FBI probe nets counterfeit Chinese networking parts
Investigation into counterfeit network components made in China and sold to the U.S. government has recovered about 3,500 fake devices with a value of $3.5 million.

Google to launch Friend Connect for the social Web
Google is expected to join the data portability crowd with "Friend Connect," which will allow users to bring their data from social networks into third-party Web sites.

Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week
Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including Apple's 24-inch iMac, a Beltronics radar detector, and the "most sophisticated NAS device" CNET has tested.

Is Microsoft stalking Powerset's search technology?
While Powerset is preparing for the public rollout of its semantic search engine, Microsoft is rumored to be interested in acquiring the start-up.

Robots serve up fiery cocktails in San Francisco
At Roboexotica on Saturday, guests will be able to watch robots mix and serve some pretty mean alcoholic beverages.

QuickSilverScreen.com down; accused of copyright violations
The video link aggregation site's host shuts it down after accusations of infringement by Malaysian government

Toshiba to use Cell processor in future notebook
Toshiba plans to use a Cell processor variant in an upcoming notebook.

Yahoo acquisition to aid Apple searches
The Internet company acquires Inquisitor, software that augments the search process on Apple's Safari Web browser.

Google gains on Microsoft with hosted security offering
The search giant's latest Web-hosted offering, Web Security for Enterprise, gives it a leg up on Microsoft in a digital world increasingly turning to cloud computing, experts say.

If Apple can go home again, why not Dell?
Looking to Apple's past for a clue to his company's future, Michael Dell knows that reversal of fortune is a common theme in the PC industry's history.