Facebook and MySpace delete NY sex offenders[ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:16:00 PST ]New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo praised Facebook and MySpace for purging their roles of more than 3,500 New York-based registered sex offenders.

At last, Google has some parasites[ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:55:57 PST ]Canadian car rental company AutoShare and indie band the Editors both find inspired ways to use Street View to advertise themselves.

One of Google Chrome OS's hardest tasks? Printing[ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:38:00 PST ]Printer drivers are a complicated problem to solve when building a new operating system, and Google hopes to come up with a unique solution for Chrome OS's launch.

Gigzee iPhone app finds nearby live shows[ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:58:00 PST ]Unfortunately, it doesn't offer anything unique, and has less gig information than competitors like JamBase, Bandloop, and iConcertCal.

Another e-tailer named in probe changes course[ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:28:00 PST ]VistaPrint, an online printing company, says it is no longer connected to Affinion, one of three marketing companies accused of duping consumers into paying monthly fees.

Put your Flip videos on the big(ger) screen[ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:27:00 PST ]Flipshare TV is a system that wirelessly streams Flip video clips to a TV screen. Updated software will send video to iPhones, BlackBerrys, and Android phones.

Mark Zuckerberg's grand missive: The translation[ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:53:00 PST ]The Facebook CEO wrote a long explanation of some recent modifications to the site. But what is he really saying? Here are CNET's not-entirely-serious translations.

Groupon: We're profitable and we just raised $30 million[ Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:12:00 PST ]The retail and deals start-up has been turning a profit since June, the CEO said, but added that it has some new technology on the way that will require extra backing.

Space shuttle lands safely in Florida[ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:47:53 EST ]The space shuttle Atlantis glided to a picture-perfect landing Friday morning under bright, sunny skies at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Quiz: Test your techno-jargon![ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:21:08 EST ]

Rocket-powered Ford guns for 300 mph[ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:00:49 EST ]Joe Wilkins knew there was only one way to give his supercharged, alcohol-injected Hemi-engined hot rod more power: Put a jet engine in the trunk.

China to launch second lunar probe[ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:15:50 EST ]China will launch a second lunar probe next October, state-run media reported Friday.

3G wireless still holds promise[ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:24:40 EST ]There's been a lot of talk in 2009 about the next generation of wireless technology, known as 4G wireless broadband, but the current generation of 3G wireless technology is far from dead.

Follow Friday: Shopping tweets[ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:27:52 EST ]OK, so if you're reading this you've probably just finished your yearly, post-Thanksgiving rugby scrum of consumerism.

Dating a 'stud or dud?' Ask your phone[ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:39:44 EST ]If that dreamy blind date seems too good to be true, or the guy at the bar with a martini and a pencil-thin moustache looks a little sketchy, the truth about them -- or at least some of it -- could be found on your phone.

Microsoft investigating 'black screen of death'[ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:56:47 EST ]Microsoft said on Monday that it is looking into reports that its latest security updates are causing some serious problems for certain users.

Debris no threat to space station, NASA says[ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:45:46 EST ]NASA is tracking a piece of space debris that may lead the international space station's two-man crew to move to an escape pod, a spokesman said Tuesday.

Web site puts face on homelessness[ Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:47:55 EST ]Fourteen years ago, Mark Horvath was living on the streets. Today he's a sought-after speaker whose tweets and Web video interviews with homeless people have called attention to a growing problem.

Big-bang machine smashes power record[ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:49:35 GMT ]The world's largest atom smasher broke the world record for proton acceleration on Monday, firing particle beams with 20 percent more power than the American lab that previously held the record.

Bendy antennae could reshape electronics[ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:54:34 GMT ]Tiny antennas that can bend, twist and stretch, before snapping back to shape, could find themselves in flexible electronics and equipment that needs to be rolled up before deployment.

Black hole may have created a galaxy[ Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:44:21 GMT ]Astronomers recently observed a peculiar large black hole that did not belong to a surrounding galaxy as expected.

Space station crew shrinks to two[ Tue, 1 Dec 2009 05:13:34 GMT ]The International Space Station, which was crowded last week with 12 astronauts onboard, has gone down to a crew of two.

Royal Society celebrates 350 years of discovery[ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:36:54 GMT ]Dozens of epoch-changing moments are preserved in the library of Britain's Royal Society, an academy of scientists founded in 1660 to gather, discuss and spread scientific knowledge — a role it still fills today.

GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices[ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:56:32 GMT ]The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go.

Schooling fish inspire efficient wind farms[ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:36:26 GMT ]The patterns that schooling fish form to save energy while swimming have inspired a new wind farm design that researchers say will increase the amount of power produced per acre by at least tenfold.

