Tuesday, November 27, 2012

CNET News

CNET News

Apple hit with patent lawsuit over iPhone's use of headphones

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 09:31 PM PST

An apparent shell company files $3 million lawsuit over a 2008 patent covering an interface for sending and receiving audio signals from a phone. [Read more]

Ceglia fights to keep lawyer trying to quit lawsuit against Facebook

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 08:59 PM PST

The man who claims Mark Zuckerberg agreed to give him half of Facebook opposes his lawyer's motion to withdraw from the case. His lawyer says he's received threats in representing Ceglia. [Read more]

Half of mobile phone users get online with their device

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 07:19 PM PST

Whether they're checking their bank account, downloading an app, or e-mailing, a new study shows that 56 percent of cell phone owners are using their device to access the Internet. [Read more]

NASA hedges on Curiosity's mystery Mars discovery

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 06:40 PM PST

We'll soon know what historic Martian data NASA is sitting on...unless it isn't. [Read more]

Intel to kill off desktop as we know it, reports claim

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 06:28 PM PST

As the chip giant puts its eggs in the mobile basket, the desktop is at risk, reports claim. [Read more]

Chinese news site falls for Kim Jong-Un 'sexiest man alive' tale

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 06:13 PM PST

Somehow, China's People's Daily believes that the round-faced cherub who runs North Korea really is the sexiest man in the world. It dedicates 55 pages of photos to the achievement. [Read more]

Cyber Monday crowned biggest Web shopping day in history

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 05:56 PM PST

New data shows that this year's online shopping day blitz saw a 30 percent increase in sales over last year and mobile spending topped the charts with a growth of 70 percent. [Read more]

iPad still dominates tablets, but Android grabs market share

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 05:38 PM PST

Apple's tablets made up 55 percent of third-quarter shipments, but it lost 14 percent to Android competitors, according to new research. [Read more]

Google glitch gives Webmaster Tools to revoked accounts

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 05:36 PM PST

Contractors who formerly had access to big sites like eBay report they suddenly have access again. [Read more]

Quick workaround for MacBook black screen

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 04:15 PM PST

Some older MacBook Pro models may still suffer from periodic black-screen problems, but this workaround may help. [Read more]

Microsoft plans to fix rebooting Windows Phones next month

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 04:07 PM PST

Software giant says it has identified the cause of the issue and plans to release an over-the-air fix in December. [Read more]

Gamers collect 300 billion coins in New Super Mario Bros. 2

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 04:01 PM PST

Mario button mashers collect nearly enough gold coins to equal the GDP of several developing countries combined. [Read more]

Google CEO said to meet with FTC over antitrust probe

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 03:42 PM PST

Bloomberg reports that Larry Page was interviewed in the final stages of the FTC's long investigation. [Read more]

'Gangnam Style' Christmas light display assaults the eyes

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 03:15 PM PST

Celebrate the holidays with a K-pop Christmas light display that will forever sear LEDs into your eyes and "Gangnam Style" into your ears. [Read more]

Google reaches settlement in haptic-feedback patent suit

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 02:58 PM PST

The deal with Immersion settles a nearly year-old lawsuit originally filed against Motorola. [Read more]

Yelp CEO: Yep, Google can be pretty evil

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 02:44 PM PST

Jeremy Stoppelman, speaking during a Business Insider conference, adds that doing anything local takes depth and time. [Read more]

Wacca-wacca: NASA unveils Saturn's second Pac-Man moon

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 02:38 PM PST

Pac-Man makes an appearance on one of Saturn's moons, turning our solar system into one big retro gaming space arcade. [Read more]

Microsoft says it's sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses so far

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 02:37 PM PST

Tami Reller, the chief marketing and financial officer for Windows, announces the tally today during the Credit Suisse tech conference. [Read more]

ATI 7000 series graphics coming to the Mac?

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:58 PM PST

New drivers in test builds of OS X suggest upcoming Mac systems from Apple may ship with AMD's high-end graphics cards. [Read more]

Groupon CEO in jeopardy of losing his job?

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:47 PM PST

With the stock in a free fall and Groupon's board meeting this week, Andrew Mason's tenure as CEO reportedly faces opposition. [Read more]

Xbox 360 sells 750,000 units during Black Friday week

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:17 PM PST

The Microsoft gaming console has a blowout Thanksgiving week and logs a 50 percent increase in Xbox 360 Live subscriptions. [Read more]

The 404 1,172: Where we heard a rumor on MySpace (podcast)

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:08 PM PST

We got word on a MySpace Bulletin post that CNET's Sharon Vaknin is in the office, so we force her to guest-host today's episode and talk to us about social networking nostalgia, the mystery behind liveblog traffic, and a social experiment that lets you donate clothing from your rival school to the homeless. [Read more]

Google: Nexus 4 on sale, but high traffic causing purchase errors

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:06 PM PST

The company says heavy demand to the Google Play store is creating problems for shoppers once again trying to buy the company's newest flagship phone. [Read more]

Smartphones with unusual features (roundup)

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:49 PM PST

These smartphones' entertaining and practical party tricks stand out from the crowd. [Read more]

Copyright scare spreads on Facebook

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:48 PM PST

A status update hoax fills Facebook feeds with bogus legalese, Kindle Fire is Cyber Monday's hot seller, and Google forces reviewers to use real names. [Read more]
at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)