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Seagate says hard disk drive demand will exceed supply this year but the company says it is faring better financially than expected. more

After a couple of failed attempts, a group of pirates in Sweden has created an official religion from the Church of Kopimism. more

The president adds another social network to his portfolio with an Instagram account run by the Obama 2012 staff. more

Apple gives out refunds to buyers of GameStore, an Apple-created app that by all accounts appeared to be filled with sample code. It went out briefly last week before being taken down. more

As the new year gets started, Gingerbread devices make up more than half of the Android market share while Ice Cream Sandwich barely begins to register. more

Like LG's earlier Optimus models, the new LG Optimus 2 offers basic Android features for an affordable price. more

The bookseller is looking for a buyer for its Sterling Publishing unit, sources tell The Wall Street Journal. more

If you've got a rooted Android, there's a smooth way to get the Silk browser without having to splurge on a Kindle Fire. But will Amazon consider this Silk an invasive species? more

Teach your old Aibo how to guard your pad with a download from the Robot App Store. more

Ford will host live demonstrations of the new MyFord Mobile app for the Focus Electric at CES 2012, Jan. 10 through 13. more

Apple includes a hardware testing suite with all of its computers. Here is how to run it and interpret some of the error codes it may generate. more

Mercedes is toying with augmented reality to give car buyers a closer look at its products and accessories. more

Ford's newest CUV for the Indian market displaces a mere 1.0 liter. more

The Soundmatters FoxL v2 Platinum speaker already uses an apt-X signal to dramatically improve the fidelity of wireless sound from your smartphone or Bluetooth-enabled computer, but the company just announced its newest sidekick: a compact subwoofer with industrial flavor that injects your music with 25 watts of extra-tight bass. more

The second show for the year has its share of bumps, but CNET's Bridget Carey and CBS MoneyWatch's Jill Schlesinger come to save the day, while offering their insights on toys and finances. more

It was a comedy. It was a tragedy. There was carelessness. There was an unnoticed underscore. But now the real Wendi Deng Murdoch has frozen her real Twitter feed. And the fake is leaving too. more

The forecast for cloudy days at work may have just improved with a "luminous ceiling" from Fraunhofer Institute that mimics outdoor lighting inside the workplace. more

How do you get people to engage and connect with machines and computers? Researchers at MIT have a pretty simple answer. more

Samsung has announced two new home theater systems, which both feature a hybrid tube amplifier, Samsung Apps and a new cloud DVD storage feature. more

Lexus has been slowly dribbling out photos of a concept it will unveil at the 2012 North International American Auto Show, finally releasing these full-front shots. more

The Cuisinart CPT-440 Touch to Toast Leverless 4-Slice Toaster offers motorized operation. Like a traditional toaster, it automatically rises when toasting is complete, but with one major difference. more