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- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- Virgin Mobile Shuttle - red
- While we were fans of Helio handsets like the Ocean and the Kickflip, we knew that Helio as a company was struggling. Indeed, Helio was shopping around for a buyer, and in late June, Virgin Mobile stepped up to buy the fledgling MVNO for $39 million. There were many questions...
- Product reviews 2008-09-19
- Beacon Auditor (zip)
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- Software downloads 2008-08-29
- Video: Will Facebook apology backfire in a lawsuit?
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Senior Editor Sam Diaz about the class action lawsuit against Facebook over their Beacon advertising program. They discuss the consequences of possible privacy violations, how Beacon changed to an "opt-in" program, and why CEO Mark Zuckerberg's admission of guilt may have been a bad...
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- Will Facebook apology backfire in a lawsuit?
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Senior Editor Sam Diaz about the class action lawsuit against Facebook over their Beacon advertising program. They discuss the consequences of possible privacy violations, how Beacon changed to an "opt-in" program, and why CEO Mark Zuckerberg's admission of guilt may have been a bad...
- Videos 2008-08-19
- News to know: Windows 7; Graphic card upgrades; Psystar; Netflix outage
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Where on earth are these Microsoft patches? Ed Bott: Sinofsky dishes on Windows 7 Mary Jo Foley: Sinofsky to dish on Windows 7? Wishful thinking System Center Online: Another Microsoft-hosted cloud service in the making ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-15
- Facebook and Beacon partners slapped with class action suit
- Facebook and Beacon partners slapped with class action suit45,000 PLUS WORDS, WHY?The most memorable incident involved a man who purchased a diamond ring from Overstock.com as a surprise Christmas gift for his wife - and then found that the purchase had been broadcast to his network of Facebook...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- Facebook and Beacon partners slapped with class action suit
- Facebook - along with Beacon partners Blockbuster, Fandango, Overstock and others - has been slapped with a class action lawsuit over the missteps that were taken when the Beacon program was launched last year. Techmeme And now, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg's own public apology - an admirable fess-up for the...
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- The future of computing: Multiple cores, multiple inputs
- The future of computing: Multiple cores, multiple inputsJust a CPU software programSome day we'll have access to the CPU.Are you sure you are a keyboard guy?[i]While I’m clearly a keyboard guy[/i]I think you need to expand your view of what a "computer" is and you will see where MS is...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-28
- Alabama's Broadband Tide
- BROADBAND INITIATIVE – If you really want anywhere access to the Internet, you understand the value and you'll pay for it. A DirecWay dish on an RV at Gulf State Park, on the so-called "Redneck Riviera," at Orange Beach, Alabama. ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – No more...
- Blog posts 2008-06-18
- Art with Flight Patterns
- On a recent visit to the Gray Area Beacon, an art gallery in San Francisco, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi caught up with visual artist Aaron Koblin. His "Flight Patterns" has become a worldwide phenomenon online.
- Videos 2008-06-11
- Ten things missing in the iPhone 3G
- Ten things missing in the iPhone 3GYou are really reaching...Cut and paste for read-only documents? Maybe when we can edit office documents...More colors when every mac is either white or black? This isn't an ipod after all.Better camera? Ok maybe 3,4, or 5 megapixels would be better but who seriously...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- News to know: Google Apps; Vista UAC; Microsoft Echoes; Comcast; Dell
- Notable headlines: Garett Rogers: Google App Engine pricing a disappointment Ed Bott: Dear Microsoft: Please get UAC right this time Sunbelt Blog: Microsoft: What we got here is a failure to communicate Larry Dignan: Dell delivers: Is a...
- Blog posts 2008-05-30
- After Google calls Facebook's bluff, Zuckerberg says "let's see if there's a way to make it work" [data portability]
- After Google calls Facebook's bluff, Zuckerberg says "let's see if there's a way to make it work" [data portability]sharingMaybe Google is doing this because of Gmail and it's ad sidebar when you read you e-mails. I don't mind that at all and it has helped narrow searches more than once.So,...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-19
- Facebook bans Google's Friend Connect
- A few days ago, Google launched a new service called Friend Connect to help website owners make their stuff social without needing to do much work. This basically involves being able to host certain gadgets that use OpenSocial on a webpage by simply copy and pasting some code from...
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Facebook: Google Friend Connect violates our privacy standards
- Facebook: Google Friend Connect violates our privacy standards"violates our privacy standards" ?Isn't this the same site that tried to shove Beacon down everyone's throats without them knowing about it?What a bunch of hypocrites.Still...anyone who uses these lame "social engineering" sites to post their personal information for all the planet to...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-16
- IT Services Company Shines Light on Its Network With Remote Access to LOB Software
- Although Beacon was able to resolve its customers' network issues efficiently and successfully, its technicians struggled to cope with limited access to customer history records. It wanted to serve customers better and more efficiently by providing technicians with real-time access to LOB software. Beacon wanted an affordable solution that could...
- Case studies 2008-05-12
- Data Portability: Social Infrastructure still very much wanting
- In a penetrating analysis of the Facebook developers forum, 20bits shows that the participation of programmers in the discussion about the Facebook platform is rapidly dwindling, which suggests the platform itself is incompatible with the needs of the market. The fewer programmers writing for the Facebook platform, the less relevant...
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Grand Theft Auto IV hits the streets--it's a '10'
- Grand Theft Auto IV hits the streets--it's a '10'Sony et al Stores - The Day after ThanksgivingFrom my perception, it's sort of the mentality of those who mob the doors before they even open causing real chaos in the mall despite the presence of police officers and security guards at...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-29
- Helio
- Editor's note: Because evaluating wireless coverage requires experience with the network in a wide variety of physical locations, CNET does not rate wireless carriers. We can, however, tell you everything you need to know about the major carriers. We invite your feedback and ratings in our user opinions section--the more...
- Product reviews 2008-04-24
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