Pebble: More than 1 million smartwatches sold
Pebble has sold more than 1 million smartwatches, the company said Monday. The milestone was reached on December 31, a company rep confirmed with CNET. The…
3M Galaxy Note 2 units sold in 30 days
Samsung Electronics said today that it had sold 3 million units of the Galaxy Note 2 after just 30 days, or three times faster than its predecessor….
Go Daddy says client Web sites back up
After spending most of the business day offline, services are restored for Go Daddy customers, company says. Web sites serviced by Web hosting and domain registrar Go…
Google adds Octane to its benchmark suite
A new browser benchmark suite is cruising down Main Street: Google Octane, which updates the V8 benchmark by adding more tests. Although speed is a major factor…
NASA’s futuristic X-48C hybrid wing-body plane takes flight
The design, which is thought to be highly fuel efficient and offer longer range, could someday become the universal standard. But first comes several more years of…
RIM finally unveils 4G LTE tablet, with Aug. 9 launch
The BlackBerry PlayBook will be available to Canadian customers first, the company says. It will be available in the U.S. and other territories “in the coming months.”…
Microsoft saying good-bye to Hotmail
Microsoft’s new Outlook.com address is pushing out Hotmail, Curiosity will soon meet Mars, and we look at the head-scanning technology used by EA Sports. It’s not often…
Google’s Larry Page back at work, recovering from illness
Web giant’s 39-year-old co-founder is reportedly back at work after an undisclosed illness caused the loss of his voice and sidelined him from public events for several…
Cloud music is still the future for Apple, Amazon — really
Given recent headlines about cloud music, you might be forgiven for thinking that the feature is huge with consumers. Word came Monday that Apple has finally caught…
Adobe ships CS6 software; Creative Cloud imminent
The Creative Suite 6 versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, and all their companion apps are now for sale. Adobe’s subscription for them arrives Friday. Adobe…
Nokia Lumia 710 and 800 getting Wi-Fi hot spot update
An update that brings with it Internet tethering is reportedly about to roll out to the two Lumia handsets in certain countries. Nokia’s Lumia 710 and 800…
Apple ratchets up App Store security
iOS and iTunes users have been bumping into new and stricter security measures as they use their accounts. The new security demands, apparently implemented yesterday, have been…
110,000 PC-strong Kelihos botnet sidelined
Researchers use specially crafted code to direct infected computers to their servers instead of servers run by the criminals who have been using the botnet to distribute…
Anti-SOPA Internet Society under fire for hiring MPAA executive
The Internet Society is hardly a fan of the Stop Online Piracy Act or the Protect IP Act. The venerable non-profit, which acts as the umbrella organization…
Bringing broadband to the boonies: The odyssey begins
Although my author bio hints at it, you might not guess that I file CNET stories from the edge of the vast wilderness. I’ve lived here five…
RIAA chief: ISPs to start policing copyright by July 1
The country’s largest Internet service providers haven’t given up on the idea of becoming copyright cops. Last July, Comcast, Cablevision, Verizon, Time Warner Cable and other bandwidth…
Microsoft targets Motorola Mobility, claims patent abuse
The software giant says Motorola is attempting to use essential patents “to kill video on the Web.” It also didn’t miss the opportunity to take a swipe…
Microsoft: Google bypassed IE privacy settings too
In the wake of reports that Google had sidestepped privacy settings in Apple’s Safari browser, Microsoft announced today it had discovered that the Web giant had done…
Iran cuts off Internet access
Iran has cut off access to the Internet, leaving millions of people without access to e-mail and social networks. An individual inside the usa showed this morning…
Apple supplier Foxconn hit by hackers
Apple supplier Foxconn now has another crisis on its hands. A workforce of hackers known as Swagg safety is taking credit score for a breach of Foxconn…