Monday, October 11, 2010

AT&T U-verse Mobile to come with Win Phone 7
[ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:24:35 PDT ]
Carrier announces its U-verse TV mobile app for the three Windows Phone 7 smartphones that AT&T will offer.

AT&T U-verse Mobile to come with Win Phone 7
[ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:24:35 PDT ]
Carrier announces its U-verse TV mobile app for the three Windows Phone 7 smartphones that AT&T will offer.

Study: Social networking takes off globally
[ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:39:53 PDT ]
New survey of 50,000 people worldwide shows consumers in Latin America, the Middle East, and China to be the heavy users of social-networking sites and blogs.

Study: Social networking takes off globally
[ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:39:53 PDT ]
New survey of 50,000 people worldwide shows consumers in Latin America, the Middle East, and China to be the heavy users of social-networking sites and blogs.

Windows Phone 7 debuts: One phone won't rule them all
[ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:51:40 PDT ]
Ultra-customized features and a diverse range of hardware are central to the launch of Microsoft's long-anticipated mobile operating system.

Windows Phone 7 debuts: One phone won't rule them all
[ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:51:40 PDT ]
Ultra-customized features and a diverse range of hardware are central to the launch of Microsoft's long-anticipated mobile operating system.

Windows Phone 7 hits
[ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:05:00 PDT ]
Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 7, Angry Birds controversy, no 3D for the next Harry Potter, and Facebook founders donate to pro-pot campaign.

Windows Phone 7 hits
[ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:05:00 PDT ]
Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 7, Angry Birds controversy, no 3D for the next Harry Potter, and Facebook founders donate to pro-pot campaign.

Google testing cars that drive themselves
[ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:48:37 EDT ]
Google announced Sunday that it has developed cars that drive themselves automatically in traffic, and that it has been testing them on the streets of California for months. It might seem like an unusual project for Google, but it could actually have big benefits.

Exclusive: How copy and paste work in Windows Phone 7
[ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:19:05 PDT ]
CNET's Ina Fried got the first look at how the features will work when they come to devices in early 2011.

Exclusive: How copy and paste work in Windows Phone 7
[ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:19:05 PDT ]
CNET's Ina Fried got the first look at how the features will work when they come to devices in early 2011.

Study: Malaysians have the most web friends
[ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:10:14 EDT ]
Malaysians have the most buddies in online social networks, the Japanese have the fewest, and e-mail is now relatively passe in some parts of the world, according to a research project that spans 46 countries.

Study: Malaysians have the most web friends
[ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:10:14 EDT ]
Malaysians have the most buddies in online social networks, the Japanese have the fewest, and e-mail is now relatively passe in some parts of the world, according to a research project that spans 46 countries.

Bloggers detained, but others write on
[ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:11:43 EDT ]
Across the world blogging has become a way of spreading your message but for some that message can cost them their freedom.

Bloggers detained, but others write on
[ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:11:43 EDT ]
Across the world blogging has become a way of spreading your message but for some that message can cost them their freedom.

Google testing cars that drive themselves
[ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:48:37 EDT ]
Google announced Sunday that it has developed cars that drive themselves automatically in traffic, and that it has been testing them on the streets of California for months. It might seem like an unusual project for Google, but it could actually have big benefits.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Google tests cars that can steer without drivers
[ Sun, 10 Oct 2010 22:04:39 GMT ]
Google Inc. is road-testing cars that steer, stop and start without a human driver, the company says.

Capsule docks at space station with 3 new arrivals
[ Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:02:39 GMT ]

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three spacefliers approaches the International Space Station on Saturday for docking.A Russian capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, bringing three new residents.


Cosmic Log: Ride along on an electric road trip
[ Fri, 8 Oct 2010 23:45:36 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How will electric cars change our lives? Join us as we take a road trip in a Chevy Volt — and share your thoughts about the plug-in driving experience.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How will electric cars change our lives? Join us as we take a road trip in a Chevy Volt — and share your thoughts about the plug-in driving experience.


FBI busted tracking student, demands gear return
[ Fri, 8 Oct 2010 18:19:44 GMT ]

Several days ago a 20-year-old student discovered a GPS tracking device hidden on his car. After his friend posted a picture of it online, speculating about its ties to a secret FBI investigation, the feds themselves came a-knockin', according to Wired.com. They wanted their toy back.Several days ago a 20-year-old student discovered a GPS tracking device hidden on his car. After his friend posted a picture of it online, speculating about its ties to a secret FBI investigation, the feds themselves came a-knockin', according to Wired.com. They wanted their toy back.


