The cutest robots in the world[ Mon, 24 May 2010 17:07:52 GMT ]Sure, someday these machines will band together and take over — but they're so darned cute!

Pew study reveals our social media agendas[ Tue, 25 May 2010 20:37:17 GMT ]There was just one story mainstream media and social media found equally important last year: the Iranian election aftermath of June 15-19, 2009.

‘BP’ Twitter account is one big joke[ Tue, 25 May 2010 18:37:57 GMT ]Check out the Twitter feed @BPGlobalPR, and you might blow a few blood vessels … at least if you’re already angry about that oil spill happening in the Gulf. Or you may just bust a gut laughing.

Divers explore ruins of Cleopatra’s palace[ Tue, 25 May 2010 18:17:03 GMT ]Plunging into the waters off Alexandria Tuesday, divers explored the submerged ruins of a palace and temple complex from which Cleopatra ruled, swimming over heaps of limestone blocks hammered into the sea by earthquakes and tsunamis more than 1,600 years ago.

Cosmic Log: Monuments go virtual[ Wed, 26 May 2010 00:39:43 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A laser scanning team has finished work on Mount Rushmore, kicking off the latest phase of a project to create a digital record of the world’s great monuments.

Bezos: No drastic changes in store for Kindle[ Tue, 25 May 2010 17:37:15 PDT ]At Amazon's shareholder meeting Tuesday, CEO Jeff Bezos says the Kindle isn't getting a color screen and that the device will remain primarily focused on reading.

DOJ inquires about Apple's hold on digital music[ Tue, 25 May 2010 17:38:58 PDT ]Government wants to know what role Apple played when Amazon stopped offering discounted music prices.

Facebook event will outline 'simpler' privacy controls[ Tue, 25 May 2010 18:33:59 PDT ]At an event at 10:30 a.m. PT Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives are expected to respond to recent privacy criticism by making things a bit simpler.

Mercedes equips dealers with iPads[ Tue, 25 May 2010 20:05:11 PDT ]In a pilot program beginning this week, Mercedes is giving some of its dealers iPads, so they can use cool to close the sale.

Web hoster Media Temple shut down by attack[ Tue, 25 May 2010 20:24:03 PDT ]Hosting provider for major media companies suffers a temporary outage after being targeted with a distributed denial-of-service attack.

Could online maps save coral reefs?[ Tue, 25 May 2010 09:30:12 EDT ]You used to know them as maps, but in a Web 2.0 world they're now called geographic information systems (GIS) and they could play a key part in saving the world's endangered coral reefs.

GOP wants website to put policy in voters' hands[ Tue, 25 May 2010 07:57:45 EDT ]House Republicans are launching a new website Tuesday to show their 2010 midterm policy agenda will stem directly from a conversation with Americans about what policies they think Congress should be tackling

Online maps, apps help track oil spill[ Tue, 25 May 2010 10:36:14 EDT ]With maps, apps and databases, the online community is working to help show the world the scope, and damage, of the Gulf Coast oil spill.

AT&T offers free Wi-Fi in New York City[ Tue, 25 May 2010 11:21:17 EDT ]AT&T is offering free public Wi-Fi hot spots to help it deal with increasing congestion on its wireless network.

Steve Jobs: 'You won't be disappointed'[ Tue, 25 May 2010 08:59:00 EDT ]Apple has announced that Steve Jobs will kick off the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference June 7 in San Francisco. And in an e-mail, the CEO is already talking up his keynote.

NASA ends effort to reach Phoenix Mars Lander[ Mon, 24 May 2010 22:48:38 GMT ]NASA has ended efforts to regain contact with its Phoenix Mars Lander near the Red Planet's north pole.

NASA ends effort to reach Phoenix Mars Lander[ Mon, 24 May 2010 22:48:38 GMT ]NASA has ended efforts to regain contact with its Phoenix Mars Lander near the Red Planet's north pole.

Tomorrow, Facebook privacy will be ‘simplified’[ Tue, 25 May 2010 15:16:22 GMT ]Following founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s semi-mea culpa appeared in the Washington Post’s Op-Ed page, Facebook is set to roll out new “drastically simplified” privacy controls.

Tomorrow, Facebook privacy will be ‘simplified’[ Tue, 25 May 2010 15:16:22 GMT ]Following founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s semi-mea culpa appeared in the Washington Post’s Op-Ed page, Facebook is set to roll out new “drastically simplified” privacy controls.

X-ray bullet blasts out of the blue[ Tue, 25 May 2010 00:20:20 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory spots a bullet-shaped object zooming away from a stellar explosion at 5 million miles per hour.

X-ray bullet blasts out of the blue[ Tue, 25 May 2010 00:20:20 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory spots a bullet-shaped object zooming away from a stellar explosion at 5 million miles per hour.

The cutest robots in the world[ Mon, 24 May 2010 17:07:52 GMT ]Sure, someday these machines will band together and take over — but they're so darned cute!

The cutest robots in the world[ Mon, 24 May 2010 17:07:52 GMT ]Sure, someday these machines will band together and take over — but they're so darned cute!

Cosmic Log: Planets gone wild[ Mon, 24 May 2010 18:38:29 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Astronomers say they're watching alien planets much bigger than Jupiter that are way more out of whack than Pluto.

Cosmic Log: Planets gone wild[ Mon, 24 May 2010 18:38:29 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Astronomers say they're watching alien planets much bigger than Jupiter that are way more out of whack than Pluto.

