Sunday, December 9, 2012

CNET News

CNET News

IBM pushes silicon photonics with on-chip optics

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 09:01 PM PST

Big Blue researchers have figured out how to use standard manufacturing processes to make chips with built-in optical links that can transfer 25 gigabits of data per second. [Read more]

Yahoo, NBC Sports team up to share broadcast sports, news

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 06:01 PM PST

Alliance to include original video content for both sites, as well as live streaming of events and integration of Yahoo's fantasy sports platform. [Read more]

White House to debut on Pinterest with holiday social

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 04:56 PM PST

The venerable residence of the president will soon begin pinning images and information relating to life inside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. [Read more]

Gasp over hundreds of billions in gold at Bank of England

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 04:13 PM PST

Unless you work at Fort Knox, you've probably never seen this much gold in one sitting. [Read more]

Instagram photos disappear from Twitter feeds

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 04:10 PM PST

Photo-sharing app completely turns off all support for the microblogging site. [Read more]

Google, Facebook ask court to reject patents on abstract ideas

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 01:15 PM PST

Group of tech companies argue that combining abstract ideas with "on a computer" is undeserving of a patent and stymies innovation. [Read more]

Iran launches own YouTube-like video-sharing Web site

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 10:43 AM PST

Government-sanctioned site aims to promote Iranian culture, Iran's state TV says. [Read more]

John McAfee feeling better, fights to stay in Guatemala

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 09:49 AM PST

Wanted in connection with a murder in Belize, the software pioneer files a trio of appeals in an effort to void deportation. [Read more]

Complaints on Facebook get mall Santa fired

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 09:15 AM PST

A Santa who might well have been slightly misanthropic is fired by a mall in Portland, Maine after parents plague the Mall's Facebook page with whining. [Read more]

Thief steals iPhone from quadriplegic

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 08:15 AM PST

A man who relies on an iPhone to communicate has it stolen from the tray of his wheelchair in the lobby of a Staten Island apartment building. [Read more]

Android fanboys rage at Microsoft's Droid Rage hype

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 08:12 AM PST

In pushing its Windows Phone 8, Microsoft turns to Twitter to ask for examples of Droid Rage -- rage at Android malware. Androiders turn the account upside down. [Read more]

Aperion Audio's gorgeous Verus Grand bookshelf speaker

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 08:06 AM PST

Aperion's best known for its spectacular home theater speakers, the Audiophiliac scrutinizes a pair of Verus Grand bookshelf speakers. [Read more]

Square launches gift cards

Posted: 09 Dec 2012 04:00 AM PST

New service lets anyone give gift cards to friends or family, and have the value stored in Square Wallet. The initiative could be aimed at attracting would-be Apple Passbook users. [Read more]

Did Twitter's founder reveal its would-be Instagram killer?

Posted: 08 Dec 2012 11:21 PM PST

Reports suggest Twitter plans on releasing its own photo filters feature by year's end, and co-founder Jack Dorsey may already be posting photos using it. [Read more]
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