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Mars rover drill collects rock sample

By By CNN Staff
A space-age jack of all trades, NASA's Curiosity rover recorded a first by using its drill to collect a sample from a Martian rock.

Google's Schmidt selling $2.5 billion in stock

By By Catherine Tymkiw
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt plans to sell a big chunk of his stake in the Web search company.

Aereo: Streaming TV startup at center of media storm

By Julianne Pepitone
Cable subscribers are fed up with paying for channels they don't want. But solving the problem involves battling a powerful broadcast industry and murky legal issues.

New iPhone app vows to fix e-mail clutter

By Heather Kelly
When the United States Postal Service announced it would no longer deliver mail on Saturdays, those of us with e-mail anxiety had a moment of jealousy.

Five fun facts about iTunes' 25 billionth song

By Doug Gross
On Wednesday, Apple announced a pretty mind-boggling stat: The 25 billionth song had been downloaded on iTunes. That's a billion.

Why Facebook may want to track your location

By Doug Gross
Facebook may be working on an app that will let your friends, or even complete strangers, know where you are at all times.

Sexist Super Bowl ads? #NotBuyingIt, some say

By Emanuella Grinberg
 While this year's Super Bowl commercials ran the gamut from sentimental to silly, some were downright offensive to viewers who used the Twitter hashtag #NotBuyingIt to flag what they considered the most sexist spots of the night.

App stores: Gatekeepers, or censors of the mobile Web?

By Doug Gross
It's been framed as a debate between Web freedom and the freedom from stumbling upon potentially offensive content.

Protecting personal information in case of a breakup

By Heather Kelly
When a relationship ends badly, every racy photo or text you shared with your ex becomes a potential security problem.

The social network where no one knows your name

By Breeanna Hare
Online, you can project whatever identity you like. But for some people, it's easier to have no identity at all.

Five things that could make BlackBerry 10 a hit

By Heather Kelly
All BlackBerry did Wednesday was change its corporate name, introduce two new smartphones and launch a bold new mobile operating system, BlackBerry 10, that may be the struggling company's last stab at relevance.

Twitter moves to hide pornography on Vine app

By Doug Gross
Amid concerns over adult content popping up on its new Vine video app, Twitter appeared Tuesday to have restricted how users can share sexually explicit clips.

Netflix's $100 million bet on must-see TV

By Julianne Pepitone
As streaming content grows more competitive, Netflix is branching out in a big way: producing its own original series.

New York Times, Wall Street Journal say Chinese hackers broke into computers

By Jethro Mullen
The New York Times says Chinese hackers have carried out sustained attacks on its computer systems, breaking in and stealing the passwords of high-profile reporters and other staff members.

'Jailbreaking' smartphones to become illegal

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By NBC NEWS
A new federal law takes affect Saturday making it illegal to unlock your phone's software so you can switch cellular networks.