Why Amazon's virtual coins raise my hackles

Trouble viewing this email? Read it online.
February 07, 2013 CNET Daily News
Why Amazon's virtual coins raise my hackles Amazon is excited about its virtual currency coming in May. But CNET News' Stephen Shankland is concerned about sacrificing the flexibility of real-world money and other potential pitfalls. Read more | Share:  Is there an iPad Pro in Apple's future? Forrester predicts that 200 million workers will be lining up for a Windows tablet. Apple may want to take a bite out of that market with an iPad "Pro." Read more | Share:  Ouya chief: We'll launch a new console every year Although the Android-based console won't hit major retailers until June, the company plans to launch a new model each year. Read more | Share:  Evasi0n iOS jailbreak version 1.1 pops up with bug fixes An update to the popular new jailbreak tool addresses issues with reboots and the default iOS Weather app. Read more | Share:  Microsoft goes after Google with attack on Gmail privacy Campaign titled "Don't get scroogled by Gmail" encourages users of Google's free e-mail service to dump it for Microsoft's Outlook.com. Read more | Share:  Sprint Q4 loss widens to $1.32B as Nextel customers flee Sprint's Nextel platform lost more than 1 million subscribers, offsetting progress made by its core business. The company sold 2.2 million iPhones in the period. Read more | Share:  Einhorn's hedge fund to Apple: Show me the money David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital has sued Apple to block a shareholder proposal that would prevent the electronics giant from issuing preferred shares. Read more | Share:  01 Let's Date offers a sexy, new way to find love from your iPhone 02 Microsoft hits Reddit to address Surface Pro concerns 03 Airbnb's big growth: 500 castles (and 300K other listings) 04 Dad pays 14-year-old daughter $200 to quit Facebook 05 Microsoft, Symantec shutter another botnet Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow...nor Saturdays (pictures) The U.S. Postal Service will stop delivering mail on Saturdays in an effort to cut costs. Read more | Share:  How we test and rate cell phones Sit tight as we explain how CNET puts phones through their paces and make evaluations on what's good -- and not. Watch Bridget Carey daily for a breakdown of the big stories, hot devices, new apps, and what's ahead.  Video podcast Don't miss an Update. Download the CNET Update video podcast now.   iTunes: SD | HQ | HD  RSS: SD | HQ | HD Audio podcast No need for video? No problem. Download to listen to CNET Update's audio podcast.   iTunes: MP3   RSS: MP3 01 Galaxy S4 reportedly set for March 15 debut 02 How Oreo's brilliant blackout tweet won the Super Bowl 03 Hidden 'radio' buttons discovered in Apple's iOS 6.1 04 Gamers take a stab at possible PlayStation 4 controller design 05 Apple warns against jailbreaking following evasi0n hack Brian Cooley   Molly Wood Editor at large Brian Cooley focuses on Car Tech, tech commentary, and generally making tech make sense. Executive editor Molly Wood hosts CNET's tech show Always On, and offers mostly constructive criticism of tech products. Brian Tong   Bridget Carey   Join Brian for Prizefights between tech's top dogs in a five-round, winner-takes-all face-off.   Watch Bridget on CNET Update for a breakdown of the big stories, hot devices, and what's ahead.

Connect with us on:

The e-mail address for this newsletter is garn14.tech@blogger.com To update your account, please visit our Newsletter subscription center. Unsubscribe | Newsletter help | Privacy policy Copyright 2013 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. CBS Interactive, 235 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, U.S.A.