Xbox Live Gold subscribers can now stream Paramount movies on their gaming consoles.(Credit: Screenshot by Dara Kerr/CNET)Xbox continues to expand its repertoire of ways to stream movies. Paramount Pictures and Microsoft announced…
Ford’s new mobile app promises to speed up car-charging
Ford not only unveiled its first all-electric car today – check out VB writer Sean’s test drive with the new vehicle) – but the company also announced a new mobile app to help keep the car charged: MyFord Mobile for iPhone.Th…
Samsung TecTiles: Wireless Stickers With Secret Phone Powers
Near-field communication (NFC) is joined at the hip with the concept of mobile payments, or buying things via cellphone. But the tech actually has many more applications, and Samsung wants owners of the upcoming Samsung Gala…
Why Zynga is Shedding Users
Social gaming company Zynga had an outstanding 2011, leading to a well-hyped IPO in December. But Zynga’s biggest risk was always an over-reliance on Facebook, with most of its revenue and users coming from the social network. It’s …
With Samsung’s programmable TecTiles, NFC may finally get relevant
Imagine walking into a coffee shop and swiping your phone across a NFC tag to get access to Wi-Fi, instead of begging for the Wi-Fi password. Or, imagine swiping your phone as you enter a store to check-in on Foursquare.With Samsu…
With Samsung’s programmable TecTiles, NFC may finally get relevant
Imagine walking into a coffee shop and swiping your phone across a NFC tag to get access to Wi-Fi, instead of begging for the Wi-Fi password. Or, imagine swiping your phone as you enter a store to check-in on Foursquare.With Samsu…
Inside the 2012 MacBook Air: Apple overhauls the engine
It’s all about the chips.(Credit: CNET)The updated MacBook Air doesn’t look new on the outside, but the inside is a different story.That story mostly revolves around Ivy Bridge, Intel’s new 22-nanometer processor that boasts upgra…
Inside the 2012 MacBook Air: Apple overhauls the engine
It’s all about the chips.(Credit: CNET)The updated MacBook Air doesn’t look new on the outside, but the inside is a different story.That story mostly revolves around Ivy Bridge, Intel’s new 22-nanometer processor that boasts upgra…
5 Re-Commerce Sites That Will Buy Back Your Old Mac
1. Gazelle Got an old MacBook that’s ready to meet its next owner? You could be looking at a fresh $635 in your pocket. That’s the average trade-in value for MacBooks of all generations, models and conditions. If you’ve got a newer…
120 Hilarious Seconds of Models Falling on Runways [VIDEO]
We all know Weebles wobble, but they don’t fall down. Runway models sure do, though.Comedy engine Worldwide Interweb rounded up the most epic tumbles in the above video and used Joe Crocker’s “You Are So Beautiful” to set th…
Google reveals what’s hot in user searches
Hot Searches in Google today.(Credit: Screenshot by Dara Kerr/CNET)If you go to Google’s “Hot Searches” list, you’ll find that the top three searches today were Apple, Robin Roberts, and the LA Kings. You’ll also see how many time…
Google reveals what’s hot in user searches
Hot Searches in Google today.(Credit: Screenshot by Dara Kerr/CNET)If you go to Google’s “Hot Searches” list, you’ll find that the top three searches today were Apple, Robin Roberts, and the LA Kings. You’ll also see how many time…
Is Apple fragmenting the iPhone?
Well, it will take some iPhones and iPads to entirely new directions.Way down in the fine print about Apple’s upcoming iOS 6, you’ll find a little note that says new features like Flyover and turn-by-turn directions are only avail…
100 Billion Popped Bubbles Later: Zynga’s Bubble Safari Tops Facebook Gaming Chart
Zynga launched Bubble Safari a little over a month ago, and now 100 billion popped bubbles later it has earned the title as the fastest-growing Facebook game out there based on monthly active users according to AppData.The…
The Beginner’s Guide to Social Media
Whether it’s keeping up on the latest web memes on Reddit or Tumblr, following your favorite comedians on Twitter, profesionally networking on LinkedIn, or staying in touch with college friends on Facebook, social media has become a…
Global Payments: Consumer data may also have been stolen
Credit card processor Global Payments said today that in the course of investigating the theft of 1.5 million credit card numbers, it has discovered that hackers may also have stolen consumer data from servers.”Our ongoing investi…
Apple CEO says Mac Pro update to come ‘next year’
Mac Pro update may not come until next year.(Credit: Apple)Despite some reports to the contrary, there isn’t much new in the latest Mac Pro update. After Apple added a “new” tag to the Mac Pro on its Web site yesterday and some pe…
Facebook isn’t the place to serve legal papers, says judge
(Credit: Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)Facebook is the normal way to communicate with people. It may not yet be a fine place to slap legal papers upon an adversary, however.In an intriguing case involving a mother, a daughter, and a bank,…