Microsoft mocks Apple in new 'PC and Mac' ad[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:22:45 PST ]Yes, you read that right. In a new Windows 7 ad, Microsoft attempts to produce its own version of Apple "Mac and PC" ads by making fun of Mac's lack of built-in Blu-Ray.

Obama climate rules face fight in Congress[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:51:05 PST ]analysis Republicans in new Congress will pose greater threat to Obama administration's strategy to regulate greenhouse gas polluters than a plethora of industry lawsuits.

Google senior execs getting 30 percent raises[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:24:00 PST ]Four key executives--Patrick Pichette, Nikesh Arora, Alan Eustace, and Jonathan Rosenberg--are getting hefty raises, as well as large stock awards.

Will RockMelt sock it to Flock?[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:44:00 PST ]While bigger browsers duke it out to see which one can come up with the best mix of speed, compatibility, and add-ons, social networking bruisers Flock 3 and RockMelt beta have taken off the kid gloves to beat each other senseless over Twitter and Facebook integration.

Twitter airport bomb joker loses appeal, tweeters revolt[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:49:46 PST ]A man convicted on a charge related to his joking tweet threatening to bomb a British airport loses appeal. The online world decides that British courts are a joke.

Kinect hacked to work on computers[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:16:57 EST ]Microsoft's no-remote gaming system, called Kinect, has been hacked so it can be used with personal computers or potentially other gaming systems.

'Dawn Treader' sails enhanced e-book wave[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:14:31 EST ]"The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" is a novel -- part of the classic "Chronicles of Narnia" fantasy series by C.S. Lewis.

E-bike 'hackers' prep for revolution[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:25:48 EST ]Justin Lemier-Elmore would be the first to admit he's a bit of a revolutionary. He spent his teen years included teaching himself how to build bombs in his parents' basement. Now a 29-year-old engineer and business owner, Lemier-Elmore has found himself among the vanguard of a thriving online counterculture; rejecting traditional bicycles to making bikespropelled by battery-powered electric motors.

Apple computer for sale: only $160K![ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:21:28 EST ]And you thought the MacBook Air was pricey?

More trouble for Amazon, this time with photos[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:09:47 GMT ]We have learned that it doesn't end with "The Pedophile's Guide." Books and videos depicting pre-pubescent Eastern European and Asian girls, some of whom are nude, are listed for sale on Amazon in the U.S. and Japan.

Famous YouTube otters still holding hands[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:35:20 GMT ]Everybody knows rafts of sea otters link paws when they sleep to keep from drifting away from each other ... not because they're BFFs.

Recharge that electric car wirelessly[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:12:08 GMT ]Maybe we won't even need plugs to recharge electric cars in the future. It will be like magic: Simply drive around and the whole thing gets powered wirelessly with help from magnetic fields. The New Zealand-based company HaloIPT recently unveiled its commercially available charging technology that makes that magic possible.

Online outrage follows UK's 'Twitter Joke Trial'[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:36:07 GMT ]Thousands of annoyed Internet users are tweeting threats to a British airport in support of a man who was arrested and fined for threatening to blow it "sky high" if his flight was delayed.

Pre-caffeine: Facebook & Google on like Donkey Kong[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:11:53 GMT ]The latest news on the Amazon kerfuffle, Facebook vs. Google, troll wars and an original Apple computer.

THQ: Games should be priced at $40[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:26:53 PST ]Although $60 has become the standard price for Xbox and PS3 games, THQ's president says $40 titles will attract more customers and eventually help publishers make more money.

White House wants to beef up Internet privacy laws[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:30:02 PST ]Washington is reportedly asking for new laws and will create a new position to manage efforts to strengthen Internet privacy protection, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Apple hands Java reins to Oracle[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:42:50 PST ]Starting with the upcoming version 7 of Java, Oracle will deliver the Mac OS X version of the software. Also: past Java friction between Apple and Oracle.

In U.K., Vint Cerf calls for IPv6 tax credits[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:53:56 PST ]Cerf, co-inventor of TCP/IP, says businesses in Europe risk being cut off from customers in parts of the world that do have widespread IPv6 support.

Google faces off with Facebook (week in review)[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:00:00 PST ]The rivalry between to Silicon Valley giants is heating up, while Windows Phone 7 hits the shelves. Also: Strip searches laid bare.

GOOG-411 shuts down, but there's an alternative[ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:44:00 EST ]Google's 411 service will shut down for good on Friday, but that doesn't mean the end of free calls to business numbers.

Is this the first step toward a flying car?[ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:50:01 EST ]Along with the jetpack, the flying car tops the list of classic science-fiction imaginings that lead legions of fans to ask -- why don't we have this yet?

Boxee Box now shipping, Netflix coming soon[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:52:36 EST ]Boxee has announced that its Boxee Box -- a set-top box for streaming video content built in collaboration with D-Link -- is on like Donkey Kong now available in 33 countries.

Apple computer for sale: only $160K![ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:24:38 EST ]And you thought the MacBook Air was pricey?

More trouble for Amazon, this time with photos[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:09:47 GMT ]We have learned that it doesn't end with "The Pedophile's Guide." Books and videos depicting pre-pubescent Eastern European and Asian girls, some of whom are nude, are listed for sale on Amazon in the U.S. and Japan.

