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Sonim's new phones may look just like the old brood, but there are slight differences, like support for NFC and push-to-talk. more

"My Local Walmart" aims to give millions of shoppers more local, personal, and geo-targeted deals and store information. more

Apple's iPad dominates among tablet users, accounting for 97 percent of tablet Web traffic in the U.S., ComScore data shows. more

In this edition, CNET's Maggie Reardon offers a prediction for when the next iPhone will be released and explains why users can't take their iPhone 4S to a new carrier when their contracts expire. more

Asus is expected to announce a range of Ultrabook models, replete with an aluminum chassis and USB 3.0 ports. more

A new study reveals that chief marketing officers are barely clued into the volume of data from social communications and other new-school marketing techniques. more

T-Mobile may have been shut out of selling the iPhone, but its Bobsled Internet-based calling application is now available on any iOS or Android device. more

AT&T kicks off CTIA Fall 2011 with a bang, releasing not one, not two, but five new Android handsets. They range from the high-end Motorola Atrix 2 to the prepaid AT&T Avail. AT&T says they remain bullish on Android, and that this large release shows their commitment to the platform. more

Plantronics has just announced the latest version of its Voyager Pro headset. The HD version has high-definition audio and support for Plantronics apps and services. It also has a Smart Sensor technology that knows to automatically transfer calls to the headset when you place it on the ear. more

Company plans all-hands meeting that may reveal whether it will sell or spinoff the group, sources tell AppleInsider. more

MetroPCS' latest 4G phone has a few nice surprises, including impressive camera functionality. Unfortunately, it's also got a tragic flaw. more

Microblogging site agrees to drop lawsuit challenging Twittad's trademark and restore its Twitter account in exchange for the trademark, The Wall Street Journal reports. more

Acer's Ultrabook debuted at $899, proving that an extremely thin Windows laptop built with high-quality materials can be priced at under $1,000. more

Internet retailer is dipping its toes in yet another crucial content marketplace. more

Symantec begins to migrate northward the latest features from Norton 2012 into the next version of Norton 360. These include cloud-based identity protection, remote security management, and stability ratings, but nothing exclusive to 360 just yet. more

A Cornell grad student wants to make it easy and affordable enough for anyone to explore space, so he and some like-minded collaborators have built little satellites called Sprite. more

The wireless industry could see a $1.2 trillion revenue opportunity out of the connected devices market by 2020, according to Machina Research and the GSM Association. more

Northrop Grumman's unmanned stealth plane chalks up another milestone ahead of its anticipated aircraft carrier trials. more

Half of the Dialed In crew is in San Diego for CTIA, but Jessica calls in to the podcast to give us a preview of what to expect from the show. Plus, a full recap of all of last week's Apple news. more

CNET editor Dong Ngo reviews the Patriot Memory Pyro solid-state drive. more

The AshPoopie is a souped-up pooper scooper that incinerates offending doggie doo and turns it into sterile, smell-free ash. more

Nissan's next-generation super-rapid car chargers will recharge an EV battery in 10 minutes or less. more

Scosche's RDTX line features hardware radiation detectors that hook up to your iPhone or iPod Touch. Tweet and Facebook the results of your radiation ramblings. more

World's largest social network takes a giant step into its mobile future by releasing the highly anticipated Facebook for iPad app. more

Even after Intuit acquired Mint and its executives, the company keeps bouncing the personal finance app Quicken around. more

Apple's cloud service launches Wednesday, but there are still many things we're a little cloudy on ourselves. more

The carrier says it's sold out of its entire allotment of 16GB iPhone 4S models ahead of this week's launch, giving those who want to pre-order a device directly from the carrier to go with another model, or wait to buy one in stores. more

Using an Android smartphone, a commercially available cell phone image sensor, and Legos, researchers take one giant leap in the 100-year-old world of the Petri dish. more

Casetagram allows Instagram users to go show off their favorite personal photos as a case for their iPhone. more

Add some unpredictability to your photos with this plastic lens with the same design as the famed Holga toy cameras. more

An e-mail sent to Apple employees today notes that the company plans to hold a private celebration of Steve Jobs' life and career at its headquarters later this month. more

Ucansi will launch an app early next year that promises to boost the performance of the brain's visual cortex, thus leading to vision improvements. more

Hacker group says malware it alleges was used by German law enforcement officials can be used for a variety of spying tactics and has flaws that could allow third parties to attack the computer. more

On today's 404 podcast episode, we can only laugh to keep from crying about Netflix apologizing for their apology they made three weeks ago. Already confused? So are we, let's just pretend Qwikster never happened and move on. more

The Samsung handset is Verizon Wireless's first sliding QWERTY smartphone to offer support for its high-speed 4G LTE network. more

