Saturday, May 22, 2010

Google unveils 'multimillion-channel' TV
[ Thu, 20 May 2010 16:53:48 EDT ]
Saying it will "change the future of television," Google on Thursday rolled out Google TV, a product that will let users watch web content, such as YouTube videos, on their TVs.

How apps, texting can improve your health
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 08:23:35 EDT ]
Before iPhones, Foursquare and Facebook, B.J. Fogg envisioned a mobile fitness device that coaches the user, tracks her location, and shows her friends also exercising at that time.

iPad on pace to outsell Macs
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 15:15:03 EDT ]
Sales of the iPad are already outpacing those of the Mac in the United States, according to an analyst's calculations.

Sites caught sharing secret data with advertisers, report says
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 17:39:06 EDT ]
The privacy issues that have been hounding Facebook may be coming to a head.

Chomp! Pac-Man, arcade classic, is 30
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 12:47:11 EDT ]
Pac-Man, the most successful coin-operated video game in history, was released in Japan 30 years ago this week. The game became a pop-culture sensation and spawned more than 400 products, including a cartoon, a breakfast cereal and a hit song.

Carbon dioxide in, oxygen out with this car
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 19:57:39 GMT ]

Chinese automaker Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation recently unveiled designs for a photosynthesizing concept car that could take in carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.Chinese automaker Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation recently unveiled designs for a photosynthesizing concept car that could take in carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.


AT&T to raise fees for iPhone contract breakers
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 20:33:46 GMT ]
AT&T  is raising the fees it charges buyers of the iPhone and other smartphones if they break their two-year contracts, while lowering them for "dumb" phones to better align the fees with their real costs.

Google is leapfrogging Apple
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 03:55:48 GMT ]

Gizmodo: Google is done playing catch-up. Now they're setting the agenda: With Android Froyo, Google TV, mobile ads and streaming media, Google isn't just matching AppleĆ¢€”they're taking the lead.


AT&T to raise fees for iPhone contract breakers
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 20:33:46 GMT ]
AT&T  is raising the fees it charges buyers of the iPhone and other smartphones if they break their two-year contracts, while lowering them for "dumb" phones to better align the fees with their real costs.

Cosmic Log: Flight of the robo-butterfly
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 20:41:05 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers send a mechanical butterfly into the air to analyze how the actual insects take flight.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers send a mechanical butterfly into the air to analyze how the actual insects take flight.


Cosmic Log: Flight of the robo-butterfly
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 20:41:05 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers send a mechanical butterfly into the air to analyze how the actual insects take flight.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers send a mechanical butterfly into the air to analyze how the actual insects take flight.


Carbon dioxide in, oxygen out with this car
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 19:57:39 GMT ]

Chinese automaker Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation recently unveiled designs for a photosynthesizing concept car that could take in carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.Chinese automaker Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation recently unveiled designs for a photosynthesizing concept car that could take in carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.


Google is leapfrogging Apple
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 03:55:48 GMT ]

Gizmodo: Google is done playing catch-up. Now they're setting the agenda: With Android Froyo, Google TV, mobile ads and streaming media, Google isn't just matching AppleĆ¢€”they're taking the lead.


Spaceships get their day in the sun
[ Sat, 22 May 2010 00:28:26 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Take a look at must-see views of the space shuttle Atlantis, the International Space Station and still more spaceships.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Take a look at must-see views of the space shuttle Atlantis, the International Space Station and still more spaceships.


GOP candidate accuses Apple of rejecting attack app
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 20:03:05 PDT ]
Republican challenger trying to unseat incumbent Rep. Henry Waxman says critical phrases like "Soviet-style regulation" should be allowed.

Facebook page tied to Pakistan ban now down
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 17:49:49 PDT ]
After Pakistan blocks the site, calling a page promoting "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" blasphemous, the page is gone, though it's unclear why.

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
[ Sat, 22 May 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the 500 GB Samsung G2 portable hard drive, 2010 Cadillac SRX Turbo, and the LG Ally phone for Verizon.

Spaceships get their day in the sun
[ Sat, 22 May 2010 00:28:26 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Take a look at must-see views of the space shuttle Atlantis, the International Space Station and still more spaceships.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Take a look at must-see views of the space shuttle Atlantis, the International Space Station and still more spaceships.


U.S. unveils new push for more efficient cars, trucks
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 16:00:26 PDT ]
Obama unveils a push to boost auto fuel economy for model-year 2017 passenger vehicles and beyond, and introduce a truck efficiency target for the first time.

U.S. unveils new push for more efficient cars, trucks
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 16:00:26 PDT ]
Obama unveils a push to boost auto fuel economy for model-year 2017 passenger vehicles and beyond, and introduce a truck efficiency target for the first time.

Facebook page tied to Pakistan ban now down
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 17:49:49 PDT ]
After Pakistan blocks the site, calling a page promoting "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" blasphemous, the page is gone, though it's unclear why.

GOP candidate accuses Apple of rejecting attack app
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 20:03:05 PDT ]
Republican challenger trying to unseat incumbent Rep. Henry Waxman says critical phrases like "Soviet-style regulation" should be allowed.

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
[ Sat, 22 May 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the 500 GB Samsung G2 portable hard drive, 2010 Cadillac SRX Turbo, and the LG Ally phone for Verizon.

Maker Faire comes to life (photos)
[ Sat, 22 May 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
This weekend, about 80,000 people will flock to Maker Faire in San Mateo, Calif. Here's what it looks like before the crowds.

Maker Faire comes to life (photos)
[ Sat, 22 May 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
This weekend, about 80,000 people will flock to Maker Faire in San Mateo, Calif. Here's what it looks like before the crowds.

