Thursday, August 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/ag6cC4Fw6pk/" target="_blank">Low Latency No. 32: Rover Street View</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:00:00 PDT ]</i><BR>What's the first thing Curiosity will spot on the Martian surface?
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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/qKHuUHxLtAQ/" target="_blank">Marissa Mayer's priority: Fixing Yahoo search, e-mail -- WSJ</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:26:35 PDT ]</i><BR>The new Yahoo CEO is also reportedly looking to acquire popular "platforms" such as social networking and mobile integration, a la Facebook's recent Instagram buy.
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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/E6L1ofXL4bY/" target="_blank">Ouya console ends Kickstarter campaign $8.5 million richer</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:24:58 PDT ]</i><BR>Blowing past its $950,000 fundraising goal, Ouya developer Boxer8 has uncovered consumer interest in a different kind of game console.
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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/LJUpEuUwV-4/" target="_blank">Road Trip Pic of the Day, 8/9: What is this?</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 09 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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Can Wikipedia predict Romney's VP?
[ Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:07:04 EDT ]
Mitt Romney is expected to announce his vice presidential running mate any day, and the certain GOP nominee's campaign is asking supporters to download "Mitt's VP" app, which has the primary purpose of sending a push notification with the name of Romney's choice to users before the official announcement to the press.
[ Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:07:04 EDT ]
Mitt Romney is expected to announce his vice presidential running mate any day, and the certain GOP nominee's campaign is asking supporters to download "Mitt's VP" app, which has the primary purpose of sending a push notification with the name of Romney's choice to users before the official announcement to the press.
Pitfalls of online self-diagnosis
[ Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:06:48 EDT ]
According to a recent report from Pew Research Center, 80% of Internet users have looked up health information online. While that practice can be beneficial in some respects, the abundance of information online can turn us into e-hypochondriacs.
[ Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:06:48 EDT ]
According to a recent report from Pew Research Center, 80% of Internet users have looked up health information online. While that practice can be beneficial in some respects, the abundance of information online can turn us into e-hypochondriacs.
<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/H_rTz_uOIVA/" target="_blank">FTC hits Google with $22.5 million fine for Safari tracking</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 09 Aug 2012 08:42:56 PDT ]</i><BR>It's the largest penalty ever for a violation of an FTC order. The agency says that "sends a clear message" to all companies large and small to "keep their privacy promises to consumers."
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Mystery surrounds Romney's fake follower upsurge
[ Wed, 8 Aug 2012 00:24:21 GMT ]
A suspiciously large uptick in Mitt Romney's Twitter followers arrested the attention of the tech community recently. Some suspected the campaign of buying followers, but Romney's camp denied it. A new study suggests someone did in fact buy them â but who?
[ Wed, 8 Aug 2012 00:24:21 GMT ]
A suspiciously large uptick in Mitt Romney's Twitter followers arrested the attention of the tech community recently. Some suspected the campaign of buying followers, but Romney's camp denied it. A new study suggests someone did in fact buy them â but who?
Apple and Amazon update security following hack
[ Wed, 8 Aug 2012 15:40:07 GMT ]
After hackers turned the life of Wired's Mat Honan upside down, he did what any good reporter would do â he investigated the incident and broke down just how things went wrong. As a result of Honan's research, we learned that Apple and Amazon each have some security holes.
[ Wed, 8 Aug 2012 15:40:07 GMT ]
After hackers turned the life of Wired's Mat Honan upside down, he did what any good reporter would do â he investigated the incident and broke down just how things went wrong. As a result of Honan's research, we learned that Apple and Amazon each have some security holes.
<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/_v3xZUi3KbI/" target="_blank">HP foresees $8B write-down for third quarter</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:24:41 PDT ]</i><BR>The computer maker says it expects to take an $8 billion third-quarter charge to write down goodwill for its services unit. It also expects hefty charges tied to HP employees taking early retirement packages.
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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/DFacezwwHyU/" target="_blank">Microsoft Office 2013: Goodbye to adds-in, bring on the apps</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:50:35 PDT ]</i><BR>Microsoft is looking for developers to "think different" when developing apps for Office 2013 and SharePoint 2013 and their respective Stores.
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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/GPyHduZTorU/" target="_blank">Netflix 'Just for Kids' section debuts on Xbox 360</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:55:37 PDT ]</i><BR>Titles selected by Netflix for kids and families will now be available through the Netflix app on Microsoft's game console.
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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/V6fnRTysrAk/" target="_blank">Microsoft replaces Live Mesh with SkyDrive in Windows bundle</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:55:47 PDT ]</i><BR>Live Mesh users, read the Windows Essentials 2012 fine print. Microsoft is doing what some had feared in latest services bundle -- replacing it with SkyDrive, which still doesn't offer the same set of features.
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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/H7BIm6qNNHQ/" target="_blank">Starbucks aims to take Square, digital payments mainstream</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:10:38 PDT ]</i><BR>Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz hopes to use his chain's national presence as a "promotional vehicle" for Square's mobile-payment option.
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5 warning signs of gaming addiction
[ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:13:18 EDT ]
South Korea is perhaps the world's leader in terms of identifying and treating gaming and Internet addiction. After wiring the nation with the world's fastest broadband infrastructure, South Korea's government spends millions per year to identify and treat gaming and Internet addicts.
[ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:13:18 EDT ]
South Korea is perhaps the world's leader in terms of identifying and treating gaming and Internet addiction. After wiring the nation with the world's fastest broadband infrastructure, South Korea's government spends millions per year to identify and treat gaming and Internet addicts.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Apple kicks YouTube app off new software
[ Mon, 6 Aug 2012 19:36:38 GMT ]
Apple's new version of its iPhone and iPad software will not include a pre-packaged app for Google's popular video website, YouTube, Apple said on Monday. "Our license to include the YouTube app in iOS has ended," Apple said in a statement on Monday.
