Friends? Zuckerberg, Eisenberg face off on 'SNL'[ Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:53:53 GMT ]Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his "The Social Network" doppelganger Jesse Eisenberg made friends on "Saturday Night Live."

Looters damage ancient treasures in Cairo[ Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:21:46 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Despite the efforts of security forces and a "human chain" of Cairo's citizens, looters damaged some of the Egyptian Museum's priceless treasures.

Would you buy a Motorola Xoom tablet?[ Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:18:35 PST ]The triumvirate of Google, Motorola, and Nvidia will ensure that the first "Honeycomb" Android tablet hits the market big. But big enough to drive droves to buy it?

A sneak peek at Legoland's 'Star Wars' models[ Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:00:00 PST ]road trip at home Before the March opening of the new Legoland Miniland, CNET got a sneak peek at the best of the new "Star Wars" Lego models.

Legoland 'Star Wars' models invading California[ Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:00:00 PST ]Road Trip at Home: On March 31, Legoland California will unveil its new Star Wars Miniland. But CNET got a preview of some models.

Android Honeycomb 'preview' ported to Nook Color[ Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:45:57 PST ]Barnes & Noble's Nook Color has been hacked to run an early version of Android 3.0 operating system for tablets, code-named Honeycomb. The hack is still a work in progress, but it bodes well for the possibility of Honeycomb coming to the Nook someday, in some form (probably a non-authorized one).

Amazon set to give Prime members unlimited, Netflix-style video streaming?[ Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:36:24 PST ]Engadget has posted screenshots from a tipster suggesting that Amazon is on the verge of bundling in an unlimited video streaming option with its $79.99 Amazon Prime membership.

'Like' it or not, online ads are getting personal[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:37:40 EST ]Is the future of online advertising one of incredibly targeted advertising based on your interests, online activities and Facebook "likes," or is it one dictated by robust privacy controls that keep those details out of the hands of marketers?

Smartphone apps that tell you what to say[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:38:13 EST ]Smartphones are perpetually blamed, ironically, for our lack of communication. Incessant text messaging, constant "Words with Friends" games and endless Facebook updates often distract us from face-to-face conversation.

How long will unlimited iPhone data last?[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:03:38 EST ]Lately, Verizon and AT&T have been sending confusing signals to current and would-be iPhone users about how much data service for this trendy device will cost.

Egypt Web shutdown is coordinated, extensive[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:13:12 EST ]For the rocks and other projectiles that protestors are hurling in the streets of Cairo, Egypt's riot police have shields.

Net-less Egypt may face economic doom Monday[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 22:15:06 GMT ]Egypt's government must return Internet access to the country by Monday or perhaps suffer massive economic damage, as banks and other economic institutions return to work without the ability to conduct commerce.

Is Internet access a human right?[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:48:50 GMT ]While most people, including most Egyptians, took Internet access for granted as a constant, the suddenness of Egypt's Internet shutdown raises the question: Is access to the Internet a human right? Most Egyptians say yes.

Egyptian bloggers brave police intimidation[ Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:00:48 GMT ]Their voices may not be the ones heard on the streets of Egypt, but what the nation's bloggers are saying is coming through loud and clear over the Internet, via websites and social networking sites, like Facebook and Twitter.

Egypt shows how easily Internet can be silenced[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:28:10 GMT ]The move by Egyptian authorities to seal off the country almost entirely from the Internet shows how easily a state can isolate its people when telecoms providers are few and compliant.

Looters damage ancient treasures in Cairo[ Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:21:46 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Despite the efforts of security forces and a "human chain" of Cairo's citizens, looters damaged some of the Egyptian Museum's priceless treasures.

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)[ Sat, 29 Jan 2011 04:00:00 PST ]Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the Falcon Northwest Mach V desktop, the Sony XNV-770BT nav system, the unlocked HTC Trophy phone, and more.

Angry Birds planning trip to Rio[ Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:21:21 PST ]Rovio, maker of the popular mobile game, is teaming with Twentieth Century Fox to create a version of the game centered on the upcoming animated movie "Rio."

Google algorithm change tackles content copying[ Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:38:35 PST ]Company says that with tweak, search results are more likely to show sites that produced original content, rather than sites that scraped or copied that content.

Mixology: The science of cocktails (photos)[ Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:07:57 PST ]At a fund-raiser for The Exploratorium, San Francisco's storied hands-on science museum, lucky guests learn about the chemistry in their cosmos, while consuming one or two.

Would you buy a Motorola Xoom tablet?[ Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:18:35 PST ]The triumvirate of Google, Motorola, and Nvidia will ensure that the first "Honeycomb" Android tablet hits the market big. But big enough to drive droves to buy it?

'Like' it or not, online ads are getting personal[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:37:40 EST ]Is the future of online advertising one of incredibly targeted advertising based on your interests, online activities and Facebook "likes," or is it one dictated by robust privacy controls that keep those details out of the hands of marketers?

Smartphone apps that tell you what to say[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:38:13 EST ]Smartphones are perpetually blamed, ironically, for our lack of communication. Incessant text messaging, constant "Words with Friends" games and endless Facebook updates often distract us from face-to-face conversation.

How long will unlimited iPhone data last?[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:03:38 EST ]Lately, Verizon and AT&T have been sending confusing signals to current and would-be iPhone users about how much data service for this trendy device will cost.

Egypt Web shutdown is coordinated, extensive[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:13:12 EST ]For the rocks and other projectiles that protestors are hurling in the streets of Cairo, Egypt's riot police have shields.

