Titan is the second-most-powerful supercomputer in the world. US Department of Energy Supercomputers may be awfully powerful, but in recent years, they haven’t been gaining much strength. For the fifth consecutive time, China’s Tianhe-2 supercomputer has led the Top500 List of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, the list-builders announced on Monday. Tianhe-2, which means Milky …
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Amazon’s Fling icon tosses content up to a Fire TV. Amazon More mobile apps may soon let users share multimedia content with Amazon’s Fire TV. Amazon on Thursday launched the Fling software toolkit, which allows developers to make photos, music, or videos running on their Android, iOS, or FireOS apps sharable with Amazon’s Fire TV set-top box. The move helps …
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Jawbone and Fitbit are at war over alleged trade secret violations. CNET Two wearable companies that have been battling in the marketplace are now increasingly finding themselves at odds in courtrooms. Wearable device maker Jawbone has filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) against competitor Fitbit, arguing that the company stole its trade secrets by poaching employees. The …
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What’s next for the Samsung smartphone line? We may find out in September. Josh P. Miller/CNET Samsung is reportedly readying a new set of smartphones that could come with big displays and some new components. The rumored Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus are real and they’re coming to the IFA 2015 conference in Berlin in September, Sammobile …
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks up Messenger earlier this year. Google Maps now integrates with the platform. James Martin/CNET Google Maps for iOS has added a nifty feature for those who want to tell friends where they are at any time. The new version of Google Maps for iOS, version 4.8.0, has added location-sharing with Facebook and Facebook Messenger. The …
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Ride-sharing service Uber was at the center of a flurry of controversies in 2014, and they’re not calming down in 2015. Uber Car-hailing service Uber has something to celebrate — and something to complain about. A court in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday revoked a government ban on Uber’s service, saying that it should be allowed to operate in the …
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Apple won’t be forced to pay patent-infringement royalties on iTunes — yet. Apple Apple will have at least a few more months before it’s asked to ante up for patent infringement in its iTunes software. US District Court Judge Rodney Gilstrap on Tuesday voided $532.9 million in damages levied against Apple in February in a case brought by patent-holder SmartFlash. …
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Instagram picture sizes are about to get substantially bigger. Screenshot by Sarah Mitroff/CNET Facebook-owned photo-sharing app Instagram is rolling out a much-needed boost to image size. The iOS and Android apps are adding support for pictures 1,080 pixels by 1,080 pixels in size, an Instagram spokesman confirmed Monday. The feature is “gradually rolling out,” but the spokesman did not confirm …
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Waze has launched its own carpooling service called RideWith. But it’s only available in Israel. Waze Google is running a “limited trial” of a new carpooling service that will connect drivers on their way to work with potential riders, the company confirmed on Monday. The new service, called RideWith, is powered by the Google-owned navigation app Waze. Available Monday on …
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The updated Start button layout in Windows 10: one of many improvements coming on July 29. Nick Statt/CNET Microsoft keeps wending its way past the mile markers en route to getting Windows 10 out to the public on time. The software titan is putting the finishing touches on the operating system software and will finalize its prerelease development by July …
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