Saturday, May 8, 2010

Stephen Hawking's time machine
[ Fri, 7 May 2010 15:28:39 GMT ]

The laws of physics actually accommodate the notion of time travel, through portals known as wormholes.In an article in the Daily Mail this week, British cosmologist Stephen Hawking outlined not one, but three, theoretically realistic ideas for traveling through time, one of which he says is even practical.


iCasino? ITunes sweepstakes apps raise concerns
[ Fri, 7 May 2010 10:36:56 GMT ]
Apple recently allowed developers to begin selling sweepstakes apps for iPhone on its iTunes site, but some experts say the games might constitute illegal lotteries or gambling.

Satellites spot world̢۪s biggest beaver dam
[ Sat, 8 May 2010 18:49:33 GMT ]

This satellite image made available by Google Maps shows a beaver dam, more than eight football fields long, situated in northern Alberta's Wood Buffalo National Park, which straddles the Alberta-Northwest Territories border.A Canadian-based ecologist says he has located the world's largest beaver dam in northwestern Canada using Google satellite technology.


Cosmic Log: Strange shapes in space
[ Fri, 7 May 2010 23:43:20 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shapes of bubbles and clouds in outer space demonstrate that physics can do some pretty bizarre things on a giant scale.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shapes of bubbles and clouds in outer space demonstrate that physics can do some pretty bizarre things on a giant scale.


Slideshow: Space in pictures: Blasts from beyond
[ Wed, 5 May 2010 13:16:15 GMT ]

See a looping solar flare, newborn stars and more outer-space highlights from April.See a looping solar flare, newborn stars and more outer-space highlights from April.


Commissioning the newest Coast Guard flagship
[ Sat, 08 May 2010 10:16:12 PDT ]
Waesche, the new Legend-class National Security Cutter, is designed to execute the most challenging maritime security, law enforcement, and national defense missions.

Arizona to remove its highway speed cameras
[ Sat, 08 May 2010 11:26:51 PDT ]
A state that has recently become a symbol of excessive surveillance decides to remove all of the speed cameras on its highways. One potential reason: people weren't paying their tickets.

Report: Apple developing a Flash alternative
[ Sat, 08 May 2010 12:04:35 PDT ]
Apple introduced the tech, called Gianduia, last summer and is already using it for retail support apps, according to AppleInsider. Could it worsen an already-tense Apple-Adobe relationship?

Five hidden dangers of Facebook (Q&A)
[ Sat, 08 May 2010 14:21:08 PDT ]
Joan Goodchild, senior editor of CSO (Chief Security Officer) Online, outlines on The Early Show big risks she thinks people should be aware they're taking when they use social network.

BP suffers snag in oil containment effort
[ Sat, 08 May 2010 15:24:58 PDT ]
A four-story containment dome, seen as the best short-term way to stem the flow from a ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well, gets filled with crystallized gas and has to be set aside.

Neanderthal genome shines light on human evolution
[ Fri, 07 May 2010 14:58:03 EDT ]
An international team of scientists that spent more than a decade studying remains of Neanderthals has drafted the first genome sequence of humans' closest extinct biological relative.

Skyscraper aims to clean up river
[ Thu, 06 May 2010 04:22:21 EDT ]
Imagine a skyscraper that -- instead of hosting offices -- houses a system that purifies the water of a polluted river, employs the people living in surrounding slums and gives them a home in which to live.

Understanding Facebook's privacy aftershocks
[ Fri, 07 May 2010 11:02:55 EDT ]
It's been a long time since it got in the way of the World Series, but the threat of seismic tumult still hangs over Silicon Valley. When earthquakes elsewhere in the world dominate the news, people get a little more sensitive to their own vulnerability in the Bay Area. The ground might really have just given a twitch. Is it moving?

Nokia sues Apple over iPad patents
[ Fri, 07 May 2010 13:26:50 EDT ]
Nokia is suing Apple over what it claims are infringing patents in the iPad and iPad 3G.

Facebook statuses reveal happiness
[ Thu, 06 May 2010 16:29:39 EDT ]
Facebook has extended its "Gross National Happiness" prototype app to 18 new countries. The app analyzes words in status updates to track changes in collective emotion.

iCasino? ITunes sweepstakes apps raise concerns
[ Fri, 7 May 2010 10:36:56 GMT ]
Apple recently allowed developers to begin selling sweepstakes apps for iPhone on its iTunes site, but some experts say the games might constitute illegal lotteries or gambling.

Cosmic Log: Strange shapes in space
[ Fri, 7 May 2010 23:43:20 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shapes of bubbles and clouds in outer space demonstrate that physics can do some pretty bizarre things on a giant scale.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shapes of bubbles and clouds in outer space demonstrate that physics can do some pretty bizarre things on a giant scale.


