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Microsoft's Surface tablet will land on the same date as Windows 8. A lot is riding on Windows 8 and Surface, as Microsoft makes clear in its annual report. more

After 17 months of filings, a patent battle with enormous stakes for both companies shifts to a San Jose, Calif., courtroom this week. more

When San Diego Zoo panda Bai Yun, 20, gave birth today, she was the second-oldest panda to do so. For weeks, zoo staffers monitored her pregnancy with special tech. CNET Road Trip 2012 stopped by. more

The e-commerce magnate wholeheartedly gives his support to the same-sex marriage campaign in Washington State, donating millions of dollars. more

As the Apple vs. Samsung patent lawsuit heads to trial, court filings reveal never-before-seen images of early versions of the iPad and iPhone. more

Freak incident leads to cell phone battery lighting a real fire under a man's backside. Hotel room key-card saves him. more

The International Olympic Committee tells enthusiasts in London that their texts and tweets are blocking data systems and messing up the TV coverage. CNET's Chris Matyszczyk offers up his unique take on this development. more

While NBC continues to receive deserved criticism for its Olympic myopia by refusing to show events live on TV, it's the advertisers who are complicit and therefore have the power to change NBC's habits. more

As rumors of the imminent arrival of an iPhone 5 continue, a photo appears of a device allegedly pieced together with escaped components. more

Critics of Apple's new Genius Bar ads declare that they make Apple users look "inept and foolish." But isn't that a good thing? more

It looks real, but the URL is a giveaway that the Web page did not originate from the people of The New York Times. more

Def Tech's StudioMonitor 55 not only has the bass response of a much larger speaker, it's a great-sounding speaker, period. more

If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. more

The tension between short and long-term thinking leads to very different ideas about how Facebook ought to manage its business. more

Network uses phones running the "Ninja OS," which features innovative apps such as "BoozeFone," where people can exchange beverages using what I dubbed "booze networking." more

Vizio's ultrabook-style 14- and 15-inch laptops are stunning in some ways but less impressive in others. more

Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee takes a star turn during the opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics in London. more

ChapCrack and CloudCracker reveal sensitive corporate communications -- including passwords -- protected by the popular PPTP encryption protocol, which is based on an algorithm from Microsoft, a researcher says at Defcon. more

A robot collection at this summer's exposition in South Korea offers lots of entertainment. Crave's Tim Hornyak drops in on dancing bots, fish bots that shoot light beams from their snouts, and more. more