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One company, Bit9, is predicting that every desktop will soon only allow known good files to load, instead of using resources to block unknown files.

Better Place plans $1 billion electric car network for Bay Area

Electric car charging startup Better Place is coming to California, as Bay Area leaders launch plans to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles.

Dell profit slides 5 percent

But earnings per share are up from the same quarter a year ago.

CNET News Daily Podcast: Behind Apple's holdout on DRM

More than 18 months have passed since Apple signed its only deal to acquire music free of copy-protection software with a major recording company. But that logjam may be about to break.

Google Mobile for iPhone breaks App Store rules

The company added voice search technology to its iPhone application by using techniques that are supposed to be off-limits to third-party developers, according to a pair of reports.

Google SearchWiki brings custom search results

Company gets a taste for collaborative search: SearchWiki lets people promote Web sites they like, delete ones they don't, and share comments.

Google drops Picasa's 'beta' (and pigs fly)

Only two months after releasing Picasa 3 beta, Google does the uncharacteristic and commits to a full version release, sans safety net.

Video: Daily Debrief: Devising your Black Friday strategy

There's just a week to go before retail outlets reveal their seasonal tech price cuts. But this year's Black Friday is going to be a lot different from previous years, for buyers and sellers alike. On the CNET News Daily Debrief, Charles Cooper and Erica Ogg examine why.

YouTube videos go HD with a simple hack

Want to host high-definition videos on YouTube? No problem. Just get your copy-and-paste skills ready because all it requires is changing the video's URL!

Dear Steve Jobs: Set the music free

Look around, Steve. iTunes is the last great refuge of DRM-laden downloads. Is this the image you want for Apple?

Brownbook global business directory lets you get in on the action

Brownbook has launched as an online business directory, but it may not provide as much value as it could.

Microsoft confirms Yahoo hire

Software maker says Sean Suchter, who announced his departure from Yahoo on Wednesday, will join its Silicon Valley search center.

iSuppli cuts forecast for PC market growth

Tanking economy is to blame, says industry analyst firm. Company had predicted shipments would rise 11.9 percent next year, but it now says it expects a rise of 4.3 percent.

Iris mobile browser, just for kicks

A beta specimen for all you Windows Mobile browser buffs to try out.

Tech layoffs: The scorecard

Follow the companies that are shedding workers with this live layoff tracker, which we'll continue to update as more news surfaces.

Certification credited with boosting online confidence

Alliance promoting extended certificate validation for Web sites touts the benefits of online shopping survey and new rules by IRS for all 2009 e-filing sites.

Does the mainstream care about DRM?

Nowhere is the nonchalance more apparent than in iTunes sales figures. As Apple looks into going DRM-free, consumers should learn that copy protection is damaging to them and artists.

Coulomb car-charging stations coming to Calif.

Smart meters from Silicon Valley company are set to charge electric cars at gas stations along California freeways next year.

'Let me Google that for you' shows Luddite friends how to search

Send your friends the way of reason with a new service that shows them how to use the popular search engine.

'Green Car Journal' announces 2009 Green Car of the Year

The Volkswagen Jetta TDI wins the Green Car of the Year award at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show.

'WoW: Wrath of Lich King' sets sales record

Blizzard Entertainment says second expansion to the hit online PC game sold 2.8 million copies in its first day, breaking the record set by the previous expansion.