Friday, December 14, 2012

CNET News

CNET News

Quad-core, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0: 2012's winners and losers

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 07:04 PM PST

Find out what hot new tech caught on or fizzled in this year's smartphones. [Read more]

Put your phone into 'car mode' with these dashboard apps

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 06:12 PM PST

With large shortcuts to car-specific functions and, in some cases, voice and gesture controls, these apps can make your phone as safe to use behind the wheel as your car's stereo. [Read more]

'The Hobbit' 3D tech divides our CNET reviewers

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 05:01 PM PST

Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is polarizing audiences for several reasons, but mainly because of the new 48-frames-per-second 3D technolology. CNET's TV reviewers just went there and back again, and here's what they thought of the 3D. Oh, and the film. [Read more]

Walmart selling iPhone 5 for $127 in stores, 4S for $47

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:38 PM PST

Walmart has put Apple's two latest smartphones on sale just ahead of Christmas, trimming $72 off the iPhone 5, and about $41 off the iPhone 4S. [Read more]

Q&A: MacFixIt Answers

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:23 PM PST

This week readers e-mailed in questions about Target Display mode in iMac systems and RAM purchases for Macs among others. [Read more]

Crave Ep. 103: Dropping burrito bombs on America

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:15 PM PST

This week on Crave, we check out a Burrito Bomber that drops burritos into geo-tagged locations. Also, your next chauffeur could have four legs and bark. [Read more]

Give a wag to Tailly the wearable tail

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:04 PM PST

Meet "Tailly," a sensor-enabled mechanical tail by a Japanese man who also invented brainwave-controlled movable ears. [Read more]

Ray Kurzweil joins Google as director of engineering

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:03 PM PST

The famed futurist will focus on machine learning and language processing, he says on his Web site. [Read more]

Dropbox for iOS updated with focus on photos

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 03:53 PM PST

Dropbox refreshes its iPhone app with an improved experience for uploading, storing, and sharing digital photos. [Read more]

Google shutting down sync services in winter purge

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 03:39 PM PST

The company recommends users of Google Sync start using the open CardDAV protocol instead. [Read more]

Android rumor roundup

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 02:56 PM PST

Five-inch smartphones, an unbreakable display, and an even larger Galaxy Note make up the juiciest Android rumors this week. [Read more]

Lingering issues found at Foxconn's iPhone factory

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 02:12 PM PST

A new investigative report that went inside one of Foxconn's busiest factories claims there are still major issues with working conditions. [Read more]

Chrome search refinements on their way

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 02:10 PM PST

Google's performing a little bit of liposuction on search in Chrome, in an attempt to make accessing search faster. [Read more]

Share Karma's Wi-Fi, get free data

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 02:00 PM PST

A mobile hot spot rewards you for sharing Wi-Fi, Aereo streaming TV service adds a cable station, and Apple users can gift an app from their device. [Read more]

Best of CES 2012: Where are they now?

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 01:45 PM PST

Come with us on a trip back to January 2012 as we track down last year's award winners and find out...what happened? [Read more]

The 25 most anticipated games of 2013

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 01:43 PM PST

Browse CNET's gallery of the 25 most anticipated games of 2013 to see what the future of interactive entertainment has in store. [Read more]

How much would you cough up for a Hobbit home?

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 01:20 PM PST

With "The Hobbit" opening in U.S. theaters this week, a new infographic takes a glimpse at how much it would cost to buy a real-life Hobbiton abode similar to Bag End. [Read more]

Motorola Atrix HD grabs up Android 4.1

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 01:17 PM PST

Google's Jelly Bean software update is now available for the AT&T smartphone. [Read more]

Apple stock slouches toward $500, near February lows

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 01:08 PM PST

Apple's stock continues its recent declines, dropping nearly 4 percent in a day, and reaching prices around which it hovered in mid-February. [Read more]

The 404 1,184: Where we'll kick you apart (podcast)

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 12:41 PM PST

It's our last show before we're off for a few weeks, but we'll post a few special Yuletide episodes of The 404 to keep you company during the holidays. On today's episode, we'll talk about ads coming to Instagram, how to stop the sale of scalped tickets, and the most awesomely useless 3D-printed object ever. [Read more]

Group says it found child workers at Samsung supplier factory

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 12:09 PM PST

China Labor Watch says an investigation found at least three girls under the age of 16 working at an HTNS Shenzhen Co. factory that assembles Samsung cell phones. [Read more]

Smart motorcyle helmet cushions you from concussion

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:58 AM PST

A new helmet from 6D Helmets aims to eliminate some of the most common brain injuries suffered by riders. [Read more]

Use Kies to back up and restore your Samsung mobile device

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:57 AM PST

The Samsung Kies desktop software can do more than just sync your media. You can also use it to back up the data on your Samsung smartphone or tablet. [Read more]

Police on Apple store tasering: It was 'justified'

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:29 AM PST

After reviewing an incident in which a 44-year-old woman was tasered for allegedly refusing to leave an Apple store, police conclude the act was "justified and appropriate." [Read more]

NASA hacker won't face prosecution in U.K.

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:12 AM PST

Self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon will not now face legal action in the U.K. following a decision by the Crown Prosecution Service, but the U.S. extradition warrant remains open. [Read more]
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