Intel Light Peak tech coming--will Apple follow?[ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:21:35 PDT ]The tech--developed by Intel and backed by Apple--allows for very-high-speed connections on both PCs and Macs.

T-Mobile muscles into battle for 4G[ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:11:19 EDT ]Get ready for an overload of ads about 4G internet.

Facebook's smaller font size straining eyes[ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:48:22 EDT ]Facebook is the biggest name in social networking. But overnight, it got smaller.

Tuesday races top Obama election in Web traffic[ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:50:38 EDT ]President Obama's election in 2008 was historic. But in terms of internet traffic, Tuesday's midterm election was more popular, according to the internet traffic monitor Akamai Technologies.

Cosmic Log: Political markets settle up[ Tue, 2 Nov 2010 23:19:19 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The outcome of the midterm election has been clear for weeks, based on trading patterns in political prediction markets. For economic researchers, however, figuring out the factors behind voting trends will be as interesting as the final results.

Google sends 700,000 voters to wrong polling places?[ Wed, 3 Nov 2010 14:58:08 GMT ]For 700,000 people in 12 on-the-bubble states, who needed to know where their polling places were yesterday,there was a massive FAIL from Google Election Center, which may have sent them to the wrong places on Election Day 2010.

Pre-caffeine tech: Animal babies escape Internet![ Wed, 3 Nov 2010 13:40:54 GMT ]The latest news on election day tech, video games, iTunes and adorable zoo babies now in book form.

Boa constrictor mom gives 'virgin birth'[ Wed, 3 Nov 2010 14:54:00 GMT ]A boa constrictor mother has given "virgin birth" to 22 female offspring, all of which have no father and are half-clones of their mother, according to new research.

Facebook's 'I voted' campaign big winner[ Wed, 3 Nov 2010 15:06:20 GMT ]More than 12 million users clicked on the "I voted" button, showing the power of the social networking site.

Live blog Wednesday: Facebook mobile event[ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:45:00 PDT ]Follow CNET's live coverage of the event taking place Wednesday morning at the company's headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. Will we finally see a Facebook phone?

Gifting on eBay, Amazon through Facebook[ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:53:03 PDT ]Apple lengthens song sampling to 90 seconds, Google settles its class action suit regarding Buzz, and Amazon and eBay enable gift-giving over Facebook.

Clean-energy action leans to states postelection[ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:05:36 PDT ]Clean-energy industry professionals say that state-level efforts to encourage green technology and efficiency are more important in the wake of national elections.

EA's social games to run on Facebook Credits[ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:07:34 PDT ]The last of the big social gaming companies to sign such an agreement, Playfish's games will be exclusively using Facebook Credits as an e-commerce system for the next five years.

Bing goes live with Facebook social search[ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:11:33 PDT ]After fine-tuning a few features, Bing rolls out its Facebook social search integration, allowing profile info and updates from your Facebook friends to appear in your Bing searches.

T-Mobile muscles into battle for 4G[ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:11:19 EDT ]Get ready for an overload of ads about 4G internet.

Facebook's smaller font size straining eyes[ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:48:22 EDT ]Facebook is the biggest name in social networking. But overnight, it got smaller.

Tuesday races top Obama election in Web traffic[ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:50:38 EDT ]President Obama's election in 2008 was historic. But in terms of internet traffic, Tuesday's midterm election was more popular, according to the internet traffic monitor Akamai Technologies.

Cosmic Log: Political markets settle up[ Tue, 2 Nov 2010 23:19:19 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The outcome of the midterm election has been clear for weeks, based on trading patterns in political prediction markets. For economic researchers, however, figuring out the factors behind voting trends will be as interesting as the final results.

Pre-caffeine tech: Animal babies escape Internet![ Wed, 3 Nov 2010 13:40:54 GMT ]The latest news on election day tech, video games, iTunes and adorable zoo babies now in book form.

Boa constrictor mom gives 'virgin birth'[ Wed, 3 Nov 2010 14:54:00 GMT ]A boa constrictor mother has given "virgin birth" to 22 female offspring, all of which have no father and are half-clones of their mother, according to new research.

Facebook's 'I voted' campaign big winner[ Wed, 3 Nov 2010 15:06:20 GMT ]More than 12 million users clicked on the "I voted" button, showing the power of the social networking site.

Google sends 700,000 voters to wrong polling places?[ Wed, 3 Nov 2010 14:58:08 GMT ]For 700,000 people in 12 on-the-bubble states, who needed to know where their polling places were yesterday,there was a massive FAIL from Google Election Center, which may have sent them to the wrong places on Election Day 2010.

Live blog Wednesday: Facebook mobile event[ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:45:00 PDT ]Follow CNET's live coverage of the event taking place Wednesday morning at the company's headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. Will we finally see a Facebook phone?

Gifting on eBay, Amazon through Facebook[ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 07:53:03 PDT ]Apple lengthens song sampling to 90 seconds, Google settles its class action suit regarding Buzz, and Amazon and eBay enable gift-giving over Facebook.

Clean-energy action leans to states postelection[ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:05:36 PDT ]Clean-energy industry professionals say that state-level efforts to encourage green technology and efficiency are more important in the wake of national elections.

