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Computer conducts couple's wedding Top
As if more proof were needed that computers can do anything, a Texas bridegroom writes a computer program that acts as the minister at his and his bride's wedding. The virtual minister is called Rev. Bit.
 
Foxconn to replace workers with robots Top
Hardware maker famous for a rash of factory worker suicides plans to install more than 1 million robots to improve efficiency and combat rising labor costs.
 
Notre Dame football tests smart mouthguards Top
Notre Dame's Fighting Irish will test the new X2IMPACT intelligent mouthguard this season. The device records impact data for concussion research while also protecting players during games.
 
Time Warner CEO: Web porn eating our profits Top
The CEO of Time Warner moans that free Web porn is adversely affecting the profits the company makes from porn.
 
Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/31: What is this? Top
If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest.
 
Outfitting Porsches for Arabian kings, American ostrich farmers Top
Road Trip 2011: For 25 years, Porsche has offered its customers a high degree of customization for their new cars. Buyers can choose from any number of unusual interior-leather color combinations, and can even have their ranch's brand embossed on the seats. For a price, of course.
 
Porsche's Exclusive customization shop Top
Road Trip 2011: Anyone who buys a Porsche can choose to have just about anything on the car customized--unless it's unsafe. CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman took a look at some of the ways new owners have their vehicles outfitted.
 
A beginner's guide to telecom jargon, part 3 Top
This week, CNET tackles one of the hottest words in the industry, "spectrum," and explains the difference between selling a product and shipping one.
 
Dead British gamer's father warns of blood clot risks Top
Chris Staniforth, 20, died in May of a pulmonary embolism brought on by marathon Xbox sessions. His family wants gamers to know the risks of prolonged sessions.
 
World's first 'printed' plane snaps together and flies Top
English engineers used 3D laser printers to build up the unmanned plane layer by layer.
 
Anonymous touts its own social network: 'Anon+' Top
With the DefCon hacking conference set to begin in Las Vegas next week, hacking group/movement/"idea" Anonymous is touting its own "social network," a site with the Googly moniker Anon+.
 
Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/30: What is this? Top
If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest.
 
Apple approves new store-less iPad Nook app Top
Barnes & Noble has updated its Nook app for iPad to comply with Apple's new in-app subscription rules.
 
Muttering hat, murmuring tree at MoMA 'Talk' show Top
Objects don't just sit there being useful anymore. As a new MoMA exhibit highlights, they talk to us in myriad ways--and get us talking to each other and the world.
 
The science of ocean rescue and rehab (photos) Top
In a decommissioned Nike missile site just outside San Francisco, the Marine Mammal Center conducts research, treats animals, and dispenses biological info.
 
'Talk to Me': In conversation with objects (photos) Top
Muttering hats, talking trees, and robots that rely on strangers to get where they're going. An eclectic new MoMA exhibit in New York provokes viewers to ponder the ways we communicate with objects.
 
Plastics, sea life, and art wash ashore (photos) Top
At the Marine Mammal Center in Northern California, the ocean's waste gets converted into environmental art.
 
30 best iPad games Top
Trying to figure out which iPad games to buy with your hard-earned dough? Here's a look at our current top-30 favorites.
 
Top-rated reviews of the week (photos) Top
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the 13-inch MacBook Air, 2011 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS, and the Yamaha RX-V671 AV receiver.
 
SF police arrest suspect in trashing of Airbnb rental Top
While leaving the Web site's name out, police confirm they arrested a woman in connection to an incident that went viral this week in which an apartment rented through an online service was thieved and vandalized.
 

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