http://news.cnet.com/8302-13503_3-0.html en-us Most recent posts from CNET Blogs. Copyright 1995-2012 CNET Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:00:00 PST http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57375292-64/a-windows-8-tablet-offers-hope-as-potent-ipad-foe/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Nanotech-TheCircuitsBlog With Windows 8 now on a clearer path to release, expect the big device makers to try to crash the raucous Apple party with Microsoft leading the way. And who knows? Microsoft may even steer buyers away from a next-generation 9-inch Kindle Fire. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-57375292-64/a-windows-8-tablet-offers-hope-as-potent-ipad-foe/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:00:00 PST Brooke Crothers http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57375776-71/how-to-choose-your-valentine-by-star-sign/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TechnicallyIncorrect AstrologyDating.com is a new site that tries to find you your perfect love on the basis of birth date, birth time, and birthplace. But will it tell you the truth? Well, it asks you to pay only per match. So I tried it. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57375776-71/how-to-choose-your-valentine-by-star-sign/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:09:27 PST Chris Matyszczyk http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57375798-71/antipirates-attacked-for-pirating-nfl-game/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TechnicallyIncorrect The Web fulminates when it is revealed that executives from VEVO--vehement music industry antipirates--played a pirated stream of an NFL playoff game at a party. VEVO claims it left its Wi-Fi unsupervised. Have we heard that argument before? http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57375798-71/antipirates-attacked-for-pirating-nfl-game/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:27:29 PST Chris Matyszczyk http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57375923-83/anonymous-invites-cia-others-to-its-weekend-party/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-Security Following its FBI shenanigans of last week, the loose-knit hacking collective claims to have taken down the CIA's Web site, along with the sites of the Mexican Senate and Interior Ministry. It also says it hacked into police and government sites in Alabama and pilfered personal info on 46,000 Alabamians. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57375923-83/anonymous-invites-cia-others-to-its-weekend-party/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:17:21 PST Edward Moyer http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57375847-37/apple-seeks-u.s-ban-on-galaxy-nexus/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-Apple Company requests ban on sales in the U.S. of the Samsung-made showcase for Google's heavily touted Ice Cream Sandwich version of the Android operating system, saying it violates four Apple patents. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57375847-37/apple-seeks-u.s-ban-on-galaxy-nexus/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:08:49 PST Edward Moyer http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57371597-1/an-arcadian-ode-to-the-old-arcade/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave iPhones and Angry Birds aside, the arcade endures. Crave pays a visit--and offers up an homage to games and gamers of years past and a tribute to the possibly endangered, but not yet dead, atmosphere of the arcade itself. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57371597-1/an-arcadian-ode-to-the-old-arcade/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:00:00 PST Edward Moyer http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-57374554-47/atlantic-technologys-big-sounding-little-speaker-takes-it-to-the-max/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheAudiophiliac It's only February, but the Atlantic Technology AT-2 has a good chance of being the Speaker of the Year for 2012, it's that good! http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-57374554-47/atlantic-technologys-big-sounding-little-speaker-takes-it-to-the-max/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:46:00 PST Steve Guttenberg http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-57375701-87/jeremy-lin-crushing-it-as-overnight-twitter-star/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=NewsBlogs Few people outside of his friends and family ever heard of him a week ago; Now he's turned into a sports (and Twitter) phenom http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-57375701-87/jeremy-lin-crushing-it-as-overnight-twitter-star/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:38:22 PST Charles Cooper http://www.cnet.com/8301-17919_1-57375717-86/cnet-roadside-assistance-44-why-well-never-see-the-icarstereo-podcast/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=CarTechPodcasts Users want to know the best way to use their iPhone's and iPads in the car and we explain why Apple will never just build its own version of the AppRadio. http://www.cnet.com/8301-17919_1-57375717-86/cnet-roadside-assistance-44-why-well-never-see-the-icarstereo-podcast/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:37:21 PST Brian Cooley http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57374687-1/imac-robot-faux-steve-jobs-snapped-in-tokyo/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave A robot costume made of old iMac parts recently surfaced in China. Or was it Japan? That depends on who you believe. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57374687-1/imac-robot-faux-steve-jobs-snapped-in-tokyo/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:00:00 PST Tim Hornyak http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57374928-1/this-week-in-crave-the-geek-love-edition/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave Too busy planning the perfect Valentine's Day date to keep up with Crave? Well, we love you, so we've rounded up the week's top stories and geeky gift ideas right here. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57374928-1/this-week-in-crave-the-geek-love-edition/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:00:00 PST Bonnie Cha http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57374220-76/seminal-computer-video-game-spacewar-lives-again/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-CuttingEdge MIT creates a simulation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Spacewar. A relic of the early days of minicomputers, it was one of the first computer video games and set the stage for many others, including Asteroids. