Author: Vinod Rawat

Tim Cook compares Microsoft Surface to a ‘flying car’

Apple CEO Tim Cook (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Apple CEO Tim Cook, speaking during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings conference call, didn’t hesitate to take some shots at Microsoft’s Surface tablet, which launched today. It’s a “fairly compromised, confusing product,” said Cook, who added that he hasn’t used one yet.

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Biofeedback video game helps kids control anger

Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital had the bright idea that, since kids with anger-control problems tend to resist psychotherapy but enjoy video games, the researchers should develop a game that sneakily helps kids practice emotion-control skills — and in the process perhaps reduces the need for medication.

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Windows 8 PCs rated and reviewed

The first wave of Windows 8 PCs is set to go on sale any time now, but we’ve been benchmarking and using some early examples for several weeks. These include all-in-one desktops, traditional clamshell laptops, hybrid PCs with detachable screens, and convertible laptops with displays that flip or twist around to form tabletlike devices.

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Lapping the lightweight Lamborghini

The Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera definitely gets your attention. (Credit: Wayne Cunningham/CNET) At CNET, we dig into the cabin electronics available in just about all new cars, comparing navigation, voice command, and telling you how well your phone will integrate with the handsfree system.

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