[ Mon, 6 Aug 2012 19:36:38 GMT ]
Apple's new version of its iPhone and iPad software will not include a pre-packaged app for Google's popular video website, YouTube, Apple said on Monday. "Our license to include the YouTube app in iOS has ended," Apple said in a statement on Monday.
Yes, the cloud is dangerous â here's how to stay safe
[ Mon, 6 Aug 2012 23:37:26 GMT ]
No matter where most of the blame lies for a security incident, the end result is the same: Someone's most precious digital asset, his or her data, was either lost or laid bare before someone who shouldn't ever see it, much less touch it. Thankfully there are ways to at least lower the odds of being the next victim.
[ Mon, 6 Aug 2012 23:37:26 GMT ]
No matter where most of the blame lies for a security incident, the end result is the same: Someone's most precious digital asset, his or her data, was either lost or laid bare before someone who shouldn't ever see it, much less touch it. Thankfully there are ways to at least lower the odds of being the next victim.
<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/FdXgzmjSbXw/" target="_blank">Sony Nasne DVR launches in Japan Aug. 30. But in U.S.?</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:47:45 PDT ]</i><BR>The tuner and media device, which comes with 500GB of onboard storage, will go on sale for $216 at the end of the month.
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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/vIbR8TjyY2c/" target="_blank">Apple pulls its boy genius ads</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:39:02 PDT ]</i><BR>Claiming this was its strategy all along, Apple removes the Olympics ads in which its Genius Bar employees were helpful at 4 a.m. and its customers were none too bright about tech.
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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/Bx1d74zETbk/" target="_blank">iPhone gives Virgin Mobile serious weight, Sprint exec says</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:51:03 PDT ]</i><BR>Sprint's sales chief tells CNET why he believes there's still plenty of opportunity for growth in the prepaid business.
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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/FlxDo7ReD88/" target="_blank">Windows RT tablets to launch with stripped down Office 2013 RT: report</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:01:46 PDT ]</i><BR>Sources say Microsoft will trim some features from the RT version of its new Office suite to preserve strong Windows RT battery life at launch.
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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/nxBX5ZVUH_U/" target="_blank">Google Person Finder helps those affected by Philippine floods</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:05:59 PDT ]</i><BR>The search giant is using its service to help people find or offer details on a missing person in response to the flooding in the Philippines.
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5 warning signs of gaming addiction
[ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:13:18 EDT ]
South Korea is perhaps the world's leader in terms of identifying and treating gaming and Internet addiction. After wiring the nation with the world's fastest broadband infrastructure, South Korea's government spends millions per year to identify and treat gaming and Internet addicts.
[ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:13:18 EDT ]
South Korea is perhaps the world's leader in terms of identifying and treating gaming and Internet addiction. After wiring the nation with the world's fastest broadband infrastructure, South Korea's government spends millions per year to identify and treat gaming and Internet addicts.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Scientists want to look for Martian life
[ Mon, 6 Aug 2012 03:16:18 GMT ]
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Some researchers say NASA's Curiosity rover could come across signs of life in spite of itself â and still others are planning experiments to address the "life on Mars" question directly for the first time in decades.
[ Mon, 6 Aug 2012 03:16:18 GMT ]
Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Some researchers say NASA's Curiosity rover could come across signs of life in spite of itself â and still others are planning experiments to address the "life on Mars" question directly for the first time in decades.
Electronics Arts sues Zynga, says it copied 'Sims' game
[ Mon, 6 Aug 2012 13:18:05 GMT ]
SAN FRANCISCO -- Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc sued Zynga Inc on Friday, accusing the social gaming company of copying key elements of EA's "The Sims Social" game for Zynga's own title, "The Ville." EA's lawsuit is the latest in a series of copycat accusations leveled against Zynga, a company that has shrugged off similar litigation in the past as it grew into the dominant publisher of games on Facebook.
[ Mon, 6 Aug 2012 13:18:05 GMT ]
SAN FRANCISCO -- Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc sued Zynga Inc on Friday, accusing the social gaming company of copying key elements of EA's "The Sims Social" game for Zynga's own title, "The Ville." EA's lawsuit is the latest in a series of copycat accusations leveled against Zynga, a company that has shrugged off similar litigation in the past as it grew into the dominant publisher of games on Facebook.
<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/nBtRa_WWgzE/" target="_blank">Apple, Samsung take 108% of handset profits -- wait, what?</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:40:28 PDT ]</i><BR>The top two player continue to dominate as several companies posted losses in the second quarter.
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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/Fmphb1w4FSY/" target="_blank">Mystery HP tablet pops up in ad for second time in three weeks</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 08:25:29 PDT ]</i><BR>The device has a different rear design than anything the company has launched so far, but that doesn't mean it exists and will eventually launch.
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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/~3/0Bup4105cnc/" target="_blank">Wikipedia suffers outage after technical glitch</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:17:49 PDT ]</i><BR>A technical outage left millions of Wikipedia users unable to use the site for a brief stretch this morning. Wikimedia said "networking issues" were to blame.
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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/~3/93UoZ9RNtX8/" target="_blank">Twitter's Olympics suspension kickstarts signups, report says</a><BR><i>[ Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:48:19 PDT ]</i><BR>The company reportedly saw an uptick in its signup rate after mainstream news outlets covered the suspension of a U.K. reporter's Twitter account.
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