Trade-in service sees MacBook boost following WWDC
A year's lull between MacBook Air models is driving higher than usual trade-ins of older machines, says gadget trade-in service Gazelle. by (Credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET) Surprise, surprise -- after a...
View ArticleSpeed boost for Photosmith, a Lightroom-linked iPad app
For Lightroom users who want to manage photos with an iPad, too, the overhauled Photosmith improves performance, stability, and photo import options, developers say. by Photosmith 3 for iPad lets...
View ArticleClearwire's board backs Dish takeover proposal over Sprint
Wireless broadband provider's board recommends shareholders accept Dish's bid, which is $1 a share greater than a rival bid by majority owner Sprint Nextel. by Clearwire's board has recommended its...
View ArticleGoogle uncovers phishing campaign targeting Iranians
Web giant says it has identified a significant spike in phishing activity originating from within the country just days ahead of presidential elections. by Google said it has detected what appears to...
View ArticleFlying bicycle goes for successful test flight
The dream of a flying bike just became reality as an electric propeller-powered bike goes for a short ride in the air. by A dummy rides the flying bicycle. (Credit: Michal Cizek/AFP/Getty Images) Pigs...
View ArticleTwitter officially axes TweetDeck with transition to new API
Announced a few months ago, the new app programming interface cuts off support for TweetDeck, as well as a handful of third-party Twitter clients. by Twitter has officially pulled the plug on TweetDeck...
View ArticleTelerobotics to help sick teen toss a baseball 1,800 miles
Stricken with a rare blood disease, 13-year-old Nick LeGrande will throw out the first pitch before today's A's-Yankees game thanks to a telerobotic pitching machine. by Using this telerobotic pitching...
View ArticleHilarious mockups of Apple's new Mac Pro
See what happens when Photoshop skills meets Apple's redesigned professional desktop. Ready to play Whack a Mac Mole? by Apple's features a striking and quite innovative design -- instead of multiple...
View ArticleAirbnb says it has generated $240 million for Paris
The peer-to-peer hotel service highlights how it helps the European city's economy. by (Credit: Airbnb) Airbnb, which , has highlighting how much money it pours into local economies. The company's...
View ArticleFunny or Die explains the new Apple ad: iPhone is your boyfriend
In a riveting reworking of the slightly unctuous new Apple ad, Funny or Die offer the deeper truths hidden with it. by She loves it. She really loves it. (Credit: Funny or Die Screenshot by Chris...
View ArticleApple fires back at DOJ with actual e-mail from Jobs
Justice Department presents a draft e-mail it said proved collusion, but Apple responds with e-mail actually sent that contained different content and tone. by After the Justice Department presented an...
View ArticleESPN to drop 3D channel in 2013
ESPN has confirmed it will cease broadcasting its 3D channel by the end of the year and will focus on new technologies such as 4K. by (Credit: ESPN) ESPN has confirmed it will cease broadcasting its 3D...
View ArticleYahoo invites people to get a new ID
The company will reset inactive Yahoo user IDs and offer them to active or new users. by Yahoo app on Android. (Credit: Yahoo) Yahoo continues to clean house as CEO Marissa Mayer charges on to revamp...
View ArticleMan jailed in China for making rubber alien
A man called Mister Li posts images of a rather unconvincing alien on the Web. He is sent to prison for disturbing public order. by How Mr. Li presented his frozen find to the Shangdong Evening News....
View ArticleNavy stops 'shouting,' ditches all-caps requirement
Hey, U.S. Navy, could you keep it down? You don't have to shout. The Navy gets with the times and drops its requirement to communicate in all-capital letters. by This snippet is from a Navy message...
View ArticleGoogle creeps up on Microsoft at HP: Now office apps
Hewlett-Packard announces its entry into the Google Apps Reseller program as it cozies up to Google in business. by HP's $330 Chromebook. (Credit: Hewlett-Packard) Hewlett-Packard is now a Google Apps...
