Instagram, take two: Video is the new picture

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June 21, 2013 CNET Weekly News
Instagram, take two: Video is the new picture commentary Copycat though it may be, Facebook's Instagram is in the best position to introduce mobile video sharing to the masses. Read more | Share:  Microsoft pulls a 180, reverses Xbox One always-on DRM and used games policy In a blog post, Xbox chief Don Mattrick says Microsoft heard the outcry from gamers and changed the much-derided policies. Read more | Share:  How Web mail providers leave door open for NSA surveillance Protecting users' e-mail privacy from the National Security Agency and other intelligence services means using encryption. But with the exception of Google, few companies do everything they can. Read more | Share:  FAA to loosen rules on in-flight electronic devices, says WSJ The new rules would allow passengers more freedom to use certain devices at low altitudes. Read more | Share:  New iPhone 5S photos reportedly surface The snapshots are said to show the rear shell of the widely rumored iPhone 5S along with the smartphone's main logic board. Read more | Share:  Tesla battery swap a dead-end Last night, Tesla Motors demonstrated how a service station could accomplish two battery swaps for the Model S in the time it takes to fill a gas tank. Problem is, that technique works only for Tesla. Read more | Share:  Here's why Nvidia's $299 Shield gaming handheld is a steal commentary The cheap-to-free Android games change the price equation for handheld console gaming. Read more | Share:  Google Fiber spawns startup renaissance in Kansas City Google's superfast Internet service launched a year ago in Kansas City. CNET's Marguerite Reardon takes a look at the impact it has on the local startup scene. Read more | Share:  The home stretch: How Pixar wrapped 'Monsters University' Pixar's films can take four or five years to complete. But what does it take to close the deal? CNET has the scoop. Read more | Share:  Google: GPAs are worthless Google's senior vice president of "people operations" reveals that grade point averages mean nothing in hiring. Oh, and Google's going to stop its silly brain teaser tests too. Read more | Share:  Anne Dujmovic Associate editor View profile  |  Email Associate editor Anne Dujmovic brings you a wrap-up of the top CNET news stories of the week. You could win* a top-rated HDTV! Show us your vintage tech for a chance to win* a 5-star rated Panasonic VIERA ST60. *No purchase necessary. See rules for details. Airbus A350 XWB flyover at Paris Air Show (pictures) The new energy-efficient Airbus makes its third test flight Friday from Toulouse, flying slowly over Le Bourget Airport to show off for aviation fans at the Paris Air Show. Read more | Share:  16 companies that beat Instagram to video clips Instagram's got video now, but what's the big deal? These 16 services got there first, though only a few have proven successful. Read more | Share:  Samsung debuts tons of new goodies in London (pictures) At a press conference today in London, Samsung unveiled several new devices, including a number of Galaxy smartphones and Ativ Windows 8 tablets. Read more | Share:  The dirty dozen: 12 tech mulligans Microsoft's backpedaling on DRM restrictions for its upcoming Xbox One is not the first reversal from a tech giant. Here are 12 others. Read more | Share:  Eight types of iPhone games that would rock with a controller With controllers headed to iPhones and iPod Touches later this year, CNET takes a look at eight types of games that would play better with one. Read more | Share:

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