Intel may be destined for iPhone, iPad
Multiple reports indicate that an Intel buyout of chipmaker Infineon’s wireless unit may be imminent.
Google Search Engine Is Blocked in China
Google said it was the first time the site had been blocked since March.
Contest finds workers at big firms handing data to hackers
Organizers of contest at hacking confab hope showing how easy it is to get data from cold calls to companies will help alert firms to the threat of social engineering.
The Boss: Outsourced, but Still Local
The idea of keeping jobs in the local community intrigued me.
Picture of the Day 7/31: 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.
Is this high-tech bridge the safest in America?
Just about everyone who worked to build the new Interstate Highway 35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, knew that their project would never be “just a bridge.” It would never occupy the same category as thousands of other concrete and steel behemoths that millions of American drivers thoughtlessly cross every day.
Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
Here are a few of CNET Reviews’ favorite items from the past week, including the 2011 BMW 535i, the Sony BDV-E770W home theater system, and the Apple Magic Trackpad.
Baseball Hall of Fame plaques (photos)
Road Trip 2010: CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman calls out the best cross-section of players in baseball history.
Baseball’s best shine in the Hall of Fame (photos)
Road Trip 2010: After a lifetime as a fan, CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman finally makes it to Cooperstown.
Gazing at a DIY Dobsonian telescope (photos)
Amateur astronomer Douglas Smith made his own stargazing telescope, and it can see details on the moon. Have a look.
DIY Weekend: Building a window to the stars
Douglas Smith built a telescope out of plywood, aluminum, and porthole glass. Now he can see the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter.
The Week of Leaks
Wikileaks this week let fly with a gusher of data, and at 90,000 documents strong, it’s being called the biggest informational leak in the history of the U.S. military. The site has published tens of thousands of sensitive reports, memos and files regarding the war in Afghanistan, and analysts are just beginning to pick through them, digest them, and assess their full scope.
