Just say no ... to robosexual marriage?[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:17:46 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: In a case of life imitating "Futurama," Maryland's gay-marriage debate has somehow morphed into worries about robot-human marriages.

Groupon cans its Super Bowl ads[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:06:44 PST ]After an outcry from some quarters, Groupon declares that it doesn't want to offend anyone (any more) and pulls the ads.

Inside Microsoft's science fair[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:05:38 PST ]CNET gets an inside look at a Microsoft event designed to give employees a place to show off ideas they've built on the side of their every day work schedules. Some could even end up as real products one day.

Top-rated reviews of the week (photos)[ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 04:00:00 PST ]Here are a few of CNET Reviews' favorite items from the past week, including the 2011 BMW 740i, Canon PowerShot G12, and the HTC Inspire 4G.

Great Valentine's Day gadget gifts for guys[ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:05:00 PST ]If you're still trying to figure how to show your man extra love on the day Hallmark tells you that you should, consider these geeky options.

Nook Color Honeycomb 'beta' hack advances[ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:55:53 PST ]Industrious Android enthusiasts continue to make progress in porting an early version of Google's Android 3.0 operating system to the Nook Color.

Language problems at the Android Market[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:28:27 EST ]Shopping for some aplicaciones?

iReporters not wowed by Verizon iPhone[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:54:04 EST ]Every release of a major new Apple product, be it due to clever company buzz-building, fierce customer loyalty or a combination of the two, tends to prompt a certain level of hysterics.

Did Facebook bring down Egypt's Mubarak?[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:20:28 EST ]"People protested and brought down governments before Facebook was invented. They did it before the internet came along."

Egypt's groundbreaking 'digital revolution'[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:35:25 EST ]Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down, more than two weeks after the protests that began January 25 in the country -- and launched a flood of #Jan25 and #Egypt tweets as well as media coverage that broke the mold -- to remove the president from power.

NASA may add photo session to shuttle flight[ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:21:18 GMT ]NASA officials met today (Feb. 11) to discuss whether to add a bonus photo session to the upcoming flight of space shuttle Discovery, which is set to make its final trip to the International Space Station later this month.

A fake mission to Mars — it's as real as it gets[ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:56:30 GMT ]A 500-day mock mission to Mars may seem to some like an elaborate stunt, but the ongoing experiment — now at the Martian "landing" stage — has great potential to help prepare future astronauts for a real trip to the Red Planet, experts say.

Should you be 'Brangelina' on Facebook?[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:59:25 GMT ]There’s a movement among some couples to create Facebook pages that represent both of them, rather than have two, individual pages. Should you do it?

Cosmic Log: How near is the Singularity?[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 04:42:02 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The next frontier in the merger of humans and machines could be nearly as close as your smart phone.

Starry continent shines brighter in space[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:33:40 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: An infrared view of the North American Nebula reveals hundreds of previously hidden stars.

Egypt, Twitter, and the rise of the watchdog crowd[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:12:00 PST ]Social media's real role in today's ousting of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was the creation of a huge, leaderless international collective of support for activists on the ground.

Music service Pandora files for IPO[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:37:22 PST ]The Internet radio service, once on the brink of death, now plans to be the latest in a string of technology companies to go public.

Apple overhauling iPhone notification system?[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:17:49 PST ]A report says Apple is poised to acquire an iPhone app maker whose product will be used to give iOS notifications a makeover.

Groupon cans its Super Bowl ads[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:06:44 PST ]After an outcry from some quarters, Groupon declares that it doesn't want to offend anyone (any more) and pulls the ads.

Inside Microsoft's science fair[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:05:38 PST ]CNET gets an inside look at a Microsoft event designed to give employees a place to show off ideas they've built on the side of their every day work schedules. Some could even end up as real products one day.

Language problems at the Android Market[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:28:27 EST ]Shopping for some aplicaciones?

iReporters not wowed by Verizon iPhone[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:54:04 EST ]Every release of a major new Apple product, be it due to clever company buzz-building, fierce customer loyalty or a combination of the two, tends to prompt a certain level of hysterics.

Did Facebook bring down Egypt's Mubarak?[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:20:28 EST ]"People protested and brought down governments before Facebook was invented. They did it before the internet came along."

Egypt's groundbreaking 'digital revolution'[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:35:25 EST ]Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down, more than two weeks after the protests that began January 25 in the country -- and launched a flood of #Jan25 and #Egypt tweets as well as media coverage that broke the mold -- to remove the president from power.

Google searches show Valentine's Day is all about chocolate[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:42:13 GMT ]Valentine's Day is coming up soon and cliché gift ideas are in the air. Or at least that's the pattern we're seeing in some recent Google search statistics. Based on those numbers, your odds of receiving chocolate appear to be great.

'Punch Your Friends' app another blow to civility[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:01:28 GMT ]You can already simulate farting and shooting with various iPhone apps. Now, you can "punch" your friends (?) with a new iPhone app with that very title. Very nice.

