Thumbplay music app coming to desktop and smartphones[ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:41:00 PST ]Song and ringtone e-store, Thumbplay, announces a new music app for Windows and Mac, and apps for BlackBerry, with iPhone and Android coming soon.

Psion concept reborn in PsiXpda[ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:55:00 PST ]Smaller that a netbook and more expensive, the PsiXpda will be very appealing to a small group of buyers.

What's hot at CES, and why it matters[ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:57:21 EST ]We're about to see a new wave of technological innovation kick-start the new year. Right now, more than 100,000 tech giants and gadget geeks are in one place: Las Vegas, Nevada.

Google creates buzz with wireless store[ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:03:16 EST ]You know Google as a search engine giant, an e-mail provider, and even a verb -- but as an online store?

Toshiba unveils TV that converts 2D to 3D[ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:44:23 EST ]Toshiba on Wednesday unveiled a "smart" TV the company claims will convert 2D signals into high-resolution 3D programming.

Pioneer to launch high-tech car stereo[ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:31:48 EST ]Pioneer became the latest company to jump on the car-tech bandwagon on Wednesday when it unveiled a new car stereo unit that has maps with local searches, a "music sphere" and tunes from the Internet radio site Pandora.

AT&T offers Android phones[ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:27:21 EST ]AT&T announced Wednesday plans to launch five smartphones running Android -- the communications giant's first venture with the Google-created system.

With hacked pols, joke may be on you[ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:06:35 EST ]For Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, it was a virtual black eye. But visitors to hacked politicians' Web sites may be in for more than a little embarassment.

LG flat-screen TV gets skinny[ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:10:02 EST ]Think your TV is pretty slim? After seeing LG's new television, you may want to put that flat-screen of yours on a diet.

The five best places for TV on the internet[ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:31:16 EST ]How do I break this to you gently?

More movies, fewer new ones on Netflix[ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:08:17 EST ]Netflix subscribers who stream films over the Web will soon be getting access to a greater number of movies from Warner Bros.

How close are you to having 3-D TV?[ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:33:47 EST ]At this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, the prospect of 3-D television in your home has taken a fast and flamboyant leap from vague concept to reach-out-and-touch reality.

2010 bug hits millions of German bank cards[ Tue, 5 Jan 2010 16:14:37 GMT ]Millions of German bank cards have been affected by a "millennium bug"-like problem because they contain software that can't process the number 2010, an industry group said Tuesday.

Future robots will run like cockroaches[ Tue, 5 Jan 2010 16:05:38 GMT ]Most people find cockroaches repulsive, but not John Schmitt. A mechanical engineer at Oregon State University, Schmitt is using the leggy pests as a model for futuristic robots that can run effortlessly over rough terrain.

Skype to offer HD video calls on some new TVs[ Tue, 5 Jan 2010 23:33:14 GMT ]Skype's voice and video calling technology will be embedded in upcoming high-definition televisions with Internet capabilities.

Microsoft sets prices for Office 2010[ Wed, 6 Jan 2010 01:35:08 GMT ]Microsoft Corp. will sell four versions of its forthcoming Office 2010 software, due out in June, for prices ranging from $99 to $499.

Cosmic Log: Rabbit (penises) redux[ Wed, 6 Jan 2010 02:17:12 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Bioengineered rabbit penises may sound like a classic case of silly science, but the research has a very serious point. (No smirking!)

Ancient Mars lakes revealed in new images[ Tue, 5 Jan 2010 19:53:42 GMT ]Vast lakes of melted ice existed on Mars more recently than previously thought during a warm, wet spell on the Red Planet, new images suggest.

Video: 'Bayonetta' is a ridiculously fun and quirky[ Tue, 5 Jan 2010 19:59:28 GMT ]In this standout action game from Sega, you'll play a witch fighting heaven and hell — with firepower in her feet. Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck reports. (msnbc.com)

Digital TV goes from big to small screen[ Tue, 5 Jan 2010 13:54:21 GMT ]Now that most of us have our digital big-screens TVs, it's time to go the other direction: Mobile digital TV means small is beautiful, and maybe more importantly, ready to go when and where you do.

Google confirms plans to sell own mobile phone[ Tue, 5 Jan 2010 23:06:02 GMT ]It's official: Google will sell its own mobile phone in an effort to protect its online advertising empire as people increasingly surf the Web on handsets instead of personal computers.

Hubble shows galaxies from toddler universe[ Tue, 5 Jan 2010 23:04:22 GMT ]The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a snapshot of when the universe was just a toddler, 600 million years after the Big Bang, the earliest image yet.

Hands on with Google's Nexus One (video)[ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:12:36 PST ]CNET's Josh Lowensohn walks through some of the key features of Google's new smartphone, made by HTC.

'Kill Obama' Facebook group active for a month[ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:30:00 PST ]A group whose name appeared to advocate the demise of the president survives on Facebook since November and is removed only after CNET draws Facebook's attention to it.

Nexus One: The big reveal (video)[ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:48:01 PST ]Mario Queiroz, Google's vice president of product management, introduces the Nexus One, which is the company's first foray into direct-to-consumer product sales.

