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Multiple reports indicate that an Intel buyout of chipmaker Infineon's wireless unit may be imminent.

Organizers of contest at hacking confab hope showing how easy it is to get data from cold calls to companies will help alert firms to the threat of social engineering.

If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.

Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the 2011 BMW 535i, the Sony BDV-E770W home theater system, and the Apple Magic Trackpad.

Road Trip 2010: CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman calls out his selections as the best cross-sections of players in history.

Road Trip 2010: After a lifetime as a fan, CNET reporter Daniel Terdiman finally makes it to Cooperstown.

Amateur astronomer Douglas Smith made his own stargazing telescope, and it can see details on the moon. Have a look.

Douglas Smith built a telescope out of plywood, aluminum, and porthole glass. Now he can see the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter.

Road Trip 2010: The Baseball Hall of Fame showcases many of the most memorable moments in America's Pastime, as well as its most cherished players, and even some of its most notorious scandals.

At Black Hat, a trio of security representatives from Mozilla detailed how the company plans to push the browser to be more secure for users while nudging developers toward safer coding practices.

RIAA wants to make sure nothing happens to Lime Wire' assets before courts decide how much the file-sharing service must pay in damages. Judge says assets aren't going anywhere.

A preliminary ruling rejected a claim that Intel's pricing practices hurt consumers.

CNET Car Tech gets to take the Nissan Leaf electric car for a preview drive.

Attackers exploiting a hole involving how Windows handles shortcut, or .lnk, files prompt Microsoft to rush out an emergency patch, well before its next scheduled Patch Tuesday.

Got a great idea for your own tech company? Today we're talking about how to make it a business, with two great guests: XMarks CEO James Joaquin, and Mahalo CEO (and This Week in Startups host) Jason Calacanis

Former Yahoo "Peanut Butter Manifesto" author Brad Garlinghouse is known for being colorful. At AOL, unlike Yahoo, he's confident that the company can do more than talk the talk.

So guess what Microsoft thinks of Yahoo Japan's decision to swap it out for Google as main search partner? Yeah, it's not too happy about it.

A woman calls Dell tech support to ask for help in locating pictures of herself on her computer. The pictures end up on a newly created Web site. She accuses the support representative of creating the site.

The quickly growing movie rental company is now bringing Blu-ray movies to its kiosks. They'll cost $1.50 per day.

BlackBerry maker will launch a tablet with similar dimensions as the iPad, but with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capabilities only. To connect to the Web, the device has to be paired with a mobile phone.