(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,…
Korean startups still fight against the stigma of failure
In Silicon Valley, people fail. And they fail often. But one of the elements of Silicon Valley that makes it a petri dish for startups is the tolerance for failure. In Korea, however, this is still a taboo, which needs to be overc…
HTC Will Acquire S3 Graphics, Improve Its Patent Portfolio
HTC has reportedly decided to complete its purchase of S3 Graphics, an acquisition that will help it better its position in its patent fight with Apple.HTC’s general counsel, Grace Lei reportedly announced company’s plans to …
Taking Nokia’s monster camera phone for a spin
Nokia introduced the 808 PureView in February at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.(Credit: Kent German/CNET)Sigh. Sometimes I’m green with envy when reading about the adventures of my colleagues at CNET Asia. It’s not bec…
HTC One S with S3 chip being offered in select European, Asian markets
High demand has forced HTC to switch up processors in some versions of the One S.(Credit: HTC)HTC has confirmed with The Verge that they are using a lower-powered Snapdragon S3 chipset for the HTC One S in select European and Asia…
Habbo silenced after accusations of improper behavior
A generic scene of a Habbo carnival.(Credit: Sulake)Habbo, an online community targeted at teens, is under fire for being unable to stop users from engaging in sexually explicit virtual interactions or using derogatory language, a…
Habbo silenced after accusations of improper behavior
A generic scene of a Habbo carnival.(Credit: Sulake)Habbo, an online community targeted at teens, is under fire for being unable to stop users from engaging in sexually explicit virtual interactions or using derogatory language, a…
Will Anyone Actually Watch the Olympics Online? [STUDY]
The 2012 Summer Olympics will be more socially and digitally connected than any before — there’s no question there.But will sports fans take advantage of the surfeit of streaming video options available this July and August?…
Facebook plugs in WordPress for social sharing
Ways to use the “Facebook for Wordpress” plugin.(Credit: Facebook)WordPress bloggers rejoice, now there’s one more way to get stories out into the public. Users who use the popular Web publishing platform can now add in Facebook f…
Turn Home Devices On and Off Remotely With Plug-Connected App
Think you left the coffee machine on when you left the house? Now you can turn it off with a simple plugin and mobile app that syncs and controls your home devices.A new Kickstarter project called Elphi aims to help you kee…
The Oatmeal’s Viral Lawsuit Fundraiser Surpasses $120,000
The battle of copyright infringement between FunnyJunk and the Oatmeal has turned a potential lawsuit into a philanthropic campaign that’s raised more than $120,000 in less than 24 hours.The fundraiser sparked from a public d…
The Oatmeal’s Viral Lawsuit Fundraiser Surpasses $120,000
The battle of copyright infringement between FunnyJunk and the Oatmeal has turned a potential lawsuit into a philanthropic campaign that’s raised more than $120,000 in less than 24 hours.The fundraiser sparked from a public d…
U.K. to reopen probe of Google Street View data collection
A Google Street View car in action.(Credit: James Martin/CNET)Google is facing renewed privacy scrutiny in Britain, as a U.K. regulator reopens its investigation into how the Web giant’s Street View program gathered personal data….
6 Hot Trends Driving Men’s Ecommerce
When it comes to ecommerce categories like grooming and fashion, the women’s market has long been the focus of marketers. And who can blame them. Women historically make upwards of 80% of the purchase decisions in the home, …
Goodbye cheap Windows 8 tablets: Windows RT costs OEMs $85 a pop
Were you holding out for an inexpensive Windows 8 tablet this holiday season? Probably not, but still, the option for cheap Windows 8 tablets appears to be gone now that a VR-Zone report says Microsoft will charge $85 for a licens…
Apple to kill off Ping after all, report says
Where does Apple’s social network for music fit in, now that the company is injecting Facebook into the very core of iOS and Twitter into the Mac? Nowhere, which is why it will be deep-sixed when iOS 6 arrives, a new report assert…
FTC Issues First Internet Data Fine
The Federal Trade Commission slapped data collection firm Spokeo with an $800,000 fine on Tuesday for collecting details about people’s lives and selling them to would-be employers without protecting those individuals’ privac…
Hands-On First Impressions of iOS 6
iPad Siri The iPad has Sir.Click here to view this gallery. At WWDC 2012, Apple unveiled the next generation of iOS. iOS 6 sports more than 200 new features and upgrades — including the new Apple Maps, deep Facebook integrat…