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Adobe updates Edge tool for easier Web coding
Adobe Systems has released its first update to Edge, a tool designed to help the company capitalize on the growing array of Web standards useful for bringing publishing and applications to the Web. Adobe
Read More »Behind the scenes at Microsoft’s Channel 9
REDMOND, Wash.–Microsoft’s June rollout of a niche software development kit that lets developers create PC applications for its Kinect motion-sensing game was a breaking news moment for the tech evangelists of the tiny Channel
Read More »A decade later, public safety still lacks national network
Ten years after the September 11 terrorist attacks, the U.S. is still without a nationwide network that would let first responders from different agencies and jurisdictions communicate with each other over emergency radios. In
Read More »Making videos at Microsoft’s Channel 9 (photos)
Microsoft launched Channel 9 to help evangelize the company’s products to software developers. Here, Channel 9 co-founder Jeff Sanquist in one of the two studios on Microsoft’s campus. Photo by Jay Greene/CNET Caption by
Read More »Does your iPhone service suck? Blame city hall
commentary As the Department of Justice and now Sprint file suit to block ATT’s pending merger with T-Mobile USA, federal judges will begin looking closely at the deal and its potential impacts on the
Read More »Growth in PC shipments turns anemic, researcher says
HP is among the firms seeing slower PC growth this year, Gartner says. (Credit: HP) A perfect storm of trouble is forcing research firm Garter to revise its 2011 and 2012 PC shipment forecasts,
Read More »Apple suing to block Samsung phone sales in Japan
Apple is looking for a court in Japan to block the sale of certain Samsung mobile devices. In the latest shot fired in the ongoing patent war between the two companies, a lawsuit filed
Read More »T-Mobile could be broken up, analyst says
T-Mobile USA may look to split itself into pieces for multiple buyers if its deal with ATT falls through. That’s according to Mizuho Securities analyst Michael Nelson, who said in a research note issued
Read More »Like MacBook, Ultrabook will tap lots of new tech
Ultrabooks may capture as much as 10 percent of the market in 2012, according to TrendForce. (Credit: TrendForce/DRAMeXchange) Ultrabooks will adopt lots of cutting-edge laptop technology, not unlike what Apple did to perfect the
Read More »Like MacBook, Ultrabook will tap lots of new tech
Ultrabooks may capture as much as 10 percent of the market in 2012, according to TrendForce. (Credit: TrendForce/DRAMeXchange) Ultrabooks will adopt lots of cutting-edge laptop technology, not unlike what Apple did to perfect the
Read More »DC Comics doubles down on digital
Readers will see a landing page that looks like this when they launch the free DC Comics iPad app. (Credit: Screenshot by Seth Rosenblatt/CNET) Comic books–or at least, the superhero comics that have been
Read More »DC Comics doubles down on digital
Readers will see a landing page that looks like this when they launch the free DC Comics iPad app. (Credit: Screenshot by Seth Rosenblatt/CNET) Comic books–or at least, the superhero comics that have been
Read More »TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington fired by AOL?
TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington (Credit: CNET) AOL executives have decided to terminate embattled tech blogger Michael Arrington’s employment with the company, according to a Fortune report. Arrington, the founder and co-editor of TechCrunch, ignited
Read More »TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington fired by AOL?
TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington (Credit: CNET) AOL executives have decided to terminate embattled tech blogger Michael Arrington’s employment with the company, according to a Fortune report. Arrington, the founder and co-editor of TechCrunch, ignited
Read More »Robbery suspect’s Facebook name: ‘Willie Sutton Jr’
The history of those who use Facebook to make themselves seem a little bigger, a little more glamorous is growing longer. Soon, no doubt, there will be a TV show called “Outrageous Facebook Stories,”
Read More »Robbery suspect’s Facebook name: ‘Willie Sutton Jr’
The history of those who use Facebook to make themselves seem a little bigger, a little more glamorous is growing longer. Soon, no doubt, there will be a TV show called “Outrageous Facebook Stories,”
Read More »Intel: Future Ultrabooks more tablet-like
Speaking at a technology conference, Intel’s chief financial officer outlined a not-too-distant future when Ultrabooks take on the hallmarks of the tablet. He also touched on Windows 8 competition. “Form factors in the notebook
Read More »Intel: Future Ultrabooks more tablet-like
Speaking at a technology conference, Intel’s chief financial officer outlined a not-too-distant future when Ultrabooks take on the hallmarks of the tablet. He also touched on Windows 8 competition. “Form factors in the notebook
Read More »Samsung interested in Meego, report says
Samsung Electronics may be considering a purchase of the increasingly defunct smartphone operating system Meego as its own proprietary platform. That’s according to a report today from Mobiledia, which cites industry sources. A Samsung
Read More »Samsung interested in Meego, report says
Samsung Electronics may be considering a purchase of the increasingly defunct smartphone operating system Meego as its own proprietary platform. That’s according to a report today from Mobiledia, which cites industry sources. A Samsung
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