Chomp! Pac-Man, arcade classic, is 30
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 12:47:11 EDT ]
Pac-Man, the most successful coin-operated video game in history, was released in Japan 30 years ago this week. The game became a pop-culture sensation and spawned more than 400 products, including a cartoon, a breakfast cereal and a hit song.

Google unveils 'multimillion-channel' TV
[ Thu, 20 May 2010 16:53:48 EDT ]
Saying it will "change the future of television," Google on Thursday rolled out Google TV, a product that will let users watch web content, such as YouTube videos, on their TVs.

Google unveils 'multimillion-channel' TV
[ Thu, 20 May 2010 16:53:48 EDT ]
Saying it will "change the future of television," Google on Thursday rolled out Google TV, a product that will let users watch web content, such as YouTube videos, on their TVs.

How apps, texting can improve your health
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 08:23:35 EDT ]
Before iPhones, Foursquare and Facebook, B.J. Fogg envisioned a mobile fitness device that coaches the user, tracks her location, and shows her friends also exercising at that time.

How apps, texting can improve your health
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 08:23:35 EDT ]
Before iPhones, Foursquare and Facebook, B.J. Fogg envisioned a mobile fitness device that coaches the user, tracks her location, and shows her friends also exercising at that time.

iPad on pace to outsell Macs
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 15:15:03 EDT ]
Sales of the iPad are already outpacing those of the Mac in the United States, according to an analyst's calculations.

iPad on pace to outsell Macs
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 15:15:03 EDT ]
Sales of the iPad are already outpacing those of the Mac in the United States, according to an analyst's calculations.

Sites caught sharing secret data with advertisers, report says
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 17:39:06 EDT ]
The privacy issues that have been hounding Facebook may be coming to a head.

Sites caught sharing secret data with advertisers, report says
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 17:39:06 EDT ]
The privacy issues that have been hounding Facebook may be coming to a head.

Chomp! Pac-Man, arcade classic, is 30
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 12:47:11 EDT ]
Pac-Man, the most successful coin-operated video game in history, was released in Japan 30 years ago this week. The game became a pop-culture sensation and spawned more than 400 products, including a cartoon, a breakfast cereal and a hit song.

Friday, May 21, 2010

AT&T to raise fees for iPhone contract breakers
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 20:33:46 GMT ]
AT&T  is raising the fees it charges buyers of the iPhone and other smartphones if they break their two-year contracts, while lowering them for "dumb" phones to better align the fees with their real costs.

Cosmic Log: Flight of the robo-butterfly
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 20:41:05 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers send a mechanical butterfly into the air to analyze how the actual insects take flight.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers send a mechanical butterfly into the air to analyze how the actual insects take flight.


Carbon dioxide in, oxygen out with this car
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 19:57:39 GMT ]

Chinese automaker Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation recently unveiled designs for a photosynthesizing concept car that could take in carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.Chinese automaker Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation recently unveiled designs for a photosynthesizing concept car that could take in carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.


Google is leapfrogging Apple
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 03:55:48 GMT ]

Gizmodo: Google is done playing catch-up. Now they're setting the agenda: With Android Froyo, Google TV, mobile ads and streaming media, Google isn't just matching AppleĆ¢€”they're taking the lead.


Spaceships get their day in the sun
[ Sat, 22 May 2010 00:28:26 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Take a look at must-see views of the space shuttle Atlantis, the International Space Station and still more spaceships.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Take a look at must-see views of the space shuttle Atlantis, the International Space Station and still more spaceships.


AT&T's new early-termination fee for the iPhone: $325
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 15:47:15 PDT ]
The carrier is raising the fee for smartphones starting June 1, citing Verizon's move last fall as partial justification.

Facebook working on 'simple' privacy settings
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 15:53:02 PDT ]
After a remarkably tumultuous month, Facebook is planning new privacy settings as early as next week that will be simpler and easier for users who don't want to wade through layers of menus.

U.S. unveils new push for more efficient cars, trucks
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 16:00:26 PDT ]
Obama unveils a push to boost auto fuel economy for model-year 2017 passenger vehicles and beyond, and introduce a truck efficiency target for the first time.

Facebook page tied to Pakistan ban now down
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 17:49:49 PDT ]
After Pakistan blocks the site, calling a page promoting "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day" blasphemous, the page is gone, though it's unclear why.

GOP candidate accuses Apple of rejecting attack app
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 20:03:05 PDT ]
Republican challenger trying to unseat incumbent Rep. Henry Waxman says critical phrases like "Soviet-style regulation" should be allowed.

Google unveils 'multimillion-channel' TV
[ Thu, 20 May 2010 16:53:48 EDT ]
Saying it will "change the future of television," Google on Thursday rolled out Google TV, a product that will let users watch web content, such as YouTube videos, on their TVs.

How apps, texting can improve your health
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 08:23:35 EDT ]
Before iPhones, Foursquare and Facebook, B.J. Fogg envisioned a mobile fitness device that coaches the user, tracks her location, and shows her friends also exercising at that time.

iPad on pace to outsell Macs
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 15:15:03 EDT ]
Sales of the iPad are already outpacing those of the Mac in the United States, according to an analyst's calculations.

Sites caught sharing secret data with advertisers, report says
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 17:39:06 EDT ]
The privacy issues that have been hounding Facebook may be coming to a head.

Chomp! Pac-Man, arcade classic, is 30
[ Fri, 21 May 2010 12:47:11 EDT ]
Pac-Man, the most successful coin-operated video game in history, was released in Japan 30 years ago this week. The game became a pop-culture sensation and spawned more than 400 products, including a cartoon, a breakfast cereal and a hit song.