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Alienware's once-popular M11x may be heading for retirement, but boutique rival Origin is keeping the ultraportable gaming laptop alive. more

Following the year's earlier reports on Foxconn and on Apple's practice of sending manufacturing overseas, The New York Times publishes a piece that claims Apple has been a pioneer in developing ways to sidestep taxes. more

A flood of conventional laptops won't redefine the PC. Stray too far from the ultrabook concept and it's circa 2005 all over again. more

Apple's co-founder says there's "no contest" between the prettiness of Windows Phones interfaces and those of Android phones. Indeed, he says Microsoft, to make them so pretty, might have had help from above. more

Samsung denies that it's behind flashmobs picketing outside Apple Stores in Australia with signs saying "wake up." But if it isn't Samsung, who could it be? Google? more

Company releases full version of FCC's report on company's controversial gathering of personal data with Street View cars. more

Countless games require the protagonist to go right, and one amateur videographer takes that concept to a completely new level. more

Red Wine Audio's headphone amplifiers have always sounded great, but they were expensive. The new Corvina amp is considerably more affordable. more

This week, we used zombies for target practice, viewed the world through a 60-foot kaleidoscope, and turned a 21-story building into a giant game of Tetris. more

One year ago this month the two companies locked horns over patents, and their legal fight has since extended around the globe. It will apparently even bring the two CEOs face-to-face in May. more

Learning should be fun, but that doesn't mean we should be trying to hook kids into playing computer games that just happen to teach. more

Former Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz and Java inventor James Gosling side with Google in its court battle with Oracle, while Sun co-founder Scott McNealy takes Oracle's side. Who is right? more

CNET Reviews Editor in Chief Lindsey Turrentine walks you through this week's top-reviewed devices, explaining what matters right now and why. more

Do I really need all those features? No. And so I've created my last document in Microsoft Word, a product I first began using 27 years ago. more

Microsoft has been counted as a supporter of CISPA since the beginning. Now the company tells CNET that any new law must allow "us to honor the privacy and security promises we make to our customers" and protect "consumer privacy." more

It actually seems like a sensible career trajectory, given they're worth too much to do much else. more

The latest developer's build of Firefox locks down security a bit and debuts new APIs to help the browser become more gamer-friendly. more

According to The Wall Street Journal, the search giant is facing inquiries in Argentina and South Korea. Both are open and ongoing, and Google said it is cooperating with authorities. more

This week's collection of iOS apps is all about taking photos. The first has its own community, the second a minimalist interface, and the third lets you add your photos to scenes. more

With Scout's HTML5 navigation function, you can get turn-by-turn directions on any smartphone -- no app installation necessary. more

E-tailer will start collecting sales taxes in the state come July 1, Reuters reports, in exchange for job creation and investment money. Texas, meanwhile, will drop demand for back sales taxes. more

Renamed as the ZTE Score M, the device on MetroPCS' network gets a redesign and a longer-lasting battery. more