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Mark Stevens Microsoft's Steve Ballmer stepped onstage Thursday to tell an assembly of Wall Street analysts and reporters that, Yahoo or no Yahoo, the company plans to continue to invest until it achieves greater scale in online services. ... ...

An unlikely drama is playing out in, of all places, the security research field. Researcher Dan Kaminsky says that earlier this year, he discovered a serious flaw in the Domain Name System that drives the Internet. He's spent the last few months... ...

As the Last HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth) conference comes to an end in New York, CNET News' Elinor Mills gives the lowdown on what she learned from 3,000 hackers about lock-picking, private investigation, and the security of consumer... ...

The E3 trade show finished up this week in Los Angeles. CNET News' Daniel Terdiman covered this annual get-together for game developers and he has a wrap-up of the big news--as well as what will be the overarching technology themes to come out of... ...

Reporter Caroline McCarthy gives us a rundown of two YouTube partnerships announced Thursday--one with TiVo and one with film studio Lionsgate, which Caroline expects won't be as big a deal as many people hope. Also in this podcast: Google Apps... ...

Recent rumors have been swirling that both Microsoft and Yahoo are revving up talks with AOL. But how does this relate to the long-running Microhoo drama? CNET News intern Holly Jackson checks in with reporter Dawn Kawamoto. And following last... ...

Apple is famous for keeping a tight rein on its proprietary technology. Indeed, after Steve Jobs returned as CEO, one of his first important decisions was to pull the plug on the company's Mac clone program. So it's been a source of puzzlement why... ...

iPhone 3G launch day has the gadget world all abuzz. CNET News reporters Greg Sandoval and Erica Ogg talk about what they witnessed Friday morning at iPhone 3G sale points in San Francisco, and some of the glitches that have cropped up for those... ...

iPhone 3G launch day has the gadget world all abuzz. CNET News reporters Greg Sandoval and Erica Ogg talk about what they witnessed Friday morning at iPhone 3G sale points in San Francisco, and some of the glitches that have cropped up for those... ...

Yahoo, in an attempt to boost its search-ad business, has kicked off a project that lets anyone build a customized search engine on top of the company's technology. CNET News reporter Stephen Shankland explains. Plus, iPhone 3G is almost upon us,... ...

Yahoo, in an attempt to boost its search-ad business, has kicked off a project that lets anyone build a customized search engine on top of the company's technology. CNET News reporter Stephen Shankland explains. Plus, iPhone 3G is almost upon us,... ...

Three lucky tech writers got their hands on early copies of the iPhone 3G. We weren't among them, but we did summarize what they had to say about the new smartphone. Twitter traffic has skyrocketed since last year, despite chronic site meltdowns... ...

Three lucky tech writers got their hands on early copies of the iPhone 3G. We weren't among them, but we did summarize what they had to say about the new smartphone. Twitter traffic has skyrocketed since last year, despite chronic site meltdowns and anecdotes of people switching over to alternative services. And Google has hopped on the online social train with its introduction of Lively. Unlike the popular Second Life, the program doesn't require downloading extra software--and is designed to be included in the user's real life. CNET News reporter Stephen Shankland tested it out, and in this podcast, he tells intern Holly Jackson about his first impressions. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: iPhone 3G reviews: It's fast, hungry, and still pretty Steady growth for Twitter, despite hiccups With Lively, Google tries its own 'Second Life' Google advertisers get view into keyword search popularity Senate questions privacy impact of Web monitoring for ads Is Yahoo eyeing Demand Media? Got a lead foot? Try 'Kiwi' device to save gas Hans Reiser likely to get reduced sentence Select Flickr photos to sell via Getty license

Since filing a $1 billion lawsuit against YouTube, Viacom has battled its image as a corporate bully, denying consumers the ability to watch its shows where and how they want. Their struggle could be a lesson to other companies fighting over... ...

