Veil lifts slightly on Blue Origin rocket project[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:12:11 GMT ]For all the shake, rattle and roll that a rocket emits on takeoff, the secretive private rocket firm Blue Origin is still keeping quiet even as new details are emerging regarding its new vertical launch and landing rocket.

Facebook e-mails go to wrong inboxes[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:34:13 GMT ]Facebook inadvertently routed e-mails to the wrong addresses Wednesday night, a problem the social networking site said was quickly resolved, but not before the messages landed in the inboxes of strangers.

Students suspended for Facebook pranks[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:46:33 GMT ]Australia's prime minister said Friday he would consider appointing an online ombudsman to investigate complaints about Internet bullying after a string of incidents on social network sites.

10 questions about the Bloom Energy Server[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:10:45 GMT ]It appears the much-hyped Silicon Valley startup's "Energy Server" shows a lot of promise, but is the box too good to be true?

Veil lifts slightly on Blue Origin rocket project[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:12:11 GMT ]For all the shake, rattle and roll that a rocket emits on takeoff, the secretive private rocket firm Blue Origin is still keeping quiet even as new details are emerging regarding its new vertical launch and landing rocket.

Facebook e-mails go to wrong inboxes[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:34:13 GMT ]Facebook inadvertently routed e-mails to the wrong addresses Wednesday night, a problem the social networking site said was quickly resolved, but not before the messages landed in the inboxes of strangers.

Students suspended for Facebook pranks[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:46:33 GMT ]Australia's prime minister said Friday he would consider appointing an online ombudsman to investigate complaints about Internet bullying after a string of incidents on social network sites.

10 questions about the Bloom Energy Server[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:10:45 GMT ]It appears the much-hyped Silicon Valley startup's "Energy Server" shows a lot of promise, but is the box too good to be true?

Virgin Media to offer 100 Mbps broadband[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:12:56 PST ]Virgin Media said it plans to offer a 100 Mbps broadband service to consumers in the U.K. by the end of 2010.

Video game sex that's sexy, not sophomoric[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:45:51 GMT ]BioWare has integrated romantic and sexual relationships into its two latest games in a manner that is deft, daring and adult … and gaming is far better for it.

Smutty Twitter scam snares U.K. cabinet minister[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:24:00 PST ]Ed Miliband, the country's secretary of state for energy, was one of many Twitter users to embarrassingly have his account hijacked and his contacts informed that he's been having great sex recently.

Former Pirate Bay bidder is back[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:53:00 PST ]Hans Pandeya, who stirred controversy when he attempted to buy the Pirate Bay last year, says he has "secret plans" for digital media.

Video game sex that's sexy, not sophomoric[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:45:51 GMT ]BioWare has integrated romantic and sexual relationships into its two latest games in a manner that is deft, daring and adult … and gaming is far better for it.

Antipiracy provision in treaty riles EU[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:49:00 PST ]EU's executive arm vows to make sure a global anti-counterfeiting treaty won't force countries to disconnect people for illegally downloading copyrighted content.

Antipiracy provision in treaty riles EU[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:49:00 PST ]EU's executive arm vows to make sure a global anti-counterfeiting treaty won't force countries to disconnect people for illegally downloading copyrighted content.

Former Pirate Bay bidder is back[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:53:00 PST ]Hans Pandeya, who stirred controversy when he attempted to buy the Pirate Bay last year, says he has "secret plans" for digital media.

Virgin Media to offer 100 Mbps broadband[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:12:56 PST ]Virgin Media said it plans to offer a 100 Mbps broadband service to consumers in the U.K. by the end of 2010.

Smutty Twitter scam snares U.K. cabinet minister[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:24:00 PST ]Ed Miliband, the country's secretary of state for energy, was one of many Twitter users to embarrassingly have his account hijacked and his contacts informed that he's been having great sex recently.

Gmail holds 'graduations' and 'funerals'[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:14:44 EST ]Mark Knichel's e-mail in-box is a funky grid of color.

Dell's tablet gunning for Apple's iPad[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:09:29 EST ]Say the words "tablet computer" and ten bucks says it's Apple's iPad that springs to mind. But that doesn't mean other companies aren't busy building their own version of a touch-enabled, multimedia-sporting, slab of portable computing goodness.

Cablevision to test PC-to-TV service[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:38:00 PST ]Cable provider will begin testing a service called PC to TV Media Relay that's designed to let customers watch content from their computers on their TVs.

Time for Apple to get serious about video[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:24:52 EST ]Netflix is cruising. The cable guys are catching on. Wal-Mart just rumbled in.

Facebook's news-feed patent could mean lawsuits[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:24:16 EST ]Facebook this week was awarded a patent pertaining to streaming "feed" technology -- more specifically, "dynamically providing a news feed about a user of a social network," complementing another patent filing that has been published but not yet approved.

Opinion: Spy cameras won't make us safer[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:06:34 EST ]On January 19, a team of at least 15 people assassinated Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. Dubai police released video footage of 11 of them. Although it was obviously a very professional operation, the 27 minutes of video is fascinating in its banality.

Cablevision to test PC-to-TV service[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:38:00 PST ]Cable provider will begin testing a service called PC to TV Media Relay that's designed to let customers watch content from their computers on their TVs.

Gmail holds 'graduations' and 'funerals'[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:14:44 EST ]Mark Knichel's e-mail in-box is a funky grid of color.

