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Blackberry Outage Now Impacting User On ‘Almost Every Planet’

2:11AM October 14, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

From Earth to Venus to Neptune to 1RXS J160929.1-210524, the Blackberry outage has left our blue marble and is now “impacting users on almost every planet,” according to CNN reporting live from Uranus. More »


Science

Are Drones So Easy To Fly That Even A Journalist Can Do It?

3:30AM July 2, 2011 | Brian Crecente

There’s been much talk lately about the Predator Drone and how using it to take out enemies from a distance is like playing a video game. More »


Software

CNN App Finally Tickers Onto Android Phones

2:40AM April 20, 2011 | Brian Barrett

CNN’s long been a mainstay of both iPhone and iPad, and was even one of the first widely available Android tablet apps. If you own a Droid or a Fascinate, though, you’ve been Wolf Blitzerless for far too long. More »


Mobile

Gizmodo’s Matt Buchanan Talks About AT&T And T-Mobile On CNN

4:11AM March 22, 2011 | Casey Chan

Our own Matt Buchanan stopped by CNN to tell American Morning why AT&T buying T-Mobile is going to be bad news for us. Spoiler: less competition, more power for Verizon and AT&T and also, catnip. Watch it! More »


Online

Man Uses iPhone 4, iPad 2, iMovie To Get Breaking News On CNN

10:12AM March 19, 2011 | Husain Sumra

Robert Stevens captured a gas main explosion on his iPhone 4, edited it with iMovie on his iPad 2 and uploaded it to iReport. CNN and MSNBC picked up the footage after that. Score for citizen journalism. More »


Software

CNN App Wolf Blitzers Its Way Onto Android Tabs

4:58AM February 25, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Lots going on in the news these days! Lindsay Lohan, am I right? Also some things in the Middle East. CNN’s got a new way to track it all, with a Honeycomb tablet app. Live video, grid view, citizen reporting. And free. [Android Market]


Software

App Of The Day: CNN For iPad

5:40AM December 15, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

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CNN’s new iPad app utilises big images and high quality video to make news reading more visually engaging than it’s ever been before. And let me tell you: it’s a hell of a lot nicer than pecking through headlines. More »


Online

Explore Haiti In 360-Degree Video

3:00AM January 24, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

We’ve covered how technology has shaped relief efforts in Haiti as well as how it has affects our perception of the tragedy. CNN is offering new perspectives of the nation with three interactive, immersive videos. More »


Man Charged $US62,000 for Downloading Wall-E While In Mexico

1:00AM April 26, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

While on vacation in Mexico, Alberto downloaded Wall-E over his wireless carrier’s network, only to be slapped with an insane $US62,000 bill.

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Mobile

CNN Special Investigation: iPhones Don’t Like Water

8:40AM April 15, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

A CNN in-depth investigation peels back the shadows with the grippy tongs of journalism to reveal a highly disturbing phenomenon: iPhones are sensitive to water.

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