CNET News

---

• Nexus 7 explodes, lands user free Google Glass
• Apple, HTC announce global settlement of patent disputes
• Time is money: Apple pays $21M for clock design, says report
• The iPad Mini design explained
• 'Little Miss Sunshine' writer to pen new 'Star Wars' film
• So Steve Jobs was a normal human being
• Donate to tattoo your Twitter handle on this guy
• BBC blocks live linkup with aliens, scared they might curse
• Racist anti-Obama Facebook post gets woman fired
• Google access restored in China, says report
• U.S. city gets one of the world's fastest networks... for a week
• Should the White House have a 'made in the USA' hi-fi?
• This week in Crave: The 20-sided edition

Nexus 7 explodes, lands user free Google Glass Posted: 10 Nov 2012 08:06 PM PST One tablet user's bad luck turned out to be fortunate in the long run, according to a post on a Chinese forum. [Read more]

Apple, HTC announce global settlement of patent disputes Posted: 10 Nov 2012 06:56 PM PST Smartphone competitors agree to 10-year patent licensing deal on all current and future patents held by both companies. [Read more]

Time is money: Apple pays $21M for clock design, says report Posted: 10 Nov 2012 03:30 PM PST Apple shells out many millions of dollars to license the iconic Swiss clock-face design it apparently adapted for use in iOS 6, says a news agency report. [Read more]

The iPad Mini design explained Posted: 10 Nov 2012 02:54 PM PST An analyst offers her reasons for the iPad Mini's design. Apple was aiming at an eminently portable, light tablet, not a product with the latest and greatest display technology. [Read more]

'Little Miss Sunshine' writer to pen new 'Star Wars' film Posted: 10 Nov 2012 02:43 PM PST With preproduction of "Star Wars: Episode VII" in full swing, Lucasfilm confirms the hiring of a screenwriter for the highly anticipated sci-fi movie. [Read more]

So Steve Jobs was a normal human being Posted: 10 Nov 2012 02:13 PM PST A Quora question about random encounters with Steve Jobs reveals that both he and his wife were normal people who wanted to help someone whose car had broken down. [Read more]

Donate to tattoo your Twitter handle on this guy Posted: 10 Nov 2012 12:57 PM PST TechCrunch writer Drew Olanoff is auctioning off space on his body. He'll get a tattoo of your Twitter handle to help childhood cancer research. [Read more]

BBC blocks live linkup with aliens, scared they might curse Posted: 10 Nov 2012 10:49 AM PST British TV presenter Professor Brian Cox reveals that the BBC blocked his idea of a live attempt to contact aliens, as they might say something naughty on the air. [Read more]

Racist anti-Obama Facebook post gets woman fired Posted: 10 Nov 2012 10:24 AM PST A California woman seems genuinely surprised that calling the president by the n-word and wishing for his assassination might be, well, a big deal. [Read more]

Google access restored in China, says report Posted: 10 Nov 2012 09:38 AM PST Google, Gmail, and other Google offerings seem to be available again, after an apparent blockage coinciding with the start of the 18th Communist Party Congress, and related protests. [Read more]

U.S. city gets one of the world's fastest networks... for a week Posted: 10 Nov 2012 09:08 AM PST Lucky Salt Lake. The annual conference of Super Computing is bringing 800Gbps of bandwidth with it to the mid-size Utah city. [Read more]

Should the White House have a 'made in the USA' hi-fi? Posted: 10 Nov 2012 07:46 AM PST With the election out of the way, the Audiophiliac would love to see the White House get an all-American hi-fi system. [Read more]

This week in Crave: The 20-sided edition Posted: 10 Nov 2012 06:00 AM PST When we weren't playing ancient Egyptian Dungeons & Dragons this week, we were celebrating the discovery of Superman's home planet in our cozy Tribble slippers. [Read more]

You are subscribed to email updates from CNET News To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610