There’s been plenty said about RIM since it released its rough fiscal financials a few days ago, just about all of it negative. It’s hard not to be, honestly — the company reported its first operating loss in eight years, anno…
Saturday’s ‘Leap Second’ Added More Heat To This Weekend’s Tech Meltdowns
If you were hoping to spend the last couple days catching up with your favorite websites while maybe streaming a Netflix movie, you’ve probably discovered by now that you had pretty lousy timing for a lazy web-surfing weekend.On F…
Social Media Is Making Today’s Girls Actually Say What They Mean
The stereotype is that women generally enjoy talking and communicating more than men. But they haven’t always been known to be the most straightforward with the nitty-gritty of what they really think and feel — females are somet…
Entrepreneurs: Please do your homework on the competition
This will happen to you if you don’t do your homework.Choosing the right market opportunity will make or break a startup. Unfortunately, most entrepreneurs choose to tackle markets that are over-saturated, not realizing their mist…
The other Windows 8 hits some snags
Microsoft Surface tablet packing an Nvidia ARM chip.(Credit: Microsoft)Don’t be surprised if the other version of Windows 8 — you know the one that doesn’t run on Intel chips — stumbles out of the gate.We got a taste of this on …
Zynga unleashes Mark Pincus after big product unveiling
Mark Pincus, chief executive of Zynga, was quiet for the past couple of months as Facebook went public and Zynga geared up for its big Unleashed event last week where it unveiled its latest social games. But afterward, Zynga unlea…
Microsoft and Apple: The roof tile analogy
Roof tile? That’s over on aisle 9.Stretch the analogy a bit. Windows tablets? They’re on aisle 9, next to the laptop bags.I could stretch the analogy even more, where the buyer gets lost amid a sea of generic Spanish roof tiles li…
‘Leap second bug’ causes site, software crashes
The Astronomical Clock in Prague, Czech Republic.(Credit: Wikimedia)It only takes a single second to wreak havoc on the Internet.The addition of a leap second to the Coordinated Universal Time at midnight Greenwich Mean Time last …
‘Leap second bug’ causes site, software crashes
The Astronomical Clock in Prague, Czech Republic.(Credit: Wikimedia)It only takes a single second to wreak havoc on the Internet.The addition of a leap second to the Coordinated Universal Time at midnight Greenwich Mean Time last …
Russian Soyuz capsule brings three station fliers back to Earth
Three departing station fliers strapped into a Soyuz ferry craft, fired the ship’s braking rockets and plunged back to Earth early Sunday, landing in Kazakhstan to close out a six-month stay aboard the International Space Station….
[Video] First Impressions of Google’s Nexus 7 Tablet
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VC Fred Wilson says mobile is where the growth is
Mobile is where the growth is in startups, venture capital portolios, and user activity, according to a post by Fred Wilson, managing partner at venture capital firm Union Square Ventures and a frequent blogger.But one of the prob…
Police intercept online threat, raid wrong house
It’s a good thing Milan wasn’t eating one of those at the time of the raid.(Credit: Food Network Screenshot: Chris Matysczyk/CNET)The occasional program on the Food Network can be quite frightening.There’s “Outrageous Food”, for e…
For a friend of the military, an awesome collection of gifts
Marine Lance corporal Jessica Fine and her husband, Marine private first class Paul Fine are regulars at Compagno’s, a deli in Monterey, Calif., that is a favorite with local soldiers. Over the years, the soldiers have returned Co…
A tiny USB digital-to-analog converter from AudioQuest
The AudioQuest DragonFly is a USB-powered (it doesn’t use batteries or an external power supply) digital-to-analog converter. I usually need some time to get a handle on the sound of a component, but within minutes of plugging in …
How to break into video game writing: advice from an expert
There are millions of kids who want to make a living writing about video games. Dan Amrich wants to create more of them. Or at least give them solid advice on how to succeed at getting their dream jobs as video game reviewers.That
Why Google wants us all to be Larry Nerd
(Credit: CNET)Can we agree that humanity is pickled?Our politics are an embarrassment. Our economies stink far more pungently than a full trash can in 100-degree humidity. And our inter-personal relations are so lifeless that they…
Salò: si tuffano nel lago e rischiano di annegare
Due ragazze straniere hanno rischiato di annegare nelle acque di Salò. Si sono tuffate nel lago di Garda, ma hanno avuto un malore.
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