Wednesday, December 12, 2012

CNET News

CNET News

Google Maps returns to iOS as an app after Apple's removal

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 08:40 PM PST

After months-long absence due to Apple's embarrassing removal of the feature from its mobile platform, Google's maps returns as a stand-alone app. [Read more]

Dropbox acquires music streaming service Audiogalaxy

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 08:00 PM PST

Service will be shutdown in apparent "acqui-hire," suggesting that the file-sharing service may be getting ready to tune up a music streaming service. [Read more]

Woman Tasered after trying to buy too many iPhones

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 06:39 PM PST

A woman trying to buy too many iPhones at a New Hampshire Apple store and ends up being Tasered by police outside the store. [Read more]

U.N. summit rejects U.S., Europe hands-off-the-Internet plea

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 06:20 PM PST

Nigeria, Cuba, Algeria, and Saudi Arabia persuade a majority of summit delegates to support giving a United Nations agency a more "active" role in Internet governance. [Read more]

FCC wants texting apps like iMessage in text-to-911 plan

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 06:17 PM PST

Proposal would require apps that send text messages to phones to be part of the people to send text messages to authorities in emergencies. [Read more]

NYC may launch pilot program with app to hail taxis

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 05:54 PM PST

After past foot-dragging from the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, it's looking like a pilot program that lets users summon a taxi with a smartphone app could launch. [Read more]

N.Y. silicon corridor fuels more Apple made-in-U.S.A. rumors

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 05:22 PM PST

Apple says it plans to make Macs in the U.S. next year, spurring speculation about chip companies setting up shop here to make Apple silicon. [Read more]

Report: Google Maps for iOS coming out 'tonight'

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 05:21 PM PST

The much-rumored, and long-awaited Google Maps app for Apple's iOS platform is reportedly being released tonight. [Read more]

Developing nations adopting social media quickly

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 05:14 PM PST

As citizens in countries like Mexico, Brazil, Tunisia, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Russia, and India get access to the Internet, they join social networks at a high rate, according to a Pew report. [Read more]

VC Roger McNamee slams Android's 'profitless prosperity'

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 05:13 PM PST

"The threat to Apple is that they forget their power and success comes from selling hardware. If Android gets too much unit volume, it's a mistake," McNamee says. [Read more]

Supposed untethered jailbreak for iOS 6 ends up being fake

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 04:39 PM PST

An unidentified person just fooled a lot of people by teasing an untethered jailbreak for iOS 6 with a tool called Dream Jailbreak, but it ended up being fake. [Read more]

Google: No immediate plans for Google Apps on Windows 8

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 04:37 PM PST

But reports circulating around the Web that Google has "ruled out" Windows 8 apps are wrong. [Read more]

Yelp takes its reviews to Turkey

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 04:13 PM PST

Expansion marks the 20th country in which the local business reviews site has a presence. [Read more]

Tumblr goes dark with massive outage

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 03:58 PM PST

After rolling outages the past couple of weeks, the popular blogging platform experiences more major hiccups today. [Read more]

ReCycle bicycles made from all-recycled aluminum

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 03:30 PM PST

The next time you recycle an empty six-pack of energy drink cans, it may end up in the frame of a ReCycle bike. [Read more]

Sensor system gives disabled kids a second shot at tablets

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 02:51 PM PST

Researchers at Georgia Tech come up with a solution for making tablets more accessible to children with orthopedic disabilities and neurological disorders that impair motor skills. [Read more]

Here come Zynga's Bubble Safari spin-offs

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 02:50 PM PST

Zynga takes advantage of the game's success and launches Bubble Safari Ocean and Bubble Safari on mobile. [Read more]

More details emerge about high-end ZTE Grand S

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 02:40 PM PST

New information regarding the high-end ZTE Grand S, which will be unveiled at CES 2013, appear on CES' press events schedule. [Read more]

Senator pressures FAA to get moving on in-flight device use

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 02:30 PM PST

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill tells the agency she's "prepared to pursue legislative solutions" if it doesn't move at a reasonable pace to allow gadget use on planes. [Read more]

Former top Apple fanboy now rocks all Android devices

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 02:22 PM PST

Former Mac evangelist Guy Kawasaki says he's purged all iOS devices from his life. [Read more]

The 6 most disappointing games and trends of 2012

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 01:59 PM PST

As we close the doors on another year, let's remind ourselves which games and trends had no business even walking through them. [Read more]

FreedomPop offers free home broadband

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 01:55 PM PST

A startup looks to disrupt the broadband industry with free Internet, Facebook makes privacy settings easier to find, and a video shows what could be the next BlackBerry phone. [Read more]

Exclusive: ITU 'failed,' says former policy chief

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 01:01 PM PST

A former telecommunications policy maker at the international organization, which is holding talks in Dubai to expand regulation of the Internet, warns that the group's conference is "absolutely absurd." [Read more]

New Trojan attempts SMS fraud on OS X users

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 12:48 PM PST

The threat is minimal, but perhaps costly for those who fall for it. [Read more]

The 404 1,182: Where we take 12 steps to financial freedom (podcast)

Posted: 12 Dec 2012 12:45 PM PST

We couldn't end the year without a final appearance from Aunt Jill, who joins us today with a list of tips on how to secure your financial freedom in 2013. [Read more]
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