Stephen Hawking's time machine
[ Fri, 7 May 2010 15:28:39 GMT ]

The laws of physics actually accommodate the notion of time travel, through portals known as wormholes.In an article in the Daily Mail this week, British cosmologist Stephen Hawking outlined not one, but three, theoretically realistic ideas for traveling through time, one of which he says is even practical.


Stephen Hawking's time machine
[ Fri, 7 May 2010 15:28:39 GMT ]

The laws of physics actually accommodate the notion of time travel, through portals known as wormholes.In an article in the Daily Mail this week, British cosmologist Stephen Hawking outlined not one, but three, theoretically realistic ideas for traveling through time, one of which he says is even practical.


iCasino? ITunes sweepstakes apps raise concerns
[ Fri, 7 May 2010 10:36:56 GMT ]
Apple recently allowed developers to begin selling sweepstakes apps for iPhone on its iTunes site, but some experts say the games might constitute illegal lotteries or gambling.

Cosmic Log: Strange shapes in space
[ Fri, 7 May 2010 23:43:20 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shapes of bubbles and clouds in outer space demonstrate that physics can do some pretty bizarre things on a giant scale.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shapes of bubbles and clouds in outer space demonstrate that physics can do some pretty bizarre things on a giant scale.


Slideshow: Space in pictures: Blasts from beyond
[ Wed, 5 May 2010 13:16:15 GMT ]

See a looping solar flare, newborn stars and more outer-space highlights from April.See a looping solar flare, newborn stars and more outer-space highlights from April.


Slideshow: Space in pictures: Blasts from beyond
[ Wed, 5 May 2010 13:16:15 GMT ]

See a looping solar flare, newborn stars and more outer-space highlights from April.See a looping solar flare, newborn stars and more outer-space highlights from April.


Canada's eager beavers build world's largest dam
[ Fri, 7 May 2010 23:23:18 GMT ]

This undated satellite image made available by Google Maps shows a beaver dam, more than eight football fields long, situated in northern Alberta's Wood Buffalo National Park which straddles the Alberta-Northwest Territories border. Ecologist Jean Thie said Friday, May 7, 2010, that he found the dam using Google Earth and NASA technology in 2007 while researching the rate of melting permafrost in the country's wetlands. (AP Photo/Google Maps)A Canadian-based ecologist said Friday that he has located the world's largest beaver dam in northwestern Canada using Google satellite technology.


Canada's eager beavers build world's largest dam
[ Fri, 7 May 2010 23:23:18 GMT ]

This undated satellite image made available by Google Maps shows a beaver dam, more than eight football fields long, situated in northern Alberta's Wood Buffalo National Park which straddles the Alberta-Northwest Territories border. Ecologist Jean Thie said Friday, May 7, 2010, that he found the dam using Google Earth and NASA technology in 2007 while researching the rate of melting permafrost in the country's wetlands. (AP Photo/Google Maps)A Canadian-based ecologist said Friday that he has located the world's largest beaver dam in northwestern Canada using Google satellite technology.


Analyst: AT&T's iPad deal to delay Verizon iPhone
[ Fri, 07 May 2010 17:15:00 PDT ]
The rumor goes that Verizon won't see the iPhone until next year because of a newer deal AT&T cut with Apple over its tablet device.

Analyst: AT&T's iPad deal to delay Verizon iPhone
[ Fri, 07 May 2010 17:15:00 PDT ]
The rumor goes that Verizon won't see the iPhone until next year because of a newer deal AT&T cut with Apple over its tablet device.

FCC lets movie industry selectively break your TV
[ Fri, 07 May 2010 18:50:51 PDT ]
The FCC grants the MPAA permission to selectively disable certain outputs on your TV so that it can deliver you movies at home earlier. Thanks, but I think I'd rather go to Redbox.

FCC lets movie industry selectively break your TV
[ Fri, 07 May 2010 18:50:51 PDT ]
The FCC grants the MPAA permission to selectively disable certain outputs on your TV so that it can deliver you movies at home earlier. Thanks, but I think I'd rather go to Redbox.

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
[ Sat, 08 May 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including laptops from Lenovo and Origin, the Sony Bloggie camcorder, Logitech Harmony 600 universal remote, and more.

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
[ Sat, 08 May 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including laptops from Lenovo and Origin, the Sony Bloggie camcorder, Logitech Harmony 600 universal remote, and more.

HP Labs sees a great future in plastics
[ Sat, 08 May 2010 08:00:00 PDT ]
The PC manufacturer's Information Displays Lab is working on a kind of plastic display designed to replace glass displays in the next 10 years.

