Tuesday, May 8, 2012

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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/~3/0CE5YucXYC8/" target="_blank">FCC chairman defends decision to squash AT&T/T-Mobile deal</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 08 May 2012 08:40:33 PDT ]</i><BR>Chairman Julius Genachowski touts spectrum sharing and small cells as ways to get around the looming constraints in the industry.

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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/MWWM5WA4Iy4/" target="_blank">Hands-on with the HTC Evo V 4G</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 08 May 2012 08:43:59 PDT ]</i><BR>We get up close and personal with the $299.99 HTC Evo V 4G for Virgin Mobile.

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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/kIlSgT9_AuU/" target="_blank">Which new smartphone will be summer's first big hit?</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 08 May 2012 09:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>Samsung's Galaxy S III, the HTC One X, a new iPhone, or perhaps a sleeper smartphone could wind up being the gadgets we talk about in the months to come.

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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/XQAQgaBUNx4/" target="_blank">Microsoft eases back on Azure cloud branding</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 08 May 2012 09:09:13 PDT ]</i><BR>Redmond is cutting the name "Azure" out of the branding for its cloud services on its billing portal.

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Microsoft to offer $99 Xbox-Kinect?
[ Thu, 03 May 2012 12:17:28 EDT ]
Buying a home video game console may soon become a lot more like buying a cell phone, according to a new report suggesting Microsoft is planning to offer a subsidized, $99 bundle including a 4GB Xbox 360 and Kinect sensor to anyone who commits to two years of a new, $15 monthly online service package.

The rise of 'brogrammer' culture
[ Mon, 07 May 2012 07:41:48 EDT ]
Some in the tech community complain that the environment at some companies is becoming akin to the worst stereotype of a boozy frat party.

Should you invest in Facebook's IPO?
[ Tue, 08 May 2012 11:15:52 EDT ]
Facebook could raise up to $13.6B from its initial public offering. Matt McCall & Christine Romans explain how investors can get in on the craze.

Google gets license for driverless car
[ Tue, 08 May 2012 11:16:29 EDT ]
If you want to salute, race or flirt with the driver of some cars in Nevada, you could soon be out of luck. That is because Nevada is the first state on Monday to approve a license to "autonomous vehicles" -- in other words, cars that cruise, twist and turn without the need for a driver -- on its roads.

Google gets license for driverless car in Nevada
[ Tue, 08 May 2012 11:02:14 EDT ]
If you want to salute, race or flirt with the driver of some cars in Nevada, you could soon be out of luck. That is because Nevada is the first state on Monday to approve a license to "autonomous vehicles" -- in other words, cars that cruise, twist and turn without the need for a driver -- on its roads.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Your greatest hits from the supermoon
[ Sun, 6 May 2012 17:29:20 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The supermoon of 2012 is over, but the joys of moongazing are not. Check out some of the top shots sent in by Cosmic Log correspondents.Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The supermoon of 2012 is over, but the joys of moongazing are not. Check out some of the top shots sent in by Cosmic Log correspondents.


Tech that's tops on a Mother's Day gift list
[ Sun, 6 May 2012 18:29:29 GMT ]

Technology can make a perfect Mother's Day gift, whether it's filling a need or pampering mom. Here are some great ways to show how much you care.Technology can make a perfect Mother's Day gift, whether it's filling a need or pampering mom. Here are some great ways to show how much you care.


FBI asking Internet companies for wiretap-friendly back door: report
[ Mon, 7 May 2012 13:46:35 GMT ]
The FBI has been meeting with companies that deal in Internet communications, hoping to convince them to install a back door into their services for wiretapping, reports Declan McCullagh at CNET.

Pre-caffeine: Supermoon, Hangover Cat!
[ Mon, 7 May 2012 14:22:53 GMT ]
The hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning.

When flatulent dinosaurs warmed the earth
[ Mon, 7 May 2012 13:51:05 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Scientists say plant-eating dinosaurs could have emitted enough digestive methane to warm Earth's climate 150 million years ago.Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Scientists say plant-eating dinosaurs could have emitted enough digestive methane to warm Earth's climate 150 million years ago.