SpaceShipTwo flies free for first time
[ Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:18:57 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo plane successfully sails through its first gliding flight, with rocket-powered tests still to come.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo plane successfully sails through its first gliding flight, with rocket-powered tests still to come.


Google's new robot car: Crazy good or crazy crazy?
[ Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:54:49 PDT ]
Google is testing self-driving cars, claiming that this will help prevent road fatalities. But will it only be effective if everyone is driving a self-driving car? And what kind of world would that be?

Angry Birds miffed over Microsoft miscue
[ Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:45:33 PDT ]
Microsoft posts a Web site that lists popular iPhone game Angry Birds as among the apps coming to Windows Phone 7, but the game's maker says it hasn't committed to Microsoft's phone effort.

Virgin Galactic rocket plane makes first gliding free flight
[ Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:33:09 PDT ]
In a milestone on the road to commercial space flight, Virgin Galactic's futuristic suborbital rocket plane completed its first gliding flight test today, an 11-minute, 45,000-foot drop to a Mojave Desert runway.

Survey: Asia-Pacific companies worried over carbon laws
[ Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:01:40 PDT ]
Study suggests carbon-hungry companies may be leaning toward green to reassure investors concerned about the financial impact on the companies of future carbon laws.

For Apple, HTC it's hip to tout chip
[ Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:18:23 PDT ]
At one time in the not-too-distant past, cell phone chips were an unknown quantity or, at best, given short shrift by cell phone providers and manufacturers. Not anymore.

UAE reverses plan to ban BlackBerry
[ Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:02:46 EDT ]
The United Arab Emirates will not implement a planned ban on all Blackberry services that was to have gone into effect next week, the state news agency said Friday.

iPhone's glass back giving Apple headaches
[ Fri, 08 Oct 2010 08:00:02 EDT ]
Apple likes glass. A lot. You can tell that much from its many retail stores, and in its products where glass is used in displays, notebook trackpads, and both the front and back of the iPhone 4.

'NBA2K11' introduces the real Michael Jordan
[ Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:03:23 EDT ]
Standing in the tunnel at Chicago Stadium, Michael Jordan looks back and asks, "Are you ready?"

Making touch screens that touch you back
[ Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:02:43 EDT ]
Glass screens that can feel the touch of your fingers are all the rage these days. You'll find them in all kinds of gadgets, from smartphones to tablet computers.

Cosmic Log: See the depths of Mars in 3-D
[ Fri, 8 Oct 2010 22:30:53 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: What's it like to look down a 5-mile-deep canyon? You can't do that on Earth, but you can get a sense of how it feels on the Red Planet.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: What's it like to look down a 5-mile-deep canyon? You can't do that on Earth, but you can get a sense of how it feels on the Red Planet.


Cosmic Log: Ride along on an electric road trip
[ Fri, 8 Oct 2010 23:45:36 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How will electric cars change our lives? Join us as we take a road trip in a Chevy Volt — and share your thoughts about the plug-in driving experience.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How will electric cars change our lives? Join us as we take a road trip in a Chevy Volt — and share your thoughts about the plug-in driving experience.


Cosmic Log: See the depths of Mars in 3-D
[ Fri, 8 Oct 2010 22:30:53 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: What's it like to look down a 5-mile-deep canyon? You can't do that on Earth, but you can get a sense of how it feels on the Red Planet.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: What's it like to look down a 5-mile-deep canyon? You can't do that on Earth, but you can get a sense of how it feels on the Red Planet.


Astronaut twins to join up in orbit
[ Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:27:00 GMT ]

U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly, a crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, accompanied by his brother Mark Kelly, right, walks to the rocket ahead of the launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian-leased cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The stars may have finally aligned for the world's only space sibling team.


Astronaut twins to join up in orbit
[ Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:27:00 GMT ]

U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly, a crew member of the mission to the International Space Station, accompanied by his brother Mark Kelly, right, walks to the rocket ahead of the launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian-leased cosmodrome in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The stars may have finally aligned for the world's only space sibling team.


