Archive for November 1st, 2008

Photos: Top-rated reviews of the week

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

Here are a few of CNET Reviews’ favorite items from the past week, including the Canon PowerShot SD880 IS, HP’s new mini laptop, and RIM’s BlackBerry Bold.

SMS in Gmail gets two-week delay

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

Gmail’s chat-to-SMS feature is getting pulled back by a couple weeks for the Gmail team to fix a showstopper bug that kept it from working properly.

No more pirated DVDs from China…maybe

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

DVD-player manufacturer in China ordered to comply with content protection technology license.

Asustek: $200 Eee PC coming in 2009

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

The Netbook market expects the price of its most visible notebook to drop even further next year.

Frightening fun with sensors, projectors, and Max/MSP

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

Donald Bell recounts his quest to create a public video installation using Max/MSP software and some help from his friends.

Google changes JotSpot privacy settings after complaint

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

Researcher challenges Google after finding names and e-mail address of JotSpot users via Google search and wins–Google changes that and turns everything private.

Layoffs hit Bluetooth headset maker Aliph

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

The maker of the Jawbone headset is the latest victim of the economic downturn.

Circuit City gets delisting notice from NYSE

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

The troubled electronics retailer’s stock doesn’t meet minimum criteria to be listed, the company is told.

Video: Water sensors confirm you’re a klutz

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

As klutzy Apple laptop users know, damage from spilt water, coffee, or other liquids is not covered under the standard warranty. To uncover any potential for warranty fraud, it’s rumored the Cupertino, Calif.-based company has installed liquid sensors in its new line of MacBooks and MacBook Pros. CNET’s Kara Tsuboi looks into the rumored move and the potential for false-positives.

Jupiter and its moons–through an iPhone camera

Saturday, November 1st, 2008

An amateur astronomer has captured this image of a planet more than 500 million miles away–with his iPhone.