Sunday, November 7, 2010

Google Maps is part of border dispute
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:18:29 EDT ]
The accuracy of Google Maps has been pulled into a debate about the border between two Central American countries.

'Superhero' space suit aims to fight bone loss
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:01:55 EDT ]
It's probably not great for your image if your astronaut buddies can see your boxer briefs through your stretchy space suit.

Glitch will make iPhone alarms late Monday
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:57:04 EDT ]
Not forgetting Sunday morning's time change is hard enough.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Gas-spewing comet captured on video
[ Sat, 6 Nov 2010 00:32:34 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA releases stunning video from the Deep Impact probe's close encounter with Comet Hartley 2.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA releases stunning video from the Deep Impact probe's close encounter with Comet Hartley 2.


10 home gadgets that take tech too far
[ Thu, 4 Nov 2010 23:08:52 GMT ]

With all of the advancements in tech, it's tempting for designers to go back to the drawing board and "upgrade" some tried-and-true home products. Sometimes that's just a bad idea.


Cooks Source kicks hornet's nest; wronged writer responds
[ Fri, 5 Nov 2010 22:45:29 GMT ]
In this exclusive interview, blogger, medieval enthusiast and self-proclaimed nerd Monica Gaudio tells us how "flabbergasted" she is at the Internet's response to her Cooks Source copyright complaint — and she hasn't even seen the full extent.

7 ways to baby-proof your home theater
[ Sun, 7 Nov 2010 01:16:53 GMT ]

Whether they're switching channels to grown-up content, stuffing food in the Blu-ray player or using the TV cabinet as a jungle gym, your kids should be protected from your home theater gear — and the gear should be protected from your kids. Here's how.


Cosmic Log: Go on a space mission in 3-D
[ Fri, 5 Nov 2010 22:55:46 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shuttle Discovery may be stuck on the ground, but you can still take a virtual spaceflight and see NASA’s Robonaut in action in 3-D.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shuttle Discovery may be stuck on the ground, but you can still take a virtual spaceflight and see NASA’s Robonaut in action in 3-D.


Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
[ Sat, 06 Nov 2010 04:00:00 PDT ]
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the RIM BlackBerry Curve 9330, the 2011 Honda Odyssey Touring, and the Xbox 360 Kinect.

iPhone users are girls (and other truths)
[ Sat, 06 Nov 2010 11:54:52 PDT ]
An amusing cartoon shows how users of different smartphone brands see themselves--and others. One person's Einstein is another's Pizza Man.

Fun! The speed camera that doesn't just check your speed
[ Sat, 06 Nov 2010 12:22:02 PDT ]
A new speed camera is designed not merely to check your speed, but also to monitor whether you're insured, whether you're tailgating, and even whether you're wearing a seat belt.

Reports show HP was right to dump Hurd
[ Sat, 06 Nov 2010 15:35:03 PDT ]
commentary Mark Hurd's career skyrocketed after he turned HP around, but two new reports illustrate how his reckless behavior involving a former actress endangered his company's reputation.

About that 7-inch iPad
[ Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:31:58 PDT ]
Maybe the 7-inch iPad was pronounced dead by Apple in October, but that doesn't mean a design didn't exist. Nor does it necessarily preclude a future tablet.

Why big tech companies can still innovate
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:23:49 EDT ]
Earlier this week, one of Google's rock-star engineers left that mammoth company -- population: 23,000 -- for Facebook, which has about 2,000 employees.

Google Maps is part of border dispute
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:18:29 EDT ]
The accuracy of Google Maps has been pulled into a debate about the border between two Central American countries.

'Superhero' space suit aims to fight bone loss
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:01:55 EDT ]
It's probably not great for your image if your astronaut buddies can see your boxer briefs through your stretchy space suit.

Glitch will make iPhone alarms late Monday
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:57:04 EDT ]
Not forgetting Sunday morning's time change is hard enough.

Gas-spewing comet captured on video
[ Sat, 6 Nov 2010 00:32:34 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA releases stunning video from the Deep Impact probe's close encounter with Comet Hartley 2.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA releases stunning video from the Deep Impact probe's close encounter with Comet Hartley 2.


