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The company declares it won't approve facial recognition in software for its high-tech specs "at this time" -- saying strong privacy protections will need to be in place first.(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) In a move that might make some privacy advocates.

Update: Acer is about to announce an all-in-one priced around $400 that runs Android.The Acer DA220HQL AIO will be priced just above $400 at most resellers. Note: That's an Android -- not a Windows 8 -- screen.(Credit: Acer) Update: This article was.

Placing a life-size statue of a gunman in a window may not be the best idea, but that's what the LAPD confronted when officers stormed the offices of Robotoki.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2(Credit: Activision) In this day and age, perhaps it's not the.

Over a hundred years after its discovery, scientists finally determine the origin of some ancient Egyptian iron beads.A detailed analysis of the bead shows it meteorite origin.(Credit: Open University) There have been plenty of far-out theories about.

Programmer Robert O'Callahan objects that Google's Native Client technology contradicts laudable Web standards principles the Net giant laid out for Blink, its new browser engine project. With a project called Portable Native Client now making its way.

Looking for a new case for your GS4? Here are CNET's current top choices.Speck brings its usual assortment of cases to the GS4.(Credit: Speck Products) Editors' note: This post was updated May 31, 2013, with two new products from M-Edge and iSkin.iPhone.

Sarver was at Twitter for four years, and now leaves with no plans "but rest." Twitter has already posted a job listing as it searches for his replacement.Twitter platform director Ryan Sarver said today that he is leaving the company. Twitter is already.

Looking for some watertight protection for the summer pool and beach season? Check out these waterproof iPhone 4/4S and iPhone 5 cases. May 31, 2013 10:30 AM PDT Updated: May 31, 2013 10:30 AM PDT Lifeproof's $80 Fre case is the leading waterproof case.

The new security measure makes it more complicated for hackers to get into your account because it requires access to your password and mobile phone. May 31, 2013 10:20 AM PDT(Credit: LinkedIn) Following Twitter's lead, LinkedIn introduced two-step verification.

T-Mobile announced today that starting May 31, it'll sell the white Nexus 4 for a limited time only. by Lynn La May 31, 2013 10:10 AM PDT(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) Well, that was quick.Days after LG confirmed that it will release a white version of.

After over a decade on the Mac platform, the alternative Camino browser for OS X will no longer be developed. May 31, 2013 10:05 AM PDT Development of the long-standing alternative browser Camino has been cancelled.Related storiesCamino: Heavy on performance,.

NASA will broadcast pictures of the huge binary asteroid as it zips by, and you can watch it here. May 31, 2013 10:02 AM PDTDon't worry, this big boy isn't on a collision course.(Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) An asteroid the size of a small town, and its.

Ever fallen in love with a game so hard you didn't ever want to leave it? One Portal fan is living the dream.BlondeChell's ingenuity at finding low-cost solutions to bring her dream to life, as well as her attention to detail, have resulted in a space.

The title is the first Pajitnov has ever designed exclusively for mobile devices.(Credit: Marbly) Tetris creator Alexey Pajitnov has launched a new game designed exclusively for mobile devices.Dubbed Marbly, the title is available for both Apple's iPhone.

Friday's Google Doodle salutes the man who invented the Petri dish. See bacteria. See bacteria grow. Grow bacteria, grow.(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) The man who discovered how to grow bacteria in a small dish is the subject of the latest.

Friday's Google Doodle honors the 161st birthday of Julius Richard Petri.(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) The man who discovered how to grow bacteria in a small dish is the subject of the latest Google Doodle.Julius Petri, who would've turned.

The Megaupload founder won in his case after a court found that the warrants used to raid his home were illegal.Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom.(Credit: 3News) Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has won another one.A New Zealand court on Friday ruled that the.

Best known as a supplier to tech players like Apple, the Taiwan-based company is setting up a new R&D center to build up its display business, says Reuters.(Credit: Jay Greene/CNET) Hon Hai is trying to expand beyond its role as a parts supplier.

During the first quarter of 2013 Android topped 50 percent of all installed smartphones, says research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.(Credit: CNET) Android has upped its lead in the growing Chinese smartphone market.Google's mobile OS reached a milestone.

San Francisco federal judge tells Mountain View company to comply with FBI's warrantless National Security Letter requests for user details, despite ongoing concerns about law's constitutionality.(Credit: Getty Images) A federal judge has ruled that.

The United Nations and Human Rights Watch are both concerned about the development of killer robots that can take lives without human direction. Are you?This illustration imagines a world where robots can kill autonomously.(Credit: Russell Christian.

During the first quarter of 2013 Android topped 50 percent of all installed smartphones, says research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.(Credit: CNET) Android has upped its lead in the growing Chinese smartphone market.Google's mobile OS reached a milestone.