Thursday, December 20, 2012

CNET News

CNET News

Roku adds Spotify, Vevo to its streamed channel offerings

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 08:00 PM PST

Channels for the popular music streaming and video services added to the home set-top box steaming platform. [Read more]

Facebook begins rolling out new privacy tools

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 07:06 PM PST

Unveiled last week, the tools are touted as helping users better manage who can see what on the social network. [Read more]

Apple reportedly pulls plug on project behind portable charger

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 06:24 PM PST

iPhone maker refuses to license the rights to its Lightning connector for use in a portable charging station, its CEO says in announcing refunds to Kickstarter donors. [Read more]

Time to send an SOS over Instagram's TOS

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 06:01 PM PST

More Facebook/Instagram follies raise uneasy questions why a policy change morphed into such a mess. [Read more]

Four security trends defined 2012, will impact 2013

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 05:28 PM PST

Mobile and Mac malware burbles noxiously, data breaches and data mining will cause more havoc with your privacy, and the Web will continue to suffer the ignominy of poorly-written, Swiss-cheesed code as security experts predict lessons from 2012 go unlearned in 2013. [Read more]

Instagram rolls back terms of service after ownership dustup

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 04:51 PM PST

The photo-sharing service's terms of service will revert to their original, 2010 form after a user backlash over image ownership. [Read more]

DARPA's latest footage of LS3 robodog astounds

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 04:39 PM PST

DARPA researchers continue to add new functionality to the four-legged robot originally developed by Boston Dynamics. [Read more]

Big iOS 6 uptick linked to China launch, instead of Google Maps

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 04:01 PM PST

Since Google's new iOS mapping app hit Apple's App Store, adoption of iOS 6 has jumped 30 percent. But new data says the rate in North America stayed flat and that the global jump may be due to iPhone sales in China. [Read more]

Press for Android wraps Google Reader in a slick package

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST

The newest RSS reader app for Android may be attractive and easy to use, but it still has some work to do if it hopes to dethrone my current favorite in the category. [Read more]

Intel-based Windows 8 tablet beats Surface, but 'bug' cited

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 03:41 PM PST

Tablets based on Intel's new power-efficient Atom chip are faster than ARM rivals on central processing unit benchmarks, according to chip site Anandtech -- which also cites a "bug" that delayed shipment of systems. [Read more]

Is the BlackBerry PlayBook making a comeback?

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 03:35 PM PST

The latest quarter showed a surprising rise in PlayBook shipments, suggesting a hint of life for the once-mocked tablet. [Read more]

Android in 2013: What to expect

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:58 PM PST

The Android ecosystem has become a dominant force in 2012. Here's how I see it growing in the coming year. [Read more]

How to tame annoying alert sounds in OS X

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:18 PM PST

OS X supports a few custom handling options for alert sounds to make them less intrusive. [Read more]

You got an iPad...now what?

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 02:11 PM PST

Congratulations, new iPad owner! Welcome to Apple's tablet world. Now make sure you do these things first. [Read more]

'Sources' out BlackBerry Z10 as RIM's first new smartphone

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:24 PM PST

Code names burst open if this latest BlackBerry rumor proves true, revealing RIM's name for its comeback-hopeful. [Read more]

RIM posts Q3 profit due to tax windfall, but subscribers fall

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:23 PM PST

Remove the favorable tax settlement, and the BlackBerry maker still lost money. The results were still better than investors expected. [Read more]

Apple begins appeal in renewed bid to ban Samsung phones

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:21 PM PST

Apple today took a step in trying to appeal a decision by a district court judge not to ban a number of Samsung phones in the U.S. [Read more]

CES 2013: 139 startups, and one that stinks

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:45 PM PST

Robot makers, gadget case makers, and a company determined to spew smells at you while you play video games. [Read more]

Star Trek: The Video Game due April 23

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:40 PM PST

Digital Extremes' licensed third-person shooter will land in the first half of next year, with the PlayStation 3 version available digitally through PSN. [Read more]

Real-life Fruit Ninja slices and dices flying comestibles

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:24 PM PST

When the app is no longer enough, turn to the real-life Fruit Ninja for much more graphic images of fruit meeting its maker at the hands of a sword-wielding ninja. [Read more]

Life-size hobbit Bag End made of 2 million Legos

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 11:48 AM PST

Lego gives one of its popular hobbit sets the life-size treatment. It's so big, you can walk inside. [Read more]

Mayan apocalypse fails, according to Australia

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 11:11 AM PST

Sorry to disappoint you, but it appears the world is still spinning even though Australia and New Zealand are already well into December 21. [Read more]

Best of the best from this year in Crave

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:41 AM PST

The team behind CNET's Crave blog spent 2012 tackling the brilliant, inspiring, stupid, and wacky sides of technology. Check out some of Crave's greatest hits of the year. [Read more]

Facebook tests $1 fee for inbox access

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:00 AM PST

The "small experiment" will let some people pay to have a message routed to the Inbox of someone they're not connected with, rather have it be banished to the Other folder. [Read more]

Path shows Facebook how to do social search right

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 10:00 AM PST

An update to the social-networking app lets users search their moments in clever ways. [Read more]
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