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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/E-wwuu144hQ/" target="_blank">Color launches new features on Verizon only</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 07 May 2012 08:58:24 PDT ]</i><BR>Video-sharing app company Color snags a carrier contract, releasing a tweaked version of its app the old-fashioned way.

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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/jmLMimMKbp4/" target="_blank">Flashing LED guitar neck channels your inner rock star</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 07 May 2012 08:58:28 PDT ]</i><BR>Regular old guitars get a makeover with NeckFX, a replacement neck full of multicolored LEDs designed to shine while you shred.

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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/~3/9HX_fIFhRF8/" target="_blank">Six scenarios where the iPad is trouncing the PC</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 07 May 2012 09:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>TechRepublic's Jason Hiner has little use for an iPad. But he's pinpointed six areas where it's become the preferred device for others and is disrupting the PC market.

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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/M2X2DgKXNNQ/" target="_blank">Clarion Next GATE puts iPhone control, app integration on your windshield</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 07 May 2012 09:10:21 PDT ]</i><BR>Your car's windshield is now home to apps for Internet radio streaming, traffic and navigation, and voice command via Clarion's new iPhone controller.

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Blogger: 'I'm leaving the Internet'
[ Wed, 02 May 2012 08:17:30 EDT ]
Maybe it seems like the fastest way for a gadget-and-technology blogger to commit career suicide, but Paul Miller gave up the Internet at midnight Tuesday.

New trailer reveals 'Black Ops' future
[ Fri, 04 May 2012 18:04:07 EDT ]
A new teaser trailer for "Call of Duty: Black Ops 2," reveals important details about the setting and gameplay options for the latest title in the blockbuster "Call of Duty" series.

Microsoft to offer $99 Xbox-Kinect?
[ Thu, 03 May 2012 12:17:28 EDT ]
Buying a home video game console may soon become a lot more like buying a cell phone, according to a new report suggesting Microsoft is planning to offer a subsidized, $99 bundle including a 4GB Xbox 360 and Kinect sensor to anyone who commits to two years of a new, $15 monthly online service package.

The rise of 'brogrammer' culture
[ Mon, 07 May 2012 07:41:48 EDT ]
Some in the tech community complain that the environment at some companies is becoming akin to the worst stereotype of a boozy frat party.

Bemoaning the rise of 'brogrammer' culture
[ Mon, 07 May 2012 07:42:38 EDT ]
Some in the tech community complain that the environment at some companies is becoming akin to the worst stereotype of a boozy frat party.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

How to get the best possible picture out of your HDTV
[ Sat, 5 May 2012 17:49:36 GMT ]

Most people never change their TV’s user settings. This is sad, as most TVs look their worst with the standard “out of the box” factory presets. These tips on picture optimization will go a long way to getting you a better TV picture for little or no cash.Most people never change their TV’s user settings. This is sad, as most TVs look their worst with the standard “out of the box” factory presets. These tips on picture optimization will go a long way to getting you a better TV picture for little or no cash.


Tell us what's OK for kids online
[ Sun, 6 May 2012 02:21:58 GMT ]

When is it OK for your child to have a cell phone? Have a Facebook profile? Let us know in an online survey, and we'll share the results on TODAY.When is it OK for your child to have a cell phone? Have a Facebook profile? Let us know in an online survey, and we'll share the results on TODAY.


Alerts: Cyber attack aimed at pipeline industry
[ Sun, 6 May 2012 05:13:23 GMT ]

Cyber security analysts work in the "watch and warning center" at the federal government’s secretive cyber defense lab in Idaho Falls, Idaho.The intrusion is aimed at computer networks belonging to U.S. natural gas pipeline companies, according to alerts issued by the Department of Homeland Security.


How big is that supermoon anyway?
[ Sat, 5 May 2012 22:14:31 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Saturday night's "supermoon" is the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. But just how much bigger and brighter does it look?Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Saturday night's "supermoon" is the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. But just how much bigger and brighter does it look?


Slideshow: Gaze at the supermoon of 2012
[ Sun, 6 May 2012 05:13:18 GMT ]

Click through the biggest and brightest pictures of the Saturday night "supermoon."Click through the biggest and brightest pictures of the Saturday night "supermoon."


