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According to a patent obtained by Patently Apple, the idea would utilize depth-detection sensors and other technologies to create a full 3D image in a picture. more

Astronomers present images of a tornado as much as five times the width of Earth raging on the sun, an event they believe triggers solar storms. more

Overseas, Nokia is holding a similar "Lumia Challenge" in the U.K. as it works to drum up more attention for its new smartphones. more

The carrier is hoping the promise of better video content on its mobile phones will get regulators to approve its pending spectrum and cross-selling deal with cable providers. more

In the final installment of a weeklong series, Crave writer Eric Mack finally succeeds in bringing broadband Internet access to his isolated mountain home. See how he did it. more

In a Jefferies and CNET poll, creative pros express more negative than positive views about Adobe's new service and pricing, but Adobe says they'll come around. Also: new possibilities with HTML5. more

commentary Apple will likely emerge from the Foxconn dust-up relatively unscathed but it hardly covered itself in glory. more

A new initiative will make it possible for any language version of the online encyclopedia to automatically pull in data rather than enter the information manually. But will it drive off editors? more

The formal process of speeding up Hypertext Transfer Protocol is under way with proposals from Google, Microsoft, and others. There are differences -- but common ground, too. more

Having trouble keeping your New Year's resolution to back up regularly? This week, we're making it easy for you with a super-sturdy drive from IoSafe. more

This machine, which packs a 128GB solid state drive and a 1.4GHz Intel Core i3-2367M processor, becomes one of the least-expensive ultrabooks from a top-tier vendor. more

During the first CNET Community Series event, three Silicon Valley investors debated the state of funding today. The upshot, there's plenty of money, but too many companies wanting it. more

With the November presidential election just months away, the debate over whether voting on the Internet can be safe from cyberattacks is heating up. more

The marketplace for alternative investments is expected to lay off more than 20 percent of its staff tomorrow, CNET has learned. more

Thousands of white streaks course across a map of the U.S. in a visualization designed to show detailed live wind speed. more

Letter to standards group accuses Apple of having company representatives change their affiliation to skew the vote on the upcoming SIM standard. more

The latest chatter on the debut of the Web giant's Android tablet is that users might be able to get their hands on them this year by way of an exclusive Google store. more

Is Best Buy on the same slow but steady march to failure taken by CompUSA and Circuit City? more

A former Google engineer has been tasked with leading a team to make it easier to sift through the volume of content that users create on the site, Businessweek reports. more

Some Brits were in the Bay Area this week trying to persuade the progressive locals to invest in MuckBusters, which allegedly turn your leftovers into energy. more

Rocky Mountain Institute's chief scientist says he believes that cars would be simpler and cheaper to build if they were made out of ultralight materials like carbon fiber composites. more

Sunglasses seem so old school compared to a new tech-infused head-mounted display by Epson. more

Chevy's MyLink system, which integrates smartphone connectivity with the car, adds the GogoLink navigation app to the current Pandora and Stitcher offerings. more

A new note-taking and sketch app for iPad is generating quite a bit of buzz around the Web, and only after a few minutes with it, it's easy to see why. more