Monday, October 18, 2010

Report: Facebook apps sharing user info
[ Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:36:38 EDT ]
Many of Facebook's most popular apps are sharing personally identifiable information of their users with dozens of advertising and Internet-tracking companies, in violation of the social-networking giant's own rules, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Facebook caught red-handed?
[ Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:10:54 PDT ]
Yahoo is working on a universal log-in system called Y Connect, Mike Tyson is returning to Punch Out, and Facebook is apparently sharing user data--a violation its own terms of service.

Facebook caught red-handed?
[ Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:10:54 PDT ]
Yahoo is working on a universal log-in system called Y Connect, Mike Tyson is returning to Punch Out, and Facebook is apparently sharing user data--a violation its own terms of service.

Sprint 4G coming to two largest U.S. cities
[ Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:13:42 EDT ]
Residents of the two largest U.S. cities will finally be able to tap into Sprint Nextel's 4G wireless network soon.

Sprint 4G coming to two largest U.S. cities
[ Mon, 18 Oct 2010 11:13:42 EDT ]
Residents of the two largest U.S. cities will finally be able to tap into Sprint Nextel's 4G wireless network soon.

Which smartphone is right for you?
[ Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:27:05 EDT ]
We're a nation obsessed with smartphones, but with so many out there it's hard to choose. Here are just a few of your options on the market today.

Which smartphone is right for you?
[ Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:27:05 EDT ]
We're a nation obsessed with smartphones, but with so many out there it's hard to choose. Here are just a few of your options on the market today.

Report: Facebook apps sharing user info
[ Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:36:38 EDT ]
Many of Facebook's most popular apps are sharing personally identifiable information of their users with dozens of advertising and Internet-tracking companies, in violation of the social-networking giant's own rules, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Smartphones: Our national obsession
[ Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:24:25 EDT ]
Doug Wilson takes his smartphone everywhere.

Smartphones: Our national obsession
[ Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:24:25 EDT ]
Doug Wilson takes his smartphone everywhere.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Thar she blows! White iPhone 4 spotted in New York
[ Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:30:41 GMT ]
In the months since Antennagate, we've all but forgotten about the white version ever since the iPhone 4's summer debut.

Tooth marks suggest T. rex was a cannibal
[ Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:00:09 GMT ]

An illustration shows one Tyrannosaur rex preying on another.Tyrannosaurus rex was certainly the king of dinosaurs, but may also have been dinosaur a la king. A team of researchers reports Friday that huge tooth marks on T. rex bones indicate the ancient giants may have cannibalized one another.


Physicist explains your quantum superpowers
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 01:11:49 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Physicist James Kakalios is famous for explaining make-believe superpower science, but his latest book is grounded in real-world science as bizarre as anything in the comic books: quantum mechanics. Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Physicist James Kakalios is famous for explaining make-believe superpower science, but his latest book is grounded in real-world science as bizarre as anything in the comic books: quantum mechanics.


Oil change reignites debate over GPS trackers
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 21:55:17 GMT ]
A California man's discovery that the FBI was tracking him with a GPS device has put him at the center of a raging legal debate over privacy rights.

Cosmic Log: Sharing the Google Sky
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 03:14:35 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Google and Slooh announce a deal to integrate amateur imagery captured by Slooh’s members with the Google Sky planetarium software.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Google and Slooh announce a deal to integrate amateur imagery captured by Slooh’s members with the Google Sky planetarium software.


Steve Jobs hosts Mark Zuckerberg for Ping pong?
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:24:46 PDT ]
A report suggests that Apple's CEO invited Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to his house for dinner and that they enjoyed a back and forth about Ping. But might they have talked of more exalted things?

MacBook Air: Quibbles with an exquisite design
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:19:58 PDT ]
A new MacBook Air seems imminent. Will Apple address minor flaws in an otherwise great design?