EA's social games to run on Facebook Credits[ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:07:34 PDT ]The last of the big social gaming companies to sign such an agreement, Playfish's games will be exclusively using Facebook Credits as an e-commerce system for the next five years.

Bing goes live with Facebook social search[ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:11:33 PDT ]After fine-tuning a few features, Bing rolls out its Facebook social search integration, allowing profile info and updates from your Facebook friends to appear in your Bing searches.

T-Mobile muscles into battle for 4G[ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:11:19 EDT ]Get ready for an overload of ads about 4G internet.

Facebook's smaller font size straining eyes[ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 10:48:22 EDT ]Facebook is the biggest name in social networking. But overnight, it got smaller.

Tuesday races top Obama election in Web traffic[ Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:39:14 EDT ]President Obama's election in 2008 was historic. But in terms of internet traffic, Tuesday's midterm election was more popular, according to the internet traffic monitor Akamai Technologies.

Video: Harry Potter, Michael Jackson, and James Bond[ Mon, 1 Nov 2010 22:14:37 GMT ]From wizards to assassins we've got your video of November. Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck reports. (msnbc.com)

Justices appear skeptical of violent video game law[ Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:24:08 GMT ]The Supreme Court Justices raised the specter of censored fairy tales and censored rap music as they heard arguments for and against California's contentious violent video game law Tuesday morning.

Do fossil fingers point to sexy tales?[ Wed, 3 Nov 2010 02:31:20 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers claim that fossilized fingers suggest many of our ancestors were more competitive and promiscuous than we are. But not all of them.

Social media votes on Election Day[ Tue, 2 Nov 2010 18:33:29 GMT ]Election Day is huge on most of the big social networking sites, which are amassing a tremendous amount of data as voters check-in on Foursquare, click on buttons that proclaim their voting status on Facebook and continue to lobby for their candidates and causes on Twitter.

Cosmic Log: Political markets settle up[ Tue, 2 Nov 2010 23:19:19 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The outcome of the midterm election has been clear for weeks, based on trading patterns in political prediction markets. For economic researchers, however, figuring out the factors behind voting trends will be as interesting as the final results.

Google Buzz settlement gets preliminary approval[ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:56:01 PDT ]In deal reached in class action suit, company will pay $8.5 million toward a fund for organizations focusing on Internet privacy policy or education.

Wi-Fi and HomePlug Powerline groups join forces[ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:31:15 PDT ]The Wi-Fi Alliance the HomePlug Powerline Alliance announced their collaboration in developing and promoting adoption of HomePlug powerline and Wi-Fi networking technologies in smart-grid applications.

Facebook shows why you might get dumped before Xmas[ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:32:07 PDT ]Infographic expert scrapes status updates for phrases like "break up" and discovers after Valentine's, before spring break, and just before Christmas are the most popular dumping periods.

Survey: 80% of tablet buyers will choose iPad[ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:30:14 PDT ]New survey shows demand for Netbooks is falling, while the iPad is reaching high satisfaction ratings and numbers of people who intend to buy the device in the next 90 days.

Electrical glitch delays final Discovery launch another day[ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:44:19 PDT ]Problems with the circuitry of a critical main engine control computer prompted NASA managers to order another delay, to at least Thursday, for launch of the shuttle Discovery on its 39th and final mission.

Sites offer voter help, 'I voted' badges[ Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:49:29 EDT ]"I forgot to vote" won't be a valid excuse for most Americans surfing the Web on Tuesday.

Facebook knows when you'll break up[ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:05:17 EDT ]Worried about when you might get dumped? Facebook knows.

Explainer: violent games and the Supreme Court[ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:32:14 EDT ]The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday is hearing a case about violent video games and their potential impact on young people.

The modern tech CEO: Barefoot and 21[ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:04:41 EDT ]Walk into Seth Priebatsch's corner office and you have to step over a racecar mat -- the kind little kids use to race toy cars and crash them together.

Looking Back: A decade of astronauts on the International Space Station[ Tue, 2 Nov 2010 15:32:26 GMT ]Ten years ago today, humans arrived at the International Space Station and the orbiting laboratory has not been empty since.

Baby dinosaur's running footprints discovered near Denver[ Tue, 2 Nov 2010 15:15:02 GMT ]A baby dinosaur approximately the size of a pug dog scurried alongside what may have been its mom or dad some 148 million years ago in what is now foothills near Denver, scientists reported today (Nov. 1) at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Denver.

'WoW' superfan rewarded with his own 'WoW' character[ Tue, 2 Nov 2010 14:53:28 GMT ]Last week, a "World of Warcraft" superfan surprised the makers of "WoW" by proving to them they’d flubbed the game's story. This week, the folks behind "WoW" have rewarded their fan with his own in-game character.

Cosmic Log: This is how Saturn's rings roll[ Mon, 1 Nov 2010 21:15:59 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The scientists behind the Cassini mission to Saturn say they have figured out what's causing previously unexplained disturbances in Saturn's rings.

Pre-caffeine: Election day, dead blogs, Lego frogs[ Tue, 2 Nov 2010 13:21:52 GMT ]The latest news on election day technology, the future of media, cyberbullying and more.

Oracle to buy ATG for $1 billion[ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:43:22 PDT ]The software titan says that in acquiring Art Technology Group, it aims to help retailers unify their customer experiences across online, mobile, and physical venues.