Explaining Facebook's new profile pages[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:34:24 EST ]An update to Facebook profiles that was rolled out Sunday puts an emphasis on personal details: letting users introduce, or re-introduce, themselves to fellow users more quickly.

WikiLeaks founder arrested in London[ Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:55:48 EST ]WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested in London on a Swedish warrant over sex-crime allegations, the Metropolitan Police says.

The Android 3.0 tablet: Look, ma, no buttons[ Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:40:56 EST ]Just hours after Google unwrapped the newest version of its smartphone operating system, Android head Andy Rubin gave a peek at the next major release, which will cater to tablets.

Cosmic Log: A 'snake' slithers on the sun[ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 21:06:04 GMT ]NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captures a must-see view of a gigantic magnetic filament rippling across the sun.

Japanese orbiter reaches Venus[ Tue, 7 Dec 2010 04:43:27 GMT ]A Japanese probe reached Venus on Tuesday and prepared to enter orbit on a two-year mission that would mark a major milestone for Japan's space program and could shed light on the climate of Earth's mysterious neighbor.

PSP phone, Big Foot of gaming, seen on video[ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 19:43:53 GMT ]Video footage of the wily, mysterious and still-unconfirmed PlayStation phone has emerged on YouTube. Does this phone with a built-in game controller actually exist? Is Sasquatch sitting in the forest playing with it right now?

Internet media players: What should you buy?[ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 13:06:55 GMT ]Media players like Roku and Apple TV stream movies and TV shows from the Internet via Wi-Fi, and are getting downright cheap. But when shopping, remember that game consoles and Blu-ray players can match their features.

SpaceX founder gets set for next giant leap[ Tue, 7 Dec 2010 01:32:55 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: SpaceX founder Elon Musk talks about his spaceship company's next giant leap, the future of America's space effort and his own celebrity status.

Analyst: November Xbox 360 sales easily beat Wii[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:21:40 PST ]Following a trend over the last couple months, Xbox 360 sales could outpace Wii sales, according to analyst Michael Pachter.

Study: Social networks facilitate homeless youth sex[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:31:54 PST ]Researchers studying homeless youth in LA find that while those who use social-networking sites tend to know more about STD prevention, they're also using them to seek out sexual partners.

Sprint to phase out iDEN in 2013[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:58:26 PST ]After years of hinting iDEN was on its way out, Sprint finally announced today that it would end Nextel's IDEN network for push-to-talk service by 2013.

Report: Charges dropped in Russian piracy case[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:55:30 PST ]Russia has dropped its piracy case against an environmental group that had been targeted, in part for the alleged use of pirated Microsoft software, according to The New York Times.

Google's Rubin shows off unannounced Android tablet[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:52:20 PST ]Andy Rubin, head of Google's Android project, showed off an unannounced Android tablet running a next-generation OS version with a 3D version of Google Maps.

WikiLeaks asks for mirror sites[ Sun, 05 Dec 2010 14:09:26 EST ]Under heavy pressure from the United States and allied governments, WikiLeaks appealed to supporters worldwide to mirror its website Sunday as it continued the process of releasing thousands of sensitive U.S. diplomatic cables.

Facebook CEO talks privacy, 'Social Network'[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:03:57 EST ]So you missed Mark Zuckerberg's Sunday interview on "60 Minutes"?

Explaining Facebook's new profile pages[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:34:24 EST ]An update to Facebook profiles that was rolled out Sunday puts an emphasis on personal details: letting users introduce, or re-introduce, themselves to fellow users more quickly.

U.S. tries to secure networks as hackers advance[ Sun, 5 Dec 2010 17:57:02 GMT ]It will take several more years for the U.S. government to fully install high-tech systems to block computer intrusions, a drawn-out timeline that enables criminals to become more adept at stealing sensitive data, experts say.

How crooks fake an ATM and steal your money[ Sat, 4 Dec 2010 19:26:16 GMT ]There's no dearth of sophisticated gear for the aspirational ATM thief. But skimmers don't exactly have an aisle at Wal-Mart. Gizmodo takes a look at the scary Internet black market where fraudsters get their tools — or get swindled themselves.

The best personalized photo gifts[ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 13:07:41 GMT ]Want to give a more personalized gift this holiday season? Here are our favorite ways to create customized photo gift that your friends and family will never forget.

Internet media players: What should you buy?[ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 13:06:55 GMT ]Media players like Roku and Apple TV stream movies and TV shows from the Internet via Wi-Fi, and are getting downright cheap. But when shopping, remember that game consoles and Blu-ray players can match their features.

Pre-caffeine: WikiLeaks back up, but Tumblr is down[ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:43:12 GMT ]The latest news on Facebook, WikiLeaks, Tumblr, Twitter and more.

Report: India in talks with companies over BlackBerry security[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 07:52:22 PST ]India's government is in talks with companies about gaining access to encryption keys to monitor secured communications on BlackBerry smartphones.

Rumor: Mac App Store launching December 13[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:08:39 PST ]A report from Apple blog Appletell claims the tech company's Mac App Store could be launching on December 13. But the info comes from an unnamed source.

YouPorn sued for sniffing browser history[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:12:29 PST ]A lawsuit accuses the operator of a porn site of checking whether a visitor had been to other Web sites using "history sniffing." UCSD researchers say YouPorn isn't alone.