Intel, Microsoft, and the curious case of the iPad
[ Sun, 17 Oct 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
"That tablet thing? We'll get back to you." That's a crude but fairly accurate encapsulation of the nonchalant attitude Microsoft, Intel, and AMD have toward the iPad. Why? I asked an expert.

Dad and son send HD camera into space with iPhone
[ Sun, 17 Oct 2010 09:38:14 PDT ]
A father and his 7-year-old son launch a weather balloon, equipped with an HD camera and an iPhone, into space. The gadgets record much of the flight.

Report: Facebook apps sharing user info
[ Sun, 17 Oct 2010 19:40:03 PDT ]
Many of the massive social network's most popular apps are sharing users' personally identifiable data with ad and Internet-tracking companies, according to The Wall Street Journal.

'Eureka moments' and other innovation myths
[ Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:12:48 EDT ]
An apple fell on Isaac Newton. Electricity struck Benjamin Franklin.

Norman Foster's futuristic concept car
[ Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:26:53 EDT ]
Architect Norman Foster has turned his hand to car design, remaking a zeppelin-shaped car from the past that looks straight out of the future.

Average teen sends 3,339 texts per month
[ Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:42:42 EDT ]
If you needed more proof that texting is on the rise, here's a stat for you: the average teenager sends over 3,000 texts per month. That's more than six texts per waking hour.

Digital photos can divulge your location
[ Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:45:58 EDT ]
Skim through the photos on Flickr or Photobucket, and you'll find pictures of cats pawing at living-room sofas, children playing in backyards and mothers gardening at home.

Tooth marks suggest T. rex was a cannibal
[ Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:00:09 GMT ]

An illustration shows one Tyrannosaur rex preying on another.Tyrannosaurus rex was certainly the king of dinosaurs, but may also have been dinosaur a la king. A team of researchers reports Friday that huge tooth marks on T. rex bones indicate the ancient giants may have cannibalized one another.


Physicist explains your quantum superpowers
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 01:11:49 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Physicist James Kakalios is famous for explaining make-believe superpower science, but his latest book is grounded in real-world science as bizarre as anything in the comic books: quantum mechanics. Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Physicist James Kakalios is famous for explaining make-believe superpower science, but his latest book is grounded in real-world science as bizarre as anything in the comic books: quantum mechanics.


Thar she blows! White iPhone 4 spotted in New York
[ Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:30:41 GMT ]
In the months since Antennagate, we've all but forgotten about the white version ever since the iPhone 4's summer debut.

Thar she blows! White iPhone 4 spotted in New York
[ Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:30:41 GMT ]
In the months since Antennagate, we've all but forgotten about the white version ever since the iPhone 4's summer debut.

Oil change reignites debate over GPS trackers
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 21:55:17 GMT ]
A California man's discovery that the FBI was tracking him with a GPS device has put him at the center of a raging legal debate over privacy rights.

Oil change reignites debate over GPS trackers
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 21:55:17 GMT ]
A California man's discovery that the FBI was tracking him with a GPS device has put him at the center of a raging legal debate over privacy rights.

Tooth marks suggest T. rex was a cannibal
[ Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:00:09 GMT ]

An illustration shows one Tyrannosaur rex preying on another.Tyrannosaurus rex was certainly the king of dinosaurs, but may also have been dinosaur a la king. A team of researchers reports Friday that huge tooth marks on T. rex bones indicate the ancient giants may have cannibalized one another.


Physicist explains your quantum superpowers
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 01:11:49 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Physicist James Kakalios is famous for explaining make-believe superpower science, but his latest book is grounded in real-world science as bizarre as anything in the comic books: quantum mechanics. Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Physicist James Kakalios is famous for explaining make-believe superpower science, but his latest book is grounded in real-world science as bizarre as anything in the comic books: quantum mechanics.


Nikon's 25 Top Microscopic Photos of 2010 (photos)
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:39:14 PDT ]
Take another look and it's not hard to see these images standing alone as works of art. Though backed by scientific concepts, these beautiful colors and shapes are written in the world around us.