Capsule docks at space station with 3 new arrivals
[ Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:02:39 GMT ]

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three spacefliers approaches the International Space Station on Saturday for docking.A Russian capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, bringing three new residents.


Capsule docks at space station with 3 new arrivals
[ Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:02:39 GMT ]

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three spacefliers approaches the International Space Station on Saturday for docking.A Russian capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, bringing three new residents.


Cosmic Log: Ride along on an electric road trip
[ Fri, 8 Oct 2010 23:45:36 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How will electric cars change our lives? Join us as we take a road trip in a Chevy Volt — and share your thoughts about the plug-in driving experience.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How will electric cars change our lives? Join us as we take a road trip in a Chevy Volt — and share your thoughts about the plug-in driving experience.


FBI busted tracking student, demands gear return
[ Fri, 8 Oct 2010 18:19:44 GMT ]

Several days ago a 20-year-old student discovered a GPS tracking device hidden on his car. After his friend posted a picture of it online, speculating about its ties to a secret FBI investigation, the feds themselves came a-knockin', according to Wired.com. They wanted their toy back.Several days ago a 20-year-old student discovered a GPS tracking device hidden on his car. After his friend posted a picture of it online, speculating about its ties to a secret FBI investigation, the feds themselves came a-knockin', according to Wired.com. They wanted their toy back.


FBI busted tracking student, demands gear return
[ Fri, 8 Oct 2010 18:19:44 GMT ]

Several days ago a 20-year-old student discovered a GPS tracking device hidden on his car. After his friend posted a picture of it online, speculating about its ties to a secret FBI investigation, the feds themselves came a-knockin', according to Wired.com. They wanted their toy back.Several days ago a 20-year-old student discovered a GPS tracking device hidden on his car. After his friend posted a picture of it online, speculating about its ties to a secret FBI investigation, the feds themselves came a-knockin', according to Wired.com. They wanted their toy back.


New Harry Potter movie! Not in 3D!
[ Sat, 09 Oct 2010 10:53:36 PDT ]
Warner Bros. says it has run out of time in creating a 3D version of the new Harry Potter movie. Does this mean Hollywood is not in love with 3D?

New Harry Potter movie! Not in 3D!
[ Sat, 09 Oct 2010 10:53:36 PDT ]
Warner Bros. says it has run out of time in creating a 3D version of the new Harry Potter movie. Does this mean Hollywood is not in love with 3D?

First Google video Doodle imagines John Lennon
[ Sat, 09 Oct 2010 11:16:51 PDT ]
In celebration of the 70th birthday of John Lennon, Google's Doodle team releases its first-ever video doodle, something of an homage to Lennon's own simple, quirky drawings.

First Google video Doodle imagines John Lennon
[ Sat, 09 Oct 2010 11:16:51 PDT ]
In celebration of the 70th birthday of John Lennon, Google's Doodle team releases its first-ever video doodle, something of an homage to Lennon's own simple, quirky drawings.

Facebook founders put $170,000 into pot
[ Sat, 09 Oct 2010 12:09:17 PDT ]
Sean Parker and Dustin Moskovitz contribute $170,000 to support California's Proposition 19, a ballot measure to legalize marijuana in the state.

Facebook founders put $170,000 into pot
[ Sat, 09 Oct 2010 12:09:17 PDT ]
Sean Parker and Dustin Moskovitz contribute $170,000 to support California's Proposition 19, a ballot measure to legalize marijuana in the state.

Gartner: 'Hype Cycle' peaks for iPad, 3D displays
[ Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:38:59 PDT ]
Marketing research firm Gartner says the "Hype Cycle" is peaking for media tablets like Apple's iPad. Other technologies, such as 3D displays and 4G are also on the list.

Gartner: 'Hype Cycle' peaks for iPad, 3D displays
[ Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:38:59 PDT ]
Marketing research firm Gartner says the "Hype Cycle" is peaking for media tablets like Apple's iPad. Other technologies, such as 3D displays and 4G are also on the list.

UAE reverses plan to ban BlackBerry
[ Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:21:52 EDT ]
The United Arab Emirates will not implement a planned ban on all Blackberry services that was to have gone into effect next week, the state news agency said Friday.

Making touch screens that touch you back
[ Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:16:02 EDT ]
Glass screens that can feel the touch of your fingers are all the rage these days. You'll find them in all kinds of gadgets, from smartphones to tablet computers.