Facebook used to get to nude e-mail photos[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:11:57 GMT ]A California man faces six years in prison for using personal information found on women's Facebook profiles to take over their e-mail accounts, steal nude pictures of them and sometimes even blackmail them. One victim likened it to "virtual rape."

Forget the news! Twitter is now a game[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:44:21 GMT ]Originally driven mainly by news events – natural disasters, elections, celebrity breakups —Twitter is now a medium for goofing off at work … or whatever else you're supposed to be doing.

It's a Saturnian moonapalooza![ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:14:15 GMT ]Cosmic Log: The Saturnian moon Rhea is the star of the show in a fresh series of images from the Cassini orbiter, but other moons get some surprising face time as well.

Here come the invisible war machines[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:28:39 GMT ]Cosmic Log: Within a few years, invisible cloaking technology that would make Harry Potter proud could be deployed on the battlefield.

Scientific shifts go beyond the zodiac[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 01:30:13 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The world was shocked to learn that astrology no longer reflects astronomical realities, but the zodiac isn't the only thing that's changing in the cosmos.

Browser start-up speeds up in Firefox 4 beta 9[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:47:33 PST ]In the latest Firefox 4 beta, the browser focuses on faster start-up times brought by making improvements elsewhere in the code.

Volvo shows electric battery unharmed in crash (video)[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:29:54 PST ]What happens to an electric car's 660-pound battery in a high-speed, front-impact crash? Nothing, according to a video from Volvo.

Report: Future iPad, iPhone to have Qualcomm chips[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:20:28 PST ]Apple will move away from the current chipsets from Infineon used in the iPad and iPhone 4, in favor of Qualcomm's, which will enable dual-mode mobile devices, according to a report by Engadget.

Lost Philip K. Dick android back with loud shirts[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 06:00:00 PST ]Once lost on a plane, author Philip K. Dick's android head is back to test the limits of AI research. Looks nearly as good as a Nexus-6.

Will Windows Phone 7 apps smile for the camera?[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 06:00:00 PST ]Snapping screenshots of what's on your phone is a relatively new trend. Find out if Windows Phone 7 will be getting on board.

Q&A: Jimmy Wales on 10 years of Wikipedia[ Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:41:49 EST ]Wikipedia turns 10 Saturday, a decade during which the globally crowdsourced online encyclopedia weathered fierce criticism about its reliability and banishment from academia.

Your next tablet could help predict the weather[ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:12:20 EST ]With the help of a sensor that will be built into upcoming computers, your tablet or smartphone may intuitively tell you when it's going to rain.

iPad reading may cut into TV time[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:41:31 EST ]The iPad is changing how folks read stuff online -- no surprise if you think how different a gizmo it is to a PC.

Mac App Store sparks new software gold rush[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:18:36 EST ]With the launch of an App Store for the Mac last week, Apple has proved that its all-in-one digital marketplace model -- so successful for the iPhone, iPod and iPad -- can flourish on old-fashioned laptop and desktop computers as well.

Facebook used to get to nude e-mail photos[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:11:57 GMT ]A California man faces six years in prison for using personal information found on women's Facebook profiles to take over their e-mail accounts, steal nude pictures of them and sometimes even blackmail them. One victim likened it to "virtual rape."

Forget the news! Twitter is now a game[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:44:21 GMT ]Originally driven mainly by news events – natural disasters, elections, celebrity breakups —Twitter is now a medium for goofing off at work … or whatever else you're supposed to be doing.

It's a Saturnian moonapalooza![ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:14:15 GMT ]Cosmic Log: The Saturnian moon Rhea is the star of the show in a fresh series of images from the Cassini orbiter, but other moons get some surprising face time as well.

Here come the invisible war machines[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:28:39 GMT ]Cosmic Log: Within a few years, invisible cloaking technology that would make Harry Potter proud could be deployed on the battlefield.

Scientific shifts go beyond the zodiac[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 01:30:13 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The world was shocked to learn that astrology no longer reflects astronomical realities, but the zodiac isn't the only thing that's changing in the cosmos.

Browser start-up speeds up in Firefox 4 beta 9[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:47:33 PST ]In the latest Firefox 4 beta, the browser focuses on faster start-up times brought by making improvements elsewhere in the code.

Volvo shows electric battery unharmed in crash (video)[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:29:54 PST ]What happens to an electric car's 660-pound battery in a high-speed, front-impact crash? Nothing, according to a video from Volvo.

Report: Future iPad, iPhone to have Qualcomm chips[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:20:28 PST ]Apple will move away from the current chipsets from Infineon used in the iPad and iPhone 4, in favor of Qualcomm's, which will enable dual-mode mobile devices, according to a report by Engadget.

Lost Philip K. Dick android back with loud shirts[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 06:00:00 PST ]Once lost on a plane, author Philip K. Dick's android head is back to test the limits of AI research. Looks nearly as good as a Nexus-6.

Will Windows Phone 7 apps smile for the camera?[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 06:00:00 PST ]Snapping screenshots of what's on your phone is a relatively new trend. Find out if Windows Phone 7 will be getting on board.

Mac App Store sparks new software gold rush[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:18:36 EST ]With the launch of an App Store for the Mac last week, Apple has proved that its all-in-one digital marketplace model -- so successful for the iPhone, iPod and iPad -- can flourish on old-fashioned laptop and desktop computers as well.

