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.

Crew 'lands' on Mars during simulation[ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:32:14 GMT ]A 500-day mock mission to Mars may seem to some like an elaborate stunt, but the ongoing experiment — which has now "landed" on the Red Planet — has great potential to help prepare future astronauts for a true interplanetary trip.

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.

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?

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 faithful mad about Valentine's flower deal[ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:53:11 PST ]A Groupon deal offers half off $40 worth of flowers from FTD.com. Some users complain that on the special offer page, the flowers have been marked up, so that there is no real savings.

Step into Boeing's next-gen 747-8 Intercontinental (photos)[ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:42:06 PST ]Boeing shows off an interior mock-up of its new 747-8 Intercontinental passenger plan in advance of its Sunday unveiling.

Microsoft accuses former employee of cloud data theft[ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:44:02 PST ]Microsoft has suspicions that an ex-employee retained strategic data after he left the firm for a position at rival Salesforce.com.

Wael Ghonim: A 'one-off' for Silicon Valley?[ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:59:14 PST ]Despite counter-culture roots, technology companies have tried to avoid courting political controversy.

Motorola Xoom priced at whopping $1,199.99?[ Sun, 13 Feb 2011 05:14:49 PST ]Rumors suggested Motorola's 10.1-inch Android tablet would be priced at $800. But now Best Buy has it priced at $1,199.99 on its Web site, with preorders starting in stores on February 17.

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.

Crew 'lands' on Mars during simulation[ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:32:14 GMT ]A 500-day mock mission to Mars may seem to some like an elaborate stunt, but the ongoing experiment — which has now "landed" on the Red Planet — has great potential to help prepare future astronauts for a true interplanetary trip.

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.

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?

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.

747-8 Intercontinental flight expected this spring[ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:36:08 PST ]At press event in Everett, Wash., Boeing exec says she expects the next-gen 747's first flight to be early spring, and that it'll be delivered to customers starting in fourth quarter.

Groupon faithful mad about Valentine's flower deal[ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:53:11 PST ]A Groupon deal offers half off $40 worth of flowers from FTD.com. Some users complain that on the special offer page, the flowers have been marked up, so that there is no real savings.

Step into Boeing's next-gen 747-8 Intercontinental (photos)[ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:42:06 PST ]Boeing shows off an interior mock-up of its new 747-8 Intercontinental passenger plan in advance of its Sunday unveiling.

Microsoft accuses former employee of cloud data theft[ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:44:02 PST ]Microsoft has suspicions that an ex-employee retained strategic data after he left the firm for a position at rival Salesforce.com.

Wael Ghonim: A 'one-off' for Silicon Valley?[ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 17:59:14 PST ]Despite counter-culture roots, technology companies have tried to avoid courting political controversy.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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?

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.