Monday, January 28, 2013

CNET News

CNET News

'Citizen cartographers' help Google update maps of N. Korea

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 08:36 PM PST

Information on the more detailed, up-to-date maps was submitted to the Web giant's Map Maker tool as part of a years-long effort. [Read more]

Facebook endures hours-long outage in the U.S.

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 08:14 PM PST

Users throughout the country are apparently unable to access the social network in an outage that seems to have started around three hours ago. [Read more]

Nikon delivers wide-angle complement for D600

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 08:01 PM PST

Its new 18-35mm lens comes in at a more reasonable price for buyers of that camera. [Read more]

Google sued by iPhone users in U.K. over Safari tracking

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 07:07 PM PST

A new privacy battle against the Web giant is heating up in the U.K. as Apple users claim their Internet habits were illegally tracked on the Safari Web browser. [Read more]

House panel demands answers regarding Swartz prosecution

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 06:21 PM PST

Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder says committee has "many questions" about the Justice Department's handling of prosecution of the Internet activist, who committed suicide earlier this month. [Read more]

Rdio rolls out six months of free streaming in 15 countries

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 05:46 PM PST

The online music service expands its reach and looks to entice new users by offering free streaming internationally. [Read more]

Marissa Mayer's plan to rewire Yahoo

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 05:13 PM PST

The new CEO has an ambitious plan to transform Yahoo into a mobile content portal, with social baked in and deep personalization to drive the user experience and monetization. [Read more]

Facebook answers questions about privacy in Graph Search

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 05:07 PM PST

The social network attempts to educate members and calm fears ahead of a more widespread rollout. [Read more]

Mysterious, maybe fake 5th-gen iPad back pops up online

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:37 PM PST

New part may or may not belong to the next iPad, perched next to a black iPad Mini for comparison. [Read more]

Ford, Mercedes-Benz, and Nissan target 2017 for fuel cell vehicles

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:18 PM PST

The push for hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles got an extra push from agreements by five major automakers to co-develop the technology. [Read more]

How to create a hot key to switch users in OS X

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:15 PM PST

While OS X supports fast user switching, it does not have a built-in hot key to do so. Here is how to set one up. [Read more]

BlackBerry Z10 may sell in U.K. starting January 30

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:13 PM PST

For those on the other side of the pond, mark your calendars: BlackBerry Z10 may be available to U.K. customers in just a few days. [Read more]

Petition to decriminalize smartphone unlocking gains steam

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:12 PM PST

A new rule from the Library of Congress makes it illegal to unlock a new smartphone without permission from carriers. Now thousands of users are asking the Obama administration for a reversal. [Read more]

Yahoo's big move to mobile: Little to report just yet

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:02 PM PST

More than 200 million unique monthly users now on Yahoo, but CEO Marissa Mayer says the work to date has had only a minor impact on the company's business. [Read more]

With new 'Star Wars' on tap, Lucasfilm bails on Episodes II and III in 3D

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 03:10 PM PST

Lucasfilm said today that it is going to focus its efforts on making the next "Star Wars" rather than releasing the remaining prequels in 3D. [Read more]

Pinterest tests new look with bigger pins, restructured navigation

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 03:02 PM PST

The addicting social-networking site is mixing things up a bit to make its pins even more gripping. [Read more]

Twitter acquires Crashlytics crash reporting service

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 02:41 PM PST

In a blog post today, Crashlytics announces that it is merging with Twitter, bringing its analytics tools inside the social-networking giant. [Read more]

Porn permitted on Twitter's Vine app

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 02:19 PM PST

Sexually explicit content is allowed on Twitter's video app, Windows 8's upgrade price is about to skyrocket, and BlackBerry prepares to unveil new phones. [Read more]

Facebook updates iOS app with voice mail, video, and more

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 02:15 PM PST

The social network spruces up its main app with familiar features -- the ability to send voice messages and share videos -- and tweaks its Nearby tab. [Read more]

Twitter making it harder (sort of) to find porn on Vine

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 02:11 PM PST

Unsurprisingly, there's plenty of porn on Twitter's new video service. It's just a little harder to find now that the company has blocked certain search terms. But plenty remain. [Read more]

Facebook photo of a gun and his 1-year-old gets man arrested

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 01:27 PM PST

An Ohio is man arrested after adorning Facebook with a picture of his one-year-old and what turns out to be a BB gun. [Read more]

Facebook milks Super Bowl mania to strut its football savvy

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 01:22 PM PST

One in 10 Americans has spiraled a "like" to an NFL team on Facebook. But sadly, fair-weather fans are all too common. [Read more]

Google Map of handgun owners posted online isn't exactly accurate

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 01:20 PM PST

The Journal News, a local New York paper, decides to post a map of all those who own handguns in the area. Like so much that's online, it contains errors -- massive errors. [Read more]

Yahoo Q4 subtext: 'Marissa Mayer effect' starts to show up

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 01:11 PM PST

Company beats expectations as it posts better-than-expected profit, sales during the fourth quarter. [Read more]

Artists use real-time MRI footage to create music video

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 12:57 PM PST

Musician Sivu lies in an MRI scanner, repeatedly singing his new song "Better Man Than He," for almost three hours to make the three-minute video. [Read more]
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