Google home page goes back to basics[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:46:15 GMT ]Google's home page has gone back to basics after users griped about a promotional stunt that wrapped colorful photos around the Internet's most popular search engine.

FBI investigating AT&T iPad security breach[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:43:44 GMT ]The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened a probe into a security breach of Apple's iPad that exposed personal information of AT&T customers.

Slideshow: See the beauty of Brazil’s biodiversity[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:02:51 GMT ]Spectacular species are being preserved with the help of the BIOTA/FAPESP Program in Brazil's São Paulo State.

20 crazy concept phones[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:07:17 GMT ]From snake phones to handsets that look like hockey pucks, these hopelessly impractical devices are the coolest-looking phones you'll never want to own.

Cosmic Log: Giant planets made in a jiffy[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:11:07 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Astronomers confirm that a giant planet has formed in a surprisingly short span of time — just a few million years — around a young star.

Is Wikileaks the future of journalism?[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:14:52 PDT ]Wikileaks brags that it's produced more scoops in its lifetime than the Washington Post has in 30 years: is this the future of journalism? CNET correspondent Declan McCullagh, center, asks this question at Stanford University's Innovation Journalism conference on June 7. Panelists from left to right: Paul Saffo, technology forecaster; Roger Myers, media attorney who represented CBS Interactive in effort to unseal Gizmodo documents; Jennifer Granick, Electronic Frontier Foundation attorney; William Coats, litigator who has represented clients including Lucasfilm and DVDCCA on intellectual property cases.

AT&T Web site exposes data of 114,000 iPad users[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:22:07 PDT ]Data leak points to lax security at AT&T's Web site, not with Apple or the iPad device itself.

Welcome to the new CNET News[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:25:20 PDT ]The CNET News front door is being cleaned up and enhanced with new features. Let the complaints begin.

iPhone 5: 20 most-wanted features[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:30:03 PDT ]Enough with the iPhone 4 already. Apple's fifth-generation iPhone will be here sooner than you'd think (most likely in June, 2011). Here's a look at some of the feature and design upgrades we'd most like to see, including the odds of their implementation.

Safari 5: Fast like a cheetah, tame like a housecat[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:31:47 PDT ]By a hair, Safari 5 is probably the fastest stable browser out, but with the exception of the unique Reader feature, Apple's browser is now more in line with other browsers than ahead of them. Check out what it's got and what it lacks in this hands-on.

Google adds background photos, fails to impress Bing[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:45:45 EDT ]You may have noticed that Google's simple white search page is much more colorful than usual.

Twitter blames crashes on 'equipment'[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:04:17 EDT ]If you're a frequent Twitter user, you've probably noticed that the microblogging site has been crashing repeatedly this week.

Town comes to life with 'digital graffiti'[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:33:06 EDT ]On Saturday, an entire beach town in Florida will become an interactive work of swirling, hallucinatory digital art.

SKorean rocket likely exploded soon after liftoff[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:35:31 GMT ]A South Korean rocket carrying a climate observation satellite apparently exploded 137 seconds into its flight early Thursday, the country's second major space setback in less than a year.

SKorean rocket likely exploded soon after liftoff[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:35:31 GMT ]A South Korean rocket carrying a climate observation satellite apparently exploded 137 seconds into its flight early Thursday, the country's second major space setback in less than a year.

No reunion for Facebook mom, abducted kids[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:35:17 GMT ]Authorities detail how a Calif. woman used Facebook to locate her abducted children, achieving what experts say was a rare success in the search for missing kids online.

