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news.cnet.com — As Pac-Man celebrated its 33rd birthday this week, the hit game has etched a place in the global lexicon as a cross-cultural icon. (Credit: Getty Images) We missed the official anniversary by a couple of days -- mark the calendar for May 22 -- but let's not close the week without taking a moment to mark Pac-Man's remarkable status as a cultural icon.

news.cnet.com — Google's reportedly going into the cellular business in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia in an effort to connect more people to the Internet. (Credit: Google) Google's bid to connect everyone to the Internet may have it entering the wireless service business.

news.cnet.com — HTC is planning a Sense-free version of its flagship phone, CNET has confirmed. The HTC One will indeed get the Nexus treatment. HTC will sell a Google Edition version of its flagship One smartphone with the stock Android operating system, CNET has confirmed.

news.cnet.com — The media company is reportedly keeping things cool with another big bid -- this time for online video. (Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET) Yahoo has reportedly made a bid to buy online video service Hulu.

news.cnet.com — The online retail giant is methodically developing an advertising network, serving up ads on its sites and others. It could use that revenue to keep prices down and pressure high on retail rivals.

howto.cnet.com — Want to experience the look and feel of the Google Glass OS on your Android device? Then you'll want to read this. (Credit: Jason Cipriani/CNET) No matter how you view Google Glass, you can't help but be a little curious about how it all works. What is the user-interface (UI) like?

news.cnet.com — The iPhone operating system is expected to get a new look, the latest Xbox One report sheds new light on used games, and Digg Reader is set to launch in June. CNET Update isn't ready for change: Apple's iOS could get a makeover In this episode of Update: - Say goodbye to shiny icons when iOS 7 gets a major redesign.

cnet.com — We're very proud to have actor Tony Hale on the show today. You know him from Arrested Development and Veep, and he'll tell us about auditioning for Buster, the Internet's hand in the success of the show, and the cinematic future of the series. Read this article by Justin Yu on CNET.

news.cnet.com — It's still early days, but the online retail giant is working up a ploy to take on everyone from Google to Yahoo, Facebook, and Walmart. (Credit: Joe Klamar/AFP/GettyImages) Visit Amazon.com and you'll find a bevy of recommendations to fill your digital shopping cart: books similar to what you've read on your Kindle or clothes and gadgets based on what else you've looked at.

news.cnet.com — Could the search giant be making a play to keep Facebook out of its domain? (Credit: Waze) Google may be driving forward with a plan to purchase Waze for $1 billion or more, according to a new report. Thursday, Bloomberg reported that Google is considering a bid for the mobile mapping and navigation company.

reviews.cnet.com — Kutcher weighs in on a wide variety of topic in his keynote "fireside chat" on the last day of the CTIA Wireless show. (Credit: Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) LAS VEGAS--Ashton Kutcher is angry at the state of Twitter. "Media kind of f*cked it up," Kutcher said during his fireside chat at the CTIA Wireless show on Thursday.

news.cnet.com — The new leader of the Android pack nosed ahead of Apple's flagship smartphone in DxO Labs' photo and video tests. (Credit: Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) DxO Labs has named Samsung's Galaxy S4 a new winner for its mobile-phone camera tests.

asia.cnet.com — Contrary to popular belief, smartphones don't just magically appear finished and ready for sale. There's a lot of work poured into a design, from the initial drawings, to prototyping and then getting it mass produced. What's normally unveiled at press events are products that could have spent at least a year in R&D, having gone through plenty of iterations before being ready for presentation.

reviews.cnet.com — With all the big storms in the news, you need an app that can help you track severe weather so you know when the storm is getting close. Though the official 2013 hurricane season is from June 1 to November 30, the news earlier this week out of Moore, Oklahoma is a sobering reminder that dangerous weather comes in many forms and you often don't know where the next disaster may strike.

news.cnet.com — Twitter just got it. Apple recently got it, too. Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon have had it for a while. But why's two-factor authentication important, and will it keep you safe? Twitter announced on Wednesday that they've started supporting two-factor authentication, joining a growing list of major Web services that offer the more secure login method.