(Credit: Roger Cheng/CNET)I’m a Verizon customer. I’m currently on month-to-month, contemplating a new phone. But with that new phone comes a new two-year contract. If I sign that contract after June 28, I’ll be shoehorned into Ve…
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Social Integration Adds a New Twist to Olympians’ Stories
When Universal Sports and BP present a series of original webisodes highlighting the personal stories of Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls over the coming weeks, fans won’t just be treated to the videos. They’ll also be able to …
New Dropbox for iOS and Two Other Stories You Need to Know
Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories.New Dropbox iOS…
CNET Road Trip 2012: Geeking out on the West Coast
CNET Road Trip 2012 will explore much of California, including military bases, a movie studio, an aquariums, a NASA flight center, and much more. And the Hollywood sign, of course.(Credit: James Martin/CNET)For the last seven year…
With FBI snooping on social media, how to protect privacy
FBI homes in on new snooping tool: Social mediaTo say that the FBI had its work cut out for it after 9/11 is an understatement. As part of its anti-terrorism efforts, the agency cozied up to telecom companies, like Verizon and AT&…
Why I had it all wrong about Boston’s high-tech scene
A foggy picture for Boston’s high-tech community?(Credit: Photo courtesy Evelyn Rodriguez-Anton)CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — I’m at a crowded tech schmoozefest, and Tim Rowe, the pied piper of local startups, is giving me a serious talking…
YouTube Haiku: Bursts Of Comedy Gold
A YouTube Haiku, according to the subreddit (a subsection of popular social news site Reddit) that coined the name, is a video that lasts no longer than 14 seconds, and is, as they describe it, pure poetry.Cheap humor isn’t wh…
ZeroBundle 2 is released!
And here’s our new ZeroBundle! This is our second ZeroBundle, and this time we put the focus on icons! Everyone loves icons and this massive bundle includes hundreds of exclusive and amazing icons from great designers.Thanks to t…
ZeroBundle 2 is released!
And here’s our new ZeroBundle! This is our second ZeroBundle, and this time we put the focus on icons! Everyone loves icons and this massive bundle includes hundreds of exclusive and amazing icons from great designers.Thanks to t…
‘US Ignite’ Will Create Ultra-Fast Experimental Broadband Networks
The White House has launched a public-private partnership aiming to build ultra high-speed broadband networks in communities around the U.S. Unveiled Thursday, it’s called US Ignite.The networks will be opened up to developers…
Social Network Teams Up With Marvel, Lets Kids be Super Heroes
The popular kids-only social network site Club Penguin is making every kids dream come true — becoming a Super Hero.Club Penguin is partnering with Disney Marvel to let kids dress their penguin avatars as Avengers characte…
Turn Your Google+ Hangout Into a YouTube Party
We’ve all been to parties where someone grabs the laptop and starts showing everyone this latest cool YouTube video. Eventually, everyone gathers around the computer, firing off their favorites, and the party turns into a You…
Are Website Builders and Ready-made Templates a Competitor to Designers
We all admire technology advancements that make our life easier. After all, this is what drives progress. However, when these technology advancements hurt our business, we tend to hate and condemn them, as is the case with website…
Australian Retailer Threatens to Tax IE 7 Users (But Really Won’t)
Australian online retailer Kogan wants its users to stop using old versions of Internet Explorer and it isn’t afraid to threaten a little taxation to get there.The company claims that it will levy a 6.8% tax on any user that…
Crave giveaway: Ecoxpro waterproof phone/MP3 player case
The Ecoxpro requires three AA batteries and gets up to to 30 hours of battery life at average volume levels.(Credit: Grace Digital)First off, congrats to Tim B. of Hilliard, Ohio, for winning a Dell Alienware Orion M17x Tactical B…