Saturday, March 27, 2010

Slideshow: Photo gallery: Springtime in space
[ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:51:35 GMT ]

See an active sun, a blooming "cosmic rose" and other cosmic highlights from March 2010.See an active sun, a blooming "cosmic rose" and other cosmic highlights from March 2010.


Slideshow: Photo gallery: Springtime in space
[ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:51:35 GMT ]

See an active sun, a blooming "cosmic rose" and other cosmic highlights from March 2010.See an active sun, a blooming "cosmic rose" and other cosmic highlights from March 2010.


iPad App Store revealed?
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:03:26 PDT ]
A mobile-app analytics firm turns up what appear to be screenshots of what the App Store will look like on the forthcoming touch-screen tablet from Apple.

iPad App Store revealed?
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:03:26 PDT ]
A mobile-app analytics firm turns up what appear to be screenshots of what the App Store will look like on the forthcoming touch-screen tablet from Apple.

Microsoft confirms, dates Xbox 360 USB storage
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:23:41 PDT ]
Microsoft is bringing USB mass storage capabilities to the Xbox 360 in an update coming in a week and a half.

Microsoft confirms, dates Xbox 360 USB storage
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:23:41 PDT ]
Microsoft is bringing USB mass storage capabilities to the Xbox 360 in an update coming in a week and a half.

Mickos: What's bigger than open source?
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:42:07 PDT ]
Marten Mickos is on to the next big thing, which turns out to be a combination of the old big thing (open source) and cloud computing.

Mickos: What's bigger than open source?
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:42:07 PDT ]
Marten Mickos is on to the next big thing, which turns out to be a combination of the old big thing (open source) and cloud computing.

Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt on a coffee date (photos)
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:12:25 PDT ]
A Gizmodo tipster snaps a few shots of the Apple and Google CEOs chatting Friday afternoon at a table outside a Palo Alto cafe owned by a former Google chef.

Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt on a coffee date (photos)
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:12:25 PDT ]
A Gizmodo tipster snaps a few shots of the Apple and Google CEOs chatting Friday afternoon at a table outside a Palo Alto cafe owned by a former Google chef.

You know you've got issues if your skivvies start texting
[ Sat, 27 Mar 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
The SIMsystem, electronic underwear that first appeared on ABC's New Inventors program in 2008, is now being rolled out across New South Whales in Australia.

You know you've got issues if your skivvies start texting
[ Sat, 27 Mar 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
The SIMsystem, electronic underwear that first appeared on ABC's New Inventors program in 2008, is now being rolled out across New South Whales in Australia.

Friday, March 26, 2010

Navigating China's web of censors
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:53:55 GMT ]

People use computers at a cybercafe in Wuhan, central China in January. There are an estimated 384 million Chinese Internet users, more than three times the figure in 2005.Google's standoff with Beijing reveals the complexity of Internet control in China—where an ever-shifting hodgepodge of restrictions limit what information Netizens can access, which Web tools they can us, and what ideas they can blog. By msnbc.com's Kari Huus.


Nintendo reveals 3-D on eve of DSi XL roll out
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:57:19 GMT ]

The super-sized Nintendo DSi XL (right) launches Sunday. The portable gaming gadget is a larger version of the DSi (middle) with screens 93 percent bigger than the DS Lite (left). But will consumers pay $190 for the DSi XL now that Nintendo promises to launch a new 3-D game device within the next year?The Nintendo DSi XL arrives in stores next week. But will consumers pay $190 for the super-sized gaming gadget now that Nintendo vows to launch a 3-D game machine in the next year?


Nintendo reveals 3-D on eve of DSi XL roll out
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:57:19 GMT ]

The super-sized Nintendo DSi XL (right) launches Sunday. The portable gaming gadget is a larger version of the DSi (middle) with screens 93 percent bigger than the DS Lite (left). But will consumers pay $190 for the DSi XL now that Nintendo promises to launch a new 3-D game device within the next year?The Nintendo DSi XL arrives in stores next week. But will consumers pay $190 for the super-sized gaming gadget now that Nintendo vows to launch a 3-D game machine in the next year?


Cosmic Log: Hubble hits new heights
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:59:12 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: As the Hubble Space Telescope nears its 20th birthday, its value for research and the public understanding of science is reaching an unprecedented peak.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: As the Hubble Space Telescope nears its 20th birthday, its value for research and the public understanding of science is reaching an unprecedented peak.


