FAA computers still vulnerable to cyberattack[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:27:54 GMT ]Federal Aviation Administration computer systems remain vulnerable to cyber attacks despite improvements at a number of key radar facilities in the past year, according to a new government review.

It’s prime time to see (and hear) meteors[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:01:36 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: When the late show is over, turn off the TV, step outside and catch a late, late show in the night sky. It's prime time for the Perseid meteor shower.

India sets Aug. 31 deadline for BlackBerry info[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:41:23 GMT ]India's Home Ministry threatened Thursday to block BlackBerry corporate e-mail and messaging services unless the device's manufacturer makes them accessible to its security agencies by Aug. 31.

Is JetBlue guy the next photo-crasher squirrel?[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:27:04 GMT ]JetBlue made a brave and down-right classy return to social media, just days after a certain flight attendant's newsworthy resignation in a story that may be far from reaching its nadir.

Computer users find a pulsar ... you can, too[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:05:15 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Three regular folks are being credited with the discovery of a pulsar spinning 17,000 light-years away, thanks to a screensaver program called Einstein @ Home.

Google Street View 'dead body' mystery solved[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:38:59 PDT ]What appeared to be the corpse of a young girl lying on the sidewalk in Worcester, U.K., turns out to be a very much alive young girl playing a prank on a friend.

eMarketer: It's Facebook's billion-dollar year[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:57:28 PDT ]The market research firm estimates that worldwide ad spending on Facebook will hit $1.28 billion in 2010, quite a bit more than last year's $665 million.

Romancing the Craigslist--Jasmine's Tech Dos & Don'ts[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:22:43 PDT ]Get schooled by CNET editor Jasmine France. This week she gives tips on how to navigate the personals section of Craigslist.

Oracle sues Google over Android and Java[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:18:10 PDT ]Google's Android software infringes on several patents related to Java, which Oracle acquired from Sun earlier this year, Oracle says in suit filed Thursday.

Video game sales dip slightly in July[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:49:10 PDT ]Retail sales are off 1 percent, but the sector is showing signs of recovery.

Glitch sends college 'acceptance' letters[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:27:07 EDT ]A computer glitch mistakenly caused around 2,500 applicants to Middlesex University in the United Kingdom to receive acceptance letters to study at the school in error.

iPad boosts appeal of digital comics[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:44:29 EDT ]In just a few short months, Apple's iPad has become a popular mobile tool for web surfing, watching TV and reading electronic books. But its biggest impact may come in a lesser-known area of multimedia: digital comics.

Are these the droids you're looking for?[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:05:41 EDT ]Phones running Google's Android operating system are growing in popularity. With release of the Droid 2, here's a look at some of the top models.

Chinchilla poop reveals how much it rained[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:13:40 GMT ]Chinchilla poop is serving an unlikely purpose in one of the world's driest places, Chile's Atacama Desert. The animals' tiny waste pellets are helping scientists reconstruct the rainfall in the region over the last 14,000 years.

Ancient Phoenician city may have been 'relocated'[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:43:17 GMT ]The site of an ancient city called Auza, the earliest African city of the Phoenician civilization that existed 3,500 years ago, may have been in a different spot than experts have thought, archaeologists report.

Cat-size monkey species discovered[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:03:13 GMT ]A scientific expedition to the Colombian Amazon has revealed a new species of monkey.

Ancient Phoenician city may have been 'relocated'[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:43:17 GMT ]The site of an ancient city called Auza, the earliest African city of the Phoenician civilization that existed 3,500 years ago, may have been in a different spot than experts have thought, archaeologists report.

Steven Slater: The most interesting man in the world?[ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:03:45 GMT ]If former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater's literal slide into unemployment inspires other disgruntled workers to find fabulous new ways to quit their jobs sans violence, the Internet is all for it, celebrating him on Facebook, with Photoshop and more. Like "Balloon Boy" before him, Slater is a full-blown meme.

Steven Slater: The most interesting man in the world?[ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:03:45 GMT ]If former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater's literal slide into unemployment inspires other disgruntled workers to find fabulous new ways to quit their jobs sans violence, the Internet is all for it, celebrating him on Facebook, with Photoshop and more. Like "Balloon Boy" before him, Slater is a full-blown meme.

Chinchilla poop reveals how much it rained[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:13:40 GMT ]Chinchilla poop is serving an unlikely purpose in one of the world's driest places, Chile's Atacama Desert. The animals' tiny waste pellets are helping scientists reconstruct the rainfall in the region over the last 14,000 years.

Cat-size monkey species discovered[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:03:13 GMT ]A scientific expedition to the Colombian Amazon has revealed a new species of monkey.

HTC hits top 10, Android surges[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:34:52 PDT ]In the second quarter, HTC jumped to the No. 8 spot in worldwide smartphone sales, and Google's Android leaped ahead of Apple's iOS, according to Gartner.

Analyst to Apple: Time to stop hoarding cash[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:42:04 PDT ]A $46 billion cash balance is more valuable to shareholders in the form of higher earnings per share or a dividend, Stanford C. Bernstein analyst says.

Ford microgrid to combine solar with EV charging[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:13:01 PDT ]Talk about green cars. Smart-grid project from Ford and Detroit Edison will combine on-site solar power with electric vehicle charge stations and battery energy storage.