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57374220-76/seminal-computer-video-game-spacewar-lives-again/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:00:00 PST Martin LaMonica http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57375166-38/tor-anonymity-project-looks-to-help-iranians-sidestep-net-ban/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=News-PoliticsandLaw Tor's "obfsproxy" technology would make encrypted data look innocuous and let it dodge government censors. That could help citizens in Iran reach blocked sites as antigovernment protests reportedly loom. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57375166-38/tor-anonymity-project-looks-to-help-iranians-sidestep-net-ban/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:08:10 PST Edward Moyer http://cnettv.cnet.com/8301-13489_53-57375148-10389930.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Top5 The best routers for high performance and low headaches. http://cnettv.cnet.com/8301-13489_53-57375148-10389930.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:55:24 PST Brian Cooley http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-57375147-250/mindsumo-the-x-prize-of-hiring/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Rafe'sRadar New challenge-based recruiting site will help you find smart kids to solve your vexing problems. http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-57375147-250/mindsumo-the-x-prize-of-hiring/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:24:39 PST Rafe Needleman http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57374890-1/best-android-alternatives-to-ipod-touch/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave In spite of the boom in smartphone sales, there still seems to be a market for dedicated portable media players. Apple's iPod Touch is the leader, but what about some alternatives for the Android fans? CNET surveys the options. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57374890-1/best-android-alternatives-to-ipod-touch/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:44:00 PST Donald Bell http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-57375098-12/more-hardware-acceleration-in-chrome-beta-dev-gets-latest-js/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheDownloadBlog Google's figured out a way to bring the power of graphics processor-powered hardware acceleration to some older computers, while Chrome 19 dev starts supporting the latest JavaScript code. http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-57375098-12/more-hardware-acceleration-in-chrome-beta-dev-gets-latest-js/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:42:55 PST Seth Rosenblatt http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57374935-1/see-boeings-etch-a-sketch-flight-path/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave You'll probably have memories of a classic childhood toy after seeing this Boeing 787 route. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57374935-1/see-boeings-etch-a-sketch-flight-path/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:36:55 PST Christopher MacManus http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31747_7-57333994-243/ipad-3-rumor-roundup/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=iPadAtlas CNET tracks all the Apple iPad 3 rumors--from the likely to the crazy--that we've heard so far. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31747_7-57333994-243/ipad-3-rumor-roundup/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:13:00 PST Josh Lowensohn, Donald Bell http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57373685-251/is-the-acer-a200s-utter-dullness-justified-by-its-$330-price-first-take/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=AndroidAtlas The Acer Iconia Tab A200 is a tablet. It does some things. None of them particularly exciting. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-57373685-251/is-the-acer-a200s-utter-dullness-justified-by-its-$330-price-first-take/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:09:25 PST Eric Franklin http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-57374975-12/firefox-finally-enriches-new-tab-page/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheDownloadBlog Long after its competitors replaced blank New Tab pages with personalized content drawn from your browsing habits, Mozilla reveals the beginning of its own New Tab revamp. http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-57374975-12/firefox-finally-enriches-new-tab-page/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:07:39 PST Seth Rosenblatt http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-57374940-52/spaced-out-obama-to-cut-funding-for-mars-program/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt According to The Washington Post, the Obama administration will unveil a new budget on Monday that will slash spending on NASA's Mars rover program by 20 percent next year, with more cuts to come. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-57374940-52/spaced-out-obama-to-cut-funding-for-mars-program/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:52:32 PST Daniel Terdiman http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57374906-263/new-tool-cracks-apple-iwork-passwords/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=MacFixIt Russian cryptography company ElcomSoft has developed a tool that makes cracking iWork document passwords easier. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-57374906-263/new-tool-cracks-apple-iwork-passwords/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:14:30 PST Topher Kessler http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57374826-1/big-fun-with-littlebits-circuit-boards/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave Crave goes hands-on with littleBits, an open-source kit of circuit boards that let you build fun projects while learning how electronics work. See what we created with littleBits and some office supplies. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57374826-1/big-fun-with-littlebits-circuit-boards/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:08:05 PST Bonnie Cha http://www.cnet.com/8301-13553_1-57374822-32/fanning-the-flames-of-outdoor-cooking/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=AppliancesandKitchenGadgets The Cook-Air Portable BBQ Grill incorporates a fan in its base. The five-speed fan increases the rate of combustion. http://www.cnet.com/8301-13553_1-57374822-32/fanning-the-flames-of-outdoor-cooking/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:07:48 PST Brian Krepshaw