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Does the new iPhone 5 have a Wi-Fi problem? Some users seem to think so. more

The company claims a fight between workers escalated into a riot that required police intervention. more

As it usually does, Apple made the right physical design decisions with the iPhone 5. The third-generation iPad was an exception to this rule. more

Once upon a time, the Dallas Cowboys could have owned Cowboys.com. However, after not believing the domain to be worth $275,000, the team reportedly let it go. It's now a male dating site. more

Official says government agencies and offices have already been connected to its "national information network" just as state news says Google is being blocked, Reuters reports. more

The New York Times today kicks off a series on how the cloud's physical infrastructure affects the environment with a persuasive story that offers some harrowing stats. But some say it's unfair. more

A group of European telcos is defending a controversial proposal to radically alter the architecture of the Web and its governance. But the rhetoric has done little to slow critics. more

Somehow, the mere launch of the iPhone 5 has forced filmmakers to amuse themselves at the coming of the next great gadget deity. Here are some examples. more

At first glance desktop/computer speakers don't look all that different from small hi-fi speakers, but they serve different needs. more

Photography is ever more important in smartphone usage, and a close-up view shows that Sony got the coveted spot supplying the sensor for Apple's new smartphone. more

LTE data speeds on the iPhone 5 will slaughter the 3G speeds you got on the iPhone 4S. CNET tests the handsets with the Samsung Galaxy S3 to show you how much better. more

High-placed editors at Wikipedia's U.K. site were caught in a simmering paid-PR scandal. After news broke, one resignation and a little backpedaling has done little to solve the problem. more

Motorola is rather amused by Apple's maps problem. And what do you do when you're amused? Like Samsung, you do an ad. more

Verizon's iPhone 5 comes unlocked, allowing it to be used freely on AT&T;'s network. more

Apple launches new ads that try to justify that not all that much has changed over the years. more

A sweet, innocent Korean dance video now holds the Guinness World Record for YouTube likes. How very moving. more

Microsoft wasn't kidding when it said Windows 8 Pro tablets would cost as much as ultrabooks. more

A Dutch girl forgets to make a Facebook party invitation private. So 4,000 people turn up, and she has to flee her home. more

LPs are groovy again; here's what you need to know about buying a decent turntable. more

The latest honorees for science gone wild include researchers who analyzed why leaning to the left makes the Eiffel Tower seem smaller. more

Director Robert Mueller tells Congress that police are "increasingly unable" to bring criminals to justice because rapid advances in technology thwart surveillance. more

This week, we wore pixels on our face, wrote our name in the stars, and let RFID and the Internet sort our socks for us. more

As Apple files request for court order, Samsung complains that 'patent law can be manipulated to give one company a monopoly over rectangles with rounded corners.' more

Tim Cook took a calculated risk -- getting rid of Google Maps was more important than delivering a less-flawed Apple Maps app. more