View ArticleTaiwan: Come for the tourism, stay for the free Wi-Fi
Taiwan uses free widespread Wi-Fi at 4,400 hot spots to lure tourists. Visitors just need to open an account on the iTaiwan Wi-Fi network. by (Credit: ) Taiwan is making it easy for foreign tourists to...
View ArticleApple's moving 9-minute ad about apps changing lives
Apple, not content with just one ad that tries to explain its ethos, now releases a longer movie about how its apps transform societies. by Life-saving. (Credit: Apple/YouTube Screenshot by Chris...
View ArticleThe 'Arrested Development' fighting game we must play
It's a GOB versus Tobias smackdown in an imaginary game that's "Arrested Development" meets Street Fighter. by (Credit: Video screenshot by Michelle Starr/CNET Australia) Internet, we love you, but why...
View ArticleRumor Has It: What're you going to do now, Microsoft?
E3 and WWDC put several rumors to rest, but as expected, a few other rumors cropped up this week. by WWDC, E3 rumor scorecard: What we did and didn't get This week was just crazy. Among all the fun and...
View ArticleFashion app Polyvore hits 1 million downloads
The site that lets users be virtual stylists celebrates a milestone with some new features. by (Credit: Polyvore) Polyvore, the e-commerce site for fashionistas, that users have downloaded its iOS app...
View ArticleFacebook turns on data center at edge of the Arctic Circle
With lots of water and the cool Nordic climate, Facebook is lowering its cost to operate a data center and improving its environmental friendliness. by Facebook's new data center takes advantage of the...
View ArticleComcast ditches the DVR for cloud recordings
Cable providers promise new features for set-top boxes, Google gets behind the wheel at Waze, and Myspace launches an app with streaming music. by CNET Update is posting to Myspace: Comcast ditches the...
View ArticleBreast cancer awareness advocates win battle with Facebook over mastectomy...
A Change.org petition pushes the social network to be more conscientious in how it handles images depicting breast cancer survivors. by Inspiring a petition to encourage Facebook to allow mastectomy...
View ArticleYahoo buys iOS photography shop to improve Flickr
GhostBird Software's camera apps will live on in spirit as Yahoo plans to incorporate mobile photo features from KitCam and PhotoForge2. by Yahoo unveiled a dramatic makeover for Flickr at a New York...
View ArticleFacebook adds hashtags, mends missing link to pop culture
The social network bends to support a mainstream mode of digital expression popularized by a competitor. by (Credit: Facebook) Facebook has added support for hashtags, fixing a broken link that...
View ArticleTwitter's top designer takes off
After three years with the information network, Josh Brewer is taking his design expertise elsewhere. by I am sad/excited to announce that I am leaving Twitter/starting my own thing and taking some...
View ArticleFacebook's Parse now powering 100,000 apps
The social network plays landlord to the data behind a ballooning number of applications, its Parse service says. by (Credit: Parse) Parse is simultaneously shooting down naysayers and tooting its own...
View ArticleFacebook mimics Twitter with hashtags
Facebook finally rolls out hashtags, Apple gives the green light for iOS game controllers, and Samsung reveals yet another version of the Galaxy S4. by CNET Update is #trending: Facebook mimics...
View ArticleFacebook schedules event for June 20 to reveal "big idea"
The social network invites the media to "learn about a new product." by (Credit: ABC News) Facebook is inviting members of the press to attend a mystery event on Thursday, June 20 at its Menlo Park,...
View ArticleU.K. watchdog demands probe into Google tax affairs
The search giant should be investigated by the U.K. tax authority over its approach to paying taxes, says a report by a parliamentary watchdog. by Google should be investigated by the U.K. tax...
View ArticleFacebook struggles with monetizing search, kills sponsored results
Though search remains a top priority for Facebook, the company hasn't mastered how to make money from queries. by (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Facebook is removing sponsored results from search less...
View ArticleTwitter's new #FollowMe video app creates the ultimate selfie
A video app with a twist, #FollowMe tells the story of you based on your tweets, photos, and Vine videos. by (Credit: Twitter) Twitter has launched a new video tool to let people relive their top...
View Article360 Protection on Windows and Android
Qihoo debuts two security apps to protect your online activity at home and on the go. by On Tuesday, Qihoo launched two major security products: and 360 Internet Security ( / ) is a light weight...
