Thursday, September 6, 2012
Report: No new Apple TV (or iTV) this year
[ Thu, 6 Sep 2012 14:56:02 GMT ]
We've heard so much gossip about Apple developing a mysterious television (or possibly a cable box) that it was starting to feel like a certainty that we'd hear something official about the device soon. But a new report suggests that the device won't emerge any time this year.
[ Thu, 6 Sep 2012 14:56:02 GMT ]
We've heard so much gossip about Apple developing a mysterious television (or possibly a cable box) that it was starting to feel like a certainty that we'd hear something official about the device soon. But a new report suggests that the device won't emerge any time this 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/PmS43RDlNRw/" target="_blank">AT&T to test Text-to-911 service in Tennessee</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:48:18 PDT ]</i><BR>The carrier will work with the state to test a service that enables mobile phone users to send text message to 911 emergency centers.
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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/VUpCYL1qcTE/" target="_blank">AT&T's latest LTE expansion brings city total to 60</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:40:43 PDT ]</i><BR>The national carrier launches 4G LTE in seven new markets and expands in two more.
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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/QJEJlj-dZTU/" target="_blank">Facebook closes Instagram deal, welcomes its 5B shared photos</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:46:42 PDT ]</i><BR>It's official -- the social network giant now owns the popular photo-sharing service. Facebook says Instagram isn't going anywhere.
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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/gYhMUykg4IE/" target="_blank">Low Latency No. 36: Look who's talking</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:41:32 PDT ]</i><BR>As another football season starts, so does the fantasy role-playing.
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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/SzzZO0gR3kM/" target="_blank">Grooveshark retunes mobile site after trouble over dedicated apps</a><BR><i>[ Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:59:33 PDT ]</i><BR>With its Android app again given the boot by Google, Grooveshark has spruced up its mobile Web site to serve as a viable alternative.
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Kickstarter to users: Backer beware
[ Wed, 05 Sep 2012 18:36:25 EDT ]
The emergence of Kickstarter, the leader in the newish field of online crowd-funding, has been a paradigm-shifting boon for artists and other creators looking for a new way to bankroll projects that might otherwise never have happened.
[ Wed, 05 Sep 2012 18:36:25 EDT ]
The emergence of Kickstarter, the leader in the newish field of online crowd-funding, has been a paradigm-shifting boon for artists and other creators looking for a new way to bankroll projects that might otherwise never have happened.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
FBI disputes claims of hackers' Apple data breach
[ Wed, 5 Sep 2012 13:41:15 GMT ]
The FBI on Tuesday disputed a computer hacker group's claim that it stole personal identification data on millions of Apple device owners from an FBI agent's laptop. FBI officials said the bureau never asked for and never possessed the database that the group, which calls itself AntiSec, is posting on a website.
[ Wed, 5 Sep 2012 13:41:15 GMT ]
The FBI on Tuesday disputed a computer hacker group's claim that it stole personal identification data on millions of Apple device owners from an FBI agent's laptop. FBI officials said the bureau never asked for and never possessed the database that the group, which calls itself AntiSec, is posting on a website.
Poll: Cellphone users dump apps to save privacy, lose phones anyway
[ Wed, 5 Sep 2012 14:52:51 GMT ]
Consumers have grown so concerned about privacy on their mobile phones that most avoid downloading some apps, and many others have removed apps out of concerns about data sharing, according to a survey released Wednesday.
[ Wed, 5 Sep 2012 14:52:51 GMT ]
Consumers have grown so concerned about privacy on their mobile phones that most avoid downloading some apps, and many others have removed apps out of concerns about data sharing, according to a survey released Wednesday.
<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/Pvcfey7VZrs/" target="_blank">Save 25 percent on a refurbished Roku box</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:36:03 PDT ]</i><BR>That means a Roku 2 XD for $59.99 or a Roku 2 XS for $74.99 -- and with the same warranty as a new unit.
