Thursday, January 17, 2013

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CNET News

Want a fake Facebook girlfriend? Here's how

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 09:25 PM PST

There's nothing worse on Facebook than appearing to be unloved. So a Brazilian site offers to create a perfect, but entirely fake, girlfriend for you. [Read more]

Congressman touts draft bill aimed at mobile app privacy

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 08:57 PM PST

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson unveils a draft bill that would require developers to disclose how they gather personal data and let users delete all their stored data. [Read more]

Anonymous launches attack on Mexico's Defense Department

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 07:38 PM PST

Announcing its support of the Zapatista National Liberation Army, the hacking collective hit the government's defense Web site with a DDoS shutdown. [Read more]

Execs' e-mails key in employee no-poaching lawsuit, judge says

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 06:41 PM PST

E-mails between executives at Apple and Google reveal a shared belief that there was substantial financial benefit in agreements not to recruit each other's employees, the judge in the case says. [Read more]

What is 4K? Next-generation resolution explained

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 06:16 PM PST

If you keep track of next-generation TV technology, you're going to start hearing a lot more about 4K or Ultra HD. Here's what it is and why it exists. [Read more]

Europe's space agency kicks off asteroid collision mission

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 05:54 PM PST

Scientists begin investigations on whether it's possible to send small shuttles into space with the goal of smashing into and diverting oncoming asteroids. [Read more]

Intel CEO: The PC is shape-shifting into a tablet

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:41 PM PST

Intel's CEO did his best to try to hammer home that the PC will do everything a tablet can do -- and more. [Read more]

Foursquare shows off with starry check-ins map

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:34 PM PST

The site presents half a billion check-ins on a light map and highlights its recommendations feature. [Read more]

Microsoft brags: Bing is better at Facebook searching

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:20 PM PST

The number-two search engine boasts that it returns way more stuff from your Facebook friends than it used to. [Read more]

Twitter offers safe harbor to more app makers

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:08 PM PST

Twitter gave its official blessing to nine new companies. Shoutlet, Adobe Social, Percolate, and others can keep selling their Twitter services without fear of being shut down. [Read more]

In Japan, cheaters flip over 'infidelity phones'

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 04:01 PM PST

Your cheatin' heart may tell on you, but your Fujitsu F-series flip phone won't. Some cheaters in Japan are reportedly getting an infidelity assist from older phones with fancy privacy features. [Read more]

What gear would you take on a 5-year, 9,000-mile walk?

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 03:24 PM PST

Social-media maven Michael Lee Johnson is walking from Beijing to London, tweeting all the way with a bag full of life-sharing gadgets. [Read more]

Make free voice calls on Facebook's app

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 03:08 PM PST

The Facebook Messenger app for iOS now can make voice calls, iPhone users can purchase Amazon MP3s from their device, and the fake-girlfriend story involving a football star has drawn attention to the "Catfishing" phenomenon. [Read more]

Party official in China fired after jilted lover posts details online

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 02:39 PM PST

A Chinese Communist Party policy adviser is fired for leading an "improper lifestyle" after his former lover posts 120,000 words about their supposed affair. "I felt frisky" is merely one line. [Read more]

Hearst gives iPad owners early dibs on magazines

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 02:39 PM PST

The publisher hopes to rope in iPad owners with early editions of magazines before they hit other platforms. [Read more]

Intel's quarterly results again show how dismal PCs are right now

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 02:03 PM PST

There were some good parts of Intel's fourth-quarter report -- including better-than-expected per-share earnings -- but most results were lower than the previous year, and the company's capital spending continues to soar. [Read more]

Sprint's Samsung Galaxy Nexus gets Android 4.2 update

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 01:46 PM PST

The Sprint version of Samsung's smartphone is the latest to receive the newest Jelly Bean software update, while the Verizon model is left behind. [Read more]

Reality check time: Instagram A-OK with 90M monthly active users

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 01:39 PM PST

Instagram reports monthly active users for the first time and shows that it's doing just fine after December privacy scandal. [Read more]

Go Lego-crazy with Sugru adhesive

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 01:29 PM PST

Sugru, an incredibly powerful adhesive rubber, might make you a believer in playing with dough again, especially if you're into Legos. [Read more]

The 404 1,191: Where you had me at Hello Touch (podcast)

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:47 PM PST

It's my birthday today and Jeff is still making me write the blog, but I'm fine with that because today's episode is exceptional. Not just because Richard "Gems" Peterson lived up to his nickname on two occasions, but also because the stories are exceptionally strange. Join us for talks of Manti Te'o, infidelity phones, overachieving children, dusty donkeys, and adult toys from the future. [Read more]

iPhone market share to peak at 22 percent?

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:39 PM PST

That's the level predicted by a research firm, which says the device will reach that point this year -- and stay there. The business market for the handset, though, could help Apple bust through that limit. [Read more]

M-Go offers on-demand and UltraViolet on TVs, tablets

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:39 PM PST

M-Go is a new competitor to Amazon and Vudu that offers on-demand TV and movie streaming to tablets and compatible televisions. [Read more]

Samsung's secret weapon in the mobile wars: Tizen

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:34 PM PST

Meet the next mobile operating system getting a broad swath of support from industry players such as Sprint Nextel, NTT Docomo, and Intel. [Read more]

Sprint to expand 4G LTE to 28 more cities in coming months

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:13 PM PST

The wireless carrier said 4G LTE will show up in smaller cities like Branson, Mo.; Oxford, Miss.; and Paris, Texas. [Read more]

Dish Network to FCC: Pause the Sprint-Softbank merger review

Posted: 17 Jan 2013 12:06 PM PST

While the FCC is mulling over the Sprint-Softbank deal that would see Sprint able to buy the remaining shares in Clearwire, rival bidder Dish Network wants the regulator to slam on the brakes. [Read more]
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