Sunday, January 16, 2011

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 ]

In this undated photo provided by the California Attorney General's office, George Bronk is shown. Bronk admitted using personal information he gleaned from Facebook to hack into dozens of women's e-mail accounts across the nation and overseas. The California attorney general's office says the 23-year-old would scan the e-mails for nude and seminude photos and videos that he often forwarded to the victim's entire e-mail address book. 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.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.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.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.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.


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.

NASA reveals strange, bomberlike planes of 2025
[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 10:27:14 PST ]
NASA images of designs presented by various designers show that the commercial planes of 2025 are curious, wonderful, and slightly militaristic.

Cruel Esquire votes Zuckerberg among worst dressed celebs
[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 11:59:54 PST ]
In its 2010 Celebrity Style Hall of Shame, Esquire magazine votes in Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg as the lone representative of the tech world.

Yahoo search share down, while Bing gains again
[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:12:21 PST ]
After Yahoo and Microsoft finally integrated their massive search technology and ad partnership, ComScore is reporting that Yahoo's search share declined in December.

Motorola Xoom as a test for life beyond the iPad
[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:42:40 PST ]
Is the iPad just a passing fad or does the tablet market have legs? That's the question Motorola's Xoom can answer.

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 ]

In this undated photo provided by the California Attorney General's office, George Bronk is shown. Bronk admitted using personal information he gleaned from Facebook to hack into dozens of women's e-mail accounts across the nation and overseas. The California attorney general's office says the 23-year-old would scan the e-mails for nude and seminude photos and videos that he often forwarded to the victim's entire e-mail address book. 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.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.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.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.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.


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.

NASA reveals strange, bomberlike planes of 2025
[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 10:27:14 PST ]
NASA images of designs presented by various designers show that the commercial planes of 2025 are curious, wonderful, and slightly militaristic.

Cruel Esquire votes Zuckerberg among worst dressed celebs
[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 11:59:54 PST ]
In its 2010 Celebrity Style Hall of Shame, Esquire magazine votes in Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg as the lone representative of the tech world.

Yahoo search share down, while Bing gains again
[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:12:21 PST ]
After Yahoo and Microsoft finally integrated their massive search technology and ad partnership, ComScore is reporting that Yahoo's search share declined in December.

Motorola Xoom as a test for life beyond the iPad
[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:42:40 PST ]
Is the iPad just a passing fad or does the tablet market have legs? That's the question Motorola's Xoom can answer.

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.

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Facebook used to get to nude e-mail photos
[ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:11:57 GMT ]

In this undated photo provided by the California Attorney General's office, George Bronk is shown. Bronk admitted using personal information he gleaned from Facebook to hack into dozens of women's e-mail accounts across the nation and overseas. The California attorney general's office says the 23-year-old would scan the e-mails for nude and seminude photos and videos that he often forwarded to the victim's entire e-mail address book. 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.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.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.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.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.


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.

NASA reveals strange, bomberlike planes of 2025
[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 10:27:14 PST ]
NASA images of designs presented by various designers show that the commercial planes of 2025 are curious, wonderful, and slightly militaristic.

Cruel Esquire votes Zuckerberg among worst dressed celebs
[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 11:59:54 PST ]
In its 2010 Celebrity Style Hall of Shame, Esquire magazine votes in Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg as the lone representative of the tech world.

Yahoo search share down, while Bing gains again
[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:12:21 PST ]
After Yahoo and Microsoft finally integrated their massive search technology and ad partnership, ComScore is reporting that Yahoo's search share declined in December.

Motorola Xoom as a test for life beyond the iPad
[ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 16:42:40 PST ]
Is the iPad just a passing fad or does the tablet market have legs? That's the question Motorola's Xoom can answer.

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 ]

In this undated photo provided by the California Attorney General's office, George Bronk is shown. Bronk admitted using personal information he gleaned from Facebook to hack into dozens of women's e-mail accounts across the nation and overseas. The California attorney general's office says the 23-year-old would scan the e-mails for nude and seminude photos and videos that he often forwarded to the victim's entire e-mail address book. 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.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.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.Cosmic Log: Within a few years, invisible cloaking technology that would make Harry Potter proud could be deployed on the battlefield.