Sunday, July 4, 2010

Saber-toothed cats also had powerful arms
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 23:45:31 GMT ]

Weighing an average of 550 pounds, this saber-toothed cat, Smilodon fatalis, had a weaker bite than modern-day lions.Saber-toothed cats might be most famous for their oversized fangs, but scientists now find the feisty felines had another exceptional feature — powerful arms stronger than those of any cat alive today.


Scientists find oil blotches on Gulf crab larvae
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 23:06:27 GMT ]
Oil droplets are turning up on tiny blue crabs in the Gulf of Mexico that are prey to many fish and important indicators of the ecosystem's overall health, scientists said Friday.

Slideshow: Space in living color
[ Wed, 26 May 2010 23:43:47 GMT ]

Gaze upon a psychedelic moon, auroral displays and other highlights from June 2010.Gaze upon a psychedelic moon, auroral displays and other highlights from June 2010.


Slideshow: Space in living color
[ Wed, 26 May 2010 23:43:47 GMT ]

Gaze upon a psychedelic moon, auroral displays and other highlights from June 2010.Gaze upon a psychedelic moon, auroral displays and other highlights from June 2010.


Saber-toothed cats also had powerful arms
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 23:45:31 GMT ]

Weighing an average of 550 pounds, this saber-toothed cat, Smilodon fatalis, had a weaker bite than modern-day lions.Saber-toothed cats might be most famous for their oversized fangs, but scientists now find the feisty felines had another exceptional feature — powerful arms stronger than those of any cat alive today.


Scientists find oil blotches on Gulf crab larvae
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 23:06:27 GMT ]
Oil droplets are turning up on tiny blue crabs in the Gulf of Mexico that are prey to many fish and important indicators of the ecosystem's overall health, scientists said Friday.

Consumer Reports: iPhone 4 issue not unusual
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 22:34:27 GMT ]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs smiles with new iPhone at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Monday, June 7.Consumer Reports has given the iPhone 4 a pass and a "get out of jail" card: The highly regarded publication says while holding the new iPhone "in certain ways does cause signal loss," that's true for "all cell phones."


Consumer Reports: iPhone 4 issue not unusual
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 22:34:27 GMT ]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs smiles with new iPhone at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Monday, June 7.Consumer Reports has given the iPhone 4 a pass and a "get out of jail" card: The highly regarded publication says while holding the new iPhone "in certain ways does cause signal loss," that's true for "all cell phones."


Apple ‘stunned’ to find flaw in iPhone 4
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 14:56:22 GMT ]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs uses the new iPhone 4, at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.Apple says it is "stunned" to find that its latest iPhone model uses a "completely wrong" formula to show how many bars of signal strength it's getting.


Test pilots put tech in motion (photos)
[ Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
In the world of aviation, the people who get some of the most critical hands-on experience with the machinery are a hardy, daring breed of fliers.

Blind person to drive at Daytona
[ Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:05:00 PDT ]
Virginia Tech and the National Federation of the Blind are preparing to unveil a prototype vehicle equipped with technology to let blind people drive on their own.

Apple ‘stunned’ to find flaw in iPhone 4
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 14:56:22 GMT ]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs uses the new iPhone 4, at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.Apple says it is "stunned" to find that its latest iPhone model uses a "completely wrong" formula to show how many bars of signal strength it's getting.


Blog says Steve Jobs email was real
[ Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:44:09 PDT ]
After Apple calls an alleged email exchange between Steve Jobs and a customer a fake, Boy Genius Report provides what it says is proof that the reported Jobs messages came from his email address.

Blog says Steve Jobs email was real
[ Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:44:09 PDT ]
After Apple calls an alleged email exchange between Steve Jobs and a customer a fake, Boy Genius Report provides what it says is proof that the reported Jobs messages came from his email address.

Microsoft faces Android abyss
[ Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
A market-dominating Microsoft smartphone may not be in the cards.

Microsoft faces Android abyss
[ Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
A market-dominating Microsoft smartphone may not be in the cards.

Test pilots put tech in motion (photos)
[ Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
In the world of aviation, the people who get some of the most critical hands-on experience with the machinery are a hardy, daring breed of fliers.