Steve Jobs hosts Mark Zuckerberg for Ping pong?
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:24:46 PDT ]
A report suggests that Apple's CEO invited Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to his house for dinner and that they enjoyed a back and forth about Ping. But might they have talked of more exalted things?

Cosmic Log: Sharing the Google Sky
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 03:14:35 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Google and Slooh announce a deal to integrate amateur imagery captured by Slooh’s members with the Google Sky planetarium software.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Google and Slooh announce a deal to integrate amateur imagery captured by Slooh’s members with the Google Sky planetarium software.


Cosmic Log: Sharing the Google Sky
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 03:14:35 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Google and Slooh announce a deal to integrate amateur imagery captured by Slooh’s members with the Google Sky planetarium software.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Google and Slooh announce a deal to integrate amateur imagery captured by Slooh’s members with the Google Sky planetarium software.


Nikon's 25 Top Microscopic Photos of 2010 (photos)
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 14:39:14 PDT ]
Take another look and it's not hard to see these images standing alone as works of art. Though backed by scientific concepts, these beautiful colors and shapes are written in the world around us.

Hearts heart new mini measuring device
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:14:22 PDT ]
Miniature atom-based sensor picks up heart's magnetic rhythms and might one day lead to readings more precise than currently possible using electrocardiograms.

Hearts heart new mini measuring device
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 15:14:22 PDT ]
Miniature atom-based sensor picks up heart's magnetic rhythms and might one day lead to readings more precise than currently possible using electrocardiograms.

Steve Jobs hosts Mark Zuckerberg for Ping pong?
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:24:46 PDT ]
A report suggests that Apple's CEO invited Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to his house for dinner and that they enjoyed a back and forth about Ping. But might they have talked of more exalted things?

MacBook Air: Quibbles with an exquisite design
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:19:58 PDT ]
A new MacBook Air seems imminent. Will Apple address minor flaws in an otherwise great design?

MacBook Air: Quibbles with an exquisite design
[ Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:19:58 PDT ]
A new MacBook Air seems imminent. Will Apple address minor flaws in an otherwise great design?

'Eureka moments' and other innovation myths
[ Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:12:48 EDT ]
An apple fell on Isaac Newton. Electricity struck Benjamin Franklin.

Average teen sends 3,339 texts per month
[ Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:42:42 EDT ]
If you needed more proof that texting is on the rise, here's a stat for you: the average teenager sends over 3,000 texts per month. That's more than six texts per waking hour.

Intel, Microsoft, and the curious case of the iPad
[ Sun, 17 Oct 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
"That tablet thing? We'll get back to you." That's a crude but fairly accurate encapsulation of the nonchalant attitude Microsoft, Intel, and AMD have toward the iPad. Why? I asked an expert.

Intel, Microsoft, and the curious case of the iPad
[ Sun, 17 Oct 2010 06:00:00 PDT ]
"That tablet thing? We'll get back to you." That's a crude but fairly accurate encapsulation of the nonchalant attitude Microsoft, Intel, and AMD have toward the iPad. Why? I asked an expert.

'Eureka moments' and other innovation myths
[ Fri, 15 Oct 2010 08:12:48 EDT ]
An apple fell on Isaac Newton. Electricity struck Benjamin Franklin.

Norman Foster's futuristic concept car
[ Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:26:53 EDT ]
Architect Norman Foster has turned his hand to car design, remaking a zeppelin-shaped car from the past that looks straight out of the future.

Norman Foster's futuristic concept car
[ Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:26:53 EDT ]
Architect Norman Foster has turned his hand to car design, remaking a zeppelin-shaped car from the past that looks straight out of the future.

Average teen sends 3,339 texts per month
[ Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:42:42 EDT ]
If you needed more proof that texting is on the rise, here's a stat for you: the average teenager sends over 3,000 texts per month. That's more than six texts per waking hour.