Daniel Terdiman

Spielberg to work on new live-action Halo TV series

news.cnet.com — Xbox's popular franchise finally gets a live-action TV show. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Microsoft and 343 Industries have recruited film director Steven Spielberg in the creation of a new Halo live-action TV series. The companies announced the new series during their Xbox One unveil event today.

Eight years later, one new Xbox

news.cnet.com — The all-new console, which debuts later this year, features a new Kinect sensor, a connection between Xbox and Windows OS, and more. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Microsoft unveiled its long-awaited new game and entertainment console today, the Xbox One.

Spielberg to helm live-action Halo TV series

news.cnet.com — Xbox's popular franchise finally gets a live-action TV show. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Director Steven Spielberg will helm the creation of a new Halo live-action TV series. Microsoft and 343 Industries announced the new series during their Xbox One unveil event today. Spielberg presumably will produce the new show in conjunction with Halo developer 343 Industries.

CNET's next-generation Xbox event live blog

live.cnet.com — Join CNET for live coverage of Microsoft's next-generation Xbox unveiling at its headquarters in Redmond, WA. We'll be bringing you live news updates and photos from the event.

Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project

pewinternet.org — Overview Teens are sharing more information about themselves on social media sites than they have in the past, but they are also taking a variety of technical and non-technical steps to manage the privacy of that information.

Leap Motion shows off Windows compatibility

news.cnet.com — Its newest video previews how the gesture-control system will work on Windows when it ships in July. The company promised a Mac video soon. Windows users, rejoice! Leap Motion is coming to a PC near you, and for the first time, you can see what it will be like.

Square adds PayPal-like cash by e-mail feature

news.cnet.com — Square Cash, which is invite-only for now, lets anyone send money simply by sending an e-mail. It's not known whether either party in the transaction has to have a Square account. (Credit: Square) Square has launched a new feature that will let anyone send cash to anyone else's debit card.