Images: Where tech really goes to waste
Potentially toxic wastes gather in overseas workshops where electronics gear from the U.S. and Europe is dismantled.
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Photos: Extreme fabrics
Aspen Aerogels makes materials designed to be not only lightweight but also capable of withstanding extreme cold and heat.
Images: Google searches on the desktop
Google invades Microsoft territory as it launches a beta version of Google Desktop Search.
Images: A look inside Windows Vista beta
Testers have been dissecting the beta version of Microsoft's next big OS since late July. Here's a look at some of the features you might end up using.
Photos: Canon fires digital camera barrage
Canon gives its digital camera lineup a complete overhaul--and adds some new printers as well.
Photos: Intel Developer Forum
Intel's new CEO Paul Otellini looks to dual cores processors and WiMax for growth.
Images: Google calls on IM, talk service
Google takes on AOL, Yahoo and Microsoft with its own instant-messaging program that allows text chat and computer-to-computer voice connections.
Images: Deadly Katrina hits Gulf Coast
The hurricane hit land in Louisiana but changed direction to miss New Orleans--but spread devastation into Mississippi instead.
Photos: Microsoft's curvy keyboards, laser mice
Microsoft introduces its first line of laser mice along with more comfortable keyboards.
Photos: Apple tunes iPod Nano, Rokr phone
iPod Nano, which is 80 percent smaller than the original iPod, and an iTunes-enabled cell phone called the Rokr are unveiled.
Photos: Sun's new star servers
Sun shows off its new line of x86 servers, a move the company hopes will rebuild its reputation and finances.
Photos: Sun enters new Galaxy
Sun is launching the first members of its new family of Galaxy servers.
Images: Patenting the obvious
Big money can be made if you're the first to claim a new invention. Sometimes the routine even slips through.
Images: Microsoft gives peek at Office 12
At Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference, Bill Gates showed off some key features of Office 12.