Tag: CNET

The lack of a delete key makes the Chromebook a disappointment

The lack of a delete key makes the Chromebook a disappointment

May 18, 2013

For all of their technological genius and massive resources, Google sure doesn't know how to make hardware. It's a problem...

Apple created a waiting list for law enforcement requests to decrypt seized iPhones

Apple created a waiting list for law enforcement requests to decrypt seized iPhones

May 13, 2013

It isn't easy for anyone, even law enforcement agencies like the ATF, to break into an encrypted iPhone. They are...

Introducing Macintosh. For the LEGO lovers among us.

Introducing Macintosh. For the LEGO lovers among us.

January 31, 2013

In 1984, Apple changed the world. They introduced Macintosh computers with a commercial directed by Ridley Scott that is arguably...

Adding insult to injury for CBS and CNET: Hopper wins CES award anyway

Adding insult to injury for CBS and CNET: Hopper wins CES award anyway

January 31, 2013

The CES Best of Show award is a big deal, so this isn't exactly a case of the Streisand Effect,...

Everyone at CNET who has a spine should resign within a week

Everyone at CNET who has a spine should resign within a week

January 26, 2013

Censorship is arguably the most irreversible path a publication can travel. We are a semi-forgiving society that understands journalists will...

By covering it up, CBS and CNET shine bright spotlight on Hopper

By covering it up, CBS and CNET shine bright spotlight on Hopper

November 18, 2022

Do you remember who won CNET's "Best of CES" award last year? Probably not. What you likely will remember is...

Facebook email debacle is just another example of why the company isn’t ready

Facebook email debacle is just another example of why the company isn’t ready

July 2, 2012

They're just not ready. They weren't ready for their IPO.They're not ready to get into the hardware business with a...

NDCAC: The scariest thing the FBI has done since before 9/11

NDCAC: The scariest thing the FBI has done since before 9/11

November 18, 2022

The words "National Domestic Communications Assistance Center" sound harmless enough. It could be a call center for a tech support...

12 Websites That Stood The Test of Time

12 Websites That Stood The Test of Time

August 13, 2010

Millions of websites have had to go through hell and back to survive long enough to reach profitability, but there...