HP Labs sees a great future in plastics
[ Sat, 08 May 2010 08:00:00 PDT ]
The PC manufacturer's Information Displays Lab is working on a kind of plastic display designed to replace glass displays in the next 10 years.

HP Labs trades glass for plastic displays (photos)
[ Sat, 08 May 2010 08:00:00 PDT ]
HP is testing ways to use plastic displays for solar panels, e-readers, and possibly future flexible displays.

HP Labs trades glass for plastic displays (photos)
[ Sat, 08 May 2010 08:00:00 PDT ]
HP is testing ways to use plastic displays for solar panels, e-readers, and possibly future flexible displays.

Neanderthal genome shines light on human evolution
[ Fri, 07 May 2010 14:58:03 EDT ]
An international team of scientists that spent more than a decade studying remains of Neanderthals has drafted the first genome sequence of humans' closest extinct biological relative.

Neanderthal genome shines light on human evolution
[ Fri, 07 May 2010 14:58:03 EDT ]
An international team of scientists that spent more than a decade studying remains of Neanderthals has drafted the first genome sequence of humans' closest extinct biological relative.

Skyscraper aims to clean up river
[ Thu, 06 May 2010 04:22:21 EDT ]
Imagine a skyscraper that -- instead of hosting offices -- houses a system that purifies the water of a polluted river, employs the people living in surrounding slums and gives them a home in which to live.

Skyscraper aims to clean up river
[ Thu, 06 May 2010 04:22:21 EDT ]
Imagine a skyscraper that -- instead of hosting offices -- houses a system that purifies the water of a polluted river, employs the people living in surrounding slums and gives them a home in which to live.

Understanding Facebook's privacy aftershocks
[ Fri, 07 May 2010 11:02:55 EDT ]
It's been a long time since it got in the way of the World Series, but the threat of seismic tumult still hangs over Silicon Valley. When earthquakes elsewhere in the world dominate the news, people get a little more sensitive to their own vulnerability in the Bay Area. The ground might really have just given a twitch. Is it moving?

Understanding Facebook's privacy aftershocks
[ Fri, 07 May 2010 11:02:55 EDT ]
It's been a long time since it got in the way of the World Series, but the threat of seismic tumult still hangs over Silicon Valley. When earthquakes elsewhere in the world dominate the news, people get a little more sensitive to their own vulnerability in the Bay Area. The ground might really have just given a twitch. Is it moving?

Nokia sues Apple over iPad patents
[ Fri, 07 May 2010 13:26:50 EDT ]
Nokia is suing Apple over what it claims are infringing patents in the iPad and iPad 3G.

Nokia sues Apple over iPad patents
[ Fri, 07 May 2010 13:26:50 EDT ]
Nokia is suing Apple over what it claims are infringing patents in the iPad and iPad 3G.

Facebook statuses reveal happiness
[ Thu, 06 May 2010 16:29:39 EDT ]
Facebook has extended its "Gross National Happiness" prototype app to 18 new countries. The app analyzes words in status updates to track changes in collective emotion.

Facebook statuses reveal happiness
[ Thu, 06 May 2010 16:29:39 EDT ]
Facebook has extended its "Gross National Happiness" prototype app to 18 new countries. The app analyzes words in status updates to track changes in collective emotion.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Reshaped spaceflight plan gains support
[ Fri, 7 May 2010 15:51:53 GMT ]

One of the potential targets for future space exploration could be an asteroid, as shown here in an artist's interpretation.The White House and influential members of Congress are working out a consensus on a revised vision for space exploration that will get NASA moving ahead on three fronts.


Stephen Hawking's time machine
[ Fri, 7 May 2010 15:28:39 GMT ]

The laws of physics actually accommodate the notion of time travel, through portals known as wormholes.In an article in the Daily Mail this week, British cosmologist Stephen Hawking outlined not one, but three, theoretically realistic ideas for traveling through time, one of which he says is even practical.


iCasino? ITunes sweepstakes apps raise concerns
[ Fri, 7 May 2010 10:36:56 GMT ]
Apple recently allowed developers to begin selling sweepstakes apps for iPhone on its iTunes site, but some experts say the games might constitute illegal lotteries or gambling.

Cosmic Log: Strange shapes in space
[ Fri, 7 May 2010 23:43:20 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shapes of bubbles and clouds in outer space demonstrate that physics can do some pretty bizarre things on a giant scale.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shapes of bubbles and clouds in outer space demonstrate that physics can do some pretty bizarre things on a giant scale.


Slideshow: Space in pictures: Blasts from beyond
[ Wed, 5 May 2010 13:16:15 GMT ]

See a looping solar flare, newborn stars and more outer-space highlights from April.See a looping solar flare, newborn stars and more outer-space highlights from April.