View ArticleFacebook CEO repeats PRISM denial: We push back to protect the privacy of...
The social network's chief insists that Facebook doesn't go out of its way to help the government collect user information. Quite the opposite, actually, he says. by (Credit: James Martin/CNET)...
View ArticleThe 404 Throwback: Episode 634, 07/30/10
Here's a throwback episode of The 404 Show where we interviewed Michael Showalter. The comedian behind "The State" and "Wet Hot American Summer" joins us in the studio to chat about his new "Making...
View Article'Arrested Development' a hit... for pirates
The new episodes are well-watched, but fans aren't necessarily tuning in to Netflix, opting instead for torrent Web sites. by Jason Bateman and a friend in a promo clip for Netflix's new season of...
View ArticleGoogle buys Waze in bid to improve mapping services
The acquisition, for which terms weren't disclosed, will leave the Waze in Israel and operating separately for now by Waze's mobile navigation app. (Credit: Waze) Google has bought Waze, the Israel...
View ArticleFacebook purchases Parse to promote cross-platform mobile app development
The social network said it wants to help developers build great apps that span multiple mobile platforms and devices. by (Credit: Facebook) Facebook has agreed to purchase Parse, a service that allows...
View ArticleThe 404 throwback interview with Jay Chandrasekhar and Kevin Heffernan
Here's another throwback episode of The 404 Show where Jeff sat down on August 3, 2012, with Jay Chandrasekhar and Kevin Heffernan, two of the members of the comedy group Broken Lizard (Super...
View ArticleFacebook's Parse helps mobile developers build for the Web
The social network's mobile platform now caters to app makers who want a Web presence. by (Credit: Parse) Less than two weeks after announcing its , mobile app development platform Parse has expanded...
View Article'Breaking Bad' Lego video game parody is breaking badass
One man's pitch-perfect vision of a Lego video game/"Breaking Bad" crossover will make you beg for it to become reality. Too bad that will never happen. by This would sell like hot cakes if it were...
View ArticleGoogle launches Cloud Print app for Android devices
The new app lets Android users print from their devices to compatible printers. by Google's new Cloud Print app for Android. (Credit: Google) Android users now can print photos, documents, and other...
View ArticleFacebook turns on data center at the edge of the Arctic Circle
With lots of water and the cool Nordic climate, Facebook is lowering its cost to operate a data center and improving its environmental friendliness. by Facebook's new data center takes advantage of the...
View ArticleWhatsApp sets new record with 27 billion messages in a day
The company handled 10 billion inbound messages and another 17 billion outbound messages in just 24 hours. by WhatsApp running on iOS. (Credit: Screenshot by Steven Musil/CNET) WhatsApp, the mobile...
View ArticleWhatsApp sets new record with 27 billion messages
The company handled 10 billion inbound messages and another 17 billion outbound messages in just 24 hours. by WhatsApp running on iOS. (Credit: Screenshot by Steven Musil/CNET) WhatsApp, the mobile...
View ArticleJustin Timberlake's Myspace releases iPhone app -- with GIFs
The mobile release, which includes a digital radio feature, is part of a 2-year strategy to bring sexy back to the forgotten social service. by From left to right: Myspace CEO Tim Vandervook, COO Chris...
View ArticleTelerobotics helps sick teen toss a baseball 1,800 miles
Stricken with a rare blood disease, 13-year-old Nick LeGrande threw out the first pitch before Wednesday's A's-Yankees game thanks to a telerobotic pitching machine. by Using this telerobotic pitching...
View ArticleParse hits 100,000 apps after Facebook acquisition
Facebook's latest big data purchase shares its milestone at a WWDC event. by (Credit: Parse) SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook's latest acquisition, Parse, announced on Wednesday evening that it has grown 25...
View ArticleE3 2013: PS4 scores against Xbox One
In the war for the living room, PlayStation 4 won a battle against Xbox One at the E3 conference. CNET's Bridget Carey highlights the issues surrounding the systems and looks at notable new games. by...
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