Since filing a $1 billion lawsuit against YouTube, Viacom has battled its image as a corporate bully, denying consumers the ability to watch its shows where and how they want. Their struggle could be a lesson to other companies fighting over copyright protections. Meanwhile, Microsoft is still having trouble getting its Vista message out to the public. A new tool that tests compatibility with Vista faltered on launch day, a year and a half after Vista's release. Those stories, and the rest of the day's headlines, in today's daily podcast. Listen now: Download today's podcast Today's stories: Gmail now blocking fake eBay, PayPal e-mails Google powers up users' Gmail security arsenal Viacom won't soon shed image as corporate bully Apple's MobileMe service set to debut Only U.S. Apple retail stores getting iPhone 3G Microsoft still pushing Vista compatibility story Microsoft readies pay-as-you-go business apps Xbox 360 price cut coming July 13 Wii-habbing your way back to health Supercomputing at Oak Ridge Reiser reportedly leads police to wife's body

Another day, another development in the Microhoo saga. This time, it's three separate statements--one issued by investor Carl Icahn, one by Microsoft, and another by Yahoo. Microsoft says it would consider bidding for Yahoo again, and though there... ...

Another day, another development in the Microhoo saga. This time, it's three separate statements--one issued by investor Carl Icahn, one by Microsoft, and another by Yahoo. Microsoft says it would consider bidding for Yahoo again, and though there... -

In the latest turn in Viacom's copyright infringement suit against YouTube and parent company Google, a federal judge ruled that Google must hand over YouTube users' IP addresses and user names, plus a history of videos they've viewed. The court... ...

In the latest turn in Viacom's copyright infringement suit against YouTube and parent company Google, a federal judge ruled that Google must hand over YouTube users' IP addresses and user names, plus a history of videos they've viewed. The court... -

You'd think start-ups would jump at any media hype they could get. Not so, says CNET News.com reporter Caroline McCarthy. She joins the podcast to talk about technology companies that generated huge amounts of hype--and then suffered from it later.... ...

You'd think start-ups would jump at any media hype they could get. Not so, says CNET News.com reporter Caroline McCarthy. She joins the podcast to talk about technology companies that generated huge amounts of hype--and then suffered from it later.... -

Early this morning, News.com reporter Kara Tsuboi had a chance to ride around with the California Highway Patrol to see how aggressively the state's new hands-free cell phone law is being enforced on its first day. News.com intern Holly Jackson... ...

Early this morning, News.com reporter Kara Tsuboi had a chance to ride around with the California Highway Patrol to see how aggressively the state's new hands-free cell phone law is being enforced on its first day. News.com intern Holly Jackson... -

iTunes has dominated the music distributing market, but three new services are hoping to make a name for themselves. Verizon Wireless and Rhapsody are pairing up to offer DRM-free music through Verizon's V-Cast store. Also, clothing store Hot Topic... ...

iTunes has dominated the music distributing market, but three new services are hoping to make a name for themselves. Verizon Wireless and Rhapsody are pairing up to offer DRM-free music through Verizon's V-Cast store. Also, clothing store Hot Topic... -

A year ago Sunday, Apple's iPhone officially made its way into the hands of consumers. CNET News.com reporter Tom Krazit was on the front lines covering the phone's frenzied release and he's been following the device ever since. He joins the podcast... -

Starbucks once had visions of turning its outlets into entertainment centers where customers sipped coffee and listened to the latest tunes. But that hasn't exactly worked out according to expectations. CNET News.com's Greg Sandoval explains. ... -

Nokia announced today that it will buy Symbian for about $410 million and form a consortium of hardware and software makers to push the development of open-source mobile software. CNET News.com reporter Tom Krazit joins me in the podcast studio to... -

More new investment money is going into clean technology than any other sector of high tech. And while that's exciting a lot of investors, it's also raising questions about whether we're about to repeat history. CNET News.com's Martin LaMonica, who... -

The last week has seen a slew of high-level departures from Yahoo. What do they mean? CNET News.com reporter Stephen Shankland breaks down the executive exodus--or as he calls it, "execudos." Plus, new numbers from metrics firm ComScore show that... -