Blind person to drive at Daytona
[ Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:05:00 PDT ]
Virginia Tech and the National Federation of the Blind are preparing to unveil a prototype vehicle equipped with technology to let blind people drive on their own.

Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/4: What is this?
[ Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:33:00 PDT ]
Happy 4th of July! Celebrate by guessing what this is and where it is located; you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.

Facebook to recognize faces, help tag photos
[ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:58:35 EDT ]
Facebook has begun testing face detection technology for Facebook Photos.

Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/4: What is this?
[ Sun, 04 Jul 2010 08:33:00 PDT ]
Happy 4th of July! Celebrate by guessing what this is and where it is located; you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.

Episodic games deliver fun in spurts
[ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:22:32 EDT ]
Even as gaming begins to challenge television as a leading mass entertainment medium, the industry continues to struggle with the serialized model that's made broadcast programming a nightly must-see for many.

Episodic games deliver fun in spurts
[ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:22:32 EDT ]
Even as gaming begins to challenge television as a leading mass entertainment medium, the industry continues to struggle with the serialized model that's made broadcast programming a nightly must-see for many.

Why we can't unplug on vacation
[ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:03:18 EDT ]
Driving south from Ohio with his wife and two children on Thursday, Steve Daly stopped in Tennessee for what's advertised as the world's best ice cream. After ordering, he briefly switched out of vacation mode to check his e-mail on his phone.

Why we can't unplug on vacation
[ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:03:18 EDT ]
Driving south from Ohio with his wife and two children on Thursday, Steve Daly stopped in Tennessee for what's advertised as the world's best ice cream. After ordering, he briefly switched out of vacation mode to check his e-mail on his phone.

Why we love cute animals online
[ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:12:45 EDT ]
Had your fix of LOLCats today? If you did, you're one of 16 million unique visitors hitting I Can Has Cheezburger, which features cat photos with cutesy baby-talk captions, and its affiliated sites every month.

Why we love cute animals online
[ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:12:45 EDT ]
Had your fix of LOLCats today? If you did, you're one of 16 million unique visitors hitting I Can Has Cheezburger, which features cat photos with cutesy baby-talk captions, and its affiliated sites every month.

Facebook to recognize faces, help tag photos
[ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:58:35 EDT ]
Facebook has begun testing face detection technology for Facebook Photos.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Slideshow: Space in living color
[ Wed, 26 May 2010 23:43:47 GMT ]

Gaze upon a psychedelic moon, auroral displays and other highlights from June 2010.Gaze upon a psychedelic moon, auroral displays and other highlights from June 2010.


Saber-toothed cats also had powerful arms
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 23:45:31 GMT ]

Weighing an average of 550 pounds, this saber-toothed cat, Smilodon fatalis, had a weaker bite than modern-day lions.Saber-toothed cats might be most famous for their oversized fangs, but scientists now find the feisty felines had another exceptional feature — powerful arms stronger than those of any cat alive today.


Scientists find oil blotches on Gulf crab larvae
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 23:06:27 GMT ]
Oil droplets are turning up on tiny blue crabs in the Gulf of Mexico that are prey to many fish and important indicators of the ecosystem's overall health, scientists said Friday.

Consumer Reports: iPhone 4 issue not unusual
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 22:34:27 GMT ]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs smiles with new iPhone at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Monday, June 7.Consumer Reports has given the iPhone 4 a pass and a "get out of jail" card: The highly regarded publication says while holding the new iPhone "in certain ways does cause signal loss," that's true for "all cell phones."


Apple ‘stunned’ to find flaw in iPhone 4
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 14:56:22 GMT ]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs uses the new iPhone 4, at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.Apple says it is "stunned" to find that its latest iPhone model uses a "completely wrong" formula to show how many bars of signal strength it's getting.


Photos: The making of Crayola's crayons
[ Sat, 03 Jul 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
Road Trip 2010: Crayola makes more than 3 billion crayons a year. CNET's Daniel Terdiman stops by to see how it's done.