No reunion for Facebook mom, abducted kids[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:35:17 GMT ]Authorities detail how a Calif. woman used Facebook to locate her abducted children, achieving what experts say was a rare success in the search for missing kids online.

iPad 3G owners' e-mail addresses hacked[ Wed, 9 Jun 2010 23:42:04 GMT ]Prominent users of Apple's new iPad 3G, including military and government officials as well as media personalities and celebrities, had their e-mail addresses hacked by a group that shared its findings with online publication Valleywag to point out security flaws in AT&T's Web servers.

iPad 3G owners' e-mail addresses hacked[ Wed, 9 Jun 2010 23:42:04 GMT ]Prominent users of Apple's new iPad 3G, including military and government officials as well as media personalities and celebrities, had their e-mail addresses hacked by a group that shared its findings with online publication Valleywag to point out security flaws in AT&T's Web servers.

Cosmic Log: One giant leap for oiled birds[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:14:51 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Rehabilitated birds from Louisiana's oil-spill zone are being airlifted to a new home that's famous for flight: NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Cosmic Log: One giant leap for oiled birds[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:14:51 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Rehabilitated birds from Louisiana's oil-spill zone are being airlifted to a new home that's famous for flight: NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

20 crazy concept phones[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:07:17 GMT ]From snake phones to handsets that look like hockey pucks, these hopelessly impractical devices are the coolest-looking phones you'll never want to own.

20 crazy concept phones[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:07:17 GMT ]From snake phones to handsets that look like hockey pucks, these hopelessly impractical devices are the coolest-looking phones you'll never want to own.

Is Wikileaks the future of journalism?[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:14:52 PDT ]Wikileaks brags that it's produced more scoops in its lifetime than the Washington Post has in 30 years: is this the future of journalism? CNET correspondent Declan McCullagh, center, asks this question at Stanford University's Innovation Journalism conference on June 7. Panelists from left to right: Paul Saffo, technology forecaster; Roger Myers, media attorney who represented CBS Interactive in effort to unseal Gizmodo documents; Jennifer Granick, Electronic Frontier Foundation attorney; William Coats, litigator who has represented clients including Lucasfilm and DVDCCA on intellectual property cases.

Is Wikileaks the future of journalism?[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:14:52 PDT ]Wikileaks brags that it's produced more scoops in its lifetime than the Washington Post has in 30 years: is this the future of journalism? CNET correspondent Declan McCullagh, center, asks this question at Stanford University's Innovation Journalism conference on June 7. Panelists from left to right: Paul Saffo, technology forecaster; Roger Myers, media attorney who represented CBS Interactive in effort to unseal Gizmodo documents; Jennifer Granick, Electronic Frontier Foundation attorney; William Coats, litigator who has represented clients including Lucasfilm and DVDCCA on intellectual property cases.

Google amps up its search with 'Caffeine'[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:49:37 EDT ]If you search Google on Tuesday, you may notice that the information you're looking for is a bit "fresher" than it would have been on Monday.

AT&T Web site exposes data of 114,000 iPad users[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:22:07 PDT ]Data leak points to lax security at AT&T's Web site, not with Apple or the iPad device itself.

AT&T Web site exposes data of 114,000 iPad users[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:22:07 PDT ]Data leak points to lax security at AT&T's Web site, not with Apple or the iPad device itself.

Welcome to the new CNET News[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:25:20 PDT ]The CNET News front door is being cleaned up and enhanced with new features. Let the complaints begin.

Welcome to the new CNET News[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:25:20 PDT ]The CNET News front door is being cleaned up and enhanced with new features. Let the complaints begin.

iPhone 5: 20 most-wanted features[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:30:03 PDT ]Enough with the iPhone 4 already. Apple's fifth-generation iPhone will be here sooner than you'd think (most likely in June, 2011). Here's a look at some of the feature and design upgrades we'd most like to see, including the odds of their implementation.

iPhone 5: 20 most-wanted features[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:30:03 PDT ]Enough with the iPhone 4 already. Apple's fifth-generation iPhone will be here sooner than you'd think (most likely in June, 2011). Here's a look at some of the feature and design upgrades we'd most like to see, including the odds of their implementation.

