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day on the job At one of the biggest sports sites in the country, preparing to make its Super Bowl coverage as strong as possible is probably the most important job of the entire year. CNET was on hand to see the plan take shape.

The correlations between classic arcade games like Centipede and popular mobile games like Angry Birds are undeniable: they're simple, fun, and addictive. Seamus Blackley has hired a slew of old-school game developers to try to cash in on that fact with his company Innovative Leisure.

Apple has quietly removed a number of iOS games that could readily be mistaken for their popular counterparts and that had climbed up the charts as a result.

What the heck is "frand"? No, not "fraud" but "frand." CNET breaks down what this obscure legal term means, and why it's so important to companies such as Apple and Samsung.

Apple has changed a controversial section of its iBooks Author end user license agreement, saying that users who want to sell outside of Apple's digital stores can do so, as long as they save in a different format.

Ater implementing a lottery system for ordering the iPhone 4S, Apple's online store has resumed selling the device online and will ship by March 2.

Hours after pulling products from its online store, Apple got a ban on its products temporarily halted.

Apple's huge earnings have been shadowed by a New York Times report on harsh working conditions at Chinese plants that make Apple products. Are you reconsidering your Apple brand loyalty?

With a belief that consumers will continue to flock to its premium and more capable devices, Apple is unlikely to downscale its smartphones, says Morgan Stanley.

Patent filing shows that Apple intends to help people share workout info and performance data with others.

Google's Android remained the dominant platform in the U.S. last quarter, even as Apple gained ground in the market thanks to the iPhone 4S, according to ComScore.

Apple scored a greater share of the market last quarter thanks to the iPhone 4S, but Android was still the dominant smartphone platform in the U.S., according to ComScore.

Motorola Mobility wins a permanent ban against Apple's push e-mail service, part of its iCloud offering. Apple had faced a ban on products in Germany, but received a temporary injunction on it.

Motorola Mobility wins a permanent ban against Apple's push e-mail service, part of its iCloud offering. Apple has also begun removing older iPhones and iPad from its German online store.

"Charlie Magnetico" is the second lost Henson film to be posted online in as many weeks. Crave hears from the AT&T archivist who unearthed these little jewels.

Apple could announce its next-gen phone at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, according to the latest scuttlebut from Daiwa Securities.

A glitch is causing iTunes Match to scrub explicit lyrics from some rap songs. Apple is working to fix the issue.

Amazon sold about 5 million Kindles in the first couple months of sales. So, what do users like and dislike about it? A survey provides some answers.

Apple's CEO announces that he spent $100 million of Apple's money on charitable giving--something Steve Jobs would not have done.

According to a new study, the overall quality of Apple's technical support by phone has declined significantly between 2010 and 2011.