Tuesday, October 2, 2012

CNET News

CNET News

Mission impossible: Making the green car cool

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 09:00 PM PDT

In one of the most tumultuous times in the auto business, Henrik Fisker is on a personal quest to make environmentally friendly vehicles sexy. [Read more]

Google Maps to insert Street View into mobile Web app

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 08:22 PM PDT

In what will most likely attract iPhone users disgruntled with Apple's map app, the tech giant plans to announce this week the addition of Street View to its Google Maps Web app. [Read more]

Web security protocol HSTS wins proposed standard status

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 07:20 PM PDT

Web sites complying with the policy will automatically prompt browsers accessing it to always interact with it over a secure connection. [Read more]

YouTube cedes to Turkey and uses local Web domain

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 06:45 PM PDT

Google's video-sharing site will now use "com.tr" in the European country; this means paying local taxes and abiding by often-strict content regulations. [Read more]

The Zuckerberg tour continues: Next stop -- the 'Today Show'

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 06:28 PM PDT

Under pressure from investors and the public, Facebook's CEO makes the media rounds to make sure Facebook's messages are heard. [Read more]

Purported catalog pic shows 46-megapixel Canon 3D

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:15 PM PDT

A screenshot from retailer B&H Photo shows a new high-end, high-resolution SLR from Canon. But it's not clear yet just how real it is. [Read more]

Con man pleads guilty to selling fake Facebook shares

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 05:08 PM PDT

Career scam artist John Mattera lands in jail after selling bogus Facebook and Groupon shares to naive would-be investors. [Read more]

NTT DoCoMo Grip UI: Look ma, one hand!

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 04:45 PM PDT

At the Ceatec trade show in Japan, the operator unveils its Grip UI for one-handed use of smartphones, which could be great for commuters. [Read more]

Apple's Tim Cook gifts new iPhone 5 to Mark Zuckerberg

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 04:16 PM PDT

In a "Today Show" interview, Zuck calls the new handset "a wonderful device," then quickly turns the conversation toward Facebook's mobile presence. [Read more]

Madness: iPhone case deflects .50 caliber bullet on video

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 03:52 PM PDT

A bulletproof iPhone case that claims to protect against .50 caliber sniper rifle bullets gets put to the test on film. [Read more]

New Nokia ad: iPhone 5 is colorless

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 03:42 PM PDT

If you're not bashing the iPhone 5, you're not doing business. So Nokia finds a very pretty way of suggesting that Apple's new phone is drab when compared with the Lumia 920. [Read more]

Create a 3D cardboard avatar mini-me for 12 bucks

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 03:15 PM PDT

A 3D cardboard avatar will cost you less than a ticket to see the next 3D "Avatar" movie. [Read more]

Steve Jobs seems to predict iPad in rare 1983 recording

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 02:54 PM PDT

The complete recording of Jobs' talk at an Aspen, Colo., design conference contained hints of Apple products to come. [Read more]

Cows' lady parts text farmers when it's time for a booty call

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 02:51 PM PDT

A female cow's privates aren't so private anymore with Anemon, a system that senses when she is in heat and texts an alert to the farmer. [Read more]

LightSquared tries to keep its 4G LTE dream alive

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 02:45 PM PDT

The startup that won't give up recently filed a new proposal to the FCC to revive its plan for building a nationwide 4G LTE network to compete with AT&T and Verizon Wireless. [Read more]

Zuck's Moscow night: A turn on a Russian talk show

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 02:40 PM PDT

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg yucks it up in an awkward interview about McDonald's, meeting the prime minister, and why he doesn't like suits -- at least, that's what his half of the conversation suggests. [Read more]

If Steve Jobs were alive today, he'd be, um, Steve Jobs

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 02:29 PM PDT

The launch of iPhone 5 and the controversy around Apple's new maps has brought considerable speculation about what Steve Jobs would have done. Why? [Read more]

Facebook: We're 'very focused' on putting ads in newsfeeds

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 02:18 PM PDT

COO Sheryl Sandberg, speaking with Marc Andreessen during a Charlie Rose interview, also said employees have shrugged off Facebook's stock-price collapse. [Read more]

Animatronic T. rex costume looks like it could eat you

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Recreate your favorite scenes from "Jurassic Park" on a slightly smaller scale with an awesome and realistic baby T. rex costume. [Read more]

iPad Mini rumors ramp up

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:50 PM PDT

Apple may reveal the iPad Mini this month, the Nest Learning Thermostat gets cooler, and LinkedIn wants you to follow the leader. [Read more]

Best monitors for movie-watching

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:29 PM PDT

Not enough room for a 40- to 60-inch TV, but still want to pretend your appreciation for the fine art of cinema is passionate and genuine? Well, here are five monitors that should satiate the cinephile in you. [Read more]

Eye-controlled 'i beam' tablet lets you strap-hang safely

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 01:12 PM PDT

At Ceatec 2012, NTT DoCoMo shows off a tablet with gaze control. If you're reading and come across a word you're not familiar with it, just eyeball it for the definition. [Read more]

The New Yorker's view from 9th Avenue -- via Apple Maps

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 12:42 PM PDT

Mad Magazine presents an Apple-inspired view of the New Yorker's iconic cover looking across the Sea of Galilee toward Kuala Lumpur. [Read more]

ePure Bluetooth Station gives iPhones comfy homes

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 12:05 PM PDT

This wireless gadget from Swissvoice morphs mobiles into landlines. [Read more]

'Star Wars' coins let you pay in Yodas

Posted: 02 Oct 2012 12:03 PM PDT

New Zealand Mint releases another set of "Star Wars"-themed silver coins starring major characters from "A Phantom Menace." [Read more]
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