Friday, July 13, 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/njVIEWODB-I/" target="_blank">Verizon GameTanium makes $6 play for Android subscribers</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:25:58 PDT ]</i><BR>The company says users can pay $5.99 per month and access over 100 Android smartphone titles and 50 tablet games.
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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/wt8EY2AMzGA/" target="_blank">Facebook Groups now show you who saw your posts, who didn't</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:41:43 PDT ]</i><BR>The new feature is gradually getting rolled out like all of Facebook's updates.
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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/sTkH4_-dlw8/" target="_blank">Imperfect 10s: Best TVs for design, features, picture quality, and value</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:45:00 PDT ]</i><BR>Check out the four 2012 TVs so far to score a "10" in each of our four review subratings: Design, Features, Picture quality, and Value.
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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/zNpEzdbIdnU/" target="_blank">Get a $926 Mac software bundle for $49.99</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>The iStack Mac Bundle includes Parallels Desktop 7, a $500 iOS development course, and eight other goodies.
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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/IL1ObIS5jls/" target="_blank">New iOS hack yields in-app freebies</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:04:27 PDT ]</i><BR>A new exploit gives users free access to digital content within iOS apps, content that normally costs money.
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Can you call DirecTV now for deals?
[ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:46:33 EDT ]
Several DirecTV customers are reporting on online forums that they were able to get up to $10 per month knocked off their bills because they threatened to leave the satellite TV company over the fact that Viacom programming is no longer available for DirecTV customers.
[ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:46:33 EDT ]
Several DirecTV customers are reporting on online forums that they were able to get up to $10 per month knocked off their bills because they threatened to leave the satellite TV company over the fact that Viacom programming is no longer available for DirecTV customers.
Apple's green image continues to be dirtied
[ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:38:53 EDT ]
Apple prides itself on being green. The gadget maker announced this year that it would power a data center in North Carolina "using entirely renewable sources." And it publishes environmental reports on each of its products, indicating whether they can be recycled and what steps the company is taking to reduce its impact on global climate change.
[ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:38:53 EDT ]
Apple prides itself on being green. The gadget maker announced this year that it would power a data center in North Carolina "using entirely renewable sources." And it publishes environmental reports on each of its products, indicating whether they can be recycled and what steps the company is taking to reduce its impact on global climate change.
Amazon to focus on same-day delivery
[ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:36:33 EDT ]
One of Amazon's biggest advantages over local stores and mega-chains like Walmart is its lack of sales tax in most states. People can hop in a car and go buy a product from a local store immediately; or they can pay less, make the purchase quickly from a computer or smartphone and wait for the product to be shipped to their doorstep as soon as the next morning.
[ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:36:33 EDT ]
One of Amazon's biggest advantages over local stores and mega-chains like Walmart is its lack of sales tax in most states. People can hop in a car and go buy a product from a local store immediately; or they can pay less, make the purchase quickly from a computer or smartphone and wait for the product to be shipped to their doorstep as soon as the next morning.
Apple's green image continues to be dirtied
[ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:38:53 EDT ]
Apple prides itself on being green. The gadget maker announced this year that it would power a data center in North Carolina "using entirely renewable sources." And it publishes environmental reports on each of its products, indicating whether they can be recycled and what steps the company is taking to reduce its impact on global climate change.
[ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:38:53 EDT ]
Apple prides itself on being green. The gadget maker announced this year that it would power a data center in North Carolina "using entirely renewable sources." And it publishes environmental reports on each of its products, indicating whether they can be recycled and what steps the company is taking to reduce its impact on global climate change.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Report: Amazon smartphone hits production by early next year
[ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:35:13 GMT ]
We've recently heard rumors that Amazon's developing a smartphone, but now there's a report that's taking things further â by revealing that the device is expected to go into production "late this year or early next year."
[ Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:35:13 GMT ]
We've recently heard rumors that Amazon's developing a smartphone, but now there's a report that's taking things further â by revealing that the device is expected to go into production "late this year or early next year."
<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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