TV down! Xbox Kinect claims first victim
[ Fri, 5 Nov 2010 18:12:18 GMT ]

We knew it was bound to happen — someone would be the first to call "First!" for breaking their TV set while playing with Microsoft's new motion-controlled gaming device. Looks like Phil Villarreal is that person. Way to go Phil.We knew it was bound to happen — someone would be the first to call "First!" for breaking their TV set while playing with Microsoft's new motion-controlled gaming device. Looks like Phil Villarreal is that person. Way to go Phil.


10 home gadgets that take tech too far
[ Thu, 4 Nov 2010 23:08:52 GMT ]

With all of the advancements in tech, it's tempting for designers to go back to the drawing board and "upgrade" some tried-and-true home products. Sometimes that's just a bad idea.


Cooks Source kicks hornet's nest; wronged writer responds
[ Fri, 5 Nov 2010 22:45:29 GMT ]
In this exclusive interview, blogger, medieval enthusiast and self-proclaimed nerd Monica Gaudio tells us how "flabbergasted" she is at the Internet's response to her Cooks Source copyright complaint — and she hasn't even seen the full extent.

Cosmic Log: Go on a space mission in 3-D
[ Fri, 5 Nov 2010 22:55:46 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shuttle Discovery may be stuck on the ground, but you can still take a virtual spaceflight and see NASA’s Robonaut in action in 3-D.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shuttle Discovery may be stuck on the ground, but you can still take a virtual spaceflight and see NASA’s Robonaut in action in 3-D.


Envoy to solve latest Google Maps border dispute?
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:39:28 PDT ]
A Nicaraguan general accuses Google Maps of displaying erroneous borders between his country and Costa Rica. Now the secretary general of the Organization of American States has to sort it out.

Microsoft CEO Ballmer to sell off 75 million shares
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:53:12 PDT ]
Citing financial diversification and tax planning, Steve Ballmer confirms late today that he'll sell up to 75 million of his 408 million company shares by year's end.

Hydrogen leak grounds hard-luck space shuttle
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:40:13 PDT ]
Already delayed three times, the shuttle Discovery is grounded, until November 30 at the earliest, by a gaseous hydrogen leak that cropped up during fueling.

Will the real 4G please stand up?
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:01:11 PDT ]
Wireless operators are all claiming to have 4G wireless networks in marketing campaigns that try to one-up each other. So who truly has a 4G network?

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
[ Sat, 06 Nov 2010 04:00:00 PDT ]
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the RIM BlackBerry Curve 9330, the 2011 Honda Odyssey Touring, and the Xbox 360 Kinect.

Why big tech companies can still innovate
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:23:49 EDT ]
Earlier this week, one of Google's rock-star engineers left that mammoth company -- population: 23,000 -- for Facebook, which has about 2,000 employees.

Google Maps is part of border dispute
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:18:29 EDT ]
The accuracy of Google Maps has been pulled into a debate about the border between two Central American countries.

'Superhero' space suit aims to fight bone loss
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:01:55 EDT ]
It's probably not great for your image if your astronaut buddies can see your boxer briefs through your stretchy space suit.

Glitch will make iPhone alarms late Monday
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:57:04 EDT ]
Not forgetting Sunday morning's time change is hard enough.

Gas-spewing comet captured on video
[ Sat, 6 Nov 2010 00:32:34 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA releases stunning video from the Deep Impact probe's close encounter with Comet Hartley 2.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA releases stunning video from the Deep Impact probe's close encounter with Comet Hartley 2.


TV down! Xbox Kinect claims first victim
[ Fri, 5 Nov 2010 18:12:18 GMT ]

We knew it was bound to happen — someone would be the first to call "First!" for breaking their TV set while playing with Microsoft's new motion-controlled gaming device. Looks like Phil Villarreal is that person. Way to go Phil.We knew it was bound to happen — someone would be the first to call "First!" for breaking their TV set while playing with Microsoft's new motion-controlled gaming device. Looks like Phil Villarreal is that person. Way to go Phil.


10 home gadgets that take tech too far
[ Thu, 4 Nov 2010 23:08:52 GMT ]

With all of the advancements in tech, it's tempting for designers to go back to the drawing board and "upgrade" some tried-and-true home products. Sometimes that's just a bad idea.


