Saturday, December 22, 2012

CNET News

CNET News


First day tips and tweaks for new MacBook owners

Posted: 22 Dec 2012 04:39 PM PST

Get a new holiday MacBook? Here's how to get the most of it right away. [Read more]

U.S., Russia forge 'action plan' on piracy

Posted: 22 Dec 2012 04:30 PM PST

The two countries agree on a plan to curtail theft of intellectual property, after President Obama grants Russia "permanent normal trade relations" and the two nations agree to have the WTO's tenets apply between them. [Read more]

Here comes Microsoft Surface Pro, 64 bits and all

Posted: 22 Dec 2012 12:37 PM PST

The Windows 8 Pro version of Microsoft's Surface tablet is just around the corner. Here's what to expect. [Read more]

Flickr offers three months of Pro service for free

Posted: 22 Dec 2012 12:12 PM PST

The nothing-to-lose offer comes amid the reverberations following Instagram's changes to its terms of service and subsequent backpedaling on the issue. [Read more]

Offbeat game recasts Xmas tune as 'Little Bummer Boy'

Posted: 22 Dec 2012 10:00 AM PST

To many, "Little Drummer Boy" is a fun, or at least innocuous, Christmas song. But to many people on Facebook, Twitter, e-mail lists, and blogs, "LDB" is something to avoid at all costs. [Read more]

A troubling promise in iPad Mini's new Xmas ad

Posted: 22 Dec 2012 08:59 AM PST

In a touching ad for the iPad Mini, a girl plays a song to her grandfather over FaceTime. She promises to be home for Xmas. But is she just mocking granddad? [Read more]

On truths, dreams, confessions--and the iPhone

Posted: 22 Dec 2012 08:36 AM PST

A new restaurant in Miami encourages people to leave personal revelations for everyone to see. A quite startling one involves Apple's bond-inspiring gadget. [Read more]

A made-in-the-U.S., audiophile-grade turntable for $150?

Posted: 22 Dec 2012 07:36 AM PST

That's what a group of talented twentysomethings are promising on their recently launched Kickstarter project, we'll see. [Read more]

Browsers: Top 5 events from 2012

Posted: 22 Dec 2012 12:01 AM PST

Web developers and browser makers were on course toward building the universal software platform -- until smartphones got in the way. [Read more]

Do you need a case for your smartphone?

Posted: 22 Dec 2012 12:01 AM PST

In this edition of Ask Maggie, CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers some advice on smartphone cases and also helps a reader decide between the iPad Mini and the fourth generation iPad. [Read more]

The most Twittery journalists of them all

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 10:59 PM PST

CNET NEWS EXCLUSIVE: A year-end look at some journalist stats on Twitter (including the most-followed journalists) provided by MuckRack, a sort of LinkedIn for media professionals. [Read more]

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