Cosmic Log: Egypt's river of light[ Fri, 3 Dec 2010 22:35:00 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Our "Earth From Space" Advent calendar features a dazzling picture of the Nile at night, as seen from the International Space Station.

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.

A tour of SF Bay's hidden military fortifications[ Sat, 04 Dec 2010 04:00:00 PST ]Road Trip at Home: For more than a century, the U.S. considered San Francisco its most important Pacific port, so it installed countless forms of coastal defenses between the Civil and Cold wars.

A century of guarding SF from attack (photos)[ Sat, 04 Dec 2010 04:00:00 PST ]Road Trip at Home: A photo tour of the coastal fortifications that once protected America's most valuable Pacific port.

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)[ Sat, 04 Dec 2010 04:00:00 PST ]Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the Nikon D7000 dSLR camera, 2011 Jaguar XK Convertible, and Monster Beats by Dr. Dre Beatbox iPod Dock.

Amazon's free shipping secret[ Sat, 04 Dec 2010 05:32:49 PST ]If you're a member of Amazon Prime, you can actually share your account with up to four "household" members. A lot of people don't know this.

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.

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.

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.

NYT: Silicon bubble shows signs of reinflating[ Sat, 4 Dec 2010 05:41:29 GMT ]NYT: Social networking and mobile apps have venture capitalists racing to invest, but some wonder if technology start-ups are headed towards another big bust.

Make your own geeky gift goodness in 3-D[ Sat, 4 Dec 2010 00:22:08 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3-D printer kit is a versatile if pricey holiday present for the geek who wants to make everything. That's probably why it was voted this year's top Science Geek Gift.

Cosmic Log: Egypt's river of light[ Fri, 3 Dec 2010 22:35:00 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Our "Earth From Space" Advent calendar features a dazzling picture of the Nile at night, as seen from the International Space Station.

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.

A tour of SF Bay's hidden military fortifications[ Sat, 04 Dec 2010 04:00:00 PST ]Road Trip at Home: For more than a century, the U.S. considered San Francisco its most important Pacific port, so it installed countless forms of coastal defenses between the Civil and Cold wars.

A century of guarding SF from attack (photos)[ Sat, 04 Dec 2010 04:00:00 PST ]Road Trip at Home: A photo tour of the coastal fortifications that once protected America's most valuable Pacific port.

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)[ Sat, 04 Dec 2010 04:00:00 PST ]Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the Nikon D7000 dSLR camera, 2011 Jaguar XK Convertible, and Monster Beats by Dr. Dre Beatbox iPod Dock.

Amazon's free shipping secret[ Sat, 04 Dec 2010 05:32:49 PST ]If you're a member of Amazon Prime, you can actually share your account with up to four "household" members. A lot of people don't know this.

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.

Cosmic Log: Could X particle solve two puzzles?[ Sat, 4 Dec 2010 02:43:07 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Can one particle explain both dark matter and the mysterious origins of matter and antimatter? Some physicists think so. They're calling the as-yet-only-theoretical object the "X particle."

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.

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.

Make your own geeky gift goodness in 3-D[ Sat, 4 Dec 2010 00:22:08 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The MakerBot Thing-O-Matic 3-D printer kit is a versatile if pricey holiday present for the geek who wants to make everything. That's probably why it was voted this year's top Science Geek Gift.

Cosmic Log: Egypt's river of light[ Fri, 3 Dec 2010 22:35:00 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Our "Earth From Space" Advent calendar features a dazzling picture of the Nile at night, as seen from the International Space Station.

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.