Thursday, October 4, 2012

CNET News

CNET News


Facebook shutters The Cool Hunter for copyright issues

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:38 PM PDT

With little warning, the social network shuts down the pop-culture Web site's Facebook account, leaving the founder and the site's nearly 800,000 fans to wonder what went wrong. [Read more]

Lawsuits over Facebook's IPO flop to be consolidated in NY

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:29 PM PDT

The roughly 50 lawsuits brought against the social network and its underwriters are being joined into one case to be heard before a federal judge in Manhattan. [Read more]

Microsoft rolls out Windows 8 app updates ahead of time

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:24 PM PDT

The launch of Windows 8 is still three weeks away, but the software giant is already in the process of updating some of its built-in apps, including Bing, maps, photos, news, and weather. [Read more]

Samsung expects another record quarterly profit on Galaxy sales

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:15 PM PDT

Korean electronics giant estimates its third-quarter operating profit at $7.3 billion, a 90 percent increase over the year-ago period. [Read more]

AT&T unveils bevy of devices

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:14 PM PDT

AT&T unleashes a slew of mobile devices at New York press event. [Read more]

Can you be jailed for a Facebook 'Like' in the Philippines?

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:01 PM PDT

The country's new Cybercrime Prevention Act, which went into effect yesterday, has some very interesting provisions that might lead to very interesting results. [Read more]

A terrible, horrible, no good, very day for @FiredBigBird

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 05:37 PM PDT

After rocketing to super-stardom last night, the Twitter account started in response to Mitt Romney's promise to cut PBS funding was suspended, unsuspended, and then suspended again. [Read more]

Oracle appeals ruling in lawsuit over Google's use of Java

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 05:22 PM PDT

The database giant takes issue with the judge's decision in the case that the APIs used in Android are noncopyrightable. [Read more]

Facebook's Sandberg writes book about female leadership

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:56 PM PDT

The social network's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, is coming out with a book called "Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead," which looks to encourage its female readers to achieve leadership roles. [Read more]

Jobs' high school girlfriend writing book about relationship

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:41 PM PDT

Mother of Steve Jobs' first daughter is writing a memoir about her rocky relationship with the Apple co-founder, including her struggle to get him to accept paternity of his child. [Read more]

Bling! Researchers create 24k gold in the lab

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 04:13 PM PDT

There's gold in them thar chlorides! Researchers at Michigan State University figure out how to transmute a toxic chemical compound into solid gold. [Read more]

Tumblr takes the hipster Internet offline Saturday

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:48 PM PDT

The micro-blogging site will make a multitude of animated GIFs and many of the memes that make life worth living unavailable this weekend. [Read more]

On Twitter, PBS stands up to Romney after 'Big Bird' quip

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:48 PM PDT

After the Republican presidential nominee suggests he would cut funding for PBS -- a threat to the famous "Sesame Street" character -- the network buys a promoted tweet tied to the term. [Read more]

2012 CNET Headphone Buying Guide

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:44 PM PDT

In-ear vs. on-ear, circumaural vs supraaural, open vs. closed back -- shopping for the right pair of headphones can be tough, but CNET's on the job with a buying guide to help you narrow down your choices. [Read more]

Eight fixes the iPhone 5 needs

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:41 PM PDT

The iPhone 5 is an excellent product, but it isn't perfect. Here's the good news: a lot of these issues could be addressed in an iOS 6 update. [Read more]

Curiosity rover pauses to get the scoop on Mars

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:16 PM PDT

NASA's intrepid Mars rover is pausing near fine-grained sand dunes to take soil samples that will be used to clean out any traces of Earth's environment in the rover's sample collection system. [Read more]

GOP: World of Warcraft player should be barred from office

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:15 PM PDT

The Maine GOP issues a press release calling a state senate candidate's enthusiasm for World of Warcraft "a bizarre double life." [Read more]

MegaUpload users will get their day in court

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 03:05 PM PDT

Federal judge overseeing the MegaUpload case wants to see evidence to help him decide what to do with the files owned by MegaUpload's former users. MegaUpload's lawyer will want U.S. officials to testify. [Read more]

NHK zooms in on 8K 3D binoculars

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 02:38 PM PDT

The prototype, which is being showcased at the Ceatec technology fair, can zoom in to 4x and maintain full-HD resolution. [Read more]

Zynga lowers its full-year outlook, writes down OMGPOP buy

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 02:31 PM PDT

The social-gaming company said third-quarter earnings will be lousy as it writes off a big chunk of its OMGPOP acquisition. Full-year numbers will also suffer, and shares dropped more than 20 percent after hours. [Read more]

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop: We'll spend to break through (Q&A)

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 02:24 PM PDT

On the eve of launching its Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone with AT&T, CNET sat down with Nokia's CEO to talk rivalry, Nokia's challenger mindset, and making it in America. [Read more]

Laptop buying guide

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:58 PM PDT

Breaking out the most important things to know when shopping for a new laptop. [Read more]

Laptop buying guide

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:58 PM PDT

Breaking out the most important things to know when shopping for a new laptop. [Read more]

Laptop buying guide

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:58 PM PDT

Breaking out the most important things to know when shopping for a new laptop. [Read more]

The 404 1,143: Where Justin spent way too much on dinner (podcast)

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:55 PM PDT

Jeff's visited the Bay a few times, but he's still blissfully ignorant about San Francisco's love affair with the naked body. From Bay to Breakers to the Folsom Street Fair, and of course, the Castro district on Halloween, join us as we run down all the places to find public nudity in San Francisco, and why Supervisor Weiner is trying to shut it down. [Read more]

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