Evernote's Windows overhaul adds speed, finesse[ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:00:00 PDT ]The fourth major version of Evernote is coming to Windows users, and brings with it some big UI enhancements and a speed boost that makes the old version seem, well, old.

7,000 people tagged in record-setting photo[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:20:20 EDT ]More than 7,000 festivalgoers recently set a Guinness World Record -- simply by logging on to Facebook.

Android hits 100K apps; still trails Apple[ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:43:08 EDT ]Along with wireless networks and geeky tech specs, the apps available for a smartphone have become a major product differentiator. That's why news that Google's Android platform hit 100,000 apps on Monday sent such waves through the tech world, with dozens of blogs weighing in.

Google sets internet traffic record[ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:40:33 EDT ]The internet is growing fast, but Google is growing even faster. According to online security company Arbor Networks, Google now represents an average 6.4 percent of all internet traffic.

Is Barnes & Noble unveiling a color Nook?[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:19:50 EDT ]Will Barnes & Noble fire the latest shot in the escalating e-reader battles with a color version of the Nook?

First humanoid space robot will be on shuttle[ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:37:54 GMT ]After 15 years of preparation, the first human-like robot designed for use in space is ready for launch as part of the shuttle Discovery's Nov. 1 mission.

Video: 'Star Wars' has been unleashed[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:32:24 GMT ]Darth Vader's apprentice returns with a new vengeance as a clone army of Jedi is created. Game Editor Todd Kenreck gives it an 8 out of 10. (msnbc.com)

Facebook thief takes everything but the cat[ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:50:47 GMT ]Authorities are investigating a home burglary that took place within the popular Facebook game "Pet Society." The victim told police that the thief stripped her virtual home within the game taking everything but the digital cat that lived there.

Pre-caffeine tech: Check-in tech and 'Antoine Dogson'[ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:37:15 GMT ]A snapshot of today's tech news, including the latest on check-in tech, Facebook, privacy and more dogs wearing costumes.

Cosmic Log: The Amazon's amazing species[ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:01:50 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The World Wide Fund for Nature highlights the more than 1,200 species discovered in the Amazon region over the past decade, in hopes of gaining support for protecting such species over the decades to come.

Vimeo gets 'couch mode' for Google TV, HTPCs[ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:00:00 PDT ]Vimeo is the latest to get in on the big-screen TV Web video-viewing experience with "couch mode"--a full-screen viewing mode for Vimeo videos that's remote control friendly.

Adobe works up new ad format for smartphones[ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:07:15 PDT ]Collaboration with ad agencies aims to define two full-screen formats for mobile device ads, geared toward devices running Flash Player 10.1 but with an HTML5 option.

Has 3D TV jumped the shark?[ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:28:09 PDT ]Sony drops the price of PSP Go, Barnes & Noble is likely to announce a new Nook today, and Rachel Ray's glasses-free, full-color and in 3-D Halloween show may be proof that 3D TV has jumped the shark.

Travel companies band together against Google[ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 08:20:48 PDT ]Several online travel companies, including TripAdvisor, Travelocity, and Expedia, form a partnership to try to block Google's impending acquisition of ITA.

Is Zynga worth more than Electronic Arts?[ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 08:57:22 PDT ]An analysis of the privately held Zynga puts the valuation of social-gaming luminary at about $5.51 billion, which tops EA's current market cap.

7,000 people tagged in record-setting photo[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:20:20 EDT ]More than 7,000 festivalgoers recently set a Guinness World Record -- simply by logging on to Facebook.

Android hits 100K apps; still trails Apple[ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:43:08 EDT ]Along with wireless networks and geeky tech specs, the apps available for a smartphone have become a major product differentiator. That's why news that Google's Android platform hit 100,000 apps on Monday sent such waves through the tech world, with dozens of blogs weighing in.

Google sets internet traffic record[ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:40:33 EDT ]The internet is growing fast, but Google is growing even faster. According to online security company Arbor Networks, Google now represents an average 6.4 percent of all internet traffic.

Is Barnes & Noble unveiling a color Nook?[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:19:50 EDT ]Will Barnes & Noble fire the latest shot in the escalating e-reader battles with a color version of the Nook?

Google tamed text, but video is biting back[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:40:12 GMT ]Google has a problem. The strategy that made it huge as an automated aggregator of text-based information isn't working for video. With the arrival of Google TV, the search giant's old video problem is once again flaring up.

'Super Meat Boy' is a bloody good time[ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:13:17 GMT ]Indie video game "Super Meat Boy" — a game in which you play a cube of meat who must defeat an evil fetus — is unapologetically difficult, immensely bloody and a laugh-out-loud good time.

MacBook Air review: Skinny on the skinny[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:47:20 GMT ]Apple's new MacBook Air doesn't take your breath away, like the original one. In the age of iPad, slender laptops are blasé. But what Apple has done is turn a niche style statement into a mass-friendly option. It's MacBook Air, minus the early-adopter tax.

Video: 'Rock Band 3' For those about to rock[ Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:23:23 GMT ]A bigger set list, more customization features, and the inclusion of pro modes that better simulate the real thing. Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck gives it a 8 out of 10. (msnbc.com)

Cosmic Log: The Amazon's amazing species[ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:01:50 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The World Wide Fund for Nature highlights the more than 1,200 species discovered in the Amazon region over the past decade, in hopes of gaining support for protecting such species over the decades to come.

