Thursday, April 5, 2012
<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/pJDeagQJQ3g/" target="_blank">Meet U.S. Cellular's first 4G LTE phone: the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:41:37 PDT ]</i><BR>Officially on sale today, Samsung's Galaxy S Aviator now brings fast 4G LTE surfing to U.S. Cellular subscribers.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/9aSLsQRG7Hs/" target="_blank">The amusing reality of Google's new goggles?</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:47:50 PDT ]</i><BR>Well, perhaps it's a virtual reality. But a video posted to YouTube shows just how much fun Google's Project Glass might (not) be.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/xHDOGYnodeg/" target="_blank">Viacom wins second round of copyright battle against YouTube</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:03:38 PDT ]</i><BR>Federal appeals court is skeptical about YouTube's claims that company mangers weren't aware of the infringing material on the site. The case has been sent back to a lower court to make that determination.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/Lzc2k8glaNE/" target="_blank">Steve Jobs really was mad about Android, says biographer</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:04:47 PDT ]</i><BR>Despite claims from Google's Larry Page that Jobs' anger over Android was more for show, biographer Walter Isaacson says the hate was real.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/LWaRCTWtAu8/" target="_blank">HTC wants One to be its Nexus-like premium line</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:07:34 PDT ]</i><BR>HTC wants its One series of smartphones to have the same cachet as Google's Nexus. But a more apt comparison maybe the Samsung Galaxy franchise.
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Cheapism: The best budget Bluetooth headsets
[ Wed, 4 Apr 2012 16:04:52 GMT ]
By Kara Reinhardt, Cheapism.com Chapel Hill, N.C., has become the first town in the U.S. to forbid drivers to use hands-free devices. In many other places, however, Bluetooth headsets remain the only way to legally talk on a cell phone while driving.
[ Wed, 4 Apr 2012 16:04:52 GMT ]
By Kara Reinhardt, Cheapism.com Chapel Hill, N.C., has become the first town in the U.S. to forbid drivers to use hands-free devices. In many other places, however, Bluetooth headsets remain the only way to legally talk on a cell phone while driving.
The stage is set for Titanic anniversary sales
[ Tue, 3 Apr 2012 23:57:05 GMT ]
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: All the bids are in for the biggest-ever sale of Titanic artifacts, but there's still a chance to get in on a different round of bidding for more affordable memorabilia from the world's most famous shipwreck.
[ Tue, 3 Apr 2012 23:57:05 GMT ]
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: All the bids are in for the biggest-ever sale of Titanic artifacts, but there's still a chance to get in on a different round of bidding for more affordable memorabilia from the world's most famous shipwreck.
<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/D4wgnyhuT6o/" target="_blank">Netflix, Hulu drive U.S. consumers to cut cable cord</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:41:00 PDT ]</i><BR>Researcher finds that 1 million U.S.-based customers cut the cord last year, but that's just a fraction of the more than 100 million cable or satellite subscribers.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/EYqUEqw7UT8/" target="_blank">Finned LED streetlights go for flashy look</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:50:42 PDT ]</i><BR>Cree releases high-design and traditional LED streetlights to speed adoption of long-lasting and efficient LEDs in municipalities.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/MyKpSHBMfFQ/" target="_blank">Why the coming patent crisis is inevitable</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:09:35 PDT ]</i><BR>The reason is simple: there isn't enough political will or pressure to institute massive patent reform without a crisis to rally around.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/Gy2J9mxyrvk/" target="_blank">Apple iOS users can get the new FileMaker Go app for free</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:14:19 PDT ]</i><BR>Version 12 of the database app is now accessible in Apple's App Store as a free download for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/ZmaxAAW_FLY/" target="_blank">Nokia Lumia 900 review: My favorite Windows Phone yet</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:31:48 PDT ]</i><BR>With its pop-art aesthetic and satisfying specs, the $100 Nokia Lumia 900 for AT&T is the Windows Phone I'd rather use.
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iPad is Consumer Reports' top tablet
[ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:27:41 EDT ]
Less than two weeks after Consumer Reports engineers found that Apple's new tablet can get as hot as 116 degrees while running games, the magazine has declared it the best in breed, placing it at the top of its tablet-computer rankings on Monday.
[ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:27:41 EDT ]
Less than two weeks after Consumer Reports engineers found that Apple's new tablet can get as hot as 116 degrees while running games, the magazine has declared it the best in breed, placing it at the top of its tablet-computer rankings on Monday.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Space tourist is just one way to describe Simonyi
[ Tue, 3 Apr 2012 15:46:31 GMT ]
Charles Simonyi may still be described as a space tourist even though the Microsoft billionaire has no plans to take a third vacation on the International Space Station and hasn't hung out in outer space for a few years.
[ Tue, 3 Apr 2012 15:46:31 GMT ]
Charles Simonyi may still be described as a space tourist even though the Microsoft billionaire has no plans to take a third vacation on the International Space Station and hasn't hung out in outer space for a few years.
