Twitter’s first official partnership with a sports league begins this weekend — with the Pocono 400 NASCAR race in Pennsylvania.Just how deep is the social media integration? The race was officially renamed earlier this week…
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Facebook steps up security on mobile
A LinkedIn breach that compromised 6.5 million passwords spiraled into a security frenzy this week when Last.fm and eHarmony also suffered from password hacking attacks. Facebook, so far in the clear, has today gone on the offensiv…
Facebook steps up security on mobile
A LinkedIn breach that compromised 6.5 million passwords spiraled into a security frenzy this week when Last.fm and eHarmony also suffered from password hacking attacks. Facebook, so far in the clear, has today gone on the offensiv…
Airtime Helps Student Land Internship: Will it Work for Hiring?
When Daniel Wein told his mother the story of how he had just landed an internship using a social video chat service, her only response was “You got an internship where?”He quickly told his mother that this was not ChatRoulet…
Facebook updates its mobile security features
(Credit: Facebook)Facebook has updated its security for mobile users with features previously available only to desktop users, Facebook Security wrote in a blog post today.This is the latest in a string of new initiatives as the c…
Twitter suspends Thunderclap ‘crowdspeaking’ app
Thunderclap’s message to its users.(Credit: Screenshot by Steven Musil/CNET)Just a day after its launch, the Thunderclap app has apparently been silenced by Twiiter.The app, which allows multiple users to send the same tweet simul…
Group Sets World Record For Tablet Gaming: 26 Hours
While much of the focus at E3 this year was on the games being shown off inside the Los Angeles Convention Center, a group of gamers outside was focused on playing games to set a new world record.32 gamers set out on a missio…
LinkedIn working with police on password leak
A snippet of the file containing leaked (and encrypted) LinkedIn passwords, obscured for security.(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET)LinkedIn said today that it has contacted police about the compromise of its users’ password…
Green Mesh open-air PC case is magically dust-free
Holes everywhere.(Credit: Aloysius Low/CNET Asia)TAIPEI, Taiwan–We stumbled upon YoungYear Electronics’ new fanless PC case made of mesh here at Computex and did a double take. Instead of being fully enclosed, with fan ports for …
Verizon exec criticizes FCC’s handling of SpectrumCo deal
DALLAS–A top Verizon executive urged regulators here Thursday to get out of the way so that wireless operators can more easily buy and sell wireless spectrum on the secondary market.Verizon CTO Tony Melone addresses an audience a…
Should you care about built-in AirPlay on your AV receiver?
Built-in AirPlay is a marquee feature for the Denon AVR-1913, but is it better to add AirPlay through the Apple TV?(Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET)If you’re buying an AV receiver these days, one of the main decisions you’ll need to make i…
Free iPads scheduled for landing at airports
Another reason not to make eye contact with anyone on the concourse.(Credit: OTG)If you enjoy the ritual of sitting down at your departure gate to kill some time with your iPad while waiting for your flight to board, you might wan…
In 50 years, Steve Jobs will be forgotten, Gladwell says
Whom should we revere from 50 years ago?Should it be Pope John XXIII for excommunicating Fidel Castro? Or the Beach Boys for riding into the world with their surfin’ sound? Should it be John Glenn for being the first American to o…
‘DIY streetview’ camera lets you be Google
The world is your oyster.(Credit: Streetview Technology)As Google takes Street View off-road with its new Trekker backpacks, German company Streetview Technology is taking the mapping technology in yet another new direction — DIY…
Twitter Logo Looks Like Batman
What happens if you turn Twitter’s newly redesigned bird sideways? A growing number of users think it looks like Batman.Hollywood-based user Josh Helfferich shared the superhero likeness in a tweet Thursday. It immediately w…