Thursday, October 18, 2012

CNET News

CNET News


Street Fighter II developer jailed for withholding staff pay

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 09:09 PM PDT

Sensory Sweep Studio owner David Rushton didn't pay his game designers and producers a combined sum of $1.2 million -- and because of that, is now spending a year in jail. [Read more]

Google threatens to omit French media from search

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 07:21 PM PDT

If a proposed French law passes that would require search engines to pay for news articles, the Web giant says it would simply stop linking to the country's media sites. [Read more]

Oorah! Marines to get hybrid power generators for the field

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 06:59 PM PDT

Aiming to cut fuel usage by as much as 40 percent, the generators use solar power to help Marines stay powered up longer and more efficiently when forward deployed. [Read more]

Apple parts ways with hacker famous for iPhone jailbreaking

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 06:38 PM PDT

Nicholas Allegra, who was hired last year after gaining fame at JailBreakMe, was let go after not responding to an e-mail offering to extend his employment. [Read more]

Microsoft exec raps naughty words, world stops

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 06:13 PM PDT

Michael Angiulo, a senior Microsoft executive, gets on stage to rap with Too Short. Sadly, someone filmed it. And then, well, it lands at TMZ. [Read more]

'Meh' earnings a sideshow to the real Microsoft story

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 06:04 PM PDT

The ongoing decline in the PC biz led to a forgettable quarter, but Microsoft's real test starts next week with what its CEO accurately describes as a "new era." [Read more]

MegaUpload rises from the dead as Mega

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 05:50 PM PDT

Working from his safe haven in New Zealand, Kim DotCom announces a new file-sharing service called Mega, which will be similar to MegaUpload but with a twist. [Read more]

Forecast: Cloudy, with a chance of lightbulbs

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 05:19 PM PDT

Canadian artists construct an interactive sculpture from thousands of lightbulbs. It won't rain on you, but it will shine on you. [Read more]

Best Buy employee gets dumped by lover, wins $30.5M

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 04:40 PM PDT

Sandeep "Sunny" Singh isn't having the best of times, until he lucks out with a $30.5 million Mega Millions check. But will he quit his job? What do you think? [Read more]

Bitten: Apple's 'blasphemous' logo under fire in Russia

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 04:15 PM PDT

Some Russian Orthodox Christians see the iconic logo as a symbol of sin that they would like to see outlawed. [Read more]

Iomega ships 2 new business StorCenter NAS servers

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 04:01 PM PDT

Iomega announces the availability of two new NAS servers, the dual-bay StorCenter px2-300d and the four-bay StorCenter ix4-300d, which offer lots of storage space and features. [Read more]

Facebook to hold Gifts event at FAO Schwartz in New York

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 03:57 PM PDT

The social network sends out an invite to a November 1 press event for its gifting service, but offers no other clues about the upcoming news. [Read more]

Beyond search: Google's grand plan for owning all your screens

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 03:49 PM PDT

The search giant is building a seamless user experience and ad serving tools, across mobile, desktop, TV and whatever screens you have, Google CEO Larry Page says during today's earnings call. [Read more]

Radical experiments in fiction -- on Twitter

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 03:21 PM PDT

With the first Twitter Fiction Festival, the microblogging service is aiming to showcase the world's most innovative approaches to storytelling. The festival begins November 28. [Read more]

Ultra High Definition officially replaces 4K

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 03:04 PM PDT

The Consumer Electronics Association has announced that the consumer name for 4K will be Ultra HD and gears up for displays to be shown off at next year's CES in Las Vegas. [Read more]

Man hires woman to slap him every time he's on Facebook

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 03:01 PM PDT

Maneesh Sethi goes on Craigslist to find a woman who will hit him and therefore make him more productive. [Read more]

Indiegogo project looks to bring back the pager

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:57 PM PDT

Dr. Blinky serves as a physical, blinking extension of your smartphone's notification bar. In other words, it's a beeper for a mobile world. [Read more]

Google mobile business booming, on track for $8B this year

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:48 PM PDT

That's a huge jump from a similar $2.5 billion figure Google CEO Larry Page reported this time last year, though the two numbers aren't strictly comparable. [Read more]

HSBC hit by broad denial-of-service attack

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:46 PM PDT

The multinational bank confirms attack, saying it "did not affect any customer data, but did prevent customers using HSBC online services." [Read more]

Best MP3 players with FLAC

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:35 PM PDT

If you're looking for a portable MP3 player with FLAC capability, here are five of the best on the market. [Read more]

What is FLAC? The high-def MP3 explained

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:35 PM PDT

CNET explains what a FLAC is, where to buy them, and how to play them on your iPhone, computer, or MP3 player. [Read more]

A look back: 36 years of Apple products

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:26 PM PDT

Our compatriots at CBSNews.com take a look at the evolution of Apple products over the last three and a half decades. [Read more]

AOL's twist on e-mail: You've got stacks

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:20 PM PDT

AOL believes it can tame the inbox with Alto, Yelp calls out review cheaters, and Google reveals a low-budget Chromebook. [Read more]

Microsoft misses on earnings in $16B quarter ahead of Win 8 launch

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 01:09 PM PDT

Company comes in shy of expectations both on sales and revenues as Windows division sales are down 33 percent. Investors await conference call for news on Surface, Windows 8. [Read more]

Why Google got slammed for its earnings

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 12:48 PM PDT

Google's stock tanked about 9 percent after its results hit early. The leak wouldn't have bothered investors much except it revealed pretty lackluster results for Motorola and Google's core business. [Read more]

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