China Mobile, Xinhua launch search venture[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:21:04 PDT ]The wireless carrier teams up with the government-run Xinhua News Agency to create a new search engine, which isn't likely to make Google's life any easier in China.

It’s prime time to see (and hear) meteors[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:01:36 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: When the late show is over, turn off the TV, step outside and catch a late, late show in the night sky. It's prime time for the Perseid meteor shower.

It’s prime time to see (and hear) meteors[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:01:36 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: When the late show is over, turn off the TV, step outside and catch a late, late show in the night sky. It's prime time for the Perseid meteor shower.

HTC hits top 10, Android surges[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:34:52 PDT ]In the second quarter, HTC jumped to the No. 8 spot in worldwide smartphone sales, and Google's Android leaped ahead of Apple's iOS, according to Gartner.

Analyst to Apple: Time to stop hoarding cash[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:42:04 PDT ]A $46 billion cash balance is more valuable to shareholders in the form of higher earnings per share or a dividend, Stanford C. Bernstein analyst says.

Ford microgrid to combine solar with EV charging[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:13:01 PDT ]Talk about green cars. Smart-grid project from Ford and Detroit Edison will combine on-site solar power with electric vehicle charge stations and battery energy storage.

China Mobile, Xinhua launch search venture[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:21:04 PDT ]The wireless carrier teams up with the government-run Xinhua News Agency to create a new search engine, which isn't likely to make Google's life any easier in China.

Sources: Facebook will unveil location 'check-ins'[ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:20:15 EDT ]The long-rumored geolocation "check-in" feature at Facebook is slated to debut within weeks, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNET.

India threatens to shut down BlackBerry service[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:16:02 PDT ]It becomes the latest country to say it will cut off BlackBerry service if RIM, which makes the phones, does not comply with its security demands.

India issues ultimatum on BlackBerry access[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:32:12 EDT ]India is expected to make a major decision Thursday regarding BlackBerry, which is under serious scrutiny because the highly encrypted messages in the device make it impossible for intelligence agencies to monitor and, thus, pose a national security threat.

India threatens to shut down BlackBerry service[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:16:02 PDT ]It becomes the latest country to say it will cut off BlackBerry service if RIM, which makes the phones, does not comply with its security demands.

Sources: Facebook will unveil location 'check-ins'[ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:20:15 EDT ]The long-rumored geolocation "check-in" feature at Facebook is slated to debut within weeks, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNET.

India issues ultimatum on BlackBerry access[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:32:12 EDT ]India is expected to make a major decision Thursday regarding BlackBerry, which is under serious scrutiny because the highly encrypted messages in the device make it impossible for intelligence agencies to monitor and, thus, pose a national security threat.

iPad boosts appeal of digital comics[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:28:30 EDT ]In just a few short months, Apple's iPad has become a popular mobile tool for web surfing, watching TV and reading electronic books. But its biggest impact may come in a lesser-known area of multimedia: digital comics.

iPad boosts appeal of digital comics[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:28:30 EDT ]In just a few short months, Apple's iPad has become a popular mobile tool for web surfing, watching TV and reading electronic books. But its biggest impact may come in a lesser-known area of multimedia: digital comics.

Are these the droids you're looking for?[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:33:16 EDT ]Phones running Google's Android operating system are growing in popularity. With release of the Droid 2, here's a look at some of the top models.

Are these the droids you're looking for?[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:33:16 EDT ]Phones running Google's Android operating system are growing in popularity. With release of the Droid 2, here's a look at some of the top models.

Chunk of original earth found[ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:59:20 GMT ]Imagine you suddenly discovered part of your umbilical cord was still attached. Scientists just did that for the planet Earth. What's been found is a clear sign that beneath the crust in northern Canada there is a chunk of pristine, undisturbed rock from the time when Earth was nothing but molten rock.

Fossils suggest ‘Lucy’ species used stone tools[ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:33:59 GMT ]Scientists say that they've found the earliest evidence for the use of stone tools by a human ancestor — but other experts counter that the evidence is "very thin ... and very ambiguous."

I want an Android tablet ... but not Dell's[ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:52:23 GMT ]The iPad is off to a tremendous head start, and the competition is, well, non-existent. Why is it so hard to make a good Android tablet?

Third spacewalk delayed; fourth will be needed[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:38:05 GMT ]Spacewalking astronauts relied on brute force Wednesday to remove a broken coolant pump that has hampered operations at the International Space Station. A third spacewalk will be delayed and a fourth is needed, NASA says.

It’s prime time to see (and hear) meteors[ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:01:36 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: When the late show is over, turn off the TV, step outside and catch a late, late show in the night sky. It's prime time for the Perseid meteor shower.

Grooveshark comes to iPhone[ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:34:19 PDT ]The long-awaited Grooveshark app for iPhone gives you unlimited on-demand music for only three bucks a month--less than one-third the price of the competition.

Report: Official Twitter share button on the way[ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:38:13 PDT ]Twitter is rumored to be launching its own version of the retweet button provided by Tweetmeme and others. The feature is not live yet, but reportedly will be soon.

LA reporter abandons YouTube copyright case[ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:00:41 PDT ]Journalist Bob Tur, accused of leaking confidential court documents to CNET's Greg Sandoval, settles copyright lawsuit with YouTube.

Facebook loophole reveals names, pictures with sign-on errors[ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:06:12 PDT ]A bug in the way Facebook handles mis-entered passwords unwittingly exposes full names and profile photos of its users.