<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/S0BTCNKOWHc/" target="_blank">Apple secures 17 patents, including wireless sync</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:21:15 PDT ]</i><BR>The company's new patents range from a single security model for booting a computing device to a design patent on its current iPod Shuffle.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/AdAI0kfKoMo/" target="_blank">Apple sets earnings news for April 24</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:25:38 PDT ]</i><BR>That's when the company will reveal its revenue and earnings for its second fiscal quarter, the one in which it released its new iPad.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/ul2cxtq6hR0/" target="_blank">Why Apple, Samsung's phones sit atop piles of cash (FAQ)</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:40:23 PDT ]</i><BR>It's tough being in the mobile phone business if your name isn't Apple or Samsung. CNET looks at how the two swallowed up nearly all of the industry's profits.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/tX2A1tcO0CI/" target="_blank">U.S. tells court MegaUpload users are out of luck</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:41:31 PDT ]</i><BR>U.S. Attorney overseeing MegaUpload case asks court to deny a request by MegaUpload's hosting service for a protective order on the company's servers.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/OkH-npRIZGU/" target="_blank">Google ramping up mobile ad business in China</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:49:49 PDT ]</i><BR>Despite its thorny history with the country, the search giant continues to pour money into the country, trying to expand its advertising operations in particular.
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iPad is Consumer Reports' top tablet
[ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:27:41 EDT ]
Less than two weeks after Consumer Reports engineers found that Apple's new tablet can get as hot as 116 degrees while running games, the magazine has declared it the best in breed, placing it at the top of its tablet-computer rankings on Monday.
[ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:27:41 EDT ]
Less than two weeks after Consumer Reports engineers found that Apple's new tablet can get as hot as 116 degrees while running games, the magazine has declared it the best in breed, placing it at the top of its tablet-computer rankings on Monday.
IBM telescope would create more data than Internet
[ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:58:10 EDT ]
There's a massive telescope on the drawing board that hasn't even started construction yet, but when it's finished in 2024, it'll generate more data in a single day than the entire Internet. The computing giant IBM is collaborating with ASTRON (the Netherlands Institute of Radio Astronomy) to develop the next-generation computer tech needed to handle the colossal amount of data captured by the Square Kilometer Array (SKA),
[ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:58:10 EDT ]
There's a massive telescope on the drawing board that hasn't even started construction yet, but when it's finished in 2024, it'll generate more data in a single day than the entire Internet. The computing giant IBM is collaborating with ASTRON (the Netherlands Institute of Radio Astronomy) to develop the next-generation computer tech needed to handle the colossal amount of data captured by the Square Kilometer Array (SKA),
Monday, April 2, 2012
Despite heat concerns, Consumer Reports recommends iPad
[ Mon, 2 Apr 2012 14:07:27 GMT ]
The folks at Consumer Reports sounded alarm bells when their tests suggested that the new iPad tends to run hotter than its predecessor, but â despite those initial concerns âthose consumer watchdogs are recommending the third-generation Apple tablet.
[ Mon, 2 Apr 2012 14:07:27 GMT ]
The folks at Consumer Reports sounded alarm bells when their tests suggested that the new iPad tends to run hotter than its predecessor, but â despite those initial concerns âthose consumer watchdogs are recommending the third-generation Apple tablet.
Global Payments: 'Less than 1.5 million' account numbers hacked
[ Mon, 2 Apr 2012 03:36:05 GMT ]
Global Payments Inc. hinted on Sunday night that about 1.5 million consumers were impacted by the massive credit card hack that first came to light on Friday -- fewer than the 10 million that was initially reported.
[ Mon, 2 Apr 2012 03:36:05 GMT ]
Global Payments Inc. hinted on Sunday night that about 1.5 million consumers were impacted by the massive credit card hack that first came to light on Friday -- fewer than the 10 million that was initially reported.
<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/dPc6dNrYYag/" target="_blank">MIT 'smart sand' and 'robot pebbles' replicate objects</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:14:00 PDT ]</i><BR>Research effort uses distributed robots that communicate with each other to auto-duplicate shapes by forming an object out of a larger pile of smart sand.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/mVyNWZt_a44/" target="_blank">Apple, Samsung: All your smartphone profits are belong to us</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:20:25 PDT ]</i><BR>Apple and Samsung combined account for a staggering 95 percent of the handset industry's profit, which isn't great news for everyone else.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/Z6krAdQuF5g/" target="_blank">Philips, TPV finally ink television joint venture</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:24:25 PDT ]</i><BR>The companies say that TPV will own 70 percent of the venture, while Philips will have a 30 percent stake in the new operation.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/aaSIbm8M-R0/" target="_blank">Yamaha's 2012 midrange receivers boast AirPlay, 4K support</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:37:27 PDT ]</i><BR>The RX-V573 and RX-V473 will be the first Yamaha AV receivers to feature AirPlay.
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<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;"> <div style="font-weight:normal;font-size:15px;" style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cnet/tcoc/~3/vpmgFWqEazg/" target="_blank">Motorola could face European patent probe, official says</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:39:51 PDT ]</i><BR>The mobile phone maker may not be fairly licensing "essential" patents to other computer and smartphone makers, the EU's competition chief says in a Washington speech.
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