Saturday, June 12, 2010

Kids, researchers experiment with 'video playdates'
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:11:29 EDT ]
At first, Ella didn't really understand Skype. But don't blame her -- she was one year old, and just starting 'video play dates.'

Can online 'bill analyzers' cut your expenses?
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:02:15 EDT ]
Every year, I pay $200 or so too much for auto insurance. I also throw away about $500 extra for my cell phone plan.

Can online 'bill analyzers' cut your expenses?
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:02:15 EDT ]
Every year, I pay $200 or so too much for auto insurance. I also throw away about $500 extra for my cell phone plan.

Experts: We'll all work in the 'cloud' by 2020
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:29:46 EDT ]
In a recent survey of around 900 Internet and tech experts and social analysts, Elon University researchers found that most of their respondents said Internet users will "live mostly in the cloud" by 2020.

Experts: We'll all work in the 'cloud' by 2020
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:29:46 EDT ]
In a recent survey of around 900 Internet and tech experts and social analysts, Elon University researchers found that most of their respondents said Internet users will "live mostly in the cloud" by 2020.

Why website crashes are unavoidable
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:39:46 EDT ]
This has been a week of crashing websites.

Why website crashes are unavoidable
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:39:46 EDT ]
This has been a week of crashing websites.

Kids, researchers experiment with 'video playdates'
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:11:29 EDT ]
At first, Ella didn't really understand Skype. But don't blame her -- she was one year old, and just starting 'video play dates.'

Friday, June 11, 2010

Pew survey: Our data is headed to the cloud
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:41:06 GMT ]
By 2020, Internet users will keep their data "mostly in the cloud," using Web-based programs and remote servers, and not on their home or work computers, according to a new  Pew  survey.

Cosmic Log: Satellites focus on World Cup
[ Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:35:16 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Orbiting satellites provide out-of-this-world views of the 10 World Cup soccer stadiums in South Africa.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Orbiting satellites provide out-of-this-world views of the 10 World Cup soccer stadiums in South Africa.


Could NATO obligations drag the US into a cyberwar?
[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:52:10 GMT ]
The U.S. government could come to face a chilling question: Should it get dragged into a shooting war by a cyber attack on an ally? Or should it decline, and threaten the fiber of the NATO alliance?

Slideshow: See the beauty of Brazil̢۪s biodiversity
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:33:12 GMT ]

Spectacular species are being preserved with the help of the BIOTA/FAPESP Program in Brazil's São Paulo State.Spectacular species are being preserved with the help of the BIOTA/FAPESP Program in Brazil's São Paulo State.


Cosmic Log: Oil flow strains the system
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:03:15 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How much oil is being lost every day in the Gulf of Mexico spill? That’s one big question, but here's another: How much oil can be captured?Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How much oil is being lost every day in the Gulf of Mexico spill? That’s one big question, but here's another: How much oil can be captured?


New virtual-agent software uses AI to help users
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:39:55 PDT ]
Rapid Adapt, from VirtuOz, aims to help virtual-agent technology learn and improve on the fly, and in the process, make each new customer's experience better than the last.

Solar-powered car disguises itself as shrub
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:15:48 PDT ]
The Terrestrial Shrub Rover is a solar-powered car that looks like a moving shrub, and it actually works. Its driver relies on video screens mounted on shelves.

Tabnabbing: Like phishing within browser (podcast)
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:27:59 PDT ]
Mozilla creative director and blogger Aza Raskin talks about a new phishing technique called "tabnabbing" that works inside all major browsers.

Reporters' Roundtable: E3 preview and the future of games (podcast)
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:15:00 PDT ]
E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, is coming up next week, and CNET News is sending Josh Lowensohn and Daniel Terdiman to the show to report on it. We've got them both in the house today to tell us what to expect.

Report: FTC will investigate Apple
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:19:30 PDT ]
Company rules on which ad networks and software tools can be used in its App Store have drawn the attention of antitrust authorities, reports say.

Can online 'bill analyzers' cut your expenses?
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:02:15 EDT ]
Every year, I pay $200 or so too much for auto insurance. I also throw away about $500 extra for my cell phone plan.

Experts: We'll all work in the 'cloud' by 2020
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:29:46 EDT ]
In a recent survey of around 900 Internet and tech experts and social analysts, Elon University researchers found that most of their respondents said Internet users will "live mostly in the cloud" by 2020.

Why website crashes are unavoidable
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:39:46 EDT ]
This has been a week of crashing websites.