Egyptians rush to save Tut's treasures[ Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:21:46 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Cairo's residents as well as the Egyptian army reportedly rushed to protect the Egyptian Museum and Tutankhamun's treasures from harm.

Social networks 'beyond the reach of Mubarak'[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:38:02 GMT ]Professor Philip N. Howard says, "Most of the folks who are tweeting are kind of the digital elite who can set up proxy servers and Twitter clients and get their message out."

Egyptian bloggers brave police intimidation[ Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:00:48 GMT ]Their voices may not be the ones heard on the streets of Egypt, but what the nation's bloggers are saying is coming through loud and clear over the Internet, via websites and social networking sites, like Facebook and Twitter.

Egypt shows how easily Internet can be silenced[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:28:10 GMT ]The move by Egyptian authorities to seal off the country almost entirely from the Internet shows how easily a state can isolate its people when telecoms providers are few and compliant.

So how do you shut off whole nation's Internet?[ Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:28:29 GMT ]To silence dissidents, the Egyptian government made a move Thursday that has no precedent: It turned off the Internet nationwide. How did they do it — and could the same thing happen here?

Scenes from Macworld 2011 (photos)[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:10:05 PST ]See all the flashy iPhone and iPad accessories on display at Macworld 2011--a show that is decidedly less flashy without Apple's participation.

Mozilla Dash clears the board[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:35:21 PST ]Google's solution to getting the browser out of the way was to turn it into an OS. Mozilla, conversely, wipes the browser interface entirely in a new add-on for Firefox called Home Dash.

Wal-Mart DRM reminder: The nightmare returns[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:54:48 PST ]In blast from the past, we receive an e-mail from Wal-Mart reminding us how to use those old DRM music files purchased prior to February 2008.

Is Apotheker's 'coolness' quest what HP needs?[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:00:00 PST ]Can Hewlett-Packard--an old school tech company right up there with IBM--score some coolness points to drive its popularity among consumers? New CEO Leo Apotheker thinks it can with WebOS.

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)[ Sat, 29 Jan 2011 04:00:00 PST ]Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the Falcon Northwest Mach V desktop, the Sony XNV-770BT nav system, the unlocked HTC Trophy phone, and more.

'Like' it or not, online ads are getting personal[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:37:40 EST ]Is the future of online advertising one of incredibly targeted advertising based on your interests, online activities and Facebook "likes," or is it one dictated by robust privacy controls that keep those details out of the hands of marketers?

Smartphone apps that tell you what to say[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:38:13 EST ]Smartphones are perpetually blamed, ironically, for our lack of communication. Incessant text messaging, constant "Words with Friends" games and endless Facebook updates often distract us from face-to-face conversation.

How long will unlimited iPhone data last?[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:03:38 EST ]Lately, Verizon and AT&T have been sending confusing signals to current and would-be iPhone users about how much data service for this trendy device will cost.

Egypt Web shutdown is coordinated, extensive[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:13:12 EST ]For the rocks and other projectiles that protestors are hurling in the streets of Cairo, Egypt's riot police have shields.

Egyptians rush to save Tut's treasures[ Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:21:46 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Cairo's residents as well as the Egyptian army reportedly rushed to protect the Egyptian Museum and Tutankhamun's treasures from harm.

Social networks 'beyond the reach of Mubarak'[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:38:02 GMT ]Professor Philip N. Howard says, "Most of the folks who are tweeting are kind of the digital elite who can set up proxy servers and Twitter clients and get their message out."

Egyptian bloggers brave police intimidation[ Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:00:48 GMT ]Their voices may not be the ones heard on the streets of Egypt, but what the nation's bloggers are saying is coming through loud and clear over the Internet, via websites and social networking sites, like Facebook and Twitter.

Egypt shows how easily Internet can be silenced[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:28:10 GMT ]The move by Egyptian authorities to seal off the country almost entirely from the Internet shows how easily a state can isolate its people when telecoms providers are few and compliant.

So how do you shut off whole nation's Internet?[ Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:28:29 GMT ]To silence dissidents, the Egyptian government made a move Thursday that has no precedent: It turned off the Internet nationwide. How did they do it — and could the same thing happen here?

Scenes from Macworld 2011 (photos)[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:10:05 PST ]See all the flashy iPhone and iPad accessories on display at Macworld 2011--a show that is decidedly less flashy without Apple's participation.

Mozilla Dash clears the board[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:35:21 PST ]Google's solution to getting the browser out of the way was to turn it into an OS. Mozilla, conversely, wipes the browser interface entirely in a new add-on for Firefox called Home Dash.

Wal-Mart DRM reminder: The nightmare returns[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:54:48 PST ]In blast from the past, we receive an e-mail from Wal-Mart reminding us how to use those old DRM music files purchased prior to February 2008.

Is Apotheker's 'coolness' quest what HP needs?[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:00:00 PST ]Can Hewlett-Packard--an old school tech company right up there with IBM--score some coolness points to drive its popularity among consumers? New CEO Leo Apotheker thinks it can with WebOS.

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)[ Sat, 29 Jan 2011 04:00:00 PST ]Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the Falcon Northwest Mach V desktop, the Sony XNV-770BT nav system, the unlocked HTC Trophy phone, and more.

'Like' it or not, online ads are getting personal[ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:37:40 EST ]Is the future of online advertising one of incredibly targeted advertising based on your interests, online activities and Facebook "likes," or is it one dictated by robust privacy controls that keep those details out of the hands of marketers?