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Costumes take the floor at Day 1 of Comic-Con Top
Cosplay spilled out of the San Diego Convention Center and onto the streets of the Gaslamp District during the first day of Comic-Con 2011, with fans showing up in both store-bought and homemade costumes.
 
iOS game Cut the Rope jumps to comics Top
Nearly everybody has seen a movie adapted from a comic book or has played a game inspired by a comic book. Yet one company goes in the other direction, taking mobile games like Cut the Rope to print comics.
 
Oracle gets its trial date with Google this Halloween Top
Oracle is granted at least one of its wishes in its patent infringement suit with Google. The two will go to trial this October. However, Google is given a little room to wiggle.
 
Norwegian national tragedy unfolds on Web Top
What's being described as the most violent day in Norway since the Second World War unfolded today for so many via social media.
 
Apple recalls some iMac 1TB Hard Drives Top
Apple has issued a recall for the Seagate 1TB hard drives made available as a CTO option for some iMac systems.
 
Researcher: Mac notebook batteries can be hacked Top
New findings from Accuvant security researcher Charlie Miller suggest that Apple's notebook computer batteries are susceptible to digital hackery that could cause permanent damage.
 
This Day in Tech: DOJ takes swipe at EFF; fake Apple store in China Top
Too busy to keep up with today's tech news? Here are some of the more interesting stories from CNET (and elsewhere) for Friday, July 22.
 
Join the nerd party at Comic-Con 2011 (roundup) Top
CNET descends on San Diego for Comic-Con, the massive annual show that has become the epicenter of geek culture, bringing together sci-fi and fantasy movies, TV shows, games, toys, and--oh yeah--comic books.
 
Report: Apple, Groupon settle Walker Digital IP suits Top
Apple and Groupon are said to be on the list of companies that have settled with Walker Digital, a company that launched 15 lawsuits at more than 100 companies earlier this year for allegedly infringing on its intellectual property.
 
AT&T customers try to block merger with T-Mobile Top
A small group of AT&T customers is seeking arbitration hearings with AT&T under antitrust law in an attempt to stop the $39 billion merger with T-Mobile USA.
 
Microsoft sued over Kinect for patent infringement Top
An Ohio company accuses the software giant and several game makers of violating its patents related to tracking and assessing movement in multidimensional space.
 
Apple seeds iOS 5 beta 4 as over-the-air update Top
Apple has released yet another beta version of iOS 5 to developers. This new one is the first to make use of the over-the-air updating feature. Previous versions relied on iTunes.
 
New Verizon CEO eyes next iPhone in the fall Top
The company previously expected a summer launch, but incoming Verizon Communications CEO Lowell McAdam says they foresee a new iPhone in the fall and that, when it does arrive, it'll boost the company's growth.
 
Scoop: Oracle scrubs site of embarrassing Java blog Top
The database software giant has apparently removed from its Web site the blog of former Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz, including a post that praised Google's use of Java in Android.
 
A tour of Sprint's Kansas headquarters (photos) Top
In addition to seeing Sprint's cell phone testing labs, CNET also toured the carrier's collegelike headquarters outside Kansas City, Mo. They don't call it a "campus" for nothing.
 
DOJ takes swipe at EFF over encryption passphrases Top
Federal prosecutors say guide prepared by Electronic Frontier Foundation buttresses their position on whether Americans can be forced to divulge their passphrases.
 
Read the comics digitally, Luke Top
This is no Jedi mind trick. Digital Star Wars comic books published by Dark Horse Comics now will be available on your computer and portable devices, CNET has learned.
 
Comic-Con's humble beginnings Top
This weekend, Hollywood flocks down to San Diego for Comic-Con, the must-attend event for the movie and television industries. But it hasn't always been this way. CNET's Kara Tsuboi reports on how Comic-Con originally began--as it says in the name--as a Comic Convention.
 
Bird? Plane? Comics geek! Dressing up for Comic-Con. Top
More than 125,000 people are expected at this year's Comic-Con, the pop culture expo that's been held in San Diego for the last four decades. And as CNET's Kara Tsuboi shows us, a large chunk of them turn out in their superhero finery.
 
Adobe says Flash CPU issue not present in Lion Top
Correcting a claim made earlier this week that its Flash Player was missing hardware acceleration in Lion, Adobe now says that result came from a test build of the new OS.
 

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