Education will play a bigger part of TikTok
Bryan Thoensen, who oversees content partnerships at TikTok, said that during the coronavirus pandemic TikTok is seeing people not only ... Read more
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Place your bets: An Apple tablet, laptop — or both?
Is Apple going to take a crack at a hybrid? Or is it eying a more conventional product? Those are burning questions that analysts and the supply chain…
Bill Gates: I assume my phone’s not being tapped
In some fascinating comments about privacy and security, the Microsoft co-founder admits that he does use e-mail to send confidential messages. And he expects a level of security…
CES 2014: What to expect
In less than a week, the tech world will again turn its attention to Las Vegas as established companies and hopeful newcomers flock to the desert for CES…
Google Glass adds Hangouts, YouTube, iOS support in XE12
Google continued its promise to update Glass on a monthly basis by releasing XE12, CNET reports.
Nine tech torments I’d like to see fixed in 2014
I know it's the season of thankfulness and giving, but it's time to complain, CNET reports.
These 7 tablets are the best. Period.
If you are thinking of buying a tablet for someone this year (or for yourself -- that's perfectly acceptable, too!), you should make sure it's from this list,…
Wi-Fi routers: More security risks than ever
More major brand-name Wi-Fi router vulnerabilities continue to be discovered, and continue to go unpatched, a security researcher has revealed at Defcon 21, CNET reports.
Google: GPAs are worthless
Kids, you know that studying is boring, CNET reports.
Comcast expands Wi-Fi network with new ‘neighborhood’ initiative
Comcast is making it even easier for its broadband subscribers to access the Internet outside the confines of their homes, CNET reports.
How a 16-year-old won a scholarship to Apple’s WWDC
A 16-year-old programmer named Ash Bhat is attending Apple's WWDC next week for free. How? He created an iOS app that earned him one of 150 scholarships, CNET…
The 18 gadgets 2013 hasn’t brought us yet
From the iPad Mini with Retina Display to the iWatch to the next best television, these are the tech objects we're still waiting for this year, CNET reports
Google’s conversational search arrives with new Chrome
Google is enabling a more naturally spoken question-and-answer interface to its search service for people with a new version of Chrome, CNET reports.
Schoolgirl tries science experiment, arrested for felony
Who among us hasn't -- just once in our lives -- put a couple of things in a test tube, a bottle, or our mouths and wondered what…
Intel’s next CEO: Manufacturing chief Brian Krzanich
Intel has named Chief Operating Officer Brian Krzanich as its next CEO to succeed Paul Otellini as head of the chip giant in a couple weeks, CNET reports.
Samsung reveals 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3
Samsung revealed the Galaxy Tab 3, a 7-inch tablet, a slim mobile device which may be able to directly compete with the smaller tablet ranges offered by rivals…
Google’s Earth Day doodle reflects planet’s complexity
Google is marking Earth Day 2013 on Monday with what might be its busiest yet more subtle animated doodles. In fact, its level of involvement has led Google…
Social media as breaking-news feed: Worse information, faster
If speed is the currency of the modern information era, misinformation is the increasingly high cost, CNET reports.
Construction of world’s largest optical telescope approved
If you love eye-popping images of space, here's welcome news: the Hawaiian Board of Land and Natural Resources has backed building what's to be the world's largest, most…
Apple could unveil ‘killer app’ this summer, says analyst
Apple may shake up the next version of iOS with the introduction of a mobile wallet, forecasts Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty, CNET reports.
Google declares end of YouTube in April Fool’s prank
The best April Fool's pranks are absurd but also have a kernel of believability at their core just big enough to reel people in, CNET reports.
Google closes the book on Reader, announces July 1 sunset
The day long feared by fans of Google Reader has come: the service will shut down, the company said, CNET reports.
IETF: AT&T’s net neutrality claim is ‘misleading’
The head of the internet's leading standards body said Sept. 2 that it is "misleading" for AT&T to claim that its push to charge customers for high-priority service…
Facebook pokes start-up Teachbook with lawsuit
Facebook is concerned that a start-up social network for teachers with the word "book" in its title is infringing on its own trademarks, CNET reports.
Democrats push for FCC power over internet
A group of four Democratic politicians claims that a proposal announced last week by Google and Verizon does not give the federal government enough authority to regulate the…
How online research can make the grade
Not too long ago, the golden rules for high school and college students turning to the web as a research tool were simple: Treat digital content that's never…
Early take on India’s $35 tablet: ‘Fairly impressive’
For readers who want to see the much-talked-about prototype of India’s $35 tablet computer in moving color, a gadget show on Indian television just featured an exclusive hands-on…
Bill Gates: Better software modeling is a key
CNET reports that a key to many hard problems, from using nuclear power to combating diseases, is better software modeling, Bill Gates said on Aug. 6.
How to text without a cell phone
Kids, of course, come in all varieties and their interests run the gamut, CNET reports. But when it comes to 10-year-old girls, I dare say, there are two…
GOP senators move to block FCC on net neutrality
Seven Republican senators have announced a plan to curb the Obama administration's push to impose net-neutrality regulations on the internet, CNET reports.
Amazon: Kindle titles outpacing hardcovers
The Amazon.com Kindle eReader and bookstore have reached a "tipping point," the company said July 19, with Kindle titles outselling hardcover books on the massive online marketplace for…
What to do with passwords once you create them
Password management isn't sexy, but it's a problem that touches everyone who touches a computer, CNET reports.
Groups push feds for video-game age restrictions
Video game aficionados might have to enter a credit card or find another way to verify their age before playing a networked game, thanks to a new push…
Study has good news about kids’ online behavior
The headline of the press pitch read "McAfee to release shocking findings of teen's online behavior," but the actual data from the study, "Secret Life of Teens," are…
Online comic strip hopes to improve girls’ health
In a preliminary study a few years back, researchers found that an educational, online comic strip geared toward 8- to 10-year-old black girls helped them eat better and…
Connecticut heads up 30-state Google Wi-Fi probe
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal plans to head up a 30-state investigation into Google's Wi-Fi data gathering scandal, CNET reports.
Google music store could launch this fall
With the iTunes' banner waving supremely over the digital music landscape, Google continues to build its own music service, CNET has learned.
Senators propose granting president emergency internet power
CNET reports that a new U.S. Senate bill would grant the president far-reaching emergency powers to seize control of or even shut down portions of the internet.
RIAA asks court to close down LimeWire
The music industry has asked a federal court in New York to order a shutdown of the LimeWire file-sharing service, CNET reports.
Can iPhone apps make kids smarter?
A new study finds that educational iPhone apps can increase a child's vocabulary acquisition by as much as 31 percent within two weeks, CNET reports.