Sunday, August 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/oKq2eJquHTo/" target="_blank">Woz: The cloud is a nightmare</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 05 Aug 2012 08:55:24 PDT ]</i><BR>Speaking after a performance of Mike Daisey's one-man Steve Jobs show, Steve Wozniak says he foresees nightmares caused by data stored in remote 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/~3/0N4cM4Qrqug/" target="_blank">Airline attacked on Facebook for treatment of passenger</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 05 Aug 2012 09:14:37 PDT ]</i><BR>An Alaska Airlines passenger either has Parkinson's or is drunk. However, once an Oregon man writes a Facebook post criticizing Alaska Airlines, the airline comes under attack.
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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/VW5BfvaN-AI/" target="_blank">Road Trip Pic of the Day, 8/5: What is this?</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 05 Aug 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/g_-T5OlGlPU/" target="_blank">Watch NASA's live coverage of Mars rover landing</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 05 Aug 2012 04:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>The big Curiosity rover, on a $2.5 billion science mission, arrives on the Red Planet Sunday evening with a most audacious maneuver.
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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/BRIr0C_HFJo/" target="_blank">The best in-ear headphone in the world: The FitEar ToGo 334</a><BR><i>[ Sun, 05 Aug 2012 08:07:00 PDT ]</i><BR>Made in Japan in limited quantities, the FitEar ToGo 334 is an astonishing achievement. It's the best there is.
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It's a do-or-die day for Mars Curiosity rover
[ Sun, 5 Aug 2012 16:02:35 GMT ]
After eight years of planning and eight months of interplanetary travel, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory is finally facing its seven minutes of terror, leading to a landing on the Red Planet. And there'll be nothing anyone on Earth can do but watch.
[ Sun, 5 Aug 2012 16:02:35 GMT ]
After eight years of planning and eight months of interplanetary travel, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory is finally facing its seven minutes of terror, leading to a landing on the Red Planet. And there'll be nothing anyone on Earth can do but watch.
Smartphones yield more phone problems
[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:51:51 EDT ]
Nearly nine out of 10 U.S. adults have a cell phone -- and they're having a lot of problems with them. New research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that almost three-fourths of phone users experience dropped calls at least occasionally.
[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:51:51 EDT ]
Nearly nine out of 10 U.S. adults have a cell phone -- and they're having a lot of problems with them. New research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that almost three-fourths of phone users experience dropped calls at least occasionally.
83 million Facebook accounts are fakes
[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:51:25 EDT ]
If you're using a fake name on your Facebook account, maintaining a page for your beloved pet or have a second profile you use just for logging in to other sites, you have one of the 83.09 million fake accounts Facebook wants to disable.
[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:51:25 EDT ]
If you're using a fake name on your Facebook account, maintaining a page for your beloved pet or have a second profile you use just for logging in to other sites, you have one of the 83.09 million fake accounts Facebook wants to disable.
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Apple executive: Steve Jobs was open to making a smaller iPad
[ Sat, 4 Aug 2012 15:03:05 GMT ]
Steve Jobs was receptive to Apple making a smaller tablet, a senior executive said in a 2011 email revealed on Friday, fanning speculation it plans to make a mini-iPad to take on cheaper gadgets from Google and Amazon.
[ Sat, 4 Aug 2012 15:03:05 GMT ]
Steve Jobs was receptive to Apple making a smaller tablet, a senior executive said in a 2011 email revealed on Friday, fanning speculation it plans to make a mini-iPad to take on cheaper gadgets from Google and Amazon.
<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/jHsvkJe4yOY/" target="_blank">This week in Crave: The shipping-now edition</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 04 Aug 2012 06:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>This week, we moved in to our new disaster-proof home in a shipping container and tried really hard not to start every sentence by saying "hashtag."
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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/FTctZhGCjGk/" target="_blank">Will the FCC ever force AT&T and Verizon to revive unlimited data?</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 04 Aug 2012 06:35:29 PDT ]</i><BR>A reader asks if the FCC might investigate AT&T and Verizon for getting rid of their unlimited data plans and raising rates via the share plans. Ask Maggie's Marguerite Reardon offers her opinion.
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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/IXfJigIECeo/" target="_blank">Road Trip Pic of the Day, 8/4: What is this?</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 04 Aug 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/ED63t4FfKvI/" target="_blank">Can a tiny $39 amp make your headphones sound a lot better?</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 04 Aug 2012 07:36:00 PDT ]</i><BR>The Audiophiliac listens to two outrageously fine Firestone products: the $199 Fireye DA USB headphone amp and the $39 Fireye Mini portable headphone amp.
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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/lVfUibEzsAg/" target="_blank">Gizmodo's Twitter account hacked</a><BR><i>[ Sat, 04 Aug 2012 08:24:47 PDT ]</i><BR>Hackers gain access through a former employee's Twitter account, which they breached first.
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83 million Facebook accounts are fakes
[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:51:25 EDT ]
If you're using a fake name on your Facebook account, maintaining a page for your beloved pet or have a second profile you use just for logging in to other sites, you have one of the 83.09 million fake accounts Facebook wants to disable.
[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:51:25 EDT ]
If you're using a fake name on your Facebook account, maintaining a page for your beloved pet or have a second profile you use just for logging in to other sites, you have one of the 83.09 million fake accounts Facebook wants to disable.
Smartphones yield more phone problems
[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:51:51 EDT ]
Nearly nine out of 10 U.S. adults have a cell phone -- and they're having a lot of problems with them. New research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that almost three-fourths of phone users experience dropped calls at least occasionally.
