Hey Hollywood, Google can secure your content[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:27:43 PST ]Google has agreed to acquire Widevine, a firm that offers digital-rights management and distribution tools that will likely come in handy as the search engine builds out its video services.

Revenge on a cheating lover? Mess with her Netflix[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:36:11 PST ]A man, or perhaps a boy, claims to have altered his ex's Netflix recommendations via a series of movie ratings in order to help her understand just how much she wronged him.

EA chief on how to beat Call of Duty[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 16:09:51 PST ]Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello believes that by next year, his company could be much closer to dethroning the venerable first-person shooter.

Report: Groupon rejects Google's offers[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:19:00 PST ]After a week of talks where Google reportedly offered as much as $6 billion for the daily deals site, Groupon seems to have decided to pass.

iPhone app helps save high school b-ball star's life[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:32:07 PST ]A California basketball coach downloaded the $1.99 iPhone app Phone Aid to brush up on CPR last week, only to use it the very next day when a student collapsed and his heart stopped beating during practice.

Energy efficiency -- with a digital smile[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:43:49 EST ]An electric bill usually isn't much to smile at.

Professor installs camera in head[ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:57:23 EST ]Some students joke that their teachers have eyes in the backs of their heads.

After trouble, WikiLeaks 'moves to Switzerland'[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:14:46 EST ]WikiLeaks' website was down early Friday after its domain name provider booted the controversial site.

WikiLeaks fights to stay online amid attacks[ Fri, 3 Dec 2010 13:44:21 GMT ]WikiLeaks struggled to stay online Friday as corporations and governments moved to cut its access to the Internet, a potentially crippling blow for an organization dedicated to releasing secret information via the Web.

10 gadgets that wage war on winter[ Fri, 3 Dec 2010 02:45:45 GMT ]For many of us, cold winter weather has arrived — and that means dealing with snow, cold and cabin fever. These gadgets can help you overcome these obstacles.

Secretive X-37B robot space plane returns to Earth[ Fri, 3 Dec 2010 16:37:22 GMT ]After seven months in space, the U.S. Air Force's secretive X-37B unmanned space plane returned to Earth today to wrap up a debut flight shrouded in secrecy.

Test: Verizon 4G wireless beat cable broadband[ Fri, 3 Dec 2010 12:47:34 GMT ]During my maiden test of Verizon's 4G LTE USB modem, I consistently experienced faster upload and download speeds than I get with my cable modem. It's astounding, but it won't last — when enough users pile on, these speeds will drop precipitously.

Pre-caffeine tech: WikiLeaks woes, hackers, cats[ Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:46:05 GMT ]The latest news on WikiLeaks drama, Twitter court appeals, appalled cats.

3G baby monitor[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:28:44 PST ]eBay buys Milo.com, a new version of Rock Band is out for the iPad and iPhone, and the Wi-Fi Baby 3G will keep an eye on your little ones...and big ones.

WebGL powers 3D virtual world on the Web[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:00:14 PST ]Start-up Katalabs shows off a 3D world that browsers can render with new Web technology. But will Microsoft sign up for WebGL?

eBay buys Milo to unite online, offline shopping[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:03:13 PST ]The auction site plans to integrate the services of Milo, a Web site that tries to help online shoppers find products and prices at their local stores.

Samsung ships 3 million Galaxy S smartphones[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:04:46 PST ]Company reaches the milestone in less than five months since the smartphones reached U.S. carriers. There are currently seven different models of the device.

Best Buy offering free smartphones in December[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:58:25 PST ]Big-box retailer will be offering at least four smartphones through December for free. The list includes the HTC Droid Incredible, the LG Optimus S, and many others.

Energy efficiency -- with a digital smile[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:43:49 EST ]An electric bill usually isn't much to smile at.

Professor installs camera in head[ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:57:23 EST ]Some students joke that their teachers have eyes in the backs of their heads.

After trouble, WikiLeaks 'moves to Switzerland'[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:14:46 EST ]WikiLeaks' website was down early Friday after its domain name provider booted the controversial site.

WikiLeaks fights to stay online amid attacks[ Fri, 3 Dec 2010 13:44:21 GMT ]WikiLeaks struggled to stay online Friday as corporations and governments moved to cut its access to the Internet, a potentially crippling blow for an organization dedicated to releasing secret information via the Web.

10 gadgets that wage war on winter[ Fri, 3 Dec 2010 02:45:45 GMT ]For many of us, cold winter weather has arrived — and that means dealing with snow, cold and cabin fever. These gadgets can help you overcome these obstacles.

Secretive X-37B robot space plane returns to Earth[ Fri, 3 Dec 2010 16:37:22 GMT ]After seven months in space, the U.S. Air Force's secretive X-37B unmanned space plane returned to Earth today to wrap up a debut flight shrouded in secrecy.

Test: Verizon 4G wireless beat cable broadband[ Fri, 3 Dec 2010 12:47:34 GMT ]During my maiden test of Verizon's 4G LTE USB modem, I consistently experienced faster upload and download speeds than I get with my cable modem. It's astounding, but it won't last — when enough users pile on, these speeds will drop precipitously.

