Google announced some major milestones for its Google+ social network at the Google I/O developer conference today.Google+ now has more than 250 million total accounts, and more than 150 million monthly active users, Google’s Vi…
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Without Computer Scientists In Policy Debates, Nations Are Vulnerable to Cyber Attack
If the type of catastrophic cyber attack that makes for Hollywood blockbusters were to actually happen today, the response would be led by policy makers, politicians and military officials who may not have the expertise and training…
Sergey Brin Demos Google Glass At I/O
Well, that was unexpected. Google’s Sergey Brin just stepped on stage at Moscone West to deliver a demo of Google Glass, and it involves a Google+ hangout conducted via their connected eyewear. Oh, and some guy is about to jump ou…
Google+ Now Has A Tablet Version, Events, 250M Users, 75M Daily, More Mobile Than Desktop
Today at Google I/O, Google announced it has 250 million total users, 175 million monthly users, and 75 million daily users. It released an Android tablet version too, and an iPad version is coming soon.Google+ today launches Events…
Android Jelly Bean gets fast response, better notifications, Google Now
SAN FRANCISCO — Android 4.1, aka Jelly Bean, gets a more responsive user interface, a much more interactactive notification system, better voice transcription, overhauled search, and a major new feature called Google Now that tri…
Leap second: June 30 to be longer than other days
June 30 gets to run long.(Credit: Amanda Kooser/CNET)Oh good, I can get one second more sleep the night of June 30. In an effort to keep our extremely accurate atomic clocks in line with the more arbitrary nature of the way the wo…
Google ups challenge to iPad, Kindle with debut of $199 Nexus 7
The Google Nexus 7.(Credit: James Martin/CNET)The worst-kept secret in Google land is now official.The Nexus 7 tablet was unveiled today at the Google I/O Conference. As previously reported, the device was built by Asus and comes …
Microsoft office in Greece attacked with bomb
(Credit: GlobalNewz/YouTube Screenshot: Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)Greece is currently enduring a period of unrest, while Microsoft is enjoying something of a renaissance.But this surely cannot be the reason why, today in Athens, three…
Get Just Cause 2 (Win) for $3.74
Don’t let the box shot fool you; this deal is for the download edition of Just Cause 2.(Credit: Square Enix)I love a good game deal, and they don’t come any, er, gooder than this.Today only, Gamersgate has Just Cause 2 (Windows) …
Get Just Cause 2 (Win) for $3.74
Don’t let the box shot fool you; this deal is for the download edition of Just Cause 2.(Credit: Square Enix)I love a good game deal, and they don’t come any, er, gooder than this.Today only, Gamersgate has Just Cause 2 (Windows) …
Asana looks to cut down the noise in your in-box
Asana Inbox.(Credit: Asana)Task-management company Asana has unveiled a new way for its users to handle the e-mail overload in their in-box.Dubbed Inbox, the feature is designed for the companies that are currently using its task-…
Female Google execs on how to attract more women to the biz
SAN FRANCISCO — On the eve of the Google I/O Developers Conference, the company’s offices here were abuzz with a familiar refrain: the need for more women in the computer science industry.The Women Techmakers event featured five …
Awkward Facebook status updates in the public spotlight
Faces and names have been obscured for this screenshot.Callum Haywood, an 18-year-old developer from England, is making waves in the Facebook privacy waters. His recently launched site, We Know What You’re Doing, culls embarrassin…
T-Mobile USA CEO resigns
Philipp Humm, T-Mobile USA CEO(Credit: T-Mobile USA)T-Mobile USA CEO Philipp Humm has resigned and will return to Europe where his family lives, according to a press release from the company.Jim Alling, T-Mobile’s COO, will take o…
Google now activating 1M Android devices a day, 400M activations in total
Showing that its mobile juggernaut isn’t slowing down, Google is now activating 1 million Android devices every day, the company announced today at its I/O conference.“That’s about 12 new Android devices every second of ever…