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Whovians: Bake a Pudding Brain Cake in time for Halloween
10/31/2014 3:55:17 PM

All you pudding brains who have been keeping up with the latest season of "Doctor Who" can make your very own pudding brain for All Hallows' Eve.

How Google tricks itself to protect Chrome user privacy
10/31/2014 3:42:20 PM

An open-source project called Rappor uses randomly muddled data to let Google gather information about people's software usage while keeping individuals' behavior private.

Sony posts $1.2 billion loss as mobile business falls off a cliff
10/31/2014 3:35:47 PM

Dragging down the rest of the company Sony's mobile communications unit posts a quarterly operating loss of $1.6 billion on $2.8 billion in revenue.

Android stays 'unbeatable' in smartphone market -- for now
10/31/2014 3:32:41 PM

Google's mobile OS reigned supreme in the third quarter with 84 percent of global shipments, says research firm Strategy Analytics. And then there are the warning signs.

Sprint extends $20 lease program to Galaxy S5, Galaxy S5 Sport
10/31/2014 3:12:12 PM

The program, where customers essentially rent a phone, was originally launched with Apple's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

Huawei does the Honors in CNET UK podcast 409
10/31/2014 2:55:29 PM

Huawei has a new name for Europe, while drones are proving to be both good and evil this Halloween.

Low Latency 113: Bro band
10/31/2014 2:46:34 PM

Out of nowhere, Microsoft debuted a fitness tracking smartwatch called the Band. At first glance, it's kind of awesome.

Samsung has a moment, topping Apple in phone activations
10/31/2014 1:38:37 PM

The third quarter was dandy for Samsung in the US, but researcher CIRP says the iPhone 6 should propel Apple back into the lead in the final three months of 2014.

Amazon exec: Fire Phone was overpriced
10/31/2014 1:38:04 PM

A top Amazon executive has admitted that the company missed the boat with its Fire Phone and that the original price point may have been to blame.

Get a Kindle Fire HD 8.9 with 4G LTE for $159
10/31/2014 12:57:46 PM

What! This big tablet originally sold for over $500. And it comes with 32GB of storage, not just 16GB.

A 3.85mm-thick phone? Chinese company Vivo says it's coming
10/31/2014 12:12:40 PM

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo hints at a spectacularly slim smartphone, one-upping Oppo's 4.85mm-thick R5.

Crave Ep. 181: Grasp and feel objects in a virtual environment with the Dexmo VR Glove
10/31/2014 12:05:03 PM

Think of the possibilities: you can grab and feel objects in the digital world with this futuristic-looking exoskeleton glove.

Friday Poll: Could AI threaten humanity?
10/31/2014 12:00:04 PM

Elon Musk opened up a wave of discussion based on his assertion that artificial intelligence has the potential to do horrible things to humanity.

HTC swings to slim profit, but sales still down in 'challenging quarter'
10/31/2014 11:58:18 AM

The HTC One M8 and Desire smartphones have helped HTC avoid a second cruel summer of losses.

Sales have fallen hard one month into Korea's phone subsidy reform
10/31/2014 11:18:46 AM

A government cap on carrier subsidies caused a steep decline in phone sales, although there are some signs of recovery as low-cost monthly plans and used phone sales are on the rise.

Samsung ditching plastic phones for metal? Not quite
10/31/2014 11:00:09 AM

With four metal-framed phones under its belt, it looks like Samsung's preparing to upgrade its lineup to aluminum. That isn't exactly the case.

Five ways Samsung can overhaul its ailing smartphone business
10/31/2014 11:00:03 AM

Profits tumbled a stunning 74 percent in Samsung's mobile business in the third quarter, and tough times may continue. Here's what Samsung can do to turn things around.