Daily Archives: July 6, 2012
Hands-on: Offline Google Docs makes a better Chromebook
Google's finally introducing more offline capabilities in Chrome OS, starting with Google Docs. It works as promised in Samsung's latest Chromebook, but Chrome needs a lot more offline apps to succeed. July 6, 2012 12:26 PM PDT Working offline on the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook got a little easier. (Credit: Sarah Tew) Okay, I'll admit it, ...
Report: Samsung to Release 5.5-inch Galaxy Note II in October
July 6th, 2012 by Dan Howley, LAPTOP Staff Writer Samsung’s Galaxy Note was such a large smartphone — its display measured a palm-stretching 5.3 inches — that it effectively doubled as a mini-tablet. Never one to let such silly concepts like practicality get in their way, Samsung is reportedly working on an even larger version of ...
Get Your iPad Ready for School
July 6th, 2012 by Chao Li Even before Apple’s January iBooks announcement, there were 1.5 million iPads integrated into educational settings. Since then, school districts across the world have questioned whether the iPad’s educational movement is here to stay, but Apple continues to win more customers over every day. In March, McAllen Independent School District in Texas ...
Zombie Android Phones Pumping Out Spam, Researchers Say
July 6th, 2012 by Paul Wagenseil, SecurityNewsDaily Managing Editor Android smartphones are powerful little machines. They can crunch numbers, render complex websites, play high-definition video, run thousands of applications and connect to far-flung networks. Many models have the processor speeds and storage capacities of low-end laptops. And now there’s one more thing Android phones can apparently do: Like ...
U.S. Attorney: Biden hands-off in MegaUpload bust
Representatives from the U.S. attorney who filed MegaUpload indictment denies MegaUpload founder Kim DotCom's allegations that U.S. Vice President had any involvement in the case. The federal courthouse for the Eastern District of Virginia, where MegaUpload's case is being heard. (Credit: Greg Sandoval/CNET) Vice President Joe Biden orchestrated the criminal case against MegaUpload, the cloud-storage service and suspected ...
Is Verizon ‘shaking down’ customers with family plan?
One CNET reader thinks that Verizon's new family share plan is nothing more than a corporate shakedown. CNET's Marguerite Reardon offers her opinion. Verizon Wireless' new family share plan has gotten lots of knickers in knots. But is the new plan really as bad as some people fear it is for consumers? Last week, Verizon's new family ...
How far will tech firms go to help oppressive governments?
Pew Study surveys industry experts to see what they think the future holds for corporations and their relationships with governments and consumers when it comes to Internet repression. (Credit: Elon University/Pew Internet Research Center) A little more than half of Internet stakeholders surveyed by Pew Internet expected -- or more likely were optimistic about -- a future ...
Olympus Announces MEG 4.0, Wearable HUD Prototype
July 5th, 2012 by Davey Alba, LAPTOP Staff Writer Though HUD (heads-up display) prototypes have existed for some time, manufacturers have appeared quite tentative to bring them out into the open — that is, before now. After Google broke the proverbial ice with its highly publicized Project Glass, multiple companies have emerged to share in the ...
6 Signs Your Gadget’s Screen Sucks
July 5th, 2012 by Mark Spoonauer, LAPTOP Editor in Chief As much as I’m a sucker for quad-core processors, slick interfaces and killer apps, none of that matters if the screen on a gadget I’m buying isn’t up to snuff. Whether we’re shopping for a laptop, smartphone or tablet, all of us should be spending less ...