Comcast customers hit by another major outage[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:15:54 PST ]Comcast's Internet customers in the Midwest were hit by an outage last night, apparently related to the same DNS issues that clobbered the East Coast last week.

The PlayStation phone[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:37:24 PST ]The PlayStation phone surfaces, Chrome OS Netbooks are coming, and Toshiba launches a TV with battery backup.

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.

WikiLeaks asks for mirror sites[ Sun, 05 Dec 2010 14:09:26 EST ]Under heavy pressure from the United States and allied governments, WikiLeaks appealed to supporters worldwide to mirror its website Sunday as it continued the process of releasing thousands of sensitive U.S. diplomatic cables.

U.S. tries to secure networks as hackers advance[ Sun, 5 Dec 2010 17:57:02 GMT ]It will take several more years for the U.S. government to fully install high-tech systems to block computer intrusions, a drawn-out timeline that enables criminals to become more adept at stealing sensitive data, experts say.

How crooks fake an ATM and steal your money[ Sat, 4 Dec 2010 19:26:16 GMT ]There's no dearth of sophisticated gear for the aspirational ATM thief. But skimmers don't exactly have an aisle at Wal-Mart. Gizmodo takes a look at the scary Internet black market where fraudsters get their tools — or get swindled themselves.

The best personalized photo gifts[ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 13:07:41 GMT ]Want to give a more personalized gift this holiday season? Here are our favorite ways to create customized photo gift that your friends and family will never forget.

Internet media players: What should you buy?[ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 13:06:55 GMT ]Media players like Roku and Apple TV stream movies and TV shows from the Internet via Wi-Fi, and are getting downright cheap. But when shopping, remember that game consoles and Blu-ray players can match their features.

Pre-caffeine: WikiLeaks back up, but Tumblr is down[ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:43:12 GMT ]The latest news on Facebook, WikiLeaks, Tumblr, Twitter and more.

Report: India in talks with companies over BlackBerry security[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 07:52:22 PST ]India's government is in talks with companies about gaining access to encryption keys to monitor secured communications on BlackBerry smartphones.

Rumor: Mac App Store launching December 13[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:08:39 PST ]A report from Apple blog Appletell claims the tech company's Mac App Store could be launching on December 13. But the info comes from an unnamed source.

YouPorn sued for sniffing browser history[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:12:29 PST ]A lawsuit accuses the operator of a porn site of checking whether a visitor had been to other Web sites using "history sniffing." UCSD researchers say YouPorn isn't alone.

Comcast customers hit by another major outage[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:15:54 PST ]Comcast's Internet customers in the Midwest were hit by an outage last night, apparently related to the same DNS issues that clobbered the East Coast last week.

The PlayStation phone[ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:37:24 PST ]The PlayStation phone surfaces, Chrome OS Netbooks are coming, and Toshiba launches a TV with battery backup.

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.

WikiLeaks asks for mirror sites[ Sun, 05 Dec 2010 14:09:26 EST ]Under heavy pressure from the United States and allied governments, WikiLeaks appealed to supporters worldwide to mirror its website Sunday as it continued the process of releasing thousands of sensitive U.S. diplomatic cables.

Facebook's latest facelift plays up photos, friends[ Sun, 5 Dec 2010 23:21:57 GMT ]Facebook is redesigning the profile pages of its 500 million-plus users to make it more of a reflection of their real lives and emphasize one of the site's most popular features, photos.

Holiday calendar: Russia's most dazzling delta[ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 00:10:27 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A satellite image of Russia's Lena River delta, a refuge for Siberian wildlife, takes the spotlight in the Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar.

Visited porn? Web browser flaw secretly bares all[ Sun, 5 Dec 2010 21:15:38 GMT ]Dozens of websites have been secretly harvesting lists of places that their users previously visited online, everything from news articles to bank sites to pornography, a team of computer scientists found.

U.S. tries to secure networks as hackers advance[ Sun, 5 Dec 2010 17:57:02 GMT ]It will take several more years for the U.S. government to fully install high-tech systems to block computer intrusions, a drawn-out timeline that enables criminals to become more adept at stealing sensitive data, experts say.

How crooks fake an ATM and steal your money[ Sat, 4 Dec 2010 19:26:16 GMT ]There's no dearth of sophisticated gear for the aspirational ATM thief. But skimmers don't exactly have an aisle at Wal-Mart. Gizmodo takes a look at the scary Internet black market where fraudsters get their tools — or get swindled themselves.

Little juice left in Lime Wire[ Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:29:58 PST ]The company, whose file-sharing software had already been gutted by court order, says it will shut down completely at the start of 2011.

U.S. chip manufacturing in the age of the iPad[ Sun, 05 Dec 2010 03:50:00 PST ]Behind the popularity of the iPad and iPhone are hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs overseas. Can more of these jobs be created and maintained here in the U.S.?

Chinese leader googled self, got mad at Google?[ Sun, 05 Dec 2010 09:07:20 PST ]WikiLeaks cables say that a Chinese politburo chief is stunned to discover that he can google his own name and find critical entries. Shortly afterward, several Chinese companies reportedly stop working with Google.

Facebook rolls out facelift for profile pages[ Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:47:22 PST ]CEO Mark Zuckerberg gives sneak peek of profile pages' new look during an interview on "60 Minutes," but you can get the new layout now.

A tense look at Facebook on '60 Minutes'[ Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:39:34 PST ]An interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" offers a rare televised appearance by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, with many of the questions expressing concern over its growing global power.