Kids, researchers experiment with 'video playdates'
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:11:29 EDT ]
At first, Ella didn't really understand Skype. But don't blame her -- she was one year old, and just starting 'video play dates.'

Just like pelicans, people can't avoid oil either
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:41:03 GMT ]

Shell Oil Company's Deer Park refinery and petrochemical facility is shown in the background as vehicles travel along Highway 225 in Deer Park, Texas.So the Gulf oil spill has you ready to quit petroleum cold turkey? Louisiana's brown pelicans have more of a chance of avoiding Big Oil than you do.


Just like pelicans, people can't avoid oil either
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:41:03 GMT ]

Shell Oil Company's Deer Park refinery and petrochemical facility is shown in the background as vehicles travel along Highway 225 in Deer Park, Texas.So the Gulf oil spill has you ready to quit petroleum cold turkey? Louisiana's brown pelicans have more of a chance of avoiding Big Oil than you do.


How a silly phone for teens reveals Microsoft's plan for us all
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:34:23 GMT ]

Microsoft already has in its possession all the pieces it needs to embarrass Apple's meager online efforts, and even enough to dominate over Google.Despite its mobile prowess, Apple sucks at the Internet. But surprisingly it's Microsoft — not Google—that's best positioned for Our Future in the Cloud. Here's why.


How a silly phone for teens reveals Microsoft's plan for us all
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:34:23 GMT ]

Microsoft already has in its possession all the pieces it needs to embarrass Apple's meager online efforts, and even enough to dominate over Google.Despite its mobile prowess, Apple sucks at the Internet. But surprisingly it's Microsoft — not Google—that's best positioned for Our Future in the Cloud. Here's why.


Pew survey: Our data is headed to the cloud
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:41:06 GMT ]
By 2020, Internet users will keep their data "mostly in the cloud," using Web-based programs and remote servers, and not on their home or work computers, according to a new  Pew  survey.

Pew survey: Our data is headed to the cloud
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:41:06 GMT ]
By 2020, Internet users will keep their data "mostly in the cloud," using Web-based programs and remote servers, and not on their home or work computers, according to a new  Pew  survey.

Could NATO obligations drag the US into a cyberwar?
[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:52:10 GMT ]
The U.S. government could come to face a chilling question: Should it get dragged into a shooting war by a cyber attack on an ally? Or should it decline, and threaten the fiber of the NATO alliance?

Could NATO obligations drag the US into a cyberwar?
[ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:52:10 GMT ]
The U.S. government could come to face a chilling question: Should it get dragged into a shooting war by a cyber attack on an ally? Or should it decline, and threaten the fiber of the NATO alliance?

Slideshow: See the beauty of Brazil̢۪s biodiversity
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:33:12 GMT ]

Spectacular species are being preserved with the help of the BIOTA/FAPESP Program in Brazil's São Paulo State.Spectacular species are being preserved with the help of the BIOTA/FAPESP Program in Brazil's São Paulo State.


Slideshow: See the beauty of Brazil̢۪s biodiversity
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:33:12 GMT ]

Spectacular species are being preserved with the help of the BIOTA/FAPESP Program in Brazil's São Paulo State.Spectacular species are being preserved with the help of the BIOTA/FAPESP Program in Brazil's São Paulo State.


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.

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.

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.

Kids, researchers experiment with 'video playdates'
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:11:29 EDT ]
At first, Ella didn't really understand Skype. But don't blame her -- she was one year old, and just starting 'video play dates.'

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.

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.

Reporting the Gulf oil disaster from your phone
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:40:16 EDT ]
As the Gulf oil spill spreads, news about it is coming from all kinds of places -- including regular people with cell phones.

Reporting the Gulf oil disaster from your phone
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:40:16 EDT ]
As the Gulf oil spill spreads, news about it is coming from all kinds of places -- including regular people with cell phones.

Can online 'bill analyzers' cut your expenses?
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:02:15 EDT ]
Every year, I pay $200 or so too much for auto insurance. I also throw away about $500 extra for my cell phone plan.

Can online 'bill analyzers' cut your expenses?
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:02:15 EDT ]
Every year, I pay $200 or so too much for auto insurance. I also throw away about $500 extra for my cell phone plan.

Kids, researchers experiment with 'video playdates'
[ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:11:29 EDT ]
At first, Ella didn't really understand Skype. But don't blame her -- she was one year old, and just starting 'video play dates.'