Warning: Ancient sex on show in Paris[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:14:48 GMT ]The latest show at Paris' Quai Branly museum comes with a warning for visitors: "This exhibition of Moche ceramics shows sexual acts of an explicit nature."

A peek at Unreal Engine on Palm Web OS[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:32:00 PST ]At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Palm surprises everyone (including Epic Games) by having a working demo of the Unreal Engine running on the company's Web OS.

A peek at Unreal Engine on Palm Web OS[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:32:00 PST ]At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Palm surprises everyone (including Epic Games) by having a working demo of the Unreal Engine running on the company's Web OS.

GDC 2010: Scaling the summits of gameplay[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:54:00 PST ]roundup This week's Game Developers Conference brings together designers, programmers, publishers, and others for the latest from the world of video play.

GDC 2010: Scaling the summits of gameplay[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:54:00 PST ]roundup This week's Game Developers Conference brings together designers, programmers, publishers, and others for the latest from the world of video play.

Pentagon trains workers to hack Defense computers[ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:27:39 EST ]The Pentagon is training people to hack into its own computer networks.

Pentagon trains workers to hack Defense computers[ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:27:39 EST ]The Pentagon is training people to hack into its own computer networks.

Telecom king unseats Bill Gates atop richest list[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:43:57 EST ]Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world's richest people Wednesday, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' name was not at the top.

Telecom king unseats Bill Gates atop richest list[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:43:57 EST ]Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world's richest people Wednesday, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' name was not at the top.

Sony unveils Move, its PS3 motion controller[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:44:50 EST ]On Wednesday, Sony unveiled Move, its motion-sensitive controller.

Sony unveils Move, its PS3 motion controller[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:44:50 EST ]On Wednesday, Sony unveiled Move, its motion-sensitive controller.

Opinion: Why Assassin's Creed 2 is no fun[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:37:45 EST ]Let's imagine this terrifying scenario for a moment. You come home from a long day of work and sit in front of your computer to try out your newly purchased copy of the video game Assassin's Creed 2, and then ... nothing happens. You face an immobile title screen. You check to make sure everything's plugged in -- yup, sure is -- and simply cannot figure out what's going on. "Why doesn't this game work? It cost me $60!"

Opinion: Why Assassin's Creed 2 is no fun[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:37:45 EST ]Let's imagine this terrifying scenario for a moment. You come home from a long day of work and sit in front of your computer to try out your newly purchased copy of the video game Assassin's Creed 2, and then ... nothing happens. You face an immobile title screen. You check to make sure everything's plugged in -- yup, sure is -- and simply cannot figure out what's going on. "Why doesn't this game work? It cost me $60!"

10 hot new iPhone games for everyone[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:17 EST ]Reports from this week's Game Developers Conference make one thing clear: Games on mobile phones are not just a niche category anymore. Here are 10 hot games for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

10 hot new iPhone games for everyone[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:17 EST ]Reports from this week's Game Developers Conference make one thing clear: Games on mobile phones are not just a niche category anymore. Here are 10 hot games for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Red Tape: Poodle, Glenn Beck at center of Facebook fight[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:43:38 GMT ]You don't hear the words "poodle," "tinfoil hat," and First Amendment in the same sentence often, but they are indeed linked in a classic Facebook melodrama.

Abdulmutallab could not have blown up plane[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:01:19 GMT ]Even if the "Underwear Bomber" had exploded his device on Christmas Day, the Airbus A330 would have survived, according to an experiment conducted by a BBC documentary team.

Abdulmutallab could not have blown up plane[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:01:19 GMT ]Even if the "Underwear Bomber" had exploded his device on Christmas Day, the Airbus A330 would have survived, according to an experiment conducted by a BBC documentary team.

Officials: Ex-TSA worker tried to sabotage computers[ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:04:33 GMT ]Federal prosecutors have charged a former Transportation Security Administration employee with attempting to sabotage terror watch list computers and by attempting to introduce a virus into the computer system, according to news sources.

Officials: Ex-TSA worker tried to sabotage computers[ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:04:33 GMT ]Federal prosecutors have charged a former Transportation Security Administration employee with attempting to sabotage terror watch list computers and by attempting to introduce a virus into the computer system, according to news sources.

Red Tape: Poodle, Glenn Beck at center of Facebook fight[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:43:38 GMT ]You don't hear the words "poodle," "tinfoil hat," and First Amendment in the same sentence often, but they are indeed linked in a classic Facebook melodrama.

10 high-school science whizzes[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:02:24 GMT ]Forty of the most promising students from across the country will compete in the Intel Science Talent Search. Check out 10 of the 2010 finalists.

10 high-school science whizzes[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:02:24 GMT ]Forty of the most promising students from across the country will compete in the Intel Science Talent Search. Check out 10 of the 2010 finalists.