Famous YouTube otters still holding hands[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:35:20 GMT ]Everybody knows rafts of sea otters link paws when they sleep to keep from drifting away from each other ... not because they're BFFs.

Recharge that electric car wirelessly[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:12:08 GMT ]Maybe we won't even need plugs to recharge electric cars in the future. It will be like magic: Simply drive around and the whole thing gets powered wirelessly with help from magnetic fields. The New Zealand-based company HaloIPT recently unveiled its commercially available charging technology that makes that magic possible.

Online outrage follows UK's 'Twitter Joke Trial'[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:36:07 GMT ]Thousands of annoyed Internet users are tweeting threats to a British airport in support of a man who was arrested and fined for threatening to blow it "sky high" if his flight was delayed.

Pre-caffeine: Facebook & Google on like Donkey Kong[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:11:53 GMT ]The latest news on the Amazon kerfuffle, Facebook vs. Google, troll wars and an original Apple computer.

Lenovo waiting until 2011 to launch a tablet[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:55:40 PST ]CEO Yang Yuanqing tells The Wall Street Journal he has no plans to release his company's tablet before year's end. Instead, the LePad will be available next year.

Rock Band is breaking up[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:10:32 PST ]Apple saddles up to Twitter to promote Ping, Walmart.com has free shipping for the holidays with no minimum purchase required, and Viacom puts Rock Band's developer up for sale.

THQ: Games should be priced at $40[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:26:53 PST ]Although $60 has become the standard price for Xbox and PS3 games, THQ's president says $40 titles will attract more customers and eventually help publishers make more money.

White House wants to beef up Internet privacy laws[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:30:02 PST ]Washington is reportedly asking for new laws and will create a new position to manage efforts to strengthen Internet privacy protection, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Apple hands Java reins to Oracle[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:42:50 PST ]Starting with the upcoming version 7 of Java, Oracle will deliver the Mac OS X version of the software. Also: past Java friction between Apple and Oracle.

GOOG-411 shuts down, but there's an alternative[ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:44:00 EST ]Google's 411 service will shut down for good on Friday, but that doesn't mean the end of free calls to business numbers.

Is this the first step toward a flying car?[ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:50:01 EST ]Along with the jetpack, the flying car tops the list of classic science-fiction imaginings that lead legions of fans to ask -- why don't we have this yet?

Boxee Box now shipping, Netflix coming soon[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:42:51 EST ]Boxee has announced that its Boxee Box -- a set-top box for streaming video content built in collaboration with D-Link -- is on like Donkey Kong now available in 33 countries.

Old, feeble Apple computer for sale: only $160K![ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:24:38 EST ]And you thought the MacBook Air was pricey?

Scientists reveal the secret of a cat's lap[ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:02:18 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers have figured out the mechanics of a cat's drinking style, which turns out to be radically different from the way dogs drink.

'Pedophile's Guide' gone from Amazon[ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:33:46 GMT ]Following mounting public protests, Amazon removed a self-published book advocating adult-child sex from its site.

Galaxy Tab vs. iPad: The tablet war begins now[ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:12:31 GMT ]The iPad needed a nemesis, and this month Samsung offers up the first credible one. To some, the Galaxy Tab is a compact — or just too small — iPad wannabe; to others, it's a stretched-out version of the popular Galaxy S Android phone. But to Apple, it's war.

Cosmic Log: Dark matter made visible[ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:21:21 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Astronomers use the Hubble Space Telescope to chart the concentrations of invisible dark matter in a giant galaxy cluster.

More trouble for Amazon, this time with photos[ Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:09:47 GMT ]We have learned that it doesn't end with "The Pedophile's Guide." Books and videos depicting pre-pubescent Eastern European and Asian girls, some of whom are nude, are listed for sale on Amazon in the U.S. and Japan.

Management shuffle for Facebook Places[ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:42:43 PST ]After overseeing launch of Facebook Groups, Justin Shaffer moves formally to head of company's Facebook Places product. His predecessor takes over other mobile initiatives.

U.S. Cellular to launch LTE network by 2012[ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:01:18 PST ]At a conference this week, U.S. Cellular's CFO said the carrier would begin LTE testing next year with full deployment in following in 2012.

Jaguar's supercomputing reign coming to an end?[ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:03:59 PST ]The twice-yearly ranking of fastest supercomputer in the world should be released next week. It's very likely that Jaguar will be overtaken at last.

Boeing blames 787 incident on power panel fire[ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:33:33 PST ]The aviation giant says that a fire onboard one of its test Dreamliners was caused by an insulation blanket around the P100 power panel igniting. The fire led to the new airplane's test program being put on indefinite hiatus.

Paper plane launched into space[ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:10:06 PST ]A miniature plane, with a 3-foot wingspan and composed entirely of paper, is launched into space and returns safely.

Jimmy Kimmel calls for 'National Unfriend Day'[ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:09:15 EST ]Kimmel used Wednesday's episode of his Jimmy Kimmel Live show to declare November 17, 2010 National UnFriend Day [NUD] -- a new holiday he hopes will inspire Facebook users to unfriend the social networking contacts that aren't real friends.

Avoid getting fired over Facebook[ Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:00:59 EST ]Rants about your boss or your job may have once been reserved for during after-work drinks at a bar, but employee gripes are now being voiced in the social media sphere.

'Call of Duty: Black Ops' smashes sales record[ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:10:21 EST ]Move over, Activision. Here comes Activision.