Monday, March 4, 2013

CNET News

CNET News

The Pirate Bay is relocating to North Korea?

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 08:58 PM PST

It appears the bittorrent tracker is up to some of its old hijinks -- saying that it moved from its home in Europe to cozy up with supreme leader Kim Jong-un. [Read more]

Oracle issues emergency Java update to patch vulnerabilities

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 07:22 PM PST

After hackers attack a new flaw in Java, "Oracle decided to release a fix for this vulnerability and another closely related bug as soon as possible." [Read more]

San Francisco set to be wowed by epic LED art project

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 07:00 PM PST

After years of planning and fundraising, artist Leo Villareal's 1.8-mile-long Bay Lights Project will be officially turned on Tuesday night. Viewing the bridge will never be the same. [Read more]

Laptop using future Intel 'Haswell' chip surfaces

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 06:18 PM PST

A German PC vendor's high-end gaming rig is one the first Haswell laptops to leak. [Read more]

Microsoft forges ahead with its anti-Google Scroogle campaign

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 05:37 PM PST

Reports that the software giant's persistent assault on Google is winding down aren't correct. "Scroogled will go on as long as Google keeps Scroogling people," Microsoft says. [Read more]

Microsoft acquires cloud-monitoring startup MetricsHub

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 05:32 PM PST

The Bellevue, Wash.-based company, which automates cloud performance management, also announces that its formerly paid service will now be available for free. [Read more]

Twitter kills Android, iPhone and AIR desktop apps for TweetDeck

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:45 PM PST

Personal browser apps will go dead after May so TweetDeck team can focus on Web-based versions instead. [Read more]

Seagate phasing out 7200rpm mobile hard drives

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:01 PM PST

Company is going hybrid for laptop hard drives. Gone are the days of the pure magnetic hard disk drive with high rpm. [Read more]

How to extract Preview's signatures for use in other applications

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:38 PM PST

Apple's Preview program in OS X is great for capturing signatures, but by default these can only be used with Preview; however, there is a workaround to extract and them for use elsewhere. [Read more]

An anxious planet awaits Apple's iWatch or iWhatever

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:37 PM PST

Will it be the iWatch, iTV, iGlass, or the iWhatever -- the new waiting game has all eyes on CEO Tim Cook's next big move. [Read more]

Facebook adds VoIP to Android messaging app for Canadians

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:36 PM PST

Android users -- at least those in Canada -- can now try out actual voice calls through Facebook thanks to an update to the Messenger app. [Read more]

Self-stirring pot puts Japanese in a spin

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:29 PM PST

There's brisk demand for the Kurukuru Nabe smart pot, which despite appearances, isn't so high-tech. [Read more]

Best music and audio apps for Android

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:20 PM PST

Whether you're itching to hear a specific song or you want to sit back and let the app do the programming, we've got the music and audio apps for you. [Read more]

Best music and audio apps for iOS

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:16 PM PST

Whether you're itching to hear a specific song or you want to sit back and let the app do the programming, we've got the music and audio apps for you. [Read more]

Marissa Mayer wouldn't approve of these spots I've worked from

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:09 PM PST

Whether in the middle of the Pacific or on the side of the road in Mexico, Crave's Eric Mack always gets his work done. He shares a few of his best telecommutes for the benefit of the doubters among Yahoo management. [Read more]

Sorry, PC makers. Shipments will likely fall this year, IDC says

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 02:51 PM PST

The tech research firm projects a 1.3 percent slide in computer shipments this year, hurt by limited Windows 8 traction and pressure from tablets. It earlier expected shipments to rise 2.8 percent. [Read more]

State Department unveils Innovation in Arms Control winners

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 01:39 PM PST

The State Department sought submissions from the public on how to use modern technology to help solve some of the world's most pressing arms control and international security problems. [Read more]

Amid troubleshooting, Curiosity computer swap under way

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 01:34 PM PST

NASA hopes to resume limited science activity with the Mars Curiosity rover after switching to a backup flight computer this week. [Read more]

Canon video sensor prototype can see in the dark

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 01:31 PM PST

It's only a research project now, but Canon can see for its super-sensitive sensor in nighttime jobs like astronomy and security. It can record by the light of a crescent moon. [Read more]

Bartendro robot mixologist crafts cocktails with Raspberry Pi

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 01:28 PM PST

Cocktails may never be the same again. Robot can handle up to 15 bottles of booze and mixers and can dispense precision cocktails in less than 10 seconds. [Read more]

DRM Chair self-destructs after just eight uses

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 01:09 PM PST

Chair designed for global project brings the concept of digital rights management into the physical world. [Read more]

Batman makes an arrest (no, really)

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 01:04 PM PST

A man dressed in a Batman costume is no comic con. Indeed, he arrests a wanted man and takes him to a police station. This was, sadly, in England, rather than Gotham. [Read more]

Get a Mac design bundle for free

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 01:02 PM PST

Templates, textures, themes, fonts, and more, all for the budding Mac designer, all free from StackSocial. [Read more]

Galaxy S4's awkward tween messenger

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 12:22 PM PST

Samsung teases the Galaxy S4 smartphone with a strange video, Socialmatic is becoming a reality with Polaroid, and Chirpify tests a new way to buy items on Facebook. [Read more]

Google is a 'significant platform for us,' says Facebook

Posted: 04 Mar 2013 12:07 PM PST

Facebook continues to tout its "mobile first" strategy by highlighting its relationship to Google and the Android operating system. [Read more]
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