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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/aADsLd-G140/" target="_blank">Sick of asteroids stealing headlines, moon steps up tonight</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 05 May 2012 15:11:46 PDT ]</i><BR>La Luna is tired of being upstaged by the space rocks that have recently been whizzing their way past Earth, "closer than the moon." So tonight she's putting on a show. Consider this CNET's friendly reminder to look up.

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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/SkTkHgPkAUk/" target="_blank">Could you get fired for a Facebook 'like'?</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 06 May 2012 09:03:20 PDT ]</i><BR>A judge rules that Facebook 'likes' are not protected speech. Does this mean you should be a little more careful about what you admit to liking?

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How to behave on Instagram
[ Wed, 02 May 2012 12:01:54 EDT ]
Instagram has had a big, big, big last couple of weeks: Its Android app dropped at the beginning of April, and Facebook recently acquired the photo-sharing service for a whopping $1 billion.

Blogger: 'I'm leaving the Internet'
[ Wed, 02 May 2012 08:17:30 EDT ]
Maybe it seems like the fastest way for a gadget-and-technology blogger to commit career suicide, but Paul Miller gave up the Internet at midnight Tuesday.

New trailer reveals 'Black Ops' future
[ Wed, 02 May 2012 15:11:53 EDT ]
A new teaser trailer for "Call of Duty: Black Ops 2," reveals important details about the setting and gameplay options for the latest title in the blockbuster "Call of Duty" series.

Microsoft to offer $99 Xbox-Kinect?
[ Thu, 03 May 2012 12:17:28 EDT ]
Buying a home video game console may soon become a lot more like buying a cell phone, according to a new report suggesting Microsoft is planning to offer a subsidized, $99 bundle including a 4GB Xbox 360 and Kinect sensor to anyone who commits to two years of a new, $15 monthly online service package.

'SeaNanners' and the art of gaming commentary
[ Fri, 04 May 2012 09:27:34 EDT ]
Staring cool and collected at his target, 27-year-old Adam Montoya is on a mission to annihilate his enemies. While his commentary helps to mute the sound of whizzing bullets, a few ra-tat-tat ripples manage to sporadically seep out. It's not too long before he's seen through his mission with effortless precision. Another game conquered and another day's worth of work behind him. Hello everyone, his name is SeaNanners. And for those who love games and YouTube, one might argue he has the dream job.

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Hacked sites spread malware to Android phones
[ Fri, 4 May 2012 18:17:44 GMT ]

Android phone users should be on guard for new malware that can spread to the phone from mobile websites. Meanwhile, a fresh batch of malicious apps has surfaced in the Google Play store.Android phone users should be on guard for new malware that can spread to the phone from mobile websites. Meanwhile, a fresh batch of malicious apps has surfaced in the Google Play store.


New bionic retinas show promising results in test subjects
[ Fri, 4 May 2012 22:14:42 GMT ]

It's no miracle cure, but new research into retinal implants is showing promising results. Patients in the UK and Hong Kong have been restored rudimentary sight after years of blindness through the use of light-sensitive microchips in the eye.It's no miracle cure, but new research into retinal implants is showing promising results. Patients in the UK and Hong Kong have been restored rudimentary sight after years of blindness through the use of light-sensitive microchips in the eye.


Bar bouncers using Facebook to verify IDs?
[ Fri, 4 May 2012 17:36:31 GMT ]
Rogue bouncers in the UK are demanding nightclub patrons hand over their smartphones at the door so their Facebook profiles can be compared with possibly fake IDs.

What makes this 'supermoon' so super?
[ Fri, 4 May 2012 15:43:22 GMT ]

May 3: This weekend, the full moon will be closer to Earth than at any other time this year. NBC’s Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)The timing of the moon's orbit and its phases is what's behind this month's "supermoon," which is having an unusually large effect on our planet's tides — and on skywatchers as well.


Witness the wonders of sun, moon and sky
[ Sat, 5 May 2012 02:26:03 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The next month promises to be filled with astronomical wonders, including this weekend's "supermoon," an annular solar eclipse later this month, and a last-in-a-lifetime transit of Venus. Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: The next month promises to be filled with astronomical wonders, including this weekend's "supermoon," an annular solar eclipse later this month, and a last-in-a-lifetime transit of Venus.


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