Sunday, September 23, 2012

CNET News

CNET News


Apple supplier Foxconn confirms worker riot at Taiyun factory

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:06 PM PDT

The company claims a fight between workers escalated into a riot that required police intervention. [Read more]

Apple got the iPhone 5's physical design right

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:17 PM PDT

As it usually does, Apple made the right physical design decisions with the iPhone 5. The third-generation iPad was an exception to this rule. [Read more]

Why Cowboys.com is only for a certain kind of cowboy fan

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:03 PM PDT

Once upon a time, the Dallas Cowboys could have owned Cowboys.com. However, after not believing the domain to be worth $275,000, the team reportedly let it go. It's now a male dating site. [Read more]

Iran reportedly moving on domestic Net plan, blocks Google

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:21 PM PDT

Official says government agencies and offices have already been connected to its "national information network," just as state news says Google is being blocked, Reuters reports. [Read more]

NYT story on data center waste scares some, frustrates others

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 01:22 PM PDT

The New York Times today kicks off a series on how the cloud's physical structures affect the environment with a persuasive story that offers some harrowing stats. But some say it's unfair. [Read more]

EU telcos defend UN Internet takeover plans

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 10:50 AM PDT

A group of European telcos is defending a controversial proposal to radically alter the architecture of the Web and its governance. But the rhetoric has done little to slow critics. [Read more]

The iPhone 5: It's funny (or is it?)

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 09:32 AM PDT

Somehow, the mere launch of the iPhone 5 has forced filmmakers to amuse themselves at the coming of the next great gadget deity. Here are some examples. [Read more]

Desktop and hi-fi speakers, what's the difference?

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 08:06 AM PDT

At first glance desktop/computer speakers don't look all that different from small hi-fi speakers, but they serve different needs. [Read more]

iPhone 5 camera powered by Sony sensor

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:28 AM PDT

Photography is ever more important in smartphone usage, and a close-up view shows that Sony got the coveted spot supplying the sensor for Apple's new smartphone. [Read more]

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