Monday, November 5, 2012

CNET News

CNET News

Will Apple's silicon be good enough for a Mac?

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 09:00 PM PST

The company's silicon gets better every year. But will it be fast enough for a Mac, and can it muscle out Intel? [Read more]

Twitter's Election Day 2012 event page is live

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 08:17 PM PST

The social network launches its one-stop shop for up-to-date information on the presidential election, state races, and ballot propositions. [Read more]

iPad Mini vs. iPad 4: A glance at raw benchmarks

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 07:30 PM PST

Apple's iPad Mini and its bigger, fourth-generation iPad offer a sharp contrast in performance. [Read more]

Rumor has it: Amazon to launch original musical comedy series

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 07:02 PM PST

The Web giant is looking to debut its first original TV series called "Browsers," which is about four interns working in a Huffington Post-like newsroom, according to Variety. [Read more]

Medium wants people to eat their 'information vegetables'

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 06:01 PM PST

Obvious CEO and Twitter co-founder Evan Williams says his new project is about creating content that focuses on quality over speed. [Read more]

Foursquare launches rating system, competes with Yelp

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 05:26 PM PST

Looking more and more like a location search engine, the check-in social network disses star-rating and instead rolls out a 10-point scoring system for local businesses. [Read more]

Five years of Android by the numbers

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 05:03 PM PST

The Android operating system celebrates its fifth birthday with half a billion activations and counting on a "Galaxy" of different devices. [Read more]

Microsoft's Surface a bigger moneymaker than Apple's iPad?

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 04:47 PM PST

New numbers by IHS iSuppli show that Microsoft is making an almost 53 percent profit on each tablet sold, while Apple's profits are just over 44 percent on its most comparable iPad. [Read more]

MP3 player buying guide

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 04:22 PM PST

What you should know when shopping for an MP3 player. [Read more]

Q&A: MacFixIt Answers

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 03:59 PM PST

This week readers e-mailed questions about laptops not booting on battery power, fonts not displaying properly in Apple's Font Book utility, and advertisements in Safari. [Read more]

16GB Kindle Fire HD costs Amazon $207 to make

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 03:48 PM PST

An IHS teardown of the lowest price Kindle Fire HD, which costs $199, shows Amazon loses less money on the tablet than its predecessor. [Read more]

Verizon sunsetting its app store in 2013

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 03:43 PM PST

The carrier revealed on its developer blog that it will shutter its app store starting in January with a full closure by April. [Read more]

The Xperia TL: A Sony smartphone tipping point?

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 03:30 PM PST

Sony hasn't yet created a U.S. smartphone hit, but the Xperia TL could break the ice. [Read more]

Mom writes book on her BlackBerry

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 03:29 PM PST

Londoner Georgina Campbell says she wrote a whole book on her much-maligned little machine. It has now been published. Is it a new version of "Thumbelina?" [Read more]

Tea kettle has nothing to hide

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 03:13 PM PST

The Cuisinart DK-17 Cordless Stainless Steel Electric Kettle features an extralarge viewing window, which allows users the opportunity to contemplate the mysteries of tea. [Read more]

Surface tension: Acer needs to shut up about Microsoft tablet

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 03:10 PM PST

The Taiwanese PC maker has been pretty vocal in its displeasure with Microsoft, but the comments aren't likely to make the software titan too happy. [Read more]

Citizen scientists map 1,400 defibrillators in Philly contest

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 02:29 PM PST

More than 300 people in an eight-week crowdsourcing contest search for automated external defibrillators in over 525 buildings across Philadelphia. [Read more]

Our favorite free apps for Election Day 2012

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 02:20 PM PST

Be sure to check out these helpful apps to make the most out of Election Day 2012. [Read more]

Surface fine print: Windows eats up storage space

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:57 PM PST

That 32GB Surface isn't as roomy as you might think. [Read more]

AT&T to sell Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Android slate on November 9

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:46 PM PST

Samsung's 4G LTE tablet arrives at Ma Bell in time for the holiday season. [Read more]

Say 'Cheep'! Bird Photo Booth for high-tech bird watchers

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:28 PM PST

Your chickadees and finches are ready for their close-ups, Mr. DeMille. Get the drop on backyard birds with a bird feeder and camera-housing combination. [Read more]

The 404 1,158: Where we're gonna rock down to Electric Avenue (podcast)

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:22 PM PST

Well, that happened. We're back in the studio after a week of wading through Hurricane Sandy, and Jeff got hit the hardest. Check out today's episode for stories of what we saw, how we managed, and what you can do to help the relief effort. [Read more]

Apple, Intel suffering from the seven-year itch?

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:11 PM PST

Published report says Apple is exploring ways to replace Intel by using a homegrown chip design technology. [Read more]

Instagram gets user profiles for the Web

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:08 PM PST

The all mobile photo-sharing network will now have a Web counterpart that will look familiar to Facebook users, but you still won't be able to upload photos through your desktop. [Read more]

Get Battlefield 1942 (PC) for free

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:04 PM PST

Can you believe this game is 10 years old? It looks it, too -- but it's still a ton of fun. Get your World War II on free of charge while you can. [Read more]
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