July 28, 2010 5:04 PM PDT
Wikileaks researcher
detained at border
U.S. agents detain and question security researcher for three hours as he enters country to attend hacker conference.
• Sights around Black Hat
• Black Hat roundup
July 29, 2010 4:00 AM PDT
Netflix delights studios with big checks
The rental service has often said that once the streaming-movie business took off, it would mean bigger bucks for the studios. That transition has begun.
July 31, 2010 4:00 AM PDT
A techie in Cooperstown
road trip CNET's intrepid Daniel Terdiman takes a break from all things cyber to become a geek of another kind at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
• Diamonds are forever
• A bronzed Babe
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- Researcher detained at U.S. border, questioned about Wikileaks
July 31, 2010 4:16 PM PDT
Jacob Appelbaum, who volunteers with Wikileaks, is questioned for three hours and has mobile phones confiscated on his way back to the U.S. for hacker show.
- Intel may be destined for iPhone, iPad
July 31, 2010 12:19 PM PDT
Multiple reports indicate that an Intel buyout of chipmaker Infineon's wireless unit may be imminent.
- Hedge your bets in cloud computing
July 31, 2010 2:56 PM PDT
The future role of cloud computing is in many ways unpredictable and ever changing. What balance of traditional infrastructure, private clouds, and public cloud services will your IT department consume in the next three years? Five years? The trick is to hedge your bets wherever you can.
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July 31, 2010 10:53 AM PDT
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.
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July 31, 2010 6:00 AM PDT
Amateur astronomer Douglas Smith made his own stargazing telescope, and it can see details on the moon. Have a look.
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July 28, 2010 1:39 PM PDT
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July 28, 2010 2:17 PM PDT
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July 28, 2010 5:04 PM PDT
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July 29, 2010 4:00 AM PDT
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July 28, 2010 11:20 PM PDT
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July 30, 2010 4:00 AM PDT
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1 hour ago Researcher detained at U.S. border, questioned about Wikileaks ScoopJacob Appelbaum, who volunteers with Wikileaks, is questioned for three hours and has mobile phones confiscated on his way back to the U.S. for hacker show. More
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