Technology lets drivers steer with their eyes[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:21:06 GMT ]Tired of spinning that steering wheel? Try this: German researchers have developed a new technology that lets drivers steer cars using only their eyes.

Study: College students are Internet-addicted[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:25:20 GMT ]American college students are hooked on cell phones, social media and the Internet and showing symptoms similar to drug and alcohol addictions, according to a new study.

Bigger, better telescopes to follow Hubble[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:24:22 GMT ]Hubble Space Telescope huggers are celebrating the iconic observatory's 20th birthday, even as scientists anticipate the next generation of bigger and more powerful successors to the famed orbital instrument.

Hubble team marks 20 years with a new view[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:39:22 GMT ]The team behind the Hubble Space Telescope is celebrating the orbiting observatory's 20th birthday with a picture that shows a cosmic pillar of gas and dust piled high in the Carina Nebula.

Cosmic Log: King Tut’s extreme makeover[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:08:07 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: In the years since King Tutankhamun's treasures started going on the road, Tut's historical image has gone through an extreme makeover.

Stunning new images of the sun (photos)[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:38:35 PDT ]NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory returns detailed images of solar activity.

Facebook friend gets mayor's kidney[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:31:55 PDT ]April Capone Almon, mayor of East Haven, Ct., donates her kidney to one of her Facebook friends. The lucky recipient is not a close friend, but her kidney happened to be a match.

Reporters' Roundtable: Twitter's business model (podcast)[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:18:00 PDT ]Twitter finally has a business model: selling search ads. Yes, after all this waiting, Twitter is pulling a Google. To discuss the long-awaited monetization scheme, Rafe Needleman is joined by CNET's Caroline McCarthy, and The New York Times' Claire Cain Miller.

Report: Music insider site source of leaked songs[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:49:47 PDT ]Teenager reportedly gets unauthorized access to pre-release songs on Play MPE, a service record labels use to share recordings with industry insiders, and posts them to a BitTorrent tracker.

How Blippy users' credit cards got into Google[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:54:21 PDT ]Google didn't put the credit card numbers of four Blippy users on the Internet, but its search technology failed to detect that Blippy had fixed a problem in February.

Hitler parody videos pulled from YouTube[ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:06:49 EDT ]One of the longer-lasting Internet memes in recent years has been the parody trend of the 2004 German film Der Untergang (also known as "Downfall").

Buggy software causes widespread PC crashes[ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:24:03 EDT ]McAfee's popular antivirus software failed spectacularly on Wednesday, causing tens of thousands of Windows XP computers to crash or repeatedly reboot.

Companies seeing possibilities in augmented reality[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:34:06 EDT ]Imagine you're an advertiser looking to get more from your print budget: wouldn't it be great if there was some way to make your designs literally leap off the magazine page and give readers a fully-3D experience, complete with video clips, audio and almost any other form of multimedia you like?

Blippy users' credit card numbers exposed in search results[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:10:32 EDT ]Sharing your credit card and online purchases with friends on the web sounds risky and it is.

In tech world, porn quietly leads the way[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:53:47 EDT ]It's the technology world's open, though seldom-spoken, secret. With every new advance, the porn industry is one of the first adapters -- if they didn't help create it in the first place.

Whale poo could help oceans absorb CO2-scientists[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:59:16 GMT ]By Pauline Askin

Whale poo could help oceans absorb CO2-scientists[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:59:16 GMT ]By Pauline Askin

Technology lets drivers steer with their eyes[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:21:06 GMT ]Tired of spinning that steering wheel? Try this: German researchers have developed a new technology that lets drivers steer cars using only their eyes.

Red Tape: Why did McAfee goof?[ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:01:34 GMT ]The root of McAfee's recent problem lies in a critical decision made a decade ago by security professionals. But the result is just the latest sign that bad guys seem to be winning in cyberspace.

Red Tape: Why did McAfee goof?[ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:01:34 GMT ]The root of McAfee's recent problem lies in a critical decision made a decade ago by security professionals. But the result is just the latest sign that bad guys seem to be winning in cyberspace.

Technology lets drivers steer with their eyes[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:21:06 GMT ]Tired of spinning that steering wheel? Try this: German researchers have developed a new technology that lets drivers steer cars using only their eyes.

Some still recovering from McAfee PC problem[ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:08:57 GMT ]Many, but not all, computer networks at schools, hospitals, local government agencies and businesses that were shut down and crippled for much of Wednesday by a McAfee software update appeared to be functioning again Thursday.

Some still recovering from McAfee PC problem[ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:08:57 GMT ]Many, but not all, computer networks at schools, hospitals, local government agencies and businesses that were shut down and crippled for much of Wednesday by a McAfee software update appeared to be functioning again Thursday.

Cosmic Log: King Tut’s extreme makeover[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:08:07 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: In the years since King Tutankhamun's treasures started going on the road, Tut's historical image has gone through an extreme makeover.

Cosmic Log: King Tut’s extreme makeover[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:08:07 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: In the years since King Tutankhamun's treasures started going on the road, Tut's historical image has gone through an extreme makeover.

McAfee apologizes for antivirus update disaster[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:42:58 PDT ]In a late-night blog, McAfee formally apologizes for the havoc it wreaked by releasing a faulty update that crashed PCs for tens of thousands of customers.

