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CES 2009: Gadget extravaganza
January 12, 2009
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the premier event for gadget makers and aficionados alike. Check here for the main CNET News stories from CES, and more.
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Ina Fried
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Las Vegas
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Palm Inc.
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Netbook
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Sony Vaio
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smart phone
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electronics
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photograph
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Wi-Fi
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notebook computer
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Sony Corp.
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Intel
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adapter
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operating system
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PC
Breaking into a laptop via Wi-Fi
August 2, 2006
Flaws in software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let attackers take over PCs, including Macs, Black Hat warns.
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Apple MacBook
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software company
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Apple Computer
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laptop computer
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Intel
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security
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PC
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Wi-Fi memory cards coming to cameras
June 11, 2007
It's an SD memory card with built-in networking. Sounds cool, but will you spring $100 for it when it's released later this year?
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card
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PC
Wi-Fi used for location services
June 20, 2005
Skyhook says it has software that is more accurate than GPS for location-based services.
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E911
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Wi-Fi
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Wi-Fi router
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RFID
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satellite
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location
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IEEE 802.11
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router
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signal
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VoIP
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city
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wireless router
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database
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laptop computer
Home audio without the wires
December 11, 2006
PCs, notebooks phones have all gone wireless. Will your stereo and TV soon be untethered? Photos: Wireless TV in action
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Consumer Electronics Show
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TV
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notebook computer
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PC
Wi-Fi gives kids access to unchaperoned Net
September 12, 2006
special feature Wireless cities combined with kids' mobile devices may spell trouble for parents' Internet controls.
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parent
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Nintendo DS
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Nintendo Co. Ltd.
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city
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P2P
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Sony PSP
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broadband
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games
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PC
Intel Wi-Fi software hogs PC memory
August 25, 2006
Software update for Intel wireless hardware is faulty and can hog PC memory, but an update is due Friday.
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PC company
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fix
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PC
Wi-Fi music player cuts out the PC
June 14, 2006
MusicGremlin lets people download songs via wireless--meaning they don't need to be at home or near a computer.
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music subscription service
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Wi-Fi
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music player
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song
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menu
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battery
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PC
A wireless boost for video at home
January 7, 2007
Your PC may soon be beaming video around the house. A hot topic at CES is likely to be which tech works best.
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Wi-Fi Alliance
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Qualcomm Inc.
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Consumer Electronics Show
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house
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IEEE 802.11g
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standard
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Apple Computer
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video
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TV
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Windows Wi-Fi vulnerability discovered
January 16, 2006
Feature can be exploited to include a user's PC in a peer-to-peer network, allowing access to information on its hard drive.
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MessageLabs Ltd.
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Service Pack 2
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Microsoft Windows
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Windows Wi-Fi patch could be long time coming
January 18, 2006
Microsoft confirms a Wi-Fi security flaw in Windows XP, but the wait for a fix may be as long as 18 months.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Windows XP
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Security in focus at Black Hat
March 2, 2007
Computer security pros descend on Washington, D.C., confab to talk risks, hacks and digital self-defense.
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Broadcom flaw could allow Wi-Fi hijacks
November 14, 2006
Vulnerable software was shipped in PCs and networking gear from HP, Dell, Gateway, eMachines and others.
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Symantec Corp.
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eMachines Inc.
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Gateway Inc.
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Dell
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The iPod is growing up
September 4, 2007
If the rumors are true, and Apple releases an iPod with Mac OS, it will have developed an interesting little computer--not just a video player.
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Apple iPhone
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Apple Computer
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Apple Mac OS
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AT&T Corp.
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touch screen
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Apple Macintosh
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Apple Mac OS X
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PC
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Skype phones sans the PC
August 31, 2006
New cordless phones let users of the Internet phone service make calls without a computer.
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call
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Netgear
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Philips Electronics N.V.
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eBay Inc.
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Wi-Fi
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broadband
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PC
Intel calls the Wi-Fi shots
October 12, 2005
By touting its own version of a key specification, the chip giant may be rendering a formal standards-setting process moot.
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Airgo Networks
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Broadcom Corp.
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Intel
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consumer electronics
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Intel fleshes out new platform for desktop PCs
May 18, 2005
Intel is taking over more of the engineering inside desktops, and increasing the number of chips it sells there too.
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Intel Centrino
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Intel Pentium
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AMD
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Wi-Fi mosquito killer coming to a porch near you
November 21, 2005
Rhode Island company is trying to merge computers and biotechnology to nab the nefarious creatures.
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malaria
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biotechnology
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public health
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Rhode Island
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magnet
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CEO
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Wi-Fi
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PC
Burning Man vets bring Wi-Fi to Katrina region
March 1, 2006
Attendees used to making-do at the desert art festival are using new mobile hot-spot technology to get Internet access while they help. Photos: Helping out in Mississippi
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Burning Man
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Gulf Coast
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Mississippi
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Borders Books & Music
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Kyocera Wireless Corp.
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Wi-Fi
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cell phone
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Intel
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PC
The A to Z of security
November 28, 2006
Got the Love Bug? Scared of spyware? Read this rundown on what's keeping techies awake at night.
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open source
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cell phone
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