Cooks Source kicks hornet's nest; wronged writer responds
[ Fri, 5 Nov 2010 22:45:29 GMT ]
In this exclusive interview, blogger, medieval enthusiast and self-proclaimed nerd Monica Gaudio tells us how "flabbergasted" she is at the Internet's response to her Cooks Source copyright complaint — and she hasn't even seen the full extent.

Cosmic Log: Go on a space mission in 3-D
[ Fri, 5 Nov 2010 22:55:46 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shuttle Discovery may be stuck on the ground, but you can still take a virtual spaceflight and see NASA’s Robonaut in action in 3-D.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shuttle Discovery may be stuck on the ground, but you can still take a virtual spaceflight and see NASA’s Robonaut in action in 3-D.


Envoy to solve latest Google Maps border dispute?
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:39:28 PDT ]
A Nicaraguan general accuses Google Maps of displaying erroneous borders between his country and Costa Rica. Now the secretary general of the Organization of American States has to sort it out.

Microsoft CEO Ballmer to sell off 75 million shares
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:53:12 PDT ]
Citing financial diversification and tax planning, Steve Ballmer confirms late today that he'll sell up to 75 million of his 408 million company shares by year's end.

Hydrogen leak grounds hard-luck space shuttle
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:40:13 PDT ]
Already delayed three times, the shuttle Discovery is grounded, until November 30 at the earliest, by a gaseous hydrogen leak that cropped up during fueling.

Will the real 4G please stand up?
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:01:11 PDT ]
Wireless operators are all claiming to have 4G wireless networks in marketing campaigns that try to one-up each other. So who truly has a 4G network?

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)
[ Sat, 06 Nov 2010 04:00:00 PDT ]
Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the RIM BlackBerry Curve 9330, the 2011 Honda Odyssey Touring, and the Xbox 360 Kinect.

Why big tech companies can still innovate
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:23:49 EDT ]
Earlier this week, one of Google's rock-star engineers left that mammoth company -- population: 23,000 -- for Facebook, which has about 2,000 employees.

Google Maps is part of border dispute
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:18:29 EDT ]
The accuracy of Google Maps has been pulled into a debate about the border between two Central American countries.

'Superhero' space suit aims to fight bone loss
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:01:55 EDT ]
It's probably not great for your image if your astronaut buddies can see your boxer briefs through your stretchy space suit.

Glitch will make iPhone alarms late Monday
[ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:57:04 EDT ]
Not forgetting Sunday morning's time change is hard enough.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Gas-spewing comet captured on video
[ Sat, 6 Nov 2010 00:32:34 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA releases stunning video from the Deep Impact probe's close encounter with Comet Hartley 2.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: NASA releases stunning video from the Deep Impact probe's close encounter with Comet Hartley 2.


TV down! Xbox Kinect claims first victim
[ Fri, 5 Nov 2010 18:12:18 GMT ]

We knew it was bound to happen — someone would be the first to call "First!" for breaking their TV set while playing with Microsoft's new motion-controlled gaming device. Looks like Phil Villarreal is that person. Way to go Phil.We knew it was bound to happen — someone would be the first to call "First!" for breaking their TV set while playing with Microsoft's new motion-controlled gaming device. Looks like Phil Villarreal is that person. Way to go Phil.


10 home gadgets that take tech too far
[ Thu, 4 Nov 2010 23:08:52 GMT ]

With all of the advancements in tech, it's tempting for designers to go back to the drawing board and "upgrade" some tried-and-true home products. Sometimes that's just a bad idea.


Cooks Source kicks hornet's nest; wronged writer responds
[ Fri, 5 Nov 2010 22:45:29 GMT ]
In this exclusive interview, blogger, medieval enthusiast and self-proclaimed nerd Monica Gaudio tells us how "flabbergasted" she is at the Internet's response to her Cooks Source copyright complaint — and she hasn't even seen the full extent.

Cosmic Log: Go on a space mission in 3-D
[ Fri, 5 Nov 2010 22:55:46 GMT ]

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shuttle Discovery may be stuck on the ground, but you can still take a virtual spaceflight and see NASA’s Robonaut in action in 3-D.Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The shuttle Discovery may be stuck on the ground, but you can still take a virtual spaceflight and see NASA’s Robonaut in action in 3-D.