Dell's tablet gunning for Apple's iPad[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:09:29 EST ]Say the words "tablet computer" and ten bucks says it's Apple's iPad that springs to mind. But that doesn't mean other companies aren't busy building their own version of a touch-enabled, multimedia-sporting, slab of portable computing goodness.

Opinion: Spy cameras won't make us safer[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:06:34 EST ]On January 19, a team of at least 15 people assassinated Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. Dubai police released video footage of 11 of them. Although it was obviously a very professional operation, the 27 minutes of video is fascinating in its banality.

Time for Apple to get serious about video[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:24:52 EST ]Netflix is cruising. The cable guys are catching on. Wal-Mart just rumbled in.

Facebook's news-feed patent could mean lawsuits[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:24:16 EST ]Facebook this week was awarded a patent pertaining to streaming "feed" technology -- more specifically, "dynamically providing a news feed about a user of a social network," complementing another patent filing that has been published but not yet approved.

Origami boosts solar panel productivity[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:01:19 GMT ]3-D solar panels could in principle absorb more light and generate more power than a flat panel of the same area footprint, which could be useful when available space is limited.

AT&T tops in PCWorld’s 3G wireless testing[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:01:16 GMT ]AT&T says it has worked hard to improve its much-maligned third-generation (3G) network over the last eight months,  and the results of PCWorld's latest 13-city, 3G network performance tests suggest that the network has indeed undergone a drastic makeover.

Orcas regularly involved in deaths of trainers[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:55:20 GMT ]The death of trainer Dawn Brancheau at SeaWorld Adventure Park in Orlando, Florida at the hands of Tilikum, one of the largest killer whales in captivity, was a shocking, terrible tragedy. There are no words for her family and loved ones, whose loss is beyond measure.

Origami boosts solar panel productivity[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:01:19 GMT ]3-D solar panels could in principle absorb more light and generate more power than a flat panel of the same area footprint, which could be useful when available space is limited.

Whale trainer death tied to mating, isolation[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:01:33 GMT ]Tilikum, the male killer whale that fatally injured trainer Dawn Brancheau in front of a stunned audience at SeaWorld in Orlando on Wednesday, was a breeding "stud" often housed in isolation.

Whale trainer death tied to mating, isolation[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:01:33 GMT ]Tilikum, the male killer whale that fatally injured trainer Dawn Brancheau in front of a stunned audience at SeaWorld in Orlando on Wednesday, was a breeding "stud" often housed in isolation.

Orcas regularly involved in deaths of trainers[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:55:20 GMT ]The death of trainer Dawn Brancheau at SeaWorld Adventure Park in Orlando, Florida at the hands of Tilikum, one of the largest killer whales in captivity, was a shocking, terrible tragedy. There are no words for her family and loved ones, whose loss is beyond measure.

AT&T tops in PCWorld’s 3G wireless testing[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:01:16 GMT ]AT&T says it has worked hard to improve its much-maligned third-generation (3G) network over the last eight months,  and the results of PCWorld's latest 13-city, 3G network performance tests suggest that the network has indeed undergone a drastic makeover.

Cosmic Log: Inside the mind of a ‘killer whale’[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:12:31 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Dolphins — including "killer whales," which are more properly called orcas — rank among the most intelligent species on the planet. So what was that orca thinking when he dragged his trainer into the water and killed her?

Key senators do not see climate bill in 2010[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:49:36 PST ]Obama administration and other lawmakers are still hoping to pass a law that puts a price on carbon emissions. But senators interviewed by Reuters are more pessimistic.

Cosmic Log: Inside the mind of a ‘killer whale’[ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:12:31 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Dolphins — including "killer whales," which are more properly called orcas — rank among the most intelligent species on the planet. So what was that orca thinking when he dragged his trainer into the water and killed her?

Key senators do not see climate bill in 2010[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:49:36 PST ]Obama administration and other lawmakers are still hoping to pass a law that puts a price on carbon emissions. But senators interviewed by Reuters are more pessimistic.

Dell's tablet gunning for Apple's iPad[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:09:29 EST ]Say the words "tablet computer" and ten bucks says it's Apple's iPad that springs to mind. But that doesn't mean other companies aren't busy building their own version of a touch-enabled, multimedia-sporting, slab of portable computing goodness.

Rivals readying their iPad competitors[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:54:52 EST ]It turns out Apple isn't the only company readying a touch-screen tablet computer.

Gmail holds 'graduations' and 'funerals'[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:41:19 EST ]Mark Knichel's e-mail in-box is a funky grid of color.

Rivals readying their iPad competitors[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:54:52 EST ]It turns out Apple isn't the only company readying a touch-screen tablet computer.

Gmail holds 'graduations' and 'funerals'[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:41:19 EST ]Mark Knichel's e-mail in-box is a funky grid of color.

Dell's tablet gunning for Apple's iPad[ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:09:29 EST ]Say the words "tablet computer" and ten bucks says it's Apple's iPad that springs to mind. But that doesn't mean other companies aren't busy building their own version of a touch-enabled, multimedia-sporting, slab of portable computing goodness.

Cosmic Log: Bringing back Mars life[ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:54:19 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Fifty years after NASA began grappling with the idea of life beyond Earth, it's in the midst of planning missions to bring potential traces of Martian life back to Earth ... again.

Cosmic Log: Bringing back Mars life[ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:54:19 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Fifty years after NASA began grappling with the idea of life beyond Earth, it's in the midst of planning missions to bring potential traces of Martian life back to Earth ... again.