| Firefox 11 to get add-on sync |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:46:08 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
Changes are a-foot again for Firefox. The beta channel can now sync add-ons, the Aurora channel completes a smoother update process, and work on the faster native UI for Android continues. |
| Mozilla preps the Web to push |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:29:36 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
Mozilla's gestating a new project that takes its cues from the mobile world: site-specific push notifications. Could this be a next-generation RSS? |
| Microsoft withdraws one patent claim against Barnes & Noble |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:14:35 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
The software giant narrows its claims against Barnes & Noble, saying it hoped to streamline its case before hearings on the dispute begin on Monday. |
| HP coughs up close to $47 million on CEO change |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:30:08 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
Hewlett-Packard spent $30.41 million in total compensation for ousted CEO Leo Apotheker, while new chief Meg Whitman landed $16.52 million in total compensation, according to a new filing. |
| Hardware makers suffer through drive shortages |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:07:17 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
Here's a tour of how the Thailand flooding and a hard drive shortage affected three tech giants: Sony, Western Digital, and Seagate. |
| Facebook opens its books for historic IPO |
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:41:42 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
week in review Filing gives first look at Facebook's financials, while Windows 8 details leak out. Also: Sony gets a new CEO. |
| AMD spells out Windows 8 tablet strategy |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:00:24 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
Advanced Micro Devices has a Windows 8 tablet strategy predicated on new power-efficient chips. |
| Adobe gives Photoshop CS6 a new graphics-chip boost |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:45:27 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
The Liquify tool is responsive and more powerful thanks to use of the graphics processing unit in Photoshop CS6. Also: background save. |
| Adobe: Here's why Creative Cloud is worth $600 a year |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:57:05 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
The subscription to Adobe's software, services, and social features will arrive later this year, and the company is showing new attractions. |
| Will Windows 8 ARM devices offer a limited desktop interface? |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:36:53 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
The latest scuttlebutt from the Verge suggests that tablets and other ARM-based devices running Windows 8 may move beyond the Metro UI to provide some type of desktop interface. |
| Dell taps former CA chief to head new software group |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:46:38 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
John Swainson, former CEO of software company CA, has been named as president of Dell's New Software Group, to focus on selling software to the enterprise crowd. |
| Zynga shares soar on Facebook IPO |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:10:19 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
The social gaming company's shares have risen well over 10 percent as investors find value in its relationship with Facebook. |
| Coming off $2B loss, Sony's Hirai faces 'toughest challenge' |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:16:22 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
Sony's troubling fiscal third-quarter performance comes just a day after the company announced it is replacing its CEO Howard Stringer with Kazuo Hirai on April 1. |
| Cocoon now sheathes you in IE, too |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
Cocoon extends its protective casing for you and your Internet habits to Internet Explorer users in a new beta. Along with IP address masking and anonymous browsing, you get secure Wi-Fi, e-mail on-the-fly, and antivirus scanning. |
| BitTorrent Live attracts steady stream of interest |
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
Bram Cohen forever altered file sharing when he invented the torrent protocol 10 years ago. Now, he and his company, BitTorrent, are poised to revolutionize live streaming. |
| Apple tips chip spending scales in favor of wireless |
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:04:39 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
The popularity of Apple's handheld products like the iPad and iPhone is pushing the lion's share of chip spending to wireless, away from traditional computer-related spending. |
| Google fights back, says Microsoft has same data-sharing policy |
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:54:15 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
The Web giant responds to critical Microsoft ads, noting that the software giant has a similar policy regarding sharing consumer information across its services. |
| Smartphone and TV sales trim losses for LG |
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:45:03 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
The South Korean electronics company sees its revenue drop but its net loss narrows due to higher sales of smartphones and HDTVs. |
| Microsoft debuts Kinect for Windows, commercial SDK |
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:40:37 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
The software giant launches a version of its motion-sensing game controller for Windows, hoping to spark development of PC applications that use natural user interfaces. |
| Google gets bad buzz, and Microsoft pounces--sort of |
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:07:42 PST
Source: CNET News.com |
Microsoft aims to exploit uneasiness over Google's new privacy steps by talking up its own services--but hasn't offered much but spin so far. |