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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/EZmM8ZhQqJQ/" target="_blank">Nokia Lumia 920 is PureView but not PureView</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:41:52 PDT ]</i><BR>The mobile device maker continues to make camera quality a priority by building a brand focused on more than a single spec.
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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/ZdD-t8S2OEs/" target="_blank">Samsung files injunction against LG for leaks, report says</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:48:10 PDT ]</i><BR>Korean technology giant Samsung is reportedly seeking an injunction against LG for damages, weeks after former Samsung workers are charged with leaking pre-release technology to LG.
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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/mFQ3GBN6tq4/" target="_blank">Yahoo's Mayer taps Jacqueline Reses to run HR, find talent</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:52:53 PDT ]</i><BR>Former investment, real estate exec will head up Yahoo's People and Development unit, which handles human resources and talent acquisition across the globe.
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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/oCyOpB1ke50/" target="_blank">New lawsuit adds to Grooveshark's troubles</a><BR><i>[ Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:59:43 PDT ]</i><BR>A day before Google banned Grooveshark's Android app, EMI Music filed a new breach of contract and copyright infringement suit against the company.
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Survey: Most cell phone users don't protect mobile privacy
[ Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:16:09 EDT ]
What personal information does your mobile phone reveal about you? Do you care? Many Americans do, according to new research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project that sheds some light on mobile-privacy concerns.
[ Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:16:09 EDT ]
What personal information does your mobile phone reveal about you? Do you care? Many Americans do, according to new research from the Pew Internet and American Life Project that sheds some light on mobile-privacy concerns.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
For political conventions, Twitter may soon trump TV
[ Tue, 4 Sep 2012 15:32:08 GMT ]
When it comes to following political conventions, Twitter may soon trump television. TV viewership for last week's Republican National Convention dropped sharply from 2008, suggesting interest in this presidential race falls short of some past contests.
[ Tue, 4 Sep 2012 15:32:08 GMT ]
When it comes to following political conventions, Twitter may soon trump television. TV viewership for last week's Republican National Convention dropped sharply from 2008, suggesting interest in this presidential race falls short of some past contests.
Video games help NASA control robots, rovers
[ Tue, 4 Sep 2012 11:08:50 GMT ]
Weâve got this story out of the Penny Arcade Expo -- It may not seem like the serious interplanetary science being done by NASA and the entertainment provided by video games would have much in common, but a team from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory says that, more and more these days, the two go hand in hand. The team is not only using game technology to help us earthlings get an up close look at the latest mission to Mars, it's also using game technology to help better control NASA's robots and rovers.
[ Tue, 4 Sep 2012 11:08:50 GMT ]
Weâve got this story out of the Penny Arcade Expo -- It may not seem like the serious interplanetary science being done by NASA and the entertainment provided by video games would have much in common, but a team from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory says that, more and more these days, the two go hand in hand. The team is not only using game technology to help us earthlings get an up close look at the latest mission to Mars, it's also using game technology to help better control NASA's robots and rovers.
Firms' deletion of online critiques draws 'censorship' cries
[ Tue, 4 Sep 2012 10:17:40 GMT ]
The First Amendment allows Americans to say almost anything without fear of being thrown in jail, but it does not guarantee your comments won't be thrown off a website. Still, those who âcensorâ consumers online quickly draw the ire of the Web.
[ Tue, 4 Sep 2012 10:17:40 GMT ]
The First Amendment allows Americans to say almost anything without fear of being thrown in jail, but it does not guarantee your comments won't be thrown off a website. Still, those who âcensorâ consumers online quickly draw the ire of the Web.
Hackers leak 1 million Apple device IDs
[ Tue, 4 Sep 2012 14:21:44 GMT ]
To cap off a summer of devastating corporate data breaches, hackers on Monday posted online what might be the crown jewel of data dumps: 1 million identification numbers for Apple iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch's, all purportedly stolen from the FBI.
[ Tue, 4 Sep 2012 14:21:44 GMT ]
To cap off a summer of devastating corporate data breaches, hackers on Monday posted online what might be the crown jewel of data dumps: 1 million identification numbers for Apple iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch's, all purportedly stolen from the FBI.
