Thursday, July 12, 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/tOLkyXTTZdU/" target="_blank">White HTC Evo 4G LTE, red Samsung Galaxy S3 coming July 15</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:58:25 PDT ]</i><BR>The colored phone craze continues with both AT&T and Sprint releasing a red Samsung Galaxy S3 and white HTC Evo 4G LTE, respectively.
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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/rEDaR4ZJci4/" target="_blank">Viacom escalates DirecTV fight, pulls popular shows from Web</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:02:30 PDT ]</i><BR>Episodes of "Jersey Shore" and "The Daily Show" have been pulled from the Internet, as their websites are plastered with banners and pop-ups complaining about DirecTV.
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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-nSeF70Tb0/" target="_blank">New York's Metro-North Railroad to test smartphone tickets</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:03:19 PDT ]</i><BR>The test will determine if smartphone owners can easily purchase tickets directly through their devices, avoiding long lines at the counter.
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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/TttWdG_o5x4/" target="_blank">They're at it again: Chinese sellers offer iPhone 5 preorders</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:15:47 PDT ]</i><BR>Opportunistic vendors on China's Taobao e-commerce service are selling preorders for Apple's iPhone 5 that range from a $160 deposit to a full, $1,100 payment for the device.
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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/ulOA-Mn1VP0/" target="_blank">As Yahoo meets, still no official nod for Levinsohn as CEO</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:29:28 PDT ]</i><BR>Defying predictions, Yahoo makes no announcement to formally remove `interim' from title of well-credentialed media executive.
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Web wails as DirecTV channels go dark
[ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:04:03 EDT ]
It's a first-world problem of epic proportions, and the couch potatoes of the Web aren't pleased. Just before midnight Tuesday, a dispute between satellite provider DirecTV and mass-media company Viacom led to nearly 20 million customers losing access to 26 channels Viacom owns.
[ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:04:03 EDT ]
It's a first-world problem of epic proportions, and the couch potatoes of the Web aren't pleased. Just before midnight Tuesday, a dispute between satellite provider DirecTV and mass-media company Viacom led to nearly 20 million customers losing access to 26 channels Viacom owns.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
In modern scandals, emails are forever
[ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:27:38 GMT ]
Businesses, governments, individuals and institutions around the world are all gradually waking up to the fact that, in the 21st century, anything written down electronically, even in confidence, can be stolen or subpoenaed and come back to haunt the writer â and others â years later.
[ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:27:38 GMT ]
Businesses, governments, individuals and institutions around the world are all gradually waking up to the fact that, in the 21st century, anything written down electronically, even in confidence, can be stolen or subpoenaed and come back to haunt the writer â and others â years later.
Microsoft bets on advanced touch tech in tablet war
[ Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:24:25 GMT ]
Microsoft buying Perceptive Pixel last week could easily be dismissed as just another acquisition among the big movers in tech. But looking a little closer shows that it's part of a trend that may define computing as we know it over the next few years.
[ Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:24:25 GMT ]
Microsoft buying Perceptive Pixel last week could easily be dismissed as just another acquisition among the big movers in tech. But looking a little closer shows that it's part of a trend that may define computing as we know it over the next few years.
Internet brings dog to devoted adoptive owner, 650 miles away
[ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:22:43 GMT ]
When Al Izzarone spotted Anny online, he knew she was the one. Wavy hair, deep brown eyes, great big smile. She was a beauty ⦠of a Schnauzer mix. What Izzarone didn't notice straight away, when he fell for the dog on Petfinder.com was that she lived 650 miles away.
[ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:22:43 GMT ]
When Al Izzarone spotted Anny online, he knew she was the one. Wavy hair, deep brown eyes, great big smile. She was a beauty ⦠of a Schnauzer mix. What Izzarone didn't notice straight away, when he fell for the dog on Petfinder.com was that she lived 650 miles away.
Virgin Galactic rocket to carry satellites
[ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:27:57 GMT ]
Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of the private space tourism company Virgin Galactic, unveiled plans Wednesday to add satellite launches to its list of commercial space services, with the first flights to blast off in 2016.
[ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:27:57 GMT ]
Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of the private space tourism company Virgin Galactic, unveiled plans Wednesday to add satellite launches to its list of commercial space services, with the first flights to blast off in 2016.
<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/~3/3grWotNb080/" target="_blank">Is 'Netflix-for-magazines' app Next Issue worth the money?</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:04:46 PDT ]</i><BR>With monthly subscription rates as high as $14.99, this all-you-can-read service seems pricey. But is it really? We crunched the numbers.
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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/p0cf3QHGw98/" target="_blank">FatWallet offers cash back on Amazon MP3s, videos</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:24:31 PDT ]</i><BR>It's only 3 percent, but it adds up -- especially if you buy a lot of music and rent a lot of movies.
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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/aozckvwU5zc/" target="_blank">Microsoft expects 44 retail stores open by mid-2013</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:14:51 PDT ]</i><BR>Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner tells Worldwide Partner Conference attendees more retail stores are coming, including two outside the U.S., in fiscal 2013.
