Why Is No One Riding the $1 Bus?

Gil Rivera picked me up in his red lady magnet with a lightning bolt decal by some basketball courts downtown. "Let's go to Miami!" I shouted. But Gil, sporting Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses and a black cap, had places to be in Philly, and so did I.

It's time for universal data plans

If you've got a couple of cell phones, an iPad, or maybe a FIOS or U-Verse connection, you're probably paying for "data" several times over. It's time carriers charged us once for network access and quit ripping us off with multiple "data plans."

What Amazon didn't say about e-books

When Amazon announced that it was selling more e-books than hardcovers, the numbers it provided were designed tell a story. But what numbers did it leave out?

CNET Showcase wrapup: Readers sound off on iPad vs. all other tablets

Brian Cooley wraps up the second CNET Showcase Live event with an overview of the debate and videos of the products behind it.

Apple's fall announcement: First reactions

Techies weigh in on Apple's product launches: Revamped iPods, a new version of iTunes (with a Facebook-like feature), and another stab at Apple TV