[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:51:51 EDT ]
Nearly nine out of 10 U.S. adults have a cell phone -- and they're having a lot of problems with them. New research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that almost three-fourths of phone users experience dropped calls at least occasionally.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Rambo is getting a brand new video game
[ Fri, 3 Aug 2012 15:52:01 GMT ]
Thirty years after making his film debut, Rambo â yes, that Rambo â is getting his own modern video game. British game publisher Reef Entertainment has revealed the first screenshots for its forthcoming game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The game is called, well, "Rambo: The Video Game."
[ Fri, 3 Aug 2012 15:52:01 GMT ]
Thirty years after making his film debut, Rambo â yes, that Rambo â is getting his own modern video game. British game publisher Reef Entertainment has revealed the first screenshots for its forthcoming game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The game is called, well, "Rambo: The Video Game."
NASA pledges $1.1 billion in spaceship support
[ Fri, 3 Aug 2012 13:28:13 GMT ]
NASA says it will lay out up to $1.1 billion over the next 21 months to support spaceship development efforts by the Boeing Co., SpaceX and Sierra Nevada Corp., with the aim of having American astronauts flying once more on American spacecraft within five years.
[ Fri, 3 Aug 2012 13:28:13 GMT ]
NASA says it will lay out up to $1.1 billion over the next 21 months to support spaceship development efforts by the Boeing Co., SpaceX and Sierra Nevada Corp., with the aim of having American astronauts flying once more on American spacecraft within five 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/oI8qfNRZSts/" target="_blank">Get WinX iPhone iPad Video Converter for free</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:21:39 PDT ]</i><BR>This handy utility, which can also convert videos to non-iDevice formats, normally sells for about $30. Get it free, no strings attached.
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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/dvKVW7w_euk/" target="_blank">Make caramel apples on the countertop</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:28:50 PDT ]</i><BR>The Caramel Apple Maker is easy to use for parents and children alike. A divided tray rotates around the unit and holds toppings.
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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/H00GDPHYPnc/" target="_blank">AT&T to redesign stores, use iPad-based checkout system, report says</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:54:34 PDT ]</i><BR>The carrier will reportedly eliminate all counters and computers from its stores within the next two years, according to a new report.
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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/B88HOOdIXxg/" target="_blank">BlackBerry Thumb is just the start: A warning from 2016</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>Crave blogger Eric Mack's brain was recently commandeered to deliver a warning from the future about all those silly-sounding gadget-related ailments you're at risk of developing. Take heed.
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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/MaPSJVKQsbE/" target="_blank">Apple v. Samsung re-opens with plenty of drama</a><BR><i>[ Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:10:20 PDT ]</i><BR>Judge in the case asks for no sideshows or antics, and questions jurors whether they've heard anything about it outside the courtroom.
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'Twindex' aims to read voters' moods
[ Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:51:39 EDT ]
Twitter launched a new service on Wednesday called the Twitter Political Index, or Twindex. By applying highly tuned algorithms to Twitter's fire hose of data, the service offers a real-time look at voters' moods, and scores which presidential candidate is trending up (and who is trending down) day to day.
[ Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:51:39 EDT ]
Twitter launched a new service on Wednesday called the Twitter Political Index, or Twindex. By applying highly tuned algorithms to Twitter's fire hose of data, the service offers a real-time look at voters' moods, and scores which presidential candidate is trending up (and who is trending down) day to day.
83 million Facebook accounts are fakes and dupes
[ Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:05:34 EDT ]
If you're using a fake name on your Facebook account, maintaining a page for your beloved pet or have a second profile you use just for logging in to other sites, you have one of the 83.09 million fake accounts Facebook wants to disable.
[ Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:05:34 EDT ]
If you're using a fake name on your Facebook account, maintaining a page for your beloved pet or have a second profile you use just for logging in to other sites, you have one of the 83.09 million fake accounts Facebook wants to disable.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Why Olympic athletes become physics experts
[ Wed, 1 Aug 2012 16:52:44 GMT ]
With the 2012 Summer Olympics well under way in London, the eyes of the world are watching the extreme athleticism exhibited by the competitors. But in addition to sports skills, the Olympians competing this year can be considered practical physicists, as well.
[ Wed, 1 Aug 2012 16:52:44 GMT ]
With the 2012 Summer Olympics well under way in London, the eyes of the world are watching the extreme athleticism exhibited by the competitors. But in addition to sports skills, the Olympians competing this year can be considered practical physicists, as well.
<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/zC8Uot6D1RY/" target="_blank">Apple files for patent on Smart Cover with embedded display</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 02 Aug 2012 08:25:00 PDT ]</i><BR>The company's patent application, which was published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today, involves a cover that could display extra icons, according to the document.
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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/aNw6peKNNlM/" target="_blank">Get a 32GB flash drive for $14.99 shipped</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 02 Aug 2012 08:29:41 PDT ]</i><BR>That's after a mail-in rebate, right? Wrong! That's your out-the-door price -- but only while supplies last (which won't be long).
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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/pMZ_imTm9vs/" target="_blank">Aereo unveils new pricing plans, offers free hour of streaming per day</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 02 Aug 2012 08:37:40 PDT ]</i><BR>Aereo's streaming over-the-air TV service is now available for $8 per month, if you can live with less DVR space.
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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/Yz01H4sbaq0/" target="_blank">Netflix loses viewers to the Olympics</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 02 Aug 2012 08:58:59 PDT ]</i><BR>Just as its CEO predicted, Netflix is experiencing a drop in streaming because of interest in the Olympics, says analytics firm Procera.
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