CrunchPad tablet: it's a goner before arrival[ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:15:59 GMT ]The CrunchPad, a highly anticipated 12-inch tablet computer that was recently named as one of the 10 "most brilliant products" of the year by Popular Mechanics magazine, is "now in the DeadPool," according to the man who has been its biggest enthusiast.

Cosmic Log: Have a Hubble holiday[ Tue, 1 Dec 2009 01:21:36 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Check out free e-cards from outer space, a Hubble Advent calendar and other cosmic goodies fit for three kings.

8 ‘extinct’ species found alive and kicking[ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:48:36 GMT ]Amid all the doom and gloom of an extinction crisis, a bit of fleeting good news appears every now and again, when a species thought gone for good surprisingly reappears.

Big marketing budget drives Moto Droid sales [ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:51:00 PST ]Verizon and Motorola are spending big bucks--$100 million--on marketing the new smartphone, and it looks like it will pay off with 1 million devices sold by year's end.

Hungry fail whale eats up Twitter lists[ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:03:00 PST ]Did you spot it? In response to a high level of error messages, Twitter temporarily disabled its fledgling "Lists" feature.

Open source: No vow of poverty (or get-rich-quick scheme)[ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:23:00 PST ]Open source is not a sure-fire way to get developers, income, or much of anything, but used right it can help to grow a proprietary software business. Go figure.

Microsoft actively urges IE 6 users to upgrade[ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:08:00 PST ]A shopping video and eBay promotion are part of Microsoft's effort to give IE 6 users a reason to upgrade. The company also is trying to move corporate customers away.

The browser battles go on and on [ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:24:00 PST ]roundup From Firefox to IE and from Chrome to Opera and Safari, there's no sitting still for browser makers looking to keep their products fresh and competitive.

Practice overtaking theory in cloud computing[ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:39:27 PST ]The practice of using cloud computing to solve real development, deployment, and operations problems is generating more buzz than the vision and theory.

Eclipse tells ex-community director to 'go away'[ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:48:00 PST ]Bjorn Freeman-Mason had become a thorn in the Eclipse Foundation's side, so Eclipse executive Mike Milinkovich very directly said, "You're a jerk. Go away."

Nintendo primed for holiday console dominance[ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:00:00 PST ]Based on Thanksgiving week numbers provided by Nintendo, an analyst has concludes that the Wii appears likely to have far outsold the Xbox and PS3 in November.

Google hosts energy experts amid climate talks[ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:01:00 PST ]Next week, the international community plans to discuss climate change and green energy, and U.S. energy experts kicked things off at Google's offices Monday

Man loses job after searching too hard for aliens[ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:42:00 PST ]An employee of an Arizona school district is asked to resign after school officials allege he had downloaded alien-seeking software to all the district's computers.

Popular Twitterers paid to tweet ads[ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:42:47 EST ]The Twitter phenomenon, in which anybody can tell his or her followers anything -- in 140 characters or less -- now has a payoff that can go beyond the thrill of self-publishing.

The season's hot video games[ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:36:07 EST ]Like a well-placed power-up, the right gift can light up the eyes of that video gamer in your life.

Facebook paves way for IPO[ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:35:14 EST ]Read full story for latest details.

Apps of the Week: Time to shop[ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:56:51 EST ]With the holiday shopping season upon us, recession-minded retailers such as Target and Wal-Mart have created apps that let people buy products directly from their smartphones.

Space shuttle lands safely in Florida[ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:47:53 EST ]The space shuttle Atlantis glided to a picture-perfect landing Friday morning under bright, sunny skies at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Quiz: Test your techno-jargon![ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:21:08 EST ]

Rocket-powered Ford guns for 300 mph[ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:00:49 EST ]Joe Wilkins knew there was only one way to give his supercharged, alcohol-injected Hemi-engined hot rod more power: Put a jet engine in the trunk.

China to launch second lunar probe[ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:15:50 EST ]China will launch a second lunar probe next October, state-run media reported Friday.

3G wireless still holds promise[ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:24:40 EST ]There's been a lot of talk in 2009 about the next generation of wireless technology, known as 4G wireless broadband, but the current generation of 3G wireless technology is far from dead.

'Pulp Fiction' writer tweeting from jail?[ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:25:14 EST ]Roger Avary, who won an Oscar for co-writing "Pulp Fiction," appears to be tweeting from a California jail, where's he's serving time for vehicular manslaughter.

Top 5 surprising turkey facts[ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:49:02 GMT ]In the years since President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a regular holiday, the turkeys we eat have changed dramatically, and so has scientific knowledge of them.

Cosmic Log: Science by the book[ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:58:00 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Your guide to the latest, greatest science books for kids and grownups, just in time for holiday giving.