Q&A: Jimmy Wales on 10 years of Wikipedia[ Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:41:49 EST ]Wikipedia turns 10 Saturday, a decade during which the globally crowdsourced online encyclopedia weathered fierce criticism about its reliability and banishment from academia.

Your next tablet could help predict the weather[ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:12:20 EST ]With the help of a sensor that will be built into upcoming computers, your tablet or smartphone may intuitively tell you when it's going to rain.

iPad reading may cut into TV time[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:41:31 EST ]The iPad is changing how folks read stuff online -- no surprise if you think how different a gizmo it is to a PC.

Facebook used to get to nude e-mail photos[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:11:57 GMT ]A California man faces six years in prison for using personal information found on women's Facebook profiles to take over their e-mail accounts, steal nude pictures of them and sometimes even blackmail them. One victim likened it to "virtual rape."

Forget the news! Twitter is now a game[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:44:21 GMT ]Originally driven mainly by news events – natural disasters, elections, celebrity breakups —Twitter is now a medium for goofing off at work … or whatever else you're supposed to be doing.

It's a Saturnian moonapalooza![ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:14:15 GMT ]Cosmic Log: The Saturnian moon Rhea is the star of the show in a fresh series of images from the Cassini orbiter, but other moons get some surprising face time as well.

Here come the invisible war machines[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:28:39 GMT ]Cosmic Log: Within a few years, invisible cloaking technology that would make Harry Potter proud could be deployed on the battlefield.

Zodiac isn't the only scientific shift[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 01:30:13 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The world was shocked to learn that astrology no longer reflects astronomical realities, but the zodiac isn't the only thing that's changing in the cosmos.

Google answers critics on HTML5 Web video move[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:34:55 PST ]While it may not quiet those who hate its decision to drop H.264 support from the HTML5 video tag in Chrome, Google has laid out its thinking in greater detail.

'Biotic' video games: Play with microorganisms[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:35:43 PST ]Stanford develops Biotic Pinball, POND PONG, and a soccer game called Ciliaball, in which a player's actions influence the behavior of living microorganisms in real time.

Browser start-up speeds up in Firefox 4 beta 9[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:47:33 PST ]In the latest Firefox 4 beta, the browser focuses on faster start-up times brought by making improvements elsewhere in the code.

Volvo shows electric battery unharmed in crash (video)[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:29:54 PST ]What happens to an electric car's 660-pound battery in a high-speed, front-impact crash? Nothing, according to a video from Volvo.

Report: Future iPad, iPhone to have Qualcomm chips[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:20:28 PST ]Apple will move away from the current chipsets from Infineon used in the iPad and iPhone 4, in favor of Qualcomm's, which will enable dual-mode mobile devices, according to a report by Engadget.

Q&A: Jimmy Wales on 10 years of Wikipedia[ Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:41:49 EST ]Wikipedia turns 10 Saturday, a decade during which the globally crowdsourced online encyclopedia weathered fierce criticism about its reliability and banishment from academia.

Your next tablet could help predict the weather[ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 13:12:20 EST ]With the help of a sensor that will be built into upcoming computers, your tablet or smartphone may intuitively tell you when it's going to rain.

iPad reading may cut into TV time[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:41:31 EST ]The iPad is changing how folks read stuff online -- no surprise if you think how different a gizmo it is to a PC.

Mac App Store sparks new software gold rush[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:18:36 EST ]With the launch of an App Store for the Mac last week, Apple has proved that its all-in-one digital marketplace model -- so successful for the iPhone, iPod and iPad -- can flourish on old-fashioned laptop and desktop computers as well.

iPhone home button to go the way of the dino?[ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:04:49 GMT ]The next generation of iPhone and iPad users may be using those devices without the familiar, round "home" button on front to guide them back to their home screens.

New dark matter map created for big galaxies[ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:17:59 GMT ]Researchers have mapped out mysterious dark matter in a sample of huge galaxies, determining where the strange stuff resides and how much of it there is.

53 percent of Americans use Wikipedia[ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:14:58 GMT ]As Wikipedia gets ready to mark its 10th anniversary as the Web's, and perhaps the world's, most-used encyclopedia, it's become a familiar destination for Internet users.

Astronomers search for 'Galaxy X'[ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:58:34 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The search for Planet X may be problematic, but astronomers believe there's a "Galaxy X" lurking on the other side of the Milky Way.

Wobbly Earth means your horoscope is wrong[ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:36:35 GMT ]If you look to your horoscope for a preview of your day, look again: You're probably following somebody else's supposed fate.

Verizon dials up iPhone (week in review)[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:00:00 PST ]Deal ends AT&T monopoly on the device, while Google dumps H.264 video encoding. Also: unloading MySpace.

GE buys into efficient power for cloud computing[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:27:44 PST ]GE's $520 million acquisition of Lineage Power bulks up GE's energy business with power electronics equipment designed for telecom and data center operators.

Kama Sutra causes viruses[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:06:46 PST ]Google buys an e-book company but faces trouble with its planned acquisition of ITA Software, the News Corp. iPad magazine is delayed, and a new virus parades as a Kama Sutra how-to guide.