A number of companies have tried to crack the problem of having an app at a business conference which allows you to connect to the people around you, see the agenda and make business connections. So it’s encouraging to see the off…
Y Combinator Alum Citus Data Wants To Make Scalable Data Analytics Accessible To Anyone
As companies from small startups to large enterprise continue to generate an ever-increasing amount of data, the demand for affordable and scalable databases also increases. Typically, this market has been the domain of large vendor…
Google’s Nexus 7 tablet is coming today, but don’t expect anything revolutionary
At this point, it’s pretty clear that Google is set to unveil a $199 Nexus-branded tablet today at its I/O developer conference. But given just how badly Google has botched Android’s leap into tablets, I’m not expecting the …
Microsoft takes a reduced antitrust fine in Europe, still over $1B
Europe’s second-highest court has upheld a massive antitrust fine against Microsoft for hindering competition, but it lowered the fine slightly by €39 million to €860 million ($1.1 billion), according to the Associated Press…
Retina MacBook Pro orders delayed for some business users
Apple’s new Retina MacBook Pro seems to be in short supply.(Credit: Apple)Business customers ordering a new Retina MacBook Pro could face a hefty wait time.Several recent buyers ordering the new notebook through Apple’s enterprise…
Retina MacBook Pro orders delayed for some business users
Apple’s new Retina MacBook Pro seems to be in short supply.(Credit: Apple)Business customers ordering a new Retina MacBook Pro could face a hefty wait time.Several recent buyers ordering the new notebook through Apple’s enterprise…
Meet Shimi, a robot DJ that shuffles
At first glance, Shimi appears to be a spiritual successor to Rolly, Sony’s egg-shaped musical robot from 2008.(Credit: Georgia Tech)The soundsmiths at Georgia Tech’s Center for Music Technology this week revealed Shimi, a one-foo…
Berkeley Law’s first Web Privacy Census is out and it’s troubling
The first report in the University of California, Berkeley Law School’s quarterly Web Privacy Census was released on Tuesday, and it shows that popular Web sites are far more aggressive in their consumer tracking practices than mos…
Berkeley Law’s first Web Privacy Census is out and it’s troubling
The first report in the University of California, Berkeley Law School’s quarterly Web Privacy Census was released on Tuesday, and it shows that popular Web sites are far more aggressive in their consumer tracking practices than mos…
Your one chance to reply to aliens
(Credit: National Geographic Channel Screenshot: Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)We have ceded our attempts to communicate with aliens far too often to Hollywood.There, paunchy producers and pugnacious directors have portrayed aliens as sca…
Social Fitness Tracker Endomondo Hits 10 Million Users, Tracks 250K Workouts Each Day
Fitness tracking service Endomondo first launched back in 2008, and it seems they haven’t stopped picking up steam since then.The team has just announced on the company’s official blog that their service now plays home to 10 mil…
The Google Nexus Tablet: The Top 6 Must-Have Features
Google I/O is nearly upon us, and all signs point to Google revealing a tablet later today. The device leaked and then over the last few hours several high-level sources confirmed the device’s existence. It’s likely a low-end, 7…
Get a 32GB flash drive for $9.97
Price: $10 after rebate. Seriously.(Credit: Patriot)The other day, as part of a bonus deal, I wondered aloud how long it would be before 32GB flash drives dipped below $10.Not long, apparently. While supplies last, TigerDirect ha…
Road Trip Pic of the Day, 6/27: What is this?
If you know what this is and where it is located, you could be eligible to win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day contest.(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET)Welcome to the Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. This is you…
Real-World Tales of Starting a Socially Responsible Business
More and more startups are trying to use social responsibility as a business tool – as a way to stand out from the crowd and attract customers who prefer to do business with socially conscious companies. For these three companies,…
Apple wins patent for inductive charging docking station
(Credit: Apple)Apple has won a patent for a technology that could help iOS device owners more easily charge their phones and tablets.Granted to Apple yesterday, the patent known simply as “Antenna insert” would outfit a docking st…
Google pays out thousands for Chrome bug discoveries
Google has awarded several folks serious cash for finding security holes in its Chrome browser.A researcher identified as “miaubiz” earned the lion’s share of the cash Google doled out, securing $7,000 for finding a host of High p…
Microsoft’s Greek Headquarters Attacked By Arsonists
[Insert distasteful joke here regarding Windows Phone 7 lack of upgrade path to WinPhone 8]Athens saw daylight a little earlier than normal today. At approximately 4:45 AM local time, arsonists rammed a van laden with gas cans into …