Thursday, March 7, 2013

CNET News

CNET News

FTC charge 29 in crackdown on spam text message scams

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 09:19 PM PST

Trade agency says accused sent more than 180 million spam text messages falsely promising free gift cards. [Read more]

Cisco to open tech training academies in Myanmar

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 08:02 PM PST

After joining Google, HP, Intel, and Microsoft in a delegation to the Southeast Asian country, Cisco pledges to set up training centers to help teach locals tech skills. [Read more]

Slim chance of Apple-Intel chip deal anytime soon, analysts say

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 07:59 PM PST

Intel making processors for Apple's iPhone and iPad makes for good headlines, but it's not going to happen anytime soon, say analysts. [Read more]

Apple devices more likely to be used for in-flight Internet access

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 06:30 PM PST

Airplane Wi-Fi service Gogo says that 84 percent of those who connect to the Internet in the air do so on iPads, iPods, and iPhones, while just 16 percent use devices running on Android. [Read more]

Facebook's revamped News Feed: The new normal

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 06:00 PM PST

How do you know when the news feed revolution is over? When they all start to look the same. [Read more]

House orders Pentagon to disclose domestic drone use

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 05:48 PM PST

The Pentagon operates drones abroad that are armed with sophisticated sensors, Hellfire missiles, and laser-guided bombs. The House of Representatives wants to know if they're used at home. [Read more]

Tablets surpass smartphones in driving global Web traffic

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 05:19 PM PST

For devices that hit the market just three years ago, they're doing pretty well, generating 8 percent of all Internet traffic. [Read more]

Google reaches deal with MPEG LA over its VP8 video codec

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 05:07 PM PST

Agreement with patent-licensing group clears the way for wider adoption of the Web giant's streaming-video platform WebM. [Read more]

Google Maps facing ban in Germany as trial advances

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:47 PM PST

At a hearing today, a judge appears to be siding with Microsoft, according to a report. [Read more]

Recon 2: The Google map of the human body

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:00 PM PST

An international group of researchers hopes their map of the human metabolism will allow them to peer into the human body as if in "street view." [Read more]

Warning: Your iPad may put your MacBook to sleep

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 03:58 PM PST

If you use your iPad in close proximity to your MacBook, there's a chance that the MacBook might fall asleep. Don't worry; it's not permanent. [Read more]

Top 5 solid-state drives: It's upgrade time

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 03:50 PM PST

CNET editor Dong Ngo picks the best solid-state drives (SSDs) currently on the market. [Read more]

Facebook's face-lift brings more feeds

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 03:40 PM PST

Facebook is changing the design of its News Feed, and the apps for Twitter, Foursquare, and Path also get new features. [Read more]

To avoid the cops, SideCar making all SXSW rides free

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 03:30 PM PST

The startup, which lets drivers pick up riders like a taxi service, was risking having its drivers charged with a crime for charging riders. Making all SXSW rides free may be a solution. [Read more]

Snowballs undies want to help men (and their sperm) chill out

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 03:07 PM PST

This Kickstarter project may be the most important news you'll read about scrotal cooling today. [Read more]

Pandora CEO calls it quits

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 03:05 PM PST

Following the company's earnings report, CEO Joseph Kennedy announces that he will leave the music-streaming company. [Read more]

Lucas hints Ford, Fisher, Hamill will be in new 'Star Wars'

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 02:59 PM PST

George Lucas may have accidentally confirmed to Bloomberg Businessweek that all three original stars will return in their original roles in the new movie. [Read more]

Microsoft, the EU fine, and a browser ballot no one missed

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 02:53 PM PST

commentary The $732 million penalty levied against Microsoft ignores the reality that the world is changing faster than EU regulators -- or any "ballot" -- can keep up. [Read more]

Apple marketing chief jabs Android security on Twitter

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 02:53 PM PST

Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller takes to Twitter to take a not so subtle jab at the security of Google's Android platform. [Read more]

Think PCs are dead? Check out these crazy mods

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 02:52 PM PST

It may be biased, but AMD thinks PCs are still important, and it wants people to reimagine them. At SXSW, it shows off some artistically modded PCs. [Read more]

European Parliament blocks citizen e-mails protesting EU 'porn ban'

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 02:45 PM PST

After European citizens began to complain en masse over a report proposing that porn should be banned in the 27-member state bloc, European politicians blew the whistle on their own IT department. [Read more]

Facebook's bigger pics: It's about the ad revenue

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 02:44 PM PST

The social network's redesign of its News Feed features bigger photos, something that could keep users engaged on the site longer, giving the company more opportunity to market to them. [Read more]

Pandora posts revenue gains as ads soar

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:58 PM PST

Shares in the Web radio service company climb on both the earnings news and reports that Apple's would-be competing service will face delays. [Read more]

AT&T rolling out Jelly Bean to HTC One X

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:22 PM PST

Ma Bell says HTC One X owners can update to Android Jelly Bean. [Read more]

Security bug found for Samsung Galaxy S3

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:20 PM PST

A Galaxy S3 user has reported a security vulnerability with the Galaxy S3's lock screen. [Read more]
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