19 weird — but real — gadgets[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:02:04 GMT ]Take a walk on tech's wild side with some of the strangest, most original gizmos you've ever seen, including vacuums for your lawn and grass charging stations, just to name a few.

19 weird — but real — gadgets[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:02:04 GMT ]Take a walk on tech's wild side with some of the strangest, most original gizmos you've ever seen, including vacuums for your lawn and grass charging stations, just to name a few.

Browser ballot not on tap for Asia[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:58:14 PST ]Opera won't be lobbying for a browser choice screen to be implemented in Asia-Pacific, while Mozilla's Open to Choice campaign stays within Europe.

Browser ballot not on tap for Asia[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:58:14 PST ]Opera won't be lobbying for a browser choice screen to be implemented in Asia-Pacific, while Mozilla's Open to Choice campaign stays within Europe.

InstantAction to offer embeddable console games[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:00 PST ]At GDC 2010, InstantAction follows rival OnLive in announcing a service that lets gamers quickly rent or buy console games over the Internet.

InstantAction to offer embeddable console games[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:00 PST ]At GDC 2010, InstantAction follows rival OnLive in announcing a service that lets gamers quickly rent or buy console games over the Internet.

GDC 2010: Scaling the summits of gameplay[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:01:00 PST ]roundup This week's Game Developers Conference brings together designers, programmers, publishers, and others for the latest from the world of video play.

GDC 2010: Scaling the summits of gameplay[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:01:00 PST ]roundup This week's Game Developers Conference brings together designers, programmers, publishers, and others for the latest from the world of video play.

Dolby bringing 3D voice chat to consoles, Mac[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:01:00 PST ]The audio specialist is bringing its 3D Axon technology to video game consoles as well as the Mac to enable a bunch of neat new voice chat tricks for console games.

Dolby bringing 3D voice chat to consoles, Mac[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:01:00 PST ]The audio specialist is bringing its 3D Axon technology to video game consoles as well as the Mac to enable a bunch of neat new voice chat tricks for console games.

Researcher publishes exploit for new IE hole[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:28:00 PST ]Clues in McAfee blog post led researcher to existing exploit code which he analyzed to write his own code.

Researcher publishes exploit for new IE hole[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:28:00 PST ]Clues in McAfee blog post led researcher to existing exploit code which he analyzed to write his own code.

AT&T tries to avoid outages at SXSW conference[ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:56:41 EST ]On Friday, the major movers in the tech industry will gather in Austin, Texas, for the annual South by Southwest Interactive Conference.

AT&T tries to avoid outages at SXSW conference[ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:56:41 EST ]On Friday, the major movers in the tech industry will gather in Austin, Texas, for the annual South by Southwest Interactive Conference.

Pentagon trains workers to hack Defense computers[ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:27:39 EST ]The Pentagon is training people to hack into its own computer networks.

Pentagon trains workers to hack Defense computers[ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:27:39 EST ]The Pentagon is training people to hack into its own computer networks.

Telecom king unseats Bill Gates atop richest list[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:43:57 EST ]Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world's richest people Wednesday, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' name was not at the top.

Telecom king unseats Bill Gates atop richest list[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:43:57 EST ]Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world's richest people Wednesday, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' name was not at the top.

Sony unveils Move, its PS3 motion controller[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:44:50 EST ]On Wednesday, Sony unveiled Move, its motion-sensitive controller.

Sony unveils Move, its PS3 motion controller[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:44:50 EST ]On Wednesday, Sony unveiled Move, its motion-sensitive controller.

10 hot new iPhone games for everyone[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:19:50 EST ]Reports from this week's Game Developers Conference make one thing clear: Games on mobile phones are not just a niche category anymore.

10 hot new iPhone games for everyone[ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:19:50 EST ]Reports from this week's Game Developers Conference make one thing clear: Games on mobile phones are not just a niche category anymore.

Google chief sees outcome 'soon' in China row[ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:37:07 GMT ]Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.

Google chief sees outcome 'soon' in China row[ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:37:07 GMT ]Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.

Newsweek: The biggest cyber-breaches of all time[ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:58:52 GMT ]From the mildly malicious to the truly malevolent, here's a look back at major breaches of cyber-security that have already put our money and welfare at risk.

Newsweek: The biggest cyber-breaches of all time[ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:58:52 GMT ]From the mildly malicious to the truly malevolent, here's a look back at major breaches of cyber-security that have already put our money and welfare at risk.

Newsweek: Inside the rush to recruit elite hackers[ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:58:52 GMT ]By one estimate the United States currently has about 1,000 elite cyber-security experts. It needs 20,000. Companies and government agencies are ramping up their efforts to find and educate a new generation of cyber whiz kids, by sponsoring national competitions akin to "American Idol ."