(Credit: CNN Screenshot: Chris Matyszczyk/CNET)Most people want to get out of planes as fast as they can.Bruce Campbell, however, thought it might be fun to live in one.So he bought himself a Boeing 727-200, for a mere $100,000, a…
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EA’s E3 Press Conference Brings New Games, Updates Exisiting Titles
EA Sports EA announced new social integration into their sports franchises, including Madden, FIFA and NBA Live.Click here to view this gallery. With games ranging from the newest version of Madden to a version of Sim City you can p…
Apple attempts to quell BYOD fears with iOS guidelines
Apple has released an iOS security guide, to help those IT professionals who may not be in Apple’s developer community, but still need to wrangle in the iPhones and iPads that employees bring to work.It’s widely known now that…
MotoACTV Gets Social, Lets You Read Tweets While You Run
Fitness buffs who want to stay connected while working out might want to take the MotoACTV for a spin. The latest software update to Motorola’s fitness gadget adds the ability to get Tweets and Facebook wall posts direct…
Crowdsourced Google Map Plots ‘Mad Men’ Hot Spots
Perhaps you’ve heard of Sex and the City walking tours of New York, during which a guide wheels you between Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment and Samantha Jones’ favorite sushi restaurant. But why spend upwards of $35 for …
Why Ubisoft is pouring a lot of resources into Wii U games (interview)
Xavier Poix runs Ubisoft France, overseeing the French game publisher’s three main studios in France. He is in charge of the Just Dance, Raving Rabbids, Rayman and Ghost Recon franchises. He said that his company always support…
Active 3D vs. Passive 3D: What’s better?
(Credit: Geoffrey Morrison )CNET reader Taher asks:I’m trying to decide between two 3D TVs: a Panasonic that’s active 3D and LG that’s passive 3D. LG has all these international certificates for the best 3D picture and claims it’s…
Square to sell credit card reader at Walgreens, elsewhere
(Credit: Square) Business owners looking to turn their mobile devices into credit card machines can now purchase the Square Card Reader at Walgreens, Staples, and FedEx stores across the U.S., according to a Market Wire press rele…
Mother Nature Network to Give Site Users A Way to Help the Planet [EXCLUSIVE]
Think the hours you spend online reading articles and watching videos isn’t contributing anything to society? Now, the clicks you make can actually go toward important causes such as supporting local farmers or helping e…
Zynga scoops up video game maker Buzz Monkey
And the Zynga acquisitions just keep on coming.Weeks after picking up Wild Needle and two months after acquiring OMGPOP, Zynga is making another big buy with Buzz Monkey, TechCrunch is reporting.As part of the deal, Zynga is picki…
Zimmerman Back in Jail After Raising Thousands Online
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain charged with murdering Trayvon Martin, has been sent back to jail after failing to report that he raised a substantial sum via his website, TheRealGeorgeZimmerman.com.During…
Amazon plucks wholesome publisher to boost original titles
Beefing up its portfolio of original content, Amazon today agreed to buy the publication rights for more than 3,000 backlist titles from wholesome romance, western and mystery publisher, Avalon Books, for an undisclosed amount.The…
Satechi’s awesome Bluetooth remote arrives for iPhones, iPads
Compact, lightweight, and just plain cool, the BT Remote is great for controlling your iDevice.(Credit: Satechi)Last month, CNET reported that Apple was granted a patent for a steering-wheel remote, a clever-sounding gizmo that w…
Amazon Publishing Acquires Family-Owned Book Publisher
Amazon’s publishing division has acquired Avalon Books for an undisclosed sum, both companies announced shortly after the market close Monday.The acquisition gives Amazon the rights to publish 3,000 backlist books primar…
HP-owned Autonomy releases new big data and analytics solutions
Hewlett-Packard-owned cloud computing business Autonomy has released a new set of cloud-based solutions created to help businesses organize and analyze their data, the company announced today.The new solutions are based on HP’s C…