Tips on shooting video at a TSA checkpoint[ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:19:49 EST ]Armed with just a video-enabled cell phone and a YouTube account, California resident John Tyner sparked a nationwide controversy over new TSA backscatter imaging machines and pat-down procedures during the busy holiday air travel season.

Holiday shopping goes mobile, social[ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:38:14 EST ]One of our Twitter followers put it best:

Great gobblin' gadgets! Our top 10 tech turkeys[ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:54:33 EST ]Ahh, Thanksgiving -- a time to reflect on all that is good in our lives and express our gratitude for it. And, of course, for snarky journalists to take seasonal advantage of the word "turkey."

5 tips for holiday electronics shopping[ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:57:20 EST ]Prices on consumer electronics products can be pretty recession-blind. The iPad -- a hot tablet computer on the wish lists of 6- to 12-year-olds -- starts at $500 and climbs to $830. Microsoft's no-controller gaming system, Kinect, another hot item, runs $300 to $400 when you include the Xbox 360.

Saturn probe revived, three weeks after glitch[ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:16:01 GMT ]NASA reawakened the Cassini spacecraft from a forced hibernation while in orbit around Saturn on Wednesday, after three weeks of stalled science work due to a computer glitch.

Five great laptops that fit your budget[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:23:10 GMT ]Whether you're looking for the gamer in your life, or to get a laptop that's easy to travel with, has great sound or design, here are some great picks for every budget.

Cosmic Log: Looking for a brainy gift?[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:13:29 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The ninth annual Science Geek Gift roundup features holiday presents for the science-minded types on your list. But we’ll need your help to make the smartest choice.

Buy these smart phones[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:21:24 GMT ]It used to be, there were a few smart phones per carrier, and they were all expensive and lousy. Now every carrier has 20 smart phones, and they all look hot. Which one should you buy? We identify two very different models per carrier. Pick one, and be done.

Decoded turkey genome may mean better birds[ Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:32:09 GMT ]Much of the turkey's genome has been sequenced, and — turkey eaters take note — this work could lead to meatier, healthier birds, according to the researchers.

Top tech turkeys of 2010 (photos)[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:48:53 PST ]We offer our unscientific list of the biggest mistakes and bad ideas of the last year, from the Kin to Mark Hurd to several flaps involving the iPhone.

Chevy Volt to pull combined 60 miles per gallon[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:52:05 PST ]GM details the EPA fuel economy label for the hybrid Chevy Volt, which will range from 94 miles per gallon equivalent on electric and 37 mpg for gas-only driving.

Unix copyrights to stay with Novell in merger[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:39:37 PST ]Novell says it will retain its hard-won copyrights to Unix, though the question of how that plays into Novell's acquisition by Attachmate is still up in the air.

Green-tech taxpayer Thanksgiving (photos)[ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 04:00:00 PST ]Large recipients of DOE American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds may want to be thankful this year to U.S. taxpayers.

Road Trip Pic of the Week, 11/25: What is this?[ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:00:00 PST ]If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Week challenge.

5 profile pics that make you look like a tool[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:11:25 EST ]If a Facebook picture is worth a thousand words, we're pretty sure there's one word in the lexicon you'd be loath to have associated with you: tool.

Forget Black Friday; deals are online now[ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:21:42 EST ]Kenji Onozawa went to Best Buy at 4 a.m. on Black Friday last year searching for discounts on a Blu-ray player and a netbook.

5 tips for holiday electronics shopping[ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:57:20 EST ]Prices on consumer electronics products can be pretty recession-blind. The iPad -- a hot tablet computer on the wish lists of 6- to 12-year-olds -- starts at $500 and climbs to $830. Microsoft's no-controller gaming system, Kinect, another hot item, runs $300 to $400 when you include the Xbox 360.

Great gobblin' gadgets! Our top 10 tech turkeys[ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:54:33 EST ]Ahh, Thanksgiving -- a time to reflect on all that is good in our lives and express our gratitude for it. And, of course, for snarky journalists to take seasonal advantage of the word "turkey."

Saturn probe revived, three weeks after glitch[ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:16:01 GMT ]NASA reawakened the Cassini spacecraft from a forced hibernation while in orbit around Saturn on Wednesday, after three weeks of stalled science work due to a computer glitch.

Five great laptops that fit your budget[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:23:10 GMT ]Whether you're looking for the gamer in your life, or to get a laptop that's easy to travel with, has great sound or design, here are some great picks for every budget.

Cosmic Log: Looking for a brainy gift?[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:13:29 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The ninth annual Science Geek Gift roundup features holiday presents for the science-minded types on your list. But we’ll need your help to make the smartest choice.

Buy these smart phones[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:21:24 GMT ]It used to be, there were a few smart phones per carrier, and they were all expensive and lousy. Now every carrier has 20 smart phones, and they all look hot. Which one should you buy? We identify two very different models per carrier. Pick one, and be done.

Decoded turkey genome may mean better birds[ Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:32:09 GMT ]Much of the turkey's genome has been sequenced, and — turkey eaters take note — this work could lead to meatier, healthier birds, according to the researchers.

Top tech turkeys of 2010 (photos)[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:48:53 PST ]We offer our unscientific list of the biggest mistakes and bad ideas of the last year, from the Kin to Mark Hurd to several flaps involving the iPhone.

Chevy Volt to pull combined 60 miles per gallon[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:52:05 PST ]GM details the EPA fuel economy label for the hybrid Chevy Volt, which will range from 94 miles per gallon equivalent on electric and 37 mpg for gas-only driving.

