. Wall Street and Silicon Valley aren't as far apart as one might think.

Want to see that ad in 3D?

French company called Total Immersion is hawking software that couples 3D models with kiosk ads. They call it "augmented reality."

Microsoft maintains tough line on Yahoo

In conference call with analysts, Microsoft's chief financial officer reiterated a Saturday deadline and says he has seen no good reason to up its bid.

Using tags to bring a better experience to Flickr users

At Web 2.0 Expo, the photo-sharing service's director of product management talked about the many ways that tagging adds context to the understanding of what its users are doing and seeing.

3G BlackBerry delayed until August?

A problem with call quality will allow AT&T to avoid having the awkward social moment of seating the 3G iPhone next to a 3G Blackberry, according to a report.

NASA 'nanosats' to form smart network in space

The space agency signs its third, official research and development agreement with M2Mi, a software and GPS sensor company, to send tiny satellites into low Earth orbit.

Podcast: Highlights from the week in Apple

Google gets a new CIO; Yahoo's reinventing itself from the inside out; and when exactly is Windows XP going to die?

Images: Yahoo's quest to rewire itself

Born as a Web portal, the company wants to create a new experience--social and open--for both consumers and developers.

Time to get over the Web 2.0 inferiority complex

Marc Andreessen may fret about nuclear winters, but he's not the only one wondering about where Web 2.0 is heading.

Yahoo's open search efforts may not find a higher Microsoft bid

Despite toiling away at getting its open search platform ready for prime-time, some analysts say it may not lead to a higher buyout bid from Microsoft.

Live blog: Microsoft earnings call

Check back here for updates from Microsoft's call with press and analysts following their earnings report.

Increased piracy hurt Microsoft's quarter

The software maker, which had been making gains in the number of unlicensed PCs, saw that trend reverse in the March quarter, a Microsoft executive told CNET News.com.

Are wired kids well served by schools?

A new generation is self-publishing, programming, and pushing the boundaries of what can be done online. Unfortunately, they're not learning how to do it in school.

Microsoft earnings hit the mark

The software maker delivers roughly what was expected in its quarterly earnings forecast, but those hoping for a blowout are likely to be disappointed.

Beermenus.com, where have you been all my life?

A new Web site indexes what bars in New York have on tap so that you can search for your favorite varieties.

New iMacs arriving next week?

Apple could be preparing to update its iMac lineup with faster processors and a bigger hard drive, according to a report.

Sun sealing up deal for Montalvo

Here's one secret Montalvo has had trouble keeping secret: they are being bought.

Max Levchin envisions an Alcoholics Anonymous app on Facebook

Slide's founder thinks Facebook applications can progress beyond their procrastination-friendly roots, but it might take some creativity.

Zittrain's 'U.S. 1.0' advice for Web 2.5

Chatting up his newly published book, Oxford professor suggests that the Internet is at "a constitutional moment," in need of a system of power checks and balances.

Apple hit with another backdating lawsuit

Another lawsuit has been filed against Apple, charging company directors with having wasted shareholder money by backdating stock-option grants to executives.

T-Mobile to carry Android phone by year's end

A T-Mobile USA exec promises an Android-enabled device in the fourth quarter of this year.

Upcoming: Microsoft earnings report

News.com will have live coverage this afternoon. For now, here's a preview with some things we'll be keeping our eyes on.

Opera 9.5 Beta 2 adds neat URL lookup

A look at the latest update to Opera's next browser release, code-named Kestral.

History lessons with Marc Andreessen

Industry veteran talks about his current company, Ning; why he's not as mad at Microsoft as everyone thinks he is; and why he made that "nuclear winter" comment about the economy.

Morgan Stanley exec named new Google CIO

Ben Fried, who oversaw core computing operations for Morgan Stanley, will become Google's next chief information officer, CNET News.com has learned.

Report: Twitter fires VP of engineering

Lee Mighdoll, who had worked at the microblogging start-up since January, has departed the company according to a blog report.

Pioneer picks Panasonic to make plasmas

After announcing it would no longer make its own panels, the company known for the best quality plasmas picks the largest producer of plasmas to fill in.

Yahoo rewiring itself from the inside out

Speaking at the Web 2.0 Expo today, Yahoo CTO Ari Balogh described how Yahoo is transforming itself into an open and social platform.

Who's selling Windows XP in July?

Featured links from the CNET Blog Network

Who's selling Windows XP in July?--Some companies can still sell Windows XP on new computers in July. But who?

MSN + DRM = MIA--If you were one of the few who bought PlaysForSure tracks from MSN Music, your "rights" to those tracks change as of Aug. 31, 2008.

IBM confuses hardware with Cloud Computing--Far be it from me to call BS on IBM, but Big Blue's announcement and the subsequent New York Times story on IBM's new hardware (which are essentially blade servers) has nothing to do with Cloud Computing.

Ma.gnolia as a del.icio.us alternative--I'm trying out Ma.gnolia as an alternative to using del.icio.us to save bookmarks.