Kaliki wants to be the Pandora of magazines, and next year will launch a new service that streams audio recordings of magazine articles to listeners in their cars. more

A huge outage across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa has cut off BlackBerry users from access to their e-mail, Internet, and other Web services. more

Multinational engineering firm Ricardo finished its first build of a new light tactical vehicle for the U.S. Army, with one of its main design goals being fuel efficiency. more

To mark its 40th anniversary, the British hi-fi brand rolls out a bold-looking limited-edition system consisting of a CD player and two loudspeakers. more

Apple's doubled up on just about everything in the new iPhone 4S, though new reports now suggest that RAM is not one of those things, despite rumors that have suggested otherwise. more

Newly disclosed e-mails reveal "a disturbingly close relationship" between the White House, campaign donors, and wealthy investors relating to Solyndra, say congressional Republicans. more

Digital artist Mohamed Raoof is creating a series of naturalized Angry Birds portraits that turn the furious cartoon fliers into Audubon-style images. more

Sony's SMP-N200 streaming-media box packs a lot of functionality, but it's hampered by a subpar user interface. more

The popular title has been refreshed and focuses heavily on "player vs. player combat," Zynga says. more

With annual shipments in 2016 expected to grow more than fifty-fold from 2010, smartphones will pave the way for the design and technology choices of companies looking to provide 4G products and services, says ABI Research. more

All the security software in the world can't put malware purveyors out of business. The weak link in any computer security scheme is the gray matter positioned between the monitor and the keyboard. Use it or lose. more

RIM has introduced BlackBerry Tag, an app that lets BlackBerry users exchange information by tapping handsets together. more

A portion of your purchase goes to charity. And if more than 100,000 people buy the bundle, the developers will unlock a "mystery" sixth game! more

The WD TV Live (2011) offers a solid combination of must-have streaming services and excellent USB and network file support, making it one of the best devices of its kind available for under $100. more

Netflix exec Steve Swasey says that while the company has dropped plans to spin off its DVD-by-mail service, the company is still mulling a plan to offer video game rentals more

Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter estimates that Microsoft is once again the leader in the console space, easily besting all other competitors in September. more

The company will roll out eight bulletins tomorrow designed to patch 23 security holes found among Windows, Internet Explorer, Silverlight, and the .NET framework. more

MetroPCS releases two basic phones over the weekend. The Kyocera Presto is a basic candybar handset while the LG Beacon has a touch-screen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. more

Firefox maker's 2010 revenue increases 18 percent to $123 million, mostly from a Google search-ad partnership, but the organization faces strong competition. more

Calling Apple's new iPhone a missed opportunity and Android chaotic, Windows Phone chief Andy Lees points to the benefits of Microsoft's Mango in an interview with The Seattle Times. more

Wall Street embraces Netflix's decision to cancel the spinoff of its DVD-by-mail service, but some subscribers find the company's moves just too erratic. Netflix's history shows company is unafraid to change its mind. more

A research paper finds the electrical efficiency of computers doubles roughly every year and a half, which is what made laptops, smartphones, and tablets possible and what opens up possibilities for networks of wireless sensors. more

The stake Yahoo has in Alibaba Group could be worth as much as $13 billion, according to a report. Alibaba could be making plans to buy back that stake. more

Motorola and Verizon have just sent out invites to an October 18 event with clues that the Droid Razr might be imminent. more

Microsoft say it has optimized the use of memory in Windows 8, allowing PCs with less RAM to better run multiple applications and tasks. more

That's an unusually good deal, meaning supplies probably won't last long. The only question mark is the warranty: there doesn't seem to be one. (Just a 30-day return.) more

The record number of orders beat out those for the iPhone 4 by a wide margin. "We are blown away," Apple says. more

Yahoo, which started the Hulu-acquisition craze, is now looking to sell off its own company, rather than acquire another. more

Qwikster, we hardly knew you. Netflix reverses decision to split into two separate services. Subscribers will continue to access streaming and DVDs from the Netflix site. more

Motorola unit 3LM plans to release security and management software that makes it easier to work in the office as well as the home. more

The hit Discovery Channel show set out to tackle the battle of the sexes--who's better at packing, driving, grilling, navigating, multi-tasking, and reading emotional cues. CNET was on hand to see how men and women fared at packing a car full of gear. more

SpaceFarm 7, a collaboration between NASA and seven farms across the United States, celebrates 50 years of manned space flight. Members of the public are invited to choose their favorite, and one winner will get to visit Kennedy Space Center. more

Net giant details a new programming language for Web apps big and small, but stops well short of a 2010 internal memo that said it's designed to "replace JavaScript." more