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Is the HTC One S T-Mobile’s savior?
T-Mobile USA may not have the iPhone or a slew of other cool Android phones, but next week it will start selling the HTC One S, one of HTC’s premiere smartphones that may finally give its subscribers a phone that excites them. The new HTC One S will go on sale in T-Mobile stores and [...]
New this week on Blu-ray: ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’
‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol’ is now out on Blu-ray. (Credit: Paramount) You can call it “Mission: Impossible 4″ or Tom Cruise’s comeback flick after a career that suddenly hit the skids. But whatever it’s called, Paramount’s done another stellar job with the video transfer and the Blu-ray version offers impressive fine detail along with [...]
Twitter buys social-media analytics startup Hotspots.io
Twitter has acquired social-media analytics startup Hotspots.io for an undisclosed price, the companies confirmed today. The company, which touts itself as delivering “social media intelligence you actually use,” appears to still be in beta mode and its Web site lacks much in the way of product details. However, there is demo of data collected during [...]
Men fined for posting anti-Catholic comments on Facebook
Summary: Two men in Northern Ireland have been fined for making anti-Catholic posts on Facebook. Both men threatened to kill “taigs” (Catholics) in their messages on the social network. In what is believed to be one of the first cases of prosecution for social networking in Northern Ireland, 20-year-old Matthew McKenna 21-year-old Dean Boyd have [...]
TV show from WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange due April 17
Julian Assange, in a trailer for his upcoming TV show, “The World Tomorrow.” (Credit: Screenshot by Edward Moyer/CNET) The new TV show from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to air April 17 on the RT network and be released online the same day, according to WikiLeaks. “The World Tomorrow” (trailer embedded below) will feature [...]
Syrian protesters test cease-fire
(CBS News) DAMASCUS – All over Syria, protesters took to the streets Friday to test the day-old cease-fire there. While there were no major attacks, Bashar al-Assad’s tanks and snipers maintained an intimidating presence in the big cities. Assad has been trying to crush a freedom movement for more than a year. CBS News correspondent [...]
Microsoft releases Office 2011 SP2 for OS X
Microsoft announced on its Office for Mac Blog today that it has made its Service Pack 2 for Office for Mac 2011 available for download. This update addresses a number of problems users have been having with Outlook, but also fixes some aspects of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The update is available via Microsoft’s included [...]
See an iPad being built at a Foxconn factory
An iPad being made at a Foxconn facility in China. (Credit: Marketplace ) Ever want to see an iPad being made? Rob Schmitz, the public radio journalist who exposed Apple commentator Mike Daisey’s fabrications regarding working conditions at a Chinese electronics factory, recently got a first-hand look at how the iPad is made. Schmitz, the [...]
Crash test dummies go from four wheels to two
How can you get a concussion from falling off a bike? Canadian engineering students recently took the training wheels off a crash test dummy to find out. Roughly 25 students from Carleton University and Algonquin College in Ottawa spent eight months building an intrepid mannequin that’s designed to go over the handlebars at 15 mph. [...]
“60 Minutes” colleagues on Wallace
(CBS News) The name Mike Wallace is synonymous with tough questions. He perfected the art on television. But those hard-hitting stories were not necessarily his favorites. “60 Minutes” colleagues Morley Safer, Lesley Stahl and Steve Kroft discussed Wallace’s favorite stories with CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley. VIDEO: A look back at Mike Wallace’s tough [...]
7 myths about quad-core phones (Smartphones Unlocked)
HTC’s One X Android smartphone is quad-core in Europe and dual-core in the U.S. (Credit: Photo by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) Smartphones Unlocked is a monthly column that dives deep into the inner workings of your trusty smartphone. When HTC first announced that U.S. versions of the HTC One X wouldn’t bear Nvidia’s quad-core Tegra 3 processor, [...]
Pope holds Easter candle at basilica vigil
(AP) VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI, carrying a tall, lit candle, ushered in Christianity’s most joyous celebration with an Easter vigil service Saturday night, but voiced fears that mankind is groping in darkness, unable to distinguish good from evil. Easter for Christians commemorates Christ’s triumph over death with his resurrection following his crucifixion. “Life [...]
Players sickened by bounty scandal
(CBS News) – The NFL’s bounty scandal has become a hot topic in sports, especially after New Orleans Saints’ assistant coach Gregg Williams was heard on tape apparently offering his team bonuses to injure opposing players. Today, CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian talked to former All-Pro quarterback Kurt Warner, one of the men [...]
Buzz Out Loud 1588: Loved the show (Podcast)
At 1,588, it’s the final episode of Buzz Out Loud, the podcast that launched a thousand news stories, arguments, hosts and co-hosts, producers, and good times. We packed the studio full–Tom Merritt, Veronica Belmont, Jason Howell, Rafe Needleman, Donald Bell, plus of course, me, Brian Tong, and Stephen Beacham … and it’s possible there was [...]
How to own someone at Scramble With Friends
Feel free to share your Scramble With Friends username in the comments. (Credit: Screenshot by Christopher MacManus/CNET) How many points do you usually score in a two-minute round of Scramble With Friends? In certain rounds, with double letters and triple-word bonuses, hundreds of points can quickly add up with each word found. As with Boggle, [...]
Can great curation build brands? Intel’s multi-million dollar bet on “The Curators Project”
I recently attended The Creators Project in San Francisco, a globe-roaming two day free event that celebrates an eclectic mix of avant-garde music and arts installations, and attracted tens of thousands of people. It could have easily been re-named ” The Curators Project” because of the superb collection of bands, artists, installations, and even food [...]
iPhone users rely on Wi-Fi more than Android users
Besides basic divisions in hardware and software, there are some major differences in the way iPhone and Android platform smartphone users ingest data, a new study says. According to market research firm ComScore, iPhone owners in both the U.S. and the U.K. consumed more of their data over Wi-Fi and their carrier’s wireless signal than [...]
Hackers can steal credit card data from used Xbox 360s
Summary: Security researchers at Drexel University and Dakota State University say they can extract credit card information from Microsoft Xbox 360s even after they have been restored to factory settings. Hackers can reportedly retrieve credit card data and other personal information from old Microsoft Xbox 360s. Even if the console is restored back to factory [...]
March for Trayvon Martin held in Sanford
(AP) SANFORD, Fla. – Thousands joined a march Saturday through the Florida town where 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer, vowing to continue protesting until an arrest is made. Protesters carried signs, chanted “Justice for Trayvon,” and clutched the hands of their children while they walked from Crooms Academy [...]
Report: Foursquare shuts off API for Girls Around Me app
The Girls Around Me app showed the location of women near users of the app, in real time. (Credit: Screenshot by CNET) The tagline is “In the mood for love, or just after a one-night stand? Girls Around Me puts you in control! Reveal the hottest nightspots, who’s in them, and how to reach them…” [...]