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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/XXfJ0n9bhAA/" target="_blank">Klipsch Image S4i Rugged: Highly rated earphone toughens up</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:52:08 PDT ]</i><BR>A new, tougher version of the popular Klipsch in-ear headphones features an all-weather design.
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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/XKxntPt9JM4/" target="_blank">Is multiplayer a threat to the gaming industry?</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 09:11:56 PDT ]</i><BR>Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter says that multiplayer can reduce overall game revenue because players spend too much time with those titles.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Russian Wikipedia closes site to protest Internet law
[ Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:42:22 GMT ]
The Russian version of online encyclopedia Wikipedia closed its site on Tuesday in a one-day protest against what it said were plans by President Vladimir Putin to create his own version of the "Great Chinese Firewall" to block dissent on the Internet.
[ Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:42:22 GMT ]
The Russian version of online encyclopedia Wikipedia closed its site on Tuesday in a one-day protest against what it said were plans by President Vladimir Putin to create his own version of the "Great Chinese Firewall" to block dissent on the Internet.
Agencies won't read Americans' email for security: general
[ Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:58:06 GMT ]
The head of the U.S. spy agency that eavesdrops on electronic communications overseas sought on Monday to reassure Americans that the National Security Agency would not read their personal email if a new cyber security law was enacted to allow private companies to share information with the government.
[ Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:58:06 GMT ]
The head of the U.S. spy agency that eavesdrops on electronic communications overseas sought on Monday to reassure Americans that the National Security Agency would not read their personal email if a new cyber security law was enacted to allow private companies to share information with the government.
Garmin's Fenix GPS watch is rough and ready â for a price
[ Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:35:57 GMT ]
Veteran GPS maker Garmin released a new GPS watch Tuesday aimed at outdoors enthusiasts: The Fenix is ruggedized and made with off-the-path trekking in mind. At $400, you won't find it in the bargain bin, but serious hikers may decide that it's worth the extra cash.
[ Tue, 10 Jul 2012 14:35:57 GMT ]
Veteran GPS maker Garmin released a new GPS watch Tuesday aimed at outdoors enthusiasts: The Fenix is ruggedized and made with off-the-path trekking in mind. At $400, you won't find it in the bargain bin, but serious hikers may decide that it's worth the extra cash.
<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/mI6WZlOecIA/" target="_blank">Online ad spending rises 12% in 1st quarter, Nielsen says</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:19:57 PDT ]</i><BR>While the U.S. and Canadian markets show stability, developing and emerging markets have shown the strongest growth.
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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/UeCgunzcM8k/" target="_blank">Kinect PlayFit counts your calories as you play Kinect games</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:22:59 PDT ]</i><BR>Microsoft launchs the calorie-counting Kinect PlayFit as a free download for all Xbox Live members.
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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/CZMOiRnlSvA/" target="_blank">Android 4.0 comes to Samsung Galaxy Skyrocket, Galaxy Note</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:41:45 PDT ]</i><BR>Ice Cream Sandwich is coming to two of AT&T's flagship Samsung phones starting today.
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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/JAeLeNyA2lk/" target="_blank">Apple wins patent for iTravel application</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:44:49 PDT ]</i><BR>The patent describes an application that lets users make reservations, check in for a flight, and share identification information before boarding.
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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/AvZLv0FUKbE/" target="_blank">Canon takes you to school with four new social printers</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 10 Jul 2012 08:54:43 PDT ]</i><BR>The back to school season sees three new Canon Pixma all-in-one photo printers replete with wireless connectivity and Airprint, as well as an additional Selphy portable photo printing kiosk.
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Monday, July 9, 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/nfBQX-DATk4/" target="_blank">Samsung: Don't blame the Galaxy S3 for burning up</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:24:34 PDT ]</i><BR>The company says that an "external source" was to blame for a Galaxy S3 burning up last month in Ireland, and was not caused by anything internal on the device.
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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/nirveH8ekLo/" target="_blank">Magenta Nokia Lumia 900 coming to AT&T July 15</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:29:43 PDT ]</i><BR>AT&T and Nokia are releasing a magenta version of the Lumia 900 this week to go along with its black, cyan, and white shades.
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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/~3/9To4v4-rVxE/" target="_blank">Twitter iPhone app slated for major upgrade</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:50:00 PDT ]</i><BR>The next version of Twitter's iOS app will sport a host of enhancements, according to leaked release notes.
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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/~3/8hP1JGZUa9M/" target="_blank">AT&T adds more LTE markets, but still struggles to catch Verizon</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:56:20 PDT ]</i><BR>AT&T now offers its 4G LTE service in 47 markets. Even though it's making progress, the company still lags behind Verizon Wireless's 304 plus markets with 4G LTE.
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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/-o66bEQciwI/" target="_blank">Worldwide IT spending to shoot past $3.6 trillion this year</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:12:20 PDT ]</i><BR>Corporate spending on technology goods and services will rise just 3 percent this year, says Gartner.
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