In 2007, Google put $4.6 billion on the line to defend wireless openness. On Monday, in a joint statement with former nemesis Verizon, Google said those rules weren't necessary. Here's the economic truth behind the stunning reversal. More ...

The massive social network is within weeks of finalizing a long-rumored product that will let users share their locations and give developers more location-based data to work with, sources tell CNET. More ...

Google and Verizon announced a joint proposal on Monday that would allow ISPs to offer premium content bundles in addition to the regular, open internet, in an effort to stave off new net neutrality regulations. More ...

Hewlett-Packard Co.?s Mark Hurd resigned as chief executive officer following an investigation into a sexual harassment claim that found violations of the company?s standards of business conduct. More ...

Co-CEO Michael Lazaridis tells off foreign governments that want to block the BlackBerry, while the company faces new resistance in Indonesia and Lebanon. More ...

Eric Schmidt spoke at the Techonomy conference in Lake Tahoe today and dropped some serious rhetorical bombs. "There was 5 exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization through 2003," Schmidt said, "but that much information is now created every 2 days, and the pace is increasing More ...

Research In Motion has selected AT&T as the exclusive U.S. carrier for the new BlackBerry Torch, which will hit stores this August, leaving some eager BlackBerry fans to scratch their heads. More ...

BlackBerry has introduced its latest touchscreen phone, the Torch, with a snazzy new user interface, updated operating system and apps that can compete better with rival iPhones and Androids. More ...

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The investment arms of the CIA and Google are both backing a company that monitors the web in real-time -- and says it uses that information to predict the future. More ...

If there's one thing we know about Web authors it's that they are constantly seeking new sources of traffic for their content. It doesn't matter if you're a blogger, a marketing manager or a small business owner, there is simply no reason to invest time with content creation and Web design if no on More ...

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The partnership between supersecret Apple and woefully under-prepared AT&T has produced dropped calls and furious customers. In this week's Wired podcast, we discuss how the two companies are re-evaluating the way they conduct business, and the surprising power of the hashtag #ATTFAIL. More ...

You paid big bucks for a boomin' system, so why does it sound like doo-doo? Improper speaker placement is usually to blame for poor sound. Solve that problem with this advice. More ...

HTC Corp. said one of its phones named by the Apple Inc. as having antenna signal problems received 35-times less complaints than for the iPhone 4. More ...