Cosmic Log: Hubble hits new heights
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:59:12 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: As the Hubble Space Telescope nears its 20th birthday, its value for research and the public understanding of science is reaching an unprecedented peak.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: As the Hubble Space Telescope nears its 20th birthday, its value for research and the public understanding of science is reaching an unprecedented peak.


Slideshow: Photo gallery: Springtime in space
[ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:51:35 GMT ]

See an active sun, a blooming "cosmic rose" and other cosmic highlights from March 2010.See an active sun, a blooming "cosmic rose" and other cosmic highlights from March 2010.


Revised Facebook policy hints at location tagging
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:24:58 PDT ]
Wary of last February's outcry, Facebook announces new version of privacy policy in advance of possible "place" and third-party site features.

Revised Facebook policy hints at location tagging
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:24:58 PDT ]
Wary of last February's outcry, Facebook announces new version of privacy policy in advance of possible "place" and third-party site features.

iPad App Store revealed?
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:03:26 PDT ]
A mobile-app analytics firm turns up what appear to be screenshots of what the App Store will look like on the forthcoming touch-screen tablet from Apple.

iPad App Store revealed?
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:03:26 PDT ]
A mobile-app analytics firm turns up what appear to be screenshots of what the App Store will look like on the forthcoming touch-screen tablet from Apple.

Microsoft confirms, dates Xbox 360 USB storage
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:23:41 PDT ]
Microsoft is bringing USB mass storage capabilities to the Xbox 360 in an update coming in a week and a half.

Microsoft confirms, dates Xbox 360 USB storage
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:23:41 PDT ]
Microsoft is bringing USB mass storage capabilities to the Xbox 360 in an update coming in a week and a half.

Mickos: What's bigger than open source?
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:42:07 PDT ]
Marten Mickos is on to the next big thing, which turns out to be a combination of the old big thing (open source) and cloud computing.

Mickos: What's bigger than open source?
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:42:07 PDT ]
Marten Mickos is on to the next big thing, which turns out to be a combination of the old big thing (open source) and cloud computing.

Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt on a coffee date (photos)
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:12:25 PDT ]
A Gizmodo tipster snaps a few shots of the Apple and Google CEOs chatting Friday afternoon at a table outside a Palo Alto cafe owned by a former Google chef.

Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt on a coffee date (photos)
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:12:25 PDT ]
A Gizmodo tipster snaps a few shots of the Apple and Google CEOs chatting Friday afternoon at a table outside a Palo Alto cafe owned by a former Google chef.

Apps battling to bring movies to your phone
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:19:38 EDT ]
Video rental companies made big moves this week in the race to deliver movies to phones.

Researcher: China pays people to boost its Web image
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:03:06 EDT ]
If you thought corporate "astroturfing" (fake grassroots activity) was a problem at sites like Yelp and Amazon that feature user reviews of products, imagine how much worse it would be if the U.S. government employed a couple hundred thousand people to "shape the debate" among online political forums. Crazy, right? What government would ever attempt it?

Google denies YouTube outage speculation
[ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:29:34 EDT ]
Google Inc., owner of YouTube, wasn't commenting Thursday morning on why the popular video-sharing site was down for about an hour.

Google denies YouTube outage speculation
[ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:29:34 EDT ]
Google Inc., owner of YouTube, wasn't commenting Thursday morning on why the popular video-sharing site was down for about an hour.

Weaning Koreans off their wired world
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:50:52 EDT ]
While in high school, Cheong Beom-seok often slept through his classes and played online games seven or eight hours at night, sneaking in front of the computer while his parents were in bed.

Weaning Koreans off their wired world
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:50:52 EDT ]
While in high school, Cheong Beom-seok often slept through his classes and played online games seven or eight hours at night, sneaking in front of the computer while his parents were in bed.

Researcher: China pays people to boost its Web image
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:03:06 EDT ]
If you thought corporate "astroturfing" (fake grassroots activity) was a problem at sites like Yelp and Amazon that feature user reviews of products, imagine how much worse it would be if the U.S. government employed a couple hundred thousand people to "shape the debate" among online political forums. Crazy, right? What government would ever attempt it?

Apps battling to bring movies to your phone
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:19:38 EDT ]
Video rental companies made big moves this week in the race to deliver movies to phones.

Facebook plans to add 'place' feature
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:13:43 EDT ]
Facebook on Friday proposed creating a way for people to add their locations to pages on the social-networking site but released almost no details about how the feature will work.

