Does your YouTube homescreen look a little different Thursday? That’s because Google is testing out a design of the site that focuses more on categories. Only a very small number of users can see this temporary version, for …
Facebook wants users’ cell numbers in bid to bolster security
In the wake of a rash of password leaks, Facebook wants to educate its members about how to make their accounts more secure and is asking for users’ cell phone numbers as part of that effort.The social network has begun adding a m…
How did Samsung keep Galaxy S III a secret?
Samsung went to great lengths to hide the Galaxy S III, even from other company departments.(Credit: Samsung Tomorrow)In the weeks leading up to the formal unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S III, the internet was full of rumors, co…
Facebook highlights video chat with new ‘call’ button
(Credit: Screenshot by Donna Tam/CNET)Facebook is testing out a new “Call” button in profile pages to promote its video chat capabilities.Despite launching the service in a partnership with Skype nearly a year ago, Facebook may fe…
Reporter Put on Leave After Refusing to Remove Facebook Post
After reporter Barrett Tryon posted a link to an article on his personal Facebook Timeline, his boss told him it violated the company’s social media policy.Tryon refused to remove it, sparking a whole conversation about the le…
Reporter Put on Leave After Refusing to Remove Facebook Post
After reporter Barrett Tryon posted a link to an article on his personal Facebook Timeline, his boss told him it violated the company’s social media policy.Tryon refused to remove it, sparking a whole conversation about the le…
4 Korean startups get opportunity to make it on the global stage
South Korea is in the midst of revitalizing its startup community. It is moving away from a stigma of failure, and encouraging more youngsters to forget the traditional notion of school in exchange for entrepreneurship. Indeed, ma…
Extremely Large Telescope gets rather strong vote of confidence
An artist’s rendering of the European Extremely Large Telescope. Note the extremely small automobiles.(Credit: European Southern Observatory)No, it’s not something out of a Monty Python sketch. The “European Extremely Large Telesc…
Sprint seeks dismissal of NY suit alleging tax fraud
Sprint Nextel today filed a request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it had stiffed New York out of $100 million in taxes.(Credit: Sprint) Sprint filed its request to a New York state court, arguing that its practices don’t violate N…
Judge grants Apple’s request for injunction hearing
The judge overseeing Apple and Motorola’s patent lawsuit has decided to grant Apple’s request for an injunction hearing, Foss Patents reported today.U.S. Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner has set the hearing for the patent infringem…
Fox accuses Google of being unpatriotic
(Credit: Screenshot: Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)When two of our most respected institutions progress to conflict, it is best to cover one’s ears and eyes.However, today, has seen merely two of our most powerful institutions in apparent…
Retina MacBook Pro: The Laptop From the Future [REVIEW]
When Apple created major buzz around a new product in the past few years, it was almost always an iPhone or iPad. That’s why it’s so refreshing to see the world ooh and aah about an Apple computer again, the MacBook Pro With …
Bloomingdales Will Let You Design Shoes from a Store Window [EXCLUSIVE]
It’s a familiar problem; you’ve scanned the shoe stores for the perfect sandals to match your new bathing suit, but nothing quite goes. What if you could design your own?Havaianas and Bloomingdales in NYC are offering cu…
Rock the Vote registers voters with QR code T-shirts
Scan a torso, register to vote.(Credit: Threads 4 Thought)Rock the Vote is credited with creating the first telephone voter registration system. Now it has introduced the first shirt-activated voter registration system.The Scan to…
Vizio launches Mac-like PCs starting at $898
(Credit: Vizio)Vizio, a company best known for making TVs, is officially throwing its hat into the PC arena.The company is taking the wraps off three distinct lines of Windows computers: ultrabooks, mid-size laptops, and all-in-on…
IDC forecast: iPad up, Android down, BlackBerry irrelevant
Bye-bye Blackberry. It’s fading fast says IDC.(Credit: Best Buy)IDC has updated its tablet forecast, raising Apple’s iOS share at the expense of Android, while RIM’s Blackberry fades to irrelevance.IDC now expects iOS to grab 62.5…
Mark Cuban leads funding of video startup Switchcam
Video technology startup Switchcam announces $1.2 million in seed funding in a round led by media mogul Mark Cuban.Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban is leading a round of seed funding in a new video startup called Switchcam that…
Cloud competition is go: Amazon Web Services lowers support prices
Amazon Web Services has lowered its premium tier prices for cloud infrastructure support and expanded its level of free support for all AWS users, the company announced today.Amazon is by far the largest provider of cloud infrastr…