Should you be 'Brangelina' on Facebook?[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:59:25 GMT ]There’s a movement among some couples to create Facebook pages that represent both of them, rather than have two, individual pages. Should you do it?

Cosmic Log: Hidden universes revealed[ Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:06:34 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Is it preposterous to consider the existence of parallel universes? Or is it preposterous not to? Physicist Brian Greene would tend toward the latter view.

Pre-caffeine: Groupon vs. Lil' Darth Vader[ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:43:12 GMT ]The latest news on smart phones, Facebook, Super Bowl ads and more.

Sony: PlayStation Move is for consoles, not PCs[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:55:02 PST ]Sony's Richard Marks, who was instrumental in the development of the PlayStation Move, says the motion-gaming peripheral is for consoles, not PCs.

Harvard, Mitre cook up programmable nanoprocessor[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:45:23 PST ]Researcher says the bottom-up construction, in contrast with the way today's commercial circuits are built, points the way toward tomorrow's integrated systems.

Nokia embraces Windows Phone 7[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:06:51 PST ]AT&T and T-Mobile offer huge deals to compete with Verizon's iPhone launch, Google offers added security for log-ins, and Windows Phone 7 could become the primary OS on Nokia handsets.

Industry vet: The $50 million video game must go[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:12:56 PST ]Mark Cerny, a video-game industry veteran, says developers could easily save millions of dollars when creating blockbuster games.

Tablet competition grows (week in review)[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:35:40 PST ]HP and Dell mix it up with new tablet PCs, while the U.S. seeks domain veto powers. Also: Android advances.

Guitar Hero: What went wrong?[ Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:34:31 EST ]The premiere plastic guitar game just flamed out. Activision, beset by falling sales, has decided to shutter the division that created "Guitar Hero" and its sequels.

Carriers offer deals to combat Verizon iPhone[ Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:20:31 EST ]With Thursday's release of the iPhone 4 on Verizon Wireless, now is a pretty good time to buy a cell phone.

Groupon axes controversial ads[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:13:39 EST ]Groupon founder Andrew Mason has pulled a series of controversial ads that began running during the Super Bowl, saying "one thing is clear -- our ads offended a lot of people."

Nokia partners with Microsoft on Windows Phone[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:15:00 EST ]Nokia, the world's largest-volume cell phone maker, and software giant Microsoft are joining forces.

Google searches show Valentine's Day is all about chocolate[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:42:13 GMT ]Valentine's Day is coming up soon and cliché gift ideas are in the air. Or at least that's the pattern we're seeing in some recent Google search statistics. Based on those numbers, your odds of receiving chocolate appear to be great.

'Punch Your Friends' app another blow to civility[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:01:28 GMT ]You can already simulate farting and shooting with various iPhone apps. Now, you can "punch" your friends (?) with a new iPhone app with that very title. Very nice.

Should you be 'Brangelina' on Facebook?[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:59:25 GMT ]There’s a movement among some couples to create Facebook pages that represent both of them, rather than have two, individual pages. Should you do it?

Cosmic Log: Hidden universes revealed[ Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:06:34 GMT ]Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Is it preposterous to consider the existence of parallel universes? Or is it preposterous not to? Physicist Brian Greene would tend toward the latter view.

Pre-caffeine: Groupon vs. Lil' Darth Vader[ Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:43:12 GMT ]The latest news on smart phones, Facebook, Super Bowl ads and more.

Sony: PlayStation Move is for consoles, not PCs[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 06:55:02 PST ]Sony's Richard Marks, who was instrumental in the development of the PlayStation Move, says the motion-gaming peripheral is for consoles, not PCs.

Harvard, Mitre cook up programmable nanoprocessor[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:45:23 PST ]Researcher says the bottom-up construction, in contrast with the way today's commercial circuits are built, points the way toward tomorrow's integrated systems.

Nokia embraces Windows Phone 7[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:06:51 PST ]AT&T and T-Mobile offer huge deals to compete with Verizon's iPhone launch, Google offers added security for log-ins, and Windows Phone 7 could become the primary OS on Nokia handsets.

Industry vet: The $50 million video game must go[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:12:56 PST ]Mark Cerny, a video-game industry veteran, says developers could easily save millions of dollars when creating blockbuster games.

Tablet competition grows (week in review)[ Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:35:40 PST ]HP and Dell mix it up with new tablet PCs, while the U.S. seeks domain veto powers. Also: Android advances.

Guitar Hero: What went wrong?[ Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:34:31 EST ]The premiere plastic guitar game just flamed out. Activision, beset by falling sales, has decided to shutter the division that created "Guitar Hero" and its sequels.

Carriers offer deals to combat Verizon iPhone[ Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:20:31 EST ]With Thursday's release of the iPhone 4 on Verizon Wireless, now is a pretty good time to buy a cell phone.