McAfee apologizes for antivirus update disaster[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:42:58 PDT ]In a late-night blog, McAfee formally apologizes for the havoc it wreaked by releasing a faulty update that crashed PCs for tens of thousands of customers.

Friday Poll: Which shade of green are you?[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:00:00 PDT ]This being the week of Earth Day, we're hearing quite a bit about green tech--and green practices. How much do you go out of your way to live green?

Friday Poll: Which shade of green are you?[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:00:00 PDT ]This being the week of Earth Day, we're hearing quite a bit about green tech--and green practices. How much do you go out of your way to live green?

Don't bet on Lenovo saving Palm[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:20:55 PDT ]The Chinese PC maker has reportedly emerged as the top candidate to buy ailing Palm, but don't bet your iPhone on it actually coming through.

Don't bet on Lenovo saving Palm[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:20:55 PDT ]The Chinese PC maker has reportedly emerged as the top candidate to buy ailing Palm, but don't bet your iPhone on it actually coming through.

Skyonic to capture carbon from coal in baking soda[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:33:15 PDT ]As an alternative to pumping CO2 underground, a Texas project will use flue gases from burning coal as ingredients to make baking soda and other industrial chemicals.

Skyonic to capture carbon from coal in baking soda[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:33:15 PDT ]As an alternative to pumping CO2 underground, a Texas project will use flue gases from burning coal as ingredients to make baking soda and other industrial chemicals.

Week in review: An iPhone prototype walks into a bar...[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:45:00 PDT ]A lost or stolen prototype of what may be the next iPhone leads to a mess of trouble. Meanwhile, Facebook unveils "Open Graph," and McAfee screws up an antivirus update.

Week in review: An iPhone prototype walks into a bar...[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:45:00 PDT ]A lost or stolen prototype of what may be the next iPhone leads to a mess of trouble. Meanwhile, Facebook unveils "Open Graph," and McAfee screws up an antivirus update.

How to navigate Facebook's changes[ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:27:11 EDT ]Facebook is now expanding to the rest of the web. But what do these new features actually mean for everyday people who use the internet? And how do you make best use of them? We explain.

How to navigate Facebook's changes[ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:27:11 EDT ]Facebook is now expanding to the rest of the web. But what do these new features actually mean for everyday people who use the internet? And how do you make best use of them? We explain.

Buggy software causes widespread PC crashes[ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:24:03 EDT ]McAfee's popular antivirus software failed spectacularly on Wednesday, causing tens of thousands of Windows XP computers to crash or repeatedly reboot.

Companies seeing possibilities in augmented reality[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:34:06 EDT ]Imagine you're an advertiser looking to get more from your print budget: wouldn't it be great if there was some way to make your designs literally leap off the magazine page and give readers a fully-3D experience, complete with video clips, audio and almost any other form of multimedia you like?

Hitler parody videos pulled from YouTube[ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:06:49 EDT ]One of the longer-lasting Internet memes in recent years has been the parody trend of the 2004 German film Der Untergang (also known as "Downfall").

In tech world, porn quietly leads the way[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:08:05 EDT ]It's the technology world's open, though seldom-spoken, secret. With every new advance, the porn industry is one of the first adapters -- if they didn't help create it in the first place.

Hitler parody videos pulled from YouTube[ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:06:49 EDT ]One of the longer-lasting Internet memes in recent years has been the parody trend of the 2004 German film Der Untergang (also known as "Downfall").

Buggy software causes widespread PC crashes[ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:24:03 EDT ]McAfee's popular antivirus software failed spectacularly on Wednesday, causing tens of thousands of Windows XP computers to crash or repeatedly reboot.

Companies seeing possibilities in augmented reality[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:34:06 EDT ]Imagine you're an advertiser looking to get more from your print budget: wouldn't it be great if there was some way to make your designs literally leap off the magazine page and give readers a fully-3D experience, complete with video clips, audio and almost any other form of multimedia you like?

In tech world, porn quietly leads the way[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:08:05 EDT ]It's the technology world's open, though seldom-spoken, secret. With every new advance, the porn industry is one of the first adapters -- if they didn't help create it in the first place.

Slideshow: Treasures from the Heart of Borneo[ Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:43:18 GMT ]See a flame-colored snake and other new species found in the Heart of Borneo conservation region.

Cosmic Log: See Borneo’s biological treasures[ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:15:02 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Scientists are showing off some of the 123 new species they've found in the remote "Heart of Borneo," three years into a plan to preserve the region.

U.S. military launches X-37B reusable spaceship[ Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:18:52 GMT ]An unmanned Atlas rocket carrying a miniature space shuttle blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Thursday on a technology test flight that could last as long as nine months.

Red Tape: Why did McAfee goof?[ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:01:34 GMT ]The root of McAfee's recent problem lies in a critical decision made a decade ago by security professionals. But the result is just the latest sign that bad guys seem to be winning in cyberspace.

Some still recovering from McAfee PC problem[ Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:08:57 GMT ]Many, but not all, computer networks at schools, hospitals, local government agencies and businesses that were shut down and crippled for much of Wednesday by a McAfee software update appeared to be functioning again Thursday.