HP to debut Blu-ray HD DVD combo drive

News - Business Tech

Dell's new CFO Brian Gladden has said that the company "more work to be done," to improve profitability and decrease costs. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the company is planning to lower costs by selling off its factories.

Gallery

As the Republican convention took place just miles away, a crowd rallied for the former presidential candidate and his message of limited government, ensured civil liberties, lower taxes, and peace.

Digital Noise: Music and Tech

NPR asks listeners which year featured the best music, and the 1980s emerge as a bleak era. Personally, the '80s figure prominently in my collection, but well behind the 1970s.

Beyond Binary

Microsoft's multi-year push, estimated at $300 million, begins with a spot featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld aired during Thursday's NFL game.

Video

During the presidential campaigning four years ago, YouTube didn't even exist. Now it's a tool candidates must master to get their message across. CNET's Kara Tsuboi stops by the YouTube upload booths at the Democratic and Republican conventions to find out why Google's video site has such a big presence in Denver and St. Paul, Minn.

News - Wireless

Wireless Philadelphia, the nonprofit charged with providing broadband bundles to low-income families in Philadelphia, may be better off in the long run without EarthLink.

Video

We know the Democrats and Republicans are split over policy issues, but does their musical taste fall down party lines too? And what kind of gadgets did they bring to the conventions to listen to their music? CNET reporter Kara Tsuboi finds out.

News - Gaming and Culture

Many of the components of Will Wright's highly anticipated evolution game started out as small concept projects that are now available to the public.

News - Cutting Edge

On eve of company's 10-year anniversary, researchers and business pundits speculate about what technologies might someday have as much impact as Google.

Gallery

Here's a look at some of the engineers and executives who took the stage at the company's headquarters as they unveiled the new browser.

The Cheapskate

TiVo is offering refurb HD units for cheap, though you'll still have to pay for the TiVo service.