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How to control your privacy settings on iOS 6

With iOS 6, app developers will have to get permission to access your personal information. Apps will need permission to access your Location, Contacts, Calendar, Reminders, Photos, and even your Twitter or Facebook account.

The first time an app attempts to access any of your private information, you'll be prompted to grant it access to that information. Should you deny (or approve) the access but later change your mind, you can change it in the Settings app.

Instead of cluttering up the Settings app with option after option, Apple condensed all of the privacy settings and put them in … Read more

Google, following Facebook, buys Instagram competitor

Google has acquired the company behind popular iOS photo-sharing app Snapseed, the companies announced today.

Vic Gundotra, Google's senior vice president of engineering, posted the news about acquiring Snapseed creator Nik Software to his Google+ account. The app allows users to edit photos and add filters as well as share them on Facebook, Flickr or via email -- similar to Facebook's recently acquired Instagram app.

"We want to help our users create photos they absolutely love, and in our experience Nik does this better than anyone," he wrote, adding that Google+ now has 400,000,000 users since it launched a year ago. … Read more

What does the iPhone 5 mean to Android? Not a lot

As it usually does, Apple got the tech world excited this week when it introduced its new iPhone 5.

The magically, magnificent device will be an experience like no other and will provide consumers a 4-inch display and 4G LTE connectivity. In other words, stuff that Android phones have enjoyed for the better part of two years. That is, of course, unless you get a Sprint or Verizon iPhone 5 and want to use simultaneous voice and data.

In all seriousness, though, the new iPhone will be a good step forward for Apple as it does improve upon the existing … Read more

Apple shares near $700 following iPhone 5 launch

Apple's stock keeps soaring higher and higher following this week's unveiling of the iPhone 5.

Earlier today, the shares hovered at around $696, up almost 14 points since yesterday's close and within a hair's breadth of the $700 threshold. They closed at $691.28.

The climb began Wednesday during the iPhone event.

Shares started to rise as the event unfolded, reaching $668. Many investors decided to cash in at that point, since the stock fell back down to $657 after the event. But further trading drove the stock up to $669. It jumped still further in … Read more

Share files with one click and view in the browser with JumpShare

File sharing is much in demand these days, and it feels as if there are more services or options popping up than anyone could keep up with easily. Those looking for something that is dead simple on both ends should check out JumpShare, which is just about as easy as possible to use. Here's how it works: 

Point your browser to JumpShare. Drag and drop any file into the window to start. (You can also click the button marked "Select files to share.")  The files are then uploaded and ready to go. You have … Read more

Get a Pogoplug Family cloud-storage bundle for $29

The ideal backup configuration for a home user is one that combines local and cloud storage, one that works automatically and in the background, and one that's reasonably priced -- for multiple users, not just one.

Bam! Think I've found just the thing, and if you'll excuse a little nepotism, it's right here on CNET.

In fact, it's a CNET exclusive: the Pogoplug Family backup with Pogoplug Mobile for $29 per year. Shipping adds $9.95.

Pogoplug Family is the new Pogoplug cloud-storage service that gives you 100GB of online backup space for up to … Read more

Apple shares up, down, then up after iPhone 5 event

Apple's stock had a roller-coaster reaction to the company's iPhone 5 event today, but ultimately gained several points.

Shortly after 10 a.m. PT when the launch event started, the stock started to climb from a daily low of $657 a share. By 10:30 a.m., the stock had reached $668. But then it lost its steam.

By 1 p.m, not long after the event had ended, the stock had trickled all the way back down to $657. But then further trading after the event boosted the stock back to $669 a share, a gain of … Read more

Facebook shares up after Zuck's comments on post-IPO woes

Wall Street is reacting positively this morning to comments made by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg yesterday as he tried to rally investors upset over the stock's recent nosedive.

As of morning trading, the stock has risen almost 6 percent, hovering at around $20.50. That's little more than a $1 dollar gain from yesterday. But it's still a hopeful and welcome change from the recent performance, which saw the stock drop below $18 a share last month from its initial IPO price of $38. The shares also were already up more than 3 percent yesterday in after-hours … Read more

Facebook shares hit new low of $17.58 as bleeding continues

Facebook shareholders are back at it.

The company's stock is down again this morning, dropping to a new low of $17.58. The shares have since climbed a bit to $17.70, which is still down 2 percent compared to their opening price of $18.06.

After going public in May for $38 a share, Facebook shares have plummeted. On Friday, Facebook was down 5.3 percent after BMO Capital Markets reduced its 12-month price target from $25 to $15.

"We expected investor attention to return to fundamentals after the technical challenges presented by lockup expirations over the … Read more