Friday, September 28, 2012

CNET News

CNET News

Hot games optimized for iPhone 5

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 07:03 PM PDT

There are still a lot of apps that haven't upgraded to iPhone 5. Check out these three games that take full advantage of the larger screen. [Read more]

Court: Motorola can't enforce injunction against Microsoft

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 04:33 PM PDT

Federal appeals court upholds judge's order preventing Motorola from blocking the sale of Xbox and Windows software in Germany. [Read more]

'Street Ghosts' posts Street View specters in real life

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 03:35 PM PDT

Media artist Paolo Cirio puts life-size pictures of people found on Google's Street View back where they were first taken. [Read more]

Exit the mouse, enter the touch pad

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 03:08 PM PDT

Will your mouse be replaced by a standalone touch pad? Apple, HP, and others are betting on it. [Read more]

Google's 'spring cleaning' hits features in search, news

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 03:03 PM PDT

The company announces it will no longer support lesser-used features in a variety of products. [Read more]

Open WebOS 1.0 arrives for those who dare to port

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 02:33 PM PDT

Hewlett-Packard made good on a promise to offer up the erstwhile mobile operating system to the open-source community. [Read more]

iPhone 5 estimated to cost 41 cents per year to charge

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 01:42 PM PDT

A new estimate says Apple's newest iPhone costs only 41 cents a year to recharge if you do it once a day. [Read more]

Joby unwraps versatile 3-in-1 camera strap

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 01:31 PM PDT

You can configure the new 3-Way Camera Strap to be worn around the wrist, shoulder, or neck. [Read more]

Apple CEO says sorry for iOS 6 map mess

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 01:17 PM PDT

Tim Cook says sorry for Apple's map troubles, and CNET Update viewers share their thoughts on iOS 6. Also: Facebook offers option to send real gifts to friends. [Read more]

Current Caller ID shares caller's social-media updates: TMI?

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:37 PM PDT

The flood of Facebook friend updates continues unabated. Are you ready for it to invade your caller ID, too? [Read more]

Oops. Man mistakenly sexts entire contact list; lands in jail

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Swimming teacher who wasn't au fait with the texting thing is initially sent to jail because the sexts went to two underage girls. But because they also went to his family, he is freed. Thanks, mom. [Read more]

CNET's iPhone series: An illustrated look

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:12 PM PDT

CNET went to China to learn more about how iPhones are made, and what happens when they get tossed. Here are the detailed illustrations that accompanied our stories, mapping key iPhone life cycle cities in China, details of how the device is made, and suggestions for environmentally sound disposal. [Read more]

Did the TSA gank your missing iPad?

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT

TV sting operation reveals one security officer at the Orlando airport who couldn't resist snagging an iPad. [Read more]

Manage your iPhone address book with CopyTrans Contacts

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:48 AM PDT

This Windows utility brings a wealth of contact-management tools to the desktop. Get it for $1.99 before the price shoots up to $9.99. [Read more]

U.S. judge given go-ahead to decide on Samsung tablet ban

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:32 AM PDT

The decision to overturn a three-month-old sales ban on Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet is now in the hands of U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh. [Read more]

FCC kicks off effort to reclaim TV spectrum for wireless

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:30 AM PDT

A new rulemaking process aims to free up more wireless spectrum from broadcast TV providers. The target date for the complicated auction, which has three distinct parts, is June 2014. [Read more]

Q&A: MacFixIt Answers

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:21 AM PDT

We answer reader questions on using OS X recovery utilities within a working OS installation, and more. [Read more]

The 404 1,139: Where we nap our way to the top (podcast)

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 11:17 AM PDT

Ty Pendlebury joins us to wrap up the week, starting with an introduction to the most unique export out of Australia. We'll also show Jeff how to throw up the rock at tonight's Jay-Z concert, chat about Neil Young's new high-resolution music service, and discuss the many online faces of Generation Y, aka gurning. [Read more]

Your move, creep: Researchers building RoboCop policeman

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 10:58 AM PDT

Florida International University is trying to build a remote-operated law enforcement robot that will be controlled by disabled police officers. Would you like a bot on the beat? [Read more]

Twitter expands the Discover tab to deliver more relevant tweets

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 10:45 AM PDT

First launched in December, and upgraded last May, the Discover feature will now deliver a steady stream of rich-media tweets that are intended to be relevant to individual users. [Read more]

Samsung looks to acquisitions to better take on Apple, Google

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 10:41 AM PDT

Company aims to bolster content for its mobile devices by shopping for software companies, particularly those offering mobile music services, report says. [Read more]

Apple launches 'find maps' list in App Store

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 10:31 AM PDT

Apple is pushing users towards alternatives to its own Maps app with a new section in the App Store that highlights competitors. [Read more]

Minecraft maker says he won't certify his game for Windows 8

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 10:21 AM PDT

Markus "Notch" Persson says he wants Microsoft to stop "trying to ruin the PC as an open platform." [Read more]

iPhone 5 honeymoon over already?

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 10:13 AM PDT

week in review Owners of the new smartphone find a litany of fault with the new device, while Apple grapples with map miscues. Also: CNET goes to Foxconn. [Read more]

Cook's 'Mapology' doesn't explain premature Maps launch

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 10:09 AM PDT

What's missing from Apple CEO Tim Cook's letter is any explanation as to why Apple would publish a beta product it knew would frustrate customers. [Read more]
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