<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/zfiebSanDoA/" target="_blank">Oracle wants more than the $306 million promised in SAP lawsuit</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:20:58 PDT ]</i><BR>The company is appealing a court decision that allowed SAP to agree to pay millions in damages in a copyright infringement case.
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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/dK2c4Fwwt_s/" target="_blank">Facebook shares hit new low of $17.58 as bleeding continues</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 04 Sep 2012 08:25:30 PDT ]</i><BR>The company's shares have fallen to their lowest point since the stock went public earlier this year for $38 per share.
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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/ai1kIiUGWCU/" target="_blank">Is this the death of voice mail?</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:02:57 PDT ]</i><BR>According to Vonage, people are leaving fewer voice mails, and retrieving fewer, too. And this could be the sign of an even greater culture shortcoming.
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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/~3/2JZo9rVOekk/" target="_blank">iPhone 5 on shopping list of majority of iPhone 4 owners</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:01:48 PDT ]</i><BR>Almost three out of four current iPhone 4 owners plan to buy the next-generation iPhone, says a poll conducted by TechBargains.com.
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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/jyOCbi2PqOg/" target="_blank">Apple's September 12 invite hints at iPhone 5</a><BR><i>[ Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:06:49 PDT ]</i><BR>Apple today sent members of the media invites to an event in San Francisco next week, where the company is expected to unveil the next version of the iPhone.
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'Ultima Forever' wants you to be good
[ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:21:48 EDT ]
Making a video game espousing the virtues of compassion, sacrifice and spirituality doesn't sound like a winner in today's battle-happy gaming environment. But 27 years ago, it was exactly the type of game that caught the imagination and spurred excitement in gamers.
[ Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:21:48 EDT ]
Making a video game espousing the virtues of compassion, sacrifice and spirituality doesn't sound like a winner in today's battle-happy gaming environment. But 27 years ago, it was exactly the type of game that caught the imagination and spurred excitement in gamers.
Tool lets you analyze Facebook data
[ Sat, 01 Sep 2012 14:39:00 EDT ]
The scattered bits of information you upload to Facebook might not seem interesting on their own -- a photo of a baby here, a happy birthday greeting there. But taken as a whole, your Facebook profile is a trove of data that can be analyzed to find patterns and stats about your online life (or your friends' lives).
[ Sat, 01 Sep 2012 14:39:00 EDT ]
The scattered bits of information you upload to Facebook might not seem interesting on their own -- a photo of a baby here, a happy birthday greeting there. But taken as a whole, your Facebook profile is a trove of data that can be analyzed to find patterns and stats about your online life (or your friends' lives).
Monday, September 3, 2012
How secure are you online? The checklist
[ Mon, 3 Sep 2012 14:43:51 GMT ]
We break down online security into four essential parts: passwords, browsers, at-home Wi-Fi and networking, and browsing on public Wi-Fi. Within those categories we'll give you a checklist of everything you should do, from the bare minimum to the tin-foil-hat best.
[ Mon, 3 Sep 2012 14:43:51 GMT ]
We break down online security into four essential parts: passwords, browsers, at-home Wi-Fi and networking, and browsing on public Wi-Fi. Within those categories we'll give you a checklist of everything you should do, from the bare minimum to the tin-foil-hat best.
No time for a baby book? Not so, with these sites
[ Mon, 3 Sep 2012 14:49:28 GMT ]
With my first child, I bought a traditional baby book and brought it with me to the hospital to fill out all the details. For my new guy, whoâs at the sixth-month mark, I havenât even thought about a baby book until now. Such is the life of the second kid. Fortunately, itâs easy to get caught up with these websites.
[ Mon, 3 Sep 2012 14:49:28 GMT ]
With my first child, I bought a traditional baby book and brought it with me to the hospital to fill out all the details. For my new guy, whoâs at the sixth-month mark, I havenât even thought about a baby book until now. Such is the life of the second kid. Fortunately, itâs easy to get caught up with these websites.