America's Internet access subscribers can breathe a sigh of relief: Congress isn't planning to allow taxes on your connection for another seven years.

Ban on Net access taxes extended to 2014 | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

Learn more about the Daylight Savings Time change and how it will affect you.

FAQ: What the daylight saving shift means to you | CNET News.com

Onboard computers in modern cars can save time and provide instant access to navigation, entertainment, driving assistance and even ergonomic comfort. But that instant gratification of having "automatic everything" may require an initial level of patience previously reserved for setting up personal computers and pesky VCRs.

Help! I can't program my car | CNET News.com

The cozy relationship between car dealerships and automakers will have to be changed for electric cars to take off, theorized venture capitalist Jennifer Fonstad.

What holds back electric cars? Car dealers, says VC | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

Under Teen Safe Driver, a camera records audio and video images of both the road and the driver when motion sensors detect swerving, hard braking, sudden acceleration or a collision. The footage goes to an analysis center where it is graded for riskiness and sent on to parents with comments and coaching tips. Teen drivers have mixed feelings about the technology.

Technology News: Technology: Keeping Tabs on Teen Drivers With Tracking Tech

Millions of cell phone users are suddenly talking about cell phone locking and asking themselves, "Why is my phone locked?" And that's a good thing. It's time consumers demand unlocked cell phones from their carriers.

Forget the iPhone, <I>all</I> phones should be 'unlocked'

If you've ever wanted to travel to Paris, but just never got around to it, you can now use the Google Earth software tool and watch a sunset filmed from the top floor of the Eiffel Tower, or view video clips of other popular spots in the City of Lights.

That's because videos from Google Inc.-owned YouTube are now embedded at geographical locations in Google Earth.

YouTube lands on Google Earth

Apple has dropped the price of its iTunes Plus songs that have no digital rights management (DRM) software protection and allow owners to move song files freely from one device to another.

Apple drops price of DRM-free iTunes | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

Is all of this Blu-ray Disc versus HD DVD bickering much ado about nothing?

False starts in race to future of DVDs | CNET News.com

You want to make free phone calls…this company is trying to make it work, with a catch.

Techdirt: Free, With Ads Phone Calls Trying Yet Again