By Marguerite Reardon With a vote looming on new rules for Internet access, Tom Wheeler talks candidly with CNET News about legal challenges, President Obama’s role and being the butt of late-night TV jokes.
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Get a Lenovo Y50 Touch 4K gaming laptop for $999.99
By Rick Broida This seriously loaded laptop normally runs $500 more. Plus: three sweet bonus deals!
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Apple, Ericsson trade legal shots over patent royalties
By Don Reisinger Apple has sued Ericsson, arguing that the Swedish company is charging too much on royalties that are not “essential” to industry cellular standards.
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Valley powerhouses reach new settlement deal in poaching suit
By Steven Musil Apple and Google among companies accused of conspiring not to hire away each other’s employees.
Restaurant scans faces, lets the beautiful eat free
By Eric Mack Have your face scanned at this Zhengzhou, China, eatery. If a panel of experts deem you good-looking, your meal’s on the house.
Tomorrow Daily 111: Flexible spinal implants, crime scene VR, ultra-detailed CT scans and more
By Ashley Esqueda On today’s show, we marvel at a new implant that may help paralyzed people walk again, discuss the pros and cons of allowing trial juries to use VR to revisit crime scenes, and check out the super-detailed images of the human body coming from GE’s newest CT scanner.
Facebook brings Amber Alerts to news feeds to boost child safety
By Don Reisinger The deal enables the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to reach Facebook users within range of targeted search areas.
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Nunchuks-style protective case makes you an iPhone ninja
By Amanda Kooser Introduce your iPhone 6 to a whole new world of ninja-style acrobatic tricks with a case that slides and flips your phone.
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Amazon snags Woody Allen to write and direct his first-ever TV series
By Don Reisinger In an ongoing show of one-upping with competitors like Netflix, Amazon convinces the famed filmmaker to create a TV series. Quipped Allen: “I don’t know how I got into this.”
Yahoo’s revival of ‘Community’ to premiere March 17
By Richard Nieva Fans of the show will be one step closer to the dream of six seasons and a movie when the misfits of Greendale Community College return — this time on tech giant’s video service, Yahoo Screen.