Borders drops price of non-Wi-Fi Kobo to $99.99[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:37:46 PDT ]Borders has chopped the price on the original Kobo eReader to $99.99.

Stats don't support hype: Digital music is ailing[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:40:28 PDT ]While founders of Imeem and MOG debate over the state of digital music, we take a look at what the numbers say. Here's a hint: they aren't good.

Apple iLife '11 full review is in[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:18:34 PDT ]Read CNET's Apple iLife '11 full review to find out what's new, what's not, and whether the long-awaited upgrade to the software suite is worth your $49.

Ubuntu splits from GNOME UI[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:34:26 PDT ]Canonical's Mark Shuttleworth on Monday detailed how Ubuntu will split from the GNOME user interface for Unity, which is its Netbook approach.

Hybrid hard disk market set to take off[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:41:02 PDT ]The market for drives that integrate the performance-boosting benefits of flash memory is expected to double every year until 2016.

Google admits to collecting passwords[ Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:08:29 EDT ]Google admitted in a blog post Friday that external regulators have discovered that e-mails, URLs and passwords were collected and stored in a technical while the vehicles for Google's Street View service were out documenting roadway locations.

Sony retires the cassette Walkman[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:40:35 EDT ]After retiring the floppy disk in March, Sony has halted the manufacture and distribution of another now-obsolete technology: the cassette Walkman, the first low-cost, portable music player.

PSP Go price cut to $199[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:10:12 EDT ]Sony has announced that it will drop the price of the PSP Go portable gaming system from $249 to $199 just in time for the holiday rush.

App makers put new phones to 'smell test'[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:35:30 EDT ]No matter how much you love your smartphone, it can't reach its full potential unless software developers like it too.

3D cell phone[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:16:34 PDT ]Barnes & Noble plans to launch Nook Kids by year's end, Sharp stops making PCs while Sony finally stops making the cassette Walkman, and a very small, odd cell phone in India can do 3D without the glasses.

Goodbye Walkman, thanks for the iPod[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:23:06 PDT ]The cassette-playing Walkman, which introduced portable music to the masses 31 years ago, is now officially retired. Without it, would the iPod even exist?

Ray Ozzie sees new 'dawn' for Microsoft[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:42:46 PDT ]The outgoing software architect urges Microsoft to keep adapting to a world of continuous services and connected devices and not hold too tightly to a past defined by its PC software.

Newsweek: How much of your online life is private?[ Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:52:58 GMT ]Not much at all, it turns out. Imagine a company could use the web to rate your health, your employability—even your dating appeal. Welcome to the credit score of the future.

'Bed Intruder' guy shills sex offender app[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:05:52 GMT ]The Internet's favorite outraged citizen dons his now-infamous red kerchief and black tank top to give us the 911 on BeenVerified.com's Sex Offender Tracker App for iPhone and Android.

PSP Go's price drops to $199[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:10:41 PDT ]Sony's gaming handheld, which has been trying hard to keep up with the Nintendo DS, gets a $50 price cut.

MacBook Air review: Skinny on the skinny[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:47:20 GMT ]Apple's new MacBook Air doesn't take your breath away, like the original one. In the age of iPad, slender laptops are blasé. But what Apple has done is turn a niche style statement into a mass-friendly option. It's MacBook Air, minus the early-adopter tax.

Study: Bees are smarter than computers[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:00:16 PDT ]Research shows that bees can solve highly complex mathematical problems far quicker than computers. But can they code?

Video: 'Rock Band 3' For those about to rock[ Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:23:23 GMT ]A bigger set list, more customization features, and the inclusion of pro modes that better simulate the real thing. Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck gives it a 8 out of 10. (msnbc.com)

Ok Go: How to make a viral video[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:34:52 EDT ]How do you make a video -- or, really, any piece of online content -- go viral? It's something on the mind of every backyard YouTube videographer; every pajama blogger; and, ahem, every big news organization working on the internet.

Pre-caffeine tech: 'TRON' dog up in your game[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:41:20 GMT ]A snapshot of today's tech news, including the latest on the death of the Walkman, online privacy and geek dogs ready for Halloween.

Google admits to collecting passwords[ Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:08:29 EDT ]Google admitted in a blog post Friday that external regulators have discovered that e-mails, URLs and passwords were collected and stored in a technical while the vehicles for Google's Street View service were out documenting roadway locations.

3D cell phone[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:16:34 PDT ]Barnes & Noble plans to launch Nook Kids by year's end, Sharp stops making PCs while Sony finally stops making the cassette Walkman, and a very small, odd cell phone in India can do 3D without the glasses.

Sony retires the cassette Walkman[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:40:35 EDT ]After retiring the floppy disk in March, Sony has halted the manufacture and distribution of another now-obsolete technology: the cassette Walkman, the first low-cost, portable music player.

Goodbye Walkman, thanks for the iPod[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:23:06 PDT ]The cassette-playing Walkman, which introduced portable music to the masses 31 years ago, is now officially retired. Without it, would the iPod even exist?

App makers put new phones to 'smell test'[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:35:30 EDT ]No matter how much you love your smartphone, it can't reach its full potential unless software developers like it too.

Ray Ozzie sees new 'dawn' for Microsoft[ Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:42:46 PDT ]The outgoing software architect urges Microsoft to keep adapting to a world of continuous services and connected devices and not hold too tightly to a past defined by its PC software.