Sunday, December 2, 2012

CNET News

CNET News


Election, iPhone 5 top Yahoo's list of 2012's popular searches

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 09:00 PM PST

As for top-searched gadgets, three of the top five on the list are made by Apple -- iPhone 5, iPad 3, and iPad Mini. [Read more]

How Ford makes its cars smarter

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 09:00 PM PST

In the fast-evolving world of connected cars, CTO Paul Mascarenas is bringing Detroit and Silicon Valley together to chart Ford's path into the future. [Read more]

Facebook interested in buying mobile chat app WhatsApp?

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 08:52 PM PST

The social network has been in talks to acquire the popular cross-platform app, sources tell TechCrunch. [Read more]

Your smartphone's secret afterlife (Smartphones Unlocked)

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 05:00 PM PST

You sell, recycle, and donate your old phones, but what happens after that? Some could actually wind up right back in your hands. [Read more]

Facebook Powerball hoaxer is software engineer, report says

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 03:44 PM PST

The man who persuaded more than 2 million people to share his photo of a fake winning Powerball ticket is reportedly the co-owner of an Arizona-based medical software company. [Read more]

Intel to slash power consumption on Ivy Bridge chip

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 03:27 PM PST

Chip giant plans to make Ivy Bridge more power efficient than the versions that are currently used in the MacBook Air and Windows 8 ultrabooks. [Read more]

Some iMacs labeled 'Assembled in USA,' teardown shows

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 01:14 PM PST

Is Apple assembling some iMacs in the U.S.? That would be a departure from its custom of assembling virtually all products in Asia. [Read more]

iPad 4 impresses in speed tests

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 01:05 PM PST

The iPad is a speed demon. And that can grow on you. [Read more]

Tackling an around-the-world plane flight -- without fossil fuel

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 01:00 PM PST

Adventurers discuss the challenges they face in their bid to become first to circumnavigate the globe without fossil fuel in the Solar Impulse, a solar-powered plane that can fly at night. [Read more]

Polymer dollars: Fingering Canada's plastic bills

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:18 AM PST

The new polymer $20 now in circulation may look and feel fake, but it's designed to stop counterfeiting. [Read more]

Former spy chief says U.S. has had its cyber '9/11 warning'

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 10:55 AM PST

Former NSA director tells the Financial Times that a cyberattack could cripple the nation's banking system, power grid, and other essential infrastructure. [Read more]

Kids, here's 3D proof that Santa exists

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 09:19 AM PST

It's that time of year when the existence of Santa is proved by your ability to follow Santa's journey with all your new material goods. Courtesy of NORAD. [Read more]

The Audiophiliac's favorite music Blu-rays, DVDs, and CDs

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 08:06 AM PST

This latest batch of releases is loaded with gems. [Read more]

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