Firefox tool erases Justin Bieber from Web[ Tue, 25 May 2010 07:34:04 PDT ]A developer has created a way for Firefox users to totally eliminate all Internet mentions of the teen idol.

Firefox tool erases Justin Bieber from Web[ Tue, 25 May 2010 07:34:04 PDT ]A developer has created a way for Firefox users to totally eliminate all Internet mentions of the teen idol.

SunEdison banks money to finance solar projects[ Tue, 25 May 2010 07:39:51 PDT ]The solar project developer and a private-equity firm line up a projected $1.5 billion worth of projects for commercial and utility customers.

SunEdison banks money to finance solar projects[ Tue, 25 May 2010 07:39:51 PDT ]The solar project developer and a private-equity firm line up a projected $1.5 billion worth of projects for commercial and utility customers.

AOL's Armstrong: Bebo deal 'really fell apart'[ Tue, 25 May 2010 07:46:49 PDT ]He wasn't yet CEO of AOL when it blew $850 million on Bebo two years ago, but now he has to own up to one of the digital-media industry's biggest acquisition messes.

AOL's Armstrong: Bebo deal 'really fell apart'[ Tue, 25 May 2010 07:46:49 PDT ]He wasn't yet CEO of AOL when it blew $850 million on Bebo two years ago, but now he has to own up to one of the digital-media industry's biggest acquisition messes.

Dell's Streak tablet headed to U.K. first[ Tue, 25 May 2010 08:12:56 PDT ]The 5-inch Android-based Streak is expected to hit stores in Britain in early June, and the U.S. by the end of summer.

Dell's Streak tablet headed to U.K. first[ Tue, 25 May 2010 08:12:56 PDT ]The 5-inch Android-based Streak is expected to hit stores in Britain in early June, and the U.S. by the end of summer.

Microsoft sells Expression Media to Phase One[ Tue, 25 May 2010 08:48:10 PDT ]Redmond said Tuesday it has sold the photography cataloging product to a Danish company for an undisclosed price.

Microsoft sells Expression Media to Phase One[ Tue, 25 May 2010 08:48:10 PDT ]Redmond said Tuesday it has sold the photography cataloging product to a Danish company for an undisclosed price.

Could online maps save coral reefs?[ Tue, 25 May 2010 09:30:12 EDT ]You used to know them as maps, but in a Web 2.0 world they're now called geographic information systems (GIS) and they could play a key part in saving the world's endangered coral reefs.

Could online maps save coral reefs?[ Tue, 25 May 2010 09:30:12 EDT ]You used to know them as maps, but in a Web 2.0 world they're now called geographic information systems (GIS) and they could play a key part in saving the world's endangered coral reefs.

Steve Jobs: 'You won't be disappointed'[ Tue, 25 May 2010 08:59:00 EDT ]Apple has announced that Steve Jobs will kick off the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference June 7 in San Francisco. And in an e-mail, the CEO is already talking up his keynote.

GOP wants website to put policy in voters' hands[ Tue, 25 May 2010 07:57:45 EDT ]House Republicans are launching a new website Tuesday to show their 2010 midterm policy agenda will stem directly from a conversation with Americans about what policies they think Congress should be tackling

GOP wants website to put policy in voters' hands[ Tue, 25 May 2010 07:57:45 EDT ]House Republicans are launching a new website Tuesday to show their 2010 midterm policy agenda will stem directly from a conversation with Americans about what policies they think Congress should be tackling

Online maps, apps help track oil spill[ Tue, 25 May 2010 10:36:14 EDT ]With maps, apps and databases, the online community is working to help show the world the scope, and damage, of the Gulf Coast oil spill.

Online maps, apps help track oil spill[ Tue, 25 May 2010 10:36:14 EDT ]With maps, apps and databases, the online community is working to help show the world the scope, and damage, of the Gulf Coast oil spill.

AT&T offers free Wi-Fi in New York City[ Tue, 25 May 2010 11:21:17 EDT ]AT&T is offering free public Wi-Fi hot spots to help it deal with increasing congestion on its wireless network.

AT&T offers free Wi-Fi in New York City[ Tue, 25 May 2010 11:21:17 EDT ]AT&T is offering free public Wi-Fi hot spots to help it deal with increasing congestion on its wireless network.

Steve Jobs: 'You won't be disappointed'[ Tue, 25 May 2010 08:59:00 EDT ]Apple has announced that Steve Jobs will kick off the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference June 7 in San Francisco. And in an e-mail, the CEO is already talking up his keynote.

Soldier ordered to remove Facebook video[ Tue, 25 May 2010 00:42:20 GMT ]An Alaska-based soldier is under investigation for allegedly posting a video on his Facebook site showing Iraqi children being taunted.

Video: Mario goes intergalactic[ Fri, 21 May 2010 19:15:59 GMT ]Everyone’s favorite Italian plumber is back in "Super Mario Galaxy 2." Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck gives it an 8 out of 10. (MSNBC)

The life and death of the Rolodex[ Mon, 24 May 2010 12:57:39 GMT ]Just a few years ago there were no virtual social networks, no synchronized address books, and no smartphones. But people had social networks and phones, and they had to memorize and organize thousands of contacts. Or have a Rolodex.

NASA ends effort to reach Phoenix Mars Lander[ Mon, 24 May 2010 22:48:38 GMT ]NASA has ended efforts to regain contact with its Phoenix Mars Lander near the Red Planet's north pole.

Cosmic Log: Planets gone wild[ Mon, 24 May 2010 18:38:29 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Astronomers say they're watching alien planets much bigger than Jupiter that are way more out of whack than Pluto.