Sunday, July 22, 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/seP0kIQAFAU/" target="_blank">Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/22: What is this?</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 22 Jul 2012 07:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest.
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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/L5UXIF2spEc/" target="_blank">The Boundary B404, a high-end outdoor speaker</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 22 Jul 2012 08:11:00 PDT ]</i><BR>The Leon Speakers Boundary B404 doesn't look anything like a typical plastic rock outdoor speaker, and it was designed to sound great.
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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/O8gC9DI3eFw/" target="_blank">Could these be Apple's ads apologizing to Samsung?</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 22 Jul 2012 07:30:18 PDT ]</i><BR>A judge in the UK tells Apple to run ads saying that Samsung didn't copy the iPad. The text of the ads might be up to Apple. Here are some versions.
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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/uzgoBNl2iwE/" target="_blank">Nexus 7 16GB tablet out of stock at Google Play store</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 22 Jul 2012 08:28:58 PDT ]</i><BR>Google apparently misread the demand for the 16GB version of its new tablet, expecting the 8GB version to be the big seller.
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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/PvTYmuX-on0/" target="_blank">Man accused of breaking into homes purely to view porn</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 22 Jul 2012 09:07:39 PDT ]</i><BR>An Oregon man, who allegedly says he is addicted to porn, is arrested and charged with breaking into homes to satisfy his addiction by viewing on stranger's computers.
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Saturday, July 21, 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/S88VcuKXQkI/" target="_blank">Noontec Zoro: A new high for $100 headphones?</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 21 Jul 2012 07:36:00 PDT ]</i><BR>Don't let the weird name throw you, the Noontec Zoro may be the clearest, most accurate on-ear headphone you can buy for the money.
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People with same name as shooter hounded on social media
[ Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:07:16 GMT ]
One of the first places many turned to for information on Friday about the suspected movie-theater shooter James Holmes was Facebook, and a kind of lynch mob mentality took hold among some who wanted to track down the shooting suspect themselves. With many Facebook users sharing so common a name, some became victims of nasty messages â and friend requests.
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One of the first places many turned to for information on Friday about the suspected movie-theater shooter James Holmes was Facebook, and a kind of lynch mob mentality took hold among some who wanted to track down the shooting suspect themselves. With many Facebook users sharing so common a name, some became victims of nasty messages â and friend requests.
<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/_DkeQavyhvM/" target="_blank">Aurora shootings on Twitter: The unforgivable and the serious</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 21 Jul 2012 08:15:07 PDT ]</i><BR>A fashion boutique tweets a joke about the shootings; the NRA wishes shooters "Happy Shooting;" author Salman Rushdie incites impassioned and unpleasant debate.
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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/I4hfg-ka2O8/" target="_blank">Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/21: What is this?</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 21 Jul 2012 07:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>If you know what today's picture is, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest.
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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/XNnfejueomw/" target="_blank">One man's journey to create Obi-Wan Kenobi's lightsaber</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>Cue up your John Williams collection. We reveal the magic behind building a hyper-real "Star Wars" lightsaber.
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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/~3/8prywtXLyXU/" target="_blank">Navy's new ship sails the seas on half the gas</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:14:18 PDT ]</i><BR>The USS Makin Island, the Navy's newest amphibious assault ship, saves millions of dollars by using far less fuel than its sister ships. CNET's Daniel Terdiman hitches a ride as part of his Road Trip 2012.
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Friday, July 20, 2012
The most secure password is one you don't have to remember
[ Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:54:54 GMT ]
The problem with even a very secure password is that you have to remember it, which means that a hacker or a judge can convince you to turn it over. But researchers have created a system where you put in your password without even realizing you had one.
[ Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:54:54 GMT ]
The problem with even a very secure password is that you have to remember it, which means that a hacker or a judge can convince you to turn it over. But researchers have created a system where you put in your password without even realizing you had one.
<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/BV6J2hh8nEM/" target="_blank">Zite still believes: News app moves to Windows Phone</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 20 Jul 2012 07:44:20 PDT ]</i><BR>The popular news-reading app is expanding to the Microsoft platform, and Zite's CEO is pretty stoked despite the operating system's lack of popularity so far.
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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/NlrOIs9YB70/" target="_blank">Marissa Mayer to Yahoos: Don't stop your work</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 20 Jul 2012 07:45:16 PDT ]</i><BR>Amidst the uncertainty surrounding the company, a memo to employees from Yahoo's new CEO asks them to keep doing their important work.
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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/inJ-2ft9XSA/" target="_blank">Nokia's Lumia sales in North America fail to make a splash</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:16:56 PDT ]</i><BR>The numbers suggest Nokia still has a lot of work to do to build a presence here.
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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/mjhJt4azsTA/" target="_blank">Duplicate music woes? Let iTunes Match clean up the mess!</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:20:25 PDT ]</i><BR>If you've found yourself with multiple copies of the same songs, iTunes Match provides an inexpensive and useful way to restore order to your music collection.
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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/IZuAgkiutR0/" target="_blank">Microsoft prototype stylus would work on any device screen</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:23:34 PDT ]</i><BR>The company is reportedly cooking up a stylus designed to work on any screen surface, including that of laptops, monitors, tablets, and phones.
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
Apple issues 'recommended' firmware update for new MacBook Pro and Air
[ Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:41:30 GMT ]
If you've recently picked up a shiny new MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, you may have noticed that your new laptop may suffer from some crazy CPU power consumption issues, and perhaps occasional USB connectivity problems.
[ Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:41:30 GMT ]
If you've recently picked up a shiny new MacBook Pro or MacBook Air, you may have noticed that your new laptop may suffer from some crazy CPU power consumption issues, and perhaps occasional USB connectivity problems.
Dazzling aurora appears over Antarctic station
[ Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:24:30 GMT ]
The handful of wintertime residents at an isolated Antarctica research station recently got a break from austral winter's 24-hour darkness when a shimmering aurora blazed to life over their lonely outpost in the middle of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.
[ Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:24:30 GMT ]
The handful of wintertime residents at an isolated Antarctica research station recently got a break from austral winter's 24-hour darkness when a shimmering aurora blazed to life over their lonely outpost in the middle of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.
<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/gePHdK_pvRs/" target="_blank">Microsoft touts touch in Office 2013</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 19 Jul 2012 07:30:38 PDT ]</i><BR>To entice potential Windows 8 tablet users, the company has taken to its blogs to explain the touch capabilities in its upcoming Office suite.
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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/bFOfE1CGw4c/" target="_blank">Marissa Mayer hinted at what she'll do at Yahoo -- in 2010</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 19 Jul 2012 07:41:40 PDT ]</i><BR>When she was still a Google executive, Marissa Mayer was asked by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington what she would do if she were running Yahoo.
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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/yEQ2eU3B240/" target="_blank">HTC prepping Android 4.1 update for One XL and One S</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:13:42 PDT ]</i><BR>Among the latest phones destined for Android 4.1 are HTC's One XL and One S, according to Australian carrier Telstra.
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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/DU_NGZ6Oiao/" target="_blank">iPad still a destination for fun and games, study finds</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:57:12 PDT ]</i><BR>A new study from research firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners has found that Web surfing and entertainment dominate iPad owners' time with their tablet.
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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/~3/67GcBBy01Pg/" target="_blank">Small Japan village goes all solar</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:59:35 PDT ]</i><BR>Sanno, population 42 and shrinking, has set up 216 solar panels to save money. It may inspire other communities to follow suit.
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