The greasiest, most saturated iPhone yet.(Credit: Henry Hargreaves)Consumer gadgets can be very addictive. Almost as addictive as french fries, onion rings, and anything else you can cook in hot oil. Even the gadgets themselves.Ph…
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Twitter amps up design chops, buys IP from studio Nclud
nclud’s design for the National Journal’s iPhone app.(Credit: Screenshot by Donna Tam/CNET)Twitter has acquired the intellectual property of Nclud, a small web design agency, for an undisclosed amount.”I can confirm that some memb…
Hydrogen-fueled Phantom Eye UAV takes to the sky
Boeing’s Phantom Eye UAV takes off for its initial autonomous flight, June 1, 2012, at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center.(Credit: Boeing)The bulbous Phantom Eye UAV flew for less than a half-hour in its debut autonomous flight …
Xbox SmartGlass Brings the Second Screen to Games and Videos
Watch out Wii U — Microsoft has its own plans for bringing the second screen to the console.At E3 2012, Microsoft unveiled its latest technology aimed at making the Xbox 360 the center of your home entertainment univers…
Twitter Raids Design Firm Nclud for Talent and IP
Contrary to some reports circling the Internet Monday morning — including two apparently sterling sources — Twitter has not acquired the web design firm Nclud.However, the microblogging network has purchased Nclud’s …
China Bans Tiananmen Searches on Anniversary of Protests
Chinese web users trying to discuss the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising on its 23rd anniversary Monday are incurring the wrath of China’s web censors.Those censors, who number in the thousands, have spent the day crawling…
11 Tumblr Tips for Power Users
1. Mass Editing To quickly edit multiple posts at the same time, use the Mega-Editor. The tool looks just like your archive, except you can selct or delete multiple posts, and edit and add tags.Click here to view this gallery. Once …
Square credit card readers now being sold at Walgreens, FedEx Office, and Staples
Mobile payments startup Square now offers its credit card reader for iOS and Android devices at many Walgreens, FedEx Office, and Staples stores across the U.S., the company announced today.Square is hard at work trying to disrupt…
Samsung Galaxy S III hits Sprint, T-Mobile on June 21
Samsung’s Galaxy S III.(Credit: CNET)Samsung Electronics’ latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III, will arrive at Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA on June 21.At Sprint, the highly anticipated smartphone will cost $199.99 for th…
Behind the ‘Flame’ malware spying on Mideast computers (FAQ)
The new Flame malware that has infected computers in Iran and the Middle East is named after one of the main modules it uses to spread.(Credit: Securelist)The Flame worm that has targeted computers in the Middle East is being cal…
Samsung Galaxy S III hitting 5 U.S. carriers soon for $200
The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone will launch on AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and U.S. Cellular in the next few weeks and will start at $200 with a 2-year contract, Samsung announced this morn…
Viral Video Singer ‘Mr. Trololo’ Dies
Soviet singer Eduard Khil, best known as Internet meme Mr. Trololo from the popular 1976 video in which he belts “I Am Glad, ‘Cause I’m Finally Returning Back Home,” died at age 77 on Monday in Russia.The clip of Khil went…
Is Office for the iPad more than a mirage?
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Does it even exist? It’s Microsoft Office for iPad.Microsoft says it doesn’t, while two sources — BGR and News Corp.’s The Daily — both claim it does exist.All we know is that it should. But the brou…
Flame virus spread through rogue Microsoft security certificates
Microsoft has issued a patch to prevent Flame from spoofing its own security certificates.(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET)Microsoft revealed yesterday that the infamous Flame virus gained a foothold by spoofing one of its …
Apple looks to iPad Mini, iPhone 5 to deliver ‘exciting’ September?
When is the iPhone 5 launching?(Credit: Apple)Get ready for an “exciting” September from Apple.Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White said today, according to Apple blog AppleInsider, that the Cupertino, Calif.-based company i…