An enterprising marketer is attempting to persuade geeks that the new geek chic consists of wearing Apple's Spinning Wheel of Doom on their chests. Will it work?

Multiple reports indicate that an Intel buyout of chipmaker Infineon's wireless unit may be imminent.

Organizers of contest at hacking confab hope showing how easy it is to get data from cold calls to companies will help alert firms to the threat of social engineering.

If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.

Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the 2011 BMW 535i, the Sony BDV-E770W home theater system, and the Apple Magic Trackpad.

Road Trip 2010: CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman calls out his selections as the best cross-sections of players in history.

Road Trip 2010: After a lifetime as a fan, CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman finally makes it to Cooperstown.

Amateur astronomer Douglas Smith made his own stargazing telescope, and it can see details on the moon. Have a look.

Douglas Smith built a telescope out of plywood, aluminum, and porthole glass. Now he can see the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter.

Road Trip 2010: The Baseball Hall of Fame showcases many of the most memorable moments in America's Pastime, as well as its most cherished players, and even some of its most notorious scandals.

At Black Hat, a trio of security representatives from Mozilla detailed how the company plans to push the browser to be more secure for users while nudging developers toward safer coding practices.

RIAA wants to make sure nothing happens to Lime Wire' assets before courts decide how much the file-sharing service must pay in damages. Judge says assets aren't going anywhere.

A preliminary ruling rejected a claim that Intel's pricing practices hurt consumers.

CNET Car Tech gets to take the Nissan Leaf electric car for a preview drive.

Attackers exploiting a hole involving how Windows handles shortcut, or .lnk, files prompt Microsoft to rush out an emergency patch, well before its next scheduled Patch Tuesday.

Mark Gibbs explores Scratch and StarLogo, programming systems implements the metaphor for Google's forthcoming App Inventor

The lead UI designer for Office 2011 for the Mac touted the software's new Ribbon interface today in a video MIcrosoft released to pump up enthusiasm the upcoming suite.

Researchers and developers -- and hackers -- can dramatically slash the time it takes to root out exploitable security vulnerabilities by using an open-source toolkit created at UC Berkeley, noted bug hunter Charlie Miller said today at Black Hat.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent its highest-ranking official ever to speak at the Black Hat conference this week, and its Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute ended up fielding a few tough questions from skeptical computer security professionals in attendance.

Dell on Wednesday beefed up its security offerings with new hardware and services, which could help the company engage more customers in long-term services deals.

IBM this week brought out a new low end deduplication array that starts at about $50,000, half the price of its predecessor offering.

Barely 24 hours before a researcher was set to dive deeper into a Safari bug at the Black Hat security conference, Apple today fixed that flaw and 14 others.

A new pack of open source tools aims to commoditize the social networking experience

Earthbru asked the Windows forum how to stop accidental zooming in Firefox. I cover intentional zooming, as well.

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Wave's auditable multi-user collaboration turns out to be well-suited for health records, as long as patients don't mind a bit less privacy.

Cloud-based on-demand services may offer a way to reduce bloated infrastructure and data center spending.

The Bouncer client enforces a whitelist of approved applications at the kernel level and provides list administration through a central management application.

Researchers from Lookout will present their findings thus far in study of freebie Android, iPhone apps.

As part of its effort to improve IT project management across federal agencies, OMB will require that designated projects devise improvement plans and get executive backing.

Despite reporting a $720 million quarterly loss, the wireless provider's announcement of a net customer gain after three years of subscriber attrition drove its stock up 4%.

The claims process around the BP oil spill is changing on the fly due to the unique nature of the catastrophe, the company's insurance status and the government's role in overseeing the clean up.

The growth rate of Kindle sales has tripled since Amazon lowered the price to $189; customers can still order the electronic reader, but estimated delivery dates are not available.

Lawmakers are concerned about the tech companies' practice of collecting information about people's online activity and sharing it with third parties.

An update to Apple's Safari Web addresses longstanding complaints about the difficulty of Safari plugin development.

Court documents say Apple's new tablet computer is prone to overheating in hot weather.

Optical fibers can transmit data inside computers faster and over greater distances than current copper wire technology.

New SmartRoom system identifies clinicians, providing real-time access to patient information and workflow tools based on role and location of caregiver.

Greenway PrimeSuite electronic health record system centralizes patient records, clinical tools, billing, and other medical administrative functions in a single database.

Fewer than 2% have seen serious incidents caused by employee mobile device or social network use, finds RSA survey.

AP - Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites.

AP - Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law.

AP - Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China - a key market where the company has been locked in a high-profile battle over online censorship.

Christopher Null - Microsoft wants your money.

Ben Patterson - Rumors of a BlackBerry tablet are heating up by the day, with Bloomberg now claiming that the BlackPad — yes, the BlackPad — will arrive in November, complete with an iPad-size screen and the ability to connect to the Internet via either Wi-Fi or your Bluetooth-connected BlackBerry.

Macworld.com - For whatever reason,  Apple refuses to outfit a Mac with readily-accessible eSATA ports. The company seems to think that  FireWire and USB are enough for external devices.

AP - The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it is joining a fraud lawsuit against Oracle Corp. related to software contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

AP - A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said.

PC World - Ballmer promised the world that a Windows 7 tablet is coming. Maybe it is, or maybe it's just a pipedream, but Microsoft doesn't need to focus on developing a Windows 7 tablet. Microsoft does need to focus on having a strategy for taking advantage of the changing mobile computing market--but it doesn't have to include a Windows 7 tablet.

AFP - Hackers are weighing in on the Facebook privacy controversy with creations that help people strengthen privacy or empty profile pages at the world's leading social networking service.

Macworld.com - With 3D movies gaining acceptance and 3D HDTVs on the market, it was only a matter of time before a 3D camcorder for the masses hit the market. DXG hopes to be at the forefront of the 3D camcorder trend with its $600 DXG-5D7V 3D Pocket Camcorder.

Mashable - Christopher Nolan's sci-fi thriller Inception (staring the palpably handsome Leonardo DiCaprio) nabs the top of the Twitter talk chart for the second week in a row.

Appolicious - It was a pretty good week for the Android Market, with several big brands unveiling their shiny new Android apps. Even Google got in on the fun, updating its Maps app with a dedicated “Places” icon.

AFP - Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks on computer networks.

PC World - CRM (customer relationship management) users, vendors, analysts and consultants are set to gather in New York next week for the CRM Evolution conference, which will feature discussions on how technologies and economic forces are changing the software segment.