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Friday, May 18, 2012

Industry News

Below is a list of articles about the industry from various news sources. Click on the article title to learn more...

Title:	Date:
It's Facebook IPO on Reporters' Roundtable, live on Friday (CNET News)	5/17/2012
U.S. cybersecurity chief Howard Schmidt retiring (CNET News)	5/17/2012
Retro 1980s case turns iPhone into 'brick' handset (CNET News)	5/17/2012
Facebook sets IPO price at $38 a share (CNET News)	5/17/2012
Google, Microsoft said to be creating new cloud services (CNET News)	5/17/2012
The Woz hired as an adviser on Sony's Steve Jobs biopic (CNET News)	5/17/2012
Tata commercializing an air-powered car (CNET News)	5/17/2012
Flashback makers missed out on their payday, Symantec says (CNET News)	5/16/2012
Microsoft bolsters parental controls with Windows 8 (CNET News)	5/16/2012
Best Buy: Write down your e-mail password (and give it to us) (CNET News)	5/16/2012
Facebook.com received 9% of all U.S. Internet visits in April (CNET News)	5/16/2012
The real business of the DIY movement (CNET News)	5/16/2012
The 404 1,054: Where we're gonna need to see some ID (podcast) (CNET News)	5/15/2012
Avira update blocked Windows applications (CNET News)	5/15/2012
Toshiba Canvio portable drive now offers 1.5TB, adds NTFS support to Macs (CNET News)	5/15/2012
Invention kit for banana pianos, alphabet soup keyboards (CNET News)	5/15/2012
Comcast denies favoring Xfinity video content (CNET News)	5/15/2012
Google said to bring Android to multiple mobile-device makers (CNET News)	5/15/2012
Apple QuickTime update for Windows only; Macs already secure (CNET News)	5/15/2012
Thieves allegedly rob Internet cafe, forget to log out of Facebook (CNET News)	5/15/2012
Larry David bows to the will of the Internet (CNET News)	5/14/2012
Romney uses targeted Google ads to tweak Obama (CNET News)	5/14/2012
Meet Yahoo's new (interim) CEO, Ross Levinsohn (CNET News)	5/13/2012
Yahoo boots Thompson, names Ross Levinsohn interim CEO (CNET News)	5/13/2012
Adobe will issue security fixes for CS5 apps after all (CNET News)	5/12/2012
Verizon refuses to give up customer info in pirate hunt (CNET News)	5/11/2012
The event that really 'won' the west (CNET News)	5/11/2012
Man allegedly stabs PC with samurai sword during FBI raid (CNET News)	5/11/2012
Adobe users must pay for security upgrades (CNET News)	5/11/2012
Startup proposes a safer Internet locale via a '.secure' domain (CNET News)	5/11/2012
Garbled warning bugging Mac Pro users after OS X 10.7.4 update (CNET News)	5/11/2012
Tackling SMC console errors after OS X 10.7.4 update (CNET News)	5/11/2012
Sony moves 1.8 million Vitas (CNET News)	5/10/2012
Xbox 360 Kinect said to add Internet Explorer browsing (CNET News)	5/10/2012
The 'Internet of Things' gets new digs (CNET News)	5/10/2012
Samsung has winning U.K. strategy, but users want more (CNET News)	5/10/2012
Sandboxed applications 'crashing' in OS X upon location change (CNET News)	5/10/2012
Toshiba, Bridgelux bet on silicon to slash LED lighting prices (CNET News)	5/10/2012
Apple releases Safari 5.1.7, Snow Leopard updates, and more. (CNET News)	5/9/2012
ICANN extends Net domain application date -- again (CNET News)	5/9/2012
Microsoft sees augmented reality in tablets, phones, laptops (CNET News)	5/9/2012
Microsoft gets earth-friendly, goes carbon neutral (CNET News)	5/9/2012
How Facebook fights child porn (CNET News)	5/8/2012
Pandora nabs 150M users (CNET News)	5/8/2012
Siemens electrifies trucks with trolley technology (CNET News)	5/8/2012
TL1 motion sim boasts 180-degree screen -- for $18.5K (CNET News)	5/8/2012
Nokia commuter app drives to make Windows Phone more personal (CNET News)	5/8/2012
Pandora: We're 150,000,000 music lovers strong (CNET News)	5/8/2012
PayPal and Softbank team up for 'PayPal Japan' venture (CNET News)	5/8/2012
Kyocera unveils its new audio-boosting technology (CNET News)	5/7/2012
U.S. warns of cyberattacks on gas pipeline companies (CNET News)	5/7/2012
Oracle gets a chance to rewrite software law (CNET News)	5/7/2012
High-tech tank top doubles as yoga coach (CNET News)	5/7/2012
Microsoft, Motorola patent showdown in Seattle court (CNET News)	5/7/2012
Hands-on AT&T Digital Life: A carrier secures your home (CNET News)	5/7/2012
Smartphones beat computers for Facebookers time on site (CNET News)	5/7/2012
Remember T-Mobile's Bobsled? It has 1 million users now (CNET News)	5/7/2012
Adobe ships CS6 software; Creative Cloud imminent (CNET News)	5/6/2012
When technology darkens our lives (CNET News)	5/6/2012
Did Apple settle on Plan B for the third-generation iPad? (CNET News)	5/6/2012
AT&T's next business: Securing your home (CNET News)	5/6/2012
LG to launch second version of Google TV in May? (CNET News)	5/6/2012
System-seizing Flash attacks prompt security fix from Adobe (CNET News)	5/5/2012
