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Apple inches past Samsung as world’s top smartphone vendor

February 7, 2012
Apple outscored Samsung by less than a percentage point in market share last quarter thanks to heavy demand for the iPhone 4S, according to IDC.

Woman Receives World’s First Complete 3D Printed Lower Jaw Implant

February 6, 2012
She will receive a follow-up surgery later this month

Cheers: The world’s happiest iPhone app

February 3, 2012
Free app launching next week is like Foursquare with a happy face. It encourages virtual shout-outs and sharing of your favorite people, places, and things.

Panasonic Lumix ZS20 is world’s thinnest 20x zoom camera

January 31, 2012
It sounds like it might take a decent photo and nice video, too.

Google doodle animates world’s biggest snowflake

January 28, 2012
Google's latest charming doodle commemorates an event of which few might be aware: a 15-inch diameter snowflake that attacked Montana.

Apple reigns as world’s top smartphone vendor in Q4

January 27, 2012
Apple grew by 128 percent and shipped 37 million smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2011, overtaking Samsung.

Edison tops Jobs as world’s greatest innovator

January 26, 2012
The inventor of the light bulb and phonograph was named the greatest innovator of all time among 52 percent of the young people polled, surpassing the late Apple leader at 24 percent.

World’s longest lab experiment still going 85 years later

January 26, 2012
Some professors take their time making a point, but 85 years? Find out more about the world's longest-running physics lesson.

Lego Minecraft fuses best of both worlds

January 25, 2012
A grassroots movement for Minecraft-themed Lego sets is getting real, as Lego announces plans to go ahead with a project that brings the two popular pursuits together.

World’s biggest NES controller and other giant tech in video

January 20, 2012
A British engineering student has created the largest NES controller in the world, but it's not the only piece of giant tech out there. Check out CNET UK's video for more.

YouTube’s $500,000 hunt for world’s best storyteller

January 20, 2012
Starting February 2, anyone can enter a 15-minute film into YouTube's Your Film Festival. Ultimately, one winner will get a half million dollars and the chance to work with famed movie director Ridley Scott on their next story.

World’s largest emerald up for auction in Kelowna

January 17, 2012
The world's largest emerald will be sold to the highest bidder at a Kelowna, B.C. auction house later this month. Appraised at $1.15 million "Teodora" is a 57,000-carat rough-cut opaque emerald.