Thursday, November 15, 2012

CNET News

CNET News

LTE iPad Mini on sale in carrier stores Nov. 16

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 09:11 PM PST

Sprint said tonight that it will begin selling the LTE version of Apple's smaller tablet online and in stores. [Read more]

Apple nabs 1,024 patents from Rockstar Consortium

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 08:51 PM PST

Even though the tech giant is a member of the consortium that bought thousands for patents from Nortel Networks last year, it's quietly been in the process of buying some patents of its own. [Read more]

Dell makes pitch for $649 Windows 8 tablets at business

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 08:30 PM PST

Can Dell sell lots of Windows 8 Pro tablets to businesses? It will have to go up against market standard-bearer Apple iPad. [Read more]

Zynga's outlook doesn't look pretty -- can Pincus save it?

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 07:52 PM PST

Add tumbling stocks to vanishing employees to fizzling games and you've got one uncertain company. [Read more]

AT&T adds new international roaming plans

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 07:06 PM PST

After announcing a Canada and Mexico plan in June, the carrier will introduce international calling plans for Europe and other global regions. [Read more]

Google modifies Android SDK to battle platform fragmentation

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 06:41 PM PST

New terms for developers specifically prohibits them from any action that could contribute to further fragmentation of the mobile platform. [Read more]

Judge mulls over Facebook's offer in 'sponsored stories' suit

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 06:10 PM PST

The social network's second attempt at settling the lawsuit over a feature that publicized users' "likes" without permission or compensation may be ruled on "very shortly." [Read more]

Ultra-thin Wallet Trackr monitors your billfold without the bulge

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 05:55 PM PST

The Bluetooth 4.0-powered Wallet Trackr uses an iPhone app to remind you to grab your wallet on your way out of the door. [Read more]

Hollywood bigwig Peter Chernin joins Twitter's board

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 05:51 PM PST

The former News Corp. executive, who also helped launch Hulu, has become the eighth member of Twitter's board of directors. [Read more]

Facebook kicks off holidays with Gifts expansion

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 05:41 PM PST

The social network continues its quest for e-commerce dollars with new Facebook Gifts partnerships. [Read more]

Twitter takes new steps to be even more like Instagram

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 05:07 PM PST

The microblogging service rolled out a series of new features today that together make it more instantly visual and take it even further past 140 characters. [Read more]

LTE networks vulnerable to inexpensive jamming technique

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 04:41 PM PST

High-speed wireless networks being embraced as the future of wireless communication could be taken down with an inexpensive transmitter, researchers warn. [Read more]

Google, Dish Network said to have discussed wireless service

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 04:24 PM PST

The Wall Street Journal reports that the talks might not go anywhere, though. [Read more]

Home smelling funky? Unleash this scented Roomba

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 03:47 PM PST

Fancy air that smells of vanilla cupcakes? Stick this strip on your robot's backside and breathe deeply. [Read more]

Twitter finally adds ability to e-mail tweets

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 03:37 PM PST

The microblogging site hopes to reach more non-tweeters with a feature third-party apps have been offering for a while. [Read more]

Lytro adds more ways to interact with its living pictures

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 03:31 PM PST

Its next software update lets you change the point of view of your Lytro photos -- new and old -- as well as refocusing them. [Read more]

Cable companies say they won't disconnect accused pirates

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 03:30 PM PST

Verizon and Time Warner Cable say they won't pull the plug on customers as a result of piracy complaints from Hollywood movie studios and record labels as part of the "six strikes" program. [Read more]

Nintendo fans line up early for the Wii U

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 02:55 PM PST

Gamers camp out in New York to be the first to get the Wii U console, Microsoft is sued over Surface's storage, and Facebook adds a mobile share button. [Read more]

Buffeted by ethereal twisters, Mars rover gears up to move on

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 02:53 PM PST

The Curiosity Mars rover, wrapping up initial soil sample analysis, readies for its search of suitable targets for tests of a power drill critical to future sample collection. [Read more]

Kettle corn on the kitchen countertop

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 02:44 PM PST

The Nostalgia Electrics Carnival Kettle Corn Maker makes it easy to recreate an outdoor favorite inside the house. [Read more]

Google's maps app for iOS in near final testing

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 02:03 PM PST

A new report says Google is putting the finishing touches on its maps application for Apple's iOS platform. [Read more]

Carrier-bound X-47B drone passes remote-control test

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:52 PM PST

On dry land, Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy show that they can use a handheld controller to maneuver the drone as if around the tight quarters of an aircraft carrier. [Read more]

Zoom around the vast Milky Way in a browser

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:51 PM PST

Forget about Google Earth and check out Google Galaxy. A Google Chrome Experiment lets you surf around our corner of the universe without all those years of pesky NASA training. [Read more]

eBay same-day delivery makes a stop in New York City

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:43 PM PST

"eBay Now" has expanded outside its initial location in San Francisco, with the company giving New Yorkers $15 off their first order and free shipping for three deliveries. [Read more]

Nokia, Navteq show us how a map is made

Posted: 15 Nov 2012 01:32 PM PST

We take a spin in the True mapping car, which is used to collect the data that powers Nokia Maps 3.0 on the all-new Lumia 822. [Read more]
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