Unix copyrights to stay with Novell in merger[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:39:37 PST ]Novell says it will retain its hard-won copyrights to Unix, though the question of how that plays into Novell's acquisition by Attachmate is still up in the air.

Green-tech taxpayer Thanksgiving (photos)[ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 04:00:00 PST ]Large recipients of DOE American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds may want to be thankful this year to U.S. taxpayers.

Road Trip Pic of the Week, 11/25: What is this?[ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:00:00 PST ]If you know what this is and where it's located, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Week challenge.

5 profile pics that make you look like a tool[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:11:25 EST ]If a Facebook picture is worth a thousand words, we're pretty sure there's one word in the lexicon you'd be loath to have associated with you: tool.

Forget Black Friday; deals are online now[ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:21:42 EST ]Kenji Onozawa went to Best Buy at 4 a.m. on Black Friday last year searching for discounts on a Blu-ray player and a netbook.

5 tips for holiday electronics shopping[ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:57:20 EST ]Prices on consumer electronics products can be pretty recession-blind. The iPad -- a hot tablet computer on the wish lists of 6- to 12-year-olds -- starts at $500 and climbs to $830. Microsoft's no-controller gaming system, Kinect, another hot item, runs $300 to $400 when you include the Xbox 360.

Great gobblin' gadgets! Our top 10 tech turkeys[ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:54:33 EST ]Ahh, Thanksgiving -- a time to reflect on all that is good in our lives and express our gratitude for it. And, of course, for snarky journalists to take seasonal advantage of the word "turkey."

Saturn probe revived, three weeks after glitch[ Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:16:01 GMT ]NASA reawakened the Cassini spacecraft from a forced hibernation while in orbit around Saturn on Wednesday, after three weeks of stalled science work due to a computer glitch.

Five great laptops that fit your budget[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:23:10 GMT ]Whether you're looking for the gamer in your life, or to get a laptop that's easy to travel with, has great sound or design, here are some great picks for every budget.

Cosmic Log: Looking for a brainy gift?[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:13:29 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The ninth annual Science Geek Gift roundup features holiday presents for the science-minded types on your list. But we’ll need your help to make the smartest choice.

Buy these smart phones[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:21:24 GMT ]It used to be, there were a few smart phones per carrier, and they were all expensive and lousy. Now every carrier has 20 smart phones, and they all look hot. Which one should you buy? We identify two very different models per carrier. Pick one, and be done.

Decoded turkey genome may mean better birds[ Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:32:09 GMT ]Much of the turkey's genome has been sequenced, and — turkey eaters take note — this work could lead to meatier, healthier birds, according to the researchers.

Windows Home Server to lose drive pooling[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:01:24 PST ]The next major version of Windows Home Server will arrive without a popular feature that let users pool together storage drives. The company says the decision was consumer-driven.

IE9 beta patches bring stability, feedback fixes[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:59:29 PST ]New updates to Microsoft's beta of Internet Explorer promise to bring better stability, along with fixing a bug that left some users unable to offer their feedback.

Top tech turkeys of 2010 (photos)[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:48:53 PST ]We offer our unscientific list of the biggest mistakes and bad ideas of the last year, from the Kin to Mark Hurd to several flaps involving the iPhone.

Chevy Volt to pull combined 60 miles per gallon[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:52:05 PST ]GM details the EPA fuel economy label for the hybrid Chevy Volt, which will range from 94 miles per gallon equivalent on electric and 37 mpg for gas-only driving.

Unix copyrights to stay with Novell in merger[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:39:37 PST ]Novell says it will retain its hard-won copyrights to Unix, though the question of how that plays into Novell's acquisition by Attachmate is still up in the air.

Holiday gift guide: 10 hot video games[ Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:24:21 EST ]With hundreds of titles available in dozens of genres, choosing a holiday gift for the gamer on your list is never simple. It's even harder in 2010, with thousands of downloadable games, social games and iPhone apps competing for gamers' attention, as well.

5 profile pics that make you look like a tool[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:11:25 EST ]If a Facebook picture is worth a thousand words, we're pretty sure there's one word in the lexicon you'd be loath to have associated with you: tool.

Facebook exposes Israeli draft dodgers[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:49:28 EST ]Israel's military is using a new weapon to catch draft-dodgers: the social networking site Facebook.

Forget Black Friday; deals are online now[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:01:31 EST ]Kenji Onozawa went to Best Buy at 4 a.m. on Black Friday last year searching for discounts on a Blu-ray player and a netbook.

Cosmic Log: Looking for a brainy gift?[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:13:29 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The ninth annual Science Geek Gift roundup features holiday presents for the science-minded types on your list. But we’ll need your help to make the smartest choice.

Five great laptops that fit your budget[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:23:10 GMT ]Whether you're looking for the gamer in your life, or to get a laptop that's easy to travel with, has great sound or design, here are some great picks for every budget.

Buy these smart phones[ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:21:24 GMT ]It used to be, there were a few smart phones per carrier, and they were all expensive and lousy. Now every carrier has 20 smart phones, and they all look hot. Which one should you buy? We identify two very different models per carrier. Pick one, and be done.

Decoded turkey genome may mean better birds[ Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:32:09 GMT ]Much of the turkey's genome has been sequenced, and — turkey eaters take note — this work could lead to meatier, healthier birds, according to the researchers.