Arthur Frommer reacquires travel book brand from Google
Travel expert plans to resume publishing of the travel books, which the Web giant acquired but killed last month. [Read more]
Apple's iPad, 3 years in: Magical? Some beg to differ Apple's iPad was released three years ago today. Needless to say, there have been plenty of detractors over the last three years. [Read more]
Samsung takes smartphone battle to the storefront The Korean electronics giant will open minishops within all U.S. Best Buy stores in the coming months, showcasing how its products interact and potentially making it tougher for rival devices to get attention from buyers. [Read more]
The strange and inglorious history of tech boutique retailers Samsung plans to put mini stores within all of Best Buy's stores in the next three months. Can it succeed where others have failed? [Read more]
BlackBerry to shutter its BBM music sharing service on June 2 Nearly two years after its launch, the mobile music service that lets subscribers share songs with each other is being terminated. [Read more]
Facebook helps brands monitor and respond to comments On the heels of fixing comment threads, the social network announces another new API to assist brands in setting up different "views" for unruly comments. [Read more]
Google Now update adds real-time package tracking Update to predictive search feature allows users to monitor the progress of packages slated to be delivered once a tracking number arrives in their inbox. [Read more]
EA treading into social networking territory? The game maker known for Medal of Honor and Mass Effects launches a social networking app that has nothing to do with games -- instead it lets users share photos paired with music. [Read more]
Better sync lined up in Chrome for Android An update to Chrome for Android delivers some features it's been lacking, including password and autofill sync. [Read more]
Facebook's mobile ad revenue forecasted to skyrocket in 2013 With little more than one year of working on mobile advertising, the social network will grab nearly 30 percent of the mobile display market this year, eMarketer predicts. [Read more]
Could this yellow blinking eye be Zuckerberg's first Web site? It is alleged that the Facebook CEO's first Web site still exists out there. Yes, on the Web. What might it tell us about the man himself? Or the boy? Or his AOL address? [Read more]
Coupon apps save time, money Savvy shoppers are putting their smartphones to good use and downloading apps that can save them money. CNET's Kara Tsuboi reports on the new popularity of coupon apps. [Read more]
All the New York Times news that's fit to print -- in haiku A NYT software architect gets creative and crafts an algorithm that turns select articles into short poems. For news junkies, this could be a real time-saver. [Read more]
Facebook phone? Many consumers say 'meh' A survey of online shoppers finds a staggeringly low level of interest in a phone powered by the social network. [Read more]
Vertical wireless charging means cool things for your phone Taller magnetic fields mean you'll be able to drop your phone directly onto your counter, desk, or car console to get more juice. [Read more]
Surging Bitcoin plunges $30 after exchange outage, hack The peer-to-peer currency's value has surged 50 percent in recent days, but an exchange outage and unrelated hack knocked its value down a bit. [Read more]
Scintillating specs: New 5.2-inch OLED display for smartphones Japanese manufacturers unveil a white-hot display destined for future smartphones. [Read more]
Googlers exultant over launch of Blink browser engine The WebKit browser engine no longer unites Google and Apple, and the Chrome team is clearly excited to be free to move on its own. [Read more]
Mobile telecom company sues Apple over messaging Mobile Telecommunications Technologies says Apple's messaging and email features infringe on its patents. [Read more]
Discounted Windows 8 hybrids earn a second look We reconsider several Windows 8 laptop/tablet convertibles in the wake of Microsoft Store price cuts. [Read more]
Did this geek spend 11 months filming a stop-motion arcade tribute? A determined geek says he spent 11 months creating a sticky note stop-motion Ms. Pac-Man and Mario tribute, but some viewers are wondering if it's actually all computer-generated. [Read more]
Verizon CEO says he's open to dropping contracts CEO Lowell McAdams says the company could easily shift to the model if consumers begin demanding it. [Read more]
Google parts ways with Apple over WebKit, launches Blink Both Chrome and Safari will move faster when uncoupled from each other, Google argues. But it's not just about technology: Social issues also factored into the schism. [Read more]
Why Apple would make a cheaper iPhone Reports indicate that Apple's next iPhone comes out this summer and that the company is also working on a plastic model. And Bridget Carey explains the future of HD Voice as the cell phone turns 40. [Read more]
Tech firms may balk at California push for citizen data access A lawmaker wants the state to move toward what the EU gives its citizens in terms of "habeas data" rights -- the power to request one's personal data from companies that hold it. But Silicon Valley may well fight back. [Read more]
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