Judge bans planting of genetically engineered beets[ Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:06:14 GMT ]A federal judge on Friday banned the planting of genetically modified sugar beets engineered by Monsanto Co in a ruling that marks a major setback for the biotech giant.

7 sci-fi worlds that have enraptured moviegoers[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:08:05 GMT ]Take a tour of Earthsea, Pandora and other worlds from science fiction and fantasy that have been immortalized in movies.

Space elevator dream hits 50-year mark[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:50:49 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The Russian engineer who came up with the modern concept for a space elevator 50 years ago originally thought it'd take 200 years to build it. Today he's more optimistic.

Google Street View captures 'dead girl'[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:27:30 GMT ]Her name might lead you to believe Azura Beebeejaun is just another 10-year-old girl on Willy Wonka's ill-fated chocolate factory tour. In fact, Beebeejaun is the very real, very much alive girl who recently appeared, somewhat dead, in Google Street View.

Perseid meteor shower lives up to its promise[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:16:34 GMT ]Space.com: The 2010 Perseid meteor shower lived up to its promise of a meteor per minute just before dawn Friday, providing an excellent celestial spectacle for people around the globe who had dark and clear skies.

Feds still questioning AT&T iPad site hackers[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:59:07 PDT ]Hacker group members have gone before grand jury that's probing allegations they broke law by revealing site flaw and exposing e-mails for iPad users.

Dozens jeer Google over Net neutrality[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:12:47 PDT ]Google's proposed Net neutrality guidelines have drawn a lot of fire, and Google employees got a feel for that opposition in person Friday.

Google's Net neutrality ideas meet Raging Grannies[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:14:58 PDT ]A protest at Google headquarters over its Net neutrality proposal is not extremely well-attended, but draws the attention of Google employees.

Inside the Droid 2? A lot of upgraded silicon[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:26:39 PDT ]The Motorola-Verizon Droid 2 is a souped up version of the original Droid, thanks to some major chip improvements revealed in iFixit's teardown of the device.

Net neutrality proposal draws protesters to Google (photos)[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:36:18 PDT ]Protesters--including the Raging Grannies--gather just outside Google headquarters in response to its joint proposal with Verizon concerning Net neutrality.

Consumer guide to four hot Android phones[ 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.

Gamers battle for world Pokémon title[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:52:46 EDT ]"Pikachu, I choose you!"

Why AT&T's wireless network isn't that bad[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:49:35 EDT ]Here's the truth about AT&T's wireless network: On the whole, despite what you've heard, it's not actually that bad. It's just bad for the wrong people in the wrong places -- mostly tech- and media-types in New York and San Francisco, California.

5 'persuasive' technologies to help you be good[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:22:39 EDT ]Information is power, but does information -- by itself -- actually make people change their behavior?

Perseid meteor shower lives up to its promise[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:45:21 GMT ]Space.com: The 2010 Perseid meteor shower lived up to its promise of a meteor per minute just before dawn Friday, providing an excellent celestial spectacle for people around the globe who had dark and clear skies.

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.

$1.6 billion telescope would search alien planets and probe dark energy[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:40:52 GMT ]Space.com: A $1.6-billion space telescope that could reveal the nature of dark energy and identify Earth-like planets should be the top priority for astronomers and astrophysicists.

$1.6 billion telescope would search alien planets and probe dark energy[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:40:52 GMT ]Space.com: A $1.6-billion space telescope that could reveal the nature of dark energy and identify Earth-like planets should be the top priority for astronomers and astrophysicists.

Perseid meteor shower lives up to its promise[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:45:21 GMT ]Space.com: The 2010 Perseid meteor shower lived up to its promise of a meteor per minute just before dawn Friday, providing an excellent celestial spectacle for people around the globe who had dark and clear skies.

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.

Customer accuses Dell of concealing legal evidence[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:42:07 PDT ]AIT argues that Dell must have had more high-level communications than it's revealed so far regarding a situation years ago that led to a $300 million to replace faulty electronics, a report says.

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.

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.

7 sci-fi worlds that have enraptured moviegoers[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:08:05 GMT ]Take a tour of Earthsea, Pandora and other worlds from science fiction and fantasy that have been immortalized in movies.

7 sci-fi worlds that have enraptured moviegoers[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:08:05 GMT ]Take a tour of Earthsea, Pandora and other worlds from science fiction and fantasy that have been immortalized in movies.

Customer accuses Dell of concealing legal evidence[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:42:07 PDT ]AIT argues that Dell must have had more high-level communications than it's revealed so far regarding a situation years ago that led to a $300 million to replace faulty electronics, a report says.

Road Trip Pic of the Day 8/13: What is this?[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:00:00 PDT ]If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.

Road Trip Pic of the Day 8/13: What is this?[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:00:00 PDT ]If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Day challenge.

Solar power plant plans move ahead in California[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:31:08 PDT ]Two key agencies this week advance permitting for large-scale solar projects in the California desert which, if built, would bring gigawatts worth of solar power online.

Solar power plant plans move ahead in California[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:31:08 PDT ]Two key agencies this week advance permitting for large-scale solar projects in the California desert which, if built, would bring gigawatts worth of solar power online.

Photos: I can has 'Cheezburger 2.0'?[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:32:45 PDT ]Meet 4food, the New York burger-joint start-up that mixes fast food with slick tech and substitutes social-media game mechanics for traditional marketing. It's either revolutionary or a horrible idea.

Photos: I can has 'Cheezburger 2.0'?[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:32:45 PDT ]Meet 4food, the New York burger-joint start-up that mixes fast food with slick tech and substitutes social-media game mechanics for traditional marketing. It's either revolutionary or a horrible idea.

Is this the burger joint of the future?[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:36:53 PDT ]4food, which aims to be the first of about a dozen New York burger joints that play by the rules of green tech and social-media game mechanics, is one ambitious (and tasty) experiment.

Consumer guide to four hot Android phones[ 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.

5 'persuasive' technologies to help you be good[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:22:39 EDT ]Information is power, but does information -- by itself -- actually make people change their behavior?

Is this the burger joint of the future?[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:36:53 PDT ]4food, which aims to be the first of about a dozen New York burger joints that play by the rules of green tech and social-media game mechanics, is one ambitious (and tasty) experiment.

Consumer guide to four hot Android phones[ 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.

Gamers battle for world Pokémon title[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:52:46 EDT ]"Pikachu, I choose you!"

Gamers battle for world Pokémon title[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:52:46 EDT ]"Pikachu, I choose you!"

Why AT&T's wireless network isn't that bad[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:49:35 EDT ]Here's the truth about AT&T's wireless network: On the whole, despite what you've heard, it's not actually that bad. It's just bad for the wrong people in the wrong places -- mostly tech- and media-types in New York and San Francisco, California.

Why AT&T's wireless network isn't that bad[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:49:35 EDT ]Here's the truth about AT&T's wireless network: On the whole, despite what you've heard, it's not actually that bad. It's just bad for the wrong people in the wrong places -- mostly tech- and media-types in New York and San Francisco, California.

5 'persuasive' technologies to help you be good[ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:22:39 EDT ]Information is power, but does information -- by itself -- actually make people change their behavior?

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.