Sunday, February 24, 2013

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CNET News

Samsung, Tim Burton brighten Oscars with rainbow-colored unicorn blood

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 06:43 PM PST

You didn't imagine that Samsung's Oscars ad featuring Tim Burton would be an ordinary piece. It isn't. Unicorn blood is rainbow-colored. With sparkles. [Read more]

B&N reportedly to 'move away' from making Nook hardware

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 06:37 PM PST

Bookseller won't abandon its line of e-readers and tablets, but will license content to third-party device makers, sources tell The new York Times. [Read more]

YouTube code refers to paid channel subscriptions

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 02:21 PM PST

Code appears in YouTube for Android that that suggests Google is already laying the software foundation for subscription channels. [Read more]

Samsung amps up business push with Knox security software

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 01:52 PM PST

Samsung is considering embedding Knox into its flagship mobile products for the first half. [Read more]

Samsung to launch first Tizen smartphone as early as July

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 01:22 PM PST

The upstart operating system will get its first device courtesy of the world's largest smartphone manufacturer. [Read more]

Nvidia Tegra 4 supercharges smartphones (hands-on video)

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 01:00 PM PST

Nvidia's latest Tegra 4 and Tegra 4i processors aim to boost gaming performance and battery life. We go hands-on with its reference devices. [Read more]

YouTube video of him burying cars gets snow plow driver fired

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 12:32 PM PST

A snow plow driver nicknamed Dogg is in the doghouse of one Massachustetts city after filming himself burying cars with snow during a blizzard and having a good laugh about it. [Read more]

Microsoft said to be readying public preview of Windows Blue

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 12:17 PM PST

Microsoft's Windows Blue operating system update rumored to be coming in the next couple of months. [Read more]

Mophie unveils iPhone 5 version of its Juice Pack Air

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 12:06 PM PST

The barely there battery pack case helps protect your smartphone as well as charge it. [Read more]

Unnamed Powermat case for iPhone 5 to launch in spring

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 11:46 AM PST

This new modular wireless charging case and battery pack was spotted at Pepcom's MobileFocus Global show happening at the same time as Mobile World Congress. [Read more]

Asus at MWC 2013: Join us Monday (live blog)

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 11:42 AM PST

What is the "metallic miracle" that Asus is bringing to Mobile World Congress? Join CNET's live blog on Monday at 4:30 a.m. PT to find out. [Read more]

Firefox patch to block third-party advertising cookies

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 11:38 AM PST

New policy will prevent ad networks from tracking users' browser activity, a move one ad exec called "a nuclear first strike." [Read more]

Intel Atom-powered Acer Liquid C1 to head to rest of Asia

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 11:35 AM PST

First launched in Thailand, this handset will soon be made available to the rest of Southeast Asia. [Read more]

Indigo brings Siri-like assistance to Android for free (hands-on)

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:17 AM PST

Personal assistant Indigo brings the functionality of Siri to Android, Windows Phone 8, and your Web browser. Better yet, it's free and isn't ad-supported. [Read more]

The Sheryl Sandberg I Know

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:00 AM PST

CNET columnist Ben Parr talks about why the Sheryl Sandberg he knows isn't superhuman and why that's a good thing. [Read more]

Nascar tries to ban fan's YouTube video of Daytona crash

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 09:16 AM PST

Was Nascar's attempt to take down a YouTube video taken by a spectator of yesterday's Daytona crash motivated by respect for the victims or fear for its own image? YouTube reverses the takedown. [Read more]

Global allies give Mozilla's Firefox OS a mobile foothold

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 09:05 AM PST

Partners backing the browser-based mobile operating system include phone maker LG Electronics and 18 mobile network operators across the world. The first phones are due in the second quarter. [Read more]

HP switches to Android for $169 Slate 7, phones planned too

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 09:00 AM PST

Hewlett-Packard is making a tablet comeback, switching to Android and taking on the Google Nexus 7 with the HP Slate 7. [Read more]

A budget-priced, audiophile USB digital converter

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 08:06 AM PST

The HRT MicroStreamer is a small digital-to-analog converter/headphone amp that sounds great. [Read more]

ZTE at MWC 2013: Join us Monday (live blog)

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 07:00 AM PST

Join CNET for live coverage from ZTE's event, which starts at 7 a.m. PT Monday (4 a.m. local Barcelona, Spain, time). Our live blog will bring you news updates, photos, and running commentary. [Read more]

Huawei pleads global brand ambition, and a softer side

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 06:50 AM PST

At Mobile World Congress, Huawei earnestly vows to become a top-tier consumer brand. [Read more]

Vudu's in-home Disc to Digital service: Promising yet lacking

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 06:16 AM PST

Vudu offers what seems an easy way to get all your DVDs and Blu-rays into the cloud. It does work, but not for all discs, and it comes with surprises. [Read more]

LG has no plans for Windows Phone 8 handsets

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 06:05 AM PST

The Korean consumer electronics company isn't closing the door on Microsoft's mobile operating system, but it isn't particularly enthusiastic about it, either. [Read more]

Mozilla, AT&T show WebRTC phone-Web communications link

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:05 AM PST

A demo at Mobile World Congress bridges browsers and phones for voice, video, and text-messaging communications. [Read more]

Samsung HomeSync is a Jelly Bean-powered Apple TV rival

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 01:30 AM PST

The freshly unveiled media streamer puts Android movies, TV shows and games on your television, and also lets you stream home movies from a Galaxy smartphone. [Read more]
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