Safari 5: Fast like a cheetah, tame like a housecat[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:31:47 PDT ]By a hair, Safari 5 is probably the fastest stable browser out, but with the exception of the unique Reader feature, Apple's browser is now more in line with other browsers than ahead of them. Check out what it's got and what it lacks in this hands-on.

Safari 5: Fast like a cheetah, tame like a housecat[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:31:47 PDT ]By a hair, Safari 5 is probably the fastest stable browser out, but with the exception of the unique Reader feature, Apple's browser is now more in line with other browsers than ahead of them. Check out what it's got and what it lacks in this hands-on.

Google amps up its search with 'Caffeine'[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:49:37 EDT ]If you search Google on Tuesday, you may notice that the information you're looking for is a bit "fresher" than it would have been on Monday.

Twitter blames crashes on 'equipment'[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:04:17 EDT ]If you're a frequent Twitter user, you've probably noticed that the microblogging site has been crashing repeatedly this week.

Will Facebook kill school reunions, or help them?[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:17:49 EDT ]If you'd asked Bekki Scotto a few years back about her interest in attending a high school reunion, she would have rolled her eyes and laughed in your face.

Will Facebook kill school reunions, or help them?[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:17:49 EDT ]If you'd asked Bekki Scotto a few years back about her interest in attending a high school reunion, she would have rolled her eyes and laughed in your face.

Facebook, PTA teaming for kids' safety[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:34:21 EDT ]Worried whether your kids are being safe when they're on the internet?

Facebook, PTA teaming for kids' safety[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:34:21 EDT ]Worried whether your kids are being safe when they're on the internet?

Town comes to life with 'digital graffiti' display[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:33:06 EDT ]On Saturday, an entire beach town in Florida will become an interactive work of swirling, hallucinatory digital art.

Town comes to life with 'digital graffiti' display[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:33:06 EDT ]On Saturday, an entire beach town in Florida will become an interactive work of swirling, hallucinatory digital art.

Twitter blames crashes on 'equipment'[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:04:17 EDT ]If you're a frequent Twitter user, you've probably noticed that the microblogging site has been crashing repeatedly this week.

Cosmic Log: Solar sail spreads its wings[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:30:11 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Japan's space agency stretches out its Ikaros solar sail in deep space, but the crucial tests are yet to come.

Oldest leather shoe steps out after 5,500 years[ Wed, 9 Jun 2010 21:08:24 GMT ]About 5,500 years ago someone in the mountains of Armenia put his best foot forward in what is now the oldest leather shoe ever found.

Cosmic Log: One giant leap for oiled birds[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:14:51 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Rehabilitated birds from Louisiana's oil-spill zone are being airlifted to a new home that's famous for flight: NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Web Conferencing for Dummies: Yup, you're on[ Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:51:51 GMT ]With more and more people telecommuting and a slew of companies offering snazzy new software to link all of us up, you’d think we’d have figured out how to look professional even while on the road or working in our jammies. We haven't.

iPad 3G owners' e-mail addresses hacked[ Wed, 9 Jun 2010 23:42:04 GMT ]Prominent users of Apple's new iPad 3G, including military and government officials as well as media personalities and celebrities, had their e-mail addresses hacked by a group that shared its findings with online publication Valleywag to point out security flaws in AT&T's Web servers.

Is Wikileaks the future of journalism?[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:14:52 PDT ]Wikileaks brags that it's produced more scoops in its lifetime than the Washington Post has in 30 years: is this the future of journalism? CNET correspondent Declan McCullagh, center, asks this question at Stanford University's Innovation Journalism conference on June 7. Panelists from left to right: Paul Saffo, technology forecaster; Roger Myers, media attorney who represented CBS Interactive in effort to unseal Gizmodo documents; Jennifer Granick, Electronic Frontier Foundation attorney; William Coats, litigator who has represented clients including Lucasfilm and DVDCCA on intellectual property cases.

AT&T Web site exposes data of 114,000 iPad users[ Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:22:07 PDT ]Data leak points to lax security at AT&T's Web site, not with Apple or the iPad device itself.