Cosmic Log: Can mud work a miracle?[ Thu, 27 May 2010 01:19:45 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The drilling mud that experts hope will plug up the leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico leak is not your garden-variety slop.

Space shuttle Atlantis finishes its final flight[ Wed, 26 May 2010 14:02:31 GMT ]The space shuttle Atlantis returned from orbit for the last time Wednesday, closing out a 25-year flying career and safely bringing back six astronauts who boosted the International Space Station's power and size.

More of us are checking our online ‘reputations'[ Wed, 26 May 2010 16:06:40 GMT ]More adults — especially young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 — are actively monitoring what is being said and posted about themselves online and taking steps to protect their privacy, according to a new report.

Cosmic Log: NASA’s vision battered again[ Wed, 26 May 2010 20:07:34 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Moonwalkers Neil Armstrong and Gene Cernan take NASA to task once more on Capitol Hill ... if anything, more harshly than the first time.

Facebook announces ‘simplified’ privacy settings[ Thu, 27 May 2010 00:31:37 GMT ]Facebook hopes its new “simplified” privacy settings will quell what has been growing discontent among users, consumer advocates,  and most notably, government officials.

Firefox Home: A not-quite Firefox iPhone app[ Wed, 26 May 2010 18:10:11 PDT ]A forthcoming app from Mozilla will let Firefox users open Web sites on their iPhones.

Tour Facebook's new privacy settings (screenshots)[ Wed, 26 May 2010 18:17:14 PDT ]Facebook's newest privacy settings are a mixed bag, but a better one. In this tour, we show you what's new--and what to watch out for.

One-on-one with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg[ Wed, 26 May 2010 20:06:22 PDT ]Shortly after Facebook announced simpler privacy settings, Larry Magid sat down with CEO Mark Zuckerberg to get his thoughts on reactions to earlier privacy changes.

Politicians press Google on Street View Wi-Fi flap[ Wed, 26 May 2010 20:23:27 PDT ]Three influential House members ask Google to answer detailed questions about Street View and data collection practices by June 7.

X-51A races to hypersonic record[ Wed, 26 May 2010 20:33:49 PDT ]The Air Force's experimental, scramjet-powered Waverider makes a short but historic flight in a test range over the Pacific Ocean.

AT&T offers free Wi-Fi in New York City[ Tue, 25 May 2010 18:01:08 EDT ]AT&T is offering free public Wi-Fi hot spots to help it deal with increasing congestion on its wireless network.

Steve Jobs reinvents the CEO with his e-mails[ Wed, 26 May 2010 13:16:33 EDT ]Most Fortune 500 CEOs are about as accessible as Kim Jong Il, but Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been breaking the mold. He's sent terse e-mail replies to more than a dozen customer inquiries -- and one journalist -- in the past few months.

Opinion: Facebook issues a wake-up call[ Wed, 26 May 2010 15:42:03 EDT ]Facebook has grown to almost half a billion members who use it numerous times every day. The social media site has for many become as much a part of their lives as the telephone or television, and for some, it is even more essential.

FarmVille, Mafia Wars coming to Yahoo![ Wed, 26 May 2010 16:36:47 EDT ]Fresh off a deal that will keep 'FarmVille," "Mafia Wars" and other popular Zynga titles on Facebook for at least the next five years, the company has inked a partnership with Yahoo to bring its social games to the Internet giant's massive userbase.

Facebook simplifies its privacy controls[ Wed, 26 May 2010 17:35:34 EDT ]Facebook privacy settings will become easier to change and users will be able to hide all of their information from third parties if they wish, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday.

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.

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.

Pakistan to restore YouTube, block some videos[ Wed, 26 May 2010 15:24:40 GMT ]Pakistan will restore access to YouTube but will block videos offensive to Muslims that are posted on the video-sharing site, the government said Wednesday.

Pakistan to restore YouTube, block some videos[ Wed, 26 May 2010 15:24:40 GMT ]Pakistan will restore access to YouTube but will block videos offensive to Muslims that are posted on the video-sharing site, the government said Wednesday.

Why using your phone in another country costs so much[ Wed, 26 May 2010 12:33:17 GMT ]Gizmodo: The worst part of any vacation is coming home. Not just because your fleeting glimpse of freedom is finished, but because you've got to pay the absurd phone bill you racked up while you were gone. Ugh. Why?

Why using your phone in another country costs so much[ Wed, 26 May 2010 12:33:17 GMT ]Gizmodo: The worst part of any vacation is coming home. Not just because your fleeting glimpse of freedom is finished, but because you've got to pay the absurd phone bill you racked up while you were gone. Ugh. Why?

