Is Apple really Big Brother?[ Sun, 23 May 2010 13:03:06 PDT ]Google suggests at its I/O conference that Apple now represents the very Big Brother notion that it claimed to be against with its "1984" spot. How persuasive is that argument?

It's all DIY at Maker Faire (photos)[ Sun, 23 May 2010 13:31:06 PDT ]Some of the craftiest do-it-yourselfers comes together for the Bay Area's Maker Faire, a marketplace for ideas and innovation.

Yankees ban iPad[ Sun, 23 May 2010 16:50:43 PDT ]The New York Yankees, unlike the TSA, decide that the iPad is a laptop and ban Apple's new machine from entering its hallowed ground.

iPad caveat: Solution seeking a problem[ Sun, 23 May 2010 17:34:05 PDT ]It may be sleek, sexy, and easy to use, but for now Apple's splashy new toy doesn't fill any critical computing niche.

Zappos sister site zapped by pricing glitch[ Sun, 23 May 2010 20:25:27 PDT ]Fellow online retailer 6pm.com loses more than $1.6 million after accidentally pricing all products on its site at $49.95, a Zappos executive says.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Apple—they're taking the lead.

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 Apple—they're taking the lead.

Cosmic Log: 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.

Cosmic Log: 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.

Atlantis leaves space station ... for last time?[ Sun, 23 May 2010 15:27:29 GMT ]The space shuttle Atlantis made its last scheduled departure from the International Space Station on Sunday.

Atlantis leaves space station ... for last time?[ Sun, 23 May 2010 15:27:29 GMT ]The space shuttle Atlantis made its last scheduled departure from the International Space Station on Sunday.

Does AT&T TV spot copy Bosnian ad, Christo?[ Sat, 22 May 2010 15:51:53 PDT ]A spot in AT&T's "Rethink Possible" causes controversy in the art world. Now a cell phone ad from Bosnia and Herzegovina- shot in 2007--seems to bear something of a similarity to the AT&T spot.

Man goes home with 'Total Artificial Heart'[ Sat, 22 May 2010 13:48:57 PDT ]After living in a hospital for two years, Charles Okeke gets an artificial heart with groundbreaking portable technology.

Wastewater-to-fertilizer plant captures nutrients[ Sun, 23 May 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]Venture-backed Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies to open a facility that converts wastewater from sewage treatment plants into fertilizer while reducing nutrient run-off.

U.S. could fall behind China in clean energy: Locke[ Sat, 22 May 2010 17:52:35 PDT ]"There's too much capital sitting on the sidelines for lack of an energy policy," Locke says of United States during trade mission to Asia.

Man goes home with 'Total Artificial Heart'[ Sat, 22 May 2010 13:48:57 PDT ]After living in a hospital for two years, Charles Okeke gets an artificial heart with groundbreaking portable technology.

Cisco buys CoreOptics to help scale fiber networks[ Sat, 22 May 2010 15:18:38 PDT ]CoreOptics' engineering expertise is focused on designing digital application-specific integrated circuits and modulation formats, as well as optical systems, applications, and network architecture.

Cisco buys CoreOptics to help scale fiber networks[ Sat, 22 May 2010 15:18:38 PDT ]CoreOptics' engineering expertise is focused on designing digital application-specific integrated circuits and modulation formats, as well as optical systems, applications, and network architecture.

Does AT&T TV spot copy Bosnian ad, Christo?[ Sat, 22 May 2010 15:51:53 PDT ]A spot in AT&T's "Rethink Possible" causes controversy in the art world. Now a cell phone ad from Bosnia and Herzegovina- shot in 2007--seems to bear something of a similarity to the AT&T spot.

U.S. could fall behind China in clean energy: Locke[ Sat, 22 May 2010 17:52:35 PDT ]"There's too much capital sitting on the sidelines for lack of an energy policy," Locke says of United States during trade mission to Asia.

Wastewater-to-fertilizer plant captures nutrients[ Sun, 23 May 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]Venture-backed Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies to open a facility that converts wastewater from sewage treatment plants into fertilizer while reducing nutrient run-off.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Facebook page that led to Pakistani ban removed[ Fri, 21 May 2010 19:27:14 GMT ]A Facebook page that was considered offensive to Islam and led to a Pakistani ban on the site has been removed, possibly by its creator.

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.

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.

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 Apple—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.

HP expands notebook battery recall[ Sat, 22 May 2010 11:47:59 PDT ]Hewlett-Packard extends a 2009 recall of lithium ion notebook batteries that can pose a fire hazard to include an additional 54,000 packs.

Man goes home with 'Total Artificial Heart'[ Sat, 22 May 2010 13:48:57 PDT ]After living in a hospital for two years, Charles Okeke gets an artificial heart with groundbreaking portable technology.

Cisco buys CoreOptics to help scale fiber networks[ Sat, 22 May 2010 15:18:38 PDT ]CoreOptics' engineering expertise is focused on designing digital application-specific integrated circuits and modulation formats, as well as optical systems, applications, and network architecture.

Does AT&T TV spot copy Bosnian ad, Christo?[ Sat, 22 May 2010 15:51:53 PDT ]A spot in AT&T's "Rethink Possible" causes controversy in the art world. Now a cell phone ad from Bosnia and Herzegovina- shot in 2007--seems to bear something of a similarity to the AT&T spot.

U.S. could fall behind China in clean energy: Locke[ Sat, 22 May 2010 17:52:35 PDT ]"There's too much capital sitting on the sidelines for lack of an energy policy," Locke says of United States during trade mission to Asia.