Bamboo PC is eco-friendly and looks nice, too Asustek gives a nod to eco-minded consumers with prototype laptop encased in fast-growing bamboo. Back in 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the Apple I, an early personal computer that consisted of a circuit board in a simple wooden box. Apple and other computer makers went...

Intel set to increase chip market lead Worlds top chipmaker is expected to increase its share of the global chip market this year to 12.2 percent, Gartner says. Intel, the worlds top chipmaker, is set to increase its share of a growing global chip market this year to 12.2 percent, market researcher Gartner said Friday....

Microsoft strikes back at Opera antitrust claims Software giant denies abusing its market position and says it has no intention of unbundling IE and Windows. Microsoft denied on Friday antitrust claims from Opera Software that the software giant is abusing its dominant market position to lock users into the Internet Explorer Web browser. Opera,...

Dropping off the grid After screwing up his travel preparations, CNET News.coms Charles Cooper goes through the electronic equivalent of cold turkey. Packing for a recent hiking vacation, I forgot my cell phone. When I realized my goof, it was too late. I was 30,000 feet over Californias Sierras and climbing. ...

Mothers in 30s boost population The UKs population is growing as more women have babies in their thirties, according to experts.

Dell Inspiron 531s Desktop Computer (AMD Sempron 3600+, 320GB HDD, 1GB RAM) Dell may not have the most bang for the buck in its new, trim Inspiron 531S, but it offers more options than the competition in this new, small-scale Windows desktop. For systems in its slimmed down class, we recommend it. For budget PCs in general, you can find a better deal if you shop around.

Al Gore blames US for obstruction in Bali Former US vice president and Nobel peace prize winner, Al Gore, accuses the US of trying to derail a global deal on climate change

The 23-hour lock-up Comment is free: Erwin James: Cuts forcing prisoners to stay in their cells all day will make it harder for them to rejoin society