Video: Cowboy up in 'Red Dead Redemption'[ Tue, 25 May 2010 21:43:12 GMT ]In Red Dead Redemption You will find yourself in gun fights, rustling cattle, breaking horses, and collecting bounties, basically everything you every wanted to do in a western. Game editor Todd Kenreck gives it a 9 out of 10. (MSNBC)

Video: Cowboy up in 'Red Dead Redemption'[ Tue, 25 May 2010 21:43:12 GMT ]In Red Dead Redemption You will find yourself in gun fights, rustling cattle, breaking horses, and collecting bounties, basically everything you every wanted to do in a western. Game editor Todd Kenreck gives it a 9 out of 10. (MSNBC)

Space shuttle Atlantis finishes its final flight[ Wed, 26 May 2010 14:02:31 GMT ]The space shuttle Atlantis returned from orbit for the last time Wednesday, closing out a 25-year flying career and safely bringing back six astronauts who boosted the International Space Station's power and size.

Space shuttle Atlantis finishes its final flight[ Wed, 26 May 2010 14:02:31 GMT ]The space shuttle Atlantis returned from orbit for the last time Wednesday, closing out a 25-year flying career and safely bringing back six astronauts who boosted the International Space Station's power and size.

Shuttle Atlantis lands after its final flight[ Wed, 26 May 2010 07:29:29 PDT ]First launched in October 1985, Atlantis has docked at space stations, launched planetary probes, and last year visited the Hubble Space Telescope for a final overhaul.

Shuttle Atlantis lands after its final flight[ Wed, 26 May 2010 07:29:29 PDT ]First launched in October 1985, Atlantis has docked at space stations, launched planetary probes, and last year visited the Hubble Space Telescope for a final overhaul.

Sony unveils ultrathin rollable OLED[ Wed, 26 May 2010 07:59:40 PDT ]Ultrathin OLED screen could continue to play video while being rolled around a pen.

Sony unveils ultrathin rollable OLED[ Wed, 26 May 2010 07:59:40 PDT ]Ultrathin OLED screen could continue to play video while being rolled around a pen.

Apple, Microsoft now on nearly equal footing[ Wed, 26 May 2010 08:12:50 PDT ]The Mac maker is now worth more than that software maker in Redmond, depending on how you count things. CNET's Ina Fried takes a look at this historic moment in computing.

Apple, Microsoft now on nearly equal footing[ Wed, 26 May 2010 08:12:50 PDT ]The Mac maker is now worth more than that software maker in Redmond, depending on how you count things. CNET's Ina Fried takes a look at this historic moment in computing.

Android ownership hottest in North America[ Wed, 26 May 2010 08:14:30 PDT ]Across the world, 75 percent of all Android smartphones are in North America, compared with 49 percent of iPhones OS devices in the same region, according to AdMob.

Android ownership hottest in North America[ Wed, 26 May 2010 08:14:30 PDT ]Across the world, 75 percent of all Android smartphones are in North America, compared with 49 percent of iPhones OS devices in the same region, according to AdMob.

Apple, Dell, HP looking into Foxconn factory suicides[ Wed, 26 May 2010 08:25:43 PDT ]After nine workers have died and two have been injured in suicide attempts, three of Foxconn's biggest clients speak out.

Apple, Dell, HP looking into Foxconn factory suicides[ Wed, 26 May 2010 08:25:43 PDT ]After nine workers have died and two have been injured in suicide attempts, three of Foxconn's biggest clients speak out.

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

Facebook to simplify privacy tools today[ Wed, 26 May 2010 10:10:00 EDT ]Facebook, in a rare move, is expected to reverse itself today on changes to privacy settings after sustained backlash from users worried about how their private information is being used.

Steve Jobs: 'You won't be disappointed'[ Tue, 25 May 2010 19:23:45 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.

Steve Jobs: 'You won't be disappointed'[ Tue, 25 May 2010 19:23:45 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.

Online maps, apps help track oil spill[ Tue, 25 May 2010 17:40:33 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 17:40:33 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 18:01:08 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 18:01:08 EDT ]AT&T is offering free public Wi-Fi hot spots to help it deal with increasing congestion on its wireless network.

Facebook to simplify privacy tools today[ Wed, 26 May 2010 10:10:00 EDT ]Facebook, in a rare move, is expected to reverse itself today on changes to privacy settings after sustained backlash from users worried about how their private information is being used.

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.