Study: Three-quarters of U.S. adults use Internet[ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:20:00 PST ]A new Pew Research Center study finds most American Internet users are young, white, and educated.

Google's mobile hopes go beyond Nexus One[ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:24:00 PST ]While the world may have gotten very excited about the potential for a Google Phone, what Google actually unveiled Tuesday was plan for a new smartphone world order.

CNET News Daily Podcast: Google unveils its 'superphone'[ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:27:08 PST ]We've got all the details you need to know about Google's new smartphone, the Nexus One; plus Apple makes a mobile ad acquisition and Microsoft sets Office 2010 pricing.

Snapdragon chip powers itself into Nexus One[ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:00:00 PST ]Qualcomm's processor is part of Google's unveiling just 12 hours after making the leap to a Lenovo laptop.

The iPhone app that lets you see your friends naked[ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:48:00 PST ]Nude It, approved by Apple Tuesday, is an augmented reality app that uses scanning technology to look straight through clothing. Something you have always wanted to do.

Amazon beefs up wireless Kindle family[ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:35:00 PST ]The online retailer expands its e-reader selection by adding "global wireless" download capability to its larger-screen DX model.

Marketers in credit card scandal launch lobby effort[ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:00:00 PST ]Webloyalty, Vertrue, and Affinion--under government scrutiny for their controversial marketing practices--have begun looking for help on Capitol Hill.

Share credit card bills online with Blippy[ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:54:06 EST ]Our approach to privacy evolved rapidly in 2009, as a growing array of online services propounded the benefits of digital sharing.

Iran turmoil continues online[ Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:10:29 EST ]Days after the bloody weekend crackdown on Iranian protesters, the issue is still generating thousands of posts on Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook.

Hole in moon might be suitable for space colony[ Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:03:37 EST ]Building a home near a moon crater or a lunar sea may sound nice, but moon colonists might have a much better chance of survival if they just lived in a hole.

Digital piracy hits the e-book industry[ Fri, 01 Jan 2010 09:52:59 EST ]Digital piracy, long confined to music and movies, is spreading to books. And as e-readers, smartphones and touch-screen "tablets" boost demand for digital books, experts say the problem may get worse.

Fuel cell company to debut gadget charger[ Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:58:51 EST ]The route to clean energy is through small gadgets, according to fuel cell company Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies.

Dating site expels 'fatties'[ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:18:52 EST ]A dating site that markets itself as an elite community for beautiful people with a "strict ban on ugly people" has axed about 5,000 members for packing on the pounds during the holiday season.

Series gets a second 'Life' on YouTube[ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:22:07 EST ]It was a show about beautiful people with some ugly ratings.

ESPN to launch 3-D network[ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:56:54 EST ]World Cup soccer, the 2011 BCS National Championship game and dozens of other sporting events will be shown in 3-D by ESPN in the coming year.

Google announces Nexus One[ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:24:26 EST ]Google announces its full-on leap into the smartphone market, called the Nexus One, and launches a Web store where the phone will be exclusively available.

Tablets, TV phones garner pre-CES buzz[ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:56:25 EST ]The 2010 Consumer Electronics Show doesn't officially kick off until Thursday, but some forthcoming gadgets, including tablet-like wireless devices and phones that can show live TV, are already getting buzz here.

Planet-hunter finds five lightweight worlds[ Mon, 4 Jan 2010 17:34:23 GMT ]The list of known exoplanets in the galaxy just got bigger, thanks to the first observations of NASA's Kepler space telescope, which found five new lightweight worlds orbiting distant stars.

At CES, a focus on cost-effective gadgets[ Sun, 3 Jan 2010 20:15:36 GMT ]Electronics sales rebounded in the just-ended holiday season, but the industry's biggest event will still have the recession hanging over it. The International Consumer Electronics Show, which opens Wednesday, will be smaller than usual, with key products unveiled at prices that are far from extravagant.

Flight school trains pilots who'll never fly[ Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:58:12 GMT ]The University of North Dakota is offering the world's first bachelor's degree for pilots who will never leave the ground.

Obama administration seeks more spectrum[ Tue, 5 Jan 2010 00:07:45 GMT ]The Obama administration is calling on federal regulators to make more radio spectrum available for wireless Internet services to compete with broadband plans provided by the major phone and cable companies.

Google expected to unveil new mobile phone[ Tue, 5 Jan 2010 00:03:43 GMT ]Google Inc.'s vision for how a mobile phone should be made and sold will likely raise the stakes in the Internet search leader's bid to gain more control over how people surf the Web while they're on the go.

Report: Apple tablet unveiling in January[ Tue, 5 Jan 2010 00:16:30 GMT ]Speculation intensified Monday that Apple Inc. will soon unveil a tablet-style gadget for consuming music, movies, books and other media.

'Apps' for the auto are coming[ Mon, 4 Jan 2010 13:46:36 GMT ]Consumers are getting so accustomed to their smartphones performing near-miraculous feats that carmakers have realized that they need to exploit the features of the devices to put some of that magic on wheels.

Video: Video game awards for 2009[ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:52:39 GMT ]The great titles of 2009 pushed the envelope like never before, with stellar acting, jaw-dropping art direction and ingenious use of sound. Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck reports. (msnbc.com)