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Download the New CNNMoney App for iPad

“Tap into the dynamic world of business and finance with CNNMoney’s new iPad App,” reads the latest announcement by CNNMoney.com, targeting owners of Apple iPads.The newly released app is free to download and use by people with an eye on stocks and funds. It boasts a personalized Watchlist, instant ...

19 May 2012
11:50 GMT

Preview of CNN International App for S40 Phones Now Available for Download

CNN has just announced the availability of its news application for Series 40 Nokia phones in the Nokia Beta Labs.Those who own a Nokia C3-00, Nokia C3-01, or Nokia X3-02, as well as other S40 phones can now download the application from Softpedia.CNN International app comes with the iReport citizen journalism featur...

7 October 2011
02:58 GMT

CNN Live TV for iPhone, iPad - Free Download

CNN has launched updates to its iPhone and iPad applications which are now capable of streaming CNN and HLN's complete 24-hour television networks live, the giant broadcasting agency has announced. “Now you can watch your favorite CNN shows LIVE on your CNN Apps for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch,” say...

19 July 2011
08:03 GMT

'Osama Is Alive' Phishing Scam Spreads on Twitter

A new scam is spreading on Twitter by distributing links to fake CNN news articles that allegedly confirm Osama bin Laden is still alive.The rogue tweets posted by victims of this scam vary, but the overall theme remains the same.Some of them read "omgg osama is alive!!! cnn confirmed that he's still out there :...

23 May 2011
13:46 GMT

Anderson Cooper Attacked by Pro-Mubarak Mob in Egypt

CNN correspondent Anderson Cooper was attacked and punched in the head by pro-Mubarak protesters in Cairo, Egypt just hours ago. Though he was hit about ten times, the network says no one from his crew sustained serious injuries. As the video below and the Huffington Post confirm, Cooper was trying to get to the ...

2 February 2011
10:21 GMT

Download the Free CNN App for iPad

CNN has officially released its first iPad application which acts as a companion to the iPhone counterpart. The iPad version of the CNN App pretty much doubles the experience by including full-length articles, comments, slideshow support, and on-demand audio and video. The app is ad-supported. “Experience th...

15 December 2010
06:27 GMT

Piers Morgan Takes Over for Larry King on CNN

CNN initially wanted to keep the details of this deal a secret, but it couldn’t. Now, fans have confirmation – straight from the network – that Larry King’s slot goes to British television personality Piers Morgan. Word of this happening came this summer, shortly after the legendary King annou...

9 September 2010
05:10 GMT

Study: Playing Video Games Might Reduce Attention in Children

Video games, like rock and hip hop before them, are sometimes blamed for all the evils that befell the youngsters of the planet but rarely is serious science employed to really study the effects that video games have upon players. Now a study that was published on the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pedia...

26 July 2010
02:10 GMT

English Learning Application for Chinese Windows Phone Users

CNN and LiveABC Interactive Corporation have partnered for the launch of an English learning mobile application for Windows phone users that live in China. According to CNN, the new app comes towards Chinese speakers with a mixture of language learning and mobile technology, providing them with content for effective...

20 April 2010
08:20 GMT

Ashton Kutcher Gets 1m Twitter Followers, Defeats CNN

Twitter, the micro-blogging site, is becoming increasingly popular with celebrities, two of the most active stars in the twitterverse being actor Ashton Kutcher and wife Demi Moore. In fact, Kutcher is so active and popular on Twitter that he has just managed to set a new record – that of reaching 1 million fol...

17 April 2009
07:07 GMT

Beyond Good & Evil 2 Details Revealed

It was quite a surprise to see Ubisoft announce, last year, that Beyond Good & Evil 2 was in development and that the creator of the first game in the series was leading the work on the sequel. After all, the title was very niche, tackled some complex issues and featured more sneaking than fighting.Michel Ancel, who ...

7 April 2009
17:51 GMT

Hackers Postpone CNN Attack

The short story so far: a pro-China hacker group that considered an article published by CNN offensive for their country prepared what they wanted to be a destructive attack over the website, in a move to take the page down. The attack was first scheduled for April 19 but, in a statement published by a member of the ...

21 April 2008
04:48 GMT

Samsung Phones Will Feature CNN's News Application

Samsung, the South Korean manufacturer, and CNN International have reached an agreement according to which CNN's new mobile news application will be pre-installed on future released Samsung handsets, starting June 2008. For a period of six months, Samsung will be the only mobile phone producer to include the CNN...

11 April 2008
17:06 GMT

CNN-YouTube Debate Producer With Little Hopes in the Wisdom of the Crowd

The Republican presidential contenders brace themselves for tonight's debate and prepare for the 40-something questions addressed to them by the public. Should they be worried? "If you would have taken the most-viewed questions last time, the top question would have been whether Arnold Schwarzenegger was a cybor...

28 November 2007
06:05 GMT

YouTube Politics Strikes Back

YouTube will host a debate that CNN set up for the second time in two weeks: all 8 Republican candidates on the You Choose '08 platform, just like the 8 candidates from the Democrats' party not too long ago. All the questions will be taken from videos submitted by users on YouTube which will be broadcasted ...

12 November 2007
10:17 GMT

Nokia Partners with CNN, IBN, SonyPictures for Great Video Content

CNN, IBN, Jamba, Sony Pictures, RooftopComedy, ROK and Versaly Entertainment have all joined an agreement made with Nokia. The handset producer has just chosen these strong partners for bringing high-quality mobile videos on all Nseries handsets out there. The partnership also includes YouTube and Reuters, which will...

2 October 2007
09:17 GMT

Google Steals CNN, Yahoo Is Envious

Google is now the exclusive provider of adverts on CNN.com, the famous website owned by CNN that will receive targeting advertising from the search giant's AdSense. What's most interesting is that Google replaced its well known rival Yahoo which was the only provider of adverts and search engine for CNN.com...

30 August 2007
09:37 GMT

YouTube - Huge Audience That Made History

Yesterday, YouTube made history after its long awaited political debates produced by a deal with CNN attracted an impressive audience that brought approximately 2,900 clips to the online video sharing platform. If you didn't know, the folks from the Googleplex found an interesting procedure to bring more video c...

25 July 2007
02:51 GMT

Tonight, You Should Stay Tuned On YouTube!

The famous online video sharing platform is about to host the first CNN YouTube presidential debate that brings the Democratic candidates in front of the YouTubers and allows them to ask any kind of question. Basically, it works like an interactive video meeting: the registered members of the service have the possibi...

24 July 2007
03:06 GMT

For The First Time in History, YouTube Hosts Political Debates

The online video sharing service is already an important part of the history as it managed to move the 2008 US Presidential race to an online battle. After YouTube rolled out You Choose 08 - a political channel that allows viewers to communicate with the candidates - the parent company Google went even further and an...

15 June 2007
04:15 GMT

YouTube, CNN Partner for Political Debates

The online video sharing service YouTube and CNN signed a deal to host the first of the six political debates concerning the upcoming 2008 Presidential race. Although Google's video product is already deeply involved in the presidential campaign, owning CitizenTube and You Choose 2008 - two political channels on...

18 May 2007
17:06 GMT

Virginia Tech Shooter Influenced by Games, Obviously...

It wasn't long before someone came out and said that yesterday's shooting at Virgina Tech was because of video games. Famous game-hating attorney Jack Thompson found this as a perfect opportunity to blame games even more for the mishaps occurring with youngsters today, while Dr. Phil McGraw (shrink) appeare...

18 April 2007
05:16 GMT


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