Road Trip Pic of the Day, 7/3: What is this?
[ Sat, 03 Jul 2010 08:34:00 PDT ]
If you know what this is and where it is located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day Challenge.

Test determines whether you'll age like fine wine
[ Sat, 03 Jul 2010 11:21:18 PDT ]
Geneticists develop a computer model that they say predicts with 77 percent accuracy whether you should expect to live to be 100.

Should BP nuke its leaking oil well?
[ Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:23:38 PDT ]
As a series of efforts to plug the catastrophic leak have failed, talk of an extreme solution refuses to die.

Marines to get their own flying car?
[ Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:59:02 PDT ]
Logi Aerospace is developing a concept vehicle that's meant to be a flying car specifically designed with the military in mind. But not just the military.

Episodic games deliver fun in spurts
[ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:22:32 EDT ]
Even as gaming begins to challenge television as a leading mass entertainment medium, the industry continues to struggle with the serialized model that's made broadcast programming a nightly must-see for many.

Why we can't unplug on vacation
[ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:03:18 EDT ]
Driving south from Ohio with his wife and two children on Thursday, Steve Daly stopped in Tennessee for what's advertised as the world's best ice cream. After ordering, he briefly switched out of vacation mode to check his e-mail on his phone.

Why we love cute animals online
[ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:12:45 EDT ]
Had your fix of LOLCats today? If you did, you're one of 16 million unique visitors hitting I Can Has Cheezburger, which features cat photos with cutesy baby-talk captions, and its affiliated sites every month.

Facebook to recognize faces, help tag photos
[ Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:58:35 EDT ]
Facebook has begun testing face detection technology for Facebook Photos.

Saber-toothed cats also had powerful arms
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 23:45:31 GMT ]

Weighing an average of 550 pounds, this saber-toothed cat, Smilodon fatalis, had a weaker bite than modern-day lions.Saber-toothed cats might be most famous for their oversized fangs, but scientists now find the feisty felines had another exceptional feature — powerful arms stronger than those of any cat alive today.


Consumer Reports: iPhone 4 issue not unusual
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 22:34:27 GMT ]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs smiles with new iPhone at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Monday, June 7.Consumer Reports has given the iPhone 4 a pass and a "get out of jail" card: The highly regarded publication says while holding the new iPhone "in certain ways does cause signal loss," that's true for "all cell phones."


Saber-toothed cats also had powerful arms
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 23:45:31 GMT ]

Weighing an average of 550 pounds, this saber-toothed cat, Smilodon fatalis, had a weaker bite than modern-day lions.Saber-toothed cats might be most famous for their oversized fangs, but scientists now find the feisty felines had another exceptional feature — powerful arms stronger than those of any cat alive today.


Scientists find oil blotches on Gulf crab larvae
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 23:06:27 GMT ]
Oil droplets are turning up on tiny blue crabs in the Gulf of Mexico that are prey to many fish and important indicators of the ecosystem's overall health, scientists said Friday.

Scientists find oil blotches on Gulf crab larvae
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 23:06:27 GMT ]
Oil droplets are turning up on tiny blue crabs in the Gulf of Mexico that are prey to many fish and important indicators of the ecosystem's overall health, scientists said Friday.

Consumer Reports: iPhone 4 issue not unusual
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 22:34:27 GMT ]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs smiles with new iPhone at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Monday, June 7.Consumer Reports has given the iPhone 4 a pass and a "get out of jail" card: The highly regarded publication says while holding the new iPhone "in certain ways does cause signal loss," that's true for "all cell phones."


Apple ‘stunned’ to find flaw in iPhone 4
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 14:56:22 GMT ]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs uses the new iPhone 4, at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.Apple says it is "stunned" to find that its latest iPhone model uses a "completely wrong" formula to show how many bars of signal strength it's getting.


Apple ‘stunned’ to find flaw in iPhone 4
[ Fri, 2 Jul 2010 14:56:22 GMT ]

Apple CEO Steve Jobs uses the new iPhone 4, at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.Apple says it is "stunned" to find that its latest iPhone model uses a "completely wrong" formula to show how many bars of signal strength it's getting.