Friday, December 28, 2012

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CNET News

New iOS app shows NY subway arrival times

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 05:51 PM PST

For the first time, New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has release an iOS app that shows train arrival times on seven subway lines. [Read more]

Suppliers hint at changes to MacBook Air -- Digitimes

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 05:32 PM PST

While it's a given that the MacBook Air is coming up for a redesign, it's a question of degree. The industrial design won't change much, according a report from the Taiwanese site. [Read more]

Netflix doubles down on CEO Reed Hastings' pay package

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 05:04 PM PST

Movie streaming company gives its chief a hefty raise for 2013, a year after slashing his compensation in the wake of a botched plan to split the company. [Read more]

How to quickly set calendar times in OS X

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:26 PM PST

If needed, you can take advantage of the OS X Calendar's ability to identify time frames to enter events faster. [Read more]

New law strengthens patents on product designs

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:20 PM PST

President Obama signed a bill that some worry could overwhelm the patent system even further. [Read more]

Upcoming book gives look at early Apple designs

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 03:42 PM PST

Hartmut Esslinger ruled Apple's design roost in the 1980s. He exposes some of his original eye-catching concepts for the Mac and other gadgets in an upcoming book. [Read more]

Game over for PlayStation 2 in Japan

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 02:55 PM PST

Sony terminates production of the venerable PlayStation 2 gaming gizmo in the Land of the Rising Sun. But the elder game console isn't dead quite yet. [Read more]

Q&A: MacFixIt Answers

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 02:21 PM PST

This week, readers e-mailed in questions about RAM prices for MacBook systems, resetting admin passwords, and more. [Read more]

Android rumor roundup

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 02:15 PM PST

More Jelly Bean and hints of a CES phone make up the juiciest Android rumors this week. [Read more]

Fujitsu to miss sales target due to 'weak' Windows 8 demand

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 02:13 PM PST

Company's president blames soft Windows 8 demand for slumping sales, according to a report, echoing recent comments from the president of Fujitsu competitor Acer. [Read more]

LG bringing high-res tablet, smartphone, and TV screens to CES

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 01:46 PM PST

LG is doubling down on high-res displays at CES 2013. The company will be showing several TVs, monitors, smartphones, and tablets. [Read more]

FCC adopts new licensing rules for in-flight Internet service

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 01:21 PM PST

The new rules are designed to speed deployment of Internet services on aircraft. [Read more]

Westinghouse to show 110-inch 4K TV at CES

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:44 PM PST

In one of the first CES 2013 announcements to feature a triple-digit screen size, Westinghouse says it will show a 110-inch TV with 4K resolution in Vegas. [Read more]

Study: Earth microbes could survive Martian conditions

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:40 PM PST

If NASA isn't extremely careful about sterilization, then life on Mars could end up being exactly the same as certain forms of bacteria life on Earth. [Read more]

Blame holidays for Instagram slippage, AppData says

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:38 PM PST

The analytics firm suggests that any drop in user numbers stemmed from the holiday effect on daily routines, not Instagram's unpopular new terms of service. [Read more]

Apple drops patent claim against Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:30 PM PST

iPhone maker withdraws infringement allegations in exchange for assurances that Samsung will not market the smartphone in the U.S. [Read more]

Darth Vader turns to the art side

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:26 PM PST

In the fictional "Star Wars" universe, Darth Vader represents pure evil. In our universe, the iconic evil Lord of the Sith represents a techy art subject. [Read more]

Acer: Touch-screen laptops will be everywhere soon

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:43 AM PST

Touch-screen laptops are going to take over the market, Acer's president said in an interview with Taipei-based Digitimes. But he noted that Apple is so far a no-show on this front. [Read more]

NYC mayor blames theft of Apple devices for uptick in crime

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:08 AM PST

iPhones and iPads are the preferred device target of many thieves in the city, Mayor Michael Bloomberg notes during his weekly radio address. [Read more]

Consumer electronics trade group wants startups... badly

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:08 AM PST

Are you part of a startup that would like to hang out at the Consumer Electronics Show? The trade group that runs it wants to cut you such a deal. [Read more]

iPad Mini in hot demand in China -- analyst

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:50 AM PST

Chinese consumers are going gaga over Apple's diminutive tablet, says analyst Brian White. [Read more]

'Twas a very mobile Christmas (week in review)

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:43 AM PST

iOS and Android device activation soars on December 25, while the NSA is secretly looking for vulnerabilities in large-scale utilities. Also: An Apple wristwatch? [Read more]

Stick these solar cells on your phone or whatever else

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:16 AM PST

These decal-like panels can go anywhere and don't lose any efficiency. [Read more]

Theater tweet seats: A highway to hell?

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:13 AM PST

Minneapolis's Guthrie Theater is the latest to section off an area of the auditorium for those who want to tweet during a performance. Another sign of the Apocalypse? [Read more]

Instagram said to lose millions of daily users -- but did it?

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 09:32 AM PST

Explanations vary for an AppData report that claims Instagram is losing users by the bucketload. Instagram denies the report. [Read more]
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