Facebook plans to add 'place' feature
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:13:43 EDT ]
Facebook on Friday proposed creating a way for people to add their locations to pages on the social-networking site but released almost no details about how the feature will work.

Shuttles will keep flying through early 2011
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:54:28 GMT ]

Space shuttle Discovery is seen after completing its 3.4 mile trip from Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A on March 3, 2010 in preparation for an April 5 launch on NASA's STS-131 mission to the International Space Station.  Space.com: NASA has made steady progress toward the planned retirement of its three aging space shuttles this September, but will likely not complete the fleet's current flight schedule until February 2011, a new report has found.


Navigating China's web of censors
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:53:55 GMT ]

People use computers at a cybercafe in Wuhan, central China in January. There are an estimated 384 million Chinese Internet users, more than three times the figure in 2005.Google's standoff with Beijing reveals the complexity of Internet control in China—where an ever-shifting hodgepodge of restrictions limit what information Netizens can access, which Web tools they can us, and what ideas they can blog. By msnbc.com's Kari Huus.


Bumblebees have lightning-fast color vision
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:28:51 GMT ]

iStockPhotoThere's a reason why bees can see you while you're still searching for the source of that buzzing noise: Their color vision is five times faster than human vision and among the fastest color vision yet clocked in the animal world.


Bumblebees have lightning-fast color vision
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:28:51 GMT ]

iStockPhotoThere's a reason why bees can see you while you're still searching for the source of that buzzing noise: Their color vision is five times faster than human vision and among the fastest color vision yet clocked in the animal world.


Shuttles will keep flying through early 2011
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:54:28 GMT ]

Space shuttle Discovery is seen after completing its 3.4 mile trip from Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A on March 3, 2010 in preparation for an April 5 launch on NASA's STS-131 mission to the International Space Station.  Space.com: NASA has made steady progress toward the planned retirement of its three aging space shuttles this September, but will likely not complete the fleet's current flight schedule until February 2011, a new report has found.


Wireless stars of the show
[ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:45:37 GMT ]
Tablets. Netbooks. Photo frames. GPS-enabled pet collars. Oh yeah — and phones. They are all a part of this spring's CTIA wireless industry trade show in Las Vegas.

Wireless stars of the show
[ Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:45:37 GMT ]
Tablets. Netbooks. Photo frames. GPS-enabled pet collars. Oh yeah — and phones. They are all a part of this spring's CTIA wireless industry trade show in Las Vegas.

Navigating China's web of censors
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:53:55 GMT ]

People use computers at a cybercafe in Wuhan, central China in January. There are an estimated 384 million Chinese Internet users, more than three times the figure in 2005.Google's standoff with Beijing reveals the complexity of Internet control in China—where an ever-shifting hodgepodge of restrictions limit what information Netizens can access, which Web tools they can us, and what ideas they can blog. By msnbc.com's Kari Huus.


Nintendo reveals 3-D on eve of DSi XL roll out
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:57:19 GMT ]

The super-sized Nintendo DSi XL (right) launches Sunday. The portable gaming gadget is a larger version of the DSi (middle) with screens 93 percent bigger than the DS Lite (left). But will consumers pay $190 for the DSi XL now that Nintendo promises to launch a new 3-D game device within the next year?The Nintendo DSi XL arrives in stores next week. But will consumers pay $190 for the super-sized gaming gadget now that Nintendo vows to launch a 3-D game machine in the next year?


Nintendo reveals 3-D on eve of DSi XL roll out
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:57:19 GMT ]

The super-sized Nintendo DSi XL (right) launches Sunday. The portable gaming gadget is a larger version of the DSi (middle) with screens 93 percent bigger than the DS Lite (left). But will consumers pay $190 for the DSi XL now that Nintendo promises to launch a new 3-D game device within the next year?The Nintendo DSi XL arrives in stores next week. But will consumers pay $190 for the super-sized gaming gadget now that Nintendo vows to launch a 3-D game machine in the next year?


Symantec finds China top source of malware
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:16:41 PDT ]
More malware is sent via e-mail servers in U.S., but China is actually the top source for malware based on true location of senders, says Symantec.

Air Force tests flight with greener fuel
[ Fri, 26 Mar 2010 07:48:12 PDT ]
Flying toward a future less dependent on foreign oil, Air Force takes a jet on test flight powered by fuel made from animal fats and plant oil.