Pre-caffeine tech: WikiLeaks woes, hackers, cats[ Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:46:05 GMT ]The latest news on WikiLeaks drama, Twitter court appeals, appalled cats.

YouTube unveils option to skip past video ads[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:55:02 PST ]Site's new TrueView videos ads will give YouTube users the option to skip past an ad after the first few seconds or choose which ads they want to see while watching certain videos.

3G baby monitor[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:28:44 PST ]eBay buys Milo.com, a new version of Rock Band is out for the iPad and iPhone, and the Wi-Fi Baby 3G will keep an eye on your little ones...and big ones.

WebGL powers 3D virtual world on the Web[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:00:14 PST ]Start-up Katalabs shows off a 3D world that browsers can render with new Web technology. But will Microsoft sign up for WebGL?

eBay buys Milo to unite online, offline shopping[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:03:13 PST ]The auction site plans to integrate the services of Milo, a Web site that tries to help online shoppers find products and prices at their local stores.

Samsung ships 3 million Galaxy S smartphones[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:04:46 PST ]Company reaches the milestone in less than five months since the smartphones reached U.S. carriers. There are currently seven different models of the device.

Energy efficiency -- with a digital smile[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:43:49 EST ]An electric bill usually isn't much to smile at.

Professor installs camera in head[ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:57:23 EST ]Some students joke that their teachers have eyes in the backs of their heads.

After trouble, WikiLeaks 'moves to Switzerland'[ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:14:46 EST ]WikiLeaks' website was down early Friday after its domain name provider booted the controversial site.

A look inside WikiLeaks' server bunker[ Fri, 3 Dec 2010 00:47:03 GMT ]As if the media hasn't already painted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as something of a Bond villain, now there's even more circumstantial evidence: WikiLeaks is currently served up from hard drives spinning deep inside this nuclear-bomb-proof bunker.

Study says pollution makes birds gay[ Fri, 3 Dec 2010 00:03:52 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A five-year-long study suggests that mercury pollution can alter the hormones of white ibises to make males more likely to mate with other males.

Convicted killer preens on Facebook from prison[ Thu, 2 Dec 2010 19:34:13 GMT ]A man convicted of killing an Oklahoma sheriff used a smart phone from his prison cell to access Facebook, sharing photos of himself licking a prison-made knife and smoking from a bong behind bars.

Google sucker-punches online retail bully[ Thu, 2 Dec 2010 17:33:03 GMT ]Treat your online customers badly and it will move your company up in the search rankings? That bizarre and awful strategy may have worked for one company for awhile, but not anymore, says Google.

Scientists grow life as we don't know it[ Thu, 2 Dec 2010 17:24:39 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Researchers say they've forced earthly microbes to become arsenic-consuming aliens — but some of their colleagues aren't ready to believe it.

WikiLeaks faces more U.S. demands for prosecution[ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:56:36 PST ]WikiLeaks encounters another round of criticism as heads of Senate Intelligence Committee call for espionage prosecution of Julian Assange and "possible accomplices."

Wozniak on his early work as a hacker[ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:59:09 PST ]At the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak discusses how he built and sold blue boxes at University of California at Berkeley for hacking into the phone network.

Noninvasive 'virtual biopsy' diagnoses brain injury[ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:59:17 PST ]A study of five retired athletes who suffered multiple head injuries reveals not only brain damage, but also the potential of a specialized MRI scan to measure that damage.

Woz goes hands-on with technology relics[ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:08:40 PST ]Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak appears at Computer History Museum to talk about some of the products and people that inspired him to create the first Apple computer.

Amazon: U.S. played no role in WikiLeaks disconnect[ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:25:47 PST ]Online retailer says decision to terminate its hosting relationship with the controversial site was based on terms of service violations and safety concerns.

Are you a nerd or a geek?[ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:32:57 EST ]Do you know the difference between a nerd and a geek?

YouTube launches skippable ads[ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:26:53 EST ]YouTube has officially launched its new TrueView ad format, allowing site visitors to avoid watching ads they're not interested in.

WikiLeaks stores files in 'James Bond' bunker[ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:36:55 EST ]Amazon dumped the controversial site WikiLeaks from its computer servers on Wednesday.

Zoo Atlanta's baby panda makes his debut[ Thu, 2 Dec 2010 16:47:38 GMT ]Veterinarians at Atlanta's zoo say the new giant panda cub is healthy and he weighs just over two pounds.

Skin-tight space suit could keep astronauts strong[ Thu, 2 Dec 2010 15:30:28 GMT ]Even exercising two hours a day isn't enough to keep astronauts' bones from breaking down during long-duration spaceflights. But could the answer to better health be hanging in the closet?

E.T. life? The truth will be out there[ Thu, 2 Dec 2010 17:07:33 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: After days of speculation about a development in the "search for evidence of extraterrestrial life," NASA does the big reveal — and you can watch in real time.