The best way to discover new music (CNET News)	5/5/2012
SpaceX delays commercial cargo launch to May 19 (CNET News)	5/4/2012
Q&A: MacFixIt Answers (CNET News)	5/4/2012
Apple still exploring haptic touch for iPhones, iPads (CNET News)	5/3/2012
Kindle Fire update finally brings password-protection for purchases and other parental controls (CNET News)	5/3/2012
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Camera Man! (CNET News)	5/3/2012
Set the dinner table for Skype (CNET News)	5/3/2012
Kindle Fire update password-protection for purchases, more (CNET News)	5/3/2012
U.K. Ministry of Defense tries to play catch up with hackers (CNET News)	5/3/2012
Dolby audio to be built into all Windows 8 versions after all (CNET News)	5/3/2012
Microsoft to drop Windows Live branding with Windows 8 (CNET News)	5/2/2012
Computer use plus exercise may reduce age-related memory loss (CNET News)	5/2/2012
New Office malware attack hunts Snow Leopard, not Lion (CNET News)	5/2/2012
Wil Wheaton goes ape on Google+ (CNET News)	5/2/2012
Google Docs boasts 450 new fonts and 60 new templates (CNET News)	5/2/2012
Microsoft snags Yahoo scientists for new research lab (CNET News)	5/2/2012
Barnes & Noble to add NFC chips to Nooks (CNET News)	5/1/2012
Mozilla is first major tech company to denounce CISPA (CNET News)	5/1/2012
Snow Leopard hit hardest by Flashback malware (CNET News)	4/30/2012
Hulu's possible future: A playground for cable subscribers (CNET News)	4/30/2012
Google faces lawsuit over its stock-split plan (CNET News)	4/30/2012
Apple nudging developers to get apps Gatekeeper-ready (CNET News)	4/30/2012
Apple considered iPhone with physical keyboard? Wait, what? (CNET News)	4/29/2012
Australia probes download, software pricing disparities (CNET News)	4/29/2012
Google patent app points to possible Nexus slider phone (CNET News)	4/29/2012
A father's lament: The real world is not a game (CNET News)	4/28/2012
Nokia demos indoor-location tracking with 'white space' tech (CNET News)	4/27/2012
Microsoft backs away from CISPA support, citing privacy (CNET News)	4/27/2012
Nokia demos indoor-location tracking using 'white space' technology (CNET News)	4/27/2012
First app for Google's Project Glass: Sharing photos (CNET News)	4/26/2012
House approves CISPA despite last-minute push by opponents (CNET News)	4/26/2012
Overcoming Safe Mode not working in OS X (CNET News)	4/26/2012
How Wavii understands news (Reporters' Roundtable) (CNET News)	4/26/2012
Oracle turns to McNealy to bolster its case (CNET News)	4/26/2012
Homeland Security Internet monitoring dropped from CISPA (CNET News)	4/26/2012
Samsung thinks up mind-reading brain implant (CNET News)	4/25/2012
Advocacy group flip-flops twice over CISPA surveillance bill (CNET News)	4/25/2012
Kaspersky: Mac security is '10 years behind Microsoft' (CNET News)	4/25/2012
Intel pushing for more Thunderbolt adoption (CNET News)	4/24/2012
The 404 1,039: Where we start back at one (podcast) (CNET News)	4/24/2012
Intel to buy key assets from supercomputer maker Cray (CNET News)	4/24/2012
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.0 ready for download (CNET News)	4/24/2012
University cutting computer science dept.? An insider's view (CNET News)	4/24/2012
CISPA revision allows DHS Internet 'countermeasures' (CNET News)	4/24/2012
Where did Flashback start? Blame the blogosphere (CNET News)	4/23/2012
Internet Hall of Fame inducts first members (CNET News)	4/23/2012
Opposition grows to CISPA 'Big Brother' cybersecurity bill (CNET News)	4/23/2012
Okta aims to make cloud identity secure for the enterprise (CNET News)	4/23/2012
New Flashback variant making the rounds (CNET News)	4/23/2012
Adobe makes the CS6 sales pitch (CNET News)	4/22/2012
Torvalds receives 2012 Millennium Technology Prize (CNET News)	4/22/2012
Web could vanish for hordes of people in July, FBI warns (CNET News)	4/21/2012
Meet the 'Mann' who registered 14,962 domains in 24 hours (CNET News)	4/21/2012
New report says Flashback malware infections remain elevated (CNET News)	4/20/2012
New report says Flashback infections remain high (CNET News)	4/20/2012
The 404 1,037: Where Wayne Brady gives the Internet a swirly (podcast) (CNET News)	4/20/2012
New mini sensor can measure brain's magnetic activity (CNET News)	4/20/2012
CISPA cybersecurity bill 'not being rushed through,' aide says (CNET News)	4/19/2012
Can the U.S. prevent a digital sneak attack? (CNET News)	4/19/2012
Valve CEO says there was no meeting with Tim Cook (CNET News)	4/19/2012
White House questions CISPA cybersecurity bill (CNET News)	4/18/2012
How expanding Twitter's pledge could end the patent wars (CNET News)	4/18/2012
Slime mold a muse for science-minded designers (CNET News)	4/18/2012
CNET hosting CISPA Town Hall Meeting on April 19: Join us! (CNET News)	4/18/2012